Brother HL 1650 - Manual (Page 196)

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Image defect examples Recommendation
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White Vertical streaks
• You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a
soft cloth. See “How to clean the printer” in Chapter 5.
• The Toner cartridge may be damaged. Install a new Toner
cartridge. See "Replacing the Toner cartridge" in Chapter 5.
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Page skew
• Make sure the paper or other media is loaded into the paper
cassette correctly and that the guides are not too tight or too
loose against the paper stack.
• Set the paper guides correctly. Make sure that the tips of the
paper guides fit into the slot correctly. See “Printing from the
Paper cassette” in Chapter 1.
• If you are using the Multi-purpose tray,
see "Printing from the
Multi-purpose tray" in Chapter 1.
• The paper cassette may be too full.
See “Printing from the Paper
cassette” in Chapter 1
• Check the paper type and quality.
See "What kind of paper can I
use?" in Chapter 1.
Curl or wave
• Check the paper type and quality. Both high temperature and
humidity will cause paper to curl. See “What kind of paper can I
use?” in Chapter 1.
• If you use the printer infrequently, the paper may have sat for too
long in the paper cassette. Turn over the stack of paper in the
paper cassette. Also, try rotating the paper 180
° in the paper
cassette.
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Wrinkles or creases
• Make sure that paper is loaded properly. See “Printing from the
Paper cassette” in Chapter 1.
• Check the paper type and quality.
See “What kind of paper can I
use” in Chapter 1.
• Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper
180
° in the tray.