A department's multifunction printer just had a maintenance kit installed. When Joe prints the first page after maintenance is performed, the page has random spots and blotches on the front and…

Resetting the maintenance kit counter only updates the internal page-count tracking for the kit and does not remove physical contamination causing print defects.

Running a cleaning page causes the printer to execute an internal cleaning cycle that removes loose toner, residual oils, and debris deposited on the fuser and rollers during the maintenance kit installation. This directly resolves the contamination causing spots and blotches on printed output.

Replacing the toner cartridge is an unnecessary and costly step when the defects are caused by debris from the maintenance kit installation rather than a faulty cartridge.

The calibration utility adjusts color density and alignment settings but does not clean physical debris or toner contamination from internal printer components.