Dropouts

1Make sure that the environmental specifications for the printer are being met (see “General specifications” on page 202).

2If the paper is rough and the toner easily rubs off, either try changing the fuser mode to High 1 or High 2 (see “Paper Handling Menu” on page 210), or try using a smoother paper.

3Try changing to a different paper type.

Lines

1Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.

2Clean the inside of the printer (see “Cleaning the printer”

on page 88) and run a manual cleaning page to clean the fuser (see “Running the cleaning page manually” on page 91).

3Replace the toner cartridge.

4Maintenance might be due. Check this by printing a copy of the supplies status page (see “Supplies status page” on page 154). If maintenance is due, order and install the printer maintenance kit (see “Performing preventative maintenance” on page 93).

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