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Posted on Aug 22, 2009

Machine Error 51

I have a Brother MFC-440CN Multifunction Center. I am unable to print to it and I have gotten various display messages stating errors.It began with "Unable to Print 50," then after a trying to restart the printer (had to manually unplug it, ON/OFF would not function) and trying to print again a "Unable to Clean 50" appeared.

I tried following the instructions on http://www.fixya.com/support/t211210-brother_mfc845cw as other people with my problem were directed there, but I was unable to follow the steps and succesfully open the machine.

Now I am getting a "Unable to Clean 51" error. I followed another guide on this site and found that my machine says there is a "Machine Error 51."

What can I do to fix this? Thanks.

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More than likely you have a bad printhead, if its under warranty brother will pay to have it fixed, otherwise just play baseball with it and buy another one

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