Check the Print Quality
If faded or streaked colours and text appear or if text is missing on your printouts, the print head nozzles may be
clogged. Print the Print Quality Check Sheet and look at the nozzle check pattern.
1. Press
[Settings]
>
[Maintenance]
>
[Improve Print Quality]
>
[Check Print
Quality]
.
2. Press
[Start]
.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet.
3. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet.
4. The touchscreen asks about the print quality. Do one of the following:
•
If all lines are clear and visible, press
[No]
, and then press
to finish the Print Quality check.
•
If lines are missing (see
Poor
, as follows), press
[Yes]
.
OK
Poor
5. The touchscreen asks you to check the print quality of each colour. Press the number of the pattern (1–4)
that most closely matches the printing result.
6. Do one of the following:
•
If print head cleaning is needed, press
[Start]
to start the cleaning procedure.
•
If print head cleaning is not needed, the Maintenance screen reappears on the touchscreen. Press
.
7. After the cleaning procedure is finished, the touchscreen asks if you want to print the Print Quality Check
Sheet again. Press
[Yes]
, and then press
[Start]
.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet again. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the
sheet again.
If you clean the print head and the print has not improved, try installing a new Brother Original replacement ink
cartridge for each problem colour. Try cleaning the print head again. If the print has not improved, contact
Brother customer service or your local Brother dealer.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print
head's warranty.
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Summary of Contents for DCP-J1100DW
Page 1: ...Online User s Guide DCP J1100DW MFC J1300DW 2018 Brother Industries Ltd All rights reserved ...
Page 20: ... Check the Ink Volume Page Gauge Settings Screen Overview Error and Maintenance Messages 13 ...
Page 23: ...Related Topics Touchscreen LCD Overview Check the Ink Volume Page Gauge Distinctive Ring 16 ...
Page 29: ...Related Information Introduction to Your Brother Machine 22 ...
Page 30: ...Home Paper Handling Paper Handling Load Paper Load Documents 23 ...
Page 44: ...4 Load only one sheet of paper in the manual feed slot with the printing surface face up 37 ...
Page 63: ...Home Print Print Print from Your Computer Windows Print from Your Computer Mac 56 ...
Page 97: ... Change the Print Setting Options When Having Printing Problems 90 ...
Page 172: ...Related Information Scan Using ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode Windows 165 ...
Page 179: ... WIA Driver Settings Windows 172 ...
Page 200: ...Related Information Copy 193 ...
Page 212: ... Enter Text on Your Brother Machine 205 ...
Page 285: ...Home Fax PC FAX PC FAX Related Models MFC J1300DW PC FAX for Windows PC FAX for Mac 278 ...
Page 365: ...Home Security Security Network Security Features 358 ...
Page 414: ...Related Information Configure an IPsec Template Using Web Based Management 407 ...
Page 440: ...Related Information Set Up Brother Web Connect 433 ...
Page 485: ...Related Information ControlCenter4 Windows 478 ...
Page 543: ...Related Topics My Brother Machine Cannot Print Scan or PC FAX Receive over the Network 536 ...
Page 555: ...Related Topics Telephone and Fax Problems Other Problems 548 ...
Page 558: ... Clean the Print Head from Your Brother Machine 551 ...
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