FAQs & Troubleshooting
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- 1When I print, the pages are smudged with ink. What should I do?
- 2Can I use voice mail on the same line as my Brother machine?
- 3What does "NG" or "ERROR" on the Transmission Verification Report mean?
- 4How do I load paper?
- 5Why do the color ink cartridges run out of ink even though I never or rarely print in color?
- 6One or more of my colors are not printing (blank). What can I do?
- 7My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
- 8The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
- 9When selecting grayscale printing in the printer driver, does this use only the black ink or all the ink cartridges to produce the grayscale image?
- 10Why doesn't the machine answer when receiving a call?
- 11How do I know which side up my photo paper should be in the tray?
- 12Pre-Required Procedures (Linux)
- 13How do I clear Machine Error 46?
- 14How do I load 10 x 15 Glossy paper into my machine?
- 15Can I print using only the black ink cartridge when the Color cartridges have run out?
- 16When I print from PowerPoint using the 2 in 1 feature, some of the borders around the document are not printed or lines are printed that shouldn't be there.
- 17How to identify your Operating System (OS).
- 18Can I print a report that will show all of my Speed Dial and Group numbers?
- 19Can I set my Brother machine to forward the faxes I receive to another location?
- 20Can third party ink be used to refill the ink cartridges?
- 21When I try to print thin color borders in Microsoft® Excel, the borders are printed in black.
- 22How do I clear the message "PAPER JAM" or "PRINTER JAM" from the display?
- 23What is Distinctive Ring and how do I program it?
- 24Delete print jobs from the print queue.
- 25Why does my machine's LCD show "NO CARTRIDGE" even though I have already installed all the ink cartridges?
- 26Can I confirm that the FAX was sent correctly?
- 27I get an error "Print Queue is stopped". (Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4)
- 28The message "[file name] can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." appears on OS X v10.8.x.
- 29The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- 30The error message "An error occurred during the installation. ... . IS015- GetOsVersion - 1" appears when installing the Full Driver & Software Packages for Windows 7 downloaded from the "Download" section.
- 31When 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?
- 32I'm experiencing a problem when printing from Adobe® Acrobat®/ Acrobat® Reader™/ Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- 33Can I still receive faxes or calls when the machine is switched off?
- 34Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
- 35How long will my Brother machine store received faxes in memory when it is out of paper or one of its ink cartridges needs to be replaced?
- 36Changes to the contents stored in the address book do not become effective in the stored speed dial numbers in Windows.
- 37Can I reduce the size of a received fax to fit the size of the paper in the Brother machine?
- 38Change the printer driver settings (Windows/macOS)
- 39How do I adjust the settings of the ring volume, beeper volume and speaker volume on my Brother machine?
- 40When using Microsoft® Word 2002, borders that use wavy lines, dots or dashes are printed as solid lines. What can I do?
- 41When I print from Outlook/ Outlook Express or Internet Explorer, the page does not print as expected. For example, the right or left hand portion of the page is blank or it prints on a separate piece of paper.
- 42Some characters are missing when printing PDF files from Adobe® Acrobat® / Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® / Adobe® Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- 43Uninstall the drivers. (Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4)
- 44When I try to send a PC-FAX, the paper is printed out instead of sending the FAX. (Linux)
- 45Check the firmware version.
- 46Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
- 47How many times will my Brother machine automatically redial a busy number?
- 48The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- 49I'm using Windows Vista. When I try to install the Full Driver & Software Package I receive the error message "Unhandled Exception". What should I do?
- 50Uninstall the drivers. (Mac OS X 10.6 - macOS 12)