Status, Error, and Service Messages 121

Status, Error, and Service Messages

Status, error, and service messages are displayed in the control panel message window.

They provide information about your printer and help you locate many problems. When

the condition associated with a displayed message has changed, the message is cleared

from the window.

The im age is
offset. The OPC drum cartridge is
defective. Check the OPC drum cartridge. If necessary, replace the
entire drum kit.
The fuser oil roller is
defective. Check the fuser oil roller. If necessary, replace it.
The fuser unit is defecti ve. Check the fuser unit. If necessary, replace it.
Colors look
drastically
wrong.
The toner cartridges are
incorrectly installed. Remove the toner cartridges and reinstall them.
The color
has a poor
reproduc tio n
or has poor
color density.
The paper image transfer is
defective. Check the OPC drum cartridge. If necessary, replace the
entire drum kit.
The Auto-Image Density
Control (AIDC) detec tion
sensor is dirt y.
Open the front cover. Lift up the transfer belt release lever
to the 12 o’clock position . Next, return the lever to the
3 o’clock position. Repeat this operation several times.
(This cleans the surface of the AIDC detection [image dark-
nes s ] sensor.)
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