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31.
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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Paper size settings are unavailable when I print from OpenOffice (Linux)
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Windows 10 Support Information
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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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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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I'm using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). I cannot uninstall PaperPort® 8.0 or I uninstalled PaperPort® 8.0 and I'm not able to reinstall it now. What can 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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How do I improve the copy or fax quality?
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Why doesn't the machine answer when receiving a call?
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Can I reduce the size of a received fax on this machine?
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Can I print from DOS applications?
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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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How do I factory reset the print server?
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How do I install the Optional Tray Module?
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I'm using Macintosh®. What are the settings in the Scanner window used for?
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My machine prints 2-sided when I select 1-sided printing in the driver (Linux)
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I am unable to print from a client PC to a printer on a print server. (Linux)
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Install the built-in drivers (For Windows 8 and Windows 10)
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I can print but cannot scan via network. (For Macintosh)
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Some characters are missing when printing PDF files from Adobe® Acrobat® / Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® / Adobe® Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
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Uninstall the drivers. (Mac OS X 10.5)
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I am experiencing problems sending a fax, what can I do?
55.
Can I use my Brother printer with a 64 bit Linux distribution? (Linux)
56.
Delete print jobs from the print queue.
57.
What is the difference between the toner cartridge and the drum unit?
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Discover the MAC address of the Brother network card
59.
I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
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Install the Windows 7 built-in drivers from the Windows Update provided by Microsoft®.