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My printer is not responding when i press print. the printer is set as my default and it is showing up on my computer and i have tried redone the plugs and it still doesn't print.
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This may help some (22Jun2022): MFC-9840CDW using wi-fi option to connect, currently running on Windows 11 and for a long while, years even Windows 10, I too was constantly having a problem of this machine going into sleep mode and not coming out when wanting to print, the driver/firmware is the latest from the brother's support site for this model. The actual printer machine: no status light, says "Sleep" and the "menu key button" does not respond (need this key to respond). The PC, the brother printer icon does show in the control panel but do not have the "set as default printer" option. I assume in sleep or deep mode the PC does not see the actual printing device. In my case, Brother PC-Fax v.2.1 was selected and I could still scan a document to my PC. Fix action (need to turn off sleep mode on the printer itself): turn off printer (maybe wait 5 min, probably don't have to wait). turn printer back on, it cycles itself the status light on the printer should be green, at this point the printer should work as normal. But you should immediately turn off "sleep mode" because once it goes into sleep mode it no longer responds. Press the "Menu" key, enter "general setup" press "OK" button, arrow down to "ecology" (6) press "OK" button, select "Sleep Time" enter 000, press "OK" should respond with "accepted". After I did this, I currently have no status light and it still says "sleep" just like before. I just did this and it's been a couple of hours and I can print a test page whereas before I could not. And the icon in the control panel is as it should be, a check mark showing its the default printer. Hopefully, this is a permanent fix at least until I replace this printer.
go to control panel then choose printer the set the printer model you are using to default then try to print again or check the cable if properly connected and lastly re install the driver if needed
Sure sounds like you have another printer as the default. Click on start. Then click on control panel. Click on printers and other stuff. See which printer is set as the default. If the Canon Pixma mx340 isn't change it. This should solve your problem.
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If the printer is not printing, check the cables connecting the printer and the computer. Make sure it is properly connected. Check the settings on your computer if printer is set as a default printer and try printing a test page from the driver page. To do this open printer and faxes, right click on the printer >properties and click the button print test page.
If you are able to print a test page, check the settings of your application and make that the correct printer is selected.
For further assistance, please contact Lexmark Technical Support
There may be a number of reasons for the 6312 failing to keep your settings, the first thing to identify would be that you have changed the settings on the printer and then saved these settings. If you do not save the settings to a menu / configuration they will be lost if the printer is powered off or receives a reset command.
Once you have made your settings changes, the settings can be saved in the following way;
Ensure the pritner is OFFLINE
Press Menu Press Up Arrow until display shows Config Menu Press Enter Press Up Arrow until display shows Configurations Press Enter Press Up Arrow until display shows Save Press Enter Press Up Arrow until the Config Number Or Name appears that you want to save the settings to (Default is Confg 1) Press Enter Press Clear, to return to Offline mode.
If you save your settings you can then print a configuration report to see the values that have been saved, this can be done in the following way;
With the printer OFFLINE Press the Menu key Press any Arrow key until display shows Config Menu. Press the Enter key. Press any Arrow key until display shows Printer. Press the Enter key. Press any Arrow key until display shows Report. Press the Enter key. Press any Arrow key until display shows All Configs. Press the Enter key and the configurations will be printed.
This should show your saved settings, try powerign th epritner off and back on again and again print the Congfig report to check the settings are retained.
If you find the settings appear to change when you print to the printer this will be caused by your print job, escape commands in the print job will take presidence over the printer menu settings.
You would need to check the host computer system to see what might be causing the problem; chack page size, fonts, ensure the correct printer driver is used etc on the system.
This sounds like the wrong printer has been selected in print manager. If this is the only printer connected to this pc then make sure you have set it as the default printer, either through Control Panel or start/printers and faxes
Yes. Any printer's default options can be set as desired. Open the printer's properties (Start/Control Panel/Printers/right click the printer and left click Properties), and change the setting as you wish, then click OK. Those settings should be used each time you use the print command, unless you change the settings for that particular print job.
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Your printer has an inner setting within the menu that tells it not to pay attention to the computer's commands. The CD that came with the printer contains the users manuals. However, this is not the default setting, so maybe someone pressed the wrong buttons in the right sequence.
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