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Brother MFC-L8650CDW: Colour all over my sheets...

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:16:05 -0700

Hi all,

🇬🇧 This is what my printer does, colour all over.

I think it all started after printing on photo-paper a few years ago. First page was messy, rest was ok. I replaced all drums and cleaned the inside, but no effect. Some time ago it started printing all sheets like this. Any suggestions to fix this before I need to call in a professional?

🇳🇱 ik ben Nederlands, maar dacht eerst dat de hele site in het Engels was...

Thanks, Alex.

⟐ Answer accepted April 10, 2024 at 8:16 MST

Brother MFC-L8650CDW: Ghosting, wrinkly papper and poor quality

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:03:50 -0700

Hello! I've a Brother MFC-L8650CDW and when I print the the left side of the paper is embossed from, what I think, the feeding wheel. As well as this the print has ghosting.

Is there a common part that I can change to fix this?

I contacted Brother support. They suggested to update the firmware on the printer... (what, how's that going to help?)

⟐ Answer accepted April 11, 2024 at 4:03 MST

Brother MFC-L8650CDW: Brother MFC-L8650CDW not recognising toner cartridge

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:27:51 -0700

The printer was working perfectly until I replaced the set of colour toner cartridges. (I've been using compatibles, which have been working great).

When I inserted the replacements (same as previously used) the printer refused to recognise the Cyan cartridge (or any other cartridge) but the cartridge was recognised just fine in any other location. This indicates to me that the problem lies with the printer, not the cartridge.

Could this be a Brother ploy to get you to buy their vastly over-priced cartridges?

Any help on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated, as I'm stuck without the printer.

⟐ Commented September 29, 2025 at 12:27 MST

Brother MFC-L8650CDW: Why do I have a black line on one side of my copy

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:02:51 -0700

Black line on side of copy

⟐ Answer accepted August 04, 2025 at 5:02 MST

Brother MFC-L8650CDW: Narrow shape (without color) on the paper. It's a mechanical problem

Fri, 09 May 2025 09:28:09 -0700

The Brother MFCL8690CDW printer imprints a narrow colorless shape, without color. It is not a problem of color but of some mechanical part that is probably out of place and imprints a shape on the sheet. the image is very clear about it

⟐ Answer accepted May 09, 2025 at 9:28 MST

Brother MFC-L8650CDW: My printer doesn't turn on.

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:03:37 -0700

My printer sometimes turns on and sometimes it doesn't turn on. What can I do to correct this problem?