The Copy Result Is Not What Was Expected - Fuji Xerox Color 550 Administrator's Manual

7 Problem Solving

The Copy Result is Not What was Expected

If the copy result is not what was expected, identify the symptom in the following table
to perform the remedy.
The copy is dirty. The document glass or the
The copy is too
dark or light.
7
The color of the
document and of
the copy differ.
The copy is
slightly
misaligned.
192
Symptom
document cover is soiled.
The document is a
transparent type such as a
transparency film.
The document is colored,
rough, or a blueprint.
The document is glossy
printing paper.
The copy density is set to
[Darken] or [Lighten].
The document density is too
light.
The setting for [Original
Type] is inappropriate for
the document.
Is the color calibration
incorrect?
The document type selected
is not suitable.
The image quality selected
is unsuitable for the
document.
Paper is misaligned in the
tray.
Cause
Clean the document glass or the document
cover.
Refer to "Cleaning the Document Cover and
Document Glass" (P.77).
If the document is transparent, dirt on the
document cover may be copied. Place a
white sheet of paper on top of the
document when copying.
The paper's background color is copied.
Adjust the copy density or image quality, or
specify [Suppress Background].
Glossy printing paper easily sticks to the
document glass, and shadows are
sometimes copied, soiling the image.
Place a transparency film under the
document when copying.
Adjust the copy density.
Refer to "3 Copy" > "Image Quality" in the
User Guide.
Adjust the copy density.
Refer to "3 Copy" > "Image Quality" in the
User Guide.
Copy black text. If the printout is too light,
select [Text] for [Original Type].
Refer to "3 Copy" > "Image Quality" in the
User Guide.
Execute auto calibration.
Refer to "Executing Calibration" (P.79).
Set the suitable value for [Original Type].
Refer to "3 Copy" > "Image Quality" >
"Original Type (Selecting the Document
Type)" in the User Guide.
Copy black text. If the printout is too light,
select [Text] for [Original Type].
Refer to "3 Copy" > "Image Quality" in the
User Guide.
Align the paper edges, and adjust them to
the tray's top corners to reload the paper.
Refer to "Loading Paper" (P.27).
Remedy