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ERROR MESSAGES
ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE ACTION
CHANGE DRUM SOON The drum unit is near the If you have a print quality
end of its life. problem, replace the drum
unit with a new one.
CHECK PAPER The machine is out of paper Refill the paper or remove
PRESS START KEY or paper is not properly the paper and load it again
loaded in the Multi-purpose and then press Start.
Sheet Feeder.
CHECK PAPER SIZE Your Paper Size setting may When you see this error, the
not be set correctly for the reduction ratio automatically
paper you are using. will be changed to AUTO if
you used a fixed reduction
ratio (see chap. 5).
COMM. ERROR A poor quality phone line Try the call again
caused communications
error.
CONNECTION FAIL You tried to poll a fax Verify the other party’s
machine that is not in Polled polling setup.
Waiting mode.

Troubleshooting

Error Messages

You may occasionally encounter a difficulty with your machine or
telephone line. If this happens, your machine often identifies the problem
and displays an error message. The list below explains the most common
error messages, in alphabetical order.