Condition

Suggested solutions

Vertical lines

If black vertical streaks appear on the page:

 

• The drum inside the toner cartridge has probably been

 

scratched. Remove the toner cartridge and install a new one.

 

See “Replacing the Toner Cartridge” on page 7.8.

 

If white vertical streaks appear on the page:

 

• The surface of the LSU part inside the machine may be dirty.

 

Clean the LSU (Clean the LSU. See page 7.4.

Gray background

If the amount of background shading becomes

 

unacceptable:

 

• Change to a lighter weight pages. See “Paper Specifications”

 

on page A.5.

 

• Check the machine’s environment; very dry (low humidity) or

 

high humidity (higher than 80% RH) conditions can increase

 

the amount of background shading.

 

• Remove the old toner cartridge and install a new one. See

 

“Replacing the Toner Cartridge” on page 7.8.

Toner smear

• Clean the inside of the machine. See page 7.3.

 

• Check the paper type and quality. See “Paper Specifications”

 

on page A.5.

 

• Remove the toner cartridge and install a new one. See

 

“Replacing the Toner Cartridge” on page 7.8.

Vertical repetitive

If marks repeatedly appear on the printed side of the page

 

 

defects

at even intervals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The toner cartridge may be damaged. If a repetitive mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

occurs on the page, print a cleaning sheet several times to

 

 

 

 

 

 

clean the cartridge; see “Cleaning the Drum” on page 7.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the printout, if you still have the same problems,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remove the toner cartridge and install a new one. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Replacing the Toner Cartridge” on page 7.8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Parts of the machine may have toner on them. If the

 

 

 

 

 

 

defects occur on the back of the page, the problem will

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely correct itself after a few more pages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The fusing assembly may be damaged. Contact a service

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative.

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Samsung SCX-4100 If black vertical streaks appear on, See Replacing the Toner Cartridge on, Unacceptable, On page A.5