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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 "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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How do I factory reset the print server?
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Download a file from the "Downloads" section and save it to Windows 8 computer.
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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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Where is the Auto 2-sided(Duplex) setting option in the Mac OS X 10.3 driver or greater?
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What is the BRAdmin Professional software used for?
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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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I am using Windows 2000 /XP. When I print from Adobe® Reader® 7.0, strange characters are printed on the page. What can I do?
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The error message "Can not load Word for Windows 6.0 files" appears at the end of the software installation. I have installed Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). What should I do?
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Uninstall the drivers. (Mac OS X 10.6 - macOS 12)
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White spots on black text and graphics or black spots appear at 94 mm (3.7 in.) intervals.
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White lines appears down the page.
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What is the printable area per page?
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How do I clear paper jams?
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Vertical black lines appear on the printout.
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All print jobs are aborted and nothing is printed. (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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When I load the Brother software, the installation will not continue past the instruction to connect the USB cable to the computer. What can I do? (USB interface, cable)
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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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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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Delete print jobs from the print queue.
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A message to install Java runtime appears when I start some applications on Mac OS X 10.7 or greater.
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When I print a document as a booklet from Microsoft Office 2003, a drawing object does not position correctly on the printed page. (For Windows BR-Script Printer Drivers users)
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The printout is out of alignment or the size of the printed document is reduced when printing the document from Microsoft Word 2010.
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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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Change the printer driver settings (Windows/macOS)