Brother HL-1800 series User Manual
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Image Defect Examples
Recommendation
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White Vertical Streaks
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You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a
soft cloth.
See “How to Clean the Printer” in Chapter 5.
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Make sure that there are no piece of paper inside the printer
covering the scanner window.
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The Toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new Toner
cartridge.
See "Replacing the Toner Cartridge" in Chapter 5.
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Page Skew
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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.
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Set the paper guides correctly. Make sure that the tips of the
paper guides fit into the slots correctly.
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If you are using the Multi-purpose Tray,
Multi-purpose Tray" in Chapter 1.
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The Paper Cassette may be too full.
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Check the paper type and quality.
Curl or Wave
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Check the paper type and quality. High temperatures and
humidity will cause paper to curl.
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If you don’t use the printer very often, the paper may have been
in the paper cassette for too long. 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
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Make sure that paper is loaded properly.
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Check the paper type and quality.
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Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper
180
° in the tray.