Checking The Print Quality - Brother DCP-J100 User Manual

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.
• You can also clean the print head from
your PC.
For more information, see Software and
Network User's Guide: Clean the Print
®
Head (Windows ) or Clean the Print Head
(Macintosh).

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 Menu.
b
Press a or b to choose 1.Ink.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose 1.Test Print.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose
Print Quality.
Press OK.
e
Press Color Start.
The machine starts printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
f
Check the quality of the four color blocks
on the sheet.
g
The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK.
Do one of the following:
 If all lines are clear and visible, press
a (Yes) to finish the Print Quality
check and go to step k.
 If you can see missing short lines as
shown below, press b to choose No.
OK
h
The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK for black and then the three colors.
Press a (Yes) or b (No).
A
i
The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Press a (Yes).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
j
After the cleaning procedure is finished,
press Color Start.
The machine prints the Print Quality
Check Sheet again. Return to step f to
repeat the procedure.
k
Press Stop/Exit.
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.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching
the print head may cause permanent
damage and may void the print head's
warranty.
Routine maintenance
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