Brother MFC-L8600CDW User Manual page 174

Examples of poor print quality
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30 mm
30 mm
Coloured spots at 30 mm
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
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Toner scatter or toner stain
The colour of your printouts is not
what you expected
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Recommendation
 Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new toner
cartridge (see Replacing the toner cartridges on page 84).
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit
http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.
 Check the machine's environment. Conditions such as high
humidity and high temperatures may cause this print quality
problem.
 Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new toner
cartridge (see Replacing the toner cartridges on page 84).
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit
http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.
 Put in a new drum unit (see Replacing the drum unit
on page 89).
 To improve the colour density, calibrate the colours using first
the Touchscreen and then the printer driver (see Colour
Calibration on page 124).
 To adjust the print position of colours for sharper edges,
perform the colour registration using the Touchscreen
(see Colour Registration on page 125).
 Adjust the copy density and contrast if you are copying
(see Advanced User's Guide).
 Make sure Toner Save mode is off in the Touchscreen or the
printer driver (see Software and Network User's Guide).
 If the print quality is poor, clear the Improve Grey Colour
check box in the printer driver (see Software and Network
User's Guide).
 If the print quality of the black portion is not what you
expected, select the Enhance Black Printing check box in
the printer driver (see Software and Network User's Guide).
 Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new toner
cartridge (see Replacing the toner cartridges on page 84).
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit
http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.
 Put in a new drum unit (see Replacing the drum unit
on page 89).