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White or black lines or bands
FRU | Action |
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Toner Cartridge | Banding appears as light or dark |
Paper Feed Drive Gears | horizontal lines on a uniformly gray |
| page or on a page with a large area |
| of graphics. Banding is primarily due |
| to a variation in the speed of the |
| paper as it feeds through the printer |
| especially in the developer and |
| transfer process. Inspect the toner |
| cartridge and paper feed |
| components, especially the drive |
| gears, for signs of wear, debris, |
| binds or damage. |
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Toner on back of page
FRU | Action |
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Print Cartridge | Inspect the overall paper path for |
| signs of spilled toner. Gently clean |
| the contaminated areas with a soft |
| cloth or compressed air. |
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Fuser Hot Roll | The fuser hot roll can cause toner on |
Backup Roller | the back of the paper if toner is |
| building up on the hot roll. This |
| buildup may transfer to the backup |
| roller, later transferring to the |
| backside of the paper. Inspect the |
| hot roll and backup roller for signs of |
| contamination and replace as |
| necessary. |
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Transfer Roller | A transfer roller contaminated with |
| toner can cause toner to transfer to |
| backside of printed pages. Inspect |
| the transfer roller for contamination |
| and replace as necessary. |
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Incorrect characters print
Make sure the correct printer driver software is installed. Incorrect software can cause incorrect characters to print and the image may not fit the page.
