MFC-J4540DW(XL)

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Other Problems

Copying Difficulties

Difficulties Suggestions
(MFC-J4440DW/MFC-J4540DW)

Cannot make a copy.

Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock Settings.

Black lines or streaks appear in copies.

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Black lines on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on the glass strip. Clean the glass strip, scanner glass, and the white bar and white plastic above them.

See Related Information: Clean the Scanner.

Black marks or spots appear in copies.

Black marks or spots on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on the scanner glass. Clean the scanner glass and white plastic above it.

See Related Information: Clean the Scanner.

Copies are blank.

Make sure you are loading the document correctly.

See Related Information: Load Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).

See Related Information: Load Documents on the Scanner Glass.

Poor copy results when using the ADF.

Try using the scanner glass.

See Related Information: Load Documents on the Scanner Glass.

Fit to Page does not work correctly.

Make sure the document is not skewed on the scanner glass. Reposition the document and try again.

Smudge or stain on the reverse side of the page when using the 2-sided copy feature.

Change the print options.

See Related Information: Change the Print Options to Improve Your Print Results.

Scanning Difficulties

Difficulties Suggestions

TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to scan. (Windows)

Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is selected as the primary source in your scanning application. For example, in Nuance PaperPort 14SE, click Desktop > Scan Settings > Select to choose the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver.

OCR does not work.

Try increasing the scanning resolution.

Poor scanning results when using the ADF. (Black lines appear in the scanned data.)

Clean the white bar and the glass strip underneath it.

See Related Information: Clean the Scanner.

Try using the scanner glass.

See Related Information: Load Documents on the Scanner Glass.

Direct Photo Printing Difficulties (MFC-J4440DW/MFC-J4540DW)

Difficulties Suggestions

Part of my photo is missing when printed.

Make sure Borderless printing and Cropping are turned off.

See Related Information: Print Borderless Photos from a USB Flash Drive.

See Related Information: Print Photos with Auto Cropping.

Software Difficulties

Difficulties Suggestions

Cannot print.

Uninstall the drivers (Windows) and the Brother software and reinstall the latest version of both.

“The device is busy.” appears on the computer screen.

Make sure there is no error message on the machine's display.

If your question was not answered, have you checked other FAQs?

Have you checked the manuals?

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

Related Models

MFC-J4340DW(XL), MFC-J4440DW, MFC-J4540DW(XL)

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