Solving Problems With Printing Quality - Minolta Magicolor 2200 User Manual

Solving Problems with Printing Quality

Symptom Cause
Nothing is The toner cartridge is
printed. damaged.
The driver is not set cor-
rectly.
The OPC drum cartridge is
damaged.
The transfer roller unit is
misinstalled.
The media is moist from
humidity.
The media set in the driver
mismatches the media
loaded in the printer.
Image is too Image darkness sensor is
light; there is dirty.
low image
density.
The media is moist from
humidity.
ABCDE
There is not much toner left
ABCDE
in the cartridge.
ABCDE
ABCDE
One or more toner cartridges
are defective.
Media type may be set incor-
rectly.
The transfer unit may be
misinstalled or defective.
Image darkness (Auto-Image
Density Control [AIDC]) sen-
sor is dirty.
Solving Problems with Printing Quality
Solution
Remove the toner cartridge and check for damage.
If necessary, replace it.
Select the proper setting in the driver to switch from trans-
parency (OHP) film to plain paper.
Remove the OPC drum cartridge and check for damage.
If necessary, replace the entire drum kit.
Reset the transfer roller unit.
Adjust the humidity for paper storage. Remove the moist
media and replace it with dry media.
Load the correct media in the printer.
Open the front cover. Lift up the transfer belt release lever
to the 12 o'clock position. Next, return the lever to the
3 o'clock position. Repeat this operation several times.
(This cleans the surface of the image darkness sensor.)
Remove the moist media and replace with dry media.
Remove the toner cartridge and gently rock it horizontally
five or six times to redistribute the toner.
Replace the toner cartridge.
Remove the toner cartridges and check for damage.
If necessary, replace it.
Envelopes, glossy stock, labels, transfer media, and thick
stock have to be set in the thick stock mode.
Reinstall the image transfer unit. If necessary,
replace it.
Open the front cover. Lift up the transfer belt release lever
to the 12 o'clock position. Next, return the lever to the
3 o'clock position. Repeat this operation several times.
(This cleans the surface of the image darkness sensor.)
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