Symptom

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Image defects.

The laser lens is dirty.

Clean the laser lens.

 

 

 

 

A toner cartridge may

Remove the toner cartridges and

 

be leaking.

check for damage. If it is damaged,

 

 

replace it.

 

 

 

 

A toner cartridge may

Remove the toner cartridge with the

 

be defective.

color causing the abnormal image.

 

 

Replace it with a new toner cartridge.

 

The imaging unit may

Remove the imaging unit and check for

 

be defective.

damage. If it is damaged, replace it.

 

 

 

Lateral lines or

The printer is not level.

Place the printer on a flat, hard, level

bands appear on

 

surface.

image.

 

 

The media path is dirty

Print several sheets and the excess

 

 

with toner.

toner should disappear.

 

 

 

 

One or more of the

Remove the toner cartridges and

 

toner cartridges may

check each for damage. If one or more

 

be defective.

is damaged, replace it.

 

 

 

 

The imaging unit is

Remove the imaging unit and check for

 

defective.

damage. If it is damaged, replace it.

Colors look

One or more of the

Remove the toner cartridges and verify

drastically wrong.

toner cartridges may

that the toner is distributed evenly on

 

be defective.

each cartridge roller, and reinstall the

 

 

toner cartridges.

 

One or more of the

Check the control panel for an X LOW

 

toner cartridges may

or X EMPTY message. If necessary,

 

be low or empty.

replace the specified toner cartridge.

 

 

 

Colors are not

The top cover is not

Make sure that the top cover is closed.

registering

properly closed.

 

properly; colors are

 

 

The imaging unit is not

Remove the imaging unit and reinstall

mixed or have

correctly seated.

it.

page-to-page

 

 

One or more of the

Remove the toner cartridges and

variation.

toner cartridges may

check each for damage. If one or more

 

 

be defective.

is damaged, replace it.

 

 

 

 

The media is moist

Remove the moist media and replace it

 

from humidity.

with new, dry media.

 

 

 

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