If the printer prints in color, you may have installed ink cartridges in wrong slot. After installing the ink cartridges, fill ink into ink tubes; this helps you prepare to print. Insert the ink cartridge into their slots.
Solutions to fix the printer not printing
- Check if the printer is turned on.
- Verify if the ink cartridges are installed properly.
- If the ink level is low, the printer needs to be replaced.
- Print a test page to check the print quality.
- Clean the printhead contacts with the help of a dry cloth.
- If there are any clogs on the printhead contacts, remove them.
- After performing all the above steps, reboot the print environment.
- This process helps to restore the default print settings.
To fix brother print, not printing problems, use the steps below
- Switch on your printer and system using their respective Power buttons. Raise the ink cartridge cover. Verify if the ink cartridges are installed properly.
- The cartridges are installed in the mentioned order- Black, Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta. If the cartridges are installed properly, close the ink cartridge cover.
- If the cartridges are not placed properly, uninstall them. After a while, reinstall the ink cartridges into their slots.
- Close the door and a message prompts on the LCD screen stating ‘Do you change the color on the printer.’ Press Yes or No on the LCD screen.
- This helps to keep the data on the leftover ink in the cartridge Press the Ink icon on the right side of the printer’s control panel.
- Click the Test Print option on the touchscreen. Click Print Quality on the touchscreen. Press the Color Start option to generate the Print quality report.
- View the Check Sheet. Check if the colors are placed in a specific order on the check sheet. If they are in proper order, press Yes on the LCD screen.
- If the LCD screen is not in the correct order, press No. The printer performs cleaning to remove the dried ink on the printhead.
- Try to check the print quality check sheet for all colors. The cleaning cycle takes two minutes. After completing the process, press the Start icon.
- Check the printer driver. Open Printer Properties to remove the printer name from the list. After a while, use the updated version of the driver for the installation process.
- If you are using a Mac system, delete and re-add the printer name to the print queue. Install the ink cartridges and then start printing.
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