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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 yourself. If you need more tips, go to your model's
FAQs & Troubleshooting
page on the Brother Solutions Center at
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(MFC-J1300DW)
If the touchscreen displays errors and your Android
™
device supports the NFC feature, touch your
device to the NFC symbol on the control panel to access the Brother Solutions Center and browse the
latest FAQs from your device. (Your mobile telephone provider's message and data rates may apply.)
Make sure the NFC settings of both your Brother machine and your Android
™
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Related Information
references are at the bottom of this page.
Error Message
Cause
Action
B&W Print Only
Replace ink.
One or more of the colour ink cartridges
have reached the end of their lives.
You can use the machine in monochrome
mode for approximately four weeks
depending on the number of pages you
print.
While this message appears on the
touchscreen, each operation works in the
following way:
•
Printing
If the media type is set to
Plain Paper
in the
Basic
tab, and
Greyscale
is
selected in the
Advanced
tab of the
printer driver, you can use the machine
as a monochrome printer.
•
Copying
If the paper type is set to
Plain
Paper
, you can make copies in
monochrome.
•
Faxing
If the paper type is set to
Plain
Paper
, the machine will receive and
print the faxes in monochrome.
Replace the ink cartridges.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Ink
Cartridges
.
Although the Cause column lists options
for using the machine after this error
appears, you may not be able to use the
machine until you replace the ink
cartridge(s) under the following
conditions:
•
If you unplug the machine or remove
the ink cartridge.
•
If you select the
Slow Drying Paper
option on the machine or in the printer
driver.
Cannot Detect
An ink cartridge is not installed correctly.
Take out the new ink cartridge and
reinstall it slowly and firmly until it locks
into place.
See
Related Information
:
Replace the Ink
Cartridges
.
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 Brother customer service
or your local Brother dealer.
The wrong Brother model ink cartridge
was installed.
Check the model numbers of the ink
cartridges and install the correct ink
cartridges.
Cannot Detect Ink
Volume
If you are using non Brother Original ink,
the machine may not detect the ink
volume.
Replace the cartridge with a Brother
Original ink cartridge. If the error message
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Summary of Contents for DCP-J1100DW
Page 1: ...Online User s Guide DCP J1100DW MFC J1300DW 2018 Brother Industries Ltd All rights reserved ...
Page 20: ... Check the Ink Volume Page Gauge Settings Screen Overview Error and Maintenance Messages 13 ...
Page 23: ...Related Topics Touchscreen LCD Overview Check the Ink Volume Page Gauge Distinctive Ring 16 ...
Page 29: ...Related Information Introduction to Your Brother Machine 22 ...
Page 30: ...Home Paper Handling Paper Handling Load Paper Load Documents 23 ...
Page 44: ...4 Load only one sheet of paper in the manual feed slot with the printing surface face up 37 ...
Page 63: ...Home Print Print Print from Your Computer Windows Print from Your Computer Mac 56 ...
Page 97: ... Change the Print Setting Options When Having Printing Problems 90 ...
Page 172: ...Related Information Scan Using ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode Windows 165 ...
Page 179: ... WIA Driver Settings Windows 172 ...
Page 200: ...Related Information Copy 193 ...
Page 212: ... Enter Text on Your Brother Machine 205 ...
Page 285: ...Home Fax PC FAX PC FAX Related Models MFC J1300DW PC FAX for Windows PC FAX for Mac 278 ...
Page 365: ...Home Security Security Network Security Features 358 ...
Page 414: ...Related Information Configure an IPsec Template Using Web Based Management 407 ...
Page 440: ...Related Information Set Up Brother Web Connect 433 ...
Page 485: ...Related Information ControlCenter4 Windows 478 ...
Page 543: ...Related Topics My Brother Machine Cannot Print Scan or PC FAX Receive over the Network 536 ...
Page 555: ...Related Topics Telephone and Fax Problems Other Problems 548 ...
Page 558: ... Clean the Print Head from Your Brother Machine 551 ...
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