Print-Quality Troubleshooting; Print-Quality Defect Definitions - Xerox Phaser 3010 Service Manual

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Print-Quality Troubleshooting

Print-Quality Defect Definitions

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The following table lists the print-quality defect corrective procedure, their
definition, and the page where each procedure is provided.
Defect Description
Light or Undertone The image density is too light in all colors.
Print
Blank Print The entire image area is blank.
Black Print The entire image area is black.
Toner Smears Toner smears appear on the page.
Random Spots Spots of toner are randomly scattered on
the page.
Streaks Streaks appear on the page.
Pitched Color Dots Evenly spaced dots appear vertically in a
line.
Vertical Blank Lines There are faded or completely non-printed
lines along the page.
Ghosting There are faint, ghostly images appearing
on the page.
Background There is toner contamination on all or most
Contamination of the page.
Jagged Characters Characters have jagged or uneven edges.
Horizontal Band, Horizontal density non-uniformity appears
Voids, or Streaks in halftone areas.
Auger Mark Diagonal density no uniformity appears in
halftone areas.
Damaged Media The paper is wrinkled, folded, or worn-out.
Image Not Centered The image is not centered on the page.
Skew The image is not parallel with both sides of
the paper.
Unfused Image The toner is not completely fused.
Incorrect The image is distorted.
Magnification
ADF Lines or Streaks Vertical lines or Streaks appear on copies.
Spots from ADF Spots appear on copies.
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