What to Do If Something Goes Wrong

If You Cannot Make Copies as You Want

 

 

Problem

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copies appear dirty.

The image density is too dark.

Adjust the image density.

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.28 “Adjusting Copy Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

Density”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust the background densi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ty. ⇒ P.100 “Image Adjust-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exposure glass or docu-

Clean them. ⇒ P.153 “Main-

 

 

 

 

ment feeder belt is dirty.

taining Your Machine”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The reverse side of an original

The image density is too dark.

Adjust the image density.

 

 

image is copied.

 

 

P.28 “Adjusting Copy Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

Density”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you select Black Copy mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

or Single Color mode, place a

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

black sheet of paper under the

 

 

 

 

 

 

reverse side of the original

 

 

 

 

 

 

and select Auto Image Densi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ty mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighten the background den-

 

 

 

 

 

 

sity. ⇒ P.100 “Image Adjust-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A shadow is copied when

The image density is too dark.

Adjust the image density.

 

 

copying a pasted original.

 

 

P.28 “Adjusting Copy Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

Density”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust the background densi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ty. ⇒ P.100 “Image Adjust-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the original in a different

 

 

 

 

 

 

direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put mending tape on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

bound part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copies are too light.

The original has a low contrast

Adjust the image density.

 

 

 

 

image.

P.28 “Adjusting Copy Image

 

 

 

 

 

Density”.

 

 

 

 

The image density is too light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Damp or rough grain paper is

Use dry paper without rough

 

 

 

 

used

grain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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