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 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you use label sheets for laser printers, the glue from the sheets

 

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may sometimes stick to the OPC drum surface. Clean the drum

 

A B C D

 

unit. See Cleaning the drum unit in Appendix A of the Advanced

 

 

User's Guide.

 

a b c d e

 

Do not use paper that has clips or staples because they will

 

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scratch the surface of the drum.

 

Black toner marks across the

If the unpacked drum unit is in direct sunlight or room light, the unit

 

may be damaged.

 

 

 

page

The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 29.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacing the drum unit on page 35.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tab. See Cleaning the corona wire on page 34.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the green tab of the corona wire is at the home

 

 

 

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position (a).

 

 

 

A B C D

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

B

 

 

a b c d e

Replacing the drum unit on page 35.

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The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 29.

 

Black lines down the page

The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer

 

Service.

 

Printed pages have toner stains

 

 

 

down the page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 29.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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Replacing the drum unit on page 35.

 

 

 

A B C D

Check if the Toner Setting for Replace Toner is set to

 

 

 

a b c d e

Continue (Continue mode). See Toner settings in Chapter 1 of

 

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the Advanced User's Guide.

 

 

 

 

Make sure that a torn piece of paper is not stuck inside the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White lines down the page

machine blocking the scanner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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