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   TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

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Troubleshooting 

Error messages

As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this 
happens, your MFC 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 
MFC. 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

The scanner cover is not closed 
completely.

Lift the scanner cover and then close it again.

Data 
Remaining

Print data remains in the MFC’s 
memory.

Re-start printing from your computer.

Print data remains in the MFC’s 
memory. The USB cable was 
unplugged while the computer 
was sending the data to the MFC.

Press 

Stop/Exit

. The MFC 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.