Ricoh AP2610N Other Printing Problems, Status Possible Causes, Descriptions, and Solutions

Other Printing Problems

Other Printing Problems

Status	Possible Causes, Descriptions, and Solutions
The print side of the page is a	Adjust the image density.
hazy gray.	See p.101 “Making Printer Settings with the Control Panel”.
	If paper is curled, correct it.
	If you continuously print data that contains extremely small
	amount of words or images in the printable area, the printed
	side of the page could be a hazy gray. Adjust the image den-
	sity. See p.101 “Making Printer Settings with the Control
	Panel”.
	Shaking the toner cartridge after pulling out the toner seal
	can cause dirt on paper surfaces, toner spillage, or printer
	failure. If you have accidentally shaken the toner cartridge,
	print some pages (about 50 pages) until the dirt disappear.
Image quality varies when	Switch to Thick Paper mode.
printing on thick paper or on	• When toner is not fused enough, set it to “On”.
OHP transparencies.
	• When the image is blurred, set it to “----”.
	See p.101 “Making Printer Settings with the Control Panel”.
Some parts of the print image	Make the image density darker.
are not clear.	See p.101 “Making Printer Settings with the Control Panel”.
	If Toner Saving mode is selected using the control panel, the
	whole image gets lighter.
The print image is not clear.	Due to a sudden change in temperature, condensation might
	appear inside the printer, reducing print quality. If this oc-
	curs, when you move the printer from a cold room to a
	warmer room, do not use the printer until it acclimatizes to
	the temperature.
Nothing is printed on the paper.	Check if the tape of the toner cartridge is completely re-
	moved. Be sure to remove the tape completely when replac-
	ing the toner cartridge. See p.90 “Replacing the Toner
	Cartridge”.

	Note
	❒ If the power switch is turned on with the tape still at-
	tached to the toner cartridge, the printer might be dam-
	aged.
Multiple pages are fed through	Clean the friction pad if it is dirty. See p.93 “Cleaning the
the printer at once.	Friction Pad”.
	Remove all paper from the tray and fan it gently to get air be-
	tween the sheets. After that, load it back into the tray.
The image is printed on the re-	Set the paper the other way up.
verse side of the paper.

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