Kyocera C8026N manual Faint or blurred printing, Ity Tone, Gray background

4.2 Print Quality Problems

Printed Results	Corrective Action
Black or white vertical streaks	Check the operator panel for toner.
	If the Toner low (C/M/Y/K) message is dis-
	played with color description, install a new toner kit
	for the color. To replace the toner container, see 5.1
	Toner Container Replacement on page 5-2.

Direction

of Paper

Feed

	Clean the main charger.
	Open the printer front cover. Pull the green cleaning
	knob slowly in and out a few times. For full details,
	see 5.3.2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit on page
	5-7.
Faint or blurred printing	Clean the main charger.
	Open the printer front cover. Pull the green cleaning
	knob slowly in and out a few times. For full details,
	see 5.3.2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit on page
	5-7.
	Make sure the paper type setting is correct the paper
	being used. See 3.10.4 Setting the Cassette Paper
	Type on page 3-50.
	Try adjusting the color control settings using the
	printer driver.
	Try switching the tone mode between Normal and
	Fine using the operator panel (Menu>Print Qual-
	ity>Tone).
	Try changing the setting for the high density mode.
	For full details, see 3.13.16 Using High Density
	Mode on page 3-66.
	Check the operator panel. If the Toner low (C/
	M/Y/K) message is displayed with color descrip-
	tion, install a new toner kit for the color. To replace
	toner, see 5.1 Toner Container Replacement on
	page 5-2.
Gray background	Try turning the printer off and then back on again.
	Clean the main charger.
	Open the printer front cover. Pull the green cleaning
	knob slowly in and out a few times. For full details,
	see 5.3.2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit on page
	5-7.
	Try turning the printer off and then back on again.
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