Macbook air M2 and MFC-J480DW printer.
Macbook air M2 will not recognize MFC-J480DW printer. It will scan but will not print any document. Printer and CUPS driver is active on laptop.
MacBook Air, macOS 26.0
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The Brother MFC-J480DW is an AirPrint-enabled model, so printing should work without additional drivers.
About AirPrint - Apple Support
Check that the printer and the MacBook Air are connected to the same network (Wi-Fi router).
Is it possible to print from an iPhone/iPad?
If necessary, you may want to try a full power-cycle sequence (do not forget the Wi-Fi router):
- Power off the router, the printer, the MacBook Air, any iPhones/iPads, and all other devices/computers connected to the network.
- Wait two to three minutes.
- Power on the router.
- Wait a minute or two.
- Power on the printer.
- Wait a minute or two.
- Power on the MacBook Air, any iPhones/iPads, and all other devices/computers.