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Media Handling Problems
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Media Check Corrective Actions
3. Check the grain direction of Cut Sheet
media:
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a. Try feeding the Cut Sheet media with the
a. Media with the grain direction grain direction perpendicular to the feed
perpendicular to the 'feed direction
direction.
will have fewer wrinkles and jams than
media fed with the grain parallel to
the feed direction.
b. To test for grain direction, tear a
b. Roll cut media can only be made with the
corner from a sheet of media, moisten grain in the process direction
one side, and the media will curl. Place
your finger in the curl, place the piece
in the sheet, and your finger will point
in the direction of the grain.
Copier Check
4.
Ensure that the fuser temperature i s set to 4 Clean the thermistor, and ensure that the
specification. (Fuser temperature that is
thermistor is in contact with the fuser roll;
too high will cause the media t o shrink or
perform Fuser Temperature Adjustm
wrinkle.) (ADJ 10.1).
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5. An incorrect electrostatic value can cause 5 Perform Electrostatic Series (ADJ 9.2 ).
jams or deletions.
6. Check, clean or replace the following
components:
b. Bottom of Xerographic Module (plate b. Clean the module with (US and LA
located above Transferldetack film remover) (RX General Purp se
Corotron). cleaner). Dirt in this area causes di y
copies, smudges, and jams.
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a. ~ransferldetack Corotron (REP 9.9). a. Check for contamination or dirt; clean
replace components i f necessary.
c. Oil dispense wick is clogged.
or
c. Check the Oil Pads (REP 10.9); rep1 ce
the Wick (REP 10.1 1).
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