When your printer is active for a long time, it not only consumes energy but also overheats the fuser unit—especially on laser printers. So, Brother printers come equipped with a dedicated sleep mode that helps save energy and prevent damage to the fuser unit.
Brother states that the printer wakes from sleep once a print job is sent. However, it has been reported that the users could not wake the printer by sending a print job. Further, it enters a deep sleep mode where you have to manually press the power button to wake it up.
So, if your printer enters into sleep mode frequently, you may consider increasing the sleep timer or disabling the sleep mode.
Using the Printing Preferences
When you firstinstall the Brother printerdriver on your PC, you also get a dedicated tool to change the printing preferences of the printer.
You can use this tool to change a range of printer functions, including sleep mode settings.
Using the Embedded Web Server
If you know theIP address of your printer, you can load the Embedded Web Server (EWS) of the printer and easily configure sleep mode settings from there.
Using the Display Panel
If your Brother printer has a display panel, you can change the sleep timer settings from it as well. Here’re the steps to do so.
Using the Printer Buttons
In some printer models like Brother HL-2350DW, you also get an option to disable the deep sleep mode along with changing the sleep time settings. Here’re the steps to configure it.
