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Image-defect examples
Use the examples in this image-defect table to determine which print-quality problem you are
experiencing, and then see the corresponding reference pages to troubleshoot the problem. These
examples identify the most common print-quality problems.
NOTE The examples below depict letter-size paper that has passed through the device short-
edge first.
See Light print (partial
page) on page 179
See Light print (entire
page) on page 180
See Specks
on page 180
See Specks
on page 180
See Dropouts
on page 181
See Dropouts
on page 181
See Dropouts
on page 181
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
C
a
a
a
a
a
c
c
c
c
c
b
b
b
b
b
See Lines
on page 181
See Gray background
on page 182
See Toner smear
on page 182
See Loose toner
on page 183
See Repeating
defects on page 183
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See Repeating image
on page 184
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See Misformed
characters
on page 184
See Page skew
on page 185
178 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ENWW