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HI, My Brother MFC-7340 printer is shown not connected with Macbook Pro all the time athough i could find the printer in the print & scan list. It always show not connected and offline. However, once i disconnect the usb with macbook and reconnect with my other HP laptop, the printer is working. Please help. ( i had tried to delete the printer software and download again the Print & Scan, but it still does not work)

 

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pluck out the usb wire and reconnect, delete the printer softwsre and download again, but it did not work

Submitted: 356 days and 3 hours ago.
Category: Printers
Value: SG$88
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Expert:  S H E F I N replied356 days and 2 hours ago.

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I apologize that I did not get you on chat. However, I can assist you further in Question and Answer mode.

 

Please follow the instructions given below.

 

  1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
  2. Choose Print & Fax (or Print & Scan) from the View menu.
  3. Hold down the Control key as you click in the list at the left, and choose “Reset printing system” from the menu that appears.
  4. Then, click the + (plus sign that you see on the print & fax window, and not on the keyboard) sign to add printer. Select your printer from the list.


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    Note : Make sure that you are resetting the printing system before adding the printer.

 

 

 

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Customer replied356 days ago.

hi,

I tried your method, at first it looked working, however nothing is printed out except a blank paper from the printer. I switched the usb to my HP laptop, the same problem appeared but after making a photocopy, the printer is back to normal when i print the file from my HP laptop. Now, i try to switched back to Macbook Pro, the printer show offline and not connected again. I repeated your method, now, the brother printer is not listed though i click +.


Please guide me

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Expert:  S H E F I N replied356 days ago.

Hi,

If you have a different USB cable, please try the same with your printer. If not, remove the USB cable from the computer and insert it to a different USB port on your computer.

If the issue persists, please let me know the Mac OS X version you are using.

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Customer replied356 days ago.

Hi,

When i remove it and swift to different USB port, the previous file is suddenly printed out. I tried the new file to print but to no avail again. As there is no printer at all, i tried to download by adding the new printer it seemed the usb cable is not working ? By the way, is it disrupted due to my mac book pro is using dual OS e.g. MAC OS X version 10.7.4 and

window 7 as well?


Regards,

Pauline

Customer replied356 days ago.

,Hi,

When i remove it and swift to different USB port, the previous file is suddenly printed out. I tried the new file to print but to no avail again. As there is no printer at all, i tried to download by adding the new printer it seemed the usb cable is not working ? By the way, is it disrupted due to my mac book pro is using dual OS e.g. MAC OS X version 10.7.4 and

 window 7 as well?


Regards,

Pauline

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Expert:  S H E F I N replied356 days ago.

Hi,

Please go to the link given below, download and install the update. Restart the computer after installing the update. Even if the update named HP printer update, it has drivers for all major brands including Brother.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907

 

 

Note : Please make sure that you are installing the update after downloading it. It is a big file, so it may take some time to get it downloaded.


Then, follow the instructions given below.

 

  1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
  2. Choose Print & Fax (or Print & Scan) from the View menu.
  3. Hold down the Control key as you click in the list at the left, and choose “Reset printing system” from the menu that appears.
  4. Then, click the + (plus sign that you see on the print & fax window, and not on the keyboard) sign to add printer. Select your printer from the list.

  5. Note : Make sure that you are resetting the printing system before adding the printer.

 

If the issue still persists, I would suggest you get a different USB cable for your printer.

 

 

 

If the response was helpful, please RATE my answer with 3-5 STARS OR a Smiley face!

If the issue persists, or you need further information, please let me know via the REPLY or CONTINUE CONVERSATION button. I will be happy to continue further and do everything I can to provide you with the service you seek.

Thank you.

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