HP (Hewlett-Packard) 2500 Series Printer User Manual


 
ENWW Chapter 4 Problem solving and maintenance 81
Solving issues with all printed documents
The examples below depict letter-size paper that has passed through the printer short-edge first.
These examples illustrate problems that would affect all pages you print, whether you print in
color or in black only. The topics that follow list the typical cause and solution for each of these
examples.
Light print or fade
Toner specks
Dropouts Vertical lines
Gray background
Toner smear
Loose toner
Repetitive defects on
the front
Repetitive defects on
the back
Misformed characters
Curl or wave
Page skew
Wrinkles or creases
Toner scatter outline
Random image
repetition (light)
Random image
repetition (dark)