Lanier 5484, 5505 If You Cannot Make Clear Copies

If You Cannot Make Clear Copies

If You Cannot Make Clear Copies

Problem	Cause	Action
Copies appear dirty.	The image density is too	Adjust the image density
	dark.	⇒ P.34 “Adjusting Copy Im-
		age Density”.
	Auto Image Density is not	Select Auto Image Density.
	selected.
The reverse side of an orig-	The image density is too	Adjust the image density
inal image is copied.	dark.	⇒ P.34 “Adjusting Copy Im-
		age Density”.
	Auto Image Density is not	Select Auto Image Density.
	selected.
A shadow appears on cop-	The image density is too	Adjust the image density
ies when copying pasted	dark.	⇒ P.34 “Adjusting Copy Im-
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originals.		age Density”.
		Set the original in a differ-
		ent direction.
		Fix mending tape to the
		pasted part.
The same copy area is dirty	The exposure glass or doc-	Clean them ⇒ P.337
whenever making copies.	ument feeder belt is dirty.	“Maintaining Your Ma-
		chine”.
Copies are too light.	The image density is too	Adjust the image density
	light.	⇒ P.34 “Adjusting Copy Im-
		age Density”.
	Damp or rough grain copy	Use dry paper without a
	paper is being used.	rough grain.
	Toner cartridge is almost	Add toner ⇒ P.283 “D
	empty.	Changing the Toner Bottle”.
Parts of the image are not	The original is not set cor-	Set originals correctly ⇒
copied.	rectly.	P.26 “Setting Originals”.
	An improper paper size is	Select the proper paper
	selected.	size.
Copies are blank.	The original is not set cor-	Set originals correctly ⇒
	rectly.	P.26 “Setting Originals”.

Amoiré pattern is pro- duced on copies.

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Your original has a dot pat-	Place the original on the
tern image or many lines.	exposure glass at a slight
	angle.

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