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Troubleshooting
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IMPORTANT
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be
made
from within
that country.
If you are having difficulty with your machine
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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. You can solve most problems by yourself.
If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
Troubleshooting and routine
maintenance
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Copy Quality Difficulties
Difficulties
Suggestions
Vertical streaks appear in copies.
Either the scanner or the primary corona wire for printing is dirty. Clean them both.
(See
Printing Difficulties
Difficulties
Suggestions
Poor print quality
Vertical black lines on copies or
printouts
Your machine’s primary corona wire for printing may be dirty. Clean your primary
corona wire. (See
If the problem continues, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (
in
USA
) or 1-877-BROTHER (
in Canada
).
No printout.
Check that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned on.
Check that the toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. (See
Replacing the drum unit (DR-520)
Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer.
(See
the Quick Setup Guide
.)
Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen.
Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See
The machine is online. On your PC, click
Start
, then
Settings
, and then
Printers and Faxes
. Right-click ‘Brother DCP-XXXX (where XXXX is your
model name)’. Make sure that ‘Use Printer Offline’ is unchecked.