Improving the print quality; Toner Save Mode; Toner Save - Page 113

Brother HL-5280DW User's Guide

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3 Driver and Software
Appendix A
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7. Troubleshooting

 105

Improving the print quality

If you have a print quality problem, print a test page first (see 

Menu table

 on page 56). If the printout looks 

good, the problem is probably not the printer. Check the interface cable or try the printer on another PC.
This section gives information on the following topics.

Examples of poor print 
quality

Recommendation

 

Faint

„

Check the printer’s environment. Conditions such as humidity, high 
temperatures, and so on, may cause this print fault. See 

Positioning the printer

 

on page 4.

„

If the whole page is too light, 

Toner Save Mode

 may be on. Turn off 

Toner Save 

Mode

 in the printer 

Properties

 tab of the driver.

„

Put in a new toner cartridge. See 

Replacing the toner cartridge

 on page 75.

„

Put in a new drum unit. See 

Replacing the drum unit

 on page 80.

„

You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth. 
See 

Cleaning the inside of the printer

 on page 86.

 

Gray background

„

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

About paper

 on 

page 6.

„

Check the printer’s environment. Conditions such as high temperatures and high 
humidity can increase the amount of background shading. See 

Positioning the 

printer

 on page 4.

„

Put in a new toner cartridge. See 

Replacing the toner cartridge

 on page 75.

„

Put in a new drum unit. See 

Replacing the drum unit

 on page 80.

 

Ghost

„

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced 
paper or thick print media may cause this problem. See 

About paper

 on page 6.

„

Make sure that the media type setting in the driver matches the type of paper you 
are using. See 

About paper

 on page 6.

„

Put in a new drum unit. See 

Replacing the drum unit

 on page 80.

„

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

 

Toner specks

„

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced 
paper may cause the problem. See 

About paper

 on page 6.

„

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

Replacing the drum 

unit

 on page 80.

„

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

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Lists of information found in Brother HL-5280DW User's Guide - Page 113

  • 7. Troubleshooting 105 Improving the print quality If you have a print quality problem, print a test page first (see Menu table on page 56).
  • 4. „ If the whole page is too light, Toner Save Mode may be on.
  • 75. „ Put in a new drum unit.
  • 86. Gray background „ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
  • 6. „ Check the printer’s environment.
  • 4. „ Put in a new toner cartridge.
  • 75. „ Put in a new drum unit.
  • 6. „ Make sure that the media type setting in the driver matches the type of paper you are using.
  • 6. „ Put in a new drum unit.
  • 6. „ The drum unit may be damaged.

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