Brother printers are among the various products developed by Brother Industries, a popular Japanese multinational electronics company. Printers of this company have great market value across the global market, because of its features and functionalities. These Printers have also been well-known for their offline functionality, i.e., it can respond even when it appears offline or not connected with the network. If you are facing brother printer offline issue, find the exact cause of the issue and proper troubleshooting methods to fix it.

Why my Brother Printer is indicating offline status?

Sometimes, you might face issues related to Brother printer offline even when it is properly connected with your system and fully operational. The error usually occurs when it comes to the network printers. In such a case, you have to apply some technical methods to troubleshoot printer offline error.

All you have to do is. Navigate to the start button of the desktop and right-click on it. Then a small window will pop-up on your screen, click on “Devices and Printers” option.

Next, go throughControl Panel>Hardware and Sound> Devices and Printers. On that screen, right-click on your printer model and check what is left in the printing queue. If nothing appears in the queue, reset your printer and set it as default.

Quick methods to bring offline Brother printer to online

Are you facing problems while printing your documents from your Brother printer due to its ‘Printer Offline’ error message? If yes, then apply following steps to bring your printer online:

Firstly, check whether your Brother Printer is properly turned ON and there is no problem with it.

Now, ensure that your Brother printer is properly connected to the computer.

Make your Brother Printer as the default one in the Windows 10 settings.

Delete all the pending print jobs from the printer properties option.

If the Brother printer’s icon (example:- Brother XXX-XXXX (Copy 1)) appears on your screen, delete that device from the system.

There are some other methods that you can try to bring your offline Brother printer in online state. But before applying any technical method, make sure that the Brother printer is connected to the computer properly and it is set as the default printer in Windows 10 settings.

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