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Advanced Functions (for Administrators) (2) I cannot use Gmail for Email functions (such as Scan-to-Email) and Internet Fax (I-Fax) Protect your Brother machine against unauthorised access over the network
Copy (9) Make a two-sided copy. (Duplex) Make copies using my Brother machine. One or more of my colours are not printing (blank). Print using only the black ink cartridge when the colour cartridges have run out. The edge of glossy paper is smudged. The rainbow cursor keeps spinning when I click on Copy/PC-FAX in ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS X 10.7). When I make a copy the image or text is cut off. When I print or copy a document with fast mode, the printing is shifted too high on the paper. When I print, the pages are smudged with ink.
Error Messages (38) "Offline" appears on the Status Monitor. Cover is Open High Temperature How do I clear the message "Cannot Detect" from the display? I cannot repair the wired or wireless connection using the Network Connection Repair Tool (Windows) I cannot scan via network getting the error "CC031" or "MTW012". (Mac OS X) I configured the "IP Config" method of the machine to "Auto" to assign an IP address automatically, however it was changed to"Static" unexpectedly. I get an error message that indicates IP address is not unique, or a document is printed out by themachine I didn't expected. I get an error "Print Queue is stopped" using Mac OSX 10.2-10.4 I still receive the error message "Paper Jam" after I removed the jammed paper. I'm using Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10 and a network connected Brother machine. The followingerrors "Error - Sent to Printer", "Sent to Printer" or "Deleting - Printing" appear in the PC PrintQueue. Ink Absorber Full Ink Absorber NearFull / InkBox NearFull / Absorber NearFull Ink Low Low Temperature My Antivirus Software gives a warning message during the installation of Web BRAdmin. No Ink Cartridge No Paper Fed Out of Memory Paper Jam Replace Ink The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater) The error message "IS052 InstallNetworkDriver" appears when installing the MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM or the FullDriver & Software Package is downloaded from the "Downloads" section. The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan screen (mobile device). The LCD message "Standing by ON/OFF to resume" is displayed on my Brother machine. The message "[file name] can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." appears on OS X v10.8.x. The scanned data is attached to an E-mail application which I do not use regularly, or the error message indicating no defaultE-mail application is registered on my computer (CC4-121-[error code]) when trying to scan a document directly into my E-mailapplication using ControlCenter4 or the SCAN key on my Brother machine. Unable to Print 3X Unable to Print 5X Unable to Print 7X Unable to Print XX Unable to Scan AX When I install ink cartridges in my machine, the LCD displays "Install Starter Ink". When I install the drivers, Norton AntiVirus displays a Security Alert that a medium risk application "[file name].exe isattempting to connect to a DNS server". When I run the Firmware update tool or the I-FAX install tool, the "Program failed to run" message appears on my PCscreen. What do I do? When I try to scan using ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter3 for Windows, I receive the error message "Error CC3-202","Error CC4-202", "Error CC3-205" or "Error CC4-205". When scanning a document to be copied or faxed, the LCD shows "OUT OF MEMORY" Why does my machine's LCD show "NO CARTRIDGE" even though I have already installed all the ink cartridges? Wrong Paper Size More
Fax (6) I cannot use Gmail for Email functions (such as Scan-to-Email) and Internet Fax (I-Fax) I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10) One or more of my colours are not printing (blank). Print using only the black ink cartridge when the colour cartridges have run out. The rainbow cursor keeps spinning when I click on Copy/PC-FAX in ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS X 10.7). When I print, the pages are smudged with ink.
