Skips / Smears
Procedure
Enter Diagnostics and select Test Print. Scroll to Print Pattern and press Enter [4]. Inspect the
ladder chart test pattern. The pattern should be free from skips and smears (Figure 1). The
test prints are free from skips and smears.
Y
N
Go to IQ RAP 16 Skips/Smears.
Go to the Spots checkout
Figure 1 Skips / Smears.
Initial Issue
DocuPrint N2025/N2825
Spots
Procedure
From the menu mode, run a Config Sheet. Inspect the print for spots (Figure 1). Within a 208 x
95 mm square:
•
There should be no spots larger than or equal to 0.5 mm visible on the prints.
•
There should be no more than 1 spot measuring between 0.4 mm and 0.5 mm visible on
the print.
•
There should be no more than 16 spots measuring between 0.25 mm and 0.4 mm visible
on the print.
•
Any spot measuring less than 0.25 mm is acceptable.
The prints are free of spots or the spots that are visible fall within the acceptable range.
Y
N
Go to IQ RAP 3 Spots.
Go to Other Print Defects.
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Figure 1 Spots.
Image Quality Repair Analysis Procedures
Skips / Smears, Spots