Examples of poor print

Recommendation

quality

 

All one colour

„ Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new drum unit.

 

(See Replacing the drum units on page 174.)

 

You may only need to replace one drum unit to solve the print

 

problem. To identify which drum needs to be replaced, please visit us

 

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

 

tips.

Colour misregistration

„ Make sure that the machine is on a solid level surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Registration on page 165) or perform the manual colour registration

 

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using the control panel (see Manual Registration on page 165).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

„ Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new drum unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Replacing the drum units on page 174.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may only need to replace one drum unit to solve the print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

problem. To identify which drum needs to be replaced, please 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 177.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uneven density appears

„ Perform the calibration. (See Calibration on page 164.)

periodically across the page

„ Adjust the contrast or brightness when you are in copy mode. (See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting Contrast, Colour and Brightness on page 89.)

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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that colour. (See Replacing a Toner cartridge on page 168.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may only need to replace one toner cartridge to solve the print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

problem. To identify which toner cartridge needs to be replaced,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

please visit us at 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 174.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may only need to replace one drum unit to solve the print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

problem. To identify which drum needs to be replaced, please visit us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thin lines do not print

„ Make sure Toner Save mode is off in the control panel of the machine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

„ Change the print resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

„ If you use Windows® printer driver, choose Improve Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing or Improve Thin Line in Settings of Basic tab. (See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settings Dialog in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)

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