Refreshing your Brother printer, often synonymous with performing a controlled restart or soft reset, can help resolve common temporary issues like unresponsiveness, minor errors, or network connection glitches. A specific method involves a sequence using the physical buttons on your printer's control panel.
Specific Button Sequence to Refresh
Based on documented procedures, you can perform a refresh/restart using the following button combination. Follow these steps carefully on your Brother printer:
- Initiate the Sequence: Locate the Stop button (often a red circle or cross) and the Mono Start button (often labeled 'Black' or similar) on your printer's control panel. Press and hold both of these buttons simultaneously.
- Observe Indicator Lights: While holding the buttons, watch the LEDs on your printer. The Power LED, Warning LED (often orange or yellow), and Ink LED (often red or yellow) will light up for approximately one second. After this, the Warning LED should begin blinking.
- Trigger the Restart: Next, find the Colour Start button (often labeled 'Colour' or 'Color'). Press and hold the Colour Start button for about two seconds (as referenced: Press and hold Colour Start for two seconds.).
- Printer Restarts: Release the Colour Start button. Your Brother machine should now proceed to restart itself (as referenced: The machine restarts.).
Once the printer has completed its restart cycle, indicated by the Power LED returning to a steady state (usually green or blue) and the printer being ready, the refresh process is complete.
- Reference Source: This method is derived from the following steps:
- Press. (Stop) and Mono Start simultaneously. The Power LED, Warning LED, and Ink LED light up for one second, and then the Warning LED starts blinking.
- Press and hold Colour Start for two seconds. The machine restarts.
(Information dated 03-Jan-2024)
When Should You Use This Refresh Method?
Performing this type of button sequence refresh can be beneficial when your printer is:
- Unresponsive to print commands.
- Displaying a persistent but non-specific error message.
- Having trouble connecting to the network or a connected device.
- Generally behaving erratically after a print job or idle period.
It's a quick way to clear the printer's temporary memory and reset its internal state without losing settings or data.
Important Considerations
It is crucial to understand that printer models, even within the Brother brand, can have different button layouts and specific procedures for resets or refreshes. The method described above is based on a particular sequence.
- Model Variation: This exact button sequence might not apply to all Brother printer models.
- User Manual: For the most accurate and comprehensive troubleshooting steps, including specific refresh or reset procedures for your model, always consult your printer's user manual or the official Brother support website.
This specific button sequence provides one way to refresh your Brother printer by initiating a controlled restart process.
