Brother MFC-J615W Advanced User's Guide

Routine maintenance
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A
Checking the print quality A
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 Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Ink.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Test Print.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose
Print Quality.
Press OK.
e Press Color Start.
The machine begins printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
f Check the quality of the four color blocks
on the sheet.
g 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 k.
 If you can see missing short lines as
shown below, press 2 to choose No.
h The LCD asks you if the print quality is
OK for black and three colors.
Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No).
i The LCD asks you if you want to start
cleaning.
Press 1 (Yes).
The machine starts cleaning the print
head.
j After cleaning is finished, press
Color Start.
The machine starts printing the Print
Quality Check Sheet again. Return to
step f.
k 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 in the Basic
User’s Guide.)
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching
the print head may cause permanent
damage and may void the print head's
warranty.
Note
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.

Brother MFC-J615W Specifications

General

Duplex printing	No
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	6000 x 1200 DPI
Economical printing	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	35 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	28 ppm
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR, USB
Grayscale levels	256
Output color depth	24 bit
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	23 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	400 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax resolution (black)	300 x 300 DPI
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	100
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	15 sheets
Display	LCD
Display diagonal	3.3 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Compatible memory cards	Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO, SD, SDHC
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Envelopes sizes	10, C5, DL
Maximum print size	215 x 355 mm
Paper tray media types	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Transparencies
Paper tray media weight	64 - 220 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 180 x 375 mm
Networking features	Fast Ethernet
Wireless technology	802.11b/g
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, fax, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.11/10.5.X/10.6.X
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS / WINS, LPR / LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, DNS Resolver, mDNS, FTP Server, TELNET, SNMPv1, TFTP, Scanner Port, LLTD, Web Services, LLMNR
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Power consumption (standby)	6 W
Power consumption (average operating)	19.5 W
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Maximum duty cycle	2500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	50 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	4
Operating temperature (T-T)	50 - 95 °F
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %