Brother MFC-8950DW Cleaning the drum unit

Cleaning the drum unit

If your printout has black or white dots or other repeating marks at 3.7 in. (94 mm) intervals, the drum may have foreign material, such as glue from a label stuck on the drum surface. Follow the steps below to solve the problem.

a Make sure that the machine is in the Ready mode.

b Press Menu.

c Press a or b to display Print Reports. Press Print Reports.

d Press a or b to display Drum Dot

Print.

Press Drum Dot Print.

e The machine will display Press Start. Press Start.

f Leave the machine turned on for

10 minutes for the internal fan to cool the extremely hot parts inside the machine.

g After the machine has cooled down, turn off the machine’s power switch.

Routine maintenance

h Press the front cover release button and then open the front cover.

i Take out the drum unit and toner	A
cartridge assembly.

Contents

Page Page Page Table of Contents General Setup Security features Sending a fax Receiving a fax Dialing and storing numbers Printing reports Making copies Routine maintenance Options Glossary 1 General Setup Hook Beeper volume Speaker volume f Press Stop/Exit Toner Save Note Sleep Time Deep Sleep mode Quiet mode Setting the backlight brightness Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight Changing the prefix number Setting up the prefix number g Press Stop/Exit 2 Security features Setting and changing the Administrator Password Setting up the password Changing the password a Press Menu i Press Stop/Exit Setting up and changing the Public user mode iPress Stop/Exit Setting up and changing restricted users Setting up restricted users l Press Stop/Exit k Press Stop/Exit Changing user name, password or settings for restricted users Reset existing restricted users j Press Stop/Exit Turning Secure Function Lock on/off Turning Secure Function Lock on Turning Secure Function Lock off Switching Users Changing to the restricted user mode Changing to the Public mode Remote Setup Setting up the password Changing your Setting Lock password Turning Setting Lock on/off Turning Setting Lock on Turning Setting Lock off Dial pad restriction One Touch restriction Speed Dial restriction LDAP server restriction Press Stop/Exit Redial/Pause 3 Sending a fax Changing a 2-sidedfax layout Contrast Changing Fax Resolution Sending a fax manually Manual transmission Start Sending a fax at the end of a conversation Dual access Before you begin the broadcast How to broadcast a fax Canceling a Broadcast in progress a Press Stop/Exit Real Time Transmission Overseas Mode Delayed Fax Delayed batch transmission Checking and canceling waiting jobs Setting your changes as the new default e Press Stop/Exit Restoring all fax settings to the factory settings d Press Stop/Exit Electronic cover page Composing your own comments h Press Stop/Exit Send a cover page for all faxes Using a printed cover page Destination Display Polled transmit Setup for polled transmit a Press Fax 4 Receiving a fax Paging Fax Storage Changing Remote Fax Options Turning off Remote Fax Options Remote retrieval Setting a Remote Access Code Using your Remote Access Code Retrieving fax messages Changing the Fax Forwarding number Remote fax commands Printing a reduced incoming fax Duplex (2-sided)printing for Fax mode Setting the Fax Receive Stamp Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation Setting the Print Density Printing a fax from the memory Receiving faxes into memory when the paper tray is empty Polling receive Sequential polling Stop Polling Canceling a Sequential Polling Job 5 Dialing and storing numbers Converting telephone wall outlets Installing machine, external two-lineTAD and two-linetelephone Dialing access codes and credit card numbers Setting up Groups for If you chose E-MailColor JPEG or E-MailColor XPS, go to step o p Press Stop/Exit Options for Setting Up Groups Signed PDF Administrator Changing Group numbers Changing a Group name, Resolution or PDF type Adding and deleting numbers in a Group Deleting Group numbers 6 Printing reports How to print a report 7 Making copies Enlarging or reducing the image copied Duplex (2-sided)Copying  2sidei2side 1sidei2side Long Edge Flip 2sidei1side Long Edge Flip 2sidei1side Short Edge Flip Tray selection Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Brightness Contrast Sorting copies If you are using the scanner glass, go to step g Making N in 1 copies (page layout) If you are copying from the ADF: 2in1(P)  2in1(L) 4in1(P) If you are copying from the scanner glass: 2in1(L) 2 in 1 ID Copy Restoring all copy settings to the factory settings Setting your favorites Retrieving your favorite setting Rename your favorite setting A Routine maintenance Cleaning the outside of the machine Cleaning the scanner Cleaning the corona wire Page Cleaning the drum unit Page Page Page Cleaning the paper pick-uprollers Page Checking the Page Counters Checking the remaining life of parts Page Page Page Page B Options SO-DIMMTypes Installing extra memory Page C Glossary Easy Receive ECM (Error Correction Mode) Extension telephone External telephone F/T Ring Time Overseas Mode Paging Pause Polling Pulse (Canada only) Transmission Verification Report User Settings List D Index Page Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com