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Error and Maintenance Messages
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur and supply items may have to be replaced. If this
happens, your machine identifies the error or required routine maintenance and shows the appropriate message.
The most common error and maintenance messages are shown in the table.
You can correct most errors and perform routine maintenance by yourself. If you need more tips: Visit us at
support.brother.com, and click FAQs & Troubleshooting.
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Error Message
Cause Action
2-sided Disabled
The back cover of the machine is not
closed completely.
Close the back cover of the machine
until it locks in the closed position.
The 2-sided tray is not installed
completely.
Install the 2-sided tray firmly in the
machine.
Cartridge Error Put the
Black (BK) Toner Cartridge
back in.
Put the Toner Cartridge back
in.
The toner cartridge is not installed
correctly.
Pull out the drum unit and toner
cartridge assembly, take out the toner
cartridge, and put it back in the drum
unit again. Put the drum unit and
toner cartridge assembly back in the
machine.
If the problem continues, contact
Brother Customer Service or your
local Brother dealer.
Comm.Error
Poor telephone line quality caused a
communication error.
Send the fax again or connect the
machine to another telephone line. If
the problem continues, contact the
telephone company and ask them to
check your telephone line.
Cover is Open.
The front cover is not completely
closed.
Open and then firmly close the front
cover of the machine.
The fuser cover is not completely
closed or paper was jammed in the
back of the machine when you turned
on the power.
Close the fuser cover located inside
the back cover of the machine.
The ADF cover is not completely
closed.
Close the ADF cover.
If the error message remains, press
Stop/Exit.
Disconnected
The other person or other person's
fax machine stopped the call.
Try to send or receive again.
If calls are stopped repeatedly and
you are using a VoIP (Voice over IP)
system, try changing the Compatibility
to Basic (for VoIP).
Document Jam
The document was not inserted or fed
correctly, or the document scanned
from the ADF was too long.
Remove the jammed paper from the
ADF unit.
Clear any debris or scraps of paper
from the ADF unit paper path.
Press Stop/Exit.
DR Mode in Use
The machine is set to Distinctive Ring
mode. You cannot change the
Set Distinctive Ring to Off.
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