Brother MFC-240C User Manual page 99

Printing (Continued)
Difficulty
White horizontal lines appear in text
or graphics.
The machine prints blank pages.
Characters and lines are stacked.
Printed text or images are skewed.
Smudged stain at the top center of
the printed page.
Printing appears dirty or ink seems
to run.
Stains appear on the reverse side
or at the bottom of the page.
There are some dense lines.
The printouts are wrinkled.
Cannot perform '2 in 1 or 4 in 1'
printing.
Print speed is too slow.
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True2Life is not working properly.
Machine feeds multiple pages
Printed pages are not stacked
neatly.
Printed pages double feed and
cause a paper jam.
Machine does not print from Paint
Brush.
Machine does not print from Adobe
Illustrator.
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Suggestions
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 99.)
Try using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other
media on page 10.)
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 99.)
Check the printing alignment. (See Checking the printing alignment on page 100.)
Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and the paper side guide
is adjusted correctly. (See Loading paper and other media on page 14.)
Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is set properly.
Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled. (See Acceptable paper and other
media on page 10.)
Make sure you are using the proper types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and
other media on page 10.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is dry.
Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink. (See Cleaning the machine printer
platen on page 98.)
Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other
media on page 14.)
Check Reverse Order in the Basic tab of the printer driver.
In the printer driver Basic tab, click the Settings, and uncheck the Bi-Directional
Printing.
Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the
same.
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 Basic tab. Also, click the Settings tab, and make sure you uncheck Color
Enhance (True2Life).
Turn the borderless feature off. Borderless printing is slower than normal printing.
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(See Printing for Windows
User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)
If the image data is not full color in your application (such as 256 color), True2Life
will not work. Use at least 24 bit color data with the True2Life
Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray. (See Loading paper and
other media on page 14.)
Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any
one time.
Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other
media on page 14.)
Make sure you pull out the paper support until it clicks and unfold the paper
support flap.
Try setting the Display setting to
Try to reduce the print resolution. (See Printing for Windows
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Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)
or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh
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256 colors.
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in the Software
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feature.
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or Printing and