Color Settings; Printing Received Faxes; Black Start- Page 122

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USER’S GUIDE MFC-5490CN
Section II: Fax
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Cannot perform â€˜Page Layout’ 
printing.

Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the 
same.

Print speed is too slow. 

Try changing the printer driver setting. The highest resolution needs longer data 
processing, sending and printing time. Try the other quality settings in the printer 
driver 

Advanced

 tab. Also, click 

Color Settings

, and make sure you uncheck 

Color Enhancement (True2Life

®

)

.

Turn the borderless feature off. Borderless printing is slower than normal printing. 
(See 

Printing

 for Windows

®

 or 

Printing and Faxing

 for Macintosh

®

 in the Software 

User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Photo paper does not feed 
properly.

When you print on Brother photo paper, load the instruction sheet included with 
the photo paper in the paper tray first, and then put the photo paper on top of the 
instruction sheet.

Clean the paper pick-up roller. (See 

Cleaning the paper pick-up roller

 

on page 126.)

Machine feeds multiple pages

Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray. (See 

Loading paper and 

other print media

 on page 8.)

Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any 
one time.

Printed pages are not stacked 
neatly.

Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See 

Loading paper and other 

print media

 on page 8.)

Machine does not print from Adobe 
Illustrator.

Try to reduce the print resolution. (See 

Printing

 for Windows

®

 or 

Printing and 

Faxing

 for Macintosh

®

 in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Printing Received Faxes

Difficulty

Suggestions

Condensed print and white streaks 
across the page or the top and 
bottom of sentences are cut off.

You probably had a bad connection, with static or interference on the telephone 
line. Ask the other party to send the fax again.

Vertical black lines when receiving. The sender's scanner may be dirty. Ask the sender to make a copy to see if the 

problem is with the sending machine. Try receiving from another fax machine.

Received color fax prints only in 
black & white.

Replace the color ink cartridges that are empty or nearly empty, and then ask the 
other person to send the color fax again. (See 

Replacing the ink cartridges

 

on page 121.)

Left and Right margins are cut off or 
a single page is printed on two 
pages.

Turn on Auto Reduction. (See 

Printing a reduced incoming fax

 on page 39.)

Telephone Line or Connections

Difficulty

Suggestions

Dialing does not work. (No dial 
tone)

Check that the machine is plugged in and switched on.

Check all line cord connections. Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged into 
the telephone wall jack and the LINE jack of the machine.

Change  Tone/Pulse setting. (See 

Quick Setup Guide

.)

Send a fax manually and wait to hear the fax receiving tones before you press 

Black Start

 or 

Color Start

. (See 

Sending a fax manually

 on page 34.)

Printing (continued)

Difficulty

Suggestions

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  • 26.) Machine feeds multiple pages Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray.
  • 8.) Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any one time.
  • 8.) Machine does not print from Adobe Illustrator.
  • 21.) Left and Right margins are cut off or a single page is printed on two pages.
  • 39.) Telephone Line or Connections Difficulty Suggestions Dialing does not work.

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