Color Settings; Colour Enhancement; Copying Difficulties- Page 68

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USER’S GUIDE DCP-145C DCP-165C DCP-185C
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Cannot perform ‘2 in 1 ’ or ‘4 in 1 ’ 
printing.

Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the 
same.

Print speed is too slow. 

Try changing the printer driver setting. The highest resolution needs longer data 
processing, sending and printing time. Try the other quality settings in the printer 
driver 

Advanced

 tab. Also, click the 

Color Settings

, and make sure you uncheck 

Colour Enhancement

.

Set the borderless feature off. Borderless printing is slower than normal printing. 
(See

 Printing for Windows

®

 or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh

®

 in the Software 

User's Guide on the CD-ROM

.)

Photo paper does not feed 
properly.

When you print on Brother photo paper, make sure you always load one additional 
sheet of photo paper first before loading the paper you want to print on.

Clean the paper pick-up roller. (See 

Cleaning the paper pick-up roller

 on page 72.)

Colour Enhancement is not 
working correctly.

If the image data is not full colour in your application (such as 256 colour), Colour 
Enhancement will not work. Use at least 24 bit colour data with the Colour 
Enhancement feature.

Machine feeds multiple pages

Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray. (See 

Loading paper and 

other print media

 on page 8.)

Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any 
one time.

There is a paper jam.

See 

Printer jam or paper jam

 on page 66. Make sure the paper length guide is 

adjusted to the paper size. Do not extend the paper tray when you load A5 or 
smaller size paper.

Printed pages are not stacked 
neatly.

Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See 

Loading paper and other 

print media

 on page 8.)

Machine does not print from Adobe 
Illustrator.

Try to reduce the print resolution. (See 

Printing

 for Windows

®

 or 

Printing and 

Faxing

 for Macintosh

®

 in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Copying Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

Vertical streaks appear on copies

If you see vertical streaks on copies, clean the scanner. (See 

Cleaning the 

scanner

 on page 71.)

Poor copy results when using the 
ADF (DCP-185C only)

Try using the scanner glass. (See 

Using the scanner glass

 on page 18)

Vertical black line appears in 
copies (DCP-185C only)

Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on the 
glass strip. Clean the glass strip. (See 

Cleaning the scanner

 on page 71)

Fit to Page does not work properly. Make sure your source document is not skewed. Reposition the document and try 

again.

Printing (continued)

Difficulty

Suggestions

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Lists of information found in Brother DCP-185C User Manual - Page 68

  • 72.) Colour Enhancement is not working correctly.
  • 8.) Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any one time.
  • 66. Make sure the paper length guide is adjusted to the paper size.
  • 8.) Machine does not print from Adobe Illustrator.
  • 71.) Poor copy results when using the ADF (DCP-185C only) Try using the scanner glass.

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