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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 (4) Printouts are curled or wavy. Printouts have wrinkles. The rainbow cursor keeps spinning when I click on Copy/PC-FAX in ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS X 10.7). The toner does not fix to paper well. (Poor fixing)
Error Messages (41) "MFC is Busy" or "Connection Fail" error message appears. "System error incurred in external ink module EZText.g32. The OCR server is unable to process the document". appears whenscanning to OCR from ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE, using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). "Offline" appears on the Status Monitor. Belt End Soon Document Jam Drum Error (Drum!) Drums End Soon/ Drum End Soon(X) I cannot scan via network getting the error "CC031" or "MTW012". (Mac OS X) I cannot use Scan to E-mail with Outlook2003 or Outlook2007 after updating ControlCenter3. The error message "command lineargument is invalid" appears. What can I do? I get an error "Print Queue is stopped" using Mac OSX 10.2-10.4 I just replaced the toner cartridge and the LCD continues to display the message "Toner Life End" or "ReplaceToner". I keep getting the error message "Authenticat Err (Authentication error)". I still receive the error message "Replace Drums", "Replace Drum(X)", "Drums End Soon", or "Drum End Soon(X)" after I replace thedrum unit with a new one. 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) I'm trying to install the driver with network settings, but the installation wizard is not able to locate the Brother machineon my network, I'm getting the message "No devices could be found over the network". Jam Inside Jam Rear Jam Tray My Antivirus Software gives a warning message during the installation of Web BRAdmin. No Belt Unit No Paper No Waste Toner Size mismatch The error message "Out of Memory" appears on the LCD. The Error message "A file required cannot be found.(CC035)" appears when I click the "Remote Setup" or"Quick-Dial" button in ControlCenter2. (For Macintosh) The error message "An error occurred during the installation. ... . IS015- GetOsVersion - 1" appears wheninstalling the Full Driver & Software Packages for Windows 7 downloaded from the "Download" section. 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 message "[file name] can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." appears on OS X v10.8.x. Toner Low What does "COMM.ERROR" on the LCD display mean? 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 send a fax from the machine, an error "not register." or "not registered." is displayed. When I start the Remote Setup Software, the error message "RS 005-xx" or "RS 006-xx" appears on the display. When I try to scan to OCR I get the message "This feature is not available because there is no OCR Softwareinstalled" 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". Why does my machine display "Awaiting Redial"? Why does the message "No Response/Busy" appear on my Transmission Verification Report? WT Box End Soon More
Fax (39) Can I reduce the size of a received fax to fit the size of the paper in the Brother machine? Changes to the contents stored in the address book do not become effective in the stored speed dial numbers in Windows. Check if there are faxes stored in the Brother machine's memory, when it has a mechanical problem Confirm that a FAX I sent was received correctly ControlCenter3 displays a blank screen at startup (Windows) Delete the faxes stored in my Brother machine's memory. Do I need a telephone line to send and receive faxes with my Brother machine? How do I configure a cover page for PC-FAX? How do I know which receive mode to select? How do I use my Outlook contacts with my Brother PC-Fax software? How do I forward a fax to another fax machine when my machine has a mechanical problem? I am experiencing problems sending a fax. I am having a problem receiving faxes. I cannot find the Address Book menu in the Fax Settings or Fax section in a Web Browser or the Remote Setup Program. I cannot send a fax using PC-FAX (Windows 10) I cannot send and/or receive faxes using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). 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. I want to use a name from my Windows® 2000/XP address book to send a FAX. The address book is stored on a network share and when Itry to access the address book it will not open. Print a report that will show a listing of faxes I sent and received Printouts are curled or wavy. Printouts have wrinkles. Send a fax Send a PC-FAX Set up a Group for Broadcasting faxes. Set up my Brother machine to forward the received faxes to another location. Set up my Brother machine's electronic cover page Setup and use Brother PC-FAX receiving The message "Poor Line Condition" or "NG" appears on the Transmission Verification Report when I try to send a fax. The rainbow cursor keeps spinning when I click on Copy/PC-FAX in ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS X 10.7). The toner does not fix to paper well. (Poor fixing) Transfer faxes to the PC when my machine has a mechanical problem What is Distinctive Ring and how do I program it? When I send a fax from the machine, an error "not register." or "not registered." is displayed. When receiving a single page fax, why is it divided and printed on two pages or why do I get an extra blank page? Why does my Brother machine print the Transmission Verification Report even though I've turned the report off? Why doesn't the machine answer when receiving a call? Why are the faxes I send always received with a black vertical line down the page? More
Linux (45) Can I use my Brother printer with a 64 bit Linux distribution? (Linux) Command List of brscan. (Linux) Configure and use PC-FAX (CUPS) (Linux) Configure and use the Scan Key Tool (Linux) Configure scan settings without administrator privileges (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 cannot scan from my Brother machine in Ubuntu 16.10 (Linux) I cannot scan when using SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) I cannot scan with brscan, brscan2, or brscan3 via USB (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 Fedora 28 or later. I cannot scan from my Brother Machine or it says that it cannot find the Brother Machine. (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 11.10 or higher. I cannot scan from my Brother Machine. (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) Send a fax using PC-FAX with LPD/LPRng (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 scan multiple page documents using the ADF, all pages are fed, but only page 1 shows in XSANE. (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) When scanning I receive the error "Failed to start scanner : Invalid argument". (Linux) More
Mobile (26) 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? Can I use AirPrint with my Brother machine? 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. 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 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 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 (2) I heard a beep sound from the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) when I turned on my Brother machine. The keys on the control panel do not respond.
