Doubling

High severity

Symptoms

Doubled dot or faint shadow image; plugged screen with no cause

Probable causes

  • Loose or badly tensioned blanket
  • cylinder play
  • sheet bouncing in the grippers

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The Print Guy · 2026-10-05

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