Error MessageCause

 

Action

B&W Print Only

One or more of the color ink cartridges

 

Replace the ink cartridges. (See

Replace Ink

have reached the end of their life.

 

Replacing the ink cartridges

You can use the machine in

 

on page 74.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

black & white mode for approximately

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

four weeks depending on the number

 

The machine will stop all print

 

 

of pages you print.

 

 

 

 

operations and you will not be able to

 

 

While this message appears on the

 

 

 

 

use the machine until you change to a

 

 

Touchscreen, each operation works in

 

new ink cartridge in the following

 

 

the following way:

 

cases:

 

 

Printing

 

• If you unplug the machine or take

 

 

If you choose Grayscale in the

 

out the ink cartridge.

 

 

Advanced tab of the printer driver,

 

• If the paper type is set to anything

 

 

you can use the machine as a

 

except Plain Paper or

 

 

black & white printer.

 

Inkjet Paper.

 

 

2-sided print is not available when

 

• (Windows®)

 

 

this message appears.

 

If you check Slow Drying Paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copying

 

in the Basic tab of the printer

 

 

If the paper type is set to

 

driver.

 

 

 

(Macintosh)

 

 

Plain Paper you can make

 

 

 

copies in black & white.

 

If you check Slow Drying Paper

 

 

2-sided copy is not available when

 

in the Print Settings of the printer

 

 

 

driver.

 

 

this message appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faxing

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the paper type is set to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plain Paper or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inkjet Paper, the machine will

 

 

 

 

 

 

receive and print the faxes in

 

 

 

 

 

 

black & white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a sending machine has a color

 

 

 

 

 

 

fax, the machine’s “handshake”

 

 

 

 

 

 

will ask that the fax be sent as

 

 

 

 

 

 

black & white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot Detect

You installed a new ink cartridge too

 

Take out the new ink cartridge and

 

 

quickly and the machine did not detect

 

re-install it slowly until it latches. (See

 

 

it.

 

Replacing the ink cartridges

 

 

 

 

on page 74.)

 

 

An ink cartridge is not installed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are not using Genuine Brother

 

Use a new Genuine Brother

 

 

Innobella™ ink, the machine may not

 

Innobella™ Ink Cartridge. If the error

 

 

detect the ink volume.

 

is not cleared, call Brother Customer

 

 

 

 

Service.

 

 

 

 

Cannot Detect Ink

If you are not using Genuine Brother

 

Use a new Genuine Brother

 

 

Innobella™ ink, the machine may not

 

Innobella™ Ink Cartridge. If the error

 

 

detect the ink volume.

 

is not cleared, call Brother Customer

 

 

 

 

Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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