Distorted copies on 306ci

[Copier Mechanic]

I need helps guys. I am working on a 306ci and it is making distorted copies via ADF and glass intermittent. Internal prints are ok. Slit glass and scan optics are cleaned. Could be it be a HDD going out?

[copiertec]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

Have you looked at the adf hinges? Is one of them broke? Have you run prints from a PC to it? If your issue is just when you are scanning from the glass and adf intermitted HDD should have nothing to do with your issue, HDD does not affect CQ. But, it does look like your developing unit is acting up.

[copiertec]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

Have you looked at the adf hinges? Is one of them broke? Have you run prints from a PC to it? If your issue is just when you are scanning from the glass and adf intermitted HDD should have nothing to do with your issue, HDD does not affect CQ. But, it does look like your developing unit is acting up.

[Copier Mechanic]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

Have you looked at the adf hinges? Is one of them broke? Have you run prints from a PC to it? If your issue is just when you are scanning from the glass and adf intermitted HDD should have nothing to do with your issue, HDD does not affect CQ. But, it does look like your developing unit is acting up.

ADF hinges doesn't seem to be broken. If it was broken, it would jam when feeding documents thru ADF as I have seen them before. I just don't understand why this only happens when scanning on ADF/glass. We ran multiple Internal prints and not a single distorted prints appeared. And no I have not tried printing something from the PC yet. I will try on Monday.

[JR2ALTA]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

How do you like living in Bakersfield? I've been looking into it.

Sure looks like K developer, possibly t-belt is torn or stretched. Is that pattern always black?

[Copier Mechanic]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

How do you like living in Bakersfield? I've been looking into it.

Sure looks like K developer, possibly t-belt is torn or stretched. Is that pattern always black?

Living in Bakersfield has been a little challenge for me during the last 3 years since we arrived from Long Beach, Ca. There isn't much to do around here and the weather in the summer is scorching hot. We live in the newer side of Bakersfield (North West) and it is pretty clean and safe. Stay away from the East side thought because the people over there in the eastside are shady as hell and lots of crime.

The distorted image is only happening with black consistently. I checked the drum and DV and it seems ok. Internal prints are fine just the ADF is causing this issues. That is why I suspected maybe a HDD or even the scanner board is acting out??

[JR2ALTA]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

Living in Bakersfield has been a little challenge for me during the last 3 years since we arrived from Long Beach, Ca. There isn't much to do around here and the weather in the summer is scorching hot. We live in the newer side of Bakersfield (North West) and it is pretty clean and safe. Stay away from the East side thought because the people over there in the eastside are shady as hell and lots of crime.

The distorted image is only happening with black consistently. I checked the drum and DV and it seems ok. Internal prints are fine just the ADF is causing this issues. That is why I suspected maybe a HDD or even the scanner board is acting out??

Are they distorted or just have extra crap on them? The picture sample is a little small. Optic issue would still have white edge border. Having the black smudges go the edge suggest drum or developer....the cross hatch pattern are exclusively developer.

I don't know what an HDD would do. It's very rare but I am guessing you'd have pixelations or missing print.

I'm pretty stumped. Thanks for the city info.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

I always wonder why some techs use the status page to show the problem? Most of the time, its best to print out the internal test charts - U089.


Anyway, that looks like a K DV unit to me.

[Copier Mechanic]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

I always why some techs use the status page to show the problem? Most of the time, its best to print out the internal test charts - U089.


Anyway, that looks like a K DV unit to me.

You right, I should have printed out a U89 test chart. I am still relatively new to kyocera. So if it's the black Dev, why would it only happen when making copies and not internal prints? This is what is confusing me. Shouldn't I get bad image both on print and copies??

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

You right, I should have printed out a U89 test chart. I am still relatively new to kyocera. So if it's the black Dev, why would it only happen when making copies and not internal prints? This is what is confusing me. Shouldn't I get bad image both on print and copies??

That's a good question and one that I can't answer. It may not be the DV unit. I would like to see the internal test charts to see if it's happening on other colors.

[Copier Mechanic]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

That's a good question and one that I can't answer. It may not be the DV unit. I would like to see the internal test charts to see if it's happening on other colors.

I will go back this week and print out a U089 ans upload it here. Thanks!!

[tsbservice]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

There is no way failure of image formation unit like developing unit, drum unit etc to be shown only on copy but not in print or vice versa. Period. We need a better samples though. Btw sooner you will this forum invaluable part of your development on copiers.

[Copier Mechanic]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

There is no way failure of image formation unit like developing unit, drum unit etc to be shown only on copy but not in print or vice versa. Period. We need a better samples though. Btw sooner you will this forum invaluable part of your development on copiers.

What do you mean that soon I will find this forum invaluable as part of my development on copiers??.

[Copier Mechanic]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

Have you looked at the adf hinges? Is one of them broke? Have you run prints from a PC to it? If your issue is just when you are scanning from the glass and adf intermitted HDD should have nothing to do with your issue, HDD does not affect CQ. But, it does look like your developing unit is acting up.

Here are the U89 samples. It needs a black developer.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: Distorted copies on 306ci

What do you mean that soon I will find this forum invaluable as part of my development on copiers??.

He means that there's a lot of good techs on here that have seen just about everything. I can vouch for this. This place continues to be invaluable to me.