Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
Routine maintenance
Replacing the ink cartridgesYour machine is equipped with an ink dot counter. The ink dot counter automatically monitors the level of ink in each of the 4 cartridges. When the machine detects an ink cartridge is running out of ink, the machine will tell you with a message on the LCD.
a Open the ink cartridge cover.
If one or more ink cartridges have
reached the end of their life, for example B Black, the LCD shows Cannot Print.
b Press down to unlock the release lever and take out the ink cartridge for the color shown on the LCD.
The LCD will tell you which ink cartridge is low |
|
|
|
or needs replacing. Be sure to follow the LCD |
|
|
|
prompts to replace the ink cartridges in the |
|
|
|
correct order. |
|
|
|
Even though the machine tells you to replace |
| Y | C |
|
|
| |
|
| BK |
|
an ink cartridge, there will be a small amount |
|
|
|
of ink left in the ink cartridge. It is necessary |
|
|
|
to keep some ink in the ink cartridge to |
|
|
|
prevent air from drying out and damaging the |
|
|
|
print head assembly. |
|
|
|
CAUTION |
|
|
|
Brother strongly recommends that you do |
|
|
|
not refill the ink cartridges provided with |
|
|
|
your machine. We also strongly |
|
|
|
recommend that you continue to use only | BK | C |
|
| Y |
|
|
Genuine Brother Brand replacement ink |
|
|
|
cartridges. Use or attempted use of |
|
|
|
potentially incompatible ink and/or |
|
|
|
cartridges in the Brother machine may |
|
|
|
cause damage to the machine and/or may | c Open the new ink cartridge bag for the | ||
result in unsatisfactory print quality. Our | |||
warranty coverage does not apply to any | color shown on the LCD, and then take | ||
problem that is caused by the use of | out the ink cartridge. | ||
unauthorized third party ink and/or |
|
|
|
cartridges. To protect your investment and obtain premium performance from the Brother machine, we strongly recommend the use of Genuine Brother Supplies.
167