Improving The Print Quality - Brother DCP-8040 User Manual

Improving the print quality

This section provides information on the following topics:
Examples of poor print
quality
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Faint
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Gray background
Ghost
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Toner specks
Hollow print
All black
Recommendation
Check the printer's environment. Conditions such as humidity, high
temperatures, and so on may cause this print fault. (See Choosing a
location on page x.)
If the whole page is too light, Toner Save mode may be on. Turn off
Toner Save mode in the printer Properties tab of the driver.
—OR—
If your DCP is not connected to a computer, turn off Toner Save mode
in the DCP itself. (See Toner Save.)
Try installing a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge.)
Try installing a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit.)
Make sure that you use paper that meets the recommended
specifications. (See About paper.)
Check the printer's environment - high temperatures and high humidity
can increase the amount of background shading. (See Choosing a
location on page x.)
Use a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge.)
Use a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit.)
Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced
paper or thick print media may cause this problem.
Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer
driver. (See About paper.)
Try using a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit.)
Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (See About paper.)
The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing
the drum unit.)
Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See About
paper.)
Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver, or use thinner paper
than you are currently using.
Check the printer's environment because conditions such as high
humidity can cause hollow print. (See Choosing a location on page x.)
You may clear the problem by cleaning the primary corona wire inside
the drum unit by sliding the blue tab. Make sure you return the blue tab
to the home position (
The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing
the drum unit.)
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). (See Cleaning the drum unit.)