HP 4500 N manual Solving Print Quality Problems, Toner smear, Transfer KIT LOW Replace

Solving Print Quality Problems

This section provides solutions for various print quality problems.

Print quality problems could be caused by consumable items that are past their rated life. If you are experiencing print quality problems, verify that there are no consumable replacement messages displayed on the printer control panel. Then print out a printer configuration page to verify the remaining life of consumables items. See chapter 2 for instructions on printing a configuration page.

Toner smear

Problem	Solution
Toner smears appear on the back of	The transfer belt may be dirty. This
pages.	problem should correct itself within 5
	or 10 printed pages. If the message
	TRANSFER KIT LOW REPLACE
	KIT is displayed on the printer
	control panel, replace the transfer
	kit. See chapter 7 for the location of
	the transfer belt.
You recently changed media size.	Print 5 to 10 pages to clear any
	smearing.
The printer recently had a media	Print 5 to 10 pages to clear any
jam or the printer fed multiple sheets	smearing.
of media.

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