Brother International DCP1000 Users Manual - English - Page 107

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DIFFICULTY SUGGESTIONS Print Quality Difficulties Printouts are too dark or Adjust the print conditions by changing the Print too light. Density setting. It has been factory set to the middle position. (See Setting the Print Density, page 4-2.) Printed pages are curled. Thin Paper (17lb-18.4lb) can cause this problem. Make sure you select the Paper Type that suits the paper in your multi-purpose sheet feeder. (See Paper Type, page 5-8 and 5-10 and Media Type, page 7-4.) Printed pages are smeared. Rough surfaces or thick media can cause "smeared pages"-OR-"the toner to smear". Make sure you select the correct Paper Type that suits the paper in your multi-purpose sheet feeder. (See Paper Type, page 5-8 and 5-10 and Media Type, page 7-4.) Printed pages contain white stripes. White Stripes or Faint lmages You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Cleaning the Scanner, page 13-13 and Replacing the Drum Unit, page 13-20.) If you still see white stripes or faint images and the LCD shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one. Printed pages are stained with toner or have vertical stripes. Dark Stripes or Toner Stains Clean the machine's interior and the primary corona wire of the toner cartridge. (See Routine Maintenance, page 13-13 and Cleaning the Drum Unit, page 13-15.) Make sure that the tab of the corona wire is at the Home position (M). If after cleaning, you still see dark stripes or toner stains and the LCD shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one. Printed pages have white in black text and graphic areas. Make sure that you use paper that meets the specifications. Rough surface or thick media can cause the problem. If you still see white spots and the LCD shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one. White Spots Toner scatters and stains the printed page. Scattering Toner Adjust the print conditions by changing the Print Density setting. Remove the drum unit and clean the DCP's interior. (See Routine Maintenance, page 1313, Cleaning the Printer, page 13-14 and Cleaning the Drum Unit, page 13-15.) Make sure that you use paper that meets specifications. (See page 2-7.) If you still have scattered toner and the LCD shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one. T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N T E N A N C E 13 - 9

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TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
13 - 9
DIFFICULTY
SUGGESTIONS
Print Quality Difficulties
Printouts are too dark or
too light.
Adjust the print conditions by changing the Print
Density setting. It has been factory set to the middle
position. (See
Setting the Print Density
, page 4-2.)
Printed pages are curled.
Thin Paper (17lb-18.4lb) can cause this problem. Make
sure you select the Paper Type that suits the paper in
your multi-purpose sheet feeder. (See
Paper Type,
page 5-8 and 5-10 and
Media Type,
page 7-4.)
Printed pages are
smeared.
Rough surfaces or thick media can cause
“
smeared
pages
”—
OR
—“
the toner to smear
”
. Make sure you
select the correct Paper Type that suits the paper in your
multi-purpose sheet feeder. (See
Paper Type,
page 5-8
and 5-10 and
Media Type,
page 7-4.)
Printed pages contain
white stripes.
White Stripes or
Faint lmages
You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows
with a clean soft cloth.
(See
Cleaning the Scanner,
page 13-13 and
Replacing the Drum Unit,
page 13-20.)
If you still see white stripes or faint images and the
LCD shows
CHANGE DRUM SOON
, replace
the drum unit with a new one.
Printed pages are
stained with toner or
have vertical
stripes.
Dark Stripes or
Toner Stains
Clean the machine
’
s interior and the primary
corona wire of the toner cartridge. (See
Routine
Maintenance,
page 13-13 and
Cleaning the Drum
Unit,
page 13-15.)
Make sure that the tab of the
corona wire is at the Home position (
▼
). If after
cleaning, you still see dark stripes or toner stains
and the LCD shows
CHANGE DRUM SOON
,
replace the drum unit with a new one.
Printed pages have
white in black text and
graphic areas.
White Spots
Make sure that you use paper that meets the
specifications. Rough surface or thick media can
cause the problem. If you still see white spots and
the LCD shows
CHANGE DRUM SOON
,
replace the drum unit with a new one.
Toner scatters and stains
the printed page.
Scattering Toner
Adjust the print conditions by changing the Print
Density setting. Remove the drum unit and clean the
DCP
’
s interior. (See
Routine Maintenance,
page 13-
13,
Cleaning the Printer,
page 13-14 and
Cleaning the
Drum Unit,
page 13-15.) Make sure that you use paper
that meets specifications. (See page 2-7.) If you still
have scattered toner and the LCD shows
CHANGE
DRUM SOON
, replace the drum unit with a new one.