FAQs & Troubleshooting
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HL-2040
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The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message PRINT OVERRUN is printed out.
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The Toner LED is still on or flashing after replacing the toner cartridge, or the status monitor continues to display the message "Toner Low" or "Toner Life End".
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Install the built-in drivers (For Windows 8 and Windows 10)
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The Drum LED is still on or flashing after I replace the drum unit with a new one.
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How can I activate/deactivate the Toner Save Mode?
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How to identify your Operating System (OS).
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When I run the Firmware update tool or the I-FAX install tool, it asks me about my internet connection method. There are two options: 'Connect directly' or 'Using proxy'. Which one should I choose?
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What can happen if the wrong paper is used in your machine.
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What is the recommended paper?
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When I print, marks or stains appears on the left, right or both sides of the page. The mark consistently repeats vertically down the printed page. What is the cause of this problem? How can I fix this problem?
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I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
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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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What is the printable area per page?
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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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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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What printer driver emulation can be used with the HL-2040/2045 ? Can the HL-2040/2045 be used with a DOS application?
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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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Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
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Uninstall printer drivers (Linux)
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The lights in my room flicker when the printer is warming up. I get a short electric surge when the printer is warming up to print the first page. The lights in my office or work flicker or dim when using the printer.
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White spots appear in areas of dense black printing.
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Paper size settings are unavailable when I print from OpenOffice (Linux)
24.
Where can I get the drivers and utilities that work with Mac OS X 10.6?
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White spots on black text and graphics or black spots appear at 75 mm (3.0 in.) intervals.
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How can I clean the corona wire of the drum unit?
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Replace the drum unit.
28.
Printouts are faint.
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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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I'm using openSUSE11.3. I cannot print to my Brother Machine. (Linux)