Brother FAX 1840C - Manual (Page 145)

12 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
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Troubleshooting
Error messages
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this
happens, your machine identifies the problem and displays an error
message. The most common error messages are shown below.
You can correct most problems by yourself. If you need additional
help, the Brother Solutions Center offers latest FAQs and
troubleshooting tips.
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
Troubleshooting and routine
maintenance
IMPORTANT
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the
machine. Calls must be made from within that country.
ERROR MESSAGES
ERROR
MESSAGE CAUSE ACTION
Comm.Error Poor phone line quality caused a
communication error. Try the call again. If the problem continues, call
the telephone company and ask them to check
your phone line.
Connection
Fail You tried to poll a fax machine that
is not in Polled Waiting mode. Check the other fax machine’s polling setup.
Cover is Open Top cover is not closed
completely. Open, then close the top cover.
Data
Remaining Print data remains in the
machine’s memory. Re-start printing from your computer.
Print data remains in the
machine’s memory. The USB
cable was unplugged while the
computer was sending the data to
the machine. Press Stop/Exit. The machine will cancel the
job and eject the page that is being printed.
Disconnected The other person or other person’s
fax machine stopped the call. Try to send or receive again.