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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 (15) All black Black lines down the page Black toner marks across the page Curled or wavy Faint Ghost Grey background Hollow print Lines across the page Page skewed Toner specks White lines across the page White lines down the page White lines, bands or ribbing across the page Wrinkles or creases More
Error Messages (37) "Offline" appears on the Status Monitor. A message appears informing to "The optical photoconductor needs to be replaced. / The paper tray is almost empty. " onmy Macintosh. Cartridge Error Cover is Open Drum End Soon Drum Error (Drum!) Drum Stop Duplex Disabled Fuser Error or Self-Diagnostic I cannot repair the wired or wireless connection using the Network Connection Repair Tool (Windows) 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 expect. I don't think I got the full yield from my high-yield toner cartridge, but the message "Toner Life End" or"Replace Toner" is displayed on the machine or the LED is on or flashing. I just replaced the toner cartridge and the LCD continues to display the message "Toner Low" / "Replace Toner"/ "Toner Life End" or the Toner LED is still on or flashing. I try to configure "Common Name" using the IP address but cannot access the Print Server in Safari with SSL after Icreated a CSR or a Self-signed Certificate (macOS) Jam Inside Jam MP Tray Jam Rear Jam Tray 1 or Jam Tray 2 Jam Duplex Manual Feed No Paper No Toner Out of Memory Print Unable or Print Unable XX Replace Fuser Replace Laser Replace PF Kit xx Replace Toner Replace Drum Size Error DX Size mismatch 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 Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan screen (mobile device). The message "[file name] can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." appears on OS X v10.8.x. Toner Low or Prepare New Toner Cartridge 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? More
Fax (18) All black Black lines down the page Black toner marks across the page Curled or wavy Faint Ghost Grey background Hollow print 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) I updated my Windows 11 PC through Windows Update and I can no longer Print, Scan or Fax from my PC. Lines across the page Page skewed Toner specks White lines across the page White lines down the page White lines, bands or ribbing across the page Wrinkles or creases More
Linux (39) All print jobs are aborted and nothing is printed. (Linux) 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) 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 the driver when using the Driver Install Tool. (Linux) I cannot install the Linux printer driver in Fedora 33 or later. (Linux) I cannot install the LPD/LPRng driver and get a message that LPD does not exist. (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 a Debian based distribution (e.g. Ubuntu, Kubuntu etc). When installing the CUPS Wrapper driver, I get the followingerror message: "/usr/local/Brother/cupswrapper/cupswrapper[model name]: No such file or directory". (Linux) I'm using FreeBSD. Do you have a driver for FreeBSD? (Linux) I'm using openSUSE 11.3. I cannot print to my Brother Machine. (Linux) I'm using SuSE 11.2. I cannot print to Brother monochrome machines. (Linux) I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 or greater. I have installed the drivers, but I am still unable to print. (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) Paper size settings are unavailable when I print from OpenOffice (Linux) Pre-Required Procedures (Linux) Print command (cupswrapper) (Linux) Print command (LPR) (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 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) When printing with monochrome laser printer, the print position shifts. (Linux) More
Mobile (23) 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'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. 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). 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
Others (3) I heard a beep sound from the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) when I turned on my Brother machine. Reduce printing noise using Quiet Mode The print speed is slow.
Paper Feed / Paper Jam (13) Clear paper jams. Curled or wavy Envelope creases Jam Inside Jam MP Tray Jam Rear Jam Tray 1 or Jam Tray 2 Jam Duplex My Brother machine misfeeds paper. Page skewed Stop the paper feeding twice through the machine when printing single pages with 2-sided(duplex) switched to on in the printerdriver. (For Windows Only) The paper is curled Wrinkles or creases More
Print (88) Add your Brother machine with AirPrint (macOS) All black Black lines down the page Black toner marks across the page Booklet 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 DOS applications? 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? Cancel print jobs using the machine's control panel. Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020) Change the printer driver settings (Windows / macOS) Curled or wavy Delete print jobs from the print queue. Envelope creases Faint Ghost Grey background Hollow print 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 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 wired network. (Windows / macOS) 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 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 updated my Windows 11 PC through Windows Update and I can no longer Print, Scan or Fax from my PC. I'm using my Brother machine in a Windows XP / Windows Vista networked TCP/IP environment. I was able to print, butsuddenly I cannot print. Why? I'm using the BR-Script3 driver, and my Brother machine does not print my document with the Booklet option Iselected in Adobe® Acrobat® / Adobe® Reader®. I'm printing from Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 but it is not using the settings I select in the Universal Printer Driver. (ForWindows XP) 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. Lines across the page My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021) Page skewed Possible solutions for print quality issues Print a list of the internal fonts. Print a Test Page. 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 both sides of paper manually (For Macintosh) Print both sides of paper or a booklet automatically Print data from the Clipboard in Brother iPrint&Scan when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Print on both sides of paper (Auto 2-sided/Duplex Printing for Mac OS X 10.5.x or later users). Print on both sides of the paper (2-sided/duplex Printing). Print on labels and envelopes from the MP tray. 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. Printable area 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. Reduce printing noise using Quiet Mode Reprint the last print job. (For Windows users only) Smudges on printed pages (Poor fixing) Stop the paper feeding twice through the machine when printing single pages with 2-sided(duplex) switched to on in the printerdriver. (For Windows Only) 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 paper is curled The print speed is slow. The print speed is very slow when I use XML Paper Specification Printer Driver. The printer status is Offline or Paused. The printout is out of alignment or the size of the printed document is reduced when printing the document from Microsoft Word2010. Toner specks Turn the Toner Save mode on or off 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 Universal Printer Driver for BR-Script. (PostScript language emulation) Use the Universal Printer Driver for PCL When I print a document as a booklet from Microsoft Office 2003 or later, a drawing object does not position correctly on theprinted page. (For Windows BR-Script Printer Drivers users) 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 using the XML Paper Specification Printer Driver, the print out result is not what I expected, it is very differentfrom the original draft. 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? White lines across the page White lines down the page White lines, bands or ribbing across the page White spots on black text and graphics or black spots appear at 94 mm (3.7 in.) intervals. Wrinkles or creases More
Scan (11) Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad? Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone? I cannot repair the wired or wireless connection using the Network Connection Repair Tool (Windows) I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10) I updated my Windows 11 PC through Windows Update and I can no longer Print, Scan or Fax from my PC. Printing / Scanning with a mobile device The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan screen (mobile device). 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. 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
