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manual-feed
Brother Manual Feed on a laser printer: manual feed slot empty
Risk level
Low
Usually safe to check without specialist tools.
Urgency
Low
Quick answer
Manual was selected as the paper source in the printer driver, but there is no paper in the manual feed slot. Place a sheet in the manual feed slot, or change the paper source in the driver to the tray and print again.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Load only paper types your model supports in the manual feed slot; follow your guide for thick paper, labels and envelopes.
Safe checks you can perform
- Load the manual feed slot
- Paper source in the driver
- Driver default
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Driver review by Brother support
- Do not attempt this professional task: IT check on shared printers
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Driver review by Brother support
What they doIf Manual Feed appears with the tray selected, Brother customer service reviews the driver settings and version with you.
They must show youthe settings reviewed and a test job from the tray.
In writingwhat was changed and the case number.
IT check on shared printers
What they doOn a shared office printer, the administrator checks whether a print server or shared driver forces Manual as the source.
They must show youthe print server or driver default for the paper source.
In writingthe setting changed and the date.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Load the manual feed slot
- Who:
- you, no tools.
- How:
- place a sheet of the paper you want in the manual feed slot, as Brother indicates.
- Result that matters:
- the machine takes the sheet and prints.
- If it prints:
- the job needed manual feed and nothing else is wrong.
- If you meant to use the tray:
- go on to the driver setting.
- Evidence to keep:
- note of which job asked for manual feed.
Evidence: Brother DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW Online User's Guide - Error and Maintenance Messages
Paper source in the driver
- Who:
- you, on the computer.
- How:
- open the printer driver settings and change the paper source from Manual to the tray, then print again.
- Result that matters:
- the job prints from the tray.
- If it does:
- the source setting was the cause.
- If every new job still asks for manual feed:
- change the driver default too.
- Evidence to keep:
- screenshot of the paper source setting.
Evidence: Brother DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW Online User's Guide - Error and Maintenance Messages
Driver default
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- check the default printing preferences for the Brother driver and set the paper source to the tray.
- Result that matters:
- new jobs print from the tray without the message.
- If they do:
- the default was left on Manual.
- If the message appears with the tray selected:
- contact Brother customer service.
- Evidence to keep:
- screenshot of the default settings.
Evidence: Brother DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW Online User's Guide - Error and Maintenance Messages
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Printers
- Brand
- Brother
- Product type
- Laser printer
Known code variants
- Brother Aliment, manual
- Brother Alimentación manual
- Brother HL-L2350DW Manual Feed
- Brother Manual Feed
- Brother MFC-L2710DW alimentación manual
- Brother MFC-L2710DW Manual Feed
- Manual Feed Brother
What it means
Brother defines Manual Feed in the DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW online guide as Manual being selected as the paper source in the printer driver while the manual feed slot is empty. The machine waits for a sheet in that slot instead of taking paper from the tray. It is a settings and loading message, so nothing in the printer is faulty: either load the slot or change the paper source for the next job.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Loweditorial warning
Load only paper types your model supports in the manual feed slot; follow your guide for thick paper, labels and envelopes.
Evidence: Brother DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW Online User's Guide - Error and Maintenance Messages
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Driver set to manual feedCommon
This is Brother's definition. It fits if the job, or the driver default, uses Manual as paper source.
Evidence: Brother DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW Online User's Guide - Error and Maintenance Messages
- Default source left on ManualPossible
If every job asks for manual feed, the driver default was probably left on Manual after a one-off envelope or label job.
Evidence: Brother DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW Online User's Guide - Error and Maintenance Messages
Virtual technician
Does manual-feed still appear after these checks?
Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.
Sources and technical references
- 1
Brother DCP-L2510D to MFC-L2750DW Online User's Guide - Error and Maintenance Messages
Brother Industries, Ltd. · 2018 · official_doc
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