Examples of poor print quality
Recommendation
Contact Brother customer service.
Hollow print
•
Select
Thick Paper
mode in the printer driver or use
thinner paper than you are currently using.
•
Select the appropriate media type in the menu setting.
•
Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as
high humidity can cause hollow print.
•
The drum unit may be damaged.
Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
All black
•
Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit.
•
The drum unit may be damaged.
Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
White lines across the page
•
Select the appropriate media type in the printer driver.
•
Select the appropriate media type in the menu setting.
•
The problem may disappear by itself. Print multiple
blank pages to clear this problem, especially if the
machine has not been used for a long time.
•
Clean the drum unit.
•
The drum unit may be damaged.
Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
Lines across the page
•
Clean the drum unit.
•
The drum unit may be damaged.
Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
White lines, bands or ribbing across the page
•
Check the machine's environment. Conditions such as
high humidity and high temperatures may cause this
print quality problem.
•
Clean the drum unit.
•
If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages,
replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
White Spots on black text and graphics at 94 mm
intervals
Black spots at 94 mm intervals
•
Make 10-15 copies of a blank, white sheet of paper. If
the problem is not solved after printing the blank
pages, the drum unit may have foreign material, such
as glue from a label, stuck on the drum. Clean the
drum unit.
See
Related Information
:
Clean the Drum Unit.
•
The drum unit may be damaged.
Replace the drum unit with a new drum unit.
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Summary of Contents for DCP-L5500D
Page 16: ...Related Information Introduction to Your Brother Machine 9 ...
Page 22: ...6 Press Med 7 Press Related Information Introduction to Your Brother Machine 15 ...
Page 24: ...Related Information Introduction to Your Brother Machine 17 ...
Page 59: ...Related Information Print from Your Computer Windows Print Settings Windows 52 ...
Page 70: ... Create or Delete Your Print Profile Windows Print Settings Windows 63 ...
Page 88: ... Printing Problems 81 ...
Page 188: ...Related Information Scan Using Windows Photo Gallery or Windows Fax and Scan 181 ...
Page 204: ... TWAIN Driver Settings Macintosh 197 ...
Page 290: ...Home Fax PC FAX PC FAX PC FAX for Windows PC FAX for Macintosh 283 ...
Page 310: ...Related Information Run Brother s PC FAX Receive on Your Computer Windows 303 ...
Page 349: ... Configure Your Wi Fi Direct Network Manually 342 ...
Page 358: ...351 ...
Page 398: ...Home Security Security Lock the Machine Settings Network Security Features 391 ...
Page 469: ...Related Information Configure an IPsec Template Using Web Based Management 462 ...
Page 477: ...470 ...
Page 508: ...Related Information ControlCenter4 Windows 501 ...
Page 531: ...5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine Related Information Paper Jams 524 ...
Page 538: ...Related Information Paper Jams 531 ...
Page 575: ... Clean the Corona Wire Clean the Drum Unit Clean the Paper Pick up Rollers 568 ...
Page 584: ...Related Information Clean the Machine Printing Problems 577 ...
Page 685: ...X Xmit Report Transmission Verification Report Home Glossary 678 ...