Support for FAX-2950
- My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
- I updated my Windows 11 PC through Windows Update and I can no longer Print, Scan or Fax from my PC.
- The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- I cannot print from my computer via USB.
- Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
- The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- I installed the Full Driver & Software Package, but some applications were not installed. (For Windows 10)
- I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater) Show More Show Less
- Curled or wavy
- Lines across the page
- Gray background
- Curled
- My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
- Page skewed
- Poor fixing
- White lines down the page
- White lines, bands or ribbing across the page
- All black
- Envelope creases
- White spots or black spots at 94 mm (3.7 in.) intervals
- Toner specks
- White lines across the page
- Ghost
- Black lines down the page
- Possible solutions for print quality issues
- The printout is out of alignment or the size of the printed document is reduced when printing the document from Microsoft Word 2010.
- Wrinkles or creases
- Black toner marks across the page
- Faint
- When 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.
- 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.
- Hollow print Show More Show Less
- Recently, when I print a document from the manual feed slot, my Brother machine is taking more time than usual to start feeding paper. How can I reduce the time it takes to start feeding paper?
- The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- Some characters are missing when printing PDF files from Adobe® Acrobat® / Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® / Adobe® Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- The Brother machine does not appear in the "Print & Fax" or "Print & Scan" Utility. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- When 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.
- 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. Show More Show Less
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