Linux (36) Can I use my Brother printer with a 64 bit Linux distribution? (Linux) Command List of brscan. (Linux) Configure and use the Scan Key Tool (Linux) Configure the Scan to Email Feature (Linux) Delete a network scanner entry. (Linux) Firewall port requirements of the Scan Key Tool (Linux) How to use Scan-key-tool features. (Scan-to-File, Scan-to-Image or Scan-to E-mail) (Linux) I am unable to print from a client PC to a printer on a print server. (Linux) I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 (Linux) I cannot install Scan-key-tool in Ubuntu 23.10 or later, or in its derivatives. (Linux) I cannot install the driver when using the Driver Install Tool. (Linux) I cannot install the Linux printer driver in Fedora 33 or later. (Linux) I get the "Filter "brlpdwrapper[model name]" for printer "[model name]" not available: No such file ordirectory" error on Gentoo (Linux) I installed scan-key-tool, but it does not work. (Linux) I want to print using CUPS while keeping SELinux enabled. (Linux) I'm using FreeBSD. Do you have a driver for FreeBSD? (Linux) I'm using SuSE 11.2. I cannot print to Brother monochrome machines. (Linux) I'm using Ubuntu 23.04 or their derivatives. I cannot print from Brother Inkjet Printer. (Linux) Important points for specifying the scan area (Linux) Large characters are printed incorrectly. (Linux) My machine prints 2-sided when I select 1-sided printing in the driver (Linux) Print command (cupswrapper). (Linux) Print command (LPR) (Linux) Scan using XSane or GIMP (Linux) The downloaded driver's name is different from my machine's name. (Linux) The driver installation finished successfully but I cannot print. (Linux) The driver installation was successful but I cannot print on Redhat, Fedora, or CentOS (Linux) The scan key does not work after reconnecting the USB cable or rebooting my machine (openSUSE 11.4) (Linux) To install the printer driver easily using a tool. (Linux) Uninstall printer drivers (Linux) Uninstall Scan-key-tool. (Linux) Uninstall the scanner driver. (Linux) What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution? When I print images, the quality is not good (Linux) When I try to send a PC-FAX, the paper is printed out instead of sending the FAX. (Linux) When I try to use the scan key on my network connected machine, I receive the error "Check connection" or I cannotselect anything except "scan to FTP". (Linux) More
Mobile (29) A margin appears on the right side of the scanned document when using the Brother iPrint&Scan application on my Android™mobile device. Can I print all PDF formats from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad? Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone? Can I select paper trays from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Can I select paper trays from my device (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? I cannot connect to the printer via Wi-Fi Direct using the Brother Print Service Plugin (Android™ 12 or later). I cannot view scanned images that I saved to iCloud from iPhone / iPod touch or iPad using Brother iPrint&Scan. I'm trying to print a multiple-page document via AirPrint from an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, but only the first page is printing. Print a web page from Brother iPrint&Scan when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Print a web page from iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device. Print data from the Clipboard in Brother iPrint&Scan when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Print PDF files or documents from the Brother iPrint&Scan application when using Windows Phone. Print Photos or Documents from the Brother iPrint&Scan application when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Printing documents from Brother iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device. Printing from applications other than Brother iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device. Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using Windows Phone. Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using your iOS supported devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Scanned documents are black when I view them in Brother Image Viewer (Android™) The error message "No AirPrint Printers Found" appears when I tap the Print icon on my mobile device ( iPhone, iPodtouch, iPad ). The error message "No AirPrint Printers Found" appears when I tap the Print icon on my mobile device ( iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad ). The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan screen (mobile device). The scanned documents in my Android™ mobile device are not displayed in the documents list of the Brother Image Viewerapplication. Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Android™ mobile device. Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Windows Phone® mobile device. What is AirPrint? What is Brother iPrint&Scan? Which connection can I use to print from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Which connection can I use to print from my device (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? More
Paper Feed / Paper Jam (6) Glossy Paper does not feed correctly. How do I know which side up my photo paper should be in the tray? How do I load paper? I still receive the error message "Paper Jam" after I removed the jammed paper. Load envelopes into my machine Paper Jam
