The Non-Printed Side Of The Page Is Dirty; Print Quality Decreased - Epson AcuLaser M8000 Series User Manual

Cause
The imaging cartridge may be near the end of its service
life.
There may be a problem with imaging cartridge.
The Density setting may be too dark.

The non-printed side of the page is dirty

Cause
Toner may have spilled onto the paper feed path.

Print quality decreased

Cause
The printer cannot print in the required quality level
because of insufficient memory, and the printer lowers
the quality automatically so that the printer can continue
printing.
EPSON AcuLaser M8000 Series
What to do
If the message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor
indicates that the imaging cartridge is near the end of its service
life, replace the imaging cartridge. See "Replacing Consumable
Products" on page 147.
For Windows users, you can also check the remaining service life
of the imaging cartridge by looking at the Basic Settings tab in
the printer driver.
Replace the imaging cartridge. See "Replacing Consumable
Products" on page 147.
In the printer driver, click Extended Setting on the Optional
Settings tab, and then lighten the Density setting.
What to do
Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with
only one character per page.
What to do
Check to see if the printout is acceptable. If not, add more memory
for a permanent solution or lower print quality temporarily in the
printer driver.
If RAM Disk is set to Maximum or Normal on the control panel, you
can increase the available memory space by changing this setting
to Off.
User's Guide
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