Checking the print alignment, Checking the ink volume – Brother MFC-465CN User Manual

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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

137

B

CAUTION

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

B

You may need to adjust the print alignment
after transporting the machine if your printed
text becomes blurred or images become
faded.

a

Press Ink.

b

Press a or b to choose Test Print.
Press OK.

c

Press a or b to choose Alignment.
Press OK.

d

Press Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts printing the
Alignment Check Sheet.

e

Check the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test
prints to see if number 5 most closely
matches number 0.

f

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.

Go to step i

„

If another test print number is a
better match for either 600 dpi or
1200 dpi, press 2 (No) to choose it.

g

For 600 dpi, press the number of the test
print that most closely matches the
number 0 sample (1-8).

h

For 1200 dpi, press the number of the
test print that most closely matches the
number 0 sample (1-8).

i

Press Stop/Exit.

Checking the ink volume

B

Although an ink volume icon appears on the
LCD, you can use the Ink key to see a large
graph showing the ink that is left in each
cartridge.

a

Press Ink.

b

Press a or b to choose Ink Volume.
Press OK.
The LCD shows the ink volume.

c

Press Stop/Exit.

Note

You can check the ink volume from your
computer. (See Printing for Windows

®

or

Printing and Faxing for Macintosh

®

in the

Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)

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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