Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Top Page
- Network User’s Guide
- USER'S GUIDE DCP-8040 DCP-8045D
- Brother numbers
- Ordering accessories and supplies
- Safety precautions
- Choosing a location
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Paper
- 3 On-screen programming
- 4 Getting started
- 5 Making copies
- 6 Using the DCP as a printer
- 7 Printer driver settings
- 8 How to scan using Windows®
- Scanning a document
- Scanning a document (For Windows® XP only)
- Using the scan key (For USB or Parallel interface cable users)
- Using ScanSoft® PaperPort® and OmniPage® OCR
- 9 Using the Brother Control Center (For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and Windows NT® WS 4.0)
- 10 Using the Windows®-Based Brother SmartUI Control Center (For Windows® XP)
- 11 Using your DCP with a Macintosh®
- Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh®
- Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2)
- Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X)
- Using the PS driver with your Apple® Macintosh®
- Using the Brother TWAIN scanner driver with your Macintosh®
- Using Presto!® PageManager®
- 12 Network Scanning (Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and XP only)
- 13 Important information
- 14 Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
- 15 Optional accessories
- Glossary
- Specifications
- Index
- brother USA
14 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
14
Troubleshooting
Error messages
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this
happens, your DCP 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, call the Brother fax back system (USA only).
In USA only: 1-800-521-2846
Troubleshooting and routine
maintenance
IMPORTANT
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the
DCP. 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/Back
.
2. Press 1 to reset.
Check
Original
The originals were not inserted or fed
properly, or original scanned from ADF was
longer than about 36 inches (90cm).
See Original jams on page 14-4.
Check Paper
Check Paper #1
Check Paper #2
The DCP is out of paper or paper is not
properly loaded in the paper tray.
Refill the paper in the paper tray or
MP tray.
—OR—
Remove the paper and load it again.
Check Paper MP
Paper in the MP tray runs out. Reload paper. (See To load paper or
other media in the multi-purpose
tray (MP tray) (For DCP-8045D) on
page 2-9.)
Check Paper
Size
When you see this error,
the paper in the paper
tray does not match the paper size you set in
Menu, 1, 2.
Load the appropriate size paper or
change the default Paper Size
setting.