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USERā€™S GUIDE FAX-2820/FAX-2920/MFC-7220/MFC-7225N
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Chapter 11

11 - 11

If you are having difficulty with your machine

If you think there is a problem with the way your faxes look, make a copy first. If the copy looks 
good, the problem is probably not your machine. Check the chart below and follow the 
troubleshooting tips.

The Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.

DIFFICULTY

SUGGESTIONS

Printing or Receiving Faxes

Condensed print and horizontal 
streaks or the top and bottom of 
sentences are cut off.

You probably had a bad connection, with static or interference on the telephone 
line. Ask the other party to send the fax again. If there is still a problem, call Brother 
Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (

in USA

) or 1-877-BROTHER (

in Canada

).

Poor print quality

See 

Improving the print quality

 on page 11-16.

Vertical black lines when receiving

Sometimes you may see vertical streaks/black lines on the faxes you receive. 
Your machineā€™s primary corona wire may be dirty, or the sending partyā€™s fax 
scanner may be dirty. Clean your primary corona wire (See 

Cleaning the corona 

wire

 on page 11-24), or ask the sender to make a copy to see if the problem is with 

the sending machine. Try receiving from another fax machine. If the problem 
continues, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (

in USA

) or 

1-877-BROTHER (

in Canada

).

Horizontal streaks; lines are 
missing.

You may get a fax with horizontal streaks or with missing lines. Usually this is 
caused by a poor telephone connection. Ask the other party to send the fax again.

Received faxes appear as split or 
blank pages.

If the received faxes are divided and printed on two pages or if you get an extra 
blank page, your Paper Size setting may not be correct for the paper you are 
using. (See 

Setting the Paper Size

 on page 2-4.) Make sure that auto reduction 

menu setting is turned on. (See 

Printing a reduced incoming fax (Auto Reduction)

 

on page 4-4.)

Phone Line or Connections

Dialing does not work.

Check for a dial tone. Change 

Tone/Pulse

 setting. (See 

Tone or Pulse (For 

Canada only)

 on page 5-4.) Check all line cord connections and that the curled 

handset cord is not in the EXT jack. Check power cord connection. Send a manual 
fax by pressing 

Hook/Hold

 or by lifting the handset of the external phone and 

dialing the number. Send a manual fax by lifting the handset and dialing the 
number. Wait to hear fax receiving tones before pressing 

Start

.

The machine does not answer 
when called.

Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your setup. (See 

Basic 

sending operations

 on page 3-4.) Check for a dial tone. If possible, call your 

machine to hear it answer. If there is still no answer, check the telephone line cord 
connection. If there is no ringing when you call your machine, ask your telephone 
company to check the line.

Sending Faxes

Poor fax send  quality

Change your resolution to 

Fine

 or 

S.Fine

. Make a copy to check your machineā€™s 

scanner operation. If the copy quality is not good, clean the scanner. (See 

Cleaning the scanner glass

 on page 11-22.)

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  • 16. Vertical black lines when receiving Sometimes you may see vertical streaks/black lines on the faxes you receive.
  • 4.) Make sure that auto reduction menu setting is turned on.
  • 4.) Phone Line or Connections Dialing does not work.
  • 4.) Check all line cord connections and that the curled handset cord is not in the EXT jack.
  • 4.) Check for a dial tone.

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