B Troubleshooting

Error and maintenance messages

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 below.

You can clear most errors and perform routine maintenance messages by yourself. If you need more help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips:

Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.

Error Message

Cause

Action

Access Denied

The function you want to use is

Contact your administrator to check your

 

restricted by Secure Function

Secure Function Lock Settings.

 

Lock.

 

Calibrate

Calibration failed.

Press Mono Start or Colour Start and try it

 

 

again.

 

 

Turn off the machine. Wait a few

 

 

seconds, then turn it on again.

 

 

Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing

 

 

the drum unit on page 42.)

 

 

Put in a new belt unit. (See Replacing the

 

 

belt unit on page 48.)

 

 

Put in a new waste toner box. (See

 

 

Replacing the waste toner box

 

 

on page 53.)

 

 

If the problem continues, call your

 

 

Brother dealer.

 

 

 

Cartridge Error 1

The toner cartridge is not installed

Pull out the drum unit and remove the toner

Put the Black (K)

correctly.

cartridge for the colour that is indicated on

 

the LCD, then re-install toner cartridge in the

Toner Cartridge

 

drum unit. Put the drum unit back into the

back in.

 

machine again.

1 The toner cartridge

 

 

colour with the

 

 

problem is shown in

 

 

the message.

 

 

 

 

 

Condensation

One of the issues that can cause

Leave switched ON. Fully open the front

 

this error is that condensation

cover. Wait 30 minutes, switch OFF and

 

may form inside the machine after

close cover, then switch ON. If this does not

 

a room temperature change.

clear the error, call your Brother dealer.

 

 

 

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