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  1. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Getting Started: Schritt 1, Bild 1 von 2 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Getting Started: Schritt 1, Bild 2 von 2
    • Tape the top part of the printer and scanner together

    • *note : I started with the paper trays already removed

    Thanks To Filipe Silva Comment below, if you only need to clean the print head you do not need to pull the hole printer apart. I needed to replace my printhead and there were no manuals on how to strip the printer down at the time.

    Filipe Silva - 02/01/2017

    Thanks for the guide. But I don't think you need to tear apart the printer to do that, just start a print cycle and when the printhead moves, plug the printer off. then you can freely move the print head and put the paper towel under it.

    crystalbic - Antwort

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    • Remove the 4 screw holding the front display panel.

    • Lift the display panel

    • Remove the blue connector and the ribbon cable gently

  3. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles: Schritt 3, Bild 1 von 1
    • Remove the 2 hinge screws on the back of printer

  4. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles: Schritt 4, Bild 1 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles: Schritt 4, Bild 2 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles: Schritt 4, Bild 3 von 3
    • Remove the support arm

    • Press the tab to release the clips, then when it's out gently pull towards you to release the back

  5. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles: Schritt 5, Bild 1 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles: Schritt 5, Bild 2 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles: Schritt 5, Bild 3 von 3
    • Remove the cover on the right side exposing the ribbon cable gently use the spudger in the tabs to release it

    • Unplug the ribbon cable and slid it out

    • *note for reassembly: the ribbon cable placement holders can be removed to make it easier to re-thread the ribbon cable by gently pushing down the tabs with the spudger

    how did you use the spudger to unplug the cable, you wouldn't think it is necessary to take a photo for this step to make our lives much easier!!!

    happylake - Antwort

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    • Remove the Panel on the left side exposing the wiring connectors for the top of the printer

    • After dissconecting the connectors remove the whole top of the printer and place it safely out of the way

    you forgot to mention that the black and red connector does not pull out.. stupid idiot who wrote this!

    happylake - Antwort

    Please don't be offensive

    Steve -

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    • Remove the 15 screws to the cover

    • Remove the left and right side covers

  8. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Remove the front corners by gently pulling upwards: Schritt 8, Bild 1 von 2 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Remove the front corners by gently pulling upwards: Schritt 8, Bild 2 von 2
    • Remove the front corners by gently pulling upwards

    • Open the back paper jam cover.

  9. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Remove the Red conectors for the battery and speaker: Schritt 9, Bild 1 von 2 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Remove the Red conectors for the battery and speaker: Schritt 9, Bild 2 von 2
    • Lift off the cover and put aside out of the way

  10. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Release the clear print head guide wire: Schritt 10, Bild 1 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Release the clear print head guide wire: Schritt 10, Bild 2 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Release the clear print head guide wire: Schritt 10, Bild 3 von 3
    • Slide the clear print head guide wire off the tab on the right side

    • *note: Put on gloves if you haven't already. It can get messy.

  11. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Releasing the print head from the carriage: Schritt 11, Bild 1 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Releasing the print head from the carriage: Schritt 11, Bild 2 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Releasing the print head from the carriage: Schritt 11, Bild 3 von 3
    • Using a spudger, press down on the plastic housing of the park carriage that the print head rests on.

    • Slide the print head to the left freeing it to move

    This can also be done in very beginning by keeping the printer on. Open the panel and pressing the stop button for 5 seconds. The printer head should align itself to center.

    Anish - Antwort

  12. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Removing the print head from the rails: Schritt 12, Bild 1 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Removing the print head from the rails: Schritt 12, Bild 2 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Removing the print head from the rails: Schritt 12, Bild 3 von 3
    • Slide the print head left until it is at the end of the rail. You can feel it release (lift upwards when it aligns with the cut out notch)

    • Push the print head unit towards the back of the device and lift the unit from the back rail

    • Using the spudger, press the spring section of the white pulley

    • Release the conveyor from the pulley while the spring is still compressed

    • Remove the conveyor from the gear on the other side of the device

    My advice? DON'T purchase a brother printer. In as little as a month after your warranty is up, BROTHER Customer Service WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP YOU. I repeat, they will DO NOTHING TO HELP YOU. Brother Pri nters ARE A MONEY PIT just to keep them maintained, and if you don't print some misc. color print pages on "off" days that you don't use it, the print nozzles start to build up with dried ink. Now I know this posting is old but maybe I'll get a response. Step 13- am I to assume that you put the drops of h2o on folded paper towel b4 you rest the print head assembly on it? What does the paper towel/print head assembly rest on? Does it rest on the "park position"? Also, I am opting to do the shorter step as stated by F. Silva, in you comments section. I am aware that his is not a guide, per-say, and I will take that into account. Thank you in advance for your time.

    Ell norris - Antwort

  13. How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Print Head is now ready for cleaning: Schritt 13, Bild 1 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Print Head is now ready for cleaning: Schritt 13, Bild 2 von 3 How to Unclog Brother Inkjet Print head Nozzles, Print Head is now ready for cleaning: Schritt 13, Bild 3 von 3
    • How to clean with paper towel

    • Tear a single sheet of paper towel in half. Fold the sheet in half several times until it is about 1/2 inch wide.

    • Put a few drops of distilled water on top of the paper towel and lay it in the trough under the print head,. Move the print head over the towel and let it sit for at least 15 minutes. This will soften the ink on the print head.

    • Move print head assembly back to its resting position. You will probably notice that the paper towel now has one big black blob of ink on it. (There is so much excess ink on the print head that all the colors are mixing to make black.)

    • If you cannot clearly see individual colors, then dampen another spot on the paper towel and move the print head back over the newly dampened spot on the paper towel. Continue repeating this until you see all the individual colors.

