What do the indicator lights mean?

The indicators light and blink to indicate the printer’s status. The following symbols are used in this section to explain the meaning of the different indicator colours and patterns.

 

lit in green or lit in orange  or lit in red or blue
Indicator is lit in the colour shown
blinking in green  or blinking in orange  or blinking in red or blue blink
Indicator is blinking in the colour shown
green half or orange half or
Indicator blinks 1 or 2 times in each colour, then turns off
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any colour or pattern
Indicator is off
Indicator is off


RJ-3050 only

POWER

STATUS

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Description

lit in green
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Power on
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
lit in orange
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Roll cover open
blinking in green
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Receiving data
Transferring data
lit in green
blinking in red
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern

Error
Print error
Feed error
Cover open error
Communication error
Image processing error
Database search error
No template error
Access point search error
Access point connection error
Security error

>> See below for more information

blinking in red
blinking in red
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Error
Battery error
Mass storage error
blinking in red
blinking in red
blue blink
blue blink
System error
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
blue blink
(Once every
3 seconds)
 Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Wireless on, not connected
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
blue
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Wireless on, connected
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
blue blink
(Once every second)
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Now setting WPS
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
blue
Bluetooth on
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
blue blink
(Once every second)
Pairing with Bluetooth
lit in orange
Indicator is off
blue
blue
Now resetting
orange half
Indicator is off
Formatting complete (When [Print Data
after Printing] is set to [Erase All Print
Data])
blinking in orange
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern
Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern

Now cooling

>> See below for more information

lit in green
lit in green
Indicator is off
Indicator is off

In mass storage mode

lit in green
lit in green
Indicator is off
blue

Processing file in mass storage mode

lit in green
lit in red
Indicator is off
Indicator is off

Initialising


RJ-3050 and RJ-3150

Battery

Description

blinking in orange
(Once every second)
Battery needs recharging
blinking in orange
(Twice every 4 seconds)
Rechargeable battery power: low
blinking in orange
(Once every 4 seconds)
Rechargeable battery power: half
lit in orange

Charging

Indicator is off
Rechargeable battery power: full
Charging complete

 

Indicator Warnings

 

The POWER indicator does not light

The printer is receiving no power.


If you are using AC or DC power, make sure that the AC adapter or Car adapter is properly connected and make sure that the AC or DC power outlet is turned on.


If you are using DC power, check the fuse.

 

Head or motor is cooling down

The thermal head or motor is too hot.


Head:
If the thermal head becomes even hotter, the thermal head may produce imaging on the paper in areas not intended to be printed. This condition is normal when printing documents with a great deal of “black” content.


The printer will stop and resume printing after the print head has cooled down.


To avoid or delay the onset of this condition, print using a lighter density setting, reduce the amount of black space being printed
(for example, remove background shading and colours in graphs and presentation documents), and make sure that the printer has adequate ventilation and is not located in an enclosed space.


Motor:
Do not use the printer continuously. If the printer is used continuously, the motor will become too hot. In this case, the printer will stop and resume printing after the motor has cooled down.

 

This condition may occur more often when the printer is used at high altitude (more than 10,000 feet) due to a lower air density available to cool the printer.

 

Data reception error

Data may not be received correctly when communications are unstable.Try connecting again when communication conditions have improved.

 

Printer is in boot mode

The AC adapter was unplugged while the firmware was being updated, and the printer started up in boot mode the next time it was started.
Contact your reseller or Brother Customer Service for assistance.

 

If your question was not answered, have you checked other FAQs?

Have you checked the manuals?

If you need further assistance, please contact Brother customer service:

Related Models

RJ-3050, RJ-3150

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