FAQs & Troubleshooting
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- 1The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
- 2My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
- 3Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
- 4I am having a problem trying to use a Brother driver in a Windows Server 2003 environment. I cannot print or scan. What should I do?
- 5Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
- 6I'm using Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003. An error message referring to BRSVC01A.EXE appears after installing the printer driver and I cannot print. What should I do?
- 7The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- 8When trying to print from Mac OS® X the print queue is stopped.
- 9I'm using Windows XP. When I try to install PaperPort® 8.0, I get an error message "PaperPort Setup Wizard Terminated". I can find PaperPort® 8.0 in "Add or Remove Programs", however I can't remove it. What can I do?
- 10What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
- 11I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
- 12My FAX/MFC/DCP does not print or prints garbage when printing the first document after starting a PC. What can I do?
- 13I'm experiencing a problem when printing from Adobe® Acrobat®/ Acrobat® Reader®/ Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- 14Pre-Required Procedures (Linux)
- 15Functions supported in the Windows 7 built-in drivers
- 16Where is the Manual 2-sided(Duplex) setting option in the Mac OS X 10.3 driver ?
- 17The rainbow cursor keeps spinning when I click on Copy/PC-FAX in ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS X 10.7).
- 18I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- 19The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- 20I cannot print with Windows Vista 64bit.
- 21Why doesn't the machine answer when receiving a call?
- 22The machine does not print anything.
- 23Change or delete an existing Speed Dial number.
- 24I'm using Mac OS X. When I click on any button in the Control Center 2.0 the program crashes or freezes.
- 25Can I use non-Brother or third party supplies with the Brother machine?
- 26The message "[file name] can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." appears on OS X v10.8.x.
- 27Change the printer driver settings (Windows/macOS)
- 28I cannot install the Windows 7 built-in drivers from the Windows Update provided by Microsoft®.
- 29When I start the Remote Setup Software, the error message "RS 005-xx" or "RS 006-xx" appears on the display.
- 30Can I confirm that the FAX was sent correctly?
- 31Can I reduce the size of a received fax on this machine?
- 32Delete print jobs from the print queue.
- 33I am using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and cannot send and/or receive faxes. What can I do?
- 34I'm using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). I cannot uninstall PaperPort® 8.0 or I uninstalled PaperPort® 8.0 and I'm not able to reinstall it now. What can I do?
- 35When I look in the processes tab of my Windows® PC, I see that the BRMFRSMG.EXE, BRSS01A.EXE, BRSVC01A.EXE processes are running. What are they and can I stop the processes from running?
- 36What does "NG" or "ERROR" on the Transmission Verification Report mean?
- 37I'm using Mac OS X 10.5 or greater and I'm getting error messages when I try to print.
- 38I'm using Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4 and I'm getting error messages when I try to print.
- 39I'm using Windows® XP. I can't uninstall PaperPort® 8.0 and I get an error message "Fatal error during installation" . What can I do?
- 40I'm using Windows. I tried to install the MFL-Pro Suite Software (MFC Software Suite) from the CD-ROM, but the installation failed and now I can not remove the portions that did install. What can I do?
- 41I'm using Mac OS® 9. I get an Error message of Type 1,010 when I am trying to scan into my Macintosh®. What can I do?
- 42When I try to OCR into WordPad using PaperPort® 8.0SE or 9.0SE or Brother Control Center, the text comes out as gibberish. This started after I installed Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Why and what should I do?
- 43I still see the "Toner Empty" message on the LCD even after replacing the toner cartridge.
- 44When I connect the Brother machine to a USB hub, it doesn't work correctly.
- 45How to identify your Operating System (OS).
- 46Install the Windows 7 built-in drivers from the Windows Update provided by Microsoft®.
- 47I'm using Mac OS X 10.4/10.5 and installed Adobe® Photoshop® CS3, but my scanner is not detected in Photoshop CS3 although I can scan with ControlCenter2 or other applications. What should I do?
- 48Store Speed Dial numbers on my Brother machine for easy dialing.
- 49The error message "Can not load Word for Windows 6.0 files" appears at the end of the software installation. I have installed Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). What should I do?
- 50What is Distinctive Ring and how do I program it?