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I have a Brother MFC-440CN printer which wont print on photo

 

Customer Question

I have a Brother MFC-440CN printer which won't print on photo paper although I check the photo paper box. I get the no paper fed window. How do i fix it?

 

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Make: Brother
Model: MFC-440-CN

Already Tried:
It will print on plain paper, but won't feed photo paper although the photo paper box is checked. I have ade sure that the Photo paper box is checked, but it still either doesn't feed the photo paper or spits it out of the back of the tray.

Submitted: 254 days and 8 hours ago.
Category: Printers
Value: AU$34
Status: CLOSED

Accepted Answer

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Expert:  printerexpert replied 254 days and 7 hours ago.


printerexpert :

Hi,

printerexpert :



To resolve this issue, please follow the steps listed below:

  1. Turn the unit around and remove the Jam Clear Cover from the back of the machine by grasping it at the center and pulling it straight away from the rear of the machine.


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  2. Look for any paper scraps, jammed paper or foreign objects in the rear of the unit. If anything is found, remove it.
    Be careful not to touch the feed roller.
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Remove the Paper Tray from the machine

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Look inside the machine, where the paper tray was installed and locate the white PE Actuator.

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The PE Actuator looks like a 2 prong fork or tuning fork and is located near the rear center of the machine where the paper tray slides in. It is located between the 2 gray rollers.

  • If the white PE Actuator is in place, continue to next step.
printerexpert :

  • Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and miss-feeds.
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    • The paper must be uniformly stacked (same size, type and weight)
    • Do not use paper that has been damaged, curled, wrinkled, irregularly shaped, extremely shiny, highly textured, or paper that was previously printed by a printer.
    • Be sure to follow the paper specifications and paper tray capacity information listed below:
      • Plain Copy Paper (17lb to 32lb) = Up to 100 sheets of letter size or 50 sheets of legal-size
      • Ink Jet Paper (17lb to 53lb) = Up to 20 sheets
      • Glossy Paper (up to 58lb) = Up to 20 sheets
    • Be careful NOT to overfill the tray. Doing so may cause miss-feeds or paper jams and could damage your machine.


  • Gently insert the paper into the paper tray. The paper must be completely flat in the paper tray or feed problems may occur.
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    Adjust the blue Paper Side Guides, located on either side of the tray, to fit the width of the paper.

    • The paper side guides should barely make contact with the papers edges.
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  • Be careful not to push the paper in too far. It may lift at the back of the tray and cause feed problems.

  • Adjust the blue Paper Length Guide (located in the front-center of the tray) to fit the paper size you are using; if you are using Letter size paper, the pointer should be aligned with LTR.
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    Close the paper tray cover.
    Make sure the photo tray is in the correct position for normal printing

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    Identify the position of the photo bypass tray.

    • If the Photo Bypass Tray is in the Normal Printing Position
      If the Photo Bypass Tray is in the Photo Printing Position move it to the Normal Printing Position by pressing the photo bypass tray release button (1) with your left thumb and pull the photo bypass tray forward (2) until it clicks
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  • Again, turn the unit around and check if there are paper jams.

  • After making sure there are no paper jams, reinstall the Jam Clear Cover. Make sure the rear cover is completely on. When installed it should be flush with the back of the machine
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    Reinstall the paper tray by slowly pushing the tray all the way in, you should hear a slight snap or click once the tray is seated properly.

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    Briefly open the ink cartridge cover (located at the right, front of the machine) until the LCD displays "Cover Open", then close the cover. This will reset the machine.

    printerexpert :

    Test the machine by printing the Print Quality Check Sheet (PQCS).

    1. Press Ink.
    2. Press the up or down arrow key to choose Test Print and press OK.
    3. Press the up or down arrow key to choose Print Quality and press OK.
    4. Press Black Start.
    5. The PQCS should begin printing.
      • If the page prints correctly and ejects completely from the machine the problem is resolved.
        Press 1 and Stop to return to the standby mode.
      • If the page prints and ejects but the print quality is not good, follow the prompts on the LCD to clean the print head and reprint the PQCS.
    printerexpert :

    Let me know how it goes.

    printerexpert :

    Please note, you can ask as many questions you want till the problem is fixed. Please do not rate the answer as bad or poor service instead use the reply to expert button to continue with the chat and troubleshooting.

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    Please remember to rate my service! If you feel unsatisfied with my service at all, please stop and reply to me via the REPLY tab with the issue you have. I will be happy to continue further and do everything I can to provide you with the service you seek.

    Customer :

    It has finally fed the photo paper and is printing the photo. I never load more than one sheet of photo paper at a time. Photo has turned out beautifully. Thanks for your help.

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    Answered: 7/30/2012

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