Difficulties Cause Suggestions
Bleedthrough is seen in
the scanned data.
The settings are not appropriate for
the type of document being scanned.
Select the Remove Bleed-through / Pattern /
Remove Background Colour checkbox.
Colours in the scanned
data are dark.
The settings are not appropriate for
the type of document being scanned.
Do one of the following:
• Select the Remove Bleed-through / Pattern /
Remove Background Colour checkbox, and
then scan from your computer.
• Increase the Brightness, and then scan from
your computer.
• Increase the Contrast, and then scan from your
computer.
• Change the Colour Setting/Scan Type to Grey
or Colour, and then scan from your computer.
A page that is not a
blank page is skipped.
• The document is too faint.
• Skip Blank Page is set to On.
Set Skip Blank Page to Off.
Alternatively, reduce the Skip Blank Page
sensitivity.
Cannot scan a long
document.
Long Paper is not selected for the
document size.
Select Long Paper for the document size. If you
cannot select Long Paper, when scanning from the
machine’s Control Panel, set Skip Blank Page to
Off, set 2-sided Scan to Off and set Colour Setting/
Scan Type to an option other than Auto. Then, you
can select Long Paper for the document size.
A multifeed occurs. The document is not loaded correctly. Load your document correctly, and then try again.
The document was curled. Straighten the curled document and scan again.
The Separation Pad is not set
correctly or the rubber part of the
Separation Pad is folded.
Make sure the Separation Pad is set correctly.
The Pick Up Roller cover film is
folded or removed.
Contact your Brother dealer or Brother Customer
Service to replace the Pick Up Roller Cover.
The leading edges of the document
are aligned straight.
Fan the paper and position the pages so that the
leading edges are aligned at a slight angle in the
feed direction.
Cannot scan. USB power is insufficient. • When using a USB Type-C cable, use a
computer with a USB Type-C port supporting
more than 15 W output or higher.
• Use only a Certified USB Type-C cable.
Secure Function Lock is on.
(ADS-1800W)
Contact your administrator to check your Secure
Function Lock settings.
See Related Information: Use Secure Function
Lock 3.0.
The Pull Scan option in the Scan
from PC dialog box in Web Based
Management is disabled.
(ADS-1350W/ADS-1800W)
Enable the Pull Scan option.
Cannot scan to a
computer from the
machine.
• Scanning application (for example,
Brother iPrint&Scan) is not
installed on the computer.
• The settings are not configured
within the scanning application (for
example, Brother iPrint&Scan).
• The Scan Destination setting was
not configured in Remote Setup or
Web Based Management.
(ADS-1300/ADS-1350W)
• Install a scanning application (for example,
Brother iPrint&Scan).
• Configure the settings using a scanning
application (for example, Brother iPrint&Scan).
• Configure the Scan Destination setting using
Remote Setup or Web Based Management.
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