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DCP-540CN
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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How do I load paper?
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The printer status is Offline or Paused.
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I'm using Mac OS X. When I click on any button in the Control Center 2.0 the program crashes or freezes.
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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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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.
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I cannot use the Scan to E-mail with Outlook2003 or Outlook2007 after updating ControlCenter3. The error message "command line argument is invalid" appears. What can I do?
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Why is legal scanning not an option on my Windows XP / Windows Vista computer when using the WIA driver?
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When I try to scan to OCR I get an error message saying "This feature is not available because there is no OCR Software installed".
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I'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?
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When I try to OCR into WordPad using the ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE with OCR or the Brother ControlCenter3, the text comes out as gibberish. This started after I installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Why and what should I do?
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Why do the color ink cartridges run out of ink even though I never or rarely print in color?
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The message "[file name] can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." appears on OS X v10.8.x.
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I cannot make borderless prints.
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Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
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How do I know which side up my photo paper should be in the tray?
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Scan and save a document in PDF format (Scan to File)
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I'm using Windows. When I try to Scan to E-mail I get an error saying "the command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using". What should I do?
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How to identify your Operating System (OS).
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The edge of glossy paper is smudged.
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Why does the message "No File" appear on the LCD when I put a memory card into the media slot on my Brother machine?
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When I print, the pages are smudged with ink. What should I do?
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My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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When selecting grayscale printing in the printer driver, does this use only the black ink or all the ink cartridges to produce the grayscale image?
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Scan a document in Mac OS X 10.7.
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I cannot print using my Brother machine on a wired network. (Windows/macOS)
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Windows 10 Support Information
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Download a file from the "Downloads" section and save it to Windows 8 computer.
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I cannot find the destination computer on the network when I try to scan a document using the machine's Scan key or control panel.