Chapter 14

Solution 3: Ensure that the rear door is securely installed

Solution: Make sure that the rear door is securely installed.

If you removed the rear door to clear a paper jam, replace it. Gently push the door forward until it snaps into place.

Cause: The rear door was not securely installed.

Ink streaks on the back of the paper

Try the following solutions if there is smeared ink on the back of your printout.

Solution 1: Print on a page of plain paper

Solution 2: Wait while the ink dries

Troubleshooting

Solution 1: Print on a page of plain paper

Solution: Print one or several pages of plain paper to soak up any excess ink in the product.

To remove excess ink using plain paper

1.Load several sheets of plain paper in the input tray.

2.Wait five minutes.

3.Print a document with little or no text.

4.Check the back of the paper for ink. If there is still ink on the back of the paper, try printing on another page of plain paper.

Cause: Ink accumulated inside the product, where the back of the paper rests during printing.

If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.

Solution 2: Wait while the ink dries

Solution: Wait at least thirty minutes for the ink inside the product to dry, then try the print job again.

Cause: The excess ink in the product needed to dry out.

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