Brother International MP-21C Service Manual - Page 25

PR99052 4.12.2 Automatic Purge Date condition First ink cartridges are installed into a brandnew printer. Condition Purge type type 1 IP First automatic purge 2-1 SP after a new cartridge 2-2 WP installed and the specified time has 2-3 TP passed with no print operations. Date defined purge 3-1 SP 3-2 WP 3-3 TP Only after the empty 4 CP cartridges are replaced with new ones. Time condition Just after the ink cartridges installation. The IP is carried out only one time in the whole printer life. 3 days 6 days 9 days 5 days 7 days 9 days 4.12.3 Manual Purge Pressing the Clean button on the printer control panel or clicking the [Clean button on the [Maintenance] of the Windows driver executes the purge. How to execute Pressing the Clean button on the printer Clicking the [Clean] button in the Windows printer driver Purge type Remark SP Only SP is available. SP You can select SP or PP. PP 4.12.4 Automatic Purge Frequency In case the manua l purge was carried out 3 times by pressing the Clean button on the control panel, the PP begins automatically and continuously after the 3rd single purge finishes. The 3rd purge operation performs the single purge 6 times in total. The special purge sequence starts when the two conditions below are achieved. - The printer is powered ON, in the Ready status and is connected to a PC. - Pressing the Clean button on the control panel 3 times within 1 hour. Note: As the Windows printer driver sends a command to execute the PP, the printer must be connected to a PC. The number of manual purges executed by the Windows printer driver is not counted. I-17