Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of poor print

Recommendation

 

quality

 

 

Uneven density appears

Perform the calibration. (See Calibration on page 77.)

 

periodically across the page

Adjust the contrast or brightness when you are in copy mode. (See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting Contrast, Colour and Brightness in Chapter 3 of the

 

 

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Advanced User's Guide.)

 

 

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Identify the colour that is uneven and put in a new toner cartridge for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that colour. (See Replacing a Toner cartridge on page 35.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit us at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 42.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thin lines do not print

Make sure Toner Save mode is off in the control panel of the machine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the print resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you use a Windows® printer driver, choose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improve Pattern Printing or Improve Thin Line in Settings from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Basic tab. (See Settings Dialog in the Software User's Guide.)

 

Wrinkle

Change to the recommended type of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure that the back cover is closed properly.

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position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure that the media type settings in the printer driver and in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

machine’s Paper Type menu matches the type of paper you are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 20 and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic tab in the Software User's Guide.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offset image

Make sure that the media type settings in the printer driver and in the

 

 

machine's Paper Type menu matches the type of paper you are

 

 

using. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 20 and

 

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Basic tab in the Software User's Guide.)

 

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Make sure that the two grey levers inside the back cover are in the up position.

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and low temperatures may cause this print quality problem. (See Choosing a location in the Safety and Legal Booklet.)

Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 42.)

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