5

What to Do if Something Goes Wrong

Problem

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The same copy area is dirty

The exposure glass or docu-

Clean them. ⇒ P.191 “Main-

whenever making copies.

ment feeder belt is dirty.

taining Your Machine”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copies are blank or parts of

The original is not set correct-

Set the originals correctly.

the image are not copied.

ly.

P.16 “Setting Originals on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure Glass”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An improper paper size is se-

Select the proper paper size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The selected reproduction ra-

Select the proper reproduc-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tio does not match the paper

tion ratio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A moire pattern is produced

Text mode is selected.

Select Auto Text/Photo mode

on copies as shown in the il-

 

 

or Photo mode. ⇒ P.33 “Select-

lustration.

 

 

ing the Original Image Type”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The line images of the original

Place the original on the expo-

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

might be overlapped each oth-

sure glass at a slight angle.

 

 

 

 

er.

 

 

 

Adjust the sharpness of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

image. ⇒ P.108 “Image Adjust-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color tone of copies is differ-

The color balance is not set

Adjust the Color Balance.

ent from that of originals.

properly.

P.103 “Color Balance Adjust-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform the Auto Color Cali-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bration. ⇒ P.108 “Image Ad-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

justment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color tone of copies is com-

Unsuitable color setting.

Perform Auto Color Calibra-

pletely different from that of

 

 

tion (A.C.C.). ⇒ P.108 “Image

originals.

 

 

Adjustment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you cannot correct the prob-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lem by performing Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Calibration, contact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

your service representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter parts and photo parts of

An original has screen letters

Adjust the Auto Text/Photo

an original are not separated

or low density letters.

Sensitivity to a “Text” level.

correctly.

 

 

P.108 “Image Adjustment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An original has a high con-

Adjust the Auto Text/Photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

trast photo.

Sensitivity to a “Photo” level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

⇒ P.108 “Image Adjustment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

An original has a photo hav-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing sequence thin lines with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

regular thin spaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color parts of an original are

The original image contains

Adjust the A.C.S. Sensitivity

copied in black in Auto Color

small or thin color parts.

to a “Full color” level. ⇒ P.108

Select mode.

 

 

Image Adjustment”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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