Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of poor print quality

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Colour misregistration

￿ Make sure that the printer is on a solid level surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ Perform the auto colour registration using the control panel (see Auto

 

 

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Registration on page 97) or perform the manual colour registration using the

 

 

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control panel (see Manual Registration on page 98).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new drum unit. (See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacing the drum units on page 113.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To identify the colour of the drum unit, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to view our FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ Put in a new belt unit. (See Replacing the belt unit on page 118.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uneven density appears

￿ Perform the calibration. (See Calibration on page 96.)

 

periodically across the page

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

colour. (See Replacing the toner cartridges on page 105.)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ Identify the colour that is uneven and put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the drum units on page 113.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To identify the colour of the drum unit, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to view our FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missing image at thin line

￿ Make sure toner save mode is off in the control panel or the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ Change the print resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ If you use Windows printer driver, choose Improve pattern printing or Improve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thin Line in Print Setting of Basic tab. (See Settings Dialog on page 38.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrinkle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ Change to the recommended type of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ Make sure that the back cover is closed properly.

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you are using. (See About paper on page 1.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offset image

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

you are using. (See About paper on page 1.)

 

 

 

 

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

 

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￿ Check the printer’s environment. Conditions such as dry and low

 

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temperatures may cause this print quality problem. (See To use the printer

 

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safely on page ii.)

 

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￿ Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new drum unit. (See

 

 

Replacing the drum units on page 113.)

 

 

To identify the colour of the drum unit, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/

 

 

to view our FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

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