Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

 

 

 

Error Message

Cause

Action

Cannot Print

One or more of the ink cartridges

Replace the empty ink cartridges. (See

Replace XX Ink

are empty. The machine will stop all

Replacing the ink cartridges on page 68.)

print operations.

 

 

 

 

Close Ink Cover

The ink cartridge cover is not

Firmly close the ink cartridge cover until it clicks.

 

completely closed.

 

Cover is Open

The scanner cover is not closed

Lift the scanner cover and then close it again.

 

completely.

 

Data Remaining

Print data is left in the machine's

Press Stop/Exit. The machine will cancel the job

 

memory.

and clear it from the memory. Try to print again.

Document Jam

The document was not inserted or

See Using the ADF (DCP-185C only)

(DCP-185C only)

fed correctly, or the document

on page 17

scanned from the ADF was too

See Document jam (DCP-185C only)

 

 

long.

 

on page 65

 

 

 

 

 

High Temperature

The print head is too warm.

Allow the machine to cool down.

Hub is Unusable.

A Hub or USB Flash memory drive

A Hub or USB Flash memory drive with a Hub

 

with a Hub has been connected to

are not supported. Unplug the device from the

 

the USB direct interface.

USB direct interface.

 

 

 

Init Unable XX

The machine has a mechanical

Open the scanner cover and look on the left,

 

problem.

middle, and right hand side under the covers for

 

—OR—

any foreign objects inside the machine. If the

 

error message continues, disconnect the

 

A foreign object such as a clip or

 

machine from the power source for several

 

ripped paper is in the machine.

minutes then reconnect it.

 

 

 

Ink Low Black

The indicated ink cartridge is

Order a new ink cartridge. You can continue

Ink Low Yellow

running out of ink.

printing until the LCD shows Cannot Print.

 

 

Ink Low Cyan

 

 

Ink Low Magenta

 

 

Low Temperature

The print head is too cold.

Allow the machine to warm up.

Media Error

The memory card is either

Put the card firmly into the slot again to make

 

corrupted, incorrectly formatted, or

sure it is in the correct position. If the error

 

there is a problem with the memory

remains, check the media drive (slot) of the

 

card.

machine by putting in another media card that

 

 

you know is working.

 

 

 

Media is Full.

The memory card or USB flash

Your machine can only save to your memory

 

memory drive you are using already

card or USB flash memory drive if it contains less

 

contains 999 files.

than 999 files. Try deleting unused files to free

 

 

some space and try again.

 

 

 

No Cartridge

An ink cartridge is not installed

Take out the new ink cartridge and re-install it

 

correctly.

slowly until it clicks. (See Replacing the ink

 

 

cartridges on page 68.)

 

 

 

No File

The memory card or USB Flash

Put the correct memory card or USB Flash

 

memory drive in the media drive

memory drive into the slot again.

 

does not contain a .JPG file.

 

 

 

 

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