Troubleshooting

Examples of poor print

Recommendation

 

quality

 

 

 

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

 

 

paper or thick print media may cause this problem. See Acceptable paper and

 

 

other print media on page 3.

 

 

Make sure that the media type setting in the driver matches the type of paper you

 

 

are using. See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 3.

 

 

Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer driver. See Improve Print Output

 

 

in Other Print Options... on page 32 (For Windows®) or Print Settings on page 43

 

Ghost

(For Macintosh).

 

Put in a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 71

 

 

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Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 79.

 

 

 

The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call your Brother dealer or Brother

 

 

Customer Service.

 

 

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

 

 

paper may cause the problem. See Acceptable paper and other print media

 

ABCDEFGH

on page 3.

 

abcdefghijk

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

 

A B C D

 

unit on page 79.

 

a b c d e

 

The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service.

 

0 1 2 3 4

 

 

 

Toner specks

 

 

 

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. See Acceptable

 

 

paper and other print media on page 3.

 

 

Choose Thick Paper mode in the printer driver, or use thinner paper than what

 

 

you are now using.

 

 

Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high humidity can cause

 

 

hollow print. See Safety and Legal booklet.

 

 

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

 

Hollow print

unit on page 79.

 

 

Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the green tab. Be

 

 

sure to return the green tab to the home position (a). See Cleaning the corona

 

 

wire on page 85.

 

 

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

 

 

unit on page 79.

 

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