Fixed — Why Does My Brother Printer Keeps Going Offline On Mac?
Sometimes Brother printer keeps going offline on mac despite you try hard to fix the problem. Seeing your printer offline when you immediately need a print out could be the worst situation to imagine.
Well, everyone shares the same feeling for this wired situation. But there is no way out except trying various troubleshooting measures to fix the issue.
This article will explain all tried and tested methods that could get your brother printer back online. Read the next section carefully to learn how to fix brother printer offline issue.
How To Troubleshoot Brother Printer Offline Issue?
Following check out a set of instructions that need to be followed when at first you notice your brother printer offline Mac.
- Plugin the power cord and turn ON your printer.
- Makes sure paper tray is loaded with minimum required papers.
- If there is any paper jam; clear it first.
- Check for any other error message showing up on the screen.
- Ensure your wi-fi network is working well and your printer is well connected to it.
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- For wired brother printers; ensure all USB’s are correctly seated in their respective ports.
- Clear the printing queue by deleting all pending printing jobs.
- Check and update the latest firmware version for brother printer.
After checking all these things, restart your printer. In the meanwhile reboot your system as well.
Once the computer and printer are rebooted completely; recheck printer status. Most, probably your brother printer will show online on Mac now.
In case your printer is going offline on Mac again and again; you should try with some advanced troubleshooting method. Check out the next, section.
Reset Mac Printing System
It is not always the printer at fault. There still exists a possibility that issues might be with your Mac system. To overcome the doubt; we have an option to work with printing settings in Mac.
You can reset Mac printing settings to stay connected to your printer. Below-given are steps that you need to follow:
- Go to “System Preferences” in your Mac.
- Select the “Printer and scanners” option.
- A list of printers (available/connected in the past) will show up in the left panel of the next window.
- Right-click in empty space (in the left panel.)
- A list of options will pop-up; click on the “Reset Printing System” option.
- Clicking this option will initiate to remove all added printers and their installed drivers.
- Next, you need to add your brother printer to Mac system from scratch.
- You also have to install the correct printer driver for your model.
For further help in installing the brother printer driver to Mac.
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