Print (69) Add your Brother machine with AirPrint (macOS) After replacement or repair of the Brother machine, uneven colour streaks stand out when printing from the computer. Black ink is still wet after printing on glossy paper from my computer Black Ink is still wet after printing on plain paper and the paper is wet (For PC Printing). Can I print all PDF formats from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad? Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone? Can I select paper trays from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Can I select paper trays from my device (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020) Change the printer driver settings (Windows / macOS) Delete print jobs from the print queue. How can I create or view an XML Paper Specification document? I am sharing my Brother machine from my Windows XP computer and other Windows users are not able to print. I cannot find some options in the Print dialogue box. (For OS X v10.7 to 10.15) I cannot make borderless prints. I cannot print from my computer via USB. I cannot print over a network using the XML Paper Specification Printer Driver. I cannot print using my Brother machine on a wireless network (Mac) I cannot print using my Brother machine on a wireless network (Windows) I cannot repair the wired or wireless connection using the Network Connection Repair Tool (Windows) I get an error "Print Queue is stopped" using Mac OSX 10.2-10.4 I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater) I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10) I'm trying to print a multiple-page document via AirPrint from an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, but only the first page is printing. Im using Mac OS X 10.2-10.4 and the Brother machine does not appear in the Print Center or Setup Utility. I'm using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Apple Mac OS X. The printer appears in the "Print Center", "PrinterSetup Utility", "Print & Fax", "Print & Scan" or "Printers & Scanners", but I cannot print. I'm using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Apple® Mac OS® X. I can print from a Macintosh®, but not from aWindows® PC. Improve poor print quality. Ink is still wet after printing on Glossy Paper and even after ink dries, smudge appears. My machine only prints one copy of my document even though I have asked it to print two or more (for Windows 2000/XP and WindowsVista). My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021) One or more of my colours are not printing (blank). Print a web page from Brother iPrint&Scan when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Print a web page from iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device. Print data from the Clipboard in Brother iPrint&Scan when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Print on both sides of the page? (Manual 2-sided/Duplex Printing) Print PDF files or documents from the Brother iPrint&Scan application when using Windows Phone. Print Photos or Documents from the Brother iPrint&Scan application when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Print using only the black ink cartridge when the colour cartridges have run out. Printing / Scanning with a mobile device Printing documents from Brother iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device. Printing from applications other than Brother iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device. Printing result in Windows Photo Viewer is light. Some characters are missing when printing PDF files from Adobe® Acrobat® /Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® / Adobe® Reader®. What can I do to correct this? The Brother machine does not appear in the "Print & Fax" or "Print & Scan" Utility. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater) The edge of glossy paper is smudged. The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater) The error message "No AirPrint Printers Found" appears when I tap the Print icon on my mobile device ( iPhone, iPodtouch, iPad ). The error message "No AirPrint Printers Found" appears when I tap the Print icon on my mobile device ( iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad ). The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan screen (mobile device). The print speed is very slow when I use XML Paper Specification Printer Driver. The printer status is Offline or Paused. Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Android™ mobile device. Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Windows Phone® mobile device. When I print from Microsoft Excel 2002/2003, Word 2002/2003 or PowerPoint 2002/2003, semitransparent graphics are printedincorrectly. When I print from Outlook/ Outlook Express or Internet Explorer, the page does not print as expected. For example, theright or left hand portion of the page is blank or it prints on a separate piece of paper. When I print from PowerPoint using the 2 in 1 feature, some of the borders around the document are not printed or lines areprinted that shouldn't be there. When I print or copy a document with fast mode, the printing is shifted too high on the paper. When I print photos on Brother Photo Paper (BP71 Series), black areas on the printed photos look greenish–black or the colours donot match the colours in the original photo. When I print photos, the colour quality is not good. When I print using the XML Paper Specification Printer Driver, the print out result is not what I expected, it is very differentfrom the original draft. When I print, the pages are smudged with ink. When I try to print thin colour borders in Microsoft Excel, the borders are printed in black. When printing a "Power Point" document with "Page Layout: 2 in 1" and the quality is set to Super Fine or Fine part of the imageis black. When selecting greyscale printing in the printer driver, does this use only the black ink or all the ink cartridges to produce thegreyscale image? Which connection can I use to print from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Which connection can I use to print from my device (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Why do the colour ink cartridges run out of ink even though I never or rarely print in colour? More
