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MFC-290C
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I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
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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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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
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When I print, the pages are smudged with ink. What should I do?
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Replace Ink
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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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The error message "IS052 InstallNetworkDriver" appears when installing the MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM or the Full Driver & Software Package is downloaded from the "Download" section.
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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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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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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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The printer status is Offline or Paused.
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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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When I try to print thin color borders in Microsoft® Excel, the borders are printed in black.
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Why does my machine's LCD show "NO CARTRIDGE" even though I have already installed all the ink cartridges?
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I get an error "Print Queue is stopped". (Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4)
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Print on both sides of the page. (Manual 2-sided/Duplex Printing)
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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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When printing documents the characters appear ghosted, blurry, or doubled.
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How do I clear the message "Cannot Detect" from the display?
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The Brother machine does not appear in the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility. (Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4)
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Black Ink is still wet after printing on plain paper and the paper is wet (For PC Printing).
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Black Ink is still wet after printing on Glossy Paper (For PC Printing).
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My machine only prints one copy of my document even though I have asked it to print two or more. (For Windows 2000/XP and Windows Vista)
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Scan and save a document in PDF format (Scan to File)
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When I print using the XML Paper Specification Printer Driver, the print out result is not what I exepected, it is very different from the original draft or preview or I cannot print at all.
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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 scanning to OCR from ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE, the following error message appears: "System error incurred in external Link module EZText.g32. The OCR server is unable to process the document". I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed.
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Uninstall the drivers. (Mac OS X 10.6 - macOS 12)
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Uninstall the drivers. (Mac OS X 10.5)