Examples of poor print

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quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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See Paper Type uu page 16.

0 1 2 3 4

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

White lines across the page

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The problem may disappear by itself. Print multiple blank 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SeeReplacing the drum unit uu page 76.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 74.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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C D

 

 

 

A B

 

See Replacing the drum unit uu page 76.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c d e

 

 

 

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Lines across the page

Check the machine's environment. Conditions such as high humidity and high temperatures may cause this print quality problem.

See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.

If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages, put in a new

drum unit.

See Replacing the drum unit uu page 76.

White lines, bands or ribbing across the page

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