Brother MFC-5100C - Manual (Page 194)

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BHL-FB-MFC-5100C-FM5.5
Cleaning the MFC Printer Platen
WARNING
■ Be careful not to touch the paper feed star wheels and flat cable, and encode film.
■ Be sure to unplug the MFC from the AC power outlet before cleaning the printer
platen.
To clean your MFC printer platen, wipe it with a lint free cloth that is dry.
Replacing the Ink Cartridges
Your MFC is equipped with an ink dot counter that automatically monitors the
ink level in each color cartridge. When the counter detects an ink cartridge is
running out of ink, the MFC will notify you with a message on the LCD.
The LCD shows you which color cartridges are low or empty. Be sure to follow
the LCD prompts so you replace the color cartridges in the appropriate order.
When the ink cartridges are running low, you must use Ink to begin the
cartridge replacement (Steps 1 to 3). If the ink is empty, skip to Step 4.
1 Press Ink.
2 Press 2 to choose 2. REPLACE INK .
If one or more ink cartridges are empty, for example Black, the LCD shows INK
EMPTY BLACK and PLS OPEN COVER .
3 Pull the Scanner cover release lever and lift the Scanner cover.
Do NOT Touch! Clean Here
Flat Cable
Do NOT Touch!
Paper Feed Star Wheel
Do NOT Touch!
Encode Film