Paper Curls

<Cause 1> Damp paper is used.

<Cause 2> Appropriate paper is not being used.

<Cause 3> Depending on the paper type or the operating environment, the paper may curl as either of the following.

Solution 1

Perform the following procedure in the printer driver. 1. Display the [Paper Source] sheet. 2. Set [Paper Type] to one of the following settings. Currently Selected Setting Setting to be Selected [Plain L] [Plain L2] [Plain]/[Plain H] [Plain L] [Heavy 1] [Plain H] [Heavy 2] [Heavy 1] [Heavy 3] [Heavy 2] [Envelope H] [Envelope] [Coated 2] [Coated 1] [Coated 3] [Coated 2] [Coated 4] [Coated 3] If you change the settings, the toner may not fix onto paper well, and the printing may come out faint.

Solution 2

Select [Curl Correction] under [Special Print Mode] set it to [On] and print again. "[Setup] Menu ([User Maintenance] Options)" If you change the settings, the toner may not fix onto paper well, and the printing may come out faint. If you specify this setting, printing speed drops.

<Cause 4> Depending on the paper type or the operating environment, the paper may curl as either of the following.

Solution

Perform the following procedure in the printer driver. 1. Display the [Paper Source] sheet. 2. Set [Paper Type] to one of the following settings. Currently Selected Setting Setting to be Selected [Plain L2] [Plain L] [Plain L] [Plain] [Plain]/[Plain H] [Heavy 1] [Heavy 1] [Heavy 2] [Heavy 2] [Heavy 3] [Envelope] [Envelope H] [Coated 1] [Coated 2] [Coated 2] [Coated 3] [Coated 3] [Coated 4] When the settings are changed, sometimes residual images appear on non-printed areas.