Checking The Printing Alignment - Brother MFC MFC-5840CN Manual

Checking the printing alignment

You should rarely need to adjust the printing alignment however, if
after transporting the machine your printed text becomes blurred or
images become faded then adjustment may need to be made.
1
Ink
Press .
2
Press or
▲
Menu/Set
Press
3
Press or
▲
Menu/Set
Press
4
Black Start
Press
The MFC begins printing the Alignment Check Sheet.
The LCD shows:
5
Check the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints to see if number 5
most closely matches number 0. If the number 5 sample of both
the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi are the best matches, press
finish Alignment Check, and go to Step 8.
—OR—
If another test print number is a better match for either 600 dpi
or 1200 dpi, press
6
For 600 dpi, press the number of the
test print that most closely matches
the number 0 sample (1-8).
7
For 1200 dpi, press the number of
the test print that most closely
matches the number 0 sample (1-8).
8
Stop/Exit
Press
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 18
to select Test Print .
▼
.
to select Alignment .
▼
.
Color Start
or
2
( No ) to select it.
.
.
Is Alignment OK?
1.Yes 2.No
600dpi Adjust
Select Best # 5
1200dpi Adjust
Select Best # 5
1
( Yes ) to