Brother International MFC-J270w Advanced Users Manual - English - Page 48

Checking the print alignment, Color Start, Stop/Exit, Black Start - ink cartridges

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j After cleaning is finished, press Color Start. The machine starts printing the Print Quality Check Sheet again. Return 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 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 in the Basic User's Guide.) IMPORTANT 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. After the print head nozzle is cleaned, the horizontal lines are gone. Checking the print alignment A You may need to adjust the print alignment after transporting the machine if your printed text becomes blurred or images become faded. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Ink. 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 Black Start or Color 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 samples of both the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints are the best matches, press 1 (Yes) to finish the Alignment Check and go to step j.  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. 42

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j
After cleaning is finished, press
Color Start
.
The machine starts printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet again. Return 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
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 in the
Basic
User’s Guide
.)
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching
the print head may cause permanent
damage and may void the print head's
warranty.
Note
Checking the print alignment
A
You may need to adjust the print alignment
after transporting the machine if your printed
text becomes blurred or images become
faded.
a
Press
Menu
.
b
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Ink
.
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
Black Start
or
Color 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 samples of both the
600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints are
the best matches, press
1
(
Yes
) to
finish the Alignment Check and go to
step
j
.
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
.
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.