HP 5100 HP LaserJet 5100 Series - User Guide - Page 101
Troubleshooting Steps, SMALL PAPER, SPEED=SLOW - service mode
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Light Print or Fade Toner Specks Dropouts Lines Gray Background Toner Smear Loose Toner Repeatin g Defects Misformed Characters Page Skew Curl or Wave Wrinkles or Creases Troubleshooting Steps (Follow the steps in the order they are listed.) 1. Print a few more pages to see if the problem will correct itself. 2. Clean the inside of the printer (page 72) or use the printer's cleaning page (page 74). 3. Make sure EconoMode is off in the software and in the control panel (page B-7). 4. Turn over the stack of paper in the tray. Also try rotating the paper 180°. 1 1 1 5. Check the paper (or other print 1 media) type and quality (pages A-2 through A-14). 6. Check the printer's environment (page A-18). 7. Make sure paper is loaded correctly and that the guides fit properly against the paper stack. (See the sections on loading paper, starting on page 28.) 8. Print to a different output bin (page 24). 9. Adjust the toner density setting (page B-7). 10. Change the fuser mode setting to High (page B-5) or choose rough paper type from the printer driver (page 57). 11. Change the fuser mode setting to Low (page B-5). 12. Redistribute the toner in the print cartridge (page 71). 13. Install a new HP print cartridge. (See instructions with the print cartridge.) 14. To alternate small and standard paper, from the Configuration Menu set SMALL PAPER SPEED=SLOW. 15. After trying all the steps suggested above, contact an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See the telephone support flyer included with the printer.) ENWW Chapter 4: Problem Solving 93