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Brother HL-5240 User's Guide

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3 Driver and Software
Appendix A
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7. Troubleshooting

94

 

Black toner marks across the 

page

„

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

Replacing the drum 

unit

 on page 68.

„

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

About paper

 on 

page 5.

„

If you use label sheets for laser printers, the glue from the sheets may sometimes 
stick to the OPC drum surface. Clean the drum unit. See on 

Clean the drum unit 

as follows:

 on page 93.

„

Do not use paper that has clips or staples because they will scratch the surface 
of the drum.

„

If the unpacked drum unit is in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be 
damaged.

 

Black lines down the page

Printed pages have toner stains 

down the page.

„

Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the blue tab. See 

Cleaning the corona wire

 on page 77.

„

Make sure the primary corona wire cleaner is at the home position (

a

).

„

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

Replacing the drum 

unit

 on page 68.

„

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

Replacing the toner cartridge

 on page 63.

„

The fuser unit may be smudged. Call your dealer or Brother Customer Service.

 

Page skewed

„

Make sure that 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, bond paper or 

transparencies from Tray 1, 2 or 3

 on page 9.

„

If you are using the multi-puroise tray, see 

Printing on plain paper, bond paper or 

transparencies from the MP tray

 on page 12.

„

The paper tray may be too full. See 

Printing on plain paper, bond paper or 

transparencies from Tray 1, 2 or 3

 on page 9.

„

Check the paper type and quality. See 

About paper

 on page 5.

 

Curled or wavy

„

Check the paper type and quality. High temperatures and high humidity will cause 
paper to curl. See 

About paper

 on page 5.

„

If you do not use the printer often, the paper may have been in the paper tray too 
long. Turn over the stack of paper in the paper tray. Also, fan the paper stack and 
then rotate the paper 180

°

 in the paper tray.

Examples of poor print 
quality

Recommendation

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Lists of information found in Brother HL-5240 User's Guide - Page 102

  • 7. Troubleshooting 94 Black toner marks across the page „ The drum unit may be damaged.
  • 68. „ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
  • 5. „ If you use label sheets for laser printers, the glue from the sheets may sometimes stick to the OPC drum surface.
  • 93. „ Do not use paper that has clips or staples because they will scratch the surface of the drum.
  • 77. „ Make sure the primary corona wire cleaner is at the home position ( a ).
  • 68. „ The toner cartridge may be damaged.
  • 63. „ The fuser unit may be smudged.
  • 9. „ If you are using the multi-puroise tray, see Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the MP tray on page 12.
  • 9. „ Check the paper type and quality.
  • 5. Curled or wavy „ Check the paper type and quality.
  • 5. „ If you do not use the printer often, the paper may have been in the paper tray too long.

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