Blotch on the printing drum of Select 360

I recently installed a new toner cartridge in my Select 360 Laserwriter. An ink blotch is showing up, mid-page, every inch and a half. I have gone ahead and printed out pages, hoping the blotch would come off on the print pages, but it persists after 100 pages.
Cartridge instructions warn against opening the flap or handling the drum. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Jim,
When you replace a toner cartridge, you also need to vaccum out the printer. Some toner has fallen into the printer rollers and is being picked up by the paper.
The inch and a half measurement tells you which roller it is because they use rollers of a different circumference in different locations of the printer so a technician can tell which roller needs to be cleaned.
I am not at the computer that has those measurements but I can look them up. You can also check "fixyourowncomputer.com" for additional cleaning help.
I would start with a vaccum and a soft felt pad. Good luck.
Jim

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