
If the information provided in this section does not solve your print problem, refer to Getting Help on page 61.
Print Defects and Potential Remedies
| Print Quality Problem | Common Causes | Potential Remedies | |
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| Background Smudges | ■ | Printer not correctly | ■ Set the printer driver | 
| Unwanted black and/or | 
 | set to the proper | and front panel to the | 
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 | media type. | appropriate media | |
| colored or shaded areas | 
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 | type. | |
| that appear on the | 
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 | The printer is | ■ Place the printer in a | |
| page. | ■ | ||
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 | exposed to direct | location out of the | 
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 | sunlight. | sunlight. May need to | 
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 | replace the imaging | 
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 | drum of that color. | 
Dark Vertical Lines
Black or colored vertical lines that streak the page.
■Toner is on fuser ■ Print blank pages until
| roll. | smudges disappear. | 
| ■ If the problem occurs | ■ Replace imaging drum | 
| in one color, an | of that color. | 
| imaging drum may | 
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| be damaged. | 
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■A light emitting ■ Clean each of the LED
| diode (LED) bar is | bars (a) using the | 
| dirty. | cleaning pad supplied | 
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 | with the toner | 
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 | cartridge, or an alcohol | 
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 | wipe from the | 
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 | Cleaning Kit. | 
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■If the problem occurs
in only one color, an imaging drum may
■Dry toner is on the Fuser rollers.
■Remove and inspect the imaging drum of the problem color.
Replace it if any scratches or damage are visible.
■Print blank pages until the lines disappear. If they do not disappear, replace the Fuser.
Print Quality
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