Andrew Pallant

Software and Web Developer

Thursday, September 3, 2009

 

Brother 420CN - Fuzzy Printing

If you have a lack of one (0r more) color do the following:
  • Make sure all carts are full, placed well and are secured. 

  • Insert a new original brother cartridge for the one that shows no color.

  • Press menu then start bk-copy

  • Press four times arrow up quick after another

  • The printer will switch into maintenance mode and all lights will flash.

  • Press 7 then 6 then 4 then start bk-copy.

  • The printer will initialize the cartridges and refresh ink within tubes and print head. After that it does some power cleaning.

  • When finished press 7 then 6 then 3 then start bk-copy.  The printer will run a power purge. 

  • When finished press 9 then 9 to leave the maintenance mode. do run a quality test print.
Repeat until desired results.