Brother DCP-T426W User Manual

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Check the Print Quality
If faded or streaked colours and text appear or if text is missing on your printouts, the print head nozzles may be
clogged. Print the Print Quality Check Sheet and look at the nozzle check pattern.
1. Press
(Stop) and Copy Shortcut simultaneously.
The Power LED, Warning LED, and Ink LED light up for one second, and then the Ink LED starts blinking.
2. Press Copy Shortcut.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet.
3. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet.
OK
Poor
4. If the quality is poor, clean the print head. See Related Information.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print
head's warranty.
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:
Related Information
• Check Your Brother Machine
Related Topics:
• Paper Handling and Printing Problems
• Clean the Print Head from Your Brother Machine
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Brother DCP-T426W Specifications

General

Color	Yes
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Duplex functions	Not supported
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Number of print cartridges	4
N-up printing	2, 4, 9, 16
Duplex printing	No
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono	16 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color	9 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)	6.5 s
Time to first page (color, normal)	10 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	- ppm
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SSID, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Mobile printing technologies	Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria Print Service
Sound pressure level (printing)	53.5 dB
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4
Time to first copy (black, normal)	11.5 s
Time to first copy (color, normal)	27 s
Package depth	219 mm
Package width	506 mm
Package height	469 mm
Package weight	7600 g
Cables included	AC
Total input capacity	150 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Total number of input trays	1
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	1 sheets
Control type	Buttons
Product color	White
Market positioning	Home & office
Envelopes sizes	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper
Paper tray media weight	64 - 220 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizes	2L
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)	C5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	64 - 300 g/m²
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR, PC
Scan drivers	TWAIN
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner
Input color depth	30 bit
Output color depth	24 bit
Input grayscale depth	10 bit
Output grayscale depth	8 bit
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Power consumption (off)	0.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)	0.7 W
Power consumption (standby)	2.5 W
Power consumption (printing)	11 W

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	359 mm
Width	435 mm
Height	159 mm