Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed pages contain

You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows with a

 

white stripes.

clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance and Cleaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Drum Unit, on Pages 22-16and 22-17.)If you still

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

see white stripes or faint images and the LCD shows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

new one. Check the machine’s environment. Conditions

 

White Stripes or

 

such as humidity, high temperatures, etc. may cause this

 

 

Faint lmages

 

 

print defect to occur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed pages are stained

Clean the machine’s interior and the primary wire of the

 

corona with toner or

drum unit. (See Routine Maintenance and Cleaning the

 

have vertical stripes.

Drum Unit, on Pages 22-16and 22-17.)Make sure that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the tab of the corona wire is at the home position. If after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning, you still see dark stripes or toner stains and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unit with a new one.

 

Dark Stripes or

 

 

 

 

Toner Stains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed pages have white

Make sure that you use paper that meets the

 

sports in black text and

specifications. Rough surface or thick media can cause

 

graphic areas.

the problem. If you still see white spots and the LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with a new one. Check the machine’s environment;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

conditions such as high humidity may cause this situation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to occur.

 

 

White Spots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toner scatters and stains

Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density

 

the printed page.

function. Remove the drum unit and clean the machine’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interior. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on Pages 22-16and 22-17.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure that you use paper that meets specifications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Page 2-6.) If you still have scattered toner and the

 

Scattering Toner

 

LCD shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unit with a new one. Check the machine’s environment;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

high temperature and high humidity conditions may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cause this condition to occur.

Print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The whole page is

Clean the machine’s interior and the primary corona wire

Quality

printed black.

of the drum unit. (See Pages 22-16~17.) Also, do not use

Difficulties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

heat-sensitive paper as it will cause this problem. After

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cont.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning, if the printed pages are still black or the display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with a new one. The drum unit may be damaged.

 

 

Black Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing is printed on the

Make sure that the toner cartridge is not empty. Wipe

 

page.

electric terminals referring to Routine Maintenance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pages 22-16and 22-17.Make sure that a torn piece of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper does not remain on the scanner window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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