Printed Image Trouble - Kyocera TASKalfa 356ci Operation Manual

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Printed Image Trouble

When the following printed image trouble occurs, implement appropriate procedures.
Symptom
Printouts are totally too light.
Printouts are too dark even
though the background of
the scanned original is white.
Copies have a moire pattern
(dots grouped together in
patterns and not aligned
uniformly).
Texts are not clearly printed.
Black or color dots appear on
the white background when
white original is scanned.
Checkpoints
Is the paper damp?
Have you changed the density?
Is the toner distributed evenly within the
toner container?
Is EcoPrint mode enabled?
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Have you changed the density?
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Is the original a printed photograph?
Did you choose appropriate image
quality for the original?
Is the original holder or the glass platen
dirty?
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Corrective Actions
Replace the paper with new paper.
Select appropriate density level.
Shake the toner container from side to
side several times.
Disable [EcoPrint] mode.
Run [Developer Refresh].
Run [Laser Scanner Cleaning].
Make sure the paper type setting is
correct for the paper being used.
Select appropriate density level.
Run [Calibration].
Set the original image to
[Printer Output] or [Book/Magazine] in
[Photo].
Select appropriate image quality.
Clean the original holder or the glass
platen.
Run [Developer Refresh].
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