Brother DCP-8060, DCP-8065DN Improving the print quality

Troubleshooting and routine maintenance

Improving the print quality

Examples of poor print		Recommendation
quality
		„ Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as humidity, high
		temperatures, and so on, may cause this print fault. (See Choosing a
	ABCDEFGH	location on page 38.)
	abcdefghijk
	A B C D	„ If the whole page is too light, Toner Save mode may be on. Turn off Toner
	a b c d e
		Save mode in the machine’s menu settings or in the printer Properties of the
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		driver. (See Toner save on page 19 or Advanced tab in the Software User’s
	Faint	Guide on the CD-ROM.)
		If this problem occurs when making copies, turn off Toner Save mode in the
		machine’s menu setting. (See Toner save on page 19.)
		„ Clean the scanner window and the primary corona wire of the drum unit. (See
		Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 70 and Cleaning the
		corona wire on page 71.) If the print quality has not improved, put in a new
		drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit (DR-520)on page 76.)
		„ Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge (TN-
		550/TN-580)on page 73.)
		„ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See
		Acceptable paper and other media on page 11.)
	ABCDEFGH	„ Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high temperatures and
	abcdefghijk
	A B C D	high humidity can increase the amount of background shading. (See
	a b c d e
		Choosing a location on page 38.)
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		Install a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge (TN-
Gray background		550/TN-580)on page 73.)
		„ Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit. (See Cleaning the corona
		wire on page 71 and Cleaning the drum unit on page 72.) If the print quality
		has not improved, put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit
		(DR-520)on page 76.)
		„ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced
		paper or thick paper may cause this problem.
		„ Make sure that you choose the proper media type in the printer driver or in the
		machine’s Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other
		media on page 11 and Basic tab in the Software User’s Guide on the
		CD-ROM.)
	Ghost	„ Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit (DR-520)on page
		76.)

„Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced

abcdefghijk		paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper and other media
		on page 11.)
ABCDEFGH
A B C D	„	Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit. (See Cleaning the corona
a b c d e
		wire on page 71 and Cleaning the drum unit on page 72.) If the print quality
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		has not improved, put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit
Toner specks		(DR-520)on page 76.)

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