Error Message

Cause

Action

Condensation

One of the issues that can

Leave the machine powered on, and fully

 

cause this error is that

open the front cover. Wait 30 minutes, switch

 

condensation may form inside

OFF and close the cover, then switch ON. If

 

the machine after a room

this does not clear the error, call Brother

 

temperature change.

Customer Service.

 

 

 

Connection Fail

You tried to poll a fax machine

Check the other fax machine’s polling setup.

 

that is not in Polled Waiting

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

Cooling Down

The temperature of the drum

Make sure that you can hear the fan in the

Wait for a while

unit or toner cartridge is too hot.

machine spinning and that the exhaust outlet

The machine will pause its

is not blocked by something.

 

 

current print job and go into

If the fan is spinning, remove any obstacles

 

cooling down mode. During the

 

that surround the exhaust outlet, and then

 

cooling down mode, you will

 

leave the machine turned on but do not use it

 

hear the cooling fan running

 

for several minutes.

 

while the LCD shows Cooling

 

If the fan is not spinning, disconnect the

 

Down, and Wait for a

 

while.

machine from the power for several minutes,

 

 

then reconnect it.

Cover is Open.

The front cover is not completely

Close the front cover of the machine.

 

closed.

 

 

 

 

Cover is Open

The ADF cover is not completely

Close the ADF cover of the machine.

 

closed.

 

 

 

 

 

The ADF is open while loading a

Close the ADF cover of the machine, then

 

document.

press Stop/Exit.

Cover is Open

The fuser cover is not

Close the fuser cover of the machine.

 

completely closed or paper was

Make sure paper is not jammed inside the

 

jammed in the back of the

 

back of the machine, and then close the

 

machine when you turned on

 

fuser cover and press Black Start or

 

the power.

 

Color Start.

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM Error

The DIMM is not installed

Turn off the machine and remove the

 

correctly.

DIMM.

 

The DIMM is broken.

Confirm the DIMM meets the required

 

The DIMM does not meet

specifications. (See Memory board in

 

Appendix B of the Advanced User's

 

the required specifications.

 

Guide.)

 

 

 

 

Re-install the DIMM correctly. Wait a few

 

 

seconds, and then turn it on again.

 

 

If this error message appears again,

 

 

replace the DIMM with a new one. (See

 

 

Installing extra memory in Appendix B of

 

 

the Advanced User's Guide.)

 

 

 

Disconnected

The other person or other

Try to send or receive again.

 

person’s fax machine stopped

 

 

the call.

 

 

 

 

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