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Troubleshooting Printing (continued) Difficulty Suggestions Poor print quality. Check the print quality. (See Checking the print quality on page 71.) Make sure that the Media Type setting in the printer driver or the Paper Type setting in the machine's menu matches the type of paper you are using. (See Printing for Windows® or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide and Paper Type on page 23.) Make sure that your ink cartridges are fresh. The following may cause ink to clog:  The expiration date written on the cartridge package has passed. (Genuine Brother Innobella™ ink cartridges stay usable for up to two years if kept in their original packaging.)  The ink cartridge has been in your machine for over six months.  The ink cartridge may not have been stored properly before use. Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink. Using non-Brother supplies may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine reliability. Try using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 26.) White horizontal lines appear in text or graphics. The recommended environment for your machine is between 68 F to 91 F (20 C to 33 C). Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 70.) Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink. Try using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 26.) The machine prints blank pages. Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 70.) Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink. Characters and lines are blurred. Check the printing alignment. (See Checking the print alignment on page 72.) Printed text or images are skewed. Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and the paper side guides are adjusted correctly. (See Loading paper and other print media on page 11.) Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is closed properly. Smudge or stain at the top center of Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled. the printed page. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 26.) Smudged stain at the right or left Make sure the paper is not curled when you print on the back side of the paper corner of the printed page. with the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings. Printing appears dirty or ink seems Make sure you are using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable B to run. paper and other print media on page 26.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is dry. Make sure you are using Genuine Brother 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. Stains appear on the reverse side Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink. (See Cleaning the machine's or at the bottom of the page. printer platen in appendix A of the Advanced User's Guide.) Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink. Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other print media on page 11.) 91

Section	Page
BASIC USER’S GUIDE MFC-J6510DW MFC-J6710DW	1
Brother numbers	3
Register your product	3
FAQs (frequently asked questions)	3
For Customer Service	3
Ordering accessories and supplies	4
Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)	6
Compilation and Publication Notice	7
User's Guides and where do I find it?	8
Table of Contents	9
1 General information	15
Using the documentation	15
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation	15
Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide, Network User’s Guide and Network Glossary	16
Viewing Documentation	16
How to find Scanning instructions	17
How to find Network setup instructions	17
Accessing Brother Support (Windows®)	18
Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh)	19
Control panel overview	20
LCD screen	23
Basic Operations	24
2 Loading paper	25
Loading paper and other print media	25
Loading paper in paper tray #1	25
Loading paper in paper tray #2 (MFC-J6710DW only)	28
Loading paper in the manual feed slot	32
Loading envelopes and postcards	34
About envelopes	34
Loading envelopes and postcards	34
Printable area	36
Paper settings	37
Paper Size and Type (MFC-J6510DW)	37
Paper Type	37
Paper Size	37
Paper Size and Type (MFC-J6710DW)	38
Tray use in Copy mode (MFC-J6710DW only)	38
Tray use in Fax mode (MFC-J6710DW only)	39
Secure Paper Feed mode for Ledger size Short Grain Paper	39
Acceptable paper and other print media	40
Recommended print media	40
Handling and using print media	41
Labels	41
Types of labels to avoid	41
Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover	41
Choosing the right print media	42
Paper type and size for each operation	42
Paper capacity of the paper trays	43
Paper weight and thickness	43
3 Loading documents	44
How to load documents	44
Using the ADF	44
Document Sizes Supported	44
How to load documents	44
Using the scanner glass	45
Document Sizes Supported	45
How to load documents	45
Scannable area	46
4 Sending a fax	47
How to send a fax	47
Stop faxing	48
Setting scanner glass size for faxing	49
Color fax transmission	49
Canceling a fax in progress	49
How to preview an outgoing fax	49
Transmission Verification Report	50
5 Receiving a fax	51
Receive Modes	51
Choose the correct Receive Mode	51
Using Receive Modes	53
Fax Only	53
Fax/Tel	53
Manual	53
External TAD	53
Receive Mode settings	54
Ring Delay	54
F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)	54
Easy Receive	55
If Easy Receive is On:	55
If Easy Receive is Off:	55
Fax Preview (Black & White only)	55
How to preview a received fax	55
Setting Fax Preview	55
Using Fax Preview	55
How to delete all faxes in the list	56
How to print all faxes in the list	56
6 Telephone services and external devices	57
Telephone services	57
Voice Mail	57
Distinctive Ring	58
What does your telephone company's “Distinctive Ring” do?	58
What does Brother's “Distinctive Ring” do?	58
Do you have Voice Mail?	58
Before you choose the ring pattern to register	58
Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern	59
Turning off Distinctive Ring	59
Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)	60
Connections	61
Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD	61
Multi-line connections (PBX)	62
External and extension telephones	62
Connecting an external or extension telephone	62
Using external and extension telephones	63
If you answer a call and no one is on the line:	63
Using a non-Brother cordless external telephone	63
Using remote codes	63
Fax Receive code	63
Telephone Answer Code	63
Changing the remote codes	64
7 Dialing and storing numbers	65
How to dial	65
Manual dialing	65
One Touch Dialing	65
Speed Dialing	65
Search	66
Fax Redial	66
Storing numbers	67
Storing a pause	67
Storing One Touch Dial numbers	67
Storing Speed Dial numbers	68
Changing One Touch or Speed Dial names or numbers	68
8 Making copies	70
How to copy	70
Stop copying	70
Copy settings	71
Paper Options	71
Paper Type	71
Paper Size	71
Tray Select (MFC-J6710DW only)	72
9 PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive	73
PhotoCapture Center™ operations	73
Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive	73
Getting started	74
Print Images	76
View Photos	76
PhotoCapture Center™ print settings	76
How to scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive	77
10 How to print from a computer	79
Printing a document	79
11 How to scan to a computer	80
Scanning a document	80
Scanning using the scan key	80
Scanning using a scanner driver	80
A Routine maintenance	81
Replacing the ink cartridges	81
Cleaning and checking the machine	83
Cleaning the scanner	83
Cleaning the print head	84
Checking the print quality	85
Checking the print alignment	86
B Troubleshooting	87
Error and Maintenance messages	87
Error animation	95
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report	95
Transferring faxes to another fax machine	95
Transferring faxes to your PC	95
Transferring the Fax Journal report to another fax machine	96
Document jam	96
Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit	96
Document is jammed inside the ADF unit	97
Removing small documents jammed in the ADF	97
Printer jam or paper jam	97
Paper is jammed at the front of the machine	97
Paper is jammed at the back of the machine	98
Paper is jammed at the front and back of the machine	99
Additional paper jam clear operations	102
Troubleshooting	104
If you are having difficulty with your machine	104
Dial Tone	114
Telephone line interference / VoIP	114
Machine Information	115
Checking the serial number	115
Reset functions	115
How to reset the machine	115
C Menu and features	116
On-screen programming	116
Menu table	117
Entering Text	143
Inserting spaces	143
Making corrections	143
Repeating letters	143
Special characters and symbols	144
D Specifications	145
General	145
Print media	147
Fax	149
Copy	150
PhotoCapture Center™	151
PictBridge	152
Scanner	153
Printer	154
Interfaces	155
Computer requirements	156
Consumable items	157
Network (LAN)	158
Index	159

