Skip to main content

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.



Source:- eHow.com
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Printer Troubleshooting - Tips to Restore Laser Printer Performance

Like all laser printers, the Kyocera laser printer also has its set of performance woes that could be resolved by simple troubleshooting. When the printer has been in operation for a long time, troubles usually commence with the rubber rollers or from the sensitive components that are already aging. However if trouble emanates from the toner cartridge, a Kyocera compatible cartridge replacement can resolve the issue and allow trouble free printing to proceed once again. Defective Rollers. The function of the rubber rollers is to seamlessly move paper from one printer component to the next; failure often results in paper jams. The Kyocera laser printer employs several of these rubber rollers in its operations. This begins with the pick-up rollers from the paper tray to the OPC Drum (Organic Photo Receptive); to the fuser assembly rollers and down to the exit rollers that is responsible for the exit of paper from the printer. Since paper is abrasive, continuous contact will result in t
1 comment
Read more

Samsung Printer Error Codes & Troubleshooting

Here are some of the common error codes along with tips on troubleshooting: Scanning error: This error message is essentially a hardware error. Due to poor quality of cables large data needed by a scanner cannot transmitted. You can replace USB cable and try. Paper jam: This happens when the paper has got stuck in your Printer. You need to check the sensor located beside exit rollers. Maybe it is in incorrect position, or is damaged. If nothing works, try replacing it with a new sensor. Square prints: Sometimes you may experience that your Printer is printing out squares instead of regular text. It can happen if you are using Firefox or printing content from sites which do not recognize the font used in the text. To fix this problem you will need to reinstall all relevant drivers. If this doesn’t help then visit the printers and faxes folder, select your printer and choose the properties. Choose the Advanced option in the dialog box and select the print processor. Choose a
Post a Comment
Read more

Ink System Failure Error 0xc18a, 0xc19… – HP Printers

Hp Ink System Failure : Ink System has failed. Unable to print. Refer to Printer documentation. Error: “0xc18a…” Products that may encounter this problem: (A survey based on Fixya.com database) HP Photosmarts: C6180, C6288, C3210, C3310, C5180, C7280, C6188, D7460, C8250, C7180, C5183, C6288, C7268, C6150, C7360, C7160,c309a, C6380 . (Ink System Failure) As you can see, only Photosmarts encounter this problem, however that does not mean that other HP printers types wont be affected.Ink System Failure Error Message Displayed on a Photosmart Screen Common Error Codes: 0xc19axxxx, 0xc18a0001, 0xc18a030a, 0xc19a003f, 0xc18a0201, 0xc19a0003, 0x05d1281, oxc18a0307, 0xc18a101, 0xc052281, 0xc05d0281, 0xc18a0306, 0xc19ac3ff, 0xc18a0101, 0xc19a0031, 0xc18a0007, 0xc18a506 Troubleshooting: When you have one these error messages on your printer screen there are two things that you need to consider to enlighten yourself on what to do when you are in this kind of situation. Whorush: 3
Post a Comment
Read more