Brother FAX-575 FAX-T102/T104/T106 FAX-817/827/837MC FAX-878 Error Codes

70 codes from pages 118–129 of the manual

This is the list of error codes the Brother manual gives for the FAX-575 FAX-T102/T104/T106 FAX-817/827/837MC FAX-878 fax machine. Find your code below and open it for what the manual says about its causes and what to do.

Error codes from p. 118

CodeWhat it meansPage
25-80 p. 118
81 Head home position error. p. 118
82 No recording paper. p. 118
83 Recording paper jam. p. 118
84 p. 118
85 Ink ribbon empty. p. 118
86 p. 118
87 Cannot exit the recording mode. p. 118
88 Recording paper jam. p. 118
89 p. 118
8A Abnormal print p. 119
8B Recording head overheated. p. 119
8C Not used. p. 119
8D Communications line disconnected forcefully due to too large volume of data. (This error code can appear only in the maintenance mode.) p. 119
A0 Not used. p. 119
A1 Top cover opened. p. 119
A2 Document length exceeding the scan limitation. p. 119
A3 The document rear sensor does not come ON during document pull-in operation. p. 119
A5 CIS defective p. 120
A6 White-level reference film on the top cover stained p. 120
A7 Main PCB defective p. 120
A8 Main PCB defective p. 120
AB "AB" displayed on the LCD in scanning test with test chart 027 p. 120
AC CIS defective p. 120
AD Document front sensor defective p. 120
B8 Not used. p. 120
B9 Light emission intensity error of the LED array (Exceeding the upper limit). p. 120
BA-BD p. 121
BE Scan starting edge detection error. p. 121
BF Abnormal light intensity in the LED array. p. 121
C0-CF p. 121
D* Modem error. p. 121
E0 Non-input of serial number/Customized code. p. 121
E1 p. 121
E2 p. 121
E3 p. 121
E4 p. 121
E5 p. 121
E6 Write error in EEPROM. p. 121
E7 p. 121
E8 Data scanning error during transmission. p. 121
E9 p. 121
EA Document removed at phase B. p. 121
F2 p. 121
F3 Internal software error. p. 121
F5 Internal software error. p. 121
F4-FE p. 121
FF Memory management error. p. 121
8101 The cam sensor sticks to OFF. p. 122
8102 The cam sensor sticks to ON. p. 122
8103 At the unexpected timing, the cam sensor detects the switching cam being in the home position. p. 122
8104 The cam sensor cannot detect the home position of the switching cam even after one full turn of the cam. p. 122
8105 After coming ON, the cam sensor cannot go OFF even if the switching cam turns in the reverse direction. p. 122
82xx Although recording paper has been fed by 150 mm after the start of recording, the registration sensor is still OFF. p. 122
8303 Although recording paper has been fed by 360 mm after the start of recording, the registration sensor is still ON. p. 122
8809 Before the start of paper feeding, the registration sensor is already ON. p. 122
880B The registration sensor is ON when you turn on the power or after you open and close the control panel ASSY. p. 122
A302 In document scanning, the document rear sensor is still OFF although a document has passed through the document front sensor. p. 122
A303 In document ejecting caused by any of the following, the document front sensor goes OFF but the document rear sensor remains OFF: p. 122
A304 In document ejecting caused by any of the following, the document rear sensor sticks to OFF: p. 122
A307 In document scanning, the document rear sensor remains ON although the document has been fed by the specified amount after the document front sensor went OFF. p. 122
A308 In document ejecting caused by any of the following, the document rear sensor remains ON although the document has been fed by the specified amount after the document front sensor went OFF: p. 122
BE01 Main PCB or CIS is defective. p. 122
BE02 Main PCB or CIS is defective. p. 122
10 Wrong number called. p. 124
11 No dial tone detected before start of dialing. p. 124
17 No response from the calling station in receiving. p. 124
20 Unable to detect a flag field. p. 124
90 Unable to detect video signals and commands within 6 seconds after CFR is transmitted. p. 128
B0 Unable to receive the next-page data p. 128

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