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HP LaserJet 3200 All-in-One Product Series - Communication Error Codes

ISSUE:
There is a communication error displayed on the LCD located on the control panel of the HP LaserJet product, or the Fax Log indicates an error under Status.
CAUTION: This document contains information for technical users who are comfortable with installing and configuring computer operating systems. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material.
SOLUTION:
The Fax Log report can be printed from the HP LaserJet product control panel. To print the Fax Log report, do the following:
  1. Press ENTER/MENU once.
  2. Press < or > until the control panel reads Reports.
  3. Press ENTER/MENU once.
  4. Press < or > until the control panel reads Fax Activity Log.
  5. Press ENTER/MENU, the control panel will read Print Fax Log Now.
  6. Press ENTER/MENU a second time to print the Fax Activity Log.
Fax receive error codes
Error Number Description
200 The fax session has completed without errors
221 User has pressed STOP, causing fax session to be prematurely halted.
222 The local machine has answered a call but has been unable to detect the presence of a calling fax machine. Typically this will be due to the local fax machine answering a voice call or:

The remote user cancelled the fax transmission by pressing STOP immediately prior to, or just as the local machine answered the call or:

The remote machine automatically ended the call immediately prior to, or just as the local machine answered the call or:

The remote (calling) fax machine determined there was a feature incompatibility between the two and disconnected immediately before transmitting any further fax tones or T.30 frames. This is a very rare and non-standard behavior; however, solutions are as follows:

Solution:

1. Confirm the remote caller is a fax machine and not a voice call. Typically we must rely on the remote user informing the caller the fax session is failing.

2. If the remote machine ends the call just as the local machine starts reception, reduce the ring count after which the local machine answers. Alternatively suggest the remote user manually dials to the local machine and manually starts the fax session, by pressing START once fax tones have been heard from the local machine.

3. Confirm the remote user is not inadvertently attempting to poll transmit from the local machine, instead of transmitting from the local machine.

4. Reconfigure the local fax machine to use different configuration settings, toggle the ECM state and/or select a slower reception speed.

To Disable ECM, perform the following steps:

1. Press the < or > button until the front display reads "Fax Setup".

2. Press the ENTER/MENU button.

3. Press the < or > button until the front display reads "All Faxes".

4. Press the ENTER/MENU button.

5. Press the < or > button until the front display reads "Error Correction".

6. Press the ENTER/MENU button.

7. Press the < or > button until the font display reads "Off" and then press the ENTER/MENU button to save the setting. (Off disables ECM and On enables ECM).
223 (ECM error) The local machine has been unable to receive an entire page even after multiple attempts to re-receive the parts of the page that contain errors. This is usually due to extremely poor line conditions.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved or

2. Disable ECM. Errors may still occur, and may result in degraded image quality on the received page; however, the ability to receive the entire document will be improved.

To disable ECM , see error 222.
227 The remote machine has attempted to initiate a fax session at a speed and modulation that is not supported by the local machine.

Solution:

Reconfigure the local machine to receive at a slower speed.

Perform the following to turn V.34 off and access the lower speed of the local machine.

1. Press the ENTER/MENU button one time.

2. Press the < or > button until the front display reads "Fax Setup".

3. Press the ENTER/MENU button.

4. Press the < or > button until the front display reads "All Faxes".

5. Press the ENTER/MENU button.

6. Press the < or > button until the front display reads "V.34".

7. Press the ENTER/MENU button.

8. Press the < or > button until the front display reads "Off" and then press the ENTER/MENU button to save the setting.
230 The remote machine has attempted to initiate an operation that requires error correction but has not selected error correction for the session.

Solution:

Enable ECM on both the local machine and the remote machine. (See Error 222 for instructions to enable ECM ).
231 The remote machine has attempted to initiate a transmission to the local machine even though the capability to receive is disabled at the local machine.

