Phaser 6500/WorkCentre 6505 Service Manual Xerox Internal Use Only 5-7
Print-Quality Troubleshooting
Print-Quality Troubleshooting
Print-Quality Defect Definitions
The following table lists the print-quality defect corrective procedure, their
definition, and the page where each procedure is provided.
Defect Description
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Light or Undertone
Print
The image density is too light in all colors. page 5-8
Blank Print The entire image area is blank. page 5-10
Black Print The entire image area is Black. page 5-13
Vertical Blank Lines There are faded or completely non-printed
lines along the page.
page 5-15
Horizontal Band,
Voids, or Streaks
There are areas of the image that are
extremely light or are missing entirely.
page 5-17
Vertical Stripes There are Black lines along the page in the
direction of the paper travel.
page 5-19
Horizontal Stripes There are dark lines running parallel with
the leading edge of the print.
page 5-21
Partial Band Areas of the image are extremely light or
missing.
page 5-23
Random Spots Spots of toner are randomly scattered. page 5-25
Repeating Bands,
Lines, Marks, or Spots
Recurring lines, marks, or spots on the page. page 5-27
Background
Contamination
There is toner contamination on all or most
of the page.
page 5-30
Skew The image is not parallel with both sides of
the paper.
page 5-32
Damaged Media The paper is wrinkled, folded, or worn-out. page 5-34
Unfused Image The toner is not completely fused. page 5-36
Color Registration A printed Yellow or Black image is not
overlapped on a Cyan or Magenta image
correctly.
page 5-37
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