ADS-2400N
FAQs & Troubleshooting
What do the LED indications mean?
The technical term for the lights on the front of your Brother machine is Light Emitting Diodes (LED's).
This FAQ explains the meaning of those different LED indications.
Error Indicator (with LED)
Power button (with LED)
Stop button
Scan to USB button (with LED)
Scan to PC button (with LED)
Network Device 1 / Network Device 2 / Network Device 3 (with LED)
[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Connecting (Scan to Net Device 1) / Connecting (Scan to Network Device 1)
The machine is connecting to Network Device 1 for scanning.
Sending (Scan to Net Device 1) / Sending (Scan to Network Device 1)
The machine is scanning to Network Device 1.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Connecting (Scan to Net Device 2) / Connecting (Scan to Network Device 2)
The machine is connecting to Network Device 2 for scanning.
Sending (Scan to Net Device 2) / Sending (Scan to Network Device 2)
The machine is scanning to Network Device 2.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Connecting (Scan to Net Device 3) / Connecting (Scan to Network Device 3)
The machine is connecting to Network Device 3 for scanning.
Sending (Scan to Net Device 3) / Sending (Scan to Network Device 3)
The machine is scanning to Network Device 3.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
All Pages Were Skipped
All scanned pages were skipped as blank pages. Press any button, and then do one of the following:
Place your document face down , top edge first , in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).
Set Blank Page Skip to Off .
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Out of Memory (Scan to USB)
The machine’s memory is full and the machine cannot scan the entire document. To clear the error, do one of the following:
Press any button.
Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet (electrical socket), and then plug the machine in again.
To prevent the error, do one of the following:
Place fewer pages in the ADF.
Set a smaller resolution or file size.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Too Many Files on USB (Scan to USB)
Your machine cannot save to a USB flash drive if it contains too many files. Remove the USB flash drive, press any key, and then do one of the following:
Delete unused files or folders from the root folder of the USB flash drive, and then try again.
Use a USB flash drive that contains fewer than 999 files.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
File Name Cannot Be Used (Scan to USB)
The maximum sequential number for the file name has been reached. Press any button, and then do one of the following:
Delete unused files from the USB flash drive, and then try again.
Change the file name.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Authenticate Error (Scan to FTP)
The FTP user name and password you entered are incorrect or not configured correctly. Confirm that the user name and password are configured or entered correctly, and then try again.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Server Time Out (Scan to FTP)
Check the following, and then try again:
The network settings are correct.
Your wireless access point/router is turned on.
The remote FTP server is turned on.
The name (or IP address) of the FTP remote server is correct.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Sending Error (Scan to FTP)
Check the following, and then try again:
You have writing permission for the destination folder.
The hard disk containing the destination folder is not full. (For example, if the hard disk is full, free some disk space, and then try again.)
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Out of Memory (Scan to FTP)
The machine’s memory is full and the machine cannot scan the entire document. To clear the error, do one of the following:
Press any button.
Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet (electrical socket), and then plug the machine in again.
To prevent the error, do one of the following:
Place fewer pages in the ADF.
Set a smaller resolution or file size.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Out of Memory (Scan to PC)
Check the following, and then try again:
You have writing permission for the destination folder.
The hard disk containing the destination folder is not full. (For example, if the hard disk is full, free some disk space and then try again.)
Out of Memory (WS Scan)
Check the following, and then try again:
You have writing permission for the destination folder.
The hard disk containing the destination folder is not full. (For example, if the hard disk is full, free some disk space and then try again.)
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Sleep Time
The machine is in Sleep Time. The machine acts as though it is turned off. Do one of the following to wake up the machine:
Open the ADF.
Load your document.
Press Power .
The machine will enter Ready Mode.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Ejecting Paper
If the machine stopped while ejecting the document, press Stop to continue ejecting the pages.
Stopped Ejecting / Stop Ejecting
The machine has stopped ejecting the document or plastic cards. To continue ejecting, press Stop .
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Remote Setup
Remote Setup is in process. To cancel Remote Setup, click Cancel in the Remote Setup window on your computer.
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[LED indication]
Meaning of the LED Indication:
Scan Exceeded a Specific Area
The machine has scanned a document that is more than 5000 mm using the Long Paper setting. To clear the error, press Stop .
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