For some reason it's not printing with the magenta ink. If you were out of that color it would tell you, so either all the magenta nozzles are clogged, or the printhead has gone bad.
At the top of the control panel is a button labeled Ink Management (or just Ink). Press that and choose Cleaning. Some machines will allow you to clean only certain colors - you want Magenta. When it's done, print a test page - also in the Ink Management menu. If it's improved, do it again until all the dots print for each color. Inkjet machines clean their nozzles by blasting them out with ink. If you're low on ink you should have spare cartridges ready to swap.
If no magenta prints at all, but the other colors are fine, your printhead has failed. If the machine is less than a year old it's a warranty repair, see
Brother's website for the closest service center. If it's just past warranty, call Brother's customer service line and beg for a Work Order to be sent to a service center to cover your machine. Note that they will insist that your ink cartridges be genuine Brother brand before doing free repairs for ink problems.
If it's out of warranty, a repair would probably cost more than a new DCP 130C. Good luck.
Thanks for the reply even though it isnt good news. I have also since found out that my printer model has a bad history with print heads and clogging so will be staying away from brother printers i think.
magenta don't print
printing pauses between pages
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