Panasonic KX-PS8000 Print quality problems, Care and Maintenance, Trouble, Corrective Action

Care and Maintenance

■Print quality problems

Trouble	Corrective Action
Prints have dull, faded	Print the Color Calibration Page from the Color
colors.	Calibration menu in the printer panel. Check the density
	settings for each color and compare them to the
	examples on the Color Density Samples. Refer to Setting
	the Color Density on page 70 for instructions on
	comparing and setting color density.
	Make sure that the imaging unit stays covered until
	immediately before installing it in the printer. Exposure to
	light can damage the imaging unit and will produce light
	streaks or faded prints.
	Make sure that the toner cartridges are installed correctly.
	Make sure that you use a high-quality laser paper:
	60-105 g/m2 (16-28 lbs.) paper in the media trays and
	75-165 g/m2 (20-44 lbs.) paper in the multi-purpose tray.
Image is very faded or	When using the multi-purpose tray, make sure that you
pieces of the image	have selected the correct media type in the driver or in
are missing; toner on	the Menu mode of the printer panel.
the page is loose.
Streaks or spots	Most spots are caused by fingerprints or dust introduced
	into the printer while installing the imaging unit or loading
	media.
	Make sure that the surface where you unpack the
	imaging unit, paper, and transparencies is free of dust.
	Keep supplies in a covered area or a closed box.
	Make sure that the imaging unit stays covered until
	immediately before installing it in the printer. Exposure to
	light for more than 45 seconds can damage the imaging
	unit.
	Do not touch the right side or underside of the imaging
	unit; fingerprints affect print quality.
	Make sure that the paper or transparency film is clean.
	Make sure that you handle the media on the outside
	edges to avoid fingerprints.
	To get rid of fingerprint spots, print a few prints.
The back of the	Toner particles have contaminated the transfer roller.
printed page appears	This can happen if the printed image is larger than the
dirty.	media (for example, when printing on envelopes). Run
	10-20 prints to clean the transfer roller.
The print quality of a	There is a defect on the coated surface of the
transparency is poor.	transparency. Print on the other side.

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