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Toner scatter or toner stain
Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high humidity and high
temperatures may cause this print quality problem.
Identify the color causing the problem and put in a new toner cartridge. (See
Replacing the toner cartridges on page 96.)
To identify the color of the toner cartridge, visit us at
http://solutions.brother.com/
to view our FAQs and troubleshooting tips.
If the problem continues, put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit
on page 101.)
The color of your printouts is not
what you expected
Make sure toner save mode is off in the control panel or the printer driver.
Perform the calibration. (See Color Calibration on page 82.)
Adjust the color by using the custom setting in the driver and by using the
control panel. Colors the machine can print and colors you see on a monitor
are different. The machine may not be able to reproduce the colors on your
monitor. (See Color Correction on page 79.)
If colors appear in the printed gray areas, make sure there is a check in the
Improve Gray Color check box of the printer driver. See
Improve Gray Color in Settings Dialog on page 31 (For Windows
®
printer
driver), Advanced options on page 44 (For Windows
®
BR-Script printer
driver) or Print Settings on page 53 (For Macintosh printer driver).
If shaded areas look dull, remove the check from the Improve Gray Color
check box of the printer driver.
If a printed black graphic is too light, choose Enhance Black Printing mode
in the printer driver. See Enhance Black Printing in Settings Dialog
on page 31 (For Windows
®
printer driver), Advanced options on page 44 (For
Windows
®
BR-Script printer driver) or Print Settings on page 53 (For
Macintosh printer driver).
Identify the color causing the problem and put in a new toner cartridge. (See
Replacing the toner cartridges on page 96.)
Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 101.)
All one color
Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 101.)
Examples of poor print quality Recommendation
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