Brother MFC-240C User Manual

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
99
Cleaning the print head B
To ensure the good print quality, the machine
will regularly clean the print head. You can
start the cleaning process manually if
needed.
Clean the print head and ink cartridges if you
get a horizontal line in the text or graphics on
your printed pages. You can clean Black only,
three colors at a time
(Yellow/Cyan/Magenta), or all four colors 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.
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, call
Brother Customer Service (See Brother
numbers on page i).
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.
Is Quality OK?
1.Yes 2.No
f Do one of the following:
 If all lines are clear and visible, press
1 to choose Yes, 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 three colors.
Black OK?
1.Yes 2.No
Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No).
OK Poor

Brother MFC-240C Specifications

General

Package weight	10700 g
PictBridge	Yes
Scan speed	4 sec/page
Scan file formats	BMP, JPG, PDF, PNG, TIFF
Dimensions (WxDxH)	398 x 370 x 180 mm
All-in-one functions	Fax, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, fax, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OS Linux
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax coding methods	JPEG, MH, MMR (Fax coding method), MR
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	40
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	18 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	16 cpm
Compatible memory cards	CF, MMC, MS Pro, SD, xD
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner
Grayscale levels	256
Maximum scan area	216 x 297 mm
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 2400 DPI
Bundled software	Photocapture Centre Brother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre3 ScanSoft Paperport SE + OCR Brother ControlCentre 2 (Mac) NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7 (Mac)
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Home & office
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	10 sheets
Digital sender	No
Number of print cartridges	4
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	25 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	20 ppm
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media types	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive (184 x 267mm), index card, Letter (media size)
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4