Table 23. Image defects (continued)

Problem

Condition

Solution

Page skew

The ADF unit or scan unit needs to

Calibrate the scan unit. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be calibrated.

“Calibration” on page 47 and/or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Performing manual calibration” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 48.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADF input tray guides are not

Verify that the ADF guides are not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

properly adjusted.

adjusted to tightly against the media or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to loosely and separate from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADF paper delivery guide (clear

Clean the ADF paper delivery guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mylar strip) is dirty.

See “Cleaning the ADF delivery guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(clear mylar strip)” on page 37.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical lines

Dirty glass, whiteboard cover, ADF

Clean the glass, whiteboard cover,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

delivery guide (clear mylar strip).

and/or ADF delivery guide (clear mylar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

strip). See “Cleaning the product” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 36.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADF unit and/or scan unit is

Calibrate the scan unit. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

improperly calibrated.

“Calibration” on page 47 and/or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Performing manual calibration” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 48.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deformed pickup roller.

Replace the deformed roller. See “ADF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pickup roller” on page 74.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign substances are deposited

Clean the pickup roller (flatbed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the pickup roller.

If the problem persists, replace the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pickup roller. See “ADF pickup roller”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 74.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defective optical-unit CCD driver.

Replace the optical unit. See “Optical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unit” on page 95.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scars on the mirrors or lens in the

Replace the flatbed optical unit. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flatbed optical unit.

“Optical unit” on page 95.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image shifted

Image is shifted vertically,

Calibrate the scan unit. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

horizontally, or both ways on the

“Calibration” on page 47.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page. Scan unit is improperly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

calibrated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image skips

Image shifts on the page or starts

Verify that the ADF document-detect-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and stops at irregular intervals

 

sensor (PS2) and leading-edge-sensor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(PS1) flags move freely. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Document-detect sensor (PS2)” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 68, “Leading-edge sensor (PS1)”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 68, and “ADF components”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 56.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unexpected image

Unexpected images when using the

Verify that there is not any media left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADF to make copies.

 

on the glass from a previous copy job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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