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[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Doug McGarrett wrote:
> Hello, all--
>
> Have an HP 2200D Laserjet.  It's been putting a dark gray 
> smudge on the lower 2/3 of the page, in the middle quarter
> or so of the page.  I have lost the manual, and initial
> looks in Google have not been helpful.  Is there some
> component that needs cleaning, and if so, what is it?
> (Please describe in detail.)  Or if there's some sort of
> cleaning routine that can be performed from the 'puter,
> what is it, and how do you do it?  I could run it from
> Linux 10.0 or Win XP, whichever.
>
> I thank you for your patience and assistance!
>
> --doug  

Don't have this printer (I use a Lexmark) but this sounds like the felt 
on the bar (or whatever it is called :-) ) which keeps the paper pressed 
against the drum is now contaminated from long use and needs replacing. 
A new one should come with a new cartridge - or you can try and clean 
the current one, but I don't like your chances.

Cheers.

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