Brother DCP-145C User Manual

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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B
Cleaning the print head B
To maintain print quality, the machine will
automatically clean the print head when
needed. 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 colours at a time
(Cyan/Yellow/Magenta), or all four colours 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 Management.
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
colour. Try cleaning the print head again
up to five more times. If the print has not
improved call your Brother dealer.
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.
f The LCD asks you if the quality of the
four colours are ok.
Is Quality OK?
a Yes b No
g Do one of the following:
 If all lines are clear and visible, press
a to choose Yes, and go to step k.
 If you can see missing short lines as
shown below, press b to choose No.
h 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).
OK Poor

Brother DCP-145C Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	22 ppm
Digital sender	No
Number of print cartridges	4
Scan to	E-mail
Grayscale levels	256
Image formats supported	PNG
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
PC free copying	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	5 cpm
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 365 x 150 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Scan
Standard input trays	100
Color all-in-one functions	copy, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000SP4, Vista/XP (32/64 bit). Mac 10.2.4, Linux
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Home & office
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Media weight (tray 1)	64 - 220 gsm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Borderless printing media sizes	A4, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
Bundled software	Brother MFL-Pro Suite, Windows: Control Centre 3, Scan Soft Paper Port SE11, MAC: Control Centre 2, New Soft Presto, Page Manager 7
Power consumption (off)	2.5 W
Power consumption (standby)	3.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)	15 W
Package weight	8100 g