Cleaning the print head
To maintain good print quality, the machine will automatically clean the print head when needed. You can start the cleaning process manually if there is a print quality problem.
Clean the print head 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 and Magenta), or all four colors at once.
Cleaning the print head consumes ink. Cleaning too often uses ink unnecessarily.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head's warranty.
a Press 
(Settings).
NOTE
If 
is on the Touchscreen, you can press it, and then go to step e.
b Press s or t on the Touchpanel to display General Setup.
c d e fg Press s or t to display Black, Color or All, and then press the option you want to clean.
The machine cleans the print head. When cleaning is finished, the Touchscreen will return to the Home screen.
NOTE
•If you clean the print head at least five times and the print has not improved, try installing a new Genuine Brother Brand replacement ink 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.)
•You can also clean the print head from your PC.
(See Software User’s Guide: Maintenance tab (Windows®).)
Checking the print quality
If faded or streaked colors 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 
(Settings).
NOTE
If 
is on the Touchscreen, you can press it, and then go to step e.
b Press s or t on the Touchpanel to display General Setup.
c d e f
g Press Start.
The machine begins printing the Print Quality Check Sheet.
h Check the quality of the four color blocks on the sheet.
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