Examples of poor print

Recommendation

quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the paper type and quality. High temperatures and high humidity

 

 

 

 

will cause paper to curl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you do not use the printer very often, the paper may have been in the

 

 

 

 

paper tray too long. Turn over the stack of paper in the paper tray. Also,

 

 

 

 

try fanning the paper stack and then rotating the paper 180° in the paper

Curl or wave

tray.

Try printing using the straight-through output path. (See How to load

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper on page 2-4.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure that paper is loaded properly.

 

 

 

 

Check the paper type and quality. (See About paper on page 2-1.)

 

B DEFGH

 

abc

efghijk

Try printing using the straight-through output path. (See How to load

 

A

C D

paper on page 2-4.)

 

b c d e

 

Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180° in

1

3 4

Wrinkles or creases

the input tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The drum unit is a consumable item and it is necessary to replace it periodically.

Compatibility

If you are having difficulty sending or receiving a fax due to possible interference on the phone line, we recommend that you adjust the Equalization for compatibility with your phone line. The MFC adjusts the modem speed for fax operations.

1

Press Menu, 2, 0, 2.

Miscellaneous

2

Press

or

to select

2.Compatibility

Normal, Basic (or High).

Press Set.

3 Press Stop/Exit.

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