Canon NP6218 The copy has a fixing fault, 15, 16, 17 The leading edge of the copy is displaced

CHAPTER 10 TROUBLESHOOTING

14. The copy has a fixing fault.

Cause	Step	Checks	Results	Action
Fixing film	1	Is the problem noted vertically?	YES	Check the fixing film for
				scratches.
Lower fixing	2	Is the nip of the fixing assembly	NO	Replace the lower fixing
roller pressure		within specification? (Use ‘No.		roller pressure spring.
		402’ of service mode.)
Copy paper			YES	Try recommended
				paper; if the results are
				good, advise the user to
				use recommended
				paper.

15, 16, 17 The leading edge of the copy is displaced.

Cause	Step	Checks	Results	Action
Original	1	Is the original placed correctly?	NO	Re-place the original.
Copy paper	2	Is the copy paper of a type	NO	Try recommended
		recommended by Canon?		paper; if the results are
				good, advise the user to
				use recommended
				paper.

Pick-up roller, separation pad

Cassette, paper guide plate

3Has the pick-up roller or the separation pad of the cassette which caused the problem reached its average life?

YES	Check the rollers, and
	replace those worn.
NO	1.	Check if paper is
		correctly set in the
		cassette.
	2.	Check the paper
		guide for foreign
		matter.

	4	Does each registration roller rotate	NO	See “The registration
		normally?		roller fails to rotate.”
Registration	5	Adjust the registration (leading	YES	End.
		edge margin; ‘No. 305’ in service
		mode). Is the problem corrected?
		(See p. 10-5.)

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