Print Quality Difficulties (Continued)

Difficulty

Suggestions

Printed pages are

Markings may disappear by themselves. Try

marked at regular

copying multiple pages to clear this problem.

intervals.

Markings may occur if the machine has not

 

been used for a long time. A possible cause is

 

that the surface of the drum is scratched or the

 

drum was marked or damaged by excessive

 

exposure to light. In this case, replace the drum

Example of Regular

unit with a new one.

 

Marking

 

Printed pages are

Certain environmental conditions such as

blurred at the center

humidity, high temperatures, etc. may cause

or at either edge.

this condition to occur. Make sure the machine

 

is placed on a flat, horizontal surface. Remove

 

the drum unit with the toner cartridge installed.

 

Try rocking them from side to side. You may

 

clear a blurred page by wiping the scanner

 

windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine

 

Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and

 

Cleaning the Drum Unit, on pages 11-12

Blurred Page

and 11-17.) If a blurred page occurs after

cleaning and the display shows CHANGE

 

DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a

 

new one.

Ghost images appear

Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print

on printed page.

Density function. Make sure that you use paper

 

that meets the specifications. Rough surfaces

 

or thick media can cause a ghost image. Make

 

sure that you select the appropriate media type

Ghost Images

in the printer driver.

 

The drum unit is a consumable item and it is necessary to replace it periodically.

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DCP1200 specifications

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