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White Vertical Streaks  

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You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a 
soft cloth.  

See “How to Clean the Printer” in Chapter 5.

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Make sure that there are no piece of paper inside the printer 
covering the scanner window. 

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The Toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new Toner 
cartridge.  

See "Replacing the Toner Cartridge" in Chapter 5.

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Page Skew

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Make sure the paper or other media is loaded into the paper 
cassette correctly and that the guides are not too tight or too 
loose against the paper stack. 

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Set the paper guides correctly.  Make sure that the tips of the 
paper guides fit into the slots correctly.  

See “Printing from the 

Paper Cassette” in Chapter 1.

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If you are using the Multi-purpose Tray, 

see "Printing from the 

Multi-purpose Tray" in Chapter 1.

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The Paper Cassette may be too full. 

See “Printing from the Paper 

Cassette” in Chapter 1

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Check the paper type and quality.  

See "What Kind of Paper Can 

I Use?" in Chapter 1.

Curl or Wave 

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Check the paper type and quality. High temperatures and 
humidity will cause paper to curl.  

See  “What Kind of Paper Can 

I Use?” in Chapter 1.

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If you don’t use the printer very often, the paper may have been 
in the paper cassette for too long.  Turn over the stack of paper in 
the paper cassette.  Also, try rotating the paper 180

°

 in the paper 

cassette. 

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Wrinkles or Creases 

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Make sure that paper is loaded properly. 

See “Printing from the 

Paper Cassette” in Chapter 1.

• 

Check the paper type and quality. 

See “What Kind of Paper Can I 

Use” in Chapter 1.

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Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 
180

°

 in the tray.