FAQs & Troubleshooting
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- 1The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- 2The machine does not print anything.
- 3What can happen if the wrong paper is used in your machine.
- 4The printer cannnot print and the error message "There was an error writing to LPT1:(or BRUSB) for the printer." appears on my PC. What should I do?
- 5What kind of USB cable should I use?
- 6The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
- 7I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- 8What kind of paper can I use?
- 9The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- 10I'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?
- 11Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
- 12Delete print jobs from the print queue.
- 13Install the built-in drivers (For Windows 8 and Windows 10)
- 14The message "[file name] can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." appears on OS X v10.8.x.
- 15Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
- 16Functions supported in the Windows 7 built-in drivers
- 17The paper is skewed when it's printed.
- 18The Drum LED is still lit even after replacing the old drum unit with a new one. What can I do?
- 19What kind of labels and transparencies can I use?
- 20What kind of paper should I avoid?
- 21What kind of envelopes should I avoid?
- 22I am using Windows/ Mac OS 8.x-9.x. When I print from Adobe® Illustrator® with PCL printer driver, text and images are jagged.
- 23Can I use non-Brother or third party supplies with the Brother machine?
- 24Can I print from DOS applications?
- 25What do the LED indications mean?
- 26When trying to print from Mac OS® X the print queue is stopped.
- 27When I print from PowerPoint using the 2 in 1 feature, some of the borders around the document are not printed or lines are printed that shouldn't be there.
- 28Paper size settings are unavailable when I print from OpenOffice (Linux)
- 29My machine prints 2-sided when I select 1-sided printing in the driver (Linux)
- 30I'm using a Debian based distribution (e.g. Ubuntu, Kubuntu etc). When installing the CUPS Wrapper driver, I get the following error message: "/usr/local/Brother/cupswrapper/cupswrapper[model name]: No such file or directory". (Linux)
- 31I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 or greater. I have installed the drivers, but I am still unable to print. (Linux)
- 32To install the printer driver easily using a tool. (Linux)
- 33I want to print using CUPS while keeping SELinux enabled. (Linux)
- 34Windows 10 Support Information
- 35Open the Control Panel (For Windows)
- 36I heard a beep sound from the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) when I turned on my Brother machine.
- 37I cannot install the driver on Macintosh from the CD-ROM supplied with my Brother machine. (For Mac OS X 10.7 or later)
- 38I cannot print from my computer via USB.
- 39I cannot print from my computer via network. (For Macintosh)
- 40Where can I get the drivers and utilities that work with Mac OS X 10.6?
- 41Windows 7 Support Information
- 42I'm using Windows Vista or Windows 7 and trying to use a Brother machine connected to the network, but the machine stays offline and I cannot print.
- 43The printer prints incorrect information. Sometimes it prints a couple of characters and then ejects the page, etc..
- 44Why are the alarm and data lights on?
- 45Paper Feed Problems
- 46Where do I find a Parallel or USB interface cable?
- 47My Brother machine misfeeds paper.
- 48Why are the alarm and data lights blinking?
- 49Uninstall the drivers. (Mac OS X 10.6 - macOS 12)
- 50Why are all the lights blinking then the drum light blinking?