HP 33440/HP
33449 COMBINED
SERVICE MANUAL
Primary Corona
Bemuse the Primary Corona is deficate, it shotid ody be cleaned when print quality begins to
degrade (~idly,
dark vertid
streaks on the page).
Caution
Clean the Primary Corona wire using only the pad-end of the cleaning brush
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provided. Using a cotton swab or other cleaning tool may break the wire,
requiring replacement of the EP-S Cartridge.
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Turn the printer OFF.
Open the printer's Top Cover Assembly.
Remove the EP-S Cartridge from the printer.
Lift out the cleaning bwsh, as shown in Figure 4-8.
Carefully insert the felt-tipped end of the brush in one end of the EP-S cartridge slot, as shown
in Figure 4-9. (The brush will fit only one way. Look care~y
at Figure 4-9 for the correct way
to position the cleaning brush.)
Slide the brush back and forth a few times to dean the Primary Corona wire.
Return the brush and the EP-S Cartridge to the printer.
Figure 4-8.
Cleaning Brush Location
Figure 4-9. Cleaning the Primary Corona Wire in the EP-S Cartridge
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