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Troubleshooting

Poor print quality.

Check the print quality. (See

Checking the print quality

on page 71.)

Make sure that the

Media Type

setting in the printer driver or the

Paper Type

setting in the machine’s menu matches the type of paper you are using. (See

Printing

for Windows

Printing and Faxing

for Macintosh in the

Software User’s

Guide

and

Paper Type

on page 23.)

Make sure that your ink cartridges are fresh. The following may cause ink to clog:



The expiration date written on the cartridge package has passed. (Genuine

Brother Innobella™ ink cartridges stay usable for up to two years if kept in their

original packaging.)



The ink cartridge has been in your machine for over six months.



The ink cartridge may not have been stored properly before use.

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink. Using non-Brother

supplies may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine

reliability.

Try using the recommended types of paper.

(See

Acceptable paper and other print media

on page 26.)

The recommended environment for your machine is between 68



F to 91



(20



C to 33



C).

White horizontal lines appear in text

or graphics.

Clean the print head. (See

Cleaning the print head

on page 70.)

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink.

Try using the recommended types of paper.

(See

Acceptable paper and other print media

on page 26.)

The machine prints blank pages.

Clean the print head. (See

Cleaning the print head

on page 70.)

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink.

Characters and lines are blurred.

Check the printing alignment. (See

Checking the print alignment

on page 72.)

Printed text or images are skewed.

Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and the paper side guides

are adjusted correctly. (See

Loading paper and other print media

on page 11.)

Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is closed properly.

Smudge or stain at the top center of

the printed page.

Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled.

(See

Acceptable paper and other print media

on page 26.)

Smudged stain at the right or left

corner of the printed page.

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.

Printing appears dirty or ink seems

to run.

Make sure you are using the recommended types of paper. (See

Acceptable

paper and other print media

on page 26.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is

dry.

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother 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.

Stains appear on the reverse side

or at the bottom of the page.

Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink. (See

Cleaning the machine’s

printer platen

appendix A

of the

Advanced User’s Guide

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink.

Make sure you are using the paper support flap.

(See

Loading paper and other print media

on page 11.)

Printing (continued)

Difficulty

Suggestions