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Hub is Unusable.

A hub or USB Flash memory drive with

Hubs, including USB Flash memory

 

hub has been connected to the USB

drives that have a built-in hub, are not

 

direct interface.

supported. Unplug the device from the

 

 

USB direct interface.

 

 

 

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 on 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 itself

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 on page i.)

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