Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

Copying Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Cannot make a copy

Make sure that the Copy

 

key is illuminated. (See Entering Copy mode

 

 

 

 

on page 56.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical streaks appear in copies

If you see vertical streaks on copies, clean the scanner. (See Cleaning the

 

scanner on page 114.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor copy results when using the

Try using the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 17.)

ADF (MFC-290C only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical black line appears in

Vertical black lines or streaks on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction

copies (MFC-290C only)

fluid on the scanner. Clean the glass strip and scanner glass and the white bar and

 

white plastic above them. (See Cleaning the scanner on page 114.)

 

 

 

 

Fit to Page does not work properly.

Make sure the document is not skewed on the scanner glass.

 

 

 

 

Scanning Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

TWAIN/WIA errors appear when

Make sure the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver is chosen as the primary source. In

starting to scan.

PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR, click File, Scan or Get Photo and click Select to

 

choose the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver.

 

 

OCR does not work.

Try increasing the scanner resolution.

 

 

Poor scanning results when using

Try using the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 17.)

the ADF. (MFC-290C only)

 

 

 

Software Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

Cannot install software or print

Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on the CD-ROM. This program will repair

 

and reinstall the software.

 

 

‘Device Busy’

Make sure the machine is not showing an error message on the LCD.

 

 

Cannot print images from

To use FaceFilter Studio, you must install the FaceFilter Studio application from

FaceFilter Studio.

the CD-ROM supplied with your machine. To install FaceFilter Studio see the

 

Quick Setup Guide.

 

Also, before you start FaceFilter Studio for the first time, you must make sure your

 

Brother machine is turned on and connected to your computer. This will allow you

 

to access all the functions of FaceFilter Studio.

 

 

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