Routine maintenance
35
A
NOTE
• If you clean the print head at least five
times and the print has not improved, try
installing a new Brother Original
Innobella™ ink cartridge for each problem
colour. Try cleaning the print head again
up to five more times. If the print has not
improved, contact Brother customer
service or your local Brother dealer.
• You can also clean the print head from
your PC.
(See Software and Network User’s
Guide.)
Checking the print quality
A
If faded or streaked colours and text appear
on your printouts, some of the print head
nozzles may be clogged. You can check this
by printing the Print Quality Check Sheet and
looking at the nozzle check pattern.
a
Press
Menu
.
b
Press
a
or
b
to choose
1.Ink
.
Press
OK
.
c
Press
a
or
b
to choose
1.Test Print
.
Press
OK
.
d
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Print Quality
.
Press
OK
.
e
Press
Colour Start
.
The machine starts printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
f
Check the quality of the four colour
blocks on the sheet.
g
The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK.
Do one of the following:
If all lines are clear and visible, press
a
(
Yes
) to finish the Print Quality
check and go to step
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 then the three colours.
Press
a
(
Yes
) or
b
(
No
).
i
The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Press
a
(
Yes
).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
j
After the cleaning procedure is finished,
press
Colour Start
.
The machine will print the Print Quality
Check Sheet again. Return to step
k
Press
Stop/Exit
.
If you clean the print head at least five times
and the print has not improved, try installing a
new Brother Original replacement ink
cartridge for each problem colour. Try
cleaning the print head again up to five more
times. If the print has not improved, contact
Brother customer service or your local
Brother dealer.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching
the print head may cause permanent
damage and may void the print head's
warranty.
OK
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