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Dropouts, Vertical lines, Troubleshooting

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Dropouts Faded areas, generally rounded, occur randomly on the page. ● A single sheet of print media might be defective. Try reprinting the job. ● The moisture content of the paper is uneven or the paper has moist spots on its surface. Try different paper, such as high-quality paper intended for laser printers. See Printmedia specifications. ● The paper lot is flawed. The manufacturing processes can cause some areas to reject toner. Try a different brand of paper, such as high-quality paper intended for laser printers. See Print-media specifications. ● The imaging drum might be defective. See Repetitive defects on the front. ● If these steps do not correct the problem, contact HP Customer Care. See HP customer care or the support flyer that came in the printer box. ● If the problem is not resolved, see If the problem is not resolved. Vertical lines Vertical streaks or bands appear on the page. ● One or more print cartridges are low or defective. Print the Supplies Status page to check the remaining life. If you are using non-HP print cartridges, no messages appear on the printer control panel or in the HP Toolbox. ● Clean the printer by using a cleaning page. See Cleaning the printer. ● Use the tools on the Troubleshooting tab of the HP Toolbox to correct the problem. ● If the problem is not resolved, see If the problem is not resolved. 108 Chapter 7 Problem solving ENWW

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Dropouts
Faded areas, generally rounded, occur randomly on the page.
A single sheet of print media might be defective. Try reprinting the job.
The moisture content of the paper is uneven or the paper has moist spots on its surface.
Try different paper, such as high-quality paper intended for laser printers. See
Print-
media
specifications
.
The paper lot is flawed. The manufacturing processes can cause some areas to reject
toner. Try a different brand of paper, such as high-quality paper intended for laser
printers. See
Print-media
specifications
.
The imaging drum might be defective. See
Repetitive
defects
on
the
front
.
If these steps do not correct the problem, contact HP Customer Care. See
HP
customer
care
or the support flyer that came in the printer box.
If the problem is not resolved, see
If
the
problem
is
not
resolved
.
Vertical lines
Vertical streaks or bands appear on the page.
One or more print cartridges are low or defective. Print the Supplies Status page to
check the remaining life. If you are using non-HP print cartridges, no messages appear
on the printer control panel or in the HP Toolbox.
Clean the printer by using a cleaning page. See
Cleaning
the
printer
.
Use the tools on the
Troubleshooting
tab of the HP Toolbox to correct the problem.
If the problem is not resolved, see
If
the
problem
is
not
resolved
.
108
Chapter 7
Problem solving
ENWW