How to Improve Print Quality, Test Print | Brother MFC-740, MFC-730

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DIFFICULTY

SUGGESTIONS

Printer Difficulties

Horizontal lines appear in Text or

Clean the print head (see Cleaning the Print Head in this chapter).

Graphics.

You see the “New Hardware Found”

Click on the ‘Do not install a driver. (Windows ® will not prompt you again)’

message on your PC screen (although

and click ‘OK’.

you have already installed the drivers

in Windows® 95/98).

The MFC does not print the data in

Select the correct paper size using the DOS Utility program. Since paper

the correct position.

adjustment is different between ESC/P (right) and the MFC (center), the

printing position should be adjusted for the MFC.

Cannot perform ‘2 in 1’ printing.

Check if the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver

are the same.

Cannot print when using Paint Brush.

Try setting the Display setting to ‘256 colours’.

Cannot print when using Adobe

Try to reduce the printing resolution.

Illustrator.

Thick line and thin line appear

Turn OFF ‘Bi-Directional Printing’ from the ‘Control/Maintenance’ tab

alternately.

in the printer driver.

There are some dense lines.

Turn ON ‘Reverse Order’ from the ‘Paper’ tab in the printer driver.

When using ATM fonts, some

If you are using Windows® 95/98, select ‘Printer Settings’ from the ‘Start’

characters are missing or some

menu. Open‘Brother MFC-730’ or ‘Brother MFC-740’ properties. Click

are printed in the same place.

‘Spool Setting’ on the characters ‘Details’ tab. Select ‘RAW’ from ‘Spool

Data Format’.

When using Power Point or Excel,

Open the ‘Quality/Colour’ tab in the printer driver, and change the

hatch pattern is not what you are

‘Document’ type to ‘Photo’.

expecting.

Video Capture

LCD does not show “ VIDEO: PRESS

Check the video cable connection to the MFC’s RCA pin jack. Check

COPY CAPTURE READY”

that the video equipment is sending a signal (video equipment is turned

on and set to the correct setting).