Brother MFC-297C User Manual

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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B
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 colours at a time
(Yellow/Cyan/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 Menu, 7, 2.
b 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 Branded
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 Menu, 7, 1.
b Press a or b to choose
Print Quality.
Press OK.
c Press Colour Start.
The machine begins printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
d Check the quality of the four colour
blocks on the sheet.
Is Quality OK?
1.Yes 2.No
e Do one of the following:
 If all lines are clear and visible,
press 1 to choose Yes, and go to
step i.
 If you can see missing short lines as
shown below, press 2 to choose No.
f The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK for black and three colours.
Black OK?
1.Yes 2.No
Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No).
OK Poor

Brother MFC-297C Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	30 ppm
Digital sender	No
Number of print cartridges	4
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Grayscale levels	256
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax coding methods	JPEG, MH, MMR (Fax coding method), MR
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	15 sheets
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, xD
Maximum print size	216 x 297 mm
Media weight (tray 1)	80 g/m²
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 375 x 180 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	2000/ XP/ XP Professional X64/ Windows Vista Mac OSX 10.2.4 +
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Bundled software	ScanSoft PaperPort 11SE Presto! PageManager 7
Market positioning	Home & office