HP 5100 Service Manual - Page 211

Note Image defects The quality of the printer's output is subject to user judgment. This section of the manual helps you define print quality defects and understand the factors that affect print quality. The print samples in the following figures illustrate some print-quality defects. All images are depicted on letter- or A4-sized paper that has been fed in the normal landscape (non "R") orientation. Keep copies of print-quality defects that you encounter in the field and explanations of their causes to use for future reference. The image defects listed here are covered in the following tables.
Black lines (in paper path direction) (table 34 on page 210)
Black lines (opposite paper path direction) (table 35 on page 210)
Black page (table 36 on page 211)
Blank page (table 37 on page 212)
Character voids and dropouts (table 38 on page 213)
Creases (table 39 on page 214)
Curl (table 40 on page 214)
Dark print (table 41 on page 215)
Dirt on back of page (table 42 on page 215)
Distorted image (table 43 on page 216)
Dots (in the paper-path direction) (table 44 on page 216)
Faded or light print (table 45 on page 217)
Gray background (table 46 on page 218)
Loose toner or toner smear (table 47 on page 219)
Repetitive defects (table 48 on page 220)
Skew (table 49 on page 220)
Smudged lines (either direction) (table 50 on page 221)
Toner specks (see also "Dots" on page 216) (table 51 on page 221)
White lines (in the paper-path direction) (table 52 on page 221)
White lines (opposite to the paper-path direction) (table 53 on page 222) If you find a defect that is not depicted, record the cause and save a copy of the defect for future reference. Q1860-90918 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 209