Brother MFC-7240 Basic User's Manual page 87

Error Message
Cover is Open
Cover is Open
Disconnected
Document Jam
Drum Error
Drum Stop
DR Mode in Use
(except New Zealand)
EL Error
Faxability On
(for New Zealand)
Fuser Error
Cause
The Control panel cover was
open when you loaded a
document.
The fuser cover is not completely
closed or paper was jammed in
the back of the machine when the
power was turned on
The other person or other
person's fax machine stopped the
call.
The document was not inserted
or fed correctly, or the document
scanned from the ADF was too
long.
The corona wire on the drum unit
needs to be cleaned.
It is time to replace the drum unit. Replace the drum unit. (See Replacing the
The machine is set to Distinctive
Ring mode. You can not change
the Receive Mode from Manual to
another mode.
The machine has a mechanical
problem.
The machine is set to Faxability
mode. You can not change the
Recieve Mode from Manual to
another mode.
The temperature of the fuser unit
does not rise to a specified
temperature within the specified
time.
The fuser unit is too hot.
Troubleshooting
Action
Close the Control panel cover of the
machine, then press Stop/Exit.
Close the fuser cover of the machine.

 Make sure paper is not jammed inside
the back of the machine, and then close
the fuser cover and press Start.
Try to send or receive again.
See Document was not inserted or fed
properly, or was too long uu page 84 or
Using the automatic document feeder (ADF)
uu page 23.
Clean the corona wire on the drum unit.
(See Cleaning the corona wire
uu page 67.)
drum unit uu page 60.)
Set Distinctive Ring to Off.
For Australia, see Telephone Service for
Australia uu page 33.
For Other countries, see Distinctive Ringing
(For Singapore and Hong Kong)
uu page 36.
Open the front cover and close it again.
Set Faxability to Off.
See FaxAbility uu page 34.
(For FAX-2840 and MFC-7240)
Received fax messages still in memory will
be lost when the machine is turned off. See
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal
report uu page 83 before disconnecting the
machine so you will not lose any important
messages. Then, turn the power switch off,
wait a few seconds, and then turn it on
again. Leave the machine for 15 minutes
with the power on.
(For FAX-2950 and MFC-7290) 
Turn the power switch off, wait a few
seconds, and then turn it on again. Leave
the machine for 15 minutes with the power
on.
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