Brother DCP-135C User Manual

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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B
Checking the print quality B
If faded or streaked colours and text appear
on your output, some of the nozzles may be
clogged. You can check this by printing the
Print Quality Check Sheet and looking at the
nozzle check pattern.
a Press Ink Management.
b Press a or b to choose Test Print.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Print Quality.
Press OK.
d Press Colour Start.
The machine begins printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
e Check the quality of the four colour
blocks on the sheet.
Is Quality OK?
a Yes b No
f Do one of the following:
 If all lines are clear and visible, press
a to choose Yes, and go to step j.
 If you can see missing short lines as
shown below, press b to choose No.
g The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK for black and three colours.
Black OK?
a Yes b No
Press a (Yes) or b (No).
h The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Start Cleaning?
a Yes b No
Press a (Yes).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
i After cleaning is finished, press
Colour Start.
The machine starts printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet again and then
return to step e.
j 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
colour.
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 your Brother dealer.
CAUTION
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the
print head may cause permanent damage
and may void the print head's warranty.
Note
OK Poor
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.

Brother DCP-135C Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	25 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	20 ppm
PictBridge	Yes
Scan speed	4 sec/page
Dimensions (WxDxH)	398 x 360 x 150 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS Linux
Scan to	E-mail, OCR, USB
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner
Grayscale levels	256
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	5 cpm
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Internal memory	16 MB
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive (184 x 267mm), index card, Letter (media size)
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
Borderless printing media sizes	A4, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Bundled software	Brother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre3 ScanSoft Paperport 11 SE Brother ControlCentre2 (Mac) NewSoft Presto! (Mac)
Power consumption (PowerSave)	4 W
Power consumption (average operating)	20, 6 W
Package weight	9500 g
Faxing	No
Market positioning	Home & office