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Question posted by tewhitem on January 28th, 2014

How Fix Brother Mfc 7420 Scanner Locked

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How to clear scanner locked on brother MFC7820?

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on January 28th, 2014 7:10 AM

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How can I clear the "Scanner Locked" error message?

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Release the scanner lock to clear the message.
Push the lever 1 in the direction shown to unlock the scanner.
(The gray scanner lock lever is located at the back left side under the document cover 2)

NOTE: Illustration shown below is from the representative product and may differ from your Brother machine.

Source: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us/en/faq/faq/000000/000400/000030/faq000430_003.html?reg=us&prod=dcp9045cdn_all&c=us&lang=en

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