Troubleshooting When Using the Facsimile Function

 

 

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is too dark

The correct paper type settings

Check the paper loaded on the

 

 

or too light.

are not made.

paper tray or bypass tray matches

 

 

 

 

the paper type set on the display

 

 

 

 

panel. See “Copy Paper”, About

 

 

 

 

This Machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is too dark

Using toner bottles not recom-

Use only toner bottles recom-

 

 

or too light.

mended by the supplier or refill-

mended by the supplier.

 

 

 

ing the toner bottle may degrade

 

 

 

 

the print quality or cause a mal-

 

 

 

 

function.

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Background of received

Image density is too dark.

Adjust scan density. See “Image

 

 

images appears dirty.

 

Density (Contrast)”, Facsimile

 

 

Images from the back of

 

Reference.

 

 

the page appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed or sent images

The exposure glass, ADF or

Clean them. See p.97 “Maintain-

 

 

are spotty.

ARDF is dirty.

ing Your Machine”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received image is too

When using moist, rough, or pro-

Only use recommended paper.

 

 

light.

cessed paper, areas of print may

See “Copy Paper”, About This

 

 

 

not be fully reproduced.

Machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received image is too

The paper is damp.

Use paper that has been stored in

 

 

light.

 

the recommended temperature and

 

 

 

 

humidity condition. See “Copy Pa-

 

 

 

 

per”, About This Machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received image is too

• The image density has been

• Increase the scanning density.

 

 

light.

set too low.

See “Image Density (Con-

 

 

 

• The original of the transmitted

trast)”, Facsimile Reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fax was printed on paper that

• Ask the sender to reprint the

 

 

 

is too thin.

original on thicker paper and

 

 

 

 

fax it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received image is too

When the DAdd Toner indicator

Replace the toner bottle soon. See

 

 

light.

is lit, toner is beginning to run out.

p.85 “Replacing Toner”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other fax machine's

When a destination is pro-

Use ASCII characters (for exam-

 

 

name is not correctly

grammed in the Address Book

ple: a-z, 0- 9).

 

 

printed or displayed.

using SmartDeviceMonitor for

 

 

 

 

Admin or Web Image Monitor, in

 

 

 

 

some languages, the pro-

 

 

 

 

grammed destination may not be

 

 

 

 

printed or displayed correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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