Brother Hl2280dw Owners Manual

Troubleshooting
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B
 
Black toner marks across the 
pageMake sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. See 
Acceptable paper and other print media on page 16.
If you use label sheets for laser printers, the glue from the sheets 
may sometimes stick to the OPC drum surface. Clean the drum 
unit. See Cleaning the drum unit in Appendix A of the Advanced 
Users Guide.
Do not use paper that has clips or staples because they will 
scratch the surface of the drum.
If the unpacked drum unit is...

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Page skewedMake sure that the paper or other print media is loaded properly 
in the paper tray and that the guides are not too tight or too loose 
against the paper stack.
Set the paper guides correctly. See Loading paper on page 8.
If you are using the manual feed slot, see Loading paper in the 
manual feed slot on page 10.
The paper tray may be too full. See Loading paper on page 8.
Check the paper type and quality. See Acceptable paper and 
other print media on page 16.
Check for loose...

Troubleshooting
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B
 
Envelope creasesMake sure that the two green envelope levers inside the back 
cover are pulled down when you print the envelope.
 
Note
When you have finished printing, open the back cover and reset 
the two green levers back to their original position.
 
Examples of poor print qualityRecommendation 

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Poor fixingOpen the back cover and make sure that the two green envelope 
levers on the left and right hand sides are in the up position.
 
Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. See 
Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For 
Macintosh) in the Software Users Guide. 
If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select 
Thicker Paper in Media Type settings.
Examples of poor print qualityRecommendation
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789....

Troubleshooting
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B
 
CurledChoose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you 
do not use our recommended paper. See Other Print Options (for 
Windows
®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh) in the Software 
Users Guide.
Turn the paper over in the paper tray, and print again. (Excluding 
letterhead paper) If the problems remains, switch the Anti-Curl 
Levers as follows:
aOpen the back cover.
bLift the lever (1) and slide the two gray levers (2) in the 
direction of the arrow.
 
Examples of...

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CurledLift up the output tray support flap (1).
 
Examples of poor print qualityRecommendation
1 

Troubleshooting
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B
Machine InformationB
Checking the Serial NumberB
You can see the machine’s Serial Number on 
the LCD.
aPress Menu.
b(For DCP-7060D)
Press a or b to choose 3.Machine 
Info.. 
Press OK.
(For DCP-7065DN)
Press a or b to choose 4.Machine 
Info.. 
Press OK.
(For HL-2280DW)
Press a or b to choose 5.Machine 
Info.. 
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose 1.Serial No..
Press OK.
 
Machine Info.
1.Serial No.
dPress Stop/Exit.
Reset functionsB
The following reset functions are available:
1 (For...

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C
On-screen 
programming
C
Your machine has been designed to be easy 
to use. The LCD provides on-screen 
programming using the menu keys.
We have created step by step on-screen 
instructions to help you program your 
machine. Simply follow the steps as they 
guide you through the menu selections and 
programming options.
Menu tableC
You can program your machine by using the 
Menu table on page 76. These pages list the 
menu selections and options. Press Menu 
and then press a or b to access the menus...

Menu and features
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C How to access the menu 
modeC
aPress Menu.
bChoose an option. You can scroll 
through each menu level by pressing a 
or b for the direction you want.
cPress OK when the option you want 
appears on the LCD.
The LCD will then show the next menu 
level.
dPress a or b to scroll to your next menu 
selection.
ePress OK.
When you have finished setting an 
option, the LCD will show Accepted.
fPress Stop/Exit to exit Menu mode. 

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Menu tableC
The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.
Choose & OK Choose & OK to accept to exit
                   
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Options Descriptions Page
1.General 
Setup1.Paper 1.Paper 
Type—Thin
Plain*
Thick
Thicker
Recycled 
Paper
LabelSets the type of 
paper in the paper 
tray.15
2.Paper 
Size—A4
Letter*
Legal
Executive
A5
A5 L
A6
B5
B6
FolioSets the size of the 
paper in the paper 
tray.15
2.Ecology 1.Toner 
Save—On
Off*Increases the page 
yield of the toner...