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MFC-290C
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One or more of my colors are not printing (blank). What can I do?
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Print using only the black ink cartridge when the Color cartridges have run out.
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I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10)
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I cannot send a fax using PC-FAX (Windows 10)
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Configure a cover page for PC-FAX.
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Ink is still wet after printing on Glossy Paper and even after ink dries, smudge appears.
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I installed Macromedia Flash Player 8, but still I cannot use the Modern user interface of ControlCenter3.
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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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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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I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
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Pre-Required Procedures (Linux)
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When I try to scan the document, the scanner application crashes. (OS X 10.11)
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I cannot save a file downloaded from the Brother support website (For Windows)
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The edge of glossy paper is smudged.
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When I print, the pages are smudged with ink. What should I do?
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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My machine does regular cleaning cycles in the night. How can I correct this?
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The downloaded driver's name is different from my machine's name. (Linux)
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Firewall port requirements of the Scan Key Tool (Linux)
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Install BookScan & Whiteboard Suite onto Windows 10.
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Can I use AirPrint with my Brother machine?
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Stop my Brother machine from automatically redialing a number.
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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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Which E-mail packages are compatible with ControlCenter3?
25.
Scan an image and insert it in a Windows XP application
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Where is the USB port on the machine?
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What does "COMM.ERROR" on the LCD display mean?
28.
Print on both sides of the page. (Manual 2-sided/Duplex Printing)
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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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Uninstall the scanner driver. (Linux)