If your brother printer is not printing, ensure that your printer is turned on. Check for any error messages on printer screen, confirm that your printer set as default. Look for the printer status, inspect the network devices and repair them. Set up the brother printer again, diagnose and solve connection issues.
Steps to resolve printer issues in a Mac
- Check if your brother machine is turned on.
- Look for any error messages on the screen.
- If any, clear the error to use your brother printer.
- Set your brother printer as default and check the machine’s status.
- Open the print queue and delete the print jobs in it.
- Ensure that the network connection is made correctly and the network interface is enabled.
- Make sure that the router, USB cable, Ethernet cable, Macintosh, and brother printer are working correctly.
- Reset the network settings to default.
Methods of resolving the brother printer issues
- Connect your Brother machine to an AC source using a power cable.
- Check if the printer is connected to the electrical outlet firmly. Do this to avoid unwanted shutdown.
- Connect your computer to the network using a wired or wireless network. Download the driver software from the manufacturer’s site and try to print or scan using your printer.
- If any issue persists, ensure that your printer is ready to use. If the printer screen looks blank, press any button to activate the printer from Sleep Mode. If it is not turned on, try to turn it off and then switch on the brother machine.
- If the machine is still unresponsive, contact your brother printer dealer. If any error messages are displayed on the printer’s screen, clear them. Ascertain that your printer is set as default.
- Tap the Apple Menu, select System Preferences and then click on Print & Scan. Choose your printer as default in the pop-up menu. Then check the brother printer’s status by clicking the Open Print Queue after choosing the Brother printer’s icon.
- Tap the Resume button and try to print. Clear all the print jobs in the print queue. Before connecting to the network, ensure that WLAN is enabled.
- Check your network connection. If you are hooked on a wireless network, check router access/pointer’s connection with the printer.
- Remove the protective cover in the USB port if you are using a USB connection. Use an Ethernet cable while you are connected using a wired network. Check if all the connected devices are working properly.
- To diagnose the network connection, click on Print Reports in the Network configuration menu. Check the IP address and Subnet Mask of your Mac and brother printer.
- If the printer is not printing after the connections are made properly, click the Network option and tap Network Reset to reset the settings to default. The machine will restart. Now try all the above steps to print using your printer.
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