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Cleaning the print head
B
To maintain good print quality, the machine
will automatically clean the print head. 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 in the text or graphics on
your printed pages. You can clean Black only,
three colors at a time
(Yellow/Cyan/Magenta), or all four colors 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
.
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, call
Brother Customer Service. (See
Checking the print quality
B
If faded or streaked colors 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
.
b
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Test Print
.
Press
OK
.
c
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Print Quality
.
Press
OK
.
d
Press
Color Start
.
The machine begins printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
e
Check the quality of the four color blocks
on the sheet.
f
Do one of the following:
„
If all lines are clear and visible, press
+
to choose
Yes
, and go to step
„
If you can see missing short lines as
shown below, press
-
to choose
No
.
g
The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK for black and three colors.
Press
+
(
Yes
) or
-
(
No
).
h
The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Press
+
(
Yes
).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
OK
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