Brother FAX-2890 Basic User's Manual page 105

Examples of poor print quality
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
A B C D
a b c d e
0 1 2 3 4
Gray background
Ghost
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
A B C D
a b c d e
0 1 2 3 4
Toner specks
Recommendation
 Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See
Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 17.)
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 Check the machine s environment. Conditions such as high
temperatures and high humidity can increase the amount of
background shading. (See Product Safety Guide: Choose a safe
location for your product.)
 Clean the drum surface. (See Cleaning the drum unit
uu page 64.)
 Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge
uu page 50.)
Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit

uu page 55.)
 Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.
Rough-surfaced paper or thick print media may cause this
problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media
uu page 17.)
 Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the
printer driver or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See
Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 17 and
Software User's Guide: Basic Tab.)
 Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer driver. (See
Software User's Guide: Ghost Reduction Setting.)
 Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge
uu page 50.)
 Clean the drum surface. (See Cleaning the drum unit
uu page 64.)
 Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit
uu page 55.)
 The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer
Service or your local Brother dealer.
Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications.

Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable
paper and other print media uu page 17.)
 Clean the corona wire and the drum unit. (See Cleaning the
corona wire uu page 62 and Replacing the drum unit
uu page 55.)
The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See

Replacing the drum unit uu page 55.)
 The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer
Service or your local Brother dealer.
Troubleshooting
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