imagistics 1630 Operating Manual page 123

Difficulty
Print Printouts are too dark
or light.
Quality
Difficulties
Printed pages contain
white stripes.
White Stripes or
Faint lmages
Printed pages are
stained corona with
toner or have vertical
stripes.
Dark Stripes or
Toner Stains
Printed pages have
white spots in black
text and graphic areas. cause the problem. If you still see white spots
White Spots
Toner scatters and
stains the printed
page.
Scattering Toner
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N T E N A N C E
Suggestions
Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print
Density function. It has been factory set to the
middle position. (See Setting the Print
Density, on page 5-6.)
You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows
with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine
Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit,
on pages 17-20 and 17-21.) If you still see
white stripes or faint images and the display
shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the
drum unit with a new one. Check the machine's
environment. Conditions such as humidity, high
temperatures, etc. may cause this print defect to
occur.
Clean the machine's interior and the primary
wire of the toner cartridge. (See Routine
Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit,
on pages 17-20 and 17-21.) Make sure that the
tab of the corona wire is at the home position.
If after cleaning, you still see dark stripes or
toner stains and the display shows CHANGE
DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a
new one.
Make sure that you use paper that meets the
specifications. Rough surface or thick media can
and the display shows CHANGE DRUM
SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one.
Check the machine's environment; conditions
such as high humidity may cause this situation
to occur.
Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print
Density function. Remove the drum unit and
clean the machine's interior. (See Routine
Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and
Cleaning the Drum Unit, on pages 17-20 and
17-21.) Make sure that you use paper that
meets specifications. (See page 2-6.) If you
still have scattered toner and the display shows
CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum
unit with a new one. Check the machine's
environment; high temperature and high
humidity conditions may cause this condition to
occur.
17 - 11