Brother MFC-9140CDN Basic User's Manual page 161

Examples of poor print quality
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Toner scatter or toner stain
The colour of your printouts is not
what you expected
Recommendation

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 75).
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit us at
http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.

Identify the colour causing the problem and install a new
drum unit (see Replacing the drum units on page 83).
To identify the colour of the drum unit, visit us at
http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.

To improve the colour density, calibrate the colours using
first the Touchscreen and then the printer driver (see
Calibration on page 111).

To adjust the print position of colours for sharper edges,
perform an automatic colour registration using the
Touchscreen (see Auto Registration on page 112).

Adjust the copy density and contrast if you are copying
(see Advanced User's Guide: Adjusting Density and
Contrast).

Make sure Toner Save mode is off in the Touchscreen or the
printer driver (see Software User's Guide).

If the print quality is poor, clear the Improve Grey Colour
check box in the printer driver (see Software 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 User's Guide).

Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new
toner cartridge (see Replacing the toner cartridges
on page 75).
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit us at
http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.

Identify the colour causing the problem and install a new
drum unit (see Replacing the drum units on page 83).
To identify the colour of the drum unit, visit us at
http://solutions.brother.com/ to view our FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.
Troubleshooting
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