Owner's Manual
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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 or 
blank text 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 Menu, 7, 2.
b 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 
Innobella™ replacement cartridge for 
each problem color. Try cleaning the print 
head again up to five more times. If the 
print has not improved call Brother 
Customer Service (See Brother numbers 
on page i).
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 Menu, 7, 1.
b Press a or b to choose 
Print Quality.
Press OK.
c Press Color Start.
The machine begins printing the Print 
Quality Check Sheet.
d Check the quality of the four color blocks 
on the sheet.
Is Quality OK?
1.Yes 2.No
e Do one of the following:
 If all lines are clear and visible, 
press 1 to choose Yes, and go to 
step i.
 If you can see missing short lines as 
shown below, press 2 to choose No.
f The LCD asks you if the print quality is 
OK for black and the three colors.
Black OK?
1.Yes 2.No
Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No).
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