Brother MFC-5890CN User Manual page 158

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 centre of
the printed page.
Smudged stain on the data.
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.
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Suggestions
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 172.)
Make sure that you are using Brother Original Innobella™ ink.
Try using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other print
media on page 18.)
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 172.)
Make sure that you are using Brother Original Innobella™ ink.
Check the printing alignment. (See Checking the print alignment on page 174.)
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 9.)
(MFC-6490CW)
Make sure the Outer Rear Cover and Inner Rear Cover are closed correctly.
(MFC-5890CN)
Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is closed correctly.
Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled. (See Acceptable paper and other
print media on page 18.)
If you are using A3 size paper, try using the A3 Secure Feed setting. (See Secure
Paper Feed mode for A3 size Short Grain Paper on page 29.)
If you are printing from a computer, change the paper size to A3 (Long Grain) in
the driver. (See Printing for Windows
Software 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.
Make sure you are using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable
paper and other print media on page 18.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is
dry.
Make sure that 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 171.)
Make sure that you are using Brother Original Innobella™ ink.
Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other
print media on page 9.)
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
Make sure that you are using Brother Original Innobella™ ink.
Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the
same.
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or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh
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or Bi-Directional Printing for Macintosh
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in the
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