Problem Cause Solution
Shadow appears on copies
if you use pasted originals.
Image density is too high. • Adjust the image density settings.
For details about image density
settings, see "Adjusting Copy
Image Density", Basic
Operations.
• Change the orientation of the
original.
• Use clear tape to fix down pasted
parts of the original.
Identical blemishes appear
in the same place on every
copy.
The exposure glass,
scanning glass, or guide
plate of the ADF is dirty.
Clean the exposure glass, scanning
glass, or guide plate of the ADF. For
details about how to clean the
machine, see page 534 "Maintaining
Your Machine".
Identical blemishes appear
in the same place on every
copy.
• The original that has
already been printed is
scanned.
• Original Type is set to
[Text / Photo], and an
original with text and
photographs that can
hardly be distinguished
from each other is
loaded.
On the control panel, press
[Generation Copy] to start a copy job.
The shadow density of an
area is different from that of
the original.
If Original Type is set to
[Text / Photo] for copying,
the shadow density for each
area may vary.
On the control panel, in the original
types, press [Photo] or [Text], and then
start copying.
Copies are too light. Image density is too light. Adjust the image density settings. For
details about image density settings,
see "Adjusting Copy Image Density",
Basic Operations.
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