Brother International MFC-J430w Users Manual - English - Page 68

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

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i The LCD asks you if you want to start cleaning. Press 1 (Yes). The machine starts cleaning the print head. j After the cleaning procedure is finished, press Color Start. The machine starts printing the Print Quality Check Sheet again and then 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 uu 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. 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. 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. 54 f For the "A" pattern, press the number of the test print that has the least visible vertical stripes (1-9). g For the "B" pattern, press the number of the test print that has the least visible vertical stripes (1-9). h For the "C" pattern, press the number of the test print that has the least visible vertical stripes (1-9). i For the "D" pattern, press the number of the test print that has the least visible vertical stripes (1-9). j Press Stop/Exit.

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54
i
The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Press
1
(
Yes
).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
j
After the cleaning procedure is finished,
press
Color Start
.
The machine starts printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet again and then
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
uu
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
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
For the “A” pattern, press the number of
the test print that has the least visible
vertical stripes (1-9).
g
For the “B” pattern, press the number of
the test print that has the least visible
vertical stripes (1-9).
h
For the “C” pattern, press the number of
the test print that has the least visible
vertical stripes (1-9).
i
For the “D” pattern, press the number of
the test print that has the least visible
vertical stripes (1-9).
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.