Troubleshooting and Maintenance
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MAINTENANCE
Windows
®
Setup Printing Difficulties
I cannot print from my
application software.
Make sure the Windows
®
printer driver is installed and you select
it in your application software.
Software Difficulties
“MFC Connect Failure”
If the machine is not connected to your PC and you have loaded the
Brother software, the PC will show “MFC Connect Failure” each
time you restart Windows
®
. You can ignore this message or you can
turn it off by deselect the AutoLoad PopUp check box in the Brother
Control Centre chapter. (See
Paper Handling Difficulties
The machine does not load
paper. The LCD shows
CHECK PAPER
or
PRINTER JAM
Check to see if the
CHECK PAPER
or
PRINTER JAM
message
appears on the LCD. If so, the paper tray may be out of paper. If it
is empty, load a new stack of paper into the paper tray. If there is
paper in the paper tray, make sure it is straight. If the paper is curled,
you should straighten it. Sometimes it is helpful to remove the
paper, turn the stack over and put it back into the paper tray. Reduce
the amount of paper in the paper tray, then try again. Check the
manual feed mode is not selected in the printer driver. (See
How can I clear paper jams?
Copy Quality Difficulties
Vertical streaks appear in
copies
Sometimes you may see vertical streaks on your copies. Either the
scanner or the primary corona wire for printing is dirty. Clean them
both.
Print Quality Difficulties
Printed pages are curled.
Thin Paper (60-69 gsm) can cause this problem. Make sure you
select the Paper Type that suits the paper in your paper tray. (See
Printed pages are smeared.
Rough surfaces or thick media can cause “smeared pages”—
OR
—
“the toner to smear”. Make sure you select the correct Paper Type
that suits the paper in your paper tray. (See
Printouts are too dark or light Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density function, it
has been factory set to the middle position. (See
Printed pages contain white
stripes.
White Stripes or Faint Images
You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft
cloth. (See
, page 139) If you still see white stripes or faint images and
the display shows
CHANGE DRUM SOON
, replace the drum unit
with a new one.
DIFFICULTY
SUGGESTIONS
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