FAQs & Troubleshooting
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FAX-2850
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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Where is the Manual 2-sided(Duplex) setting option in the Mac OS X 10.3 driver ?
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In Windows, the Brother printer driver windows are in a foreign language. How can I change the printer driver windows to be in a local language?
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The downloaded driver's name is different from my machine's name. (Linux)
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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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Functions supported in the Windows 7 built-in drivers
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I cannot print with Windows Vista 64bit.
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How do I use my Outlook contacts with my Brother PC-Fax? (import)
9.
The machine does not print anything.
10.
Can I use non-Brother or third party supplies with the Brother machine?
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Paper size settings are unavailable when I print from OpenOffice (Linux)
12.
The driver installation was successful but I cannot print on Redhat, Fedora, or CentOS (Linux)
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When I try to send a PC-FAX, the paper is printed out instead of sending the FAX. (Linux)
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I get the "Filter "brlpdwrapper[model name]" for printer "[model name]" not available: No such file or directory" error on Gentoo (Linux)
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Windows 10 Support Information
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Verify if the Brother machine has a dial tone
17.
Why does the LCD of my machine display "CHANGE DRUM SOON"?
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Why are my sent faxes always received with a black vertical line down the page?
19.
What does "MACHINE ERROR XX" mean?
20.
I cannot install the driver when using the Driver Install Tool. (Linux)
21.
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 or later (Linux)
23.
What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
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My machine prints 2-sided when I select 1-sided printing in the driver (Linux)
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I cannot install the LPD/LPRng driver and get a message that LPD does not exist. (Linux)
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Can I use my Brother printer with a 64 bit Linux distribution? (Linux)
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Large characters are printed incorrectly. (Linux)
29.
The driver installation finished successfully but I cannot print. (Linux)
30.
Print command (LPR) (Linux)