Scan (73) "ControlCenter needs to be updated." - macOS 10.15 Catalina A margin appears on the right side of the scanned document when using the Brother iPrint&Scan application on my Android™mobile device. Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad? Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone? Can I view or edit documents on my Android™ mobile device that were scanned from my Brother machine? Change the scan settings of ControlCenter2 and your machine’s SCAN key (Mac) Change the scan settings of ControlCenter4 and your machine's SCAN key (Windows) How do I scan a document from the Windows Vista™ Photo Gallery? How do I scan an image and insert it into an Office 2007 application using Windows Vista/Windows 7 How do I start the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows Vista/ Windows 7? How to scan a document from a Windows application? How to scan a document from a Windows application? I am sharing my Brother machine. I can print but cannot scan. I am trying to use a Brother driver from the CD supplied with the machine or downloaded from the Internet, and I cannot scan fromWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012. I am using Windows XP and I cannot scan with the USB cable. I can print but cannot scan via network. (For Mac) I can print but cannot scan via network. (For Macintosh) I can print but cannot scan via network. (For Windows) I can print but cannot scan via network. (For Windows) I cannot find the destination computer on the network when I try to scan a document using the machine's Scan key or controlpanel. I cannot repair the wired or wireless connection using the Network Connection Repair Tool (Windows) I cannot scan via network getting the error "CC031" or "MTW012". (Mac OS X) I cannot scan via USB. (Mac OS X) I cannot start ControlCenter4. I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10) I'm using Mac OS X 10.5. The network scanning feature does not work when pressing the scan key on the control panel of myBrother machine. I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.x. The network scanning feature does not work when pressing the scan key on the control panel of myBrother machine. I'm unable to scan from Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X using the WIA driver, using Windows XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista™ 64-bit edition. I'm using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. I cannot scan after installing the scanner driver. I'm using Macintosh. What is the PreScan option used for? Locate files scanned with ControlCenter2 (For Macintosh) Open "Scanners and Cameras" and Properties. Printing / Scanning with a mobile device Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment (For Macintosh) Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment (For Macintosh) (video instructions available) Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment using the SCAN key on my Brother machine Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment. (For Windows) Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment. (For Windows) (video instructions available) Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application (For Macintosh) Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application (For Windows) Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application using the SCAN key on my Brother machine Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Macintosh) Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Windows) Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk using the SCAN key on my Brother machine Scan a document from a Windows Vista application Scan a document from a Windows XP application Scan a document in Mac OS X 10.6. Scan a document in Mac OS X 10.7. Scan a document in OS X 10.8 / macOS 10.12 - 10.15. Scan a document in Windows 8 and Windows 10. Scan a document using "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Windows XP Scan a document using Brother iPrint&Scan. (macOS only) Scan an image and insert it in a Windows XP application Scan and save a document in PDF format for Macintosh (Scan to File) Scan and save a document in PDF format for Windows (Scan to File) Scan and save a document in PDF format using the SCAN key on my Brother machine (Scan to File) Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using Windows Phone. Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using your iOS supported devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Scan multiple pages into one file instead of each scan being saved as a separate file. Scanned documents are black when I view them in Brother Image Viewer (Android™) The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan screen (mobile device). The network scanning feature does not work when pressing the scan key on my Brother machine control panel. (For Windows) The scanned data is attached to an E-mail application which I do not use regularly, or the error message indicating no defaultE-mail application is registered on my computer (CC4-121-[error code]) when trying to scan a document directly into my E-mailapplication using ControlCenter4 or the SCAN key on my Brother machine. The scanned image is blurred, garbled, or distorted when using ControlCenter2 or the SCAN key on my Brother machine. (For Mac OS X10.5) Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Android™ mobile device. Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Windows Phone® mobile device. Use the Device Selector to configure your Brother machine’s scanner function (Mac) When I attempt to launch ControlCenter4, the application will not open or only opens a partial or blank window with no scanoptions. When I scan a document using ControlCenter, the scanned file size is too big. When I try to scan the document, the scanner application crashes. (OS X 10.11) When I try to scan using ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter3 for Windows, I receive the error message "Error CC3-202","Error CC4-202", "Error CC3-205" or "Error CC4-205". Which connection can I use to print from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Which connection can I use to print from my device (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? More
