Print-Quality Problems

Diagnosing Print-Quality Problems (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smudges or Smears

1.

At the printer’s front panel, select

Smudges or smears appear on the page.

 

Troubleshooting, select Print Quality

 

Problems, select Remove Print Smears,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then press the OK button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer will clean the ink from the rollers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by running several sheets of paper through the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Repeat Step 1 up to 3 times if the smears still

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

If the problem continues, verify that a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supported paper type is being used. At the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

printer’s front panel, select Information,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select Information Pages, select Paper Tips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page, then press the OK button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

If the problem continues, open the side door

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the right panel, remove the orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maintenance kit, wipe the clear plastic wiper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blade with a lint-free cloth, replace the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maintenance kit, then close the side door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transparency Images Are Too Light or Too

Verify that the paper type is set to

Dark

 

transparency in the computer software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

application or the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use Phaser Professional Solid Ink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transparencies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print the Paper Tips Page for the Phaser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Solid Ink Transparencies part

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number. At the printer’s front panel, select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information, select Information Pages,

select Paper Tips Page, then press the OK button.

Color Settings

The print-quality mode and TekColor correction directly control the quality of your prints. You can change these settings in the printer driver or at the printer’s front panel.

For more information on using color, go to Reference/Printing/Using Color on the User

Documentation CD-ROM.

Phaser® 8400 Color Printer

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Xerox 8400 manual Color Settings, Problem Solution Smudges or Smears, Transparency Images Are Too Light or Too, Dark

8400 specifications

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