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USER’S GUIDE DCP-145C DCP-165C DCP-185C
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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

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B

Cleaning the print head

B

To maintain print quality, the machine will 
automatically clean the print head when 
needed. You can start the cleaning process 
manually if there is a print quality problem.

Clean the print head and ink cartridges if you 
get a horizontal line or blank text in the text or 
graphics on your printed pages. You can 
clean Black only, three colours at a time 
(Cyan/Yellow/Magenta), or all four colours at 
once.

Cleaning the print head consumes ink. 
Cleaning too often uses ink unnecessarily.

CAUTION

 

DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the 
print head may cause permanent damage 
and may void the print head's warranty.

 

a

Press 

Ink Management

.

b

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Cleaning

.

Press 

OK

.

c

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Black

Color

 or 

All

.

Press 

OK

.

The machine cleans the print head. 
When cleaning is finished, the machine 
will go back to standby mode 
automatically.

Note

If you clean the print head at least five 
times and the print has not improved, try 
installing a new Genuine Brother Brand 
Replacement cartridge for each problem 
colour. Try cleaning the print head again 
up to five more times. If the print has not 
improved call your Brother dealer.

 

Checking the print quality

B

If faded or streaked colours and text appear 
on your output, some of the nozzles may be 
clogged. You can check this by printing the 
Print Quality Check Sheet and looking at the 
nozzle check pattern.

a

Press 

Ink Management

.

b

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Test Print

.

Press 

OK

.

c

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Print Quality

.

Press 

OK

.

d

Press 

Colour Start

.

The machine begins printing the Print 
Quality Check Sheet.

e

Check the quality of the four colour 
blocks on the sheet.

f

The LCD asks you if the quality of the 
four colours are ok.

 

Is Quality OK?

 

a

Yes

b

No

g

Do one of the following:

„

If all lines are clear and visible, press 

a

 to choose 

Yes

, and go to step

k

.

„

If you can see missing short lines as 
shown below, press 

b

 to choose 

No

.

h

The LCD asks you if the print quality is 
OK for black and three colours.

 

Black OK?

 

a

Yes

b

No

Press 

a

 (

Yes

) or 

b

 (

No

).

OK

Poor

 

 

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for Brother DCP-145C User Manual - Page 81

  • You can check this by printing the Print Quality Check Sheet and looking at the nozzle check pattern. a Press Ink Management . b Press a or b to choose Test Print . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Print Quality . Press OK . d Press Colour Start . The machine begins printing the Print Quality Check Sheet. e Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet. f The LCD asks you if the quality of the four colours are ok. Is Quality OK?
  • a Yes b No g Do one of the following: „ If all lines are clear and visible, press a to choose Yes , and go to step k . „ If you can see missing short lines as shown below, press b to choose No . h The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for black and three colours. Black OK?

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