10 Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condition

Suggested solutions

 

 

Vertical lines

If black vertical streaks appear on the page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The drum inside the print cartridge has probably been

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Replacing the Print Cartridge on page 9-7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If white vertical streaks appear on the page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the LSU (Cleaning the Inside on page 9-3).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact a service representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gray background

If the amount of background shading becomes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unacceptable:

 

 

 

 

 

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Change to a lighter weight paper. Paper Specifications on

 

 

 

 

 

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page 11-6.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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the amount of background shading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove the old print cartridge and install a new one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacing the Print Cartridge on page 9-7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toner smear

Clean the inside of the machine. Cleaning the Inside on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 9-3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the paper type and quality. Paper Specifications on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 11-6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

occur, the problem will likely correct itself after running five

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5) blank sheets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove the print cartridge and install a new one. Replacing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Print Cartridge on page 9-7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical repetitive

If marks repeatedly appear on the printed side of the page at

 

 

defects

even intervals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The print 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; Cleaning the Drum on page 9-9. After

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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print cartridge and install a new one. Replacing the Print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cartridge on page 9-7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

occur, the problem will likely correct itself after running five

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5) blank sheets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fusing assembly may be damaged. Contact a service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you use inferior quality paper; Cleaning the Drum on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 9-9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Xerox 3200MFP manual Replacing the Print Cartridge on, Clean the cartridge Cleaning the Drum on page 9-9. After