Chapter 3 Image Quality Troubleshooting
Chapter 3 Image Quality Troubleshooting CONTENTS
3.1 Preface.............................................................................................................................................. 3 - 1
3.1.1 Organization and Characteristics of Chapter 3........................................................................ 3 - 1
3.1.2 How to use Image Quality Troubleshooting............................................................................. 3 - 1
3.2 Entry Chart for Image Quality Troubleshooting.................................................................................3 - 2
3.3 Image Quality FIP ............................................................................................................................. 3 - 6
FIP-1.P1 The output is too light ...................................................................................................... 3 - 6
FIP-1.P2 The entire output is blank .............................................................................................. 3 - 10
FIP-1.P3 Part or the entire output is black. .................................................................................. 3 - 13
FIP-1.P4 Toner smears ................................................................................................................ 3 - 14
FIP-1.P5 Random spots ............................................................................................................... 3 - 15
FIP-1.P6 Streaks appear on the output ........................................................................................ 3 - 17
FIP-1.P7 Pitched color dots ..........................................................................................................3 - 19
FIP-1.P8 Vertical blanks ............................................................................................................... 3 - 21
FIP-1.P9 Ghosting ........................................................................................................................ 3 - 24
FIP-1.P10 Light-Induced Fatigue ...................................................................................................3 - 27
FIP-1.P11 Fog ................................................................................................................................ 3 - 28
FIP-1.P12 Bead-Carry-Out (BCO) ..................................................................................................3 - 30
FIP-1.P13 Jagged characters ......................................................................................................... 3 - 31
FIP-1.P14 Banding/Horizontal band cross out ............................................................................... 3 - 33
FIP-1.P15 Auger mark .................................................................................................................... 3 - 36
FIP-1.P16 Wrinkled/Stained paper (Envelope Wrinkle) ................................................................. 3 - 38
FIP-1.P17 The top margin is incorrect / The side margin is incorrect ............................................ 3 - 40
FIP-1.P18 Color registration is out of alignment ............................................................................. 3 - 42
FIP-1.P19 Images are skewed ....................................................................................................... 3 - 43
FIP-1.P20 Paper Damage ..............................................................................................................3 - 45
FIP-1.P21 Unfusing ........................................................................................................................ 3 - 47
FIP-1.P22 Label Stuck ................................................................................................................... 3 - 48