Brother DCP-8065DN User Guide

Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
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Improving the print quality C
Examples of poor print
quality
Recommendation
Faint
 Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as humidity, high
temperatures, and so on, may cause this print fault. (See
Choosing a
location
on page 38.)
 If the whole page is too light, Toner Save mode may be on. Turn off Toner
Save mode in the machine’s menu settings or in the printer Properties of the
driver. (See
Toner save on page 19 or Advanced tab in the Software User’s
Guide on the CD-ROM.)
If this problem occurs when making copies, turn off Toner Save mode in the
machine’s menu setting. (See
Toner save on page 19.)
 Clean the scanner window and the primary corona wire of the drum unit. (See
Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 70 and Cleaning the
corona wire
on page 71.) If the print quality has not improved, put in a new
drum unit. (See
Replacing the drum unit (DR-520) on page 76.)
 Put in a new toner cartridge. (See
Replacing the toner cartridge (TN-
550/TN-580)
on page 73.)
Gray background
 Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See
Acceptable paper and other media on page 11.)
 Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high temperatures and
high humidity can increase the amount of background shading. (See
Choosing a location on page 38.)
Install a new toner cartridge. (See
Replacing the toner cartridge (TN-
550/TN-580)
on page 73.)
 Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit. (See
Cleaning the corona
wire
on page 71 and Cleaning the drum unit on page 72.) If the print quality
has not improved, put in a new drum unit. (See
Replacing the drum unit
(DR-520)
on page 76.)
Ghost
 Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced
paper or thick paper may cause this problem.
 Make sure that you choose the proper media type in the printer driver or in the
machine’s Paper Type menu setting. (See
Acceptable paper and other
media
on page 11 and Basic tab in the Software User’s Guide on the
CD-ROM.)
 Put in a new drum unit. (See
Replacing the drum unit (DR-520) on page
76.)
Toner specks
 Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced
paper may cause the problem. (See
Acceptable paper and other media
on page 11.)
 Clean the primary corona wire and the drum unit. (See
Cleaning the corona
wire
on page 71 and Cleaning the drum unit on page 72.) If the print quality
has not improved, put in a new drum unit. (See
Replacing the drum unit
(DR-520)
on page 76.)
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Brother DCP-8065DN Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	28 ppm
Scan to	e-mail, file, image, OCR
Input color depth	48 bit
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	28 cpm
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets
Internal memory	32 MB
Maximum internal memory	544 MB
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	55 dB
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Business
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Font styles	66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes
Dimensions (WxDxH)	531 x 450 x 475 mm
Networking features	10/100 Base-TX
All-in-one functions	Copy, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	scan, n
Compatible operating systems	Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Windows XP
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Power consumption (standby)	85 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	15 W
Power consumption (average operating)	660 W