Cleaning the Drum
If there are streaks or spots on your print, the OPC drum of the toner cartridge may require cleaning.
1Before starting the cleaning procedure, make sure that paper is loaded in the machine.
2Press Menu on the control panel until “Maintenance” appears on the top line of the display.
The first available menu item, “Clean Drum,” displays on the bottom line.
3Press Enter.
The first available menu item, “Yes” displays on the bottom line.
4Press Enter.
The machine prints out a cleaning page. Toner particles on the drum surface are affixed to the paper.
5If the problem remains, repeat steps 1 through 4.
You can set your machine to clean the OPC drum automatically every 500 print pages. You should use this feature if you use inferior quality paper, because such paper may lower print quality.
1Press Menu on the control panel until “Maintenance” appears on the top line of the display.
2 Press the scroll button ( or ) until “Auto Cleaning” | 8 |
appears on the bottom line and press Enter.
3Press the scroll button (
or 
) until “On” appears on the display.
NOTE: For users in Asian countries, this feature is preset to "On."
4Press Enter.
The machine will print out an OPC cleaning page every 500 print pages.
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