Troubleshooting

Printed Results

 

Corrective Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refresh drum.

 

Perform the following procedures on the operation panel and try

 

cleaning the drum surface using the printer's built-in cleaning

 

system.

 

1

Press [MENU].

 

2

Press U or V repeatedly until >Others appears.

 

3

Press Z. Press U or V repeatedly until >Service appears.

 

4

Press Z. Press U or V repeatedly until >>Drum appears.

 

5

Press [OK] ([ENTER]) twice.

 

6

The message display shows Please wait. After approx. 3

 

 

minutes, the display returns to Ready.

Grey background

Clean the main charger units.

 

Open the left cover. Slowly pull the green wire cleaner knob to

 

each of the main charger units in and out a few times. For full

 

details, see Cleaning the Main Charger Unit on page 3-8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the charger units installation.

 

Open the left cover and check that the charger units are correctly

 

installed and seated as far as it will go. see Cleaning the Printer on

 

page 3-8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct color calibration either by switching the printer off then on

 

or using the printer operation panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dirt on the top edge or back of the

Check the paper chute and the ramp.

paper

Pull out the paper transfer unit and check for toner on the paper

 

ramp. Clean the paper ramp using a soft, dry, lint-free cloth. For

 

details, see Cleaning the Paper Transfer Unit on page 3-13.

 

 

Paper Ramp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATION GUIDE

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P220, P216 specifications

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