FAQs & Troubleshooting
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MFC-8220
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Why does the message "No Response/Busy" appear on my Brother machine?
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I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10)
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How can I clear the "Out of Memory" message from my Brother machine's display?
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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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Load paper into my Brother machine's paper tray.
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How do I configure fax forward to e-mail?
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Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
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Load envelopes into my Brother machine
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The printer status is Offline or Paused.
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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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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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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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When I try to scan to OCR I get an error message saying "This feature is not available because there is no OCR Software installed".
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Does NC-2200w work with Windows Vista?
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Scan an image and insert it into an Office 2007 application. (For Windows Vista or later)
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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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When I try to OCR into WordPad using PaperPort® 8.0SE or 9.0SE or Brother Control Center, the text comes out as gibberish. This started after I installed Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Why and what should I do?
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I want to use the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Apple Mac OS X but I cannot find my printer in the "Print Center", "Printer Setup Utility" or "Default Printer Browser".
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I'm experiencing a problem when printing from Adobe® Acrobat®/ Acrobat® Reader™/ Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
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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 clear the "PLS OPEN COVER" error message on LCD?
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Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
23.
I'm using MagicJack and am having problems sending or receiving faxes.
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I cannot scan via network getting the error "CC031" or "MTW012". (Mac OS X)
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I'm trying to install the driver with network settings, but the installation wizard is not able to locate the Brother machine on my network, I'm getting the message "No devices could be found over the network".
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What can happen if the wrong paper is used in your machine.
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I'm using Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4 and I'm getting error messages when I try to print.
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I'm using Windows 95/ 98/ 98SE/ Me/ 2000/ XP. How can I uninstall the drivers?
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I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
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Do I need a telephone line to send and receive faxes with my Brother machine?