Troubleshooting 287
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The printed image is light or faint
The non-printed side of the page is dirty
Cause What to do
Your paper may be moist or 
damp.
Do not store your paper in a humid or 
damp environment.
The Toner Save mode may be 
on.
Turn off the Toner Save mode using the 
printer driver or the printer’s control 
panel menus. To modify the Toner Save 
mode using the printer driver, select the 
Advanced button in the Basic Setting 
menu, and click the More Settings. 
Deselect the Toner Save check box in 
the More Settings dialog box that 
appears.
There may be no toner left in 
the toner cartridge.
If the message on the LCD panel or in 
EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that 
the amount of toner left is low, see 
“Replacing a toner cartridge” on page 
227.
There may be a problem with 
the 
photoconductor unit.
Replace the 
photoconductor unit. See 
“Photoconductor Unit” on page 231.
Cause What to do
Toner may have spilled onto 
the paper feed path.
Clean internal printer components by 
printing three pages with only one 
character per page.