Table 6–5 (Cont.): Common Operating Problems
Problem | Possible Cause | Corrective Action |
POOR PRINTING |
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| The cleaning mechanism | Replace the |
| in the | (Section 7.3). |
| not working properly. |
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The overall print | The print medium is not | See Chapter 5 for print media |
quality is poor. | the recommended type. | specifications. |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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A paper jam occurred. | There is an obstruction | See Section 6.7 for instructions on |
| in the paper path. | clearing paper jams. |
Print lines overlap. | The vertical pitch | Correct the vertical pitch setting |
| setting is incorrect. | in your application program. |
The print is skewed. | The print medium is not | See Chapter 5 for print media |
| the recommended type. | specifications. |
| Paper is not loaded | Reload paper in the cassette |
| in the cassette | (Section 2.6.1). |
| properly. |
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Printed pages have | Incorrect printer features | Check to see that the baud rate |
garbled characters. | were selected. | and data bits/parity format |
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| match the host computer settings |
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| (Section 4.5.6). |
Envelopes are fogged | density setting is too | |
lightly with toner. | light. |
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Increase the print density setting by selecting a lower number on the print density dial (Section 2.10).