If You Cannot Make Copies as You Want

If You Cannot Make Copies as You Want

Problem

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

Copies appear dirty.

The image density is too dark.

Adjust the image density.

 

 

 

See page 39.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust the background density.

 

 

 

See page 132.

 

 

 

 

 

The exposure glass (platen glass) or

Clean them. See page 200.

 

document feeder belt is dirty.

 

 

 

 

 

The reverse side of an original image

The image density is too dark.

Adjust the image density.

is copied.

 

 

See page 39.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you select Black & White Copy mode

 

 

 

or Single Color mode, place a black

 

 

 

paper in the backside of the original

 

 

 

and select Auto Image Density mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighten the background density.

 

 

 

See page 132.

 

 

 

 

A shadow is copied when copying a

The image density is too dark.

Adjust the image density.

pasted original.

 

 

See page 39.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust the background density.

 

 

 

See page 132.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the original in a different direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put mending tape on the bound part.

 

 

 

 

Copies are too light.

The original has a low contrast image.

Adjust the image density.

 

 

 

See page 39.

 

The image density is too light.

 

 

 

 

 

Damp or rough grain paper is used

Use dry paper without rough grain.

 

 

 

Copy image is not clear.

The original image type is not selected

Select the proper original image type.

 

properly.

See page 44.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust the sharpness of the image with

 

 

 

the Soft/Sharp function.

 

 

 

See page 132.

 

 

 

The same copy area is dirty whenever

The exposure glass (platen glass) or

Clean them. See page 200.

making copies.

document feeder belt is dirty.

 

 

 

 

When using Enlarge mode, shadows

Shadows may appear because the

Select the Border Erase mode.

appear on the margins of copies.

whole surface area of the exposure

See page 81.

 

glass was scanned in.

 

 

 

 

Copies are blank or parts of the im-

The original is not set correctly.

Set the originals correctly.

age are not copied.

 

 

See page 31, 32 or 33.

 

 

 

 

An improper paper size is selected.

Select the proper paper size.

 

 

 

 

The selected reproduction ratio does

Select the proper reproduction ratio.

 

not match the paper size.

 

 

 

 

 

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