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Brother HL-6050D User's Guide

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About this printer
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6 - 19   TROUBLESHOOTING

Black lines down the page

Printed pages have toner stains 
stripes down the page.

You may clear the problem by cleaning the primary corona wire inside the 
drum unit by sliding the blue tab. Make sure to return the blue tab to the 
Home position (

). See Cleaning the corona wire on page 5-17.

The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. See 
Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3
.

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing 
the drum unit
 on page 5-8
.

The fuser unit may be smudged. Call Customer Service.

Black spots

Black spots at 108 mm (4.25 in.) 
intervals.

You may clear the problem by printing a black page.

All black

You may clear the problem by cleaning the primary corona wire inside the 
drum unit by sliding the blue tab. Make sure you return the blue tab to the 
Home position (

). See Cleaning the corona wire on page 5-17.

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing 
the drum unit
 on page 5-8
.

The fuser unit may be smudged. Call Customer Service.

Lines across the page

Clean the inside of the printer and the primary corona wire in the drum unit. 
See Cleaning on page 5-14.

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing 
the drum unit
 on page 5-8
.

White lines down the page

You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth. 
See Cleaning the inside of the printer on page 5-15 or the Maintenance 
Tutorial video on the supplied CD-ROM.

The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. See 
Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3
.

Examples of poor print quality

Recommendation

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A B C D
a b c d e
0 1 2 3 4

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A B C D
a b c d e
0 1 2 3 4

ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk

ABCD
abcde
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Detailed Information for Brother HL-6050D User's Guide

Lists of information found in Brother HL-6050D User's Guide - Page 151

  • 17. ■ The toner cartridge may be damaged.
  • 3. ■ The drum unit may be damaged.
  • 8. ■ The fuser unit may be smudged.
  • 4.25 in.
  • 17. ■ The drum unit may be damaged.
  • 8. ■ The fuser unit may be smudged.
  • 14. ■ The drum unit may be damaged.
  • 8. White lines down the page ■ You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth.

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