Troubleshooting > Troubleshooting
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.
Checkpoints
Is the paper damp?
Have you changed the density?
Is EcoPrint mode enabled?
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Have you changed the density?
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Is the original a printed photograph? Set the original image to
Did you choose appropriate image
quality for the original?
Corrective Actions
Replace the paper with new paper.
Select appropriate density level.
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].
[Printer Output] or [Book/
Magazine] in [Photo].
Select appropriate image quality.
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Reference
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