Why is my Brother printer paper light flashing?

Several different things can cause the red light to flash on the Brother QL-1100, 1E44, or QL-1110NWB label printer.

Products affected: SendPro® Online, PitneyShip™

Issue

The red light is flashing on the Brother QL-1100, 1E44, or QL-1110NWB label printer.

Cause

Several different issues can cause the red light to flash.

Resolution

Solution 1: Ensure that the printer cover is closed tightly

If the issue is not resolved, try solution 2.

Solution 2: Ensure that you are using the correct roll

The correct roll for the Brother QL-1100 or QL-1110NWB label printer is DK-1247 (Pitney Bowes part #SL-DK-1247).

If the issue is not resolved, try solution 3.

Solution 3: Reinstall the paper roll

For instructions, see the QL-1100 operator guide.

If you need further assistance, please contact us.

UPDATED: May 04, 2022

There are several types of errors that you may face while printing your documents using a Brother printer. One of the most common issues that many people have encountered is Brother Printer All Lights Flashing issue, which mainly makes your Brother Printer unable to print your documents.

When your printer indicates red, amber color, or drum lights, toner all the lights together, then you may not use your printer as expected for no reason. You might also get an error message on your display screen, indicating “LEDs lights flashing together”. Furthermore, you should prevent your printer from external issues and apply some troubleshooting steps to fix your Printer all lights Flashing issue. Here, in this article, we have mentioned in detail how to resolve brother all the LEDs lights flashing together issue.

How do I Resolve Brother Printer All LEDs lights flashing Error?

When every light of your printer is blazing together, it means that your brother printer in error state. To fix this, turn OFF your printer and wait for up to 5-10 seconds, and after that turn ON your printer and check if the issue still persists. You need to apply some technical methods to fix brother hl-2170w drum light flashing problems.

There are various methods by which you can handle this error on brother hl-2240 printer, brother hl-l2320d printer, or any other printer models. These methods actually vary as per their complexity and you should select method that causes less stress and anxiety. We have mentioned some easy methods to fix the problem that you can try to avoid unwanted hassles. Else you can contact Brother Printer support team to deal with such situations.

Though, you need to follow some quick steps to troubleshoot the brother printer light error. Given below are the steps that you can follow to fix the issue with Brother hl-2270dw printer, brother hl-l2320d printer, or the printer model that you are using:

• Turn off your Brother Printer.
• Press and hold the GO button for a few seconds. Simultaneously, turn on your printer.
• Leave the GO button until the toner light flashes properly.
• After some time, press and hold the GO button until the paper light is on.
• At last, release the button and check if the issue has been resolved.

How to Fix Brother Printer Flashing Light Error?

You can follow the below-given troubleshooting methods to fix All light flashing errors on Brother HL-2270DW, Brother HL-l2320D Printer, or other models.

Method 1:

When the Drum LED and error red LED light are ON, check the status of the Toner LED and the Ready LED lights. If they are OFF; then there might be some Brother printer drum error that affects the functioning of the drum in your printer. In such a case, replace the drum with a new one as soon as possible.

Method 2:

When the Red color light is ON and the Drum LED, Toner LED and the Ready LED are off, then there might be some issue with the paper feed to the machine. You can easily resolve the issue by supplying papers of proper size in the paper tray and adding paper in the manual feed slot.

Method 3:

When your brother printer flashes the error (red) LED, and the remaining lights are shown off, then the problem is because of the following causes. We have also mentioned proper solution along with them:

You might experience such issues when the front cover of your printer is open. Please close it to fix the problem.

Any kind of Paper jam can also bother you and makes your printer unable to print properly. Please remove the jammed paper from the paper input tray, and check if there are any stuck paper bits inside the printer. After removing the jammed paper, press the ‘Go’ button on your printer and print a sample document to check the printing status.

Conclusion

If you are facing the problem even after trying the methods stated above, fret not. You can get in touch with the support team of Brother printer and leave your worries on them. They will guide you in all possible ways and also explains the exact cause of the problem so you can avoid it in the future.

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