Ricoh AFICIO AP306 Setup Manual page 142

Troubleshooting
Status
Image density is too light.
Black or white lines appear
on the printed side.
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Smeared toner appears on
the printed side of prints.
Some parts of the print image
are blurred or light.
Toner is not fused well when
printing on thick paper or
OHP transparencies.
The color of the printout is
different from the color on
the computer's display.
The printout is different
from the image on the com-
puter screen.
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Possible causes, Descriptions, and Solutions
Turning on [Toner Saving] can cause blurring or fine
lines not to be printed. With color printing, toner sav-
ing can cause abnormal coloring. Try printing again af-
ter turning [Toner Saving] off.
If the message "Low on: xxx" or "Add Toner xxx" is on
the panel display, replace the toner cartridge of the in-
dicated color. ⇒ P.71 "Replacing Toner Cartridge"
You might be using paper not supported by this print-
er. Use the appropriate type of paper. ⇒ P.21 "Paper
and Other Media Supported by This Printer"
The charger and dust-proofing glass are dirty. Clean
them. ⇒ P.65 "Cleaning the Charger" and P.66 "Cleaning
the Dust-Proofing Glass"
The charger is dirty. Clean the charger. ⇒ P.65 "Clean-
ing the Charger"
If the message "Low on: xxx" or "Add Toner xxx" is on
the panel display, replace the toner cartridge for the in-
dicated color. ⇒ P.71 "Replacing Toner Cartridge"
The printer driver setting is not correct. Select [Thick Pa-
per], [OHP Transparency] or [Thick (Duplex Backside)] in the
paper type setting with the printer driver.
The toner based color system used by the printer is dif-
ferent from the light based color system of the comput-
er screen.
Turning on [Toner Saving] can cause color irregularities.
Check the settings on the [Color Setting] tab and restore
the default settings.
Certain applications or image creation methods pro-
duce images that cannot be printed exactly as they ap-
pear on the computer screen.
With the IPDL-C printer driver, checking the [Print as
Bitmap] item on the [Setup] tab causes the print data to
be converted to image data before it is sent to the print-
er. This produces a printout closest to that displayed
on the computer screen.
Note
This setting also causes large-volume print jobs to
take longer to print because of the required conver-
sion process.
Draft 2000/06/22