Examples of poor print quality
Recommendation
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Coloured spots at 94 mm
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If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages,
the drum may have foreign material, such as glue
from a label, stuck on the drum surface. Clean the
drum unit.
See
Related Information
:
Clean the Drum Unit.
•
Install a new drum unit.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Drum Unit
.
Coloured spots at 29 mm
•
Identify the colour causing the problem and install a
new toner cartridge.
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit the
Brother Solutions Center at
see the
FAQs & Troubleshooting
page.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Toner Cartridge
.
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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 colour causing the problem and put in a
new toner cartridge.
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit the
Brother Solutions Center at
see the
FAQs & Troubleshooting
page.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Toner Cartridge
.
•
Install a new drum unit.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Drum Unit
.
The colour of your printouts is not what you expected
•
To improve the colour density, calibrate the colours
using the LCD.
•
To adjust the print position of colours for sharper
edges, perform the colour registration using the LCD.
•
Make sure Toner Save mode is off in the LCD or the
printer driver.
•
If the print quality of the black portion is not what you
expected, select the
Enhance Black Printing
check
box in the printer driver.
•
Clear the
Improve Gray Color
check box in the
printer driver.
•
Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a
new toner cartridge.
To identify the colour of the toner cartridge, visit the
Brother Solutions Center at
see the
FAQs & Troubleshooting
page.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Toner Cartridge
.
•
Install a new drum unit.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Drum Unit
.
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Summary of Contents for HL-3160CDW
Page 16: ...Related Information Introduction to Your Brother Machine 12 ...
Page 20: ...5 Press Med 6 Press Related Information Introduction to Your Brother Machine 16 ...
Page 46: ...Related Information Print from Your Computer Windows Print Settings Windows 42 ...
Page 51: ... Print a Document Windows 47 ...
Page 115: ...Home Security Security Lock the Machine Settings Network Security Features 111 ...
Page 155: ...Related Information Manage Your Network Machine Securely Using SSL TLS 151 ...
Page 197: ...5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine Related Information Paper Jams 193 ...
Page 202: ...Related Information Paper Jams 198 ...
Page 275: ...Related Information Routine Maintenance 271 ...
Page 316: ...Related Information Appendix Replace Supplies 312 ...
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