Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips.

Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.

If you are having difficulty with your machine

Check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips.

Copy difficulties

Difficulties

Suggestions

 

Can not make a copy

Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock settings.

 

 

 

 

Vertical black line appears in

Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on the

 

copies.

glass strip, or one or more corona wires are dirty. (See Cleaning the scanner glass

 

 

on page 61 and Cleaning the corona wires on page 66.)

 

 

 

 

Copies are blank.

Make sure you are loading the document properly. (See Using the automatic

 

 

document feeder (ADF) on page 25 or Using the scanner glass on page 26.)

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Printing difficulties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulties

Suggestions

 

No printout.

Check that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned on.

 

Check that the toner cartridge and drum unit are installed correctly. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 42.)

Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer. (See the Quick Setup Guide.)

Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen.

Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and maintenance messages on page 80.)

Check the machine is online:

(Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.

(Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.

(Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003/2008) Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.

(Windows® 2000) Click the Start button and choose Settings and then Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.

Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock settings.

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