Brother MFC5490CN - Ams04; Automatic Purging for Color Ink and for Black Ink; Automatic Purging Interval; Black Ink Print Mode

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AMS04 (Maintenance assurance 2)
• Selector 3: Black ink print mode
If any color ink runs out, printing is no longer possible by default. Setting this selector to
"1" allows the machine to function as a monochrome printer, making it possible to print
with black ink only even in an ink empty state as listed below.
TIP: Difference between selector 3 on AMS04 and selector 8 on WSW49 (See page App.
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Both selector 3 on AMS04 and selector 8 on WSW49 specify the similar black ink print
mode that applies if any color ink runs out. The difference is that the former allows the
machine to print all data received as a monochrome printer with black ink only; the latter to
ignore the ink empty state, receive both color and black data, and print it, resulting in a
printout missing color components.
• Selectors 4 and 8: Automatic purging for color ink and for black ink
The machine periodically performs an automatic purge by default. The automatic purge,
however, wastes ink when no printing has occurred. To avoid it, disable the automatic
purge with these selectors. In the first printing after a long no-print period, disabling it may
lower the print quality.
Setting selector 4 or 8 to "1" disables the setting made by selectors 6 and 7.
• Selectors 6 and 7: Automatic purging interval
These selectors allow you to select the automatic purge interval to reduce ink consumption.
Setting these selectors to "1, 1" (No purge) disables the setting made by selectors 4 and 8.
Selector
No.
Function Setting and Specifications
1 Line monitor volume 0: Normal (default) 1: Extra-high
2Not used.
3 Black ink print mode
0: Printable with black ink only for a certain
amount after detection of ink empty state
1: Printable with black ink only regardless of
color ink remaining.
4 Automatic purging for color ink 0: Enable (default) 1: Disable
5Not used.
6
7
Automatic purging interval
No. 6 7
0 0 : 30 days (black and color)
0 1 : 20 days (black), 30 days (color)
1 0 : 30 days (black), no purge (color)
1 1 : No purge (black and color)
8 Automatic purging for black ink 0: Enable (default) 1: Disable
Printing FAX message received
Monochrome printing only possible. (A color FAX message
will be printed in monochrome.)
Printing from a PC Monochrome printing only possible.
Copying
Monochrome printing only possible. The Black Start
(Mono Start) key is enabled, but the Color Start key is
disabled.
Printing from memory cards No printing possible.
Printing via PictBridge No printing possible.
Printing lists Monochrome printing only possible.
Purge operation
Purge operation possible for black ink only, not possible for
all-color or any specific color.