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Chapter 6. Diagnosing Printer Problems

This chapter helps you diagnose problems you may have when using the printer. It tells you how to clear paper jams and correct the quality of the printouts. This chapter also explains how to adjust the left margin of tray 2 and the color density of the printouts and how to set the separation corona mode.

This chapter covers the following topics:

Common Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3

Clearing a Paper Jam in Area 1 (Transfer Drum Area) . . . . . . . . . . 6–4

Clearing a Paper Jam in Area 2 (Fuser Area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6

Clearing a Paper Jam in Area 3 (Paper Feeder Area) . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9

Clearing a Paper Jam in the Tray 2 Paper Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12

Correcting Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13

Adjusting the Side Registration on Tray 2 Printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–20

Adjusting the Color Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–22

Printing Test Prints from the Density Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–24

Setting the Separation Corona Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–26

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