Have just set up brother mfc-j6520dw but i am very disappointed with the print quality. Pictures are quite blurred. what have i done wrong? Gwen D
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There are printer settings to control the quality of graphics. I had to search a little but once I found them and set them, the print quality is excellent.
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By default, the printer warms up and goes into "normal" print quality mode, not "best" (what you want) or "fast" (poor/draft quality). It does this for many reasons, primarily to save ink since most people print typical documents containing mostly text, not graphics. You can always change the printer's quality from normal to best by going to: Devices & Printers -> Brother mfc-j6520dw -> Adjust Print Options. If you mostly print images that require hi-resolution (lots of ink), you can set "best" quality as your default.
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By default, the printer warms up and goes into "normal" print quality mode, not "best" (what you want) or "fast" (poor/draft quality). It does this for many reasons, primarily to save ink since most people print typical documents containing mostly text, not graphics. You can always change the printer's quality from normal to best by going to: Devices & Printers -&gt; Brother mfc-j6520dw -&gt; Adjust Print Options. If you mostly print images that require hi-resolution (lots of ink), you can set "best" quality as your default.
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I installed the same toner cartridge just a few days ago, and I get exactly the same problem! (My printer is a Brother HL-2270DW) Unfortunately, I've been too busy with other things to follow up on it yet--or return the cartridge as defective. Hope someone else has an answer for us both!
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I gave the printer a good review and I am still happy. I did have a paper jam problem a month ago and there was a piece of torn paper in the back of the paper tray. I would suggest you call the customer service and they will go with you step by step to look for the problem. If nothing is found, they will give you the closest repair shop (Brother pays if under warranty). Hope it works out but maybe you got a lemon.
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I don't have an answer, Scott, but seeing as how the 3-color cartridge is such a limitation, both in ink usage and in printing pure blacks, I wonder what the possibility is that Dymo will bring out a DiscPainter II shortly, with at least 2 cartridges. There's certainly room for them back there, and it makes a lot of sense. With my luck, they'll do it right after I buy the 3-color version. ;-) Thanks for your review. Re the dithering, is it really that bad when printing in high-resolution? Seems like at 1200 dpi the dithering ought to be minimal, but then I haven't seen one of these.
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If you are asking about Brother All-In-One MFC J4510DW the answer is yes. I had no problem with installing the cartridges. I am using about 6-10 full color pages per week and so far everything has worked fine. The color has not leaked or splotched and prints up really nice. Now, the printer itself will do the automatic cleaning thing periodically but do not rely on that to actually clean the print head. Check it manually on occasion or you will end up having a picture with blank vertical lines in it all of the sudden and you'll be wondering what happened. You must manually clean those print heads yourself every couple of months. If not, it will take quite a bit of ink to get them clean and the printed pictures back to normal.
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I never asked as I needed a printer quick so bought a $50 Epson from Walmart and am totally happy with it. Threw away the Brother as I was totally irritated and didn't want to waste anymore time on it. Admittedly I am an Epson fan as that was the brand I had before with no problem and tried the Brother and went back to Epson.
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did you clean the wire? Are you using the original Brother toner? If so & this is your 3rd or 4th toner cartridge & you haven't previously replaced the drum it looks like it's time to place the drum. I usually replace the drum after the 3rd toner cartridge, i.e. the toner cartridge sits inside my Brother MFC. BTW- I use mine for personal use so minimal streaking is acceptable.
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Have you tried printing grayscale? If that doesn't work, I can think of no other way. Not fond of this printer and wish I'd bought another Canon instead.
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of the last 3 I bought ........I got over 2700 copies on the first 2 and have over 2200 on the 3d and still going strong. Note I am using a Brother MFC-7840W. Settings are: 600 dpi, toner save OFF, Print setting: office document. I had the newer Brother MFC-7860W and can tell you that I was only getting slightly over 1500 copies with these same toners. Your MMV depending on the printer
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05/13/2014 I called Epson about this, because the printer looked like a good deal. I found out that the problem has been addressed with new units. If you order from Epson it will be a newly engineered unit. If you order from another source it might be an old unit. Maybe you could check the serial # with Epson
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I sent the printer back was not happy with the quality of the pictures. Would not connect to network. I purchased a canon instead and am very happy with it especially because it prints up to 13x19. Very nice printer.
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What software do you use? I believe the Brother software can output it to Adobe or something, you can manually adjust it through there. As for it auto-adjusting, I don't think their software does it, and yes, I have the same problem. Try using other software, or just take the extra minute to manually adjust to your liking.
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Had to download the drivers from the Brother website. Once installed from the downloaded file there were no problems. Windows did not have the correct drivers.
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Sounds like a bad printhead. You can try replacing it for about $40, or check to see if it's still under warranty. You may need receipts, warranty cards, UPC symbols and a notarized affidavit from your priest to get them to honor their warranty. I personally solved the same problem by smashing my ESP 2170 with a large sledgehammer and vowing never to buy another Kodak product.
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I had to change the settings on my printer to be more vibrant. I don't think it had anything to do with how old the pkg. was. Try to darken your image before printing and "up" the color tones.
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I don't have an answer, Scott, but seeing as how the 3-color cartridge is such a limitation, both in ink usage and in printing pure blacks, I wonder what the possibility is that Dymo will bring out a DiscPainter II shortly, with at least 2 cartridges. There's certainly room for them back there, and it makes a lot of sense. With my luck, they'll do it right after I buy the 3-color version. ;-)Thanks for your review. Re the dithering, is it really that bad when printing in high-resolution? Seems like at 1200 dpi the dithering ought to be minimal, but then I haven't seen one of these.
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I have a Brother MFC-J870DW and have had no problems. Have purchased more than once. The person at Cartridge World has suggested to me that I always disconnect my printer before installing new cartridges. In fact, he recommends disconnecting power for a minute or two every month. Don't know if this will help, but hope it does.