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Error Message

 

Cause

 

Action

 

Ink Absorber Full

 

The ink absorber box or flushing box is

 

The ink absorber box or flushing box

 

 

 

full. These components are periodic

 

will need to be replaced. Contact

 

 

 

maintenance items that may require

 

Brother Customer Service or a Brother

 

 

 

replacement after a period of time to

 

Authorized Service Center to have

 

 

 

ensure optimum performance from

 

your machine serviced. (See Brother

 

 

 

your Brother machine. Because these

 

numbers uu page i.)

 

 

 

components are periodic maintenance

 

Other reasons for cleaning are:

 

 

 

items, the replacement is not covered

 

1 After a paper jam has been

 

 

 

under the warranty. The need to

 

 

 

 

replace these items and the time

 

cleared, the machine automatically

 

 

 

period before replacement is

 

cleans itself before the next

 

 

 

dependent on the number of purges

 

received fax is printed.

 

 

 

and flushes required to clean the ink

 

2 The machine automatically cleans

 

 

 

system. These boxes acquire

 

 

 

 

 

itself after sitting idle for more than

 

 

 

amounts of ink during the different

 

 

 

 

 

30 days (infrequent use).

 

 

 

purging and flushing operations. The

 

 

 

 

 

3 The machine automatically cleans

 

 

 

number of times a machine purges

 

 

 

 

and flushes for cleaning varies

 

itself after ink cartridges of the

 

 

 

depending on different situations. For

 

same color have been replaced

 

 

 

example, frequently powering the

 

12 times.

 

 

 

machine on and off will cause

 

 

 

 

 

numerous cleaning cycles since the

 

 

 

 

 

machine automatically cleans upon

 

 

 

 

 

power up. The use of non-Brother ink

 

 

 

 

 

may cause frequent cleanings

 

 

 

 

 

because non-Brother ink could cause

 

 

 

 

 

poor print quality which is resolved by

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning. The more cleaning the

 

 

 

 

 

machine requires the faster these

 

 

 

 

 

boxes will fill up.

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repairs resulting from the use of

 

 

 

 

 

non-Brother supplies may not be

 

 

 

 

 

covered under the stated product

 

 

 

 

 

warranty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

InkAbsorberNearFull

 

The ink absorber box or flushing box is

 

The ink absorber box or flushing box

 

 

nearly full.

 

will need to be replaced soon. Call

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brother Customer Service or a Brother

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized Service Center to have

 

 

 

 

 

 

your machine serviced. (See Brother

 

 

 

 

 

 

numbers uu page i.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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