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HL-5240
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The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message PRINT OVERRUN is printed out.
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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 documents I print from my computer have a curl or wave to them when they feed out of the Brother machine. What can I do?
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Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
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Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
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How can I change the printer settings?
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Print a Printer Settings page.
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My Brother machine misfeeds paper.
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Replace the toner cartridge
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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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Can I use my Brother printer with a 64 bit Linux distribution? (Linux)
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How to identify your Operating System (OS).
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The Drum LED is still on or flashing after I replace the drum unit with a new one.
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Where is the Manual 2-sided(Duplex) setting option in the Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.10 driver?
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What kind of paper can I use?
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What kind of memory can I use?
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The printed letters are slanted, positioned incorrectly.
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My machine prints 2-sided when I select 1-sided printing in the driver (Linux)
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Supported models of Universal Printer Driver for BR-Script (PostScript language emulation)
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There is no jammed paper in the machine, but still the Paper LED is ON or Flashing.
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The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message MEMORY FULL is printed.
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Add my Brother machine (the printer driver) using Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.11.
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I'm using Windows. I insert the CD-ROM supplied with my machine into my PC's CD-ROM drive, but the installation screen is not automatically displayed on the PC.
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How do I change the length of time the machine will wait until it goes into Sleep Mode?
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Output sheets are completely black.
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I cannot install the Linux printer driver in Fedora 33 or later. (Linux)
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I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
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Print command (LPR) (Linux)
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I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 or greater. I have installed the drivers, but I am still unable to print. (Linux)
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When printing with monochrome laser printer, the print position shifts. (Linux)