Konica Minolta C20P Solving Problems with Printing Quality 203, LOW X or Toner OUT X message. If

Symptom	Cause	Solution
Image	The laser lens is dirty.	Clean the laser lens.
defects.
	A toner cartridge may	Remove the toner cartridges and
	be leaking.	check them for damage. If one is dam-
		aged, replace it.
	A imaging unit may	Remove the imaging unit with the color
	be defective.	causing the abnormal image.
		Replace it with a new imaging unit.
Lateral lines	The printer is not	Place the printer on a flat, hard, level
or bands	level.	surface.
appear on
	The media path is	Print several sheets and the excess
image.
	dirty with toner.	toner should disappear.
	One or more of the	Remove the imaging units and check
	imaging units may be	them for damage. If one is damaged,
	defective.	replace it.
Colors look	One or more of the	Remove the imaging units and verify
drastically	imaging units may be	that the toner is distributed evenly on
wrong.	defective.	each cartridge roller, and reinstall the
		imaging units.
	One or more of the	Check the control panel for an TONER
	toner cartridges may	LOW X or TONER OUT X message. If
	be low or empty.	necessary, replace the specified toner
		cartridge.
Colors are	The front cover is not	Make sure that the printer’s front cover
not register-	properly closed.	is closed.
ing properly;
	One or more of the	Remove the imaging units and check
colors are	imaging units may be	them for damage. If one is damaged,
mixed or
	defective.	replace it.
have page-
	The media is moist	Remove the moist media and replace it
to-page vari-
ation.	from humidity.	with new, dry media.

Solving Problems with Printing Quality 203