434 Troubleshooting Guide
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Print Quality Problems

NOTE: Some of the following procedures that use the Tool Box can also be
performed using the operator panel or Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool. For
information on how to use the operator panel and Dell Configuration Web Tool, see
"Understanding the Tool Box Menus" and "Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool."
The output is too light
Toner smears or print comes off
Random spots/Blurred images
The entire output is blank
Streaks appear on the output
Part or the entire output is black
Pitched color dots
Vertical blanks
• Ghosting
Light-induced fatigue
•Fog
Bead-Carry-Out (BCO)
Jagged characters
•Banding
Page breaks in unexpected
places.
Increase the value for Time-Out on the operator panel,
the Tool Box, or Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool.
Print media does not stack
neatly in the output bin.
Turn the print media stack over in the tray.
Cannot perform manual
duplex printing.
Select Flip on Short Edge or Flip on Long Edge from
the Duplex menu on the Paper/Output tab in the
printer driver.
Cannot print from the
standard 250-sheet tray
because the print media in the
tray is curled.
Load the print media into the single sheet feeder.
Problem Action