User guide
Table Of Contents
- Before Beginning
- Setting Up Printer (Printer Setup)
- Using Your Printer
- Print Media Guidelines
- Loading Print Media
- Operator Panel
- Printing
- Know Your Printer
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Basic Printer Problems
- Display Problems
- Printing Problems
- Print Quality Problems
- The output is too light
- Toner smears or print comes off/Stain on back side
- Random spots/Blurred images
- The entire output is blank
- Streaks appear on the output
- Pitched color dots
- Vertical blanks
- Mottle
- Ghosting
- Fog
- Bead-Carry-Out (BCO)
- Auger mark
- Wrinkled/Stained paper
- The top margins is incorrect
- Color registration is out of alignment
- Protrudent / Bumpy paper
- Noise
- Jam
- Other Problems
- Contacting Service
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- Index

Troubleshooting 149
Action Yes No
1 Adjust the transfer bias.
1
Launch the Tool Box, click
Chart Print
on the
Diagnosis
tab.
2
Click the
Ghost Configuration Chart
button.
The Ghost Configuration Chart is printed.
3
Launch the Tool Box, click
BTR Refresh
Mode
on the
Printer Maintenance
tab.
4
Check the check box next to
On
, and then
click
Apply New Settings
.
5
Click
Chart Print
on the
Diagnosis
tab.
6
Click the
Ghost Configuration Chart
button.
The Ghost Configuration Chart is printed.
Is the problem recovered?
The task is
complete.
Go to action 2.
2 The print media surface may be uneven. Try
changing the Paper Type setting in the printer
driver. For example, change the plain paper to
thick.
1
On the
Paper/Output
tab in
Printing
Preferences
of the printer driver, change the
Paper Type
setting.
Is the problem recovered?
The task is
complete.
Go to action 3.
3 Adjust the fuser temperature.
1
Launch the Tool Box, and click
Adjust Fuser
on the
Printer Maintenance
tab.
2
Adjust the fixing temperature by turning up
the value for your printing media.
3
Click
Apply New Settings
.
4
Click close box to exit Tool Box.
Is the problem recovered?
The task is
complete.
Go to action 4.
4 If you use non-recommended print media, use
the print media recommended for the printer.
Is the problem recovered?
The task is
complete.
Contact Dell.