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Poor quality shading patterns Shading patterns in your printed images are of poor quality.
| Response | : | Make | sure | the | QUALITY | item | in | the | Config | Menu | is | not set to | |||||||||
| REFINE. See “Configuration (Config) Menu” on | page 81. | Also | make |
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| Refinement. Values set in print jobs | (either | by | the |
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Any print quality problem | The | quality | of | the | printed output | is not acceptable. Examples of | ||||||||||||||||
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| Problems” on page 213 for samples of print | quality | problems. |
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| 1. | a | configuration | page. See | “Printing | the | Printer |
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3.Make sure that the paper being used is fresh and dry and meets specifications. See “Selecting Paper and Other Printable Material” on page 22 for more information.
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Ÿ | Remove | the | existing | toner | cartridge from | the | printer. | |||
Ÿ | Grip | it | firmly, and | turn | it upside | down a few times to spread the | ||||
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ŸReinstall the toner cartridge.
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MRT | COMPRESSION | displays, | try | changing the PAGEPROT | menu |
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memory | SIMMs | to | invoke | it. See “Memory Requirements” on | page 3 |
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Ÿ | “PCL | Menu” | on | page | 85 |
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Ÿ“IPDS Menu” on page 104
8.Consider replacing the usage kit. See “Changing the Usage Kit” on page 117.
Appendix A. Troubleshooting187
