User Guide 51
Oil or ink smears
Oil (drum fluid) on a print or ink smears on the front, back or
edges of a page.
Clean the printer’s internal paper path using the front panel
troubleshooting routine.
1. Load the upper tray with sheets of clean, high-grade paper,
preferably 120 g/m2; 32-lb. This cleaning routine uses several
sheets of paper.
2. On the front panel, scroll to Menu. Press Select.
3. Scroll to Troubleshooting; press Select.
4. Scroll to Remove Ink Smears; press Select.
5. If the problem persists, additional cleaning may be necessary. For
complete cleaning instructions, refer to the printer’s CD-ROM or
on the Tektronix web site.