20 Most Recent Brother IntelliFAX 4100 Laser Fax - Page 2 Questions & Answers

press on the top right hand corner of the front door and see if it goes away. these doors start wearing at the pivot point inside the door at the bottom and hangs down so it does not touch the sensor inside the frame. If you check at the frame that matches to the top corner of the door you can see the sensor, it has a small switch you can fold a small piece of paper and press it in to keep the door close switch activated.

Check whether you have dial tone by pressing [hook], if no tone, could be the fax card/PCB needs to be replaced.

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Not modem, could be due to settings. Check LCD on standby. What's on the display.

It may just be a limit. If the programming sets a limit, you can try to have the default changed. It may be a problem with the settings. Elisa Jed ' http://lafayette-biz.com

Some Brother fax machines are programmed incorrectly so they do not acknowledge receiving the last page of a document. The sender doesn't know you got it, and will resend.It's harsh advice, but the only solution is to buy a different brand.

The machine has a toner sensor built in. It will tell you on the lcd when toner is low. When using some "Compatible" toners you may find that it does not work properly.

Press Menu *2864 within 3 seconds. You will see "Maintenance" on the lcd. Now press 01 and it will initialize. Now press 55 to reset the scanner. When it goes back to maintenance then press 99 to exit and you have wiped all its memory.

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If it is just when you copy and not when you print then it is a cleaning issue. Toner cartridge would cause the line to appear on copies, printouts and faxes. There is a piece of glass inside the auto document feeder that is probably dirty. Open up the document feeder as if you were clearing an original document jam. Look for a piece of glass inside the ADF, it will run the length of the document feeder. There is probably some dirt or another popular problem is white out. Clean off the glass with glass cleaner or alcohol and it should fix the problem.

Brother printer error code 7a occurs when the main motor fails to synchronize properly with the reference clock.