How to Clean Brother Print Head Nozzles

Brother Industries Ltd. is a company that sells Brother brand printers and other household products. One unique feature of Brother printers is that some of the components are self-cleaning. For example, if you're having trouble with the color images printed by your Brother printer, the printer can be set to self-cleaning mode to clean the print head nozzle, and the problem should be resolved.

Things You'll Need

• Brother printer

Instructions

1. Find the "Ink" key on your Brother printer. This key also may be labeled "Ink/Reports," "Ink Management/Reports" or "Ink Management." Press the key to bring up the menu on the LCD display.

2. Select the "Cleaning" option by using the up and down navigation key. Press "Menu/Set."

3. Find the color on the displayed list that's not printing on your Brother printer by using the navigation key. If more than one color isn't printing, select the "All" option. Press "Menu/Set."

4. Wait for the printer to complete the cleaning cycle, which involves cleaning the print head nozzle. During this time, the LCD will display the words "Cleaning" and "Please Wait." The date and time will return to the LCD display when the printer is done cleaning.

Tips & Warnings

• Print the "Print Quality Check Sheet" once the cleaning process is complete to make sure the print head nozzle was adequately cleaned and all the colors are now printing. This sheet can be printed by selecting "Test Print" and then "Print Quality" from the menu accessed in Step 1. To print the sheet, find and press the "Color Start" key.

References

• Brother Industries, Ltd.: Cleaning the Print Head