You can check the ink status by running the Status Monitor (Status Monitor is installed automatically when installing the MFL-Pro Suite Software) or from the control panel. Follow the steps listed below to check the ink status.
NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from a representative product and operating system, and may differ from your Brother machine and operating system.
1. Check the ink status from the control panel
Press (Ink) > Ink Volume.
The Touchscreen displays the ink volume.
You can also press (Settings) > Maintenance > Ink Volume.
Press (Home).
2. Check the ink status from the Status Monitor utility
Windows 7 / 10 / 11
Click or (Start) > (All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities.
Windows 8
On the Start screen, click .
If is not on the Start screen, right-click somewhere on an empty spot, and then click, All Apps from the bar.
Click Brother Utilities.
Open the ControlCenter.
To open the ControlCenter2 application, click Go from the Finder bar, Applications > Brother > ControlCenter. Double click the ControlCenter.
The ControlCenter will open and an icon will be placed in the dock.
Click on DEVICE SETTINGS on the left options then click on Ink Level button.
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(Ink) > Ink Volume.
(Settings) > Maintenance > Ink Volume.
(Home).
or 
(Start) > (All Programs or All apps >) Brother > Brother Utilities.
.
(Start) > All Programs > Brother > [model name] > ControlCenter4.
