FAQs & Troubleshooting
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HL-2040
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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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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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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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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 to identify your Operating System (OS).
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White lines appear across the page.
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I cannot install Brother drivers on Debian 10 or later (Linux)
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Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
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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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The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message MEMORY FULL is printed.
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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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The driver installation finished successfully but I cannot print. (Linux)
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Delete print jobs from the print queue.
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Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
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I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
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I cannot print from my computer via network. (For Macintosh)
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The printer status is Offline or Paused.
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The printer does not feed paper from the manual feed slot.
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Can I use non-Brother or third party supplies with the Brother machine?
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What do the LED indications mean?
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Replace the drum unit.
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When 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.
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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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Large characters are printed incorrectly. (Linux)
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I'm using FreeBSD. Do you have a driver for FreeBSD? (Linux)
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To install the printer driver easily using a tool. (Linux)
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Uninstall printer drivers (Linux)
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What is the difference between the toner cartridge and the drum unit?
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I cannot print from my computer via USB.