Troubleshooting

Examples of poor print

Recommendation

 

quality

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.

 

 

 

 

uu Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 19

 

 

 

 

Choose Thick Paper mode in the printer driver, choose Thick in the

 

 

 

 

machine’s Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than you

 

 

 

 

are currently using.

 

 

 

 

uu Paper Type uu page 17

 

Hollow print

uu Software User's Guide: Printing (for Windows®)

 

uu Software User's Guide: Printing and Faxing (for Macintosh)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high humidity

 

 

 

 

can cause hollow print.

 

 

 

 

uu Product Safety Guide: Choose a safe location for your product

 

 

 

 

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit.

 

 

 

 

uu Replacing the drum unit uu page 46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the green tab.

 

 

 

 

Be sure to return the green tab to the home position (a).

 

 

 

 

uu Cleaning the corona wire uu page 53

 

 

 

 

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit.

 

 

 

 

uu Replacing the drum unit uu page 46

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

All black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. A rough

 

 

 

 

surfaced paper or thick print media can cause this problem.

 

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See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 19.

 

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Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer

 

A B C D

 

driver or in the machine’s Paper Type menu setting.

 

a b c d e

uu Paper Type uu page 17

 

0 1 2 3 4

uu Software User's Guide: Printing (for Windows®)

 

White lines across the page

uu Software User's Guide: Printing and Faxing (for Macintosh)

 

 

 

 

The problem may disappear by itself. Print multiple pages to clear this

 

 

 

 

problem, especially if the machine has not been used for a long time.

 

 

 

 

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit.

 

 

 

 

uuReplacing the drum unit uu page 46

 

 

 

 

 

 

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