5-22 Phaser 6250 Color Laser Printer Service Manual
Residual Image, Ghosting or Hot Offset
There are faint, ghostly images appearing
on the page. The images may be either from
a previous page or from the page currently
printed. The printer displays no error code.
Hot Offset: A light image of the print is
repeated and offset 82 mm. See "Repeating
Defects" on page 5-3
.
Note
This type of artifact can be related to
the percent coverage called out in the
file being printed. Verify that Color
Correction is not set to “None” mode.
Troubleshooting Procedure
Step Check Yes No
1
Was the customer printing numerous
copies of the same image?
Avoid long runs of
the same image.
Go to Step 2.
2
Set the paper to the next heaviest
type. Does this resolve the problem?
Complete Go to Step 3.
3
Does the ghosting appear in only
one or 2 colors?
Replace the
Imaging Unit,
PL 9.1.3.
Go to Step 4.
4
Does the image quality improve after
the Fuser has been replaced?
Complete Go to Step 5.
5
Does the imaging quality improve if
the Transfer Roller is replaced?
Complete Go to Step 6.
6
Does the image quality improve if the
LVPS is replaced? (The fuser control
circuit is located on the LVPS)
Complete Go to Step 7.
7
Print a Printer Status Page, do the
temperature and humidity values
reported seem to agree with the
actual conditions?
Replace the Engine
Control Board,
page 8-107.
Replace the
Temperature/Humidity
Sensor, page 8-24.
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