User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-5890CN MFC-6490CW
- Brother numbers
- Ordering accessories and supplies
- Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Brother® Two-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)
- BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER / FAX MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
- Table of Contents
- Section I: General
- 1 General Information
- 2 Loading paper and documents
- 3 General setup
- 4 Security features
- Section II: Fax
- 5 Sending a Fax
- Entering Fax mode
- Broadcasting (Black & White only)
- Additional sending operations
- Sending faxes using multiple settings
- Contrast
- Changing fax resolution
- Dual access (Black & White only)
- Real time transmission
- Overseas Mode
- Delayed Faxing (Black & White only)
- Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
- Checking and canceling waiting jobs
- Setting your changes as the new default
- Restoring all settings to the factory settings
- Sending a fax manually
- Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
- Out of Memory message
- 6 Receiving a Fax
- 7 Telephone Services and External devices
- Voice operations
- Telephone services
- Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
- External and extension telephones
- 8 Dialing and storing numbers
- 9 Printing Reports
- 10 Polling
- 5 Sending a Fax
- Section III: Copy
- 11 Making copies
- How to copy
- Copy settings
- Changing copy quality
- Enlarging or reducing the image copied
- Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout)
- Sorting copies using the ADF
- Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
- Paper Options
- Skew Adjustment (MFC-6490CW only)
- Book Copy
- Watermark Copy
- Setting your changes as the new default
- Restoring all settings to the factory settings
- ‘Out of Memory’ message
- 11 Making copies
- Section IV: Walk-up Photo Printing
- Section V: Software
- Section VI: Appendixes
- A Safety and Legal
- Choosing a location
- To use the machine safely
- Important safety instructions
- Standard telephone and FCC Notices (These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
- Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)
- LAN connection
- International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement
- Legal limitations for copying
- Trademarks
- B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
- C Menu and Features
- D Specifications
- E Glossary
- A Safety and Legal
- Index
- brother USA/CAN
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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B
Checking the print quality B
If faded or streaked colors 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.
b Press a or b to choose Test Print.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Print Quality.
Press OK.
d Press Color Start.
The machine begins printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
e Check the quality of the four color blocks
on the sheet.
f The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK.
Do one of the following:
If all lines are clear and visible, press
1 (Yes) to finish the Print Quality
check and go to step j.
If you can see missing short lines as
shown below, press 2 to choose No.
g The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK for black and the three colors.
Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No).
h The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Press 1 (Yes).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
i After cleaning is finished, press
Color 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
color.
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 Brother Customer Service. (See
Brother numbers on page i.)
CAUTION
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the
print head may cause permanent damage
and may void the print head's warranty.
Note
<Black>
OK Poor
<Color>
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.