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C. Handling Suggestions
1) Before installing a new cartridge in the
printer (or if blank spots appear on
prints during use, because of uneven toner
distribution) hold the carbidge horimntally
and slowly rock it 45" each way about the
drum axis. five or six times. as shown in
This will distribute the
Figure 4-6.
toner evenly. Then install the cartridge
in the printer. Using any other method
may result in toner leaking from the
developing unit or &zaning unit.
Figure 4-5
After installing a new cartridge. print
three to five test patterns to check for
toner leakage.
2) Before moving the printer, take the
cartridge
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aluminum bag or pack it with thick
cloth to prevent exposure to light.
3) Keep rartridges away from computer
workstation, disk drives, and floppy
disks. The magnet in the cartridge can
corrupt the video data in the memory of
the workstation, or the data on disks.
and put
it into an
Figure 4-6
4) Since the photosensitive drum is
sensitive to light, never expose it to
direct sunlight or strong light (1500 lux
or more). If you do, blank spots or
black streaks may appear on prints.
If this does happen, stop the printer for
a while; this will usually solve the
problem. If the cartridge is exposed lo
strong light for a long time, blank spots
or black streaks may still appear on
prints even after stopping the printer.
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Do not open the protective shield in the
bottom of the cartridge and touch the
surface of the photosensitive drum. If
the drum surface is dirty, clean it with
flannel or some other soft cloth liberally
sprinkled with toner, Do not use dry
cloth, lint-free paper, or solvents.
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