Brother MFC-J890DW 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.
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DCP-J572DW/MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW
1. Press Settings.
2. Press a or b to select the following:
a. Select [General Setup]. Press OK.
b. Select [Maintenance]. Press OK.
c. Select [Impr. PrintQuality]. Press OK.
d. Select [Impr. PrintQuality] again. Press OK.
3. Press c.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet.
4. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet.
5. The LCD asks about the print quality. Do one of the following:
• If all lines are clear and visible, press d to select [No].
The Print Quality check finishes.
• If lines are missing (see Poor, below), press c to select [Yes].
OK
Poor
6. The LCD asks you to check the print quality of each colour. Press d or c to select the pattern (1–4) that most
closely matches the printing result, and then press OK.
7. Do one of the following:
• If print head cleaning is needed, press c to start the cleaning procedure.
• If print head cleaning is not needed, the Ink or Maintenance screen reappears on the LCD.
8. After the cleaning procedure is finished, the LCD asks if you want to check the print quality again.
Press c [Yes] to start the print quality check.
9. Press c again.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet again. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the
sheet again.
If you clean the print head and the print has not improved, try installing a new Genuine Brother Brand
replacement ink cartridge for each problem colour. Try cleaning the print head again. If the print has not
improved, contact Brother customer service or your local Brother dealer.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print
head's warranty.
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Brother MFC-J890DW Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	6000 x 1200 DPI
Duplex printing mode	Auto
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	23 ppm
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
Scan to	Cloud, E-mail, File, Image, OCR, USB
Scan drivers	ICA, SANE, WIA
Scanner type	ADF scanner
Grayscale levels	256
Input color depth	30 bit
Output color depth	24 bit
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, TIF
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Document formats supported	PDF
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	200 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	100
Digital sender	-
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Number of print cartridges	4
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Power consumption (off)	0.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)	1.2 W
Power consumption (average operating)	17 W
Sustainability certificates	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Control type	Touch
Product color	Black
Display diagonal	2.68 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Package depth	294 mm
Package width	477 mm
Package height	457 mm
Package weight	9900 g
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SSID, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS , LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client
Supported network protocols (IPv6)	NDP, RA, mDNS, LLMNR Responder, DNS Resolver, LPR/ LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP server, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, ICMPv6
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total input capacity	150 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Total number of input trays	1
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	20 sheets
Envelopes sizes	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizes	10x15, 12.5x17.5 cm
Custom media width	148 - 215.9 mm
Maximum print size	215 x 355 mm
Custom media length	148 - 355.6 mm
Duplex media weight	64 - 105 g/m²
Paper tray media types	Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Paper tray media weight	64 - 220 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizes	Letter
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	64 - 300 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight	64 - 90 g/m²
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433100

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	341 mm
Width	400 mm
Height	172 mm