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Brother HL-5240 User's Guide

Table of Contents

3 Driver and Software
Appendix A
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7. Troubleshooting

92

 

Hollow print

„

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Se

About paper

 on 

page 5.

„

Choose 

Thick paper

 mode in the printer driver, or use thinner paper than what 

you are now using.

„

Check the printer

s environment. Conditions such as high humidity can cause 

hollow print. See 

Positioning the printer

 on page 4.

 

All black

„

Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the blue tab. Be sure 
to return the blue tab to the home position (

a

). See 

Cleaning the corona wire

 on 

page 77.

„

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See 

Replacing the drum 

unit

 on page 68.

„

The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service.

 

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„

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. A rough surfaced 
paper or thick print media can cause problems.

„

Make sure that you choose the proper media type in the printer driver.

„

The problem may disappear by itself. Print multiple pages to clear this problem, 
especially if the printer has not been used for a long time.

„

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See 

Replacing the toner 

cartridge

 on page 63.

 

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„

Clean the inside of the printer and the primary corona wire in the drum unit. See 

Cleaning

 on page 73.

„

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See 

Replacing the drum 

unit

 on page 68.

 

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„

Make sure that a torn piece of paper is not inside the printer covering the scanner 
window.

„

Wipe the scanner window with a soft cloth. See 

Cleaning the inside of the printer

 

on page 74.

„

The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. See 

Replacing the toner cartridge

 on page 63.

„

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See 

Replacing the drum 

unit

 on page 68.

Examples of poor print 
quality

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Lists of information found in Brother HL-5240 User's Guide - Page 100

  • 7. Troubleshooting 92 Hollow print „ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
  • 5. „ Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver, or use thinner paper than what you are now using.
  • 4. All black „ Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the blue tab.
  • 77. „ The drum unit may be damaged.
  • 68. „ The fuser unit may be contaminated.
  • 63. Lines across the page „ Clean the inside of the printer and the primary corona wire in the drum unit.
  • 73. „ The drum unit may be damaged.
  • 68. White lines down the page „ Make sure that a torn piece of paper is not inside the printer covering the scanner window.
  • 74. „ The toner cartridge may be damaged.
  • 63. „ The drum unit may be damaged.

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