Stain Appears in the Right and the Left Edges

Problem

The stain may occur in the left and the right edges of the printed paper.

Cause

Contact with outside of the image area of the drum (the red circled area illustrated below) because of paper skew.

[A]: Paper feed direction
[B]: Image area of the drum

Solution

When there are gaps between the paper and the side or the end fences of the paper tray, adjust the side or the end fences of the paper tray to remove the gaps.

If the problem still exists, set [Interval Setting] of SP. Refer to "Recycled or Thin Paper Is Severely Curled after Printing".