Error Message

Cause

Action

Unable to Clean 46

The ink absorber box or flushing

The ink absorber box or flushing box will

Unable to Init. 46

box is full. These components are

need to be replaced. Contact Brother

periodic maintenance items that

Customer Service or a Brother Authorized

Unable to Print 46

may require replacement after a

Service Center to have your machine

 

period of time to ensure optimum

serviced. (See Brother numbers

 

performance from your Brother

on page i.)

 

machine. The need to replace

Other reasons for cleaning are:

 

these items and the time period

 

1 Machine automatically cleans after

 

before replacement is dependent

 

on the number of purges and

clearing a printer jam.

 

flushes required to clean the ink

2 Machine automatically cleans after

 

system. These boxes acquire

 

sitting idle for more than 45 days

 

amounts of ink during the different

 

(infrequent use).

 

purging and flushing operations.

 

 

 

The number of times a machine

 

 

purges and flushes for cleaning

 

 

varies depending on different

 

 

situations. For example,

 

 

frequently powering the machine

 

 

on and off will cause numerous

 

 

cleaning cycles since the machine

 

 

automatically cleans upon power

 

 

up. The use of generic inks may

 

 

cause frequent cleanings

 

 

because generic inks could cause

 

 

poor print quality which is

 

 

resolved by cleaning. The more

 

 

cleaning the machine requires the

 

 

faster these boxes will fill up.

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repairs resulting from the use

 

 

of non-genuine supplies may

 

 

not be covered under the

 

 

stated product warranty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unusable Device

A broken device has been

Unplug the device from the USB direct

Disconnect device

connected to the USB direct

interface, then press On/Off to turn the

interface.

machine off and then on again.

from front connector

& turn machine off

 

 

 

& then on

 

 

 

156