NeXT 400dpi laser printer restoration
Hi all
I realise that printers are boring, but I wanted to give this one a go as in the end, having a laser printer for bulk b&w printing wouldn't be a bad thing to have.
The problem with the printer is that it doesn't budge when the PC sends a document to the printer queue. Sometimes there's a split second of movement and it feels like something is jammed, but there's no errors and the document is stuck in "printing". No attempt to pick up paper whatsoever.
It's a black box (pun intended) to me...usually printers are pretty vocal about their problems. Is there a way to find out what's wrong with it?
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NeXT 400 DPI Laser Printer Brochure from 1992 : NeXT Computer, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Brochure for NeXT 400 DPI Laser Printer from NeXT Computer from 1992
Thanks a lot
PS: When I open the lid the computer complains about an open lid, as well as when selecting manual feed and no paper is in the manual feeder. That's about it.
I see it's been a while since you've posted, but I just wanted to ask—did anyone get further with adjusting or replacing the fuser lamp? I'm also working on a similar model and curious if there's a reliable modern replacement or workaround for that part. Would be great to hear any updates from those who were troubleshooting this.
Had a printer do the same thing—documents stuck in the queue, no paper movement. For me, it was the driver acting up, so reinstalling it fixed the issue. While dealing with that, I also got some labels and supplies from www.omegabrand.com, and their stuff worked seamlessly—made my printing projects way less stressful than the printer drama.
Had a printer do the same thing—documents stuck in the queue, no paper movement. For me, it was the driver acting up, so reinstalling it fixed the issue. While dealing with that, I also got some labels and supplies from www.omegabrand.com, and their stuff worked seamlessly—made my printing projects way less stressful than the printer drama.