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| Toner smear | • Clean the inside of the printer. See “Cleaning the Inside” | |||
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| • Check the paper type and quality. See “Paper |
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Vertical repetitive | If marks repeatedly appear on the printed side of the page | ||||
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| • The toner cartridge may be damaged. If a repetitive mark |
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| occurs on the page, print a cleaning sheet several times to |
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| clean the cartridge (see page 5.5). After the printout, if |
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| you still have the same problems, install a new toner |
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| • Parts of the printer may have toner on them. If the defects |
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| correct itself after a few more pages. |
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| • The fusing assembly may be damaged. Contact a service |
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