Small classification Sample image Description
White zone
Part of a solid image or halftone is
missing.
• See page 93 "Hazing on the
Sides / Arched Glossy Streaks".
• See page 112 "Faint Color at
the Leading Edge of the Paper
(White Spots)".
• See page 114 "Faint Color at
the Trailing Edge of the Paper
(White Spots)".
• See page 116 "When Using
Transparent Film".
• See page 117 "White Spots
(Unprinted: Around Clear-toner
Images)".
• See page 119 "White Streaks
When Printing on Cast-Coated
Paper".
• See page 121 "White spots
caused by fingerprints".
• See page 121 "Faint Oval
Spots at Paper Edges".
• See page 123 "Rippling,
Uneven Streaks, or White Spots
(Caused by Condensation)".
• See page 186 "White Spots,
Colored Streaks".
• See page 196 "White Bird
Tracks".
Wormholes
The outline of a letter (or a line) is
reproduced but the inside of it is
missing.
• See page 124 "Patchy Images
on Text or at the Edge of the
Image".
• See page 126 "Patchy Image
(Clear Toner Image)".
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