Brother Printer Support: Do It Yourself Troubleshooting And Common Fixes

Printer is certainly one of the most important computer peripherals. Printers are required at the commercial places as well as homes. For instance, if your kid has a project for school, he or she may need to print it. If you are working from home you may require printer regularly.

Brother is a very well known printer manufacturer. The company delivers wide range of world-class printers for all needs. It is true that they make high quality printers.  However, this does not mean that their printers cannot develop defects. Printers are a combination of digital and mechanical components and thus they can cause problems at some point of time during the course of use.

If you are experiencing issues with printer, you will want it fixed immediately. You can call Brother Printer Support at all times and get your issues resolved. But, there are some issues that can be fixed easily by you without having to call in the support team. This can save you a lot of time. Here is some DIY troubleshooting.

Cannot find printer

This is common issue and most of the times it can be easily fixed. When your computer is not able to detect the printer, you need to check if the USB cable is properly connected to the computer as well as to the printer. Make sure that the printer is switched on (you will see the power lights on). In order to detect the printer, you must have the printer drivers installed. You may have received a CD or USB drive with the drivers. You can also download the drivers for your printer model from Brother’s website. If you have tried everything and still the printer is not getting detected, you may need to call Brother Printer Support.

Ink is low

If you are getting the message that the printer ink is low or the printer is running out of ink, it means that soon you may need to change the cartridge or get it refilled. But, you don’t need to do that immediately after you see this alert. Your Brother printer gives this warning a little early so that you have ample time to take the action. You can take many printouts after the first appearance of the warning. If you think the ink level is right (as you might have just refilled it), you may need to call the Brother Printer Support.

Printing process is too slow

The printing speed depends a great deal upon the printer model and the type of printer. Ink jet printers are usually slower than the laser printers. However, the speed is also dependent upon the type of content you are printing and the kind of colours it uses. For instance, printing text based content with black and white ink will be much faster than printing a colourful photograph or image.  If you have set your printer on ‘high-quality’ printing then it will take longer. If you feel that your printer is unnecessarily slow, it would be a good idea to call 1-888-827-9060 Brother support.