FAQs & Troubleshooting
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MFC-290C
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Can I use voice mail on the same line as my Brother machine?
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Replace Ink
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One or more of my colors are not printing (blank). What can I do?
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I cannot print from my computer via USB.
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Pre-Required Procedures (Linux)
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How do I know which side up my photo paper should be in the tray?
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Send the same fax to multiple fax numbers.(Broadcasting)
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What is Distinctive Ring and how do I program it?
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Why do the color ink cartridges run out of ink even though I never or rarely print in color?
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10)
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When I try to scan using ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter3 for Windows, I receive the error message "Error CC3-202.", "Error CC4-202", "Error CC3-205" or "Error CC4-205.
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Stop my Brother machine from automatically redialing a number.
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The error message "[model name] cannot be found. ... (CC3-202-03031b02)" appears when scanning a document using ControlCenter3 on Windows 7 with the USB connection.
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The print speed is very slow when I use XML Paper Specification Printer Driver.
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Why are the faxes I send always received with a black vertical line down the page?
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When I try to scan the document, the scanner application crashes. (OS X 10.11)
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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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How do I clear the message "Cannot Detect" from the display?
20.
Scan and save a document in PDF format (Scan to File)
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When I print, the pages are smudged with ink. What should I do?
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I cannot use Gmail for Email functions (such as Scan-to-Email) and Internet Fax (I-Fax)
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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 downloaded driver's name is different from my machine's name. (Linux)
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Print command (cupswrapper) (Linux)
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I'm using a Debian based distribution (e.g. Ubuntu, Kubuntu etc). When installing the CUPS Wrapper driver, I get the following error message: "/usr/local/Brother/cupswrapper/cupswrapper[model name]: No such file or directory". (Linux)
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To install the printer driver easily using a tool. (Linux)
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ControlCenter3 displays a blank screen at startup (Windows)
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Install the built-in drivers (For Windows 8 and Windows 10)
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Can I use AirPrint with my Brother machine?