Ricoh Aficio AP2700 Other Printing Problems, ⇒ P.89 Using the Operation Panel, Friction Pad

Troubleshooting

Other Printing Problems

	Status	Possible Causes, Descriptions, and Solutions
	The area on the page that	Adjust the image density correctly.
	should be white or free of	⇒ P.89 “Using the Operation Panel”
	toner is a hazy gray.
	The edge of the paper is hazy	If paper is curled, correct it.
	gray.	Replace the corrected paper.
	The back of the printed out-	Check if the size specified with the dial matches that
	put is hazy gray.	specified with the operation panel. If not, specify the
		correct size that matches the size and feed direction of
		the paper loaded in the tray.
		If you print something after printing on the paper
		whose size is smaller than the actual document size,
		the back of the next output might be hazy gray.
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		⇒ P.41 “Loading Paper and Other Media”
	Image quality varies when	Set to Thick paper mode by switching the lever inside
	printing on thick paper or on	of the tray 2 or specifying for Bypass Tray Type 270 to
	OHP transparencies.	use the printer driver.
		⇒ P.89 “Using the Operation Panel”
	Print image is too light.	Adjust image density to darker.
		⇒ P.89 “Using the Operation Panel”
		If the Toner Saving mode is specified using the opera-
		tion panel, the whole image gets lighter. See the driv-
		er's online help file.
	Print image is too dark.	Adjust image density to lighter.
		⇒ P.89 “Using the Operation Panel”
	Some parts of the print image	Due to a sudden change in temperature, condensation
	are not clear.	might appear inside the machine, and reduce the print
		quality. If this occurs when you move the printer from
		a cold room to a warmer room, don't use the printer
		until it gets used to the temperature.
	Multiple pages are fed	Clean the friction pad, if it is dirty. ⇒ P.85 “Cleaning the
	through the printer at once.	Friction Pad”
		Clean the pad inside of the tray, if it is dirty. ⇒ P.86
		“Cleaning the Pad inside of the tray”
	Image is printed on the re-	Set the paper upside down.
	verse side of the paper.

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