MFC-290C

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

What is MFL-Pro Suite Software?

The MFL-Pro Suite software is a software program designed to give the greatest flexibility, functionality and enjoyment from your Brother machine. This program is included on the product CD-ROM and it is installed during the initial setup.

MFL-Pro Suite software includes the following applications:


For Windows users:

  • Printer driver
  • Scanner driver
  • PC-FAX software (available for MFC models only)
  • Brother Control Center
  • ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ (not available for China and Hong Kong)
    - A document management application for viewing scanned documents and an OCR application for converting an image into text.

  • Presto!® PageManager® (only available for China and Hong Kong)
    - A document management application for viewing scanned documents and an OCR application for converting an image into text.

  • FaceFilter Studio (supported by Reallusion, Inc)
  • BookScan&Whiteboard Suite (supported by Reallusion, Inc)


For Macintosh users:

  • Printer driver
  • Scanner driver
  • Brother Control Center
  • Presto!® PageManager® 
    - A document management application for viewing scanned documents and an OCR application for converting an image into text.

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If you need further assistance, please contact Brother customer service:

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