Select your Brother machine, and then click Printer properties. Right-click on the Brother driver and left click on Printer properties.Ĭlick Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners. Right-click on the Brother driver and left click on Properties. To set your Brother printer as the default printer, right-click on the Brother printer and select Set As Default (Printer). If the Brother printer is set as the default printer, it will have a check mark in front of the icon. This is especially important if you use the print icon to print from within applications. Verify that the Brother printer is set as default. Make sure your Brother machine is selected to print in your application. ( Click here to see how to open the Control Panel.)Ĭlick Hardware and Sound => Devices and Printers Check also that the correct printer port is set for the selected printer driver as follows: To go to the Manuals section, click Manuals link on this page.Ĭheck that the appropriate printer driver is selected as Set as Default. If not, reinstall the correct printer driver referring to Quick Setup Guide that is available on the Manuals section. If your printer name appears in Printing Preferences dialog, the correct printer driver is chosen. Please refer to the instructions, ' Change the printer driver settings (For Windows)'.

NOTE: The steps and screens may differ depending on the operating system being used. Connect your computer directly to your printer, and then try again.Ĭheck if the correct printer driver is chosen. If you are using an interface-switching device, remove it. If so, change it to the new one and try again. Make sure that the printer cable is not damaged or broken. If you use the USB cable that is longer than 2 meters (6.5 feet), change it to the shorter USB cable and try again.

We recommend that you use a USB cable that is no longer than 2 meters (6.5 feet). Make sure that the printer cable is not too long. NOTE: The screens may differ depending on operating system being used and your Brother machine.

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