Examples of poor print quality
Hollow print
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
A B C D
a b c d e
0 1 2 3 4
White lines across the page
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
A B C D
a b c d e
0 1 2 3 4
Lines across the page
White lines, bands or ribbing across the page
All black
Recommendation
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Select Thick Paper mode in the printer driver or use
thinner paper than you are currently using.
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Select the appropriate media type in the menu setting.
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Check the machine's environment. Conditions such as
high humidity can cause hollow print.
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The imaging unit may be damaged.
Replace the imaging unit with a new imaging unit.
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Clean the corona wire inside the imaging unit.
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The imaging unit may be damaged.
Replace the imaging unit with a new imaging unit.
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Select the appropriate media type in the printer driver.
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Select the appropriate media type in the menu setting.
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The problem may disappear by itself. Print multiple
blank pages to clear this problem, especially if the
machine has not been used for a long time.
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Clean the imaging unit.
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The imaging unit may be damaged.
Replace the imaging unit with a new imaging unit.
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Clean the imaging unit.
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The imaging unit may be damaged.
Replace the imaging unit with a new imaging unit.
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Check the machine's environment. Conditions such as
high humidity and high temperatures may cause this
print quality problem.
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Clean the imaging unit.
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If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages,
replace the imaging unit with a new imaging unit.
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