Date:09/26/2011 ID:faq000208_025




Title:
Clean the corona wire

Description:

If you have print quality problems, clean the corona wire as follows:


Caution

  • DO NOT use cleaning materials that contain ammonia, alcohol, any type of spray, or any type of flammable substance to clean the outside or inside of the machine. Doing this may cause a fire or electrical shock.
    For the details of cleaning the printer, please refer to the Routine maintenance section in User's guide provided with your Brother Printer or FAQ in the "Maintenance " section of your model on Brother Solutions Center.
    Do Not Use
  • Be careful not to inhale toner.

  1. Turn off the printer power switch.

    Turn off Printer


  2. Fully open the top cover by lifting up on the handle (1).

    Open Top Cover


  3. Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly.

    Remove Toner 1


    Caution

    • We recommend that you place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a clean, flat surface with a sheet of disposable paper or cloth underneath it in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner.
    • To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration.

      Do Not Touch

  4. Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the green tab from left to right and right to left several times.

    Note

    Be sure to return the tab to the home position (Tab) (1). If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe.



    Clean Corona Wire


  5. Slide the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the printer. Make sure that you match the toner cartridge color to the same color label on the printer.

    C- Cyan, M- magenta, Y- Yellow, K- Black

    Reset Toner


  6. Repeat steps 3 to 5  to clean each of the remaining corona wires.

  7. Close the top cover of the printer.

    Close Top Cover


  8. Turn the printer power switch back on.
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Related Models

HL-3040CN, HL-3045CN, HL-3070CW, HL-3075CW

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