Checking The Printing Alignment - Brother MFC-440CN User Manual

h
The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK for black and three colours.
Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No).
i
The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Press 1 (Yes).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
j
After cleaning is finished, press
Colour Start.
The machine starts printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet again and then
returns to step f.
k
Press Stop/Exit.
If you repeat this procedure at least five
times and the print quality is still poor,
replace the ink cartridge for the clogged
colour.
After replacing the ink cartridge, check
the print quality. If the problem still
exists, repeat the cleaning and test print
procedures at least five times for the
new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing,
call your Brother dealer.
CAUTION
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the
print head may cause permanent damage
and may void the print head's warranty.
Note
i
When a print head
nozzle is clogged,
the printed
sample looks like
this.
142
After the print
head nozzle is
cleaned, the
horizontal lines
are gone.
Checking the printing
alignment
You may need to adjust the printing
alignment after transporting the machine if
your printed text becomes blurred or images
become faded.
a
Do one of the following:
(MFC-440CN and MFC-660CN)
Press Ink Management and go to
step c
(MFC-845CW)
Press Menu.
b
(MFC-845CW)
Press a or b to choose
Ink Management.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose Test Print.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose Alignment.
Press OK.
e
Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
The machine starts printing the
Alignment Check Sheet.
f
Check the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test
prints to see if number 5 most closely
matches number 0.
g
Do one of the following:
If the number 5 sample of both the
600 dpi and 1200 dpi are the best
matches, press 1 (Yes) to finish the
Alignment Check.
If another test print number is a
better match for either 600 dpi or
1200 dpi, press 2 (No) to choose it.
h
For 600 dpi, press the number of the test
print that most closely matches the
number 0 sample (1-8).
i
For 1200 dpi, press the number of the
test print that most closely matches the
number 0 sample (1-8).
j
Press Stop/Exit.
B