Brother 1250, HL-1030 Data Toner LED Indications, Drum LED Indications, Alarm LED Indications

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND BASIC OPERATION

5.2Data (Toner) LED Indications

The Data LED indicates the current status of the print data process.

LED	Printer status
OFF	The printer has no print data.
Blinking	The printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is
	processing data in memory.
ON	Print data remains in the printer memory. If the Data LED is on for a
	long period of time and nothing has printed, you need to press the
	button to print the remaining data.

This LED also works as the Toner LED with the Alarm LED. They blink simultaneously to indicate a toner error. See also Subsection 2.1 ‘Operator Calls’ in CHAPTER 6 for details.

Error	Action
Toner low	Indicates that the toner cartridge is nearly empty. Purchase a
	new toner cartridge ready for when the ‘Toner empty’ error is
	indicated.
Toner empty	Replace the toner cartridge with a new one.

5.3Drum LED Indications

The Drum LED indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life.

LED	Printer status
OFF	The drum unit can be used.
ON	The drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. It is recommended to
	obtain a new drum unit to replace the current one.

5.4Alarm LED Indications

The Alarm LED blinks (with no other LEDs) to indicate a printer error status such as “cover open” or “memory full”.

If any other error occurs, the printer indicates the error by blinking the Alarm LED with another LED or by printing an error report. Refer to Subsection 2.2 ‘Service Calls’ in CHAPTER 6.

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