Brother DCP-165C User Manual

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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B
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
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
Checking the print alignment B
You may need to adjust the print alignment. If
after transporting the machine or if your
printed text becomes blurred or images
become faded then adjustments may need to
be made.
a Press Ink.
b Press a or b to choose Test Print.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Alignment.
Press OK.
d Press Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts printing the
Alignment Check Sheet.
Is Alignment OK?
a Yes b No
e Check the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test
prints to see if number 5 most closely
matches number 0.
 If the number 5 samples of both the
600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints are
the best matches, press a (Yes) to
finish Alignment Check, and go to
step h.
 If another test print number is a
better match for either 600 dpi or
1200 dpi, press b (No) to choose it.
f For 600 dpi, press a or b to select the
number of the test print that most closely
matches the number 0 sample (1-8).
600dpi Adjust
Select Best #5
Press OK.
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-165C Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	30 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	25 ppm
Digital sender	No
Number of print cartridges	4
Scan to	e-mail, OCR
Grayscale levels	256
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
PC free copying	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	18 cpm
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Compatible memory cards	MS Pro, SD, SDHC, xD
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm
Media weight (tray 1)	64 - 220 gsm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 365 x 150 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, print
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000 Professional, Vista, XP Professional (32 & 64 bit)/XP Home, Linux, Mac OS X 10.2.4 & later
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Bundled software	Printing/Scanning soft Windows/Macintosh (CD ROM), Reallusion FaceFilter Studio Software (CD ROM)
Power consumption (off)	2.5 W
Power consumption (standby)	3.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)	18 W
Package weight	9500 g
Market positioning	Home & office