Brother DCP-1000 Owner's Manual page 115

DIFFICULTY
Printouts are too dark or
too light.
Printed pages are curled. Thin Paper (17lb-18.4lb) can cause this problem. Make
Printed pages are
smeared.
Printed pages contain
white stripes.
White Stripes or
Faint lmages
Printed pages are
stained with toner or
have vertical
stripes.
Dark Stripes or
Toner Stains
Printed pages have
white in black text and
graphic areas.
White Spots
Toner scatters and stains
the printed page.
Scattering Toner
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N T E N A N C E
SUGGESTIONS
Print Quality Difficulties
Adjust the print conditions by changing the Print
Density setting. It has been factory set to the middle
position. (See
Setting the Print Density
sure you select the Paper Type that suits the paper in
your multi-purpose sheet feeder. (See
page 5-8 and 5-10 and
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
multi-purpose sheet feeder. (See
and 5-10 and
Media Type,
You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows
with a clean soft cloth.
(See
Cleaning the Scanner,
Replacing the Drum Unit,
If you still see white stripes or faint images and the
LCD shows CHANGE DRUM
the drum unit with a new one.
Clean the machine's interior and the primary
corona wire of the toner cartridge. (See
page 13-13 and
Maintenance,
page 13-15.) Make sure that the tab of the
Unit,
corona wire is at the Home position (M). If after
cleaning, you still see dark stripes or toner stains
and the LCD shows
replace the drum unit with a new one.
Make sure that you use paper that meets the
specifications. Rough surface or thick media can
cause the problem. If you still see white spots and
the LCD shows CHANGE DRUM
replace the drum unit with a new one.
Adjust the print conditions by changing the Print
Density setting. Remove the drum unit and clean the
DCP's interior. (See
13,
Cleaning the Printer,
page 13-15.) Make sure that you use paper
Drum Unit,
that meets specifications. (See page 2-7.) If you still
have scattered toner and the LCD shows
DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one.
, page 4-2.)
Paper Type,
page 7-4.)
Media Type,
Paper Type,
page 7-4.)
page 13-13 and
page 13-20.)
SOON, replace
Cleaning the Drum
CHANGE DRUM
SOON,
Routine Maintenance,
page 13-14 and
Cleaning the
CHANGE
page 5-8
Routine
SOON,
page 13-
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