Paper Handling Difficulties (Cont.)

Print

Quality

Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

What paper can I use?

You can use plain paper, envelopes,

 

transparencies, labels and organizer paper.

 

(For information on paper you can use, see

 

Acceptable Paper, on page 2-5.)

 

 

How can I clear paper

See Printer Jams, on page 17-6.

jams?

 

 

 

Printouts are too dark

Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print

or light.

Density function. It has been factory set to the

 

middle position. (See Setting the Print

 

Density, on page 5-6.)

 

 

Printed pages contain

You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows

white stripes.

with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine

 

Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit,

 

on pages 17-21 and 17-22.) If you still see

 

white stripes or faint images and the display

White Stripes or

shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the

drum unit with a new one. Check the machine’s

Faint lmages

environment. Conditions such as humidity, high

 

temperatures, etc. may cause this print defect to

 

occur.

 

 

Printed pages are

Clean the machine’s interior and the primary

stained corona with

wire of the drum unit. (See Routine

toner or have vertical

Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit,

stripes.

on pages 17-21 and 17-22.) 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 display shows CHANGE

Dark Stripes or

DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a

new one.

Toner Stains

 

Printed pages have

Make sure that you use paper that meets the

white spots in black

specifications. Rough surface or thick media can

text and graphic areas.

cause the problem. If you still see white spots

 

and the display 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

White Spots

to occur.

 

 

 

Toner scatters and

Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print

stains the printed

Density function. Remove the drum unit and

page.

clean the machine’s interior. (See Routine

 

Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and

 

Cleaning the Drum Unit, on pages 17-21 and

 

17-22.) Make sure that you use paper that

 

meets specifications. (See page 2-6.) If you

 

still have scattered toner and the display shows

Scattering Toner

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.

 

 

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