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Troubleshooting and Maintenance

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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Brother 8060P MFC-9060 owner manual Troubleshooting, Error Messages