Troubleshooting

Solving print quality problems

The information in the following table may help you solve print quality problems. If these suggestions still do not correct the problem, call for service. You may have a printer part that requires adjustment or replacement.

Problem

Action

Print is too light.

• The toner may be low.

 

• Change the Toner Darkness setting in the Quality menu.

 

• Change the Brightness setting in the Quality menu.

ABC

• Change the Contrast setting in the Quality menu.

• If you are printing on an uneven print surface, change the Paper Weight and Paper

Texture settings in the Paper menu.

 

• Verify the correct print media is being used.

DEF

 

Toner smears or print comes

• If you are printing on an uneven print surface, change the Paper Weight and Paper

off the page.

Texture settings in the Paper menu.

 

• Verify the print media is within the printer specifications. See Understanding paper

 

and specialty media guidelines on page 35 for more details.

ABC

If the problem continues, turn the printer off and contact the place you bought your

printer.

 

DEF

 

Toner appears on the back of

Toner is on the transfer roll. To help prevent this, do not load print media that is smaller

the printed page.

than the page size of the job to be printed.

 

Open and close the printer top front cover to run the printer setup cycle and clean the

 

transfer roll.

Toner fog or background

• Check the photoconductor kit to make sure it is installed correctly.

shading appears on the page.

• Replace the photoconductor kit.

ABC

 

DEF

 

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IBM 1585 (MT 4539) Solving print quality problems, Problem Action, Specialty media guidelines on page 35 for more details

1585 (MT 4539) specifications

The IBM 1585, also known as the MT 4539, is a significant model in the line of IBM's automatic data processing systems. Introduced in the early 1980s, the IBM 1585 was primarily designed for data management tasks, catering to businesses that required efficient solutions for their growing data needs.

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