Brother DCP-7055 - Manual (Page 67)

Troubleshooting
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If you are having difficulty with your machine
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If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the
troubleshooting tips.
Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother
Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
Check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips.
Copy difficulties
Difficulties Suggestions
Vertical black line appears in
copies. Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on the
glass strip, or the corona wire is dirty. (See Cleaning the scanner glass on page 41
and Cleaning the corona wire on page 42.)
Copies are blank. Make sure you are loading the document correctly. (See Using the scanner glass
on page 19.)
Printing difficulties
Difficulties Suggestions
Poor print quality See Improving the print quality on page 64.
No printout.  Check that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned on.
 Check that the toner cartridge and drum unit are installed correctly. (See
Replacing the drum unit on page 35.)
 Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer.
(See the Quick Setup Guide.)
 Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen.
 Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and
maintenance messages on page 49.)
 Check the machine is online:
(Windows
® 7 and Windows Server ® 2008 R2) Click the Start button and
Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure
that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.
(Windows Vista
® ) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and
Sound, and then Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make
sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.
(Windows
® XP and Windows Server ® 2003/2008) Click the Start button and
choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make
sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.
(Windows
®
2000) Click the Start button and choose Settings and then
Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer
Offline is unchecked.