20 Most Recent Brother DCP 115C All-In-One InkJet Printer - Page 8 Questions & Answers

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go to the control panel for the printer and align the print cartridges.

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get more information using this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply

It is cheap printer, and if used with after market inks, it provides really cheap alternative to more expencive cousins. I provided this solution several times and still works, error 46 on brother printers/faxes usually indicate full buffer ro absorbtion pad.

Please follow instructions below:

First, try to establish if this really is full absorbent pad, remove power cable from the back, wait 20sec, press menu/set key, insert power mains - in most brother printer/faxes this will display machine error code. if this is code 46, you are on the money, your absorbent pad is full (not necessarily, only counter is showing it as such in most cases).

We will asssume that counter is showing full and therefore reset it again to zero:

1. after machine code is displayed, key in "80",
2. go down with arrow key till you find "purge counter"
3. type "2783" this should set counter to "0"
4. press "stop/exit"
5. press "9" twice
6. remove cartridges from craddle
7. remove power cord
8. insert power cord back
9. switch on printer
10. insert cartridges back

If that do not work, then maybe really you need to replace absorbent sponge... it is done under warranty and if not technician in service centre.

If you want to do it yourself, remove cartridges, remove front cover and on the right hand you will have "offending" sponge/felt . Either clean it (absorbent, lint free tissue is fine to remove excess first, then few drop of water and repeat draining process with tissue several times, at least till "cake" from the top is removed. Be aware that ink may leak and spoil your table underneath, I use several layers of newspaper and on top butchers paper to protect my bench if I do that. Best of course will be to replace the sponge with new one.

After that you still need to reset counter. in another way - follow steps...

Hope this will solve your problem and make your printer happy again :-)

try clean heads, if more than one week without printing the heads ink dry.

NOTE:some internet sites, dont allow printing, so you can get the same results.

Unfortunately, I fear your printer may be beyond recovery, you see unless you especially prepare your inkjet for storage. If this isn't done, the old ink, dries inside the lines in the printer and it is this that stops it from going, and makes it very difficult to get it going again. usually they are not recoverable, one must strip down and clear all traces of ink from all tubes etc, it is a mission.
I think you will need a new printer.

Take a cue tip with some alcohol to the place where the cartridge meets the carriage. It may loosen up the nozzles so it will print.

1) Press the Menu and Mono Start keys. Next press the key four times to make the machine enter the maintenance mode. 2) Press the key several times to display 8 on the LCD and then press the Set key. Again press the key several times to display 0 and then press the Set key 3) Press the Mono Start key several times until the purge count appears on the LCD. 4) Reset the purge count to zero by using the and Set keys as follows: Press the key several times to display 2 on the LCD and then press the Set key. In the same way, enter 7, 8 and 3. 5) Exit from the maintenance mode by using the and Set keys as follows: Press the key several times to display 9 on the LCD and then press the Set key. Again press the key several times to display 9 and press the Set key.

The first thing I recommend you try is a new data cable. Scanners require bi-directional communication and will fail even when the printer works. Similarly go for a direct connection instead of using a print server or USB hub. (I have a scanner that had the same problem - the preview scan started but no image saved due to a bad cable.) If you are using a parallel port connection, make sure that bi-directional communication is set for the port (in the BIOS). If you use a USB to parallel port adapter, make sure it is a bi-directional (for scanner) adapter.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

my printing blur green not black, please solution

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Since the problem is intermittent, you need to isolate the problem.

Try to connect your card reader into different USB port of your computer. Or might as well, try to connect it to a different computer, if same problem occur, then the problem could be the memory card or the card reader itself.

Try to remove and re-insert the memory card to the card reader. If you get the same problem, try to insert a known working memory card to the reader. This will let you know if the problem is the card or if it's the reader.

Thank you and good luck!

Hi,


The nozzle may be blocked. So take out the colour cartridge and place its nozzle in a bit of water for about 10 mins. Bring it out and dab the nozzle with folded paper. If the tissue is blotted with the three colour it means you have unblocked the nozzle. Try now to print after returning the colour cartridge. You may need to repeat to get good results.


Thank you!!

open the top cover and clean tha nozzil manuallu using smooth cloth try to reset printer replace cartiz

Hi! Please check the power cord. THe power cord may be faulty and needs replacement. If you can swap a same cord please do it to confirm that its the cord. Hope this helps and have a good one!

see troubleshooting and routine maintenance in user guide.

Procedure how to reset the error 46 error (unable to clean). This can be done on every Brother inkjet machine with a numeric keypad.

- Machine off
- Switch on the machine while holding down the “menu”button until all the leds are flashing on/off. Now you are in “maintenance” mode.
- press 80
- press the “mono start” button several times until you see “purge: xxxx”
- press “2783” in order to reset the purge counter. You will see: “purge:0000”
- press the "stop" button.
- press “99” to exit the maintenance mode.

Now you are able to print again, but actually your ink absorber box is now full with ink. Ink flooding can happen if you don’t replace this ink box!