6.6.2 Other Problems

Symptom

Possible Cause

Action

 

 

 

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

 

 

(Windows), or the “General” dialog

 

 

box (Macintosh).

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

box (Macintosh).

 

 

See “Help”

 

 

 

 

Is the energy save mode timeout too

When the printer is in energy save

 

short?

mode, it takes longer than normal to

 

 

begin printing if it receives a print

 

 

request. On the control panel, set a

 

 

longer energy save mode timeout.

 

 

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.

 

 

See “Safety Precautions”

 

Is the paper tray properly inserted

Push the paper tray completely back

 

into the printer?

into the printer.

 

 

 

 

Is there paper or a foreign object

Turn off the printer and remove the

 

jammed in the printer?

jammed paper or foreign object.

 

 

When you cannot remove the

 

 

obstruction, turn off the printer and

 

 

contact your dealer or Brother

 

 

authorized service representative. Do

 

 

not attempt to disassemble the

 

 

printer.

There is condensation in

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On the control panel, set the energy

the printer

 

save mode timeout to one hour or

 

 

more and leave the printer on.

 

 

After leaving the printer for an hour to

 

 

allow condensation to dissipate, you

 

 

can use the printer normally.

 

 

See 5.3 “List of Menu Items”

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