6.6.2 Other Problems
Symptom | Possible Cause | Action |
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Cannot print in color | Is the printer driver set to Black/White | Change the printer driver settings in |
| printing? | the “Paper/Output” or “Graphics” tab |
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| (Windows), or the “General” dialog |
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| box (Macintosh). |
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| See “Help” |
Paper does not feed from | Are the application settings overriding | Set the paper tray in the application |
the specified tray | the printer driver settings? | to the same paper tray set in the |
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| printer driver. |
Printing is slow | Is the printer driver color mode set to | Change the printer driver settings in |
| color printing even when you are | the “Paper/Output” or “Graphics” tab |
| printing in monochrome? | (Windows), or the “General” dialog |
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| box (Macintosh). |
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| See “Help” |
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| Is the energy save mode timeout too | When the printer is in energy save |
| short? | mode, it takes longer than normal to |
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| begin printing if it receives a print |
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| request. On the control panel, set a |
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| longer energy save mode timeout. |
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| See 5.3 “List of Menu Items” |
Unusual noises are | Is the printer level? | Reposition the printer on a flat, stable |
coming from the printer |
| surface. |
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| See “Safety Precautions” |
| Is the paper tray properly inserted | Push the paper tray completely back |
| into the printer? | into the printer. |
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| Is there paper or a foreign object | Turn off the printer and remove the |
| jammed in the printer? | jammed paper or foreign object. |
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| When you cannot remove the |
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| obstruction, turn off the printer and |
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| contact your dealer or Brother |
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| authorized service representative. Do |
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| not attempt to disassemble the |
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| printer. |
There is condensation in | - | On the control panel, set the energy |
the printer |
| save mode timeout to one hour or |
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| more and leave the printer on. |
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| After leaving the printer for an hour to |
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| allow condensation to dissipate, you |
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| can use the printer normally. |
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| See 5.3 “List of Menu Items” |