Troubleshooting
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Error and maintenance messages
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As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur and consumable items may need 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 clear most errors and perform routine maintenance by yourself. If you need additional
help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips:
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
Error Message
Cause
Action
B&W 1-sided Print
Only
Replace ink.
One or more of the colour ink
cartridges have reached the end of
their life.
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 you choose
Greyscale
in the
Advanced
tab of the printer
driver, you can use the machine
as a monochrome printer.
2-sided printing is not available
when this message appears.
Copying
If the paper type is set to
Plain Paper
you can make
copies in monochrome.
2-sided copying is not available
when this message appears.
Replace the ink cartridges. (See
NOTE
The machine will stop all print
operations, you cannot use the
machine until a new ink cartridge is
installed in the following cases:
• If you unplug the machine or take
out the ink cartridge.
• If the paper type is set to anything
except
Plain Paper
or
Inkjet Paper
.
• (Windows
®
) If you check
Slow Drying Paper
in the
Basic
tab of the printer driver.
(Macintosh) If you check
Slow Drying Paper
in the
Print Settings
of the printer
driver.
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 and firmly until the
cartridge lever lifts. (See
An ink cartridge is not installed
correctly.
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.