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My Brother DCP-150C cant print, displays, UNABLE TO CLEAN"

MY PRINTER SCANNER, brother model, DCP-150C, was displaying an "Unable to clean" Please Help me with this problem , my JOb depends on it, Thanks!!!

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Unable to clean either means there's a paper scrap in the clean station, or the ink overflow box is full and needs to be changed by a dealer. Sorry, no quick fix...

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