Solution:

Ensure that the local machine is capable of receiving a document. Check that paper is correctly loaded, paper is not jammed within the machine, and any other system abnormalities have been cleared.
232 A communication failure has occurred between the two machines. On the other hand, the user at the remote machine may have pressed the Stop button. Alternatively: the power at the remote machine has been interrupted, or deliberately turned off causing the fax session to be interrupted.

Solution:

1. Re-attempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. If the error persists, and error correction is in use for the fax session, disable ECM . (See Error 222)
233 and 234 Same as 232
235 and 236 (ECM error) Same as 232
237 Same as 232
238 The sending fax machine sent an unexpected communication. This is a defect in the remote sending machine.
239-241 (ECM errors) Same as 238
Error Number Description
242 The remote fax machine is attempting to receive instead of send. Both machines have attempted to start a reception at the same time. It is possible to accidentally initiate a fax reception after dialing on many machines, if there is no paper in the machine or if the paper is not correctly loaded and cannot be sensed by the appropriate document sensor.

Solution:

Ensure that a document is ready and correctly loaded in the transmitting fax machine and that the remote machine is attempting to initiate a transmission and not a reception.
243 and 244 The user of the remote machine has pressed that machine’s Stop key causing the session to be prematurely terminated. Alternatively: the remote fax machine determined there was a feature incompatibility between the two machines and has terminated the session. An example would be when the local machine wanted to initiate polling, but the remote machine did not support this mode of operation.

Solution:

1. Confirm the remote user is not inadvertently attempting to poll transmit from the local machine, instead of transmitting to the local machine. This mode of operation must be specially configured on the local machine. If poll transmission from the local machine is the desired mode of operation, confirm the local machine has been configured for this operation.

2. Reconfigure the local fax machine to use different configuration settings, toggle the ECM state and/or select a slower reception speed. (See error 227 for V.34 disable/enable instructions and error 222 for ECM disable/enable instructions .)
245 and 246 (ECM error) The user of the remote machine has pressed STOP, causing the session to be prematurely terminated.

The local machine has been “holding off�? the remote machine during reception of a large and/or complex document due to lack of available memory. This hold off time has exceeded the timeout (typically 60 seconds) used by the remote machine and it has terminated the session.

Solution:

1. If the document was large, ask the remote user to retransmit the document as two or more - smaller documents.

2. Disable ECM and reattempt the fax reception. (See error 222 for disable instructions .)
247 - 251 The remote machine appears to be “stuck on.�? There is no solution.
252 Telephone line conditions were too poor to receive a fax.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception at a later time when line conditions may have improved.

2. Configure the machine to start reception at a lower speed.

3. If the local machine received successfully several pages of a larger document, ask the remote user to transmit the document in several smaller parts.
253 The remote machine has attempted to initiate a page transmission using a page width that is not supported by the local machine.

Solution:

Ask the remote user to reconfigure their fax machine to transmit using a “normal�? letter/A4 page width.
281 The telephone connection was lost
282 (ECM error) Same as 281
283 and 284 Same as 281
285 (ECM error) Same as 281
286 Same as 281
290 There was a communication error with the sending fax machine.
291 The received fax could not be stored.
Fax transmit error codes
Error Number Description
300 Fax session has completed without errors
311 The user of the local machine has pressed STOP causing the session to be prematurely halted before all pages have been transmitted.
312 A remote fax device has failed to answer the call. Specifically fax tones or the fax handshake from a remote machine has not been detected. Typically this is due to the user calling the wrong number, the correct number has been called but the machine has been configured not to answer, or the remote machine has temporarily disabled answering due to a condition such as lack of paper or a paper jam.

Solution:

Confirm the remote fax machine is ready to receive a document and reattempt the transmission.
313 A busy signal has been detected each time the local machine has attempted to call the remote machine.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax transmission at a later time when the line is no longer busy.
316 The local machine is setup to initiate document transmission, but it has detected that the remote machine is not able to receive a document. This error should be very rare since normally a remote machine will not answer if it cannot receive a document. On of the few exceptions to this would occur if the remote machine was configured to poll transmit a document but was unable to receive.

