Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

Examples of poor print quality

Recommendation

 

 

 

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See

 

 

 

Acceptable paper and other print media on page 17.)

 

 

 

Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high

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temperatures and high humidity can increase the amount of

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background shading. (See Safety and Legal booklet.)

Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge

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on page 57.)

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Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 63.)

 

 

 

Gray background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.

 

 

 

Rough-surfaced paper or thick print media may cause this

 

 

 

problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media

 

 

 

on page 17.)

 

 

 

Make sure that you choose the proper media type in the printer

 

 

 

driver or in the machines Paper Type menu setting. (See

 

 

 

Acceptable paper and other print media on page 17 and Basic tab

 

 

 

in the Software User’s Guide.)

 

 

 

Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer driver. (See Ghost

 

Ghost

Reduction Setting in the Software User’s Guide.)

Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 57.)

Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 63.)

The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service.

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.

 

Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable

 

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paper and other print media on page 17.)

 

Clean the corona wire and the drum unit. (See Cleaning the

 

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corona wire on page 62 and Cleaning the drum unit in Appendix

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A of the Advanced User's Guide.)

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The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See

 

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Replacing the drum unit on page 63.)

 

Toner specks

The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer

 

Service.

 

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See

Acceptable paper and other print media on page 17.)

 

Choose Thick Paper mode in the printer driver, choose Thick in

 

the machine’s Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than

 

you are currently using. (See Paper Type on page 17 and Basic

 

tab in the Software User’s Guide.)

 

Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high

 

humidity can cause hollow print. (See Safety and Legal booklet.)

Hollow print

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See

Replacing the drum unit on page 63.)

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