(9) White Spots

Feeding direction

Step

Cause/Defect area

Check items

Measures

 

 

 

 

1

Transfer charger unit

Foreign matter on guide roller?

Clean guide roller.

 

 

 

 

2

 

Guide roller shaft grounded

Ground guide roller shaft properly by apply-

 

 

improperly?

ing conductive oil.

 

 

 

 

3

 

Transfer charger wire slacked?

Replace transfer charger unit.

 

 

 

 

4

 

Transfer charger case deformed?

Replace transfer charger unit.

 

 

 

 

5

Process unit (drum)

Any abnormalities on drum sur-

Replace process unit or drum.

 

 

face?

 

 

 

 

 

6

Fuser unit

Toner on heat roller surface?

Clean heat roller. If problem persists, replace

 

 

Scratches on heat roller surface?

heat roller.

 

 

 

 

7

Process unit (Developer)

Is toner running short?

Check to see toner sensor works properly, and

 

 

 

then check toner replenishing procedure.

 

 

 

 

8

HVPS (main charger/

High-voltage output defective?

Adjust output from HVPS, or replace defec-

 

developer bias/transfer

 

tive HVPS.

 

charger)

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

If problem persists after measures

Replace process unit, transfer unit, fuser unit,

 

 

are applied, or there is no prob-

or HVPS.

 

 

lem found in above check, follow

 

 

 

procedure described in right col-

 

 

 

umn.

 

 

 

 

 

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