Why does my Brother MFC-470DW printer shuts down after successfully working once on MacBook Air?

Upon start up, my macbook air will find and print to my printer (Brother MFC-J470DW). After that, the printer can't find the printer, there is no queue - it's as though the print function shuts down after one successful print job.

What do I do?

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Apr 25, 2024 10:23 PM

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MWINIJJ

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Apr 25, 2024 11:59 PM in response to christifromwa

https://support-apple-com.translate.goog/guide/mac-help/solve-printing-problems-on-mac-mh14002/mac?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=sw&_x_tr_hl=sw&_x_tr_pto=sc

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