User guide
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Cannot Detect You installed a new ink cartridge 
too quickly and the machine did 
not detect it.
Take out the new ink cartridge and 
re-install it slowly until it clicks.
If you are using non Brother 
Original ink the machine may not 
detect the ink cartridge.
Replace the cartridge with a Brother 
Original ink cartridge. If the error message 
remains, contact your Brother dealer.
An ink cartridge is not installed 
correctly.
Take out the new ink cartridge and 
re
-install it slowly until it clicks. (See 
Replacing the ink cartridges on page 155.)
Cannot Print One or more of the ink cartridges 
have reached the end of their life. 
The machine will stop all print 
operations. While memory is 
available, black and white faxes 
will be stored in the memory. If a 
sending machine has a color fax, 
the machine's 
‘handshake’ will 
ask that the fax be sent as 
monochrome.
Replace the ink cartridges. (See Replacing 
the ink cartridges on page 155.)
Comm.Error Poor telephone line quality 
caused a communication error.
 If the problem continues, call the 
telephone company and ask them to check 
your telephone line.
Connection Fail You tried to poll a fax machine 
that is not in Polled Waiting mode.
Check the other fax machine's polling 
setup.
Cover is Open. The scanner cover is not closed 
completely.
Lift the scanner cover and then close it 
again.
The ink cartridge cover is not 
completely closed.
Firmly close the ink cartridge cover until it 
clicks.
Data Remaining Print data is left in the machine's 
memory.
Press Stop/Exit. The machine will cancel 
the job and clear it from the memory. Try to 
print again.
Disconnected The other person or other 
person's fax machine stopped the 
call.
Try to send or receive again.
Document Jam The document was not inserted or 
fed correctly, or the document 
scanned from the ADF was too 
long.
See Using the ADF on page 24.
See Document jam on page 151.
High Temperature The print head is too warm. Allow the machine to cool down.
Hub is Unusable. A Hub or USB Flash memory 
drive with Hub has been 
connected to the USB direct 
interface.
A Hub or USB Flash memory drive with 
Hub are not supported. Unplug the device 
from the USB direct interface.
Image Too Long. The proportions of your photo are 
irregular so effects could not be 
added.
Choose a regularly proportioned image.
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