There are several reasons that the Brother machine displays Paper Jam. Check the following points to clear the Paper Jam message.

NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from a representative product and may differ from your Brother machine.

Cause 1: The paper is jammed in the machine
Cause 2: The paper guides are not set to the correct paper size

Cause 3: The machine's paper support is not set correctly
Cause 4: Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the paper pick-up rollers

Cause 1: The paper is jammed in the machine

Remove the jammed paper.
Check the machine's display (hereinafter called LCD) indication of your Brother machine.
One of the following messages will appear to tell you where to find the jammed paper.

• Jam Front/Rear, Repeat Jam Front/Rear
  Jam Front, Repeat Jam Front
  Jam Front/MP Tray, Repeat Jam Front/MP Tray
  > Click here to see how to clear the paper jam in the front of the machine.
   
• Jam Rear, Repeat Jam Rear
  Jam MP Tray, Repeat Jam MP Tray
  Jam Tray2, Repeat Jam Tray2 (Only available for some models)
  Jam Tray3, Repeat Jam Tray3 (Only available for some models)
  > Click here to see how to clear the paper jam in the back of the machine.

If there is a repeat paper jam, try another paper jam clear operation.

> Click here to see how to remove paper scraps.

Cause 2: The paper guides are not set to the correct paper size

Make sure the paper guides are set to the correct paper size.

Cause 3: The machine's paper support is not set correctly

Make sure the paper support is fully inserted into the machine.
> Click here to see how to clear the paper jam in the front of the machine.

Cause 4: Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the paper pick-up rollers

Clean the paper pick-up rollers.

> Click here to see how to clean the paper pick-up rollers.