MFC-6490CW
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
When scanning a document to be copied or faxed, the LCD shows "Out of Memory."
The "Out of Memory." message means the memory capacity of the unit has been exceeded. The amount of memory used depends on the amount or type of data on the documents being faxed or copied.
If you get an "Out of Memory" message while scanning the first page of a multi-page job, press Stop/Exit to cancel scanning.
If you get an "Out of Memory" message while scanning a subsequent page, you can either press Black(Mono) Start or Color(Colour) Start to transmit or copy the pages that were scanned so far, or press Stop/Exit to cancel the operation.
"Out of Memory" message with Memory Receive On.
When Memory Receive is set to On, copies of all received faxes are stored in the memory, This uses up a portion of the memory available for other functions. The Memory Receive feature is utilized for Fax Forwarding, Paging, Fax Storage, and PC Fax Receive. If you do not need these features, verify that Memory Receive is set to Off by doing the following:
*If your Brother machine has a touch screen, please follow the steps of "For touch screen models" below.
If you press 1(Yes), faxes in the memory will be erased or printed before the setting changes.
If a backup copy has already been printed it will not be printed again.
If you press 2(No), faxes in the memory will not be erased or printed and the setting will be unchanged.
If you press Yes, faxes in the memory will be erased or printed before the setting changes.
If a backup copy has already been printed it will not be printed again.
If you press No, faxes in the memory will not be erased or printed and the setting will be unchanged.
If you do need the features that require Memory Receive to be On, the stored faxes will need to be erased or printed to remove them from the memory and to allow additional memory to be available. Follow these steps to print the stored faxes:
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps of "For touch screen models" below.