Cleaning the print head – Brother MFC-5890CN User Manual
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d
(MFC-5890CN) 
Close the Jam Clear Cover properly. 
(MFC-6490CW) 
Close the Inner Back Cover and the 
Outer Back Cover.
Make sure the Outer Back Cover is 
closed properly.
e
Put the paper trays firmly back in the 
machine.
f
Re-connect the power cord.
Cleaning the print head
B
To maintain good print quality, the machine 
will automatically clean the print head. You 
can start the cleaning process manually if 
there is a print quality problem.
Clean the print head and ink cartridges if you 
get a horizontal line or blank text in the text or 
graphics on your printed pages. You can 
clean Black only, three colors at a time 
(Cyan/Yellow/Magenta), or all four colors at 
once.
Cleaning the print head consumes ink. 
Cleaning too often uses ink unnecessarily.
CAUTION
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the 
print head may cause permanent damage 
and may void the print head's warranty.
a
Press Ink.
b
Press a or b to choose Cleaning.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose Black, Color or 
All.
Press OK.
The machine cleans the print head. 
When cleaning is finished, the machine 
will go back to standby mode 
automatically.
Note
If you clean the print head at least five 
times and the print has not improved, try 
installing a new Genuine Brother Brand 
replacement cartridge for each problem 
color. Try cleaning the print head again up 
to five more times. If the print has not 
improved call Brother Customer Service 
(see Brother numbers on page i).