Brother CP-1800 User Manual page 18

4. Maintenance
Problem
The paper that is fed out
is curled.
The ERROR indicator lights
up.
The printout is either too
dark or too light.
Paper does not feed out
when printing. The
printout is reduced in size.
The printout is completely
black.
Cleaning the print head
1
Turn off the unit, unplug the AC adaptor, and then position the copyboard
so that it is standing up mounted on the partition or the wall.
2
Open the paper compartment by pulling up its latch.
3
While gently pressing down on the paper guide bar, remove the roll of
paper.
4
Using a lint-free cloth that is either dry or lightly moistened with isopropyl
alcohol, gently wipe the print head (around the black line shown in the
illustration at the right).
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• Check that the paper feeds over the paper guide bar
in the paper compartment.
➯ Loading the paper (page 11)
• The recording head has overheated. Unplug the
machine and wait 30 minutes for it to cool.
• Adjust the print contrast.
➯ Adjusting the print contrast (page 18)
• Clean the black bar.
➯ Cleaning the black bar (page 17)
• Check that the printer cable plugs are correctly
connected.
Solution