Support for MFC-8460N
- I cannot print using my Brother machine on a wired network. (Windows/macOS)
- The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- I get an error "Print Queue is stopped". (Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4)
- I'm using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Apple Mac OS X. I can print from a Macintosh, but not from a Windows PC.
- I'm using Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4 and I'm getting error messages when I try to print.
- I'm experiencing a problem when printing from Adobe® Acrobat®/ Acrobat® Reader™/ Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
- I'm using Windows Vista or Windows 7 and trying to use a Brother machine connected to the network, but the machine stays offline and I cannot print.
- I'm using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Apple® Mac OS X. The printer appears in the "Print Center", "Printer Setup Utility", "Print & Fax", "Print & Scan" or "Printers & Scanners", but I cannot print.
- I am sharing my Brother machine from my Windows XP computer and other Windows users are not able to print.
- My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
- I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- I'm using Mac OS X 10.5 or greater and I'm getting error messages when I try to print. Show More Show Less
- The error message "Invalid format for short nick name" appears when printing a document. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- I get an error "Print Queue is stopped". (Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4)
- I cannot print from my computer via USB.
- I'm using Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4 and I'm getting error messages when I try to print.
- I'm experiencing a problem when printing from Adobe® Acrobat®/ Acrobat® Reader™/ Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- Cannot print after a Windows 10 update (June 2020)
- My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
- I installed drivers from the bundled CD-ROM but I cannot print. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- I'm using Mac OS X 10.5 or greater and I'm getting error messages when I try to print. Show More Show Less
- The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears on the Brother iPrint&Scan screen (mobile device).
- Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Android™ mobile device.
- Unable to print or scan when using Brother iPrint&Scan from my Windows Phone® mobile device. Show More Show Less
- The faxes I receive, copies I make and/or the documents I print from my computer have a curl or wave to them when they feed out of the Brother machine. What can I do?
- When using Microsoft® Word 2002, borders that use wavy lines, dots or dashes are printed as solid lines. What can I do?
- 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.
- When I print a document as a booklet from Microsoft Office 2003, a drawing object does not position correctly on the printed page. (For Windows BR-Script Printer Drivers users)
- My printed documents are incomplete or a blue screen appears when printing or using PC-FAX after a Windows 10 update (March 2021)
- The printout is out of alignment or the size of the printed document is reduced when printing the document from Microsoft Word 2010.
- I am using Windows/ Mac OS 8.x-9.x. When I print from Adobe® Illustrator® with PCL printer driver, text and images are jagged. Show More Show Less
- The Universal Printer Driver searches for the Brother devices on a single network even though my computer connects to multiple networks. (For Windows users)
- The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- I'm experiencing a problem when printing from Adobe® Acrobat®/ Acrobat® Reader™/ Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- The paper is skewed when it's printed.
- When using Microsoft® Word 2002, borders that use wavy lines, dots or dashes are printed as solid lines. What can I do?
- 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.
- When I share a FAX/ DCP/ MFC via a Windows XP PC, the machine prints garbage characters. What can I do?
- I'm printing from Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 but it is not using the settings I select in the Universal Printer Driver. (For Windows XP)
- Some characters are missing when printing PDF files from Adobe® Acrobat® / Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® / Adobe® Reader®. What can I do to correct this?
- When printing multiple copies of a Microsoft® Excel file, the print speed is very slow. What can I do?
- The Brother machine does not appear in the "Print & Fax" or "Print & Scan" Utility. (Mac OS X 10.5 or greater)
- The Brother machine does not appear in the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility. (Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4) Show More Show Less
- Which connection can I use to print from my device (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) using the Brother iPrint&Scan?
- Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
- Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
- Can I select paper trays from my device (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) using the Brother iPrint&Scan?
- Print a web page from Brother iPrint&Scan when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
- Print a web page from iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device.
- Print Photos or Documents from the Brother iPrint&Scan application when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
- Printing from other applications than the Brother iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device.
- Which connection can I use to print from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan?
- Print PDF file or documents from the Brother iPrint&Scan application when using Windows Phone.
- Printing documents from the Brother iPrint&Scan when using an Android™ mobile device.
- Print data from the Clipboard in Brother iPrint&Scan when using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
- Can I select paper trays from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan?
- Can I print all PDF formats from my device (Android™) using the Brother iPrint&Scan? Show More Show Less
- Use the Universal Printer Driver for PCL
- Change the printer driver settings (Windows/macOS)
- Delete print jobs from the print queue.
- Use the Universal Printer Driver for BR-Script. (PostScript language emulation)
- I'm printing from Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 but it is not using the settings I select in the Universal Printer Driver. (For Windows XP)
- How do I adjust my Brother machine's tray use for copying, faxing, and printing? Show More Show Less
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