Brother MFC-250C User Manual page 97

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.
Smudged stain at the right or left
corner 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.
The machine prints dense lines on
the page.
The printouts are wrinkled.
Cannot perform 'Page Layout'
printing.
Print speed is too slow.
Smudged stain at the right or left
corner of the printed page.
Photo paper does not feed
properly.
Machine feeds multiple pages
Suggestions
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 105.)
Make sure you are using Brother Original Innobella™ ink.
Try using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other print
media on page 13.)
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 105.)
Check the printing alignment. (See Checking the print alignment on page 106.)
Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray and the paper side
guides are adjusted correctly. (See Loading paper and other print media
on page 8.)
Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is closed properly.
Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled. (See Acceptable paper and other
print media on page 13.)
Make sure the paper is not curled when you print on the back side of the paper
with the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings.
Make sure you are using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper
and other print media on page 13.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is dry.
Make sure you are using Brother Original Innobella™ ink.
If you are using photo paper, make sure that you have set the correct paper type. If you
are printing a photo from your PC, set the Media Type in the Basic tab of the printer driver.
Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink. (See Cleaning the machine printer
platen on page 104.)
Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other
print media on page 8.)
Check Reverse Order in the Basic tab of the printer driver.
In the printer driver Advanced tab, click Colour Settings, and uncheck
Bi-Directional Printing for Windows
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 Advanced tab.
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.)
Make sure the paper is not curled when you print on the back side of the paper
with the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings.
When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo
paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package
for this purpose.
Clean the paper pick-up roller. (See Cleaning the paper pick-up roller
on page 104.)
Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray. (See Loading paper and
other print media on page 8.)
Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any
one time.
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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or Bi-Directional Printing for Macintosh
or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh
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