Quick Guide - Brother HL L3230CDW Setup

Brother HL L3230CDW Setup

Brother HL L3230CDW Printer Setup

Brother HL-L3230CDW is an all-in-one printer that is suitable for small home/office printing needs. This printer is excellent in performing fast printing and uses Electrophotographic LED printing technique. It supports interfaces such as wireless, wired, and USB. The step-by-step instructions for Brother HL L3230CDW Setup are given below.

Unpacking Brother HL L3230CDW Printer

  • Open the product box.
  • Take the Brother HL-L3230CDW Printer and its components out of the box.
  • Clear all the packing materials from the printer.
  • Open the top cover of the printer. Take the drum unit & toner cartridge assembly out of the printer and unpack it.
  • After unpacking the assembly, place it back into the printer.
Setup Brother HL L3230CDW Printer

Load Paper On Brother HL L3230CDW

  • Pull out the paper tray.
  • Get the recommended paper type and align the width guides on the tray.
  • Place the paper in the tray.
  • Adjust the width guides correctly.
  • Push the tray into the printer.

Turn On Brother HL L3230CDW Printer

  • Connect your Brother HL-L3230CDW printer to a power source using the power cord.
  • Turn on the printer.
  • Set the language of your desire.
  • Similarly, configure the other settings on your printer as per your desire.
  • Make sure to save the settings.
Brother HL L3230CDW Driver

 Connect Brother HL L3230CDW To Computer

  • Initially, make sure that your printer is not connected to the computer over a wired or USB cable connection.
  • Now, open the Brother HL-L3230CDW Driver file on your computer.
  • Select the desired software and the connection type when prompted.
  • Install your printer software by following the on-screen instructions.
  • Once the printer driver is installed, print a test page.

Brother HL L3230CDW User Manual

You can get a soft copy of the printer manual by clicking the Manual Download button provided on this page.

Brother HL L3230CDW Driver

The installation CD provided with the printer during the product purchase contains the Full driver & Software Package. This driver package contains a printer driver, raster printer driver, wireless setup helper, etc. To download the Brother printer for your Windows or Mac computer, scroll down this page.

Brother HL L3230CDW Driver For Mac

  • Download the Brother HL-L3230CDW printer driver for your Mac computer by clicking on the Driver Download for Mac or Driver Download button.
  • Once the driver file is downloaded, open it and perform the software installation on your computer.

Brother HL L3230CDW Driver For Windows 

  • Go to the Brother printer’s official support page.
  • Choose your printer model correctly.
  • Click on the Downloads tab.
  • Select your OS type if necessary. 
  • Now, the Brother HL-L3230CDW printer driver available for your Windows OS will be displayed on the screen. Choose the printer driver that you wish to install and click the Download button beside it.

Brother HL-L3230CDW Wireless Setup

Wi-Fi setup using WPS (one push method)
  • Turn on your Brother printer followed by your wireless router.
  • Make sure that your printer is placed close to the router.
  • Now, go to the Network menu on your printer.
  • Select the WLAN option followed by WPS.
  • Choose On when you see the message WLAN Enable? on your printer.
  • Now, locate the WPS button on your wireless router and hold it for few seconds.
  • Once the Brother printer gets connected to your wireless network, connect the computer to the same network.
  • Open the Brother printer driver file on your computer. When prompted, choose the Wi-Fi Connection option.
  • Install the printer driver by following the on-screen instructions.
  • Finally, print a test page to check whether the Wi-Fi setup has been done correctly.

Brother HL-L3230CDW USB Connect

  • Get the USB cable that is recommended by the Brother printer manufacturer.
  • On your Windows or Mac computer, open the printer driver file.
  • Follow the on-screen instructions to reach the Connection Type screen.
  • On the Connection Type screen, choose the Local Connection (USB) option.
  • Connect your Brother printer to the computer using the USB cable when prompted.
  • Install the printer driver to complete the Brother HL-L3230CDW USB Setup.

Brother HL-L3230CDW Ethernet Connection

  • Get an Ethernet cable that is recommended by the printer manufacturer.
  • Now, connect your printer to your router using the Ethernet cable.
  • Connect your computer to the same router over a wired or wireless connection.
  • Turn on your Brother printer.
  • Now, open your Brother printer’s driver file on your computer.
  • When prompted, choose the Wired Network Connection (Ethernet) option and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Ethernet setup.
  • Finally, print a test page to check whether the wired setup has been done correctly.
Brother HL L3230CDW Wireless Setup

Brother HL-L3230CDW Troubleshooting

Some of the common Brother HL-L3230CDW printer issues and their solutions are given below. To get remote assistance in resolving the same or other printer issues, contact us.

Brother HL L3230CDWPAPER JAM

  • As soon as the “paper jam” message is displayed on your printer screen, restart the printer.
  • If the paper jam message is displayed again, then look for the jammed paper in the manual feed slot, paper tray, back of the printer, and inside the printer. 
  • Remove the jammed paper that you find.
  • Make sure to remove the jammed paper gently and without damaging it further.
  • After removing all the jammed paper, reload the paper in the tray and try a test print. If the printer prints the test page successfully, then the paper jam has been cleared.

Brother HL L3230CDW Toner Reset

  • Turn on your Brother printer and open its front cover.
  • Locate the Back & Cancel buttons on your printer’s control panel.
  • Now, press both buttons simultaneously. 
  • When the toner names are displayed on the screen, release the buttons, and choose the toner that you wish to reset.
  • Once the toner reset is complete, the Accepted message will be displayed on the screen.
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Brother HL L3230CDW Printer Offline

  • Turn on your Brother printer if it is turned off.
  • Restart the printer.
  • Check the connectivity status between the printer and your computer.
  • If both devices are not connected to the same network, connect them and then perform the print operation.
  • Make sure that your Brother printer is selected during the print preferences configuration.
  • Check whether the Use Printer Offline option is enabled on your printer. If yes, disable it.
  • Reinstall Brother printer driver using Brother Printer Cleanup Utility on your computer if necessary.
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Brother HL L3230CDW Connected To Wifi But Not Printing

  • Initially, check whether your Brother printer is turned on.
  • If not, turn it on and then perform the print operation.
  • Make sure that the paper tray has enough paper to perform the print operation.
  • Check whether any error message such as paper jam is displayed on your printer screen. If yes, clear it and then perform the print operation.
  • Make sure that your Brother printer is placed close to the router and your computer.
  • Check whether your wireless network is stable. If not, connect your printer to a stable Wi-Fi network and then perform the print operation.
  • Restart your computer and the printer.
  • If necessary, re-perform the wireless setup by referring to the instructions given above.
  • If you still have queries on Brother HL L3230CDW Setup, feel free to contact us.