Brother 1240 Service Manual page 187

5. How to Read the Maintenance Information
The maintenance information such as the frequency of consumable parts replacement or
paper jam can be found from the 17-digit number shown in the lower line on the right below the
drum unit life bar.
NOTE:
The 17-digit number is also shown in the Printer Information dialog box which is one of the self-
diagnostics tools. For details, refer to
To obtain the maintenance information, you need to obtain and load the Maintenance
Information utility which supplied on Service Databank by following the steps below;
(1) Download the Maintenance
Information utility from the
Printer Utility DB in Service
Databank.
(2) Open the utility, then select
'Decode the 4-byte data' in
the menu.
(3) Enter the 8-digit number as
shown on the right from the
17-digit number.
(4) Click the OK button.
(5) The dialog box shown at
the right will appear and
show the frequencies of
drum unit change, toner
cartridge change and paper
jam.
Section 3 'Printer Information' in APPENDIX
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APPENDIX