Solution:

Configure the remote machine for reception. Typically the remote user should ensure paper is loaded in the machine, paper jams are fixed, and any other system abnormalities are cleared.
317 The remote machine cannot support a fax reception at any speed or modulation that is supported by the local machine. No solution.
318 The remote machine cannot support a fax reception at the page width selected by the local machine. No solution.
321 There was a communication error with the receiving fax machine due to poor telephone line conditions.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
322 -324 Telephone line conditions were too poor to send a fax.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. If the session fails after transmitting several pages of a large document, retransmit the document as several smaller documents.
325 - 328 (ECM error) Telephone line conditions were very poor.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved or

2. Disable ECM. Errors may still occur, and may result in a degraded image quality on the received page; however, the ability to transmit the entire document will be improved. (See error 222 for ECM disable instructions .)
329 - 331 The remote machine has reported that one or more pages have been received (non-ECM mode) with excessive errors. This error does not result in the session being terminated immediately. Subsequent page transmission can still occur and later pages may be received without error.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved or

2. Select a lower speed for the initial transmission speed. (See error 227 for selecting a slower speed .)
Error Number Description
332 - 337 There is a defect in the remote fax machine (the other machine) and there is no solution except to send or receive to or from another fax machine.
338-342 (ECM error) Same as 332
343 Same as 332
344 - 348 The remote machine has failed to respond to a fax command from the local machine due to the connection being interrupted or:

The remote user has pressed the Stop key while the reception was in progress or:

Under rare conditions incompatibility between the two machines may cause the remote machine to simply abandon the call.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. If the fax session was using error correction, disable ECM.
349 - 353 (ECM error) Same as 344
356 - 361 Same as 344
362 - 366 (ECM error) Same as 356
367 - 372 The remote machine appears to be “stuck on�?. There is no solution.
373 - 377 (ECM error) Same as 367
380 Same as 367
381 The remote machine has failed to issue a valid response to a CTC frame. This occurs during ECM transmission after multiple retransmissions of erred data.

Solution:

There is no solution as there is a defect in the remote machine.
382 The remote machine has failed to respond to a fax command from the local machine due to the connection being interrupted or

The remote user has pressed the STOP key while the reception was in progress.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. Disable ECM. (See error 222 for disable ECM instructions .)
383 The remote machine has failed to respond to a fax command from the local machine due to the connection being interrupted or:

The remote user has pressed the Stop key while the reception was in progress.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved or

2. Disable ECM. (See error 222 for disable ECM instructions .)
384 The local machine has attempted a black JPEG transmission to a machine that does not support this mode.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax transmission using a different mode.
386 The local machine has failed to complete Phase 3 of the initial V.34 handshake after originating a fax session. This is usually due to poor line conditions although it may be a compatibility issue with certain machines and/or line conditions.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the transmission using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
387 The local machine has failed to successfully negotiate the initial V.8 handshake with the remote machine after originating a fax session. Typically this will occur when the remote machine is not fax capable or has disabled reception. It may also be a compatibility issue with certain machines and/or line conditions.

Remedy/Solution:

  1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
  2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the transmission using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
Error Number Description
388 The local machine has originated a fax session and detected a remote fax machine but has been unable to detect any T30 frames. If the machine is in V.17 mode, it is likely the connection has been interrupted. In V.34 mode is also possible for this error to occur due to compatibility problems with certain machines and/or line conditions.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the transmission using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
389 The local machine has originated a fax session and has reattempted V.8 negotiations multiple times without success.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the transmission using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
390 The local machine has originated a fax session using error correction (either V.34 or V.17). Transmission of an image has been abandoned after a timeout when no data has become ready for transmission. This is most likely due to a low memory condition although it could be due to other internal problems causing generation of data for transmission to stall.

