Why is the black ink not working in my Brother printer?

Why is the black ink not working in my Brother printer?

This is due to several factors such as poor quality ink being used, tanks not being mixed often enough causing sediment to gather at the bottom of the tanks or not being used often enough. All of these factors can cause the black ink or the colours not to print.

How do I get my Brother printer to print without black ink?

For Windows Users:

1. Open Printing Preferences.
2. Click the Basic tab and choose Plain Paper in Media Type.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Click the radio button Grayscale or Greyscale in Color/Grayscale.
5. Click Apply -> OK.
6. Delete any remaining jobs from the print queue of your computer.

How do you reset the ink cartridge on a Brother MFC J497DW?

MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW

1. Press Settings.
2. Press or to select the following: Select [Initial Setup]. Press OK. Select [Reset]. Press OK. Select the reset option you want to use. Press OK.
3. Press for two seconds to confirm. The machine restarts.

How do I manually clean my Brother printer heads?

FAQs & Troubleshooting

1. Do one of the following: – If your Brother machine has the INK key on its control panel, press the INK key.
2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Cleaning.
3. Press the OK key.
4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select BLACK, COLOR or ALL depending on what you want to clean.
5. Press the OK key.

Where are the printheads located?

The printhead is a component in a printer that houses ink cartridges. It’s typically located under the cover of your printer, and it can become clogged with ink over time.

Can a brother printer Print in black and white?

If the unit were to continue printing, print jobs and cleaning cycles would suck air from the empty cartridge and damage the print head. However, your Brother machine exceptionally can operate in a B & W Print Only (black and white) mode when one or more color ink cartridges are empty.

Can a brother printer use generic ink cartridges?

Brother printers work perfectly well with generic ink cartridges, in fact there should be absolutely no difference whatsoever in both operation and print quality using non genuine cartridges as long as they are good quality generic Brother cartridges. What can cause a Brother printer to not print black?

When to use only the black ink cartridge?

Print using only the black ink cartridge when the Color cartridges have run out. Basically, your Brother machine is designed to stop ALL printing operations when any of the ink cartridges are empty. This is to ensure the life of the print head and maintain premium print quality.

What to do if your printer won’t print black ink?

Run a maximum of 2 nozzle cleans on the black print nozzle from the LCD menu on the actuall printer itself. Follow this procedure to clean the offending nozzles. Note: Only use the nozzle cleaning procedure a couple of times as too many times can actually make the problem worse.