Brother MFC-J5945DW Printer keeps showing as Offline

If Brother MFC-J5945DW Printer keeps showing as Offline and displayed error message on your system’s screen, then follow the troubleshooting instructions given below.

First, check if your Brother MFC-J5945DW printer is turned ON.

If the printer is turned OFF, press the Power button on the printer’s control panel.

Check if the Printer Offline error message is cleared on your system screen.

If not, check if any error message is displayed on your Brother MFC-J5945DW printer’s screen.

If so, try to identify the error message is displayed on your Brother printer’s screen.

If there is no error message displayed on the Brother MFC-J5945DW printer’s screen, then check if its driver is installed on your computer.

If not, install the Brother MFC-J5945DW printer driver on your system.

You can use the installation CD or download the driver file to perform the installation.

You can also download the Brother MFC-J5945DW printer driver from this site by clicking the Driver Download button.

Check if your Brother printer is set as the default printing source on your system.

To check it, open the Control Panel window on your Windows system.

Select Hardware & Sound --> Devices & Printers.

Locate your Brother printer and right-click on it.

Select the Set as a default printer option.

To get more remote assistance in fixing the Brother MFC-J5945DW printer keeps showing as offline issue, click the Call button available on this screen.