User manual BROTHER M-4318

[. . . ] 2 Turn your computer off and remove the Printer Interface Card from the computer. Remove the PC Card cable from the printer and from the Printer Interface Card. Remove the AC Adapter and Parallel Interface Cable if connected (M-4318DX or PA-21MP user only). Fig. 0-2 Remove the Cable 3 Pack the printer in the original carton box and tape it securely closed. · Make sure the printer has the ink cartridges fitted when shipping. [. . . ] 2-4 Loading Paper in the Straight Paper Path Slot · Make sure you insert paper into the Paper Feeding Slot straight so that the paper does not skew. · Load thick paper and envelopes from the straight paper path slot. · When the printer is in Auto-Power off mode, the paper will be ejected automatically. Turn the printer on and load the paper again. ! Caution 2-7 USER'S GUIDE How to Load Envelopes in the Straight Paper Path Slot 1. 2-5 Loading Envelopes · When you load envelopes, insert the envelope carefully so that it won't skew. · When loading envelopes, load them with the print side face up. · When you print on envelopes, be sure to load them with the short edge downwards with the flap to the left hand side when you view the printer from the front. · When an envelope is curled, straighten it before printing. Note Fig. 2-6 Straighten the Envelopes · Fold the flap securely with a pen or with your finger before loading envelopes. Fig. 2-7 Fold the flap · Make sure that the amount of curl of the envelope is less than 5 mm when you load envelopes. If you print on these envelopes, it might damage the printer. 1mm Curl at the edge 5mm(0. 195") Fig. This may also indicate that one or more ink cartridges may not be installed correctly or there is no cartridge installed if the (Alarm) LED is on. (Alarm) LED The LED On q (Alarm) LED indicates a printer error status. There is no ink cartridge installed or the ink cartridge(s) is not installed correctly when an ink LED(s) is also on. The top cover of the printer is open and should be closed so that the printer can print. Blinking r£q (Alarm) LED is on or blinking and the printer has detected When the an error condition, refer to the `Alarm Indications at a Glance' section in Chapter 5 and clear the problem to make the printer ready to print. When LED+ (On/Off) LED+ (Alarm) LED and Ink LEDs ( (MY) LED) Blink in Turn (BC) · The printer is making itself ready to print. Refer to the `Service Calls' section in Chapter 5. 3-2 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Buttons The (On/Off) Button (Retry) When you press this button and the printer becomes ready to operate. (On/Off) LED comes on, the (On/Off) LED goes off, the (Alarm) LED is on and the (On/Off) LED is off, When the pressing this button will resume printing and the mis-feed will be cleared. Clean Button When you want to clean the print head, press this button. Warning Even if you turn the (On/Off) button off, power is not completely shut off. In case of emergencies, you must remove the Printer Interface Card from the computer and remove the AC Adapter from the mains if connected (M-4318DX or PA-21MP users only) in order to shut off power completely. 3-3 CHAPTER 4 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 4 MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD Clean the print head if you get white lines in text or graphics on your printed document. You can clean the 4 color (black, cyan, yellow, magenta) print heads by control panel button operation. Note When the printer is performing print head cleaning, all the LEDs blink alternately. How to clean the print head Press the Clean button and the printer cleans the print head automatically. Wait until all the LEDs stop blinking. ! Caution Do not remove cables when the printer is cleaning its print head. Note You can also clean the print head from the printer driver. Select `Maintenance' from the `M-4318 series' group in Windows. [. . . ] If the same problem still occurs, contact your dealer or our authorized service representative. · If the same problem occurs, contact your dealer or our authorized service representative. · Try test printing from the maintenance program in the printer driver. · Check to see if the ink cartridges are installed correctly and are not empty. [. . . ]