Image Quality
3-10 11/05 Workcentre PE 220
IQ 8 Background
Description
Light dark background on the print.
Check and Cause Solution
1. Has the customer been making a
lot of prints at less than 2% area
coverage?
Note: The print cartridge is basi-
cally designed to print 3,000 sheets
with 5% image.
1. Inform the customer that low
area coverage will cause back-
ground problems.
2. Is recycled paper being used? 2. Image quality is not guaranteed if
recycle paper is used.
3. Has the life span of the devel-
oper ended?
3. Install a new print cartridge, PL 1
.
4. Is the movement (Up and Down)
of the transfer roller smooth?
4. Clean the bushings on the trans-
fer roller, PL 6
.
5. The HVPS maybe defective. 5. If the problem is still present,
install a new print cartridge, PL 1
, or
HVPS as necessary, PL 1
.