User's Manual

Caution: The Xerox Warranty, Service Agreement, or Xerox Total Satisfaction Guarantee does
not cover damage caused by using unsupported paper or specialty media. The Xerox Total
Satisfaction Guarantee is available in the United States and Canada. Coverage could vary
outside these areas. Contact your local Xerox representative for details.
Note:
• To ensure consistent print quality, the toner/print/drum cartridges for many devices are
designed to cease functioning at a predetermined point.
• Grayscale images printed with the composite black setting increment the color pages
counter, because color consumables are used. Composite black is the default setting on
most printers.
CCoonnttrroolllliinngg PPrriinntt QQuuaalliittyy
Various factors can affect the quality of the output of your printer. For consistent and optimum print
quality, use paper designed for your printer, and correctly set the Print-Quality Mode and Color
Adjustments. Follow the guidelines in this section to maintain optimum print quality from your
printer.
Temperature and humidity affect the quality of the printed output. The range for optimal print
quality is 15–28ºC (59–82ºF) and 20–70% relative humidity. However, print quality can be affected
when operating near the limits for both temperature and humidity.
PPaappeerr aanndd MMeeddiiaa
Your printer is designed to use various paper and other media types. Follow the guidelines in this
section for the best print quality and to avoid jams:
SSoollvviinngg PPrriinntt--QQuuaalliittyy PPrroobblleemmss
When the print quality is poor, select the closest symptom from the following table and refer to the
corresponding solution to correct the problem. You can also print a Demo Page to more precisely
determine the print-quality problem. For details, refer to Information Pages.
If the print quality does not improve after performing the appropriate action, contact your Xerox
representative.
Note:
• To enhance print quality, toner cartridges for many models of equipment have been
designed to cease functioning at a predetermined point.
• Grayscale images printed with the composite black setting increment the color-pages
counter, because color consumables are used. Composite black is the default setting on
most printers.
Xerox
®
Phaser
®
6510 Printer
User Guide
143
Troubleshooting