The Brother HL-3170CDW is a perfect choice for the small business looking for a fast, reliable digital colour printer. This printer uses the Brother’s digital LED technology for black and colour outputs. The Brother HL-3170CDW also offers wireless printing through your mobile devices such as, Apple’s AirPrint, Brother iPrint&Scan, Google Cloud Print, Cortado Workplace and Wi-Fi Direct. High capacity Brother HL-3170CDW toner cartridges are available that helps in reducing the cost per copy.
This LED printer, weighs approx. 17.69 kg measuring 16.1 x 9.4 x 18.3 inches, having compact looks. It has a control panel on the left side that boasts single line LCD display and eight key navigation including start, stop, cancel and select buttons. The main tray can handle up to 250 sheets of paper and the output tray can store up to 100 sheets of papers. It also supports single sheet manual paper feed for different print media like envelopes and thick card stock. The device has 333 MHz processor and runs on 128 MB of RAM.
The printer supports high print speeds up to 23 ppm for both monochrome and colour files. It has automatic duplex for two sided printing to help save paper. The device also offers USB 2.0 and ethernet ports for connectivity options. It also has deep sleep mode to save energy when not in use.
Advantages:
- High print speed
- Automatic two sided printing
- Flexible connectivity
- Versatile paper handling
- Supports wired and wireless connectivity options
- Supports deep sleep mode
Disadvantages:
- Poor photo and text quality
- RAM cannot be expanded
- No optional paper storage tray
- No USB direct print option
- Lacks scan, copy and fax function
Conclusion:
Apart from its inability to produce good quality photos, the Brother HL-3170CDW carries all the necessary features to maintain a productive office environment, including multiple connection points, mobile access via the cloud, and eco-friendly features like Deep Sleep Mode and auto duplexing.
The printer also offers reasonably priced Brother HL-3170CDW toner cartridges, helps in improving the overall efficiency of the device.
Brother HL3170CDW Toner Requirements
Printer Toner for Brother HL3170CDW are as follows:
Brother HL3170CDW Black Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN241 Toner Cartridge Black with a print capacity of 2,500 Pages.
Brother HL3170CDW Cyan Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN245 Toner Cartridge Cyan with a print capacity of 2,200 Pages.
Brother HL3170CDW Magenta Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN245 Toner Cartridge Magenta with a print capacity of 2,200 Pages.
Brother HL3170CDW Yellow Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN245 Toner Cartridge Yellow with a print capacity of 2,200 Pages.
How to resolve the print quality issue of Brother HL3170CDW printer?
How to resolve the print quality issue of Brother HL3170CDW printer?To solve printing issues like prints with white streaks or bands, coloured lines across the page, white or hollow spots on the pages etc. follow the steps below (according to the specific issue):
Step 1:
You are always recommended to use a paper that meets the general media specifications set by Brother, you can check that in the user manual of your printer. A good quality paper is needed to get the best printouts.
Step 2:
Check that the drum units and Brother HL3170CDW toner cartridges are installed correctly. If the problem still continues proceed further.
For white streaks or bands down the page
- Wipe the windows of all four LED heads with a dry lint free soft cloth, sometimes the dust may appear on the heads and result in such bands.
- Make sure that the foreign material such as a torn piece of paper, sticky note or dust is not inside the machine and around the drum unit and your Brother HL3170CDW toner cartridges.
- Clean the drum unit with cold or damp cloth if you find any foreign material stuck inside as it would help in improving your print quality.
Getting coloured lines across the page
- To Identify the colour causing problem, find the toner colour and replace your Brother HL3170CDW toner cartridges with the one that matches the colour of the line.
- Identify the colour that is causing a problem and put it in a new drum unit. Removing such colour would probably solve coloured line issue.
White spots or hollow print
- To resolve white spot problem from your prints, make sure that the media type setting in the driver matches the type of paper you are using.
- Check the machine’s environment. Conditions such as high humidity can cause hollow print.
- Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new drum unit.
- If the problem still continue after printing few pages, then it may be possible that the drum contains the foreign material, such as glue from a label, stuck on the drum surface. For that clean the drum unit and resolve this issue.