If the fuser unit is beginning to fail, the unit will still adhere ink onto paper but the ink will be smeared and areas on the paper will be dirty when it exits your printer. If the fuser unit has ...

It's the drum/OPC belt (whichever the printer has). If it was the fuser, the ghosting would be every 1" or so, as the fuser rollers are smaller diameter.

What Causes LaserJet Printer Pages to Smear?. HP's LaserJet product line debuted in 1984 with a $3,500 model that printed eight pages per minute using a toner cartridge with a 3,000-page yield.

5] Dirty or damaged fuser Laser printers put the toner permanently onto the paper by using a heated roller called a fuser. Over time, the fuser’s roller can become damaged or have toner caking ...

ABC15 has obtained a list of 70 polling places that had issues printing ballots on Election Day in Maricopa County. The locations are spread across the Valley and even some areas outside the Valley.