Scanning Difficulties; Software Difficulties; 14 - 12- Page 240

Brother 8045D User Manual

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8 How to scan using Windows®
9 Using the Brother Control Center
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TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE   

14 - 12

Scanning Difficulties

TWAIN errors appear while 
scanning.

Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is selected as the primary source. 
In PaperPort

®

, click Scan in the File menu and select the Brother 

TWAIN driver.

Software Difficulties

Cannot install software or 
print.

Run the 

MFL-Pro Suite Repair and Install

 program on the CD-ROM. 

This program will repair and reinstall the software.

Cannot perform ‘2 in 1 or 4 in 1’ 
printing.

Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer 
driver are the same.

Cannot print when using 
Adobe Illustrator.

Try to reduce the print resolution.

When using ATM fonts, some 
characters are missing or 
some characters are printed in 
their place.

If you are using Windows

®

 98/98SE/Me, select ‘Printer Settings’ from 

the ‘Start’ menu. Select the properties of the ‘Brother DCP-8040 or 
DCP-8045D (USB) Printer’. Click ‘Spool Setting’ on the ‘Details’ tab. 
Select ‘RAW’ from ‘Spool Data Format.’

“Unable to write to LPT1” or 
“LPT1 already in use” Error 
Message appears.

1. Make sure the DCP is on (plugged into the AC power outlet and 

turned the power switch on) and that it is connected directly to the 
computer using the bundled IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel cable. 
The cable must not go through another peripheral device (such as a 
Zip Drive, External CD-ROM Drive, or Switch box).

2. Make sure the DCP is not displaying an error message on the LCD 

Display.

3. Make sure no other device drivers, which also communicate through 

the parallel port, are running automatically when you boot up the 
computer (such as, drivers for Zip Drives, External CD-ROM Drive, 
etc.) Suggested areas to check: (

Load=, Run=command lines in the 

win.ini file or the Statup Group

)

4. Check with you computer manufacturer to confirm that the computer’s 

parallel port settings in the BIOS are set to support a bi-directional 
machine; i.e. (Parallel Port Mode – ECP)

“MFC is Busy” or “MFC 
Connect Failure” Error 
Message appears.

“MFC  Connect Failure”

If the DCP is not connected to your PC and you have loaded the Brother 
software, the PC will show “MFC Connect Failure” each time you restart 
Windows

®

. You can ignore this message or you can turn it off as follows. 

Double-click “\tool\WarnOFF.REG” from the supplied CD-ROM.
The 

Scan

 key on the DCP’s control panel will not work unless you 

restart your PC with the DCP connected.
To turn it back on. Double-click “\tool\WarnON.REG” from the supplied 
CD-ROM.

DIFFICULTY

SUGGESTIONS

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  • 1. Make sure the DCP is on (plugged into the AC power outlet and turned the power switch on) and that it is connected directly to the computer using the bundled IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel cable.
  • 2. Make sure the DCP is not displaying an error message on the LCD Display.
  • 3. Make sure no other device drivers, which also communicate through the parallel port, are running automatically when you boot up the computer (such as, drivers for Zip Drives, External CD-ROM Drive, etc.
  • 4. Check with you computer manufacturer to confirm that the computer’s parallel port settings in the BIOS are set to support a bi-directional machine; i.

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