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13Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Error Messages

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

COMM.ERROR XX XX

CONNECTION FAIL

A poor quality phone line resulted in a communications error. Try the call again.

You have requested a polling call from another party, but the other fax machine is not in Poll Waiting mode.

COVER

OPEN

The cover is not completely closed.

 

PLS CLOSE COVER

The fax paper is jammed in the cutter.

CUTTER

JAM

 

PLS OPEN COVER

 

CUTTER

JAM

 

REMOVE

PAPER

 

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3

4

Unplug the power cord.

Open the cover.

Pull the blue release lever on the print head unit and raise it.

Gently turn the paper roll toward the front of the machine to roll out the jammed paper.

Recording paper

5 Use scissors to cut off the wrinkled portion of the paper.

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D M A I N T E N A N C E

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