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Random unprinted specks, pinholes, and ringed spots scattered in the print (skips / hickies)
Posted by the SuperPrinters team · 7/26/2026
Small unprinted dots or 'skips' appear randomly, giving solids and tones a speckled look. Some spots show a doughnut/ring of ink around a bare center where a contaminant particle sat. Most often caused by foreign particles — dust, paper fibers/lint, or dried ink gel — landing on the cylinder or web and blocking transfer, among other possible causes — a full step-by-step diagnostic and fix follows below.
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