    • *note: when reassembling be certain to move the print head back to its resting position (the extreme right side above the park carriage)

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Thanks for the guide. But I don't think you need to tear apart the printer to do that, just start a print cycle and when the printhead moves, plug the printer off. then you can freely move the printhead and put the paper towel under it.

Filipe Silva - Antwort

Thank you! Thank you! I was getting no magenta ink at all - I tried this, took me 2 minutes and viola! It works perfectly now! Thank you!!!!!

Kris Smith -

Yes! Best comment ever! Saved me so much work. Let it sit 15 mins, instant success did 1 Cleaning and perfect printing.

Sergio Camano-Valencia -

Hello Filipe,

I have a problem with my printer and I came across this page. I have a Brother MFC-240C printer.

How do I reach the printerhead to clean it? Do I need to take off the top cover to reach it?

Thank you for your help.

Patrik Der Ashodian -

Thanks Filipe for the extra advice :) I had already tried the paper towel method on my printer it did not work for me my print head was damaged and I had to replace it. I could not find any strip downs of my Printer at the time of posting this tutorial so I thought it was more useful for others in the future going this route

crystalbic -

Great post, @crystal_b, and best comment ever, @Filipe. With this, I won't have to buy a new printer! It prints like new again.

Carlos Ugaz -

This all day long!

My 8 year old MFC was totally 100% dead for black printing.

I stuck a wad of damp paper in the trough under the printhead, and slid the printhead over the wad and left it for a bit. I then slid the printhead over the wad a few times, with a couple of replacement wads on the way, and left it to dry for a few hours.

Black didn't work straight away, but after 3 head cleans it was appearing. After 12 head cleans it was back to full health.

Not cheap, ink-wise, but better than chucking the whole thing out and starting again.

(One tip: do not try using a damp tampon cut to size as your wad. I initially did, and ended up with a print head section covered in gunky gel. Duh.)

Stuart236 -

Thank you Filipe Silva! You have saved two hours of futility in my life. This worked well to allow for printing again.

bbinbaltimore31 - Antwort

your idea is admirable I also do one of this particle with my printer head I made a vacume box on which printer head can be fix over with rubber bands to make airtight as when the air is sucked out from the box the the ink itself open the nozzles and after cleaning it with paper towel replace in its original position then the collected ink in the box should be clean for next use .... The box is 15x5x3.5 cm with side tube to suck air.

Vinod Kumar Sharma - Antwort

Wish I had read the comments before I removed the display cover! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!! However the method of cleaning described in step 16 of just putting the paper towel under the print head with distilled water did wonders for my problem! Thanks!

Linda Townsend - Antwort

sir mera printer t500 hai black ink print out nhi nikal raha hai help sir kya karun

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Aamir siddiqui - Antwort

I have Brother DCP-T700W whose color nozzles seem to have got clogged. Auto cleaning did not solve. I want to detach the print head and unclog the clogged nozzles. Could you please provide me the procedure to detach the print head?

khadgarai286 - Antwort

Thank you for such helpful post! I did something wrong and now I get Unable to clean 30 Error.

Do you happen to know the reason. I couldn’t any on internet.

Anish - Antwort

Is it OK to just use demineralised water or does it have to be distilled?

Ian Turnbull - Antwort

Saved me a $200 geeks quad plan and a $150 shop fee. 15 mins with a wet napkin. I still can't believe it!

Sergio Camano-Valencia - Antwort

I am so happy to have run into this article and Felipe Silva’s comment. I used warm (hot out of the faucet, but warm by the time I got it in there) tap water on a paper towel and it worked like magic. Despite many cleaning cycles I was getting only about half of the jets firing in the test print and after this method of cleaning all colors were firing 100%. I suppose if I had to do this every day I would use special water (distilled, demineralized, or de-ionized) to avoid scale buildup, but for a once a year process I have no concern using tap water.

David Coyle - Antwort

Possibly dumb question…how do you know when the print head has actually moved to get it off the home position when you remove power. I've used a syringe to push (gently) alcohol through individual colour nozzles and it only unclogged about 50% of them so I thought I'd try this. But that requires more teardown so I thought I'd try Filipes method.

Graeme Johnsen - Antwort

I figured out if I hold a pen in the cover open button, when I print a page I can see the head move to the left then unplug it b4 it starts to print

crystalbic -

I DID it!!! Thank you @crystalbic and @Filipe for this post! I used Filipe’s technique for getting the printer head element to be loose on the rails and crystalbic’s technique with the damp paper towel for cleaning the heads. It took about 8 paper towels but it absolutely WORKED with minimal effort! THANK YOU both for contributing your solutions!!!

Suzanne Branch - Antwort

I tried using the paper towel by sliding it under the print head, and it worked GREAT. To get the print head to the center of the printer, I pressed and held the red X on an MFC-J6935DW. Once the print head moved to the center position, I gently moved the print head across the paper towel that I had cut to fit. I then lifted both ends of the paper towel and slid it back and forth. I printed a test page and was amazed at the results. I was not missing anything on the page.

Carol Leach - Antwort

I had an error 44 "Unable to print" problem with a DCP-J552N printer.
It turned out that the head itself was fine but one of the 2 sensors mounted on the pcb that connects to the head were dirty.
There was no need to replace the head itself.
Somehow a little piece of dust can render this printer completely unusable.

Sjaak Spoiler - Antwort

Suspect that I may have the same problem - what is the pcb and any hints on how to recognize it? Thanks.

Terry Daniel -

Have a Brother inkjet printer with many new spear ink cartridges, just the printer " print" only plain white paper; no any ink/text etc. is applied on the paper. Blank white paper coming out only.

Steve - Antwort

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