Brother International IntelliFax-4100e Users Manual - English - Page 106

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Error Messages

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13 Troubleshooting and 13 Routine Maintenance Troubleshooting IMPORTANT For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. Error Messages As with any sophisticated office product, errors may sometimes occur. If this happens, your machine often identifies the problem and displays an error message. The table below explains the most common error messages. You can correct most problems by yourself. If you need additional help, call the Brother fax back system. In USA Only: 1-800-521-2846 Error Messages Error Message Cause Action CHANGE DRUM SOON The drum unit is near the end of its Use the drum unit until you have a life. print quality problem; then replace the drum unit with a new one. The drum counter was not reset. 1. Open the front cover and then press Clear. 2. Press 1 to reset. CHECK PAPER CHECK PAPER #1 CHECK PAPER #2 The machine is out of paper or paper is not properly loaded in the paper cassette. Refill the cassette or remove the paper and load it again. CHECK PAPER SIZE When you see this error, the paper in Either load the appropriate size the cassette does not match the paper or change the default setting. paper size you set in Menu, 1, 1. (See page 4-1). COMM. ERROR A poor quality phone line caused communications error. Try the call again. CONNECTION FAIL The fax machine you polled is not in Verify the other party's polling Polled Waiting mode. setup. T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N T E N A N C E 13 - 1

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TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
13 - 1
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13
Troubleshooting and
Routine Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Error Messages
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may sometimes occur. If this
happens, your machine often identifies the problem and displays an error
message. The table below explains the most common error messages.
You can correct most problems by yourself. If you need additional help, call the
Brother fax back system.
In USA Only:
1-800-521-2846
IMPORTANT
For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you
purchased the machine. Calls must be made
from within
that country.
Error Messages
Error Message
Cause
Action
CHANGE DRUM
SOON
The drum unit is near the end of its
life.
Use the drum unit until you have a
print quality problem; then replace
the drum unit with a new one.
The drum counter was not reset.
1. Open the front cover and then
press
Clear
.
2. Press
1
to reset.
CHECK PAPER
CHECK PAPER #1
CHECK PAPER #2
The machine is out of paper or
paper is not properly loaded in the
paper cassette.
Refill the cassette or remove the
paper and load it again.
CHECK PAPER
SIZE
When you see this error,
the paper in
the cassette does not match the
paper size you set in
Menu
,
1
,
1
.
Either load the appropriate size
paper or change the default setting.
(See page 4-1).
COMM. ERROR
A poor quality phone line caused
communications error.
Try the call again.
CONNECTION FAIL
The fax machine you polled is not in
Polled Waiting mode.
Verify the other party
s polling
setup.