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CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING
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3.3.9 The copy has a black line (vertical, fine)
Scanner (dirt)
1) Does the problem occur only in copy images?
YES: The cause is between the scanner and the CCD. Perform the fol-
lowing:
1. Check the standard white plate and mirrors for dirt.
2. Execute the following in service mode:
COPIER>FUNCTION>CCD>CCD-ADJ.
Fixing system
2) Using the door switch actuator, make copies with the front cove
open. Turn off the power switch while paper is in the feeding assem-
bly, and check the image. Is the image normal?
YES: The cause is after the fixing assembly. Check the following:
1. Fixing assembly upper roller for scratches and black line
2. Web for dirt
3. Thermistor, separation claw for dirt, reciprocating movement
Primary charging assembly (dirt)
3) Clean the primary charging assembly. Is the problem corrected?
YES: End.
Photosensitive drum cleaner
4) Is there paper or foreign matter trapped on the cleaning blade of
the cleaner assembly?
YES: Remove the foreign matter, and clean the cleaning blade and the
cleaner externals.
5) Is there a scratch on the edge of the cleaning blade? (Put your fin-
ger on the edge of the cleaning blade, and feel for a scratch.)
YES: Use the edge that has not been used (If both edges have a scratch,
replace the cleaning blade).
Photosensitive drum, Developing assembly
6) Is there a scratch or a black line in the peripheral direction of the
surface of the photosensitive drum?
YES: Replace the photosensitive drum. If a scratch is found, be sure to
find out its cause.
NO: Check the development system.
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