Brother / MFC-L8395 / MFC-L89xx color office family

No Paper / No Paper Tray / MP Tray - The selected paper source is empty or not installed correctly.

The selected paper source is empty or not installed correctly.

This guide is scoped to the MFC-L8395 / MFC-L89xx color office family family. Exact menu wording, cartridge naming, and service behavior can still vary by model variant and firmware.

Severity

Low

Most likely cause

The selected tray is empty.

Can you keep using it?

Often yes

Consumables involved

Paper, Paper tray, MP tray

Can you keep using it?

Can you keep using it?

Contact customer support if any of these apply

  • !The message returns even with the tray loaded and seated correctly.
  • !The tray will not register as installed at all.
If the printer still starts normally: This is often recoverable with the basic checks below, as long as the printer returns to ready without a deeper service warning.

What to check first

Step-by-step checks

  1. 1

    Consumable check

    Load paper into the selected source and reinsert the tray fully.

    Start with the official recovery step before moving on to parts or deeper servicing.

  2. 2

    Safe first step

    Check the source setting in the driver or on the printer if needed.

  3. 3

    Safe first step

    Square the stack and align the guides before retrying.

Background

What this message usually means

Brother uses the No Paper family of messages when the selected tray or MP tray is empty, not inserted fully, or not ready to feed. It is usually a straightforward paper-source issue rather than a deeper printer fault.

Diagnosis

Likely causes

Most common

The selected tray is empty.

Common

The tray is not inserted fully into the machine.

Possible

The MP tray source is selected but not loaded correctly.

Service

When service or replacement is more likely

  • -Treat this as a source-selection and loading check first.

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Source notes

Brother's MFC-L8395 online guide lists No Paper-style messages for empty or improperly installed paper sources.

Built around Brother's online error and maintenance messages guidance for newer MFC-L8395-class color office lasers. Exact wording can vary a little by region and closely related model.

Printer error codes can vary a little by firmware, region, and exact model variant. Use this guide as a family-level starting point and stop if the next step would require disassembly or service-mode changes.

Known family variants: MFC-L8395CDW, MFC-L8905CDW, MFC-L9570CDW

Last reviewed: 2026-04-12

Reference: Open reference

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