Banding, blurring, fuzziness, faded or light print defects check

Print Quality Issue: Vertical and horizontal white lines, non-uniform prints, uniformity, blurry, fuzzy, light, faded, grainy, multi-colored print, or washed-out halftones on the print.

Issue description

Vertical and horizontal white lines, blurry, fuzzy, faded, or light print defects within a large uniform halftone region of print or copies.

Sample images with banding (vertical and horizontal white lines), blurring, fuzziness, and light or faded prints:

Possible cause:

Imaging unit life of 50,000 pages or later.

Large jobs or heavy-duty cycles (printing more than 1000 pages/day).

Large amounts of slower-speed printing (quiet mode or 1200 dpi).

Large amounts of printing in Hot temperatures (> 78°F) or Humid environments (Relative Humidity > 70%).

Typically observed in large halftone regions.

Solution

Perform Color Adjust
.

Navigate to

Settings

Quality

Advanced Imaging

Color Adjust

Set the resolution to 4800 CQ
.

Navigate to

Settings

Quality

Print Resolution

Check and adjust the Toner Darkness
setting.

Navigate to

Settings

Quality

Toner Darkness

Check the current setting: If the value is less than 4, increase it to 4. A setting below 4 will result in light or faded prints.

The default toner darkness setting is 4, which provides balanced print quality.

Verify if the Color Saver
setting is turned off.

Navigate to

Settings

Quality

Color Saver

Check the setting: If Color Saver
is ON, switch it OFF.

Disabling Color Saver ensures richer and more accurate color output.

Make sure that the printer is not in Quiet Mode
.

Navigate to Settings
> Device
> Maintenance
> Config Menu
> Device Operations
> Quiet Mode
.

Perform a test print and check if the print quality issue remains.

If the issue persists, then contact customer support.