Ricoh Aficio SP C400DN Hardware Manual page 172

Troubleshooting
The whole printout is blurred.
White streaks or color streaks
appear.
White or color rivers appear.
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The backs of printed sheets are
blemished.
If rubbed with your finger, it
smears out.
When printing on OHP trans-
parencies, a color is missing or
black or white dots are obvious.
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Status
• Paper is damp. Use paper that has been stored properly.
• If you select [Toner saving] on the [Print Quality] tab in the
• Toner is almost depleted. When the "Out of toner/Re-
• When the message "Replace PCU:Black." or "Replace
• Condensation may have collected. If rapid change in tem-
• Toner is almost depleted. When the "Out of toner./Re-
• When the message "Replace PCU:Black." or "Replace
When the message "Replace PCU:Black." or "Replace
PCU:Color." appears, replace the photo conductor unit.
See p.111 "Replacing the Photo Conductor Unit".
• When removing a jammed sheet, the inside of the printer
• If document size is larger than paper size, e.g. A4 docu-
The setting of the paper may not be correct. For example, al-
though thick paper is used, the setting for thick paper may
not be set.
• Check the paper settings of this printer.
• Check the paper settings of the printer driver.
The fusing unit is deteriorated or damaged. Replace the unit.
See p.132 "Replacing the Fusing Unit".
The registration roller is dirty. Clean the registration roller.
See p.143 "Cleaning the Registration Roller".
Possible Causes, Descriptions, and Solutions
See p.77 "Paper and Other Media".
printer properties dialog box, printing is generally less
dense.
See the printer driver Help.
place Toner Cartridge./(color). " or "Toner is almost
empty (color)" message appears on the display panel, or
the toner indicator on the initial screen seems empty, re-
place the toner cartridge of the displayed color.
See p.107 "Replacing the Toner Cartridge".
PCU:Color." appears, replace the photo conductor unit.
See p.111 "Replacing the Photo Conductor Unit".
perature or humidity occurs, use this printer only after it
has acclimatized.
place Toner Cartridge./(color)." or "Toner is almost emp-
ty (color)" message appears on the display panel, or the
toner indicator on the initial screen seems empty, replace
the toner cartridge of the displayed color.
See p.107 "Replacing the Toner Cartridge".
PCU:Color." appears, replace the photo conductor unit.
See p.111 "Replacing the Photo Conductor Unit".
may have become dirtied. Print several sheets until they
come out clean.
ment on B5 paper, the back of the next printed sheet may
be dirtied.
See p.82 "Types of Paper and Other Media".
See the printer driver Help.