Symptom

Possible cause

Necessary actions

A dark line in one CMY color appears. The line is parallel to the paper feed direction.

Defective PCDU

Replace the PCDU.

A dark line in any color (not C, M, or Y) appears. The line is parallel to the paper feed direction.

Dust in the laser beam path

Clean the laser beam path.

Defective image transfer belt unit

Replace the image transfer belt unit.

Defective fusing unit

Replace the fusing unit.