Brother MFC-9440CN User Manual

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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance

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Check the machine

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s environment. Conditions such as high

temperatures and high humidity can cause this problem. (See
Choosing a location on page 90.)

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See
Acceptable paper and other media on page 9.)

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

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s Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper

and other media on page 9 and Basic tab in the Software User’s
Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Change to the recommended type of paper. (See Recommended
paper on page 9.)

The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See
Replacing the drum unit on page 166.)

Poor fixing

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See
Acceptable paper and other media on page 9.)

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

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s Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper

and other media on page 9 and Basic tab in the Software User’s
Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Make sure that the release lever of the fuser unit is in the closed
position.

Call Brother Customer Service to replace the fuser unit.

Poor fixing when printed on
thick paper

Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver or in the machine

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Paper Type menu setting. (See Paper type on page 20 and Basic tab
in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See
Acceptable paper and other media on page 9.)

Examples of poor print
quality

Recommendation

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