Brother STAR 140E User's Guide download pdf (Page 100)

Routine maintenance

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A

Checking the print quality A

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 .

b Press Test Print.

c Press Print Quality.

d Press Color Start.

The machine begins printing the Print

Quality Check Sheet.

e Check the quality of the four color blocks

on the sheet.

f The LCD asks you if the print quality is

OK.

Do one of the following:

 If all lines are clear and visible, press

Yes to finish the Print Quality check

and go to step j.

 If you can see missing short lines as

shown below, press No.

g The LCD asks you if the print quality is

OK for black and the three colors.

Press Yes or No.

h The LCD asks you if you want to start

cleaning.

Press Color Start.

The machine starts cleaning the print

head.

i After cleaning is finished, press

Color Start.

The machine starts printing the Print

Quality Check Sheet again and then

return to step e.

j 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

color.

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 Brother Customer Service. (See

Brother numbers on page i.)

IMPORTANT

DO NOT touch the print head. Touching

the print head may cause permanent

damage and may void the print head's

warranty.

Note

OK Poor

i

When a print head

nozzle is clogged

the printed

sample looks like

this.

After the print

head nozzle is

cleaned, the

horizontal lines

are gone.

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