Paper Feed / Paper Jam (9) Document Jam Jam Inside Jam Rear Jam Tray Print on plain paper or bond paper from the Manual feed slot Printouts (envelopes, cardboard) have creases. Printouts are curled or wavy. Printouts have wrinkles. The paper is skewed when it's printed.
Print (64) Adjust colour settings by using the custom setting in the printer driver 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? Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020) Carry out calibration to improve the colour density 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 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 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 print mainly black and white documents. How can I stop the life of my colour toner cartridges from decreasing when I print? I updated my Windows 11 PC through Windows Update and I can no longer Print, Scan or Fax from my PC. I'm using Windows Vista or Windows 7 and trying to use a Brother machine connected to the network, but the machine staysoffline and I cannot print. I'm having a problem with the print quality. How can I solve it? I'm printing from Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 but it is not using the settings I select in the Universal Printer Driver. (ForWindows XP) 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. My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021) 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 envelopes, labels or thick paper from the Manual feed slot Print on plain paper or bond paper from the Manual feed slot 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. Printouts (envelopes, cardboard) have creases. Printouts are curled or wavy. Printouts have wrinkles. 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 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 paper is skewed when it's printed. 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. The toner does not fix to paper well. (Poor fixing) The Universal Printer Driver searches for the Brother devices on a single network even though my computer connects to multiplenetworks. (For Windows users) 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) 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. When I try to print thin colour borders in Microsoft Excel, the borders are printed in black. When I try to scan a document using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE, I can not scan from the ADF (automatic document feeder)with WIA driver. When printing with the BR-Script Printer Driver via Mac OSX 10.5, the Black colour is incorrect and has too much Red. 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
Scan (70) "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? Configure and use the Scan to FTP feature Configure and use the Scan to Network feature Configure or change the settings of the ControlCenter 2 or 3 scanning options ControlCenter3 displays a blank screen at startup (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 Scan to Email (E-mail server) function to send a scanned document directly to an E-mail address. Since our providerrequires authentication for the SMTP server, I am not able to use this function anymore. 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 scan via network getting the error "CC031" or "MTW012". (Mac OS X) I cannot scan via USB. (Mac OS X) I cannot use Scan to E-mail with Outlook2003 or Outlook2007 after updating ControlCenter3. The error message "command lineargument is invalid" appears. What can I do? I cannot use the Scan to E-mail with ControlCenter3 after installing Office 2010. I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10) I keep getting the error message "Authenticat Err (Authentication error)". I updated my Windows 11 PC through Windows Update and I can no longer Print, Scan or Fax from my PC. 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) Locate files scanned with ControlCenter3 (For Windows) On my Brother machine I selected "Scan to Network" using the control panel or SCAN key, but I cannot find my Macintosh. Open "Scanners and Cameras" and Properties. 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 into ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE Scan a document using "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Windows XP Scan an image and insert it in a Windows XP application Scan and save a document in PDF format (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 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) What format are the attachments when a document is scanned to e-mail and is a special viewer needed? (For Windows) When I scan a document using ControlCenter, the scanned file size is too big. When I try to OCR into WordPad using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR or Brother ControlCenter3, the text comesout as gibberish. This started after I installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). When I try to scan a document using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE, I can not scan from the ADF (automatic document feeder)with WIA driver. When I try to scan the document, the scanner application crashes. (OS X 10.11) When I try to scan to OCR I get the message "This feature is not available because there is no OCR Softwareinstalled" 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? Which E-mail packages are compatible with ControlCenter3? Why is legal scanning not an option on my Windows XP / Windows Vista computer when using the WIA driver? More
Telephone (7) Can I connect a telephone on the same line as the Brother machine in Fax/Tel Mode? Can I use voice mail on the same line as my Brother machine? I can receive a fax, but cannot receive a call. Verify if the Brother machine has a dial tone What is Distinctive Ring and how do I program it? Why doesn't my Brother machine have a dial tone? Why doesn't the machine answer when receiving a call?
