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Anonymous Posted on Dec 30, 2013
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Display says unable to clean 46

Switched on then printer automatically started cleaning process, then stopped with warning, unable to clean 46 on display screen.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 10, 2008

SOURCE: clean unable 46 : what does it mean ?

...because you have run the cleaning cycles too much, the waist inktank is fed up! needs replacing. contact brother hotline or try to get one from a service partner which can be found on the brother homepage of your country.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 30, 2009

SOURCE: Brother DCP 330C 'unable to clean 46' printer will not print

responded to this on a error 46 post by joachim.

hth,
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 02, 2009

SOURCE: clean unable 46 : what does it mean ?

IT means you  need to reset the purge counter in order to that .
For MFC - 240c
1.Enter mainatanace mode by pressing menu button at time of switch on. and leve the menu button when fax/scan/copy/photocapture button start blinking
2.press *, 8 & 0 and drag the this submenu by pressing mono button to get "purge" eg (purge:9624)
3.Press the 2, 7, 8, and 3 keys in this order to reset the purge count to zero.
4.Press the Stop/Exit . OFF the printer .and turn it on.

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Igor Studennikoff

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  • Posted on Jun 22, 2009

SOURCE: printer unable to clean therefore will not print "clean unable 46

"unable to clean".
absorber full or mechanical problem.
first try to reset absorber counters.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 12, 2011

SOURCE: dcp-150C, clean unable 46

Dcp-150C, clean unable 46

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Hello!

Here is the "Unable to Clean" (code 46) solution:

The machine counts all purge (cleaning) operations in order to prevent the internal ink absorber box from overflowing with purged ink. An “initial purge”, for example, advances the purge counter by 187 + 420 = 607. When the purge counter approaches 6400, an internal "Machine Error 46" is generated. Further purge operations are prohibited, and therefore the printer becomes unuseable.

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The proper reset code sequence to reset DCP printers without numeric keypad should be as follows:

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4. enter 2, 7, 8 and 3 using arrow/set keys to reset the counter

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