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Screw Mark

Started by on 07 Feb 2020 – Last touched: 03 Dec 2021

07 Feb 2020 02:17 pm    

  1. Increase developer conveyance speed at low speed
    [Service mode]→[System Setting]→[Software DIPSW Setting]
    Change the DipSW 104-4 from 0 (Normal) to 1 (Increase speed).
  • Change DipSW 104-7 (Defalt). It is to prevent excessive toner supply and ejection.
  • 104-0 to 1
    104-1 to 1
  • 103-7 to 1

Below is for 1060/1070 models

Change DIPSWs

44-5 from 0 to 1
44-5 from 0 to 1
46-4 from 0 to 1
59-7 from 0 to 1

2.1.3. Countermeasure against screw mark 1

Purpose: To prevent excessive toner supply to the developing unit under either of following conditions:

  • Toner concentration decrease occurs under high temperature and high humidity environment.
  • At continuous low coverage printing.

Details of change: Change of toner supply control. To prevent drastic change at a time, toner supply
frequency is increased and amount of supply toner is reduced.

DIPSW 62-5 = 0 Disabled (Factory setting, conventional control)

                1 Enabled

To correct the symptom, KMI recommends to apply the countermeasures mentioned in the "1.2.11 Developing screw mark" of C1070 troubleshooting guide V 2.0 and this ROM together.

2.1.4. Countermeasure against screw mark2 (Recommended for the customer who prints constantly high coverage job over 60%)

Purpose: To prevent decrease of the toner inside the toner hopper during high coverage image printing.
Details of change: Change of toner bottle empty detection control. Machine immediately stops when the near
empty is detected.

DIPSW 63-6 = 0 Disabled (Factory setting, conventional control)

                1 Enabled


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