Error Messages

Reports

If your unit cannot send a fax, check the following.

The number you dialled is correct.

The other party’s machine is a facsimile.

If the problem remains, correct it by following the communication message printed on the sending and journal reports (p. 55, 56).

Communication message

Error code

Cause & Remedy

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION ERROR

41–72

A transmission or reception error occurred. Try again or check

 

FF

with the other party.

 

 

 

DOCUMENT JAMMED

The document is jammed. Remove the jammed document (p. 120).

 

 

 

ERROR-NOT YOUR UNIT

54, 59

A transmission or reception error occurred because of a problem

 

70

with the other party’s fax machine. Check with the other party.

 

 

 

MEMORY FULL

The document was not received due to memory being full.

 

 

 

NO DOCUMENT

The document was not fed into the unit properly. Reinsert the

 

 

document and try again.

 

 

 

OTHER FAX NOT RESPOND

The other party’s fax machine was busy or ran out of recording

 

 

paper. Try again.

 

 

The document was not fed properly. Reinsert the document and

 

 

try again.

 

 

The other party’s fax machine rings too many times. To send a

 

 

fax manually, dial the number, confirm the fax tone, and press

 

 

START/SET/COPY .

 

 

The other party’s machine is not a facsimile. Check with the

 

 

other party.

 

 

The number you dialled is not in service.

 

 

 

PC FAIL OR BUSY

The PC cannot control the fax functions. The printer cable is not

 

 

connected correctly, or the software is not running on the PC.

 

 

 

PRESSED THE STOP KEY

STOP was pressed and fax communication was cancelled.

 

 

 

THE COVER WAS OPENED

The cover was opened. Close it and try again.

 

 

 

OK

Fax communication was successful.

 

 

 

Display

If the unit detects a problem, one or more of the following messages will appear on the display.

 

Display message

 

 

Cause & Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is something wrong with the unit. Contact our service personnel.

 

CALL SERVICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cover is open. Close it.

 

CHECK

COVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The document is not fed into the unit properly. Reinsert the document. If

 

CHECK DOCUMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

misfeeding occurs frequently, clean the document feeder rollers and try again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(p. 126). If the problem remains, adjust the feeder pressure (p. 121).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The film cartridge is not installed. Install it (p. 123–125).

 

CHECK

FILM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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