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Brother Wireless Printer Troubleshooting

The wireless capabilities of Brother's line of printers eliminates the hassles of connecting electrical cables and keeping them out of view. Most Brother wireless printers allow the user to accomplish several tasks with the same printer. Aside from printing, these printers also support scanning and faxing. Perhaps the most common problem associated with these printers is the failure to print anything at all. To avoid much of the guesswork typically association with troubleshooting a printer, Brother wireless printers use a digital display screen that often provides an error message. However, one error message often encompasses several problems.




Printer Fails to Print

1. If the printer fails to print, first make sure the printer's electrical power supply cord is plugged into a wall outlet and that the "On/Off" key, located on top of the printer, is pressed. If the printer has power, determine whether the printer is online. Click the "Start" button on the desktop, then select "Printers and Faxes." Right-click one time on the printer's icon and make sure that the "Use Printer Offline" selection does not have a checkmark next to it. If a checkmark does appear, left-click one time on "Use Printer Offline."

If the printer still fails to print, make sure the computer is able to read the wireless signal. Each wireless access router has a unique network settings number programmed into the unit by the factory, as well as a network name. If this information is unknown, contact the manufacturer and be prepared to give the unit's serial number. Press the "5" button on the printer to display the "Network" option, followed by "2" to enter the "Setup Wizard." When the display reads, "WLAN Enable?," press the "1" button to accept. Scroll through the network settings numbers by pressing the arrow keys on the printer until the network's name appears, then press the "OK" button. Enter the network settings number using the printer's keypad, then press "OK." The printer may take a few minutes to connect to the computer, and when it does, the printer will display a "Connected" message.

Error Messages

2. If the printer produces a "No Paper Fed" message, either the printer is out of printing paper or there is a paper jam. After loading the printer with paper or clearing a paper jam, press either the "Black Start" or the "Color Start" button. An "Out of Memory" message means that the printer's memory is full. This message typically appears if the fax or scan functions are in use and the machine is in the process of scanning or faxing documents. Press the "Stop/Exit" button, then wait for the first task to finish. The "Out of Memory" message will also display if a memory card or USB drive does not have enough memory for the attempted task. Either upgrade to a device with a larger capacity or delete files from the existing device.



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