Brother · Printer (Laser)

Brother Printer (Laser) Out of Memory error code

Difficulty: Easy · Cost: $0 · Duration: 5m

The Out of Memory message on your Brother laser printer means the machine's memory is full. For fax or copy operations press Start to send or copy the pages already scanned, or press Stop/Exit and wait for other operations to finish then try again. You can also print stored faxes to free up memory or turn off Memory Receive. For print operations reduce the print resolution or clear faxes from memory.

Common causes

Too many faxes are stored in memory
A large print or copy job exceeded available memory

How to fix it

1

For fax or copy: press Start to process the pages already scanned, or press Stop/Exit and wait for current jobs to finish then try again
2

Print all faxes stored in memory to free up space
3

Turn off Memory Receive to prevent faxes from accumulating in memory
4

For print jobs: reduce the print resolution in the printer driver settings
5

Clear faxes from memory to make room for the print job