CHAPTER 4 IMAGE TROUBLESHOOTING
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18. Blurred image
19. Broad dark lines in cross feed direction
Action
1.Re-tension the cable.
2.Replace the drive
cable if it is twisted or
frayed.
Clean the scanner rails
with alcohol; then, apply
a small quantity of low-
viscosity lubricating oil.
Replace the gear.
1.Check the drum drive
gear.
2.Check the ends of the
drum (where the
spacer rollers contact
it) for scratches or pro-
jections.
Check the developing as-
sembly.
Check the drum drive
unit.
Result
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Check
Does the cable overlap as it winds around
the drive capstan while the scanner is
moving? Is the tension of the cable alter-
nately too slack and too tight?
Does the scanner move smoothly when it
is pushed gently by hand?
Is the gear of the scanner drive system
missing?
Does the blurring occur at intervals of
approx. 95mm?
Does the blurring occur at intervals of
approx. 63mm?
Procedure
1
2
3
4
5
Cause/Problem
area
Scanner drive
cable
Scanner
system rail
Scanner drive
system
Photosensitive
drum
Developing
gear
Drum drive
system
Action
Check from step 4.
Check the scanning lamp
and lamp regulator.
Check the toner coating
on the developing cylin-
der of the developing as-
sembly in which the
trouble occurs.
Check the scanner.
Check the paper feeder.
Result
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Check
Are the dark lines always in the same posi-
tion when DIRECT copies are made?
Does the scanning lamp flicker when the
scanner is moving forward?
Is there any difference in the broad dark
lines on a black copy compared with on a
color copy?
Does the position of the dark lines change
on a REDUCTION copy as compared with
a DIRECT copy?
Procedure
1
2
3
4
Cause/Problem
area
Scanning
lamp regulator
Black devel-
oping unit and
CT unit
Scanner
blurring
Paper feeder
blurring