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Color misregistration - photoconductor

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Print quality 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. 3 Adjust the color alignment. For more information, see "Adjusting the color alignment" on page 3. Note: If you have not resolved the issue, then recalibrate again. If necessary, adjust the color alignment again. Adjusting the color alignment 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off. 2 From the printer control panel, press and hold and the right arrow button while turning the printer on. 3 Release both buttons when the clock appears. The printer performs its power-on sequence, and then Config Menu appears. 4 Press the down arrow button until Color Alignment appears, and then press . 5 Press again to print the alignment page. 6 Press the down arrow button until Set A appears, and then press . 7 From the printed sheet, find the straightest of the 20 lines beside the letter A. 8 Press the left arrow button or the right arrow button until that number is displayed, and then press . Submitting selection appears. 9 Repeat steps 6 through 8 to align sets A through L. 10 Press . 11 Press . 12 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.

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Color misregistration
Example
Cause
Solution
ABCDE
ABCDE
ABCDE
ABCDE
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.
3
Adjust the color alignment. For more
information, see “Adjusting the color
alignment” on page 3.
Note:
If you have not resolved the issue,
then recalibrate again. If necessary, adjust
the color alignment again.
Adjusting the color alignment
1
Make sure that the printer is turned off.
2
From the printer control panel, press and hold
and the right arrow button while turning the printer on.
3
Release both buttons when the clock appears.
The printer performs its power-on sequence, and then
Config Menu
appears.
4
Press the down arrow button until
Color Alignment
appears, and then press
.
5
Press
again to print the alignment page.
6
Press the down arrow button until
Set A
appears, and then press
.
7
From the printed sheet, find the straightest of the 20 lines beside the letter A.
8
Press the left arrow button or the right arrow button until that number is displayed, and then press
.
Submitting selection
appears.
9
Repeat steps 6 through 8 to align sets A through L.
10
Press
.
11
Press
.
12
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.
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