Lexmark 736dn Print Quality

Lexmark 736dn - C Color Laser Printer Manual

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  • Lexmark 736dn | Print Quality - Page 1
    fresh package into the paper tray. ABC) D)E ABCDE ABCDE You are using paper that does not meet the printer specifications. A toner cartridge, the transfer module, or the fuser is worn or defective. Make sure that the Paper Type and Paper Weight settings match the type of paper that you are using
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    . Replace the fuser if the defects occur every: • 47.4 mm (1.87 in.) • 94.8 mm (3.73 in.) • 113.0 mm (4.45 in.) Light colored line, white line, or incorrectly colored line Example ABCDE ABCDE Cause Toner cartridge is defective. Photoconductor is defective. Transfer module is defective. Solution
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    guide Page 3 of 8 Color misregistration Example ABCDE ABCDE Cause Solution Color has shifted outside of the appropriate area or has been superimposed over another color area. 1 Recalibrate the printer. • Perform Color Adjust from the Quality menu 2 Remove and reinstall the photoconductor
  • Lexmark 736dn | Print Quality - Page 4
    the toner cartridge. worn. Fuser is defective or worn. Replace the fuser. Photoconductor may be defective. Replace the defective photoconductor. Streaked vertical lines Example ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Cause Toner is smeared before fusing to the paper. Toner cartridge is defective. Transfer module is
  • Lexmark 736dn | Print Quality - Page 5
    • Make sure the paper you load in the trays is not damp. • Make sure the Paper Type and Paper Weight settings match the type of paper that you are using. Color Saver is On. Turn Color Saver off in the Quality menu. Toner is low. Replace the toner cartridge. Toner cartridge is worn or defective
  • Lexmark 736dn | Print Quality - Page 6
    Fuser is worn or defective. Toner is in the paper path. Printer may not have recalibrated recently. Application may specify off-white background. Solution Reinstall or replace the cartridge. Replace the transfer module. Replace the photoconductor. Replace the fuser. Call for service. Perform color
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    Size to match the paper size in the tray. • Specify the correct page size in Print Properties or the program. Blank pages Cause Packaging materials have not been removed from the toner cartridge. Toner is low. Toner cartridge is defective or empty. Printer requires servicing. Solution Remove the
  • Lexmark 736dn | Print Quality - Page 8
    quality guide Page 8 of 8 Paper curls badly Cause Solution Paper Type and Paper Weight settings are not appropriate for the Change the Paper Type and Paper Weight settings to match type of paper or specialty media that you are using. the paper or specialty media loaded in the printer. Paper
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Print quality guide
Many print quality problems can be solved by replacing a supply or maintenance item that is approaching the end of its
intended life. Check the printer control panel for a message about a printer supply.
Use the following table to find solutions to print quality problems:
Isolating print quality problems
To help isolate print quality problems, print the print quality test pages:
1
Make sure paper is loaded in Tray 1.
2
Turn the printer off.
3
From the printer control panel, press and hold
and the right arrow button while turning the printer on.
4
Release both buttons when the clock appears, and wait for
Config Menu
to appear.
5
Press the down arrow button until
Prt Quality Pgs
appears, and then press
.
The print quality test pages print.
6
Press the down arrow button until
Exit Config Menu
appears, and then press
.
Resetting the Printer
appears briefly, followed by a clock, and then
Ready
appears.
Print irregularities
Example
Cause
Solution
)
)
ABCDE
ABCDE
ABCDE
Paper has absorbed moisture due to high humidity.
Load paper from a fresh package into the paper tray.
You are using paper that does not meet the printer
specifications.
Make sure that the Paper Type and Paper Weight
settings match the type of paper that you are using.
Avoid textured paper with rough finishes.
A toner cartridge, the transfer module, or the fuser is worn
or defective.
Replace the print cartridge, the transfer module, or
the fuser.
Print quality guide
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