Brother GT541 Solving Print Quality Problems, Use the table below to solve print quality problems

7. Troubleshooting

7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems

Use the table below to solve print quality problems.

Problem	Cause	Solution
Print is faded.	The graphic application’s	See “4-2 Setting the
	settings are not appropriate.	Application’s Print Condition"
	Maybe CYMK mode is being	and modify the artwork.
	used for data.
	The print condition is not	See “4-3. Setting the Printer
	appropriate.	Driver Condition” and select
		proper Vivid Processing & Ink
		Volume.
	Ink in the Ink Cartridge may be	See “6-1-1. Replacing the Ink
	getting low.	Cartridge”.
Your print has horizontal stripes	Some nozzles misfired by	Press the Head Cleaning Button
(banding).	checking the Nozzle Check	to clean the Print Heads. Or
	Pattern (see "7-2-3. Checking	select "Head Cleaning" menu
	Print Quality with Nozzle Check	and try "Powerful Cleaning".
	Pattern "). The Print Heads need	After Head Cleaning, check the
	to be cleaned.	nozzles with "Nozzle Check
		Pattern. If repeating this 5 times
		does not solve the problem, see
		“7-2-2. Cleaning the Print
		Heads”.
	Printing by wider gaps between	Select "uni-directional" of Print
	Print Heads and printed medium	Direction. See“7-2-4. Changing
	or printing on very high	the Print Direction”.
	absorbent material.
The ink runs and blurs on the	Too much ink is used.	Adjust the Ink Volume. See
edge.		“4-3-6. Selecting the Ink
		Volume”.
	Using a thin T-shirt that is not	Adjust the ink volume.
	made with 100% cotton.
The outlines of printed image	The Platen height may be	Adjust the Platen Height. See
are not clear, or texts and	wrong. with a too large gap..	“4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the
outlines are printed doubled.		Platen”.
T-shirt is smudged with ink.	Print Heads hit garment	Keep the surface flat (esp. both
		edges) and take care in
		removing the wet T-shirt..
	The Platen Sheet needs to be	See “6-1-4. Replacing the Platen
	replaced and is dirty.	Sheet".
Ink dots smudged yellow area	Select Yellow / Black Printing of	See “4-3-7. Setting Yellow /
where is next to black area.	Printer Driver.	Black Printing”.

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