Brother MFC-J985DW Basic User's Guide

Troubleshooting for Other Print Problems
Difficulties Suggestions
Poor print quality Check the print quality.
See Related Information: Check the Print Quality at the end of this
section.
Make sure the Media Type setting in the printer driver or the Paper
Type setting in the machine’s menu matches the type of paper you are
using.
For more information, see the Online User's Guide: Print Settings
(Windows
®
) or Print Options (Macintosh).
White horizontal lines
appear in text or
graphics.
Check the print quality.
See Related Information: Check the Print Quality at the end of this
section.
The machine prints
blank pages.
Check the print quality.
See Related Information: Check the Print Quality at the end of this
section.
Characters and lines
are blurred.
Check the printing alignment.
See Related Information: Check the Print Alignment from Your Brother
Machine at the end of this section.
Printing appears dirty
or ink seems to run.
If you are using photo paper, make sure the glossy side of the photo
paper is face down in the tray and you have set the correct paper type.
If you are printing a photo from your computer, set the Media Type in
the printer driver.
Photo paper does not
feed correctly.
When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the
same photo paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included
in the paper package for this purpose.
Vertical black lines or
streaks appear in
copies.
Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction
fluid on the glass strip. Clean the glass strip, scanner glass, and the
white bar and white plastic above them.
See Related Information: Clean the Scanner at the end of this section.
Check that the speck of dirt has been removed.
Black marks or spots
appear in copies.
Black marks or spots on copies are typically caused by dirt or
correction fluid on the scanner glass. Clean the scanner glass and
white plastic above it.
See Related Information: Clean the Scanner at the end of this section.
Check that the speck of dirt has been removed.
• Clean the Scanner on page 40
• Check the Print Quality on page 40
• Check the Print Alignment from Your Brother Machine on page 42
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Brother MFC-J985DW Specifications

General

Type	all in one
Color	black
Touch Screen	yes
Display Size	2.7 inches
Tray Capacity	100
Output Tray Capacity	50
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity	20 sheets
Paper Size	legal
Paper Handling	input tray-100 sheets, photo tray-20 sheets, adf-20 sheets, bypass tray-1 sheet
Printing Method	color
Color Print Speed	10 pages per minute
Mono Print Speed	12 pages per minute
First Page Print Time	7 seconds
Print Resolution Mono	up to 6000 x 1200
Print Resolution Color	up to 6000 x 1200
Media Types	bp71gltr, bp71gp20, bp60mpltr
Two-Sided Printing	no
Maximum Number of Pages Per Month	up to 2, 500
Reduction and Enlargement	yes
Photo Printing	yes
Scanner Type	flatbed
Scan Resolution	up to 2400 x 1200
Copier Resolution Mono	up to 2400 x 1200
Copier Resolution Color	up to 2400 x 2400
Fax Function	yes
Cartridges	lc20ebk, lc20ec, lc20em, lc20ey
Number Of Cartridges	4
Number of Ink Tanks	1
Internal Memory	yes
Memory Card	no
Network	wired, wireless
Connectivity	apple airprint, brother iprint&scan, google cloud print, mopria print service, nfc, wi-fi direct
OS Compatibility	pc: windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, windows vista, xp home, xp professional; windows server 2012, 2012 r2, 2008, 2008 r2, 2003, 2003 r2; mac: os x v10.10.x, 10.9.x, 10.8.5
Mobile Devices Connection	yes

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	16.5 inches
Height	16.5 inches
Width	13.4 inches
Net Weight	18.3 pounds