Dropouts

A single sheet of media might be defective. Try reprinting the job.

The media moisture content is uneven or the media has moist spots on its surface. Try printing with new media.

The media lot is bad. The manufacturing processes can cause some areas to reject toner. Try a different type or brand of media.

Place the product in quiet mode, and send the print job again. See Quiet mode settings on page 56.

The print cartridge might be defective. Install a new genuine HP print cartridge.

Vertical lines

The photosensitive drum inside the print cartridge has probably been scratched. Install a new genuine HP print cartridge.

Gray background

Change the media to a lighter basis weight.

Check the product's environment. Very dry (low humidity) conditions can increase the amount of background shading.

The density setting might be too high. Adjust the density setting.

Install a new genuine HP print cartridge.

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