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USER’S GUIDE MFC-8460N/MFC-8660DN/MFC-8670DN/MFC-8860DN/MFC-8870DW
Section II: Fax
Section V: Appendixes
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Improving the print quality

C

Examples of poor print 
quality

Recommendation

 

Faint

„

Check the machine

s environment. Conditions such as humidity, high 

temperatures, and so on, may cause this print fault. (See 

Choosing a 

location

 on page 88.)

„

If the whole page is too light, Toner Save mode may be on. Turn off Toner 
Save mode in the machine

s menu settings or in the printer Properties of the 

driver. (See 

Toner save

 on page 22 or 

Advanced tab in the Software User

Guide on the CD

-

ROM

.)

If this problem occurs when making copies or printing received faxes, turn off 
Toner Save mode in the machine

s menu setting. (See 

Toner save

 on page 

22.)

„

Clean the scanner window and the primary corona wire of the drum unit. (See 

Cleaning the laser scanner window

 on page 128 and 

Cleaning the 

corona wire

 on page 130.) If the print quality has not improved, put in a new 

drum unit. (See 

Replacing the drum unit (DR-520)

 on page 135.)

„

Put in a new toner cartridge. (See 

Replacing the toner cartridge 

(TN-550/TN-580)

 on page 132.)

 

Gray background

„

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See 

Acceptable paper and other media

 on page 12.)

„

Check the machine

s environment. Conditions such as high temperatures and 

high humidity can increase the amount of background shading. (See 

Choosing a location

 on page 88.)

Install a new toner cartridge. (See 

Replacing the toner cartridge 

(TN-550/TN-580)

 on page 132.)

„

Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit. (See 

Cleaning the corona 

wire

 on page 130 and 

Cleaning the drum unit

 on page 131.) If the print 

quality has not improved, put in a new drum unit. (See 

Replacing the drum 

unit (DR-520)

 on page 135.)

 

Ghost

„

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

„

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

s Paper Type menu setting. (See 

Acceptable paper and other 

media

 on page 12 and 

Basic tab in the Software User

s Guide on the 

CD

-

ROM

.)

„

Put in a new drum unit. (See 

Replacing the drum unit (DR-520)

 on page 

135.)

 

Toner specks

„

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

Acceptable paper and other media

 

on page 12.)

„

Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit. (See 

Cleaning the corona 

wire

 on page 130 and 

Cleaning the drum unit

 on page 131.) If the print 

quality has not improved, put in a new drum unit. (See 

Replacing the drum 

unit (DR-520)

 on page 135.)

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Lists of information found in Brother MFC-8860DN User's Guide - Page 124

  • 88.) „ If the whole page is too light, Toner Save mode may be on.
  • 22.) „ Clean the scanner window and the primary corona wire of the drum unit.
  • 35.) „ Put in a new toner cartridge.
  • 32.) Gray background „ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
  • 12.) „ Check the machine ’ s environment.
  • 88.) Install a new toner cartridge.
  • 32.) „ Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit.
  • 31.) If the print quality has not improved, put in a new drum unit.
  • 35.) Ghost „ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
  • 35.) Toner specks „ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
  • 12.) „ Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit.
  • 31.) If the print quality has not improved, put in a new drum unit.

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