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Fixing Brother Printer Skewed Printouts Issue

September 14, 2024

Brother Printer Skewed Printouts Issue

Brother Printer Skewed printouts issue are mostly caused by misalignment of the printhead. However, there are other reasons too. In such cases, you need to align the printhead of the printer properly. In this blog, we have discussed 2 different methods to fix Brother printer not printing straight.

How to fix Brother printer paper skew

Read the full blog and apply the first method first and if it does not work then use the second method to fix the Brother Printer Skewed Printouts Issue

Method 1

Step 1- From the printer settings, go to the settings of the Brother printer and click on the “Ink” option.

Step 2- In the ink menu, click on “Test print”.

Step 3- Click on “Alignment” to check the Brother printer alignment.

Step 4- Click on “OK” on the next screen.

Step 5- Printing of Brother printer alignment will start.

Step 6- The following page will be printed on a sheet of paper as shown in the image. Check the image and find the best prints on A, B, C, and D printheads.

Step 7- Adjust the printhead of A and then click on “OK”.

Step 8- Again, adjust the B printhead, and click on “OK”. 

Adjust every printhead and then print a page to check whether my Brother printer printing skewed issue is fixed or not. If the issue is not fixed, use the second method.

Method 2

Step 1- Open the front cover of the printer. 

Step 2- Detach the drum and toner unit assembly from the printer and keep it aside.

Step 3- Press the green lever to separate the toner from the drum unit.

Step 4- Swipe the tab back and forth several times to clean the corona wire. 

Step 5- After you are done cleaning, close the green lock to its original position. 

Step 6- Install back the toner cartridge into the drum unit.

Step 7- Reinstall the toner and drum assembly back into the printer. 

Step 8- Close the front cover of the printer.

The blog lets you fix the Brother Printer Skewed Printouts Issue using 2 different methods. First, you need to align the printhead and then clean the drum unit of the brother printer. If you are unable to understand any of the above steps, you can get in touch with Printer Touch and ask a printer expert to help you through the troubleshooting process.

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