F3-12 Paper tray desk trouble

The error means that the printer has determined that length of paper in source specified on second line of display is too short to print formatted data. If this error occurs again, press Go to clear message.Ensure paper size setting in paper menu is correct for paper size.

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Hi

This error means that the media in tray XX doesn't meet the specified standard of the tray. The specified tray is loaded with media that is longer or shorter in the feed direction than the size configured for the tray. Please check the paper size in current tray or touch OK to change the tray.
To resolve this issue Touch OK to display tray size. Reconfigure the size in the tray so that it uses size of media required for the print job. If the message doesn't clear automatically from the control-panel display, turn the MFP off, and then turn the MFP on.

Restart the printer and repeat the above procedure if issue is not resolved.

Daniel Scott

how to solve hp desk jet f4288 incompatible error showing display

CAUSE: This error message indicates the paper present sensor flag in one of the trays does not detect paper in the tray. This could be caused by one of the following:

• A broken sensor flag
• The tray paper guides being set too close and restricting the paper from being pulled
• The tray is not lifting

SOLUTION: Follow the steps below to determine the cause of a false TRAY X EMPTY message. Tray 2 empty

1. Verify there is paper in the tray.
2. Open the duplex unit access door just above Tray 2 on the front of the printer.
3. Check the black-paper present flag by looking in through the duplex access door.
4. Open and close Tray 2 and observe the tray lifting looking through the duplex unit access door.

The tray lifts but the error is still present

1. Inspect the paper present flag on the PIU located just behind the pickup rollers. Ensure the flags are present and not damaged.
2. Remove the tray guides from the tray and reseat them. Ensure the guides are seated correctly and are in the correct slot for the size paper in the tray. Add paper to the tray and try printing again.
3. Try another known good tray, if available.

The tray does not lift and the error is still present

1. Remove the tray, remove the paper in the tray, and inspect the lifting plate in the tray for damage. Ensure it will lift freely by hand.
2. Try another known good tray if available.

Tray 3 empty

1. Verify there is paper in the tray.
2. Remove Tray 2.
3. Open and close Tray 3 and verify it lifts by observing through the Tray 2 cavity.

The tray lifts but the error is still present

1. Inspect the paper present flag on the PIU located just behind the pickup rollers. Ensure the flags are present and not damaged.
2. Remove the tray guides from the tray and reseat them. Ensure the guides are seated correctly and are in the correct slot for the size paper in the tray. Add paper to the tray and try printing again.
3. Try another known good tray if available.

The tray does not lift and the error is still present

1. Remove the tray, remove the paper in the tray, and inspect the lifting plate in the tray for damage. Ensure it will lift freely by hand.
2. Try another known good tray if available.

Tray 4 empty

1. Verify there is paper in the tray
2. Open Tray 4 and check for an extra **** of paper stored on the left side of the tray. This can cause the tray to stall while lifting and result in a tray empty message.
3. Defeat the interlock in the vertical transfer unit (VTU). Open and close Tray 4 and watch the tray lift through the VTU door on the lower-right side of the printer.
   NOTE: Follow troubleshooting steps for Trays 2 and 3 when working with the 2 X 500 sheet-input tray.

The tray lifts but the error is still present

1. Check the tray guides to ensure the guides are seated corrected and are in the correct slots for the paper size in the tray.
2. Inspect the paper present sensor for damage.
3. Check for any broken plastic pieces in the tray that may be a broken sensor flag.

The tray does not lift and the error is still present Defeat the VTU interlock on the right side of Tray 4. Open and close Tray 4 and observe the tray lifting.

C0204 - Tray 2 Elevator failure - The Lift-Up Sensor is not blocked even after the lapse of a given period of time after the lifting motion has been started.

1. Turn OFF the Main Power Switch.
2. Turn Main Power Switch ON while pressing the Utility/Counter key.
3. Touch [Trouble Reset].
4. Check to make sure that [OK] is displayed and the it has been reset.
5. After turning off the Main Power Switch, turn it on again more than 10 seconds after and check if the machine starts correctly.

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Hi ccswjk,

I have encountered this error before.
Printers have a sensor on the trays to detect the level of the paper in the tray. First try fanning the paper that you have in there. At time when the printer try to feed a paper and it has a hard time picking the paper up, it may display the no paper error message. Fanning makes the sheets of paper separate from each other making the paper pickup and feed process easier for the printer. And if there are adjustable levers around the paper in the tray, make sure they are snug around it. This helps the printer identify the paper size that's in the tray.

I hope that this solution I have provided you is as simple as what I have encountered. If not, the following link is the user's manual for the printer that you have. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/files/dlf/doc002000/ALFB_UsaEngUsr_C.pdf

Page 19 contains the No error message troubleshooting, aside from what I already have provided above.

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/files/dlf/doc002000/ALFB_UsaEngUsr_C.pdf

What error message is on the display?

To solve one common problem, try this: Take out the paper tray. Slide the blue fence at the back away from the paper (toward the back of the tray) then slide it back to the correct position for the size of the paper. Replace the paper tray and see if the error message still appears.

MP - is the manual tray on the side. Sometime I've had trouble with switch that locates the paper on the side. Joggling the paper has helped me.

Hi, there must be an actuator of the output tray sensor.It is placed above paper tray, just in place when paper exit from machine.Try to clean sensor,or to place actuator in proper place-pull it down.Also,maybe is actuator broken.