FAQs & Troubleshooting
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MFC-290C
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The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan (mobile device).
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Pre-Required Procedures (Linux)
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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 to OCR I get an error message saying "This feature is not available because there is no OCR Software installed".
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Print using only the black ink cartridge when the Color cartridges have run out.
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One or more of my colors are not printing (blank). What can I do?
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When I print, the pages are smudged with ink. What should I do?
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Locate files scanned with ControlCenter2 (For Macintosh)
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When I try to OCR into WordPad using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR or Brother ControlCenter3, the text comes out as gibberish. This started after I installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).
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What driver package format is supported by my Linux distribution?
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Send a fax using PC-FAX with LPD/LPRng (Linux)
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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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Check the kind of scanner driver installed by connecting the USB/ Parallel cable.
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The error message "IS052 InstallNetworkDriver" appears when installing the MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM or the Full Driver & Software Package is downloaded from the "Download" section.
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The rainbow cursor keeps spinning when I click on Copy/PC-FAX in ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS X 10.7).
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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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When I try to print thin color borders in Microsoft® Excel, the borders are printed in black.
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Print on both sides of the page. (Manual 2-sided/Duplex Printing)
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Delete a network scanner entry. (Linux)
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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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I cannot send a fax using PC-FAX (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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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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How do I know which side up my photo paper should be in the tray?
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The printer status is Offline or Paused.
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Scan and save a document in PDF format (Scan to File)
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Scan multiple pages into one file instead of each scan being saved as a separate file.
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Can I use voice mail on the same line as my Brother machine?
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I installed Macromedia Flash Player 8, but still I cannot use the Modern user interface of ControlCenter3.