TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 8
1. Before You Begin
About This Manual............................................................................................................................................. 9
About the Display for Options.........................................................................................................................10
Before You Change a Setting..........................................................................................................................11
About Printing Surfaces....................................................................................................................................12
Note about Vertical (In-track) and Horizontal (Cross-track) Directions......................................................14
2. Specifying and Checking Paper Settings
Adjusting Paper Settings.................................................................................................................................. 15
Paper Setting Flowchart.............................................................................................................................. 15
Improving Fusibility...................................................................................................................................... 15
Improving Transferability.............................................................................................................................18
Improving Paper Deliverability................................................................................................................... 18
3. Troubleshooting Image Quality Problems
Image Index......................................................................................................................................................19
Large Classification: Lines/Streaks.............................................................................................................19
Large classification: Spots........................................................................................................................... 24
Large classification: Full page.....................................................................................................................26
4. Image Quality Problem: Full Page
Dirtied Printouts.................................................................................................................................................39
Stains on the Area up to 204 mm (8 inches) Away from the Leading Edge of the Paper (Transparent
Film, etc.)...................................................................................................................................................... 39
Toner Blasting (Lines)...................................................................................................................................40
Toner Blasting (Trailing Edge).....................................................................................................................43
Toner Blasting (When Printing in 2 Colors)............................................................................................... 45
Granular Toner Stains on the Paper Edges (When Printing on Thick Paper)..........................................50
White Toner Stains on the Background on Black Paper (Banding-Shape)............................................ 50
Toner Stains of Mixed Colors (Horizontal Streaks).................................................................................. 51
Stains at the Edge of the Paper...................................................................................................................53
Disturbed Image...............................................................................................................................................56
Deterioration of Graininess in Halftone Areas.......................................................................................... 56
Uneven Density.................................................................................................................................................58
The Areas around the Images Using the Special Toner (clear) Blur........................................................58
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