FAQs & Troubleshooting
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HL-8050N
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The printer status is Offline or Paused.
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Add my Brother machine (the printer driver) using Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.11.
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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How can I know how many pages the printer has printed?
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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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How to identify your Operating System (OS).
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Change the printer driver settings (Windows/macOS)
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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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I'm using Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003. An error message referring to BRSVC01A.EXE appears after installing the printer driver and I cannot print. What should I do?
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Download a file from the "Downloads" section and save it to Windows 8 computer.
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How do I replace the Feed Roller?
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Change the language displayed on my Brother machine's LCD.
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Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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What is a "Generic PCL Driver"?
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What is the life of the consumables?
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I cannot print from my computer via network. (For Macintosh)
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Can I print from DOS applications?
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What are the differences between the BRAdmin Professional and the Web BRAdmin software?
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How can I activate/deactivate the Toner Save Mode?
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What is the password for the print server when connected to a network? What is the user name and password for web browser access?
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Open the Control Panel (For Windows)
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Install the built-in drivers (For Windows 8 or later)
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Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
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I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
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I cannot print from my computer via USB.
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I cannot uninstall the printer driver using Printer Driver Uninstall Tool. (For Windows 7 users who use the printer driver with WSD connection only)
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I cannot print from my computer via network. (For Windows)
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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?