5. Image Quality Problem: Lines/Streaks
4.
Print the image. Has the problem been resolved?
Yes
No
5.
Print a full-page, half-tone A3 sheet for each of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and
then measure by a ruler, etc., the intervals between the spots affected by density
fluctuation.
6.
Refer to the following table and perform the applicable solution according to the intervals
between the areas affected by density fluctuation.
Interval
40 mm (1.6
inches)
50 mm (2.0
inches)/26 mm
(1.0 inches)
189 mm (7.5
inches)
• After performing the solution, it is recommended to perform the color calibration of the external
printer controller.
Banding: 189 mm (7.5 inches) Intervals
Density fluctuation occurs at intervals of 189 mm (7.5 inches).
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Affected unit
Charge roller's pitch circle
Development roller's pitch
circle
Photoconductor's pitch circle
Solution
1. Clean the charge roller.
2. In the [Machine: Maintenance]
group on the [Operator Adjust.]
menu, execute 0501: [Execute
Process Adjustment].
3. In Adjustment Settings for Operators,
select 0201: [Execute Image Quality
Adjustment], execute 02: [Density
Difference: With Feed] and then
check the printed image.
In Adjustment Settings for Operators,
select 0201: [Execute Image Quality
Adjustment], execute 02: [Density
Difference: With Feed] and then check the
printed image.
See page 144 "Banding: 189 mm (7.5
inches) Intervals".