TroubleshootingDiagnosticsTroubleshooting
Dust Stripes
A ragged, white (occasionally dark) line running the length of the film in the transport direction is almost always dust on the thermal head — reprint before you reach for a cleaning kit.
Applies to
DryStar 5300 (Type 5365/100)
Personnel
1 technician · Basic — visual pattern match against the STI2 test image, reprint, and thermal-head cleaning per chapter 3.6 if the stripe persists; no disassembly required for this entry itself.
Steps
2 steps
Source
DD+DIS346.05E — Drystar 5300 Repair and Service, Troubleshooting, Chapter 3.3 / 18 (item 11.2.1), Edition 1 Rev.7
Full step-by-step for Dust Stripes
All 2 steps are documented in the FSELIB DryStar 5300 service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
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View all DryStar 5300 guidesSource: DD+DIS346.05E — Drystar 5300 Repair and Service, Troubleshooting, Chapter 3.3 / 18 (item 11.2.1), Edition 1 Rev.7. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.