How To Clean The Print Head - Purge; How To Clean The Print Head - Purge; Printer Status - Brother MP-21C Service Manual

4.9.9

Printer Status

(1) Not energized
This status means that power is not supplied to the printer.
The table below shows the printer operation when power is supplied.
Condition
Power applied
Clean button pressed
then power applied
(On/Off) button
and Clean button
pressed
simultaneously, then
power applied
(On/Off) button
and Clean button
pressed
simultaneously with
the cover open, then
power applied
(2) Power off
This status is the power consumption save mode where only the control panel
operates.
<Buttons>
Power/Online button
Pressing this button allows the printer to become online and offline. When in
manual feed mode and there is no paper, the printer becomes offline and does not
print. If this happens when using the manual feed slot, load a sheet of paper, the
printer will detect the paper and start printing. If this happens when using the
ACSF, press this button after loading paper. The printer will then start printing.
4.10

How to Clean the Print Head - Purge

When you get white lines in text or graphics on your printed document, clean the print
head.
You can clean the 2 print heads by pressing the Clean button on the control panel.
1. Make sure the printer is Online with the Top cover closed.
2. Push the Clean button.
3. The printer starts cleaning the print head automatically. When the cleaning is
finished, the printer becomes online automatically.
Note: You can clean the print head from the printer driver. Select
[Control/Maintenance] tab from the MP-21C/MP-21CDX Windows printer
driver and click the [Maintenance] button.
Printer operation
All the LEDs light, then turn off.
Initializing for energizing
Status
All the LEDs light, then turn off.
Initializing for energizing
Initializing for turning on power
Status
All the LEDs light, then turn off.
Initializing for energizing
Initializing for turning on power
Status
All the LEDs light, then turn off.
Initializing for energizing
Initializing for turning on power
Status
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Status
Normal mode
Ready for power to be applied.
Preparing for printing test
Ready for power to be applied
Preparing for EEPROM reset
Ready for power to be applied
Process support mode