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HL-2040
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1.
What kind of paper can I use?
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Printouts have wrinkles or creases.
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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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Check the firmware version.
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What is the difference between the toner cartridge and the drum unit?
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Replace the drum unit.
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What is the printable area per page?
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Replace the toner cartridge
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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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Does NC-2200w work with Windows Vista?
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The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message MEMORY FULL is printed.
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How can I clean the corona wire of the drum unit?
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I cannot install the driver when using the Driver Install Tool. (Linux)
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Install the built-in drivers (For Windows 8 and Windows 10)
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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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Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
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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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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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When I print from Adobe® Illustrator® with the "Improve Gray Printing" option enabled, the document with halftone setting does not print as expected. What can I do?
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Where is the Manual 2-sided(Duplex) setting option in the Mac OS X 10.3 driver ?
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Print a Printer Settings page.
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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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Drum Life End Soon
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Printouts have a curl or wave.
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White lines appears down the page.
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Can I use non-Brother or third party supplies with the Brother machine?
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What are the expected yields of the consumables?
28.
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)
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Pre-Required Procedures (Linux)