Faded Or Dirty Printouts, White Areas (Drop-Outs), Creases, Blurs - Brother HL-8050N User Manual

Faded or Dirty Printouts, White Areas (drop-outs), Creases, Blurs

Symptom
Faded printouts Is the media suitable?
Is the paper damp?
The toner cartridge is old or damaged.
Is the printer driver Toner Save Mode
active?
The power supply is defective.
Dirty spots are Is the media suitable? Are you using
printed preprinted or inkjet paper?
The toner cartridge is old or damaged.
Vertical black lines The toner cartridge, fuser unit or transfer
roll cartridge is old or damaged.
Recurring smudges Dirt in the paper path.
The toner cartridge, fuser unit or transfer
roll cartridge is old or damaged.
5 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING
Possible Cause Action
Replace the media with a recommended
size and type, and confirm that your printer
driver settings are correct.
See Suitable and Unsuitable Paper Types
on page 2-1.
Replace the paper.
See Loading Paper and Printing on page
2-9.
Replace the toner cartridge.
See Replacing the Toner Cartridge
(TN-1700) on page 6-1.
In the printer driver, deactivate the Toner
Save Mode in the Print Quality setting of
Advanced tab (Windows
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dialog box (Macintosh ).
Contact your dealer or Brother Customer
Service.
Replace the media with a recommended
size and type, and confirm that your printer
driver settings are correct.
See Suitable and Unsuitable Paper Types
on page 2-1.
Replace the toner cartridge.
See Replacing the Toner Cartridge
(TN-1700) on page 6-1.
Check the toner cartridge, fuser unit and
transfer roll cartridge and replace them as
necessary.
See Replacing the Toner Cartridge
(TN-1700) on page 6-1.
See Replacing the Fuser Unit & Transfer
Roll Cartridge (FP-8000) on page 6-5.
Print several blank sheets.
Check the toner cartridge, fuser unit and
transfer roll cartridge and replace them as
necessary.
See Replacing the Toner Cartridge
(TN-1700) on page 6-1.
See Replacing the Fuser Unit & Transfer
Roll Cartridge (FP-8000) on page 6-5.
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