Brother DCP-185C, DCP-145C manual Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance, Printing

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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

Troubleshooting

If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips.

Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.

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Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer.

 

 

 

Make sure the machine is plugged in and not turned off.

 

 

 

Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and

 

Maintenance messages on page 62.)

 

 

 

One or more ink cartridges are empty. (See Replacing the ink cartridges

 

on page 68.)

 

 

 

If the LCD says Cannot Print and Replace XX Ink (where XX is an

 

abbreviation of the empty colour), see Replacing the ink cartridges on page 68.

 

Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen.

 

 

 

Make sure the machine is online. Click Start and then Printers and Faxes.

 

Choose Brother DCP-XXXX(where XXXX is your model name), and make sure

 

that ‘Use Printer Offline’ is unchecked.

 

 

 

When you choose the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings, you may

 

see a printing error message on your computer, as the machine pauses during the

 

printing process. The error message will disappear after the machine re-starts

 

printing.

 

 

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