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Brother MFC-J430W: missing colours and alignment

Use the button-panel Test Print menu; its prompts differ from newer touchscreen models.

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Check the four color blocks

  1. Press Menu. Select Ink or Ink Management → OK → Test Print → OK → Print Quality → OK, then color Start.
  2. When asked whether the quality is OK, answer Yes if every short line is present. For missing lines, answer No.
  3. Answer Yes or No for each color according to its block. Accept the offered cleaning, then press color Start to recheck. Finish with Stop/Exit.

For displaced vertical lines with complete color blocks, use Menu → Ink/Ink Management → Test Print → Alignment, pressing OK at each selection. Print with Mono or color Start, then enter the least-striped pattern number (1–9) for A, B, C and D. Finish with Stop/Exit.

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