Is it normal for this printer to make a short buzzing sound every two seconds? The noise comes from the left panel. A circuit component about to fail?
1940001
This is not normal in my experience. I've had the printer for more than a year and have never experienced the situation you describe. No idea what it indicates specifically but it's not normal. I suggest you contact Lexmark customer service. Perhaps they will have some idea of the source of the problem.
1940002
I have never had that issue and mine is about a year old. Is recommend calling Lexmark.
1940003
The fan on ours goes off often, but no, no buzzing. Is it still under warrantee? We had to use our warranty, and although lengthy, the customer service was able to (fina;;y) help us.
1940004
The Printers has different motors inside that makes some noise. Every Printer is different. Some of them make some noise, others not. We recommend you to call Lexmark Technical Support.
142004
Just guessing, but have you tried disconnecting the printer from the wall socket, waiting up to 30 seconds for the capacitors to drain, then plugging your printer back in to the power supply again? Doing this sometimes fixes odd behaviour. Not always of course, but at least it won't do any harm.
1758424
it might be that the print head itself has stopped working. this seems to be a common complaint with this model. I bought a replacement on line and that sorted the problem for a while.
1567544
No buzzing on my unit...everything works fine. The buzzing is probably electrical interference for which you will have to pinpoint a cause
256820
Make sure the printer is ON!! That was my problem also...I just changed mine for the first time....
321567
I also use a dimmer and no buzzing sound for me .Make sure the hot and neutral aren't switched (black is hot white is neutral)and the fixcture is properly grounded(green).
520473
Yes, this printer is fairly noisy. It also powers itself when in standby every fifteen or so minutes. Does not last either...
1261019
Curious... Does it just flicker on/off randomly? I ask because mine started doing that very recently. I thought I had a short somewhere but disconnected the output wire, and you could still hear the thing clicking on/off constantly on its own. So disappointed and haven't had it all that long.
1951324
When it is idle, it makes some noise but nothing like it does when it fires up to print. Sometimes it quiets down if it hasn't printed for a while, but generally, since it sits right next to me on my desk, its minor motor noise still annoys me. I prefer to shut it off between print jobs.
731090
I have this same printer, normal operation is very quiet, so you have a absolute problem. I've experienced some major plastic gear grinding noises that are very loud. What I found the solution to be was to open the rear paper jam panel and slam it shut a couple times. Drop the front panel down and just under the toner cartridges you'll see a small handle, bottom dead center. This pulls out the entire assembly holding all the toner packs in. Pull it out just a couple inches and slam it back in a couple times, then close the front door and carefully look at the top of the door making sure its even all the way across the top, if its off just slightly you don;t have that other part that holds all the toner pushed all the way in properly. Also pull the paper tray out and take extra care to make sure you're getting it pushed in properly. I don;t know which one of those things solved the problem, but by doing all of the above I no longer have the noise issue (severe noise at that) and now it prints and runs smooth and quiet.
1252322
Is it normal for this printer to be noisy when printing because of the auto double sided printing? When I lift the cartridge access door, I can hear that the squeaks are coming from the pinch rollers and paper roller.
1073591
I've no idea if it's normal, but I doubt it. We just hear the fan, with volume directly relative to speed it's running. Nothing electrical buzzing at all.
1540997
No. Either there is a problem with the printer or you have too much on your circuit.
525754
Before panicking, I would unplug the printer for 30 seconds after shutting it down, and do a reboot with the new cartridge in. If that doesn't work you can try it with the old cartridge in and then change cartridges after the reboot. I'm figuring you probably have this resolved by now, so can you tell us what ended up happening? Thanks.
1730772
My black cartridge is low right now (though not empty) and the printer is working. I haven't needed customer support at all because set up and installation went very smooth for me so I can't answer that question.
1624387
I am not quite sure, because my printer is having some problems. And I am not sure as to what is the exact cause with the printing. So, I don't want to steer you wrong, ok.
1489779
I have sold several of these without any issues. Check your ground at the panel. I think neutral and ground need to be bonded in your panel if it is hard wired to panel. If you mounted an outlet to the inverter, try connecting the ground and neutral together and the use a ground rod to earth. I cant think of anything else that would cause it. Sometimes fans will hum slightly, that is from the square sine wave but I havent heard of buzzing in stereo yet.