Error Message

Cause

Action

Cooling Down

The temperature of the drum unit

Make sure that you can hear the fan in the

Wait for a while

or toner cartridge is too hot. The

machine spinning and that the exhaust outlet

 

machine will pause its current

isn't blocked by something.

 

print job and go into cooling down

If the fan is spinning, remove any obstacles

 

mode. During the cooling down

 

that surround the exhaust outlet, and then

 

mode, you will hear the cooling

 

leave the machine turned on but do not use it

 

fan running while the LCD shows

 

for several minutes.

 

Cooling Down, and

 

If the fan is not spinning follow the suggestions

 

Wait for a while.

 

 

below.

 

 

Turn off the machine's power switch and then

 

 

turn it on again. If the error message continues

 

 

leave the machine for several minutes and

 

 

then try it again.

 

 

 

Cover is Open

The front cover is not closed

Close the front cover of the machine.

 

completely.

 

Cover is Open

The back cover is not closed

Close the back cover of the machine.

 

completely.

 

Document Jam

The document was not inserted

See Document jams on page 69 or Using the

 

or fed properly, or the document

ADF (automatic document feeder)

 

scanned from the ADF was too

on page 18.

 

long.

 

 

 

 

Drum End Soon

The drum unit is near the end of

Use the drum unit until you have a print quality

 

its life.

problem; then replace the drum unit with a new

 

 

one.

 

 

(See Replacing the drum unit on page 106.)

 

 

 

 

The drum unit counter was not

Press Menu, 5, 5, and then a or b to choose

 

reset when a new drum was

Drum. Press OK and press 1 to reset the drum

 

installed.

unit counter.

Drum Error

The corona wires on the drum

Clean the four corona wires on the drum unit.

 

unit need to be cleaned.

(See Cleaning the corona wires on page 87.)

EL Error

The machine has a mechanical

Open the front cover and close it again.

 

problem.

 

Fuser Error

The temperature of fuser unit

Turn the power switch off, wait a few seconds,

 

does not rise at a specified

and then turn it on again. Leave the machine

 

temperature within specified time.

for 15 minutes with the power on.

 

 

 

 

The fuser unit is too hot.

 

 

 

 

Fuser Unit End

It is time to replace the fuser unit.

Call Brother Customer Service to replace the

 

 

fuser unit.

Init Unable XX

The machine has a mechanical

Turn off the machine’s power switch and then

 

problem.

turn it on again. If the error message continues

 

 

leave the machine for several minutes and

 

 

then try to print, copy or scan again.

 

 

 

Jam Duplex

The paper is jammed in the

(See Paper is jammed underneath Paper Tray

(DCP-9042CDN only)

duplex tray.

1 or in the fuser unit (DCP-9042CDN only)

 

 

on page 78.)

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