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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 12 - 2 – Brother FAX 1840C User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 - 2

Document Jam

The document scanned from ADF
was longer than about 35.4
inches.

See Using the automatic document feeder
(ADF)
on page 1-8.

The document is jammed in the
machine.

See Document Jam on page 12-5

DR Mode in
Use

The machine is set to Distinctive
Ring mode. You can not change
the Receive Mode from Manual to
another mode.

Set Distinctive Ring to Off.
(See Turning off the Distinctive Ring on page
A-4
.)

High
Temperature

The print head is too warm.

Allow the machine to cool down.

Ink Empty

One or more of the ink cartridges
is empty. The machine will stop all
print operations. While memory is
available, black and white faxes
will be received into memory. If a
sending machine has a color fax,
the machine’s ‘handshake’ will
request that the fax be sent as
black and white. If the sending
machine has the ability to convert
it, the color fax will be received into
memory as a black and white fax.

Replace the ink cartridges.
(See Replacing the ink cartridges on page
12-25.
)

Low
Temperature

The print head is too cold.

Allow the machine to warm up.

Media Error

(MFC-3340CN
only)

The media card is either
corrupted, improperly formatted,
or there is a problem with the
media drive.

Re-insert the card firmly into the slot to make
sure it is in the proper position. If the error
remains, check the media drive by inserting
another media card that you know is working.

Near Empty

One or more of the ink cartridges
are running out of ink. If a sending
machine has a color fax, the
machine’s ‘handshake’ will
request that the fax be sent as
black and white. If the sending
machine has the ability to convert
it, the color fax will be received into
memory as a black and white fax.

Order a new ink cartridge.
(See Ordering accessories and supplies on
page ii
.)

No Cartridge

An ink cartridge is not properly
installed.

Take out the ink cartridge and put it in again
seating it properly.
(See Replacing the ink cartridges on page
12-25.
)

No File

(MFC-3340CN
only)

The media card in the media drive
does not contain a .JPG file.

Reinsert the correct media card.

ERROR MESSAGES

ERROR
MESSAGE

CAUSE

ACTION

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