Difficulties
Suggestions
Click
(Start)
>
Devices and Printers
>
Printers and Faxes
.
•
Windows
®
8
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu
bar appears, click
Settings
>
Control Panel
. In the
Hardware and Sound
group, click
View devices and printers
>
Printers
.
•
Windows
®
10 and Windows Server
®
2016
Click
>
Windows System
>
Control Panel
. In the
Hardware and Sound
group, click
View devices and printers
>
Printers
.
•
Windows Server
®
2012
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu
bar appears, click
Settings
>
Control Panel
. In the
Hardware
group, click
View devices and printers
>
Printers
.
•
Windows Server
®
2012 R2
Click
Control Panel
on the
Start
screen. In the
Hardware
group, click
View
devices and printers
>
Printers
.
•
Mac
Click the
System Preferences
>
Printers & Scanners
.
The headers or footers appear
when the document is displayed
on the screen but do not appear
when the document is printed.
There is an unprintable area on the top and bottom of the page. Adjust the top
and bottom margins in your document to allow for this.
See
Related Information
:
Unprintable Area
.
Cannot perform ‘Page Layout’
printing.
Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are
the same.
Print speed is too slow.
Try changing the printer driver setting. The highest resolution needs longer data
processing, sending and printing time. Try the other quality settings in the printer
driver as follows:
•
Windows
®
In the printer driver, clear the
Color Enhancement (True2Life)
check box on
the
Advanced
tab.
•
Mac
In the printer driver, select
Color Settings
, click
Advanced Color Settings
,
and make sure you clear the
Color Enhancement
check box.
Turn the Borderless feature off. Borderless printing is slower than normal printing.
See
Related Information
:
Print Settings (Windows
®
)
or
Print a Photo (Mac)
.
Turn off the Quiet Mode setting. Print speed is slower in Quiet Mode.
See
Related Information
:
Reduce Printing Noise
.
Print Quality Difficulties
Difficulties
Suggestions
Poor print quality
Check the print quality.
See
Related Information
:
Check the Print Quality
.
Make sure the Media Type setting in the printer driver or the Paper Type setting
in the machine’s menu matches the type of paper you are using.
See
Related Information
:
Change the Paper Size and Paper Type
.
See
Related Information
:
Print Settings (Windows
®
)
or
Print Options (Mac)
.
Make sure your ink cartridges are fresh. The following may cause ink to clog:
•
The expiration date written on the cartridge package has passed.
•
The ink cartridge has been in your machine for over six months.
•
The ink cartridge may not have been stored correctly before use.
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Summary of Contents for MFC-J491DW
Page 18: ... Near Field Communication NFC 11 ...
Page 30: ...Home Paper Handling Paper Handling Load Paper Load Documents 23 ...
Page 40: ...2 1 Related Information Load Paper in the Paper Tray 33 ...
Page 46: ... Choose the Right Print Media Change the Paper Size and Paper Type 39 ...
Page 60: ... Load Envelopes in the Paper Tray Load Paper in the Manual Feed Slot 53 ...
Page 70: ...Home Print Print Print from Your Computer Windows Print from Your Computer Mac 63 ...
Page 73: ... Print Settings Windows 66 ...
Page 110: ...Related Information Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Brother Machine 103 ...
Page 118: ...Related Information Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Brother Machine 111 ...
Page 171: ... WIA Driver Settings Windows 164 ...
Page 260: ...Related Information Store Fax Numbers 253 ...
Page 292: ...Home Fax PC FAX PC FAX PC FAX for Windows PC FAX for Mac 285 ...
Page 315: ...Related Information Receive Faxes Using PC FAX Receive Windows 308 ...
Page 360: ... Wi Fi Direct Network Configuration Overview 353 ...
Page 373: ...Home Security Security Lock the Machine Settings 366 ...
Page 393: ...Related Information Set Up Brother Web Connect 386 ...
Page 417: ...Related Information Before Using Google Cloud Print Set the Date and Time 410 ...
Page 507: ... My Brother Machine Cannot Print Scan or PC FAX Receive over the Network 500 ...
Page 519: ...Related Information Clean Your Brother Machine Telephone and Fax Problems Other Problems 512 ...
Page 523: ... Clean the Print Head from Your Brother Machine 516 ...
Page 529: ...Related Information Clean Your Brother Machine Paper Handling and Printing Problems 522 ...
Page 546: ...Related Information Check Your Brother Machine 539 ...
Page 549: ... Prevent Smudged Printouts and Paper Jams Mac Print Settings Windows Print Options Mac 542 ...
Page 624: ...Related Information Appendix 617 ...