Perform Ink Supply Purge (Maintenance Mode 76); Check Head Nozzles (Maintenance Mode 09); Adjust Head Inclination - Brother DCP-J4110DW Service Manual

2.2

Perform ink supply purge (Maintenance mode 76)

(1) Open the ink cartridge cover, set comparatively-new ink cartridges (having sufficient ink)
into the ink refill ASSY, and close the ink cartridge cover.
(2) Carry out a purge operation (with maintenance code 76) using the steps below.
1) Press the 7 and 6 keys in this order.
The machine displays "CLEANING ALL" on the LCD and enters the purge mode.
2) Press the 4 and Mono keys in this order to start an initial purge.
The machine starts an initial purge that refills the ink supply tubes and the print head
with fresh ink.
2.3

Check head nozzles (Maintenance mode 09)

To check that the head/carriage unit normally sprays ink droplets from all head nozzles, print
out a nozzle test pattern with Maintenance mode 09 with the following steps.
(1) Press the 0 and 9 keys in this order.
(2) If dot missing or any other print quality problem is found, use Maintenance mode 76 to
perform an appropriate purge operation (refer to
2.4

Adjust head inclination

(1) On your PC, save a copy of "Corrugate_BHS13.prn" to a USB flash memory or SD card.
(2) Print test patterns on A4- or letter-sized paper, referring to
"Printout of PRN/JPEG Files in Memory Card (Maintenance mode 61)."
Tip: The test pattern can also be printed by opening "Filedrgs" on your PC and dragging &
dropping the above file onto the Brother Maintenance USB Printer driver icon.
(3) Among the test patterns printed, check the D pattern.
If the number of the block in which red color is the least visible is 2, the adjustment is complete.
If the number of the block in which red color is the least visible is 1 or 3, adjust the
inclination of the head/carriage unit using the procedure below.
Head inclination adjustment procedure
1) Switch the machine to the maintenance mode and press the 6, 3, Mono Start, and *
keys in this order to move the head/carriage unit to the adjustment position.
2) If the number of the block in which red color is the least visible is 1, turn the external
ring to the positive side by 5 scale marks.
If the external ring cannot turn exceeding 3 to 4 scale marks, turn the external ring to the
+7 position. If the external ring cannot turn exceeding 2 scale marks, turn the internal
ring to the +1 position and then turn the external ring to the center (0 position).
If the number of the block in which red color is the least visible is 3, turn the external
ring to the negative side by 5 scale marks.
If the external ring cannot turn exceeding 3 to 4 scale marks, turn the external ring to the
-7 position. If the external ring cannot turn exceeding 2 scale marks, turn the internal
ring to the -1 position and then turn the external ring to the center (0 position).
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