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3. Print Results are Faulty

 

Symptom

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black pages

The Toner Cartridge may be defective.

Remove and check the Cartridge for damage.

 

 

 

Install a new Cartridge if needed.

 

 

 

- The Toner Cartridge p. 48

 

 

 

- The Drum Cartridge p. 56

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Drum Cartridge may be defective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blank pages

The Drum Cartridge may be defective.

Remove and check the Cartridge or Unit for

 

 

 

damage.

 

 

 

Install a new Cartridge if needed.

 

 

The Image Transfer Roller Unit may be

 

 

- The Drum Cartridge p. 56

 

 

defective.

 

 

- The Image Transfer Roller Unit p. 62

 

 

 

 

 

 

- The Image Transfer Belt Unit p. 66

 

 

The Image Transfer Roller Unit may be

 

 

 

 

 

defective.

 

5

 

 

 

A paper wrinkle occurs.

Possible causes include:

Check the condition closely and take necessary action.

CHAPTER

 

- Paper not meeting specifications is being

- For the types of paper that can be used, see

 

used.

“Printing Paper.” p. 24

 

- Paper is not loaded properly in the Tray.

- Reload the Printing Paper. p. 26

 

- The Fusing Unit has reached its

 

- Change the Fusing Unit. p. 62

 

 

replacement time.

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

The print image is blurred

The paper loaded in the tray is damp.

Replace the old paper with fresh dry paper.

when rubbed with fingers.

 

p. 26

 

 

 

 

The paper being used is not good.

See “Printing Paper” and find out the correct type

 

 

of paper.p. 24

 

 

 

 

The Fusing Unit has reached its

Change the Fusing Unit.p. 62

 

replacement time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect image registration.

The print parameters and paper settings

Make the same settings for the application

 

(Lines are broken or charac-

of the application software are different

software and control panel.

 

ters are out of correct posi-

from the settings on the control panel.

 

 

tion.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The print results do not rep-

The printer driver settings are different

Make the printing settings through the printer

 

resent the control panel set-

from the control panel settings.

driver.

 

tings.

The control panel settings take prece-

 

 

Make the same settings for the printer driver and

 

 

dence over the printer driver settings.

 

 

control panel.p. 35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer takes too long in

The printer was in a Power save state

Change the Power save setting if it is inconvenient.

 

printing.

when a print command was issued.

Press the On Line key to set the printer into the

 

 

 

Off Line state. Using the Config menu, change the

 

 

 

Power Save setting to “OFF”. For details, see

 

 

 

“Config menu.” pp. 36, 38, 42

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Printer setting was for color trans-

Wait for a while.

 

 

parency (OHP sheet) or thick paper

 

 

 

Change the TRAY X MEDIA setting or PRINT

 

 

printing.

 

 

MODE setting if they do not match.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For details, see “Print menu.” pp. 36, 38, 41

 

 

 

For details, see “Image menu.” pp. 37, 38, 43

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer memory is not enough to

Install an optional Expansion Memory, which will

 

 

accommodate the print data.

make the print cycle run faster. p. 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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