The technical term for the lights on the front of your Brother machine is Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). This FAQ explains the meaning of those different LED indications. Show When all the LEDs are off, the power switch is off. [LED Indication] The Ready LED is blinking. Meaning of LED Indication Warming up: Cooling
down: The printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory or printing the data. Data remaining in memory: [LED Indication] The Toner LED alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds. Meaning of LED Indication Toner low: [LED Indication] The Toner LED is on. Meaning of LED Indication
Please note that the number of pages that can be actually printed varies on print density. Cartridge position error: [LED Indication] The Drum LED
alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds. Meaning of LED Indication Drum life end soon: [LED Indication] The Drum LED and the Error LED alternates turning on and off. Meaning of LED Indication Drum
error: [LED Indication] The Error LED is on. Meaning of LED Indication No paper fed from tray 1: Put paper in the tray. Then press the Go button. No paper fed from the manual feed slot: Put paper in the manual feed slot. [LED Indication] The Error LED is blinking. Meaning of LED Indication Front cover is open: Close the front cover of the printer. Fuser cover is open: Close the fuser cover located behind the back cover of the printer. Paper jam: Memory full: The printer memory is full and the printer cannot print full pages of a document. To solve this problem, click here. Print overrun: A print overrun occurred and the printer cannot print full pages of a document. To solve this problem, click here. [LED Indication] All LEDs are blinking. Meaning of LED Indication Service call: Turn off the printer power switch and wait for a few minutes, and then turn it back on. If the problem still continues, please contact Brother Customer Service from "Contact Us". Related FAQs
Related ModelsHL-2140, HL-2150N, HL-2170W Content FeedbackTo help us improve our support, please provide your feedback below. Why is the drum light flashing on my Brother printer?The Drum LED flashes if 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 LED continues to flash if the drum counter was not reset when you installed a new drum unit.
How do you reset the drum counter on a Brother HL 2140?Open the front cover. To reset the drum counter, press and hold down Go for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up. Once all four LEDs are lit, release Go.
How do I fix the drum error on my Brother printer?FAQs & Troubleshooting. The corona wires have become dirty. Clean the corona wires in the drum unit. ... . The drum unit or the toner cartridge and drum unit assembly is not installed correctly. Reinstall the toner cartridge and drum unit assembly. ... . If the issue still continues, the drum unit is at the end of its life.. What to do if Brother printer is blinking?The machine is trying to connect to the wireless network. Wait until WiFi Button/LED light up. If WiFi Button/LED continue to blink over a few minutes, press WiFi Button/LED and Color (Colour) Start simultaneously to restart the Wi-Fi.
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