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Brother MFC-9420CN User's Guide

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USER’S GUIDE MFC-9420CN
Section II Fax & Telephone
Section V Appendixes
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance

C - 15

C

Print Quality Difficulties

Printed pages are curled.

Low quality thin or thick paper can cause this problem. Make sure you select the 
Paper Type that suits the media type you use. (See 

Acceptable paper and other 

media

 on page 2-1.)

Printed pages are smeared.

The Paper Type setting may be incorrect for the type of print media you are 
using—

OR

—The print media may be too thick or have a rough surface. 

(See 

Acceptable paper and other media

 on page 2-1 an

Basic tab

 in the Software 

User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Printouts are too light.

If this problem occurs when making copies or printing received faxes, turn off 
Toner Save mode in the machine’s menu settings. (See 

Toner Save

 on page 3-7.)

Set Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. 
(See 

Advanced tab

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

Network Difficulties

I cannot print over the Network

See Printing Problems in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM

—

OR

—

1. Make sure that your machine is powered on and is online and in Ready mode. 
2. Print a Network Configuration list and check the current Network settings printed 
in this list. (See 

Printing reports

 on page 9-1.

3. Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to verify that the cabling and network 
connections are good. If possible, try connecting the machine to a different port on 
your hub using a different cable.

4. Contact your Network Administrator to check if the settings are correct.

The network scanning feature does 
not work.

(For Windows

®

 users only) Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the 

necessary network connection. Follow the instructions below to disable the 
Firewall. If you are using a personal Firewall software, please refer to the User’s 
Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer.

<Windows

®

 XP SP2 users.>

1. Click the â€˜Start’ button, â€˜Settings’, ‘Control Panel’ and then â€˜Windows Firewall’. 
Make sure that Windows Firewall on the â€˜Basic’ tab is set to On.

2. Click the â€˜Exceptions’ tab and â€˜Add port’ button.

3. Enter any name, port number (54295 for network scanning), select â€˜UDP’ and 
click OK.

4. Make sure if the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.

For Windows

®

 XP SP1 users, please go to the Brother Solutions Center.

Your computer cannot find your 
machine.

<For Windows

®

 user>

Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection. 
For detail, see the instruction above.

<For Macintosh

® 

users>

Re-select your machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh 
HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities or from the model pull-down list of 
ControlCenter2.

DIFFICULTY

SUGGESTIONS

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  • 1.) Printed pages are smeared.
  • 7.) Set Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver.
  • 1. Make sure that your machine is powered on and is online and in Ready mode.
  • 2. Print a Network Configuration list and check the current Network settings printed in this list.
  • 1.) 3.
  • 4. Contact your Network Administrator to check if the settings are correct.
  • 1. Click the ‘Start’ button, ‘Settings’, ‘Control Panel’ and then ‘Windows Firewall’.
  • 2. Click the ‘Exceptions’ tab and ‘Add port’ button.
  • 3. Enter any name, port number (54295 for network scanning), select ‘UDP’ and click OK.
  • 4. Make sure if the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.

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