Ink Smear 3 (roller mark smudges made by serrated roller and paper feed roller)
Assumed cause
- Ink deposited on the serrated roller is transferred to the paper
- Ink deposited on the feed roller is transferred to the paper


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Defect-related parts
- EJ Unit
- Unit containing feed rollers and serrated rollers
- Paper guides
- Stacker Unit
- EJ Roller, Duplex Roller
Troubleshooting
| Step | Confirmation and action | YES | NO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Execute “Blank Paper Feed: 10 Sheet Simplex” and “Blank Paper Feed: 10 Sheet Duplex”.
(Clean the rollers or ribs dirt with blank paper. Expect a cleaning effect by passing blank paper) |
End of work | Go to step 2 |
| 2 | Clean the paper feed path in the EJ Unit
|
End of work | Go to step 3 |
| 3 | EJ unit replacement
|
End of work | Clean and replace parts sequentially from the upstream side of the paper path |
important / 重要 |
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