To locate the Printers & Scanners and add your Brother machine as a printer, follow the instructions below:
NOTE: The screens may differ depending on operating system being used and your Brother machine.
Add my Brother machine (the printer driver) using macOS 10.12 - 10.15. To locate the Printers & Scanners and add your Brother machine as a printer, follow the instructions below: NOTE: The screens may differ depending on operating system being used and your Brother machine. Control your Mac from within an iOS-like Control Center sliding panel Control Center comes with a personalizable interface heavily inspired by iOS 7’s Control Center design and functionality. Consequently, you can enable or disable the WiFi and Bluetooth, adjust the sound or brightness level, control iTunes or Spotify, access various time.
Follow the instructions that came with the scanner to unpack it and connect it to your Mac. If your Mac has a single USB-C port, and you want to connect a USB scanner, use a multiport adapter. Connect the scanner, then connect a USB-C cable to a power supply to prolong the battery life of your Mac. See About USB-C. Close the Brother ControlCenter4 program if it is running. If the icon is in the system tray right-click on it and select CLOSE. The update cannot be performed if the Brother ControlCenter4 is running. Locate and double-click on the decompressed file labeled ControlCenter4 Updater.exe.
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Turn your Brother machine's power off and unplug the machine from the power outlet. If an interface cable is connected, unplug it too.
- Select your connection type.
For USB Users:
- Plug the Brother machine to the power outlet and turn the machine power on.
- Connect the Brother machine to the PC by the USB cable.
Do not connect the product to a USB port on a keyboard or a non powered USB hub.
For Wired Network Users:
- Connect the network cable to the Brother machine and the hub.
- Plug the Brother machine to the power outlet and turn the machine power on.
For Wireless Network Users:
- Plug the Brother machine to the power outlet and turn the machine power on.
- Then you will need to setup your machine on the network. For more information on how to setup the machine on the network, refer to the Quick Setup Guide or Network User's Guide for your machine.
> The latest Quick Setup Guide or Network User's Guide is available in the Manuals section.
Click on the Apple Menu and select System Preferences.
Click on the Printers & Scanners icon.
Click on + button.
- Click on Default. Select your Brother machine from Name list.
Confirm that the correct machine is listed for Use. And click on Add button.For the CUPS Driver:
Make sure that XXXXXXX + CUPS is listed for Use. (Where XXXXXXX is the printer model name.)For PostScript Driver (not available for all models):
Make sure that XXXXXXX BR-Script or XXXXXXX PS is listed for Use. (Where XXXXXXX is the printer model name.)For AirPrint compatible models:
If the AirPrint driver is selected, then you will not have the full functionality of the printer driver. Instead, we recommend that you select the CUPS Driver, as detailed above, for the most complete functionality. The machine is added to the Printers & Scanners. Close the System Preferences.
Control Center Brother Printer
2017 MacBook Pro OS 10.12.5 and Brother printer/scanner MFC-8890DW. I have installed the appropriate driver from the Brother website, but the scanner button / function is not present for this printer in the Printers & Scanners window (it was present with previous OS). I can use Brother Control Center that I installed, but it is cumbersome and sub-par to the Mac Printers & Scanners app. How can install the scanner driver for this printer in the Printers & Scanners app? Help appreciated.
MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, OS 10.12.5
Brother Printer Driver Mac
Posted on Oct 26, 2017 12:33 PM