Solution:

Reattempt the transmission after making sure documents stored in memory are printed and the unit has paper ready for printing. If the problem persists reinitialize permanent storage.
391 The local machine has originated a fax session without error correction (not V.34 ). Transmission of an image has been abandoned after a timeout when no data has become ready for transmission. This is most likely due to a low memory condition although it could be due to other internal problems causing generation of data for transmission to stall.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the transmission after making sure documents stored in memory are printed and the unit has paper ready for printing. If the problem persists reinitialize permanent storage.
392 The local machine has answered a fax session and completed the initial V.34 handshake but has been to detect any T30 frames. This failure is either a compatibility problems with certain machines or is due to line conditions.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the reception using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
393 The local machine has failed to complete Phase 3 of the initial V.34 handshake after answering a fax session. This is usually due to poor line conditions although it may be a compatibility issue with certain machines and/or line conditions.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the reception using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
394 The local machine has failed to successfully negotiate the initial V.8 handshake with the remote machine after answering a fax session. Typically this will occur when the calling machine is not fax capable. It may also be a compatibility issue with certain machines and/or line conditions.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.

2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the reception using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
395 An unexpected T.30 frame has been received between pages during a multipage V.34 reception. This is almost certainly a compatibility problem with the remote machine and may be due to an error with the implementation of the remote machine.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception. If transmission errors are not encountered because line conditions have improved then this error will probably be avoided.

2. Disable V.34 on the local machine and attempt the reception using the V.17 mode. (See error 227 for changing to a slower speed or disabling V.34 .)
396 An error occurred during a V.34 transmission when the local machine was unable to correctly handshake with the remote machine and was consequently unable to transmit a T30 frame. This occurs when the line was disconnected or if line conditions degrade during the session.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax transmission at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
397 Same as comm error 396
398 Same as comm error 396
399 Same as comm error 396
400 Same as comm error 396
401 Same as comm error 396
402 Same as comm error 396
403 Same as comm error 396
404 Same as comm error 396
405 Same as comm error 396
406 Same as comm error 396
407 Same as comm error 396
Error Number Description
408 Same as comm error 396
409 Same as comm error 396
410 Error occurred during a V.34 reception when the local machine was unable to correctly handshake with the remote machine and was consequently unable to transmit a T30 frame. This occurs when the line is disconnected or if line conditions degrade during the session.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
411 Same as comm error 410
412 Same as comm error 410
413 Same as comm error 410
414 Same as comm error 410
415 Same as comm error 410
416 Same as comm error 410
417 Same as comm error 410
418 Same as comm error 410
419 Same as comm error 410
420 V.34 negotiations have failed from the originating machine during phase 4. Phase 4 occurs after V.8 and before the first T.30 frames are exchanged. Compatibility problems have been observed in this area when sending to non-HP units.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
421 V.34 negotiations have failed from the originating machine during phase 3. Phase 3 occurs after V.8, before phase4, and before the first T.30 frames are exchanged. Compatibility problems have been observed in this area when sending to non-HP units.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
422 V.34 negotiations have failed from the answering machine during phase 4. Phase 4 occurs after V.8 and before the first T.30 frames are exchanged.

Solution:

1. Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
423 V.34 negotiations have failed from the answering machine during phase 3. Phase 3 occurs after V.8, before phase 4, and before the first T.30 frames are exchanged.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
430 The transmitting machine is unable to send continuous ones at the end of the control channel prior to starting the primary channel. This is a V.34 error. This error may be associated with line conditions although it is more likely to be due to internal problems with the modem.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
431 The transmitting machine has not received a response after aborting a transmission. Depending upon when the session is aborted some remote machines may not respond. It should be noted the local unit always attempts to abort the session in a graceful way which would allow the remote machine to respond to the final PPS_EOP.

Solution:

No action required. The session was aborted.
440 Error occurred during a V.34 transmission after one or more partial pages (image data) were transmitted using the primary channel. The transmitting machine was unable to restart the control channel in order to resume the T30 handshake. This typically occurs when the receiving machine prematurely disconnects during partial page reception, although it is possible it may also be due to compatibility issues.

Solution:

Reattempt the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved.
441 Same as comm error 440
442 Same as comm error 440
443 Same as comm error 440
444 Same as comm error 440

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