FAQs & Troubleshooting
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MFC-7840W
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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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Scan and save a document in PDF format (Scan to File)
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What is the default user name and password for my Brother network card, BRAdmin, Remote Setup or Web Based Management?
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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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Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad?
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Can I use non-Brother or third party supplies with the Brother machine?
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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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A margin appears on the right side of the scanned document when using the Brother iPrint&Scan application on my Android™ mobile device.
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The scanned documents in my Android™ mobile device are not displayed in the documents list of the Brother Image Viewer application.
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Scan multiple pages into one file instead of each scan being saved as a separate file.
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When I try to scan the document, the scanner application crashes. (OS X 10.11)
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Printing from applications other than Brother iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device.
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Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Android™ mobile device.
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What is the BRAdmin Professional software used for?
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Change the printer driver settings (Windows / macOS)
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How do I make my copied images look sharper and more vivid? (Copy Contrast)
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I cannot connect to the printer via Wi-Fi Direct using the Brother Print Service Plugin (Android™ 12 or later).
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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 cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 (Linux)
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What is Brother iPrint&Scan?
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Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Windows Phone® mobile device.
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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".
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How do I clean white or black spots on printed documents?
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When I try to OCR into WordPad using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR or Brother ControlCenter3, the text comes out as gibberish. This started after I installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).
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Why doesn't the machine answer when receiving a call?
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When 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.
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I want to use a name from my Windows® 2000/XP address book to send a FAX. The address book is stored on a network share and when I try to access the address book it will not open.
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I cannot view scanned images that I saved to iCloud from iPhone / iPod touch or iPad using Brother iPrint&Scan.
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How to identify your Operating System (OS).
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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.