DCP-T820DW
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DCP-T820DW
Date: 28/10/2020 ID: faq00100359_511
Check the Print Quality
DCP-T520W/DCP-T525W/DCP-T720DW/DCP-T725DW/DCP-T820DW/DCP-T825DW
- Press Menu.
- Press
or
to make your selections:
- Select [Maintenance]. Press OK.
- Select [ImproveQuality]. Press OK.
- Select [Check Quality]. Press OK.
- Press Colour Start.The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet.
- Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet.
- When an LCD message prompts you to check the print quality, do one of the following:
- If all lines are clear and visible, press
to select [Yes].
Press Stop/Exit to finish the Print Quality check.
- If lines are missing (see Poor, below), press
to select [No].
OK (DCP-T520W/DCP-T525W)
Poor (DCP-T520W/DCP-T525W)
OK (DCP-T720DW/DCP-T725DW/DCP-T820DW/DCP-T825DW)
Poor (DCP-T720DW/DCP-T725DW/DCP-T820DW/DCP-T825DW)
- When the LCD message prompts you to check the print quality of each colour, press
or
to select the pattern that most closely matches the printing result. Press OK.
Refer to the sample below to check the print quality.
DCP-T520W/DCP-T525W
Patterns
Print Quality
None
A Few
About Half
Many
DCP-T720DW/DCP-T725DW/DCP-T820DW/DCP-T825DW
Patterns
Print Quality
None
A Few
About Half
Many
- Do one of the following:
- If print head cleaning is needed, press Colour Start to start the cleaning procedure.
- If print head cleaning is not needed, press Stop/Exit to finish the Print Quality check.
- After the cleaning procedure is finished, press
. Then, press Colour Start.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet again. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet again.
- IMPORTANT
- DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head's warranty.
![image](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100359_511/eu_ot/en/2408557/topic1_icon5.png)
![image](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100359_511/eu_ot/en/2408566/GUID-68E1960A-096D-41B3-978F-1461213CE6EB-low.gif)
After the print head nozzle is cleaned, the horizontal lines are gone:
![image](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100359_511/eu_ot/en/2408567/GUID-1FC4A64D-6E6C-413D-9AC1-EC743D563369-low.gif)
MFC-T920DW/MFC-T925DW
- Press
(Ink).
- Press
or
to make your selections:
- Select [Impr. PrintQuality]. Press OK.
- Select [Impr. PrintQuality] again. Press OK.
- Press
.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet. - Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet.
- When an LCD message prompts you to check the print quality, do one of the following:
- If all lines are clear and visible, press
to select [No].
The Print Quality check finishes.
- If lines are missing (see Poor, below), press
to select [Yes].
OK
Poor
- When the LCD message prompts you to check the print quality of each colour, press
or
to select the pattern (1–4) that most closely matches the printing result. Press OK.
- Do one of the following:
- If print head cleaning is needed, press
to start the cleaning procedure.
- If print head cleaning is not needed, the menu screen reappears on the LCD.
- After the cleaning procedure is finished, the LCD message prompts you to check the print quality again.
Press
[Yes] to start the print quality check.
- Press
again.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet again. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet again.
- IMPORTANT
- DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head's warranty.
![image](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100359_511/eu_ot/en/2408557/topic1_icon5.png)
![image](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100359_511/eu_ot/en/2408566/GUID-68E1960A-096D-41B3-978F-1461213CE6EB-low.gif)
After the print head nozzle is cleaned, the horizontal lines are gone:
![image](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100359_511/eu_ot/en/2408567/GUID-1FC4A64D-6E6C-413D-9AC1-EC743D563369-low.gif)
Related FAQs
DCP-T520W, DCP-T525W, DCP-T720DW, DCP-T820DW, MFC-T920DW
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