Image defects

For more information on a specific image defect, see the page numbers below each image in the table below.

Image defect table

Background scatter

Banding and

Black lines

Blank page(s or

(see page 197)

horizontal lines

(see page 198)

missing color)

 

 

 

(see page 197)

 

 

(see page 199)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Character voids

Distorted image

Dropouts

Faded print, random

(see page 199)

(see page 200)

(see page 200)

faded areas

 

 

 

(see page 201)

 

No image

No image

 

 

available

available

 

Toner smear

Ghosting

Gray streaks

Irregular raised spots

(see page 202)

(see page 203)

(see page 203)

or stray toner

 

 

 

(see page 203)

 

 

No image

 

 

 

available

 

Light, dark, faded print (see page 204)

Non-adhering toner (see page 204)

Marbled output (see page 205)

Random black spots (see page 205)

No image available

No image available

Sharkskin

(see page 205)

Sunburn

(see page 205)

Imaging drum defects (see page 206)

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