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Brother HL-5040 User's Guide

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6 - 14   TROUBLESHOOTING

White lines down the page

You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth. 
See Cleaning in Chapter 5.

The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. See 
Replacing the toner cartridge in Chapter 5.

Page skewed

Make sure the paper or other print media is loaded properly in the paper tray 
and that the guides are not too tight or too loose against the paper stack.

Set the paper guides correctly. See Printing on plain paper from the paper tray 
in Chapter 1.

If you are using the manual feed tray (or the multi-purpose tray), see Printing 
on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040)
 in 
Chapter 1 or
 Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For 
HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
 in Chapter 1.

The paper tray may be too full. See Printing on plain paper from the paper tray 
in Chapter 1.

Check the paper type and quality. See What kind of paper can I use? in 
Chapter 1.

Curl or wave

Check the paper type and quality. High temperatures and high humidity will 
cause paper to curl. See What kind of paper can I use? in Chapter 1.

If you don’t use the printer very often, the paper may have been in the paper 
tray too long. Turn over the stack of paper in the paper tray. Also, try fanning 
the paper stack and then rotating the paper 180° in the paper tray.

Try printing using the straight-through output path. See Printing on plain paper 
from the manual feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040)
 in Chapter 1 o
r Printing 
on envelopes from the MP tray (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
 in Chapter 1.

Wrinkles or creases

Make sure that paper is loaded properly. See Printing on plain paper from the 
paper tray
 in Chapter 1.

Check the paper type and quality. See What kind of paper can I use? in 
Chapter 1.

Try printing using the straight-through output path. See Printing on plain paper 
from the manual feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040)
 in Chapter 1 o
r Printing 
on envelopes from the MP tray (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
 in Chapter 1.

Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180° in the 
input tray.

Examples of poor print 
quality

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  • 5. ■ The toner cartridge may be damaged.
  • 5. Page skewed ■ Make sure the paper or other print media is loaded properly in the paper tray and that the guides are not too tight or too loose against the paper stack.
  • 1. ■ If you are using the manual feed tray (or the multi-purpose tray), see Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040) in Chapter 1 or Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) in Chapter 1.
  • 1. ■ Check the paper type and quality.
  • 1. Curl or wave ■ Check the paper type and quality.
  • 1. ■ If you don’t use the printer very often, the paper may have been in the paper tray too long.
  • 1. Wrinkles or creases ■ Make sure that paper is loaded properly.
  • 1. ■ Check the paper type and quality.
  • 1. ■ Try printing using the straight-through output path.
  • 1. ■ Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180° in the input tray.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for Brother HL-5040 User's Guide - Page 125

  • See What kind of paper can I use?
  • See What kind of paper can I use?
  • See What kind of paper can I use?

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