Why do my black-and-white photo prints look like an etching on a Brother printer?
Asked 5/26/2016
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When printing a black-and-white photo from Windows Photo Gallery to a Brother MFC-J870W, the print preview and final print both show an etched or posterized look instead of a normal photo. This happens with both TIFF and JPEG files, at different file sizes and paper settings. Color Management appears to be set to system defaults. What printer setting should be changed to restore normal photo printing?
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I had the same problem. Here's what I did to get the photo printed right. Select to print the photo, I then selected Options, then Printer Properties. From there, select Print Profiles. Go down and highlight Photo Print then select OK. Select Print and the preview now looks right.
Originally by user63367. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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This is most likely caused by the selected print profile rather than the image file itself. On the Brother printer driver, open the print dialog and go to:
Options → Printer Properties → Print Profiles
Then choose Photo Print and confirm. According to the reported fix, once Photo Print is selected, the preview returns to normal and the photo prints correctly.
Since the issue affects both preview and print output across multiple files, that points to a driver/profile setting instead of a problem with the TIFF/JPEG images. If needed, also double-check that you’re using the correct paper type in the printer settings, but the key fix here is switching the printer’s profile to Photo Print.
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