FAQs & Troubleshooting
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HL-8050N
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The printer status is Offline or Paused.
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How can I activate/deactivate the Toner Save Mode?
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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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I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
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I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
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What can happen if the wrong paper is used in your machine.
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How can I print envelopes?
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The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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How can I know how many pages the printer has printed?
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What is the BRAdmin Professional software used for?
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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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The paper is skewed when it's printed.
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When I print from Adobe® Illustrator® with the "Improve Gray Printing" option enabled, the document with halftone setting does not print as expected. What can I do?
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Add my Brother machine (the printer driver) using Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.11.
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"JAM C" error appears on the LCD. What should I do?
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What are the differences between the BRAdmin Professional and the Web BRAdmin software?
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I'm using Windows®. I want to change the paper tray and paper size settings. Do I change these things on the printer's front panel, or in the driver? If I change the setting in the driver, will the printer's front/control panel setting be used?
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Replace the toner cartridge.
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Open the Control Panel (For Windows)
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The printout is smudged.
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Can I use my Brother printer with a 64 bit Linux distribution? (Linux)
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Delete print jobs from the print queue.
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Download a file from the "Downloads" section and save it to Windows 8 computer.
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How to identify your Operating System (OS).
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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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Change the printer driver settings (Windows/macOS)
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What is UPnP and SSDP?
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"JAM E" error appears on the LCD. What should I do?