HP LaserJet 5100dtn, 5100tn Correcting Output Quality Problems

	Correcting Output Quality Problems
	Use the examples below to determine which output quality problem
	you are experiencing, then see the following table to troubleshoot
	the problem.
	The examples below depict letter-size paper that has passed
Note
	through the printer long-edge first. (If the paper has passed through
	the printer short-edge first, lines and repeating defects will run
	vertically rather than horizontally.)

Light Print or	Toner Specks	Dropouts	Lines
Fade	(front or back)

Gray	Toner Smear	Loose Toner	Repeating
Background			Defects

Misformed	Page Skew	Curl or Wave	Wrinkles or
Characters			Creases

Figure 16 Examples of Output Quality Problems

74 Chapter 4: Problem Solving

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