Brother produces a wide variety of printers. Read this introduction carefully to determine which steps are right for your printer. This guide offers four different categories of Brother printers: button-only, multi-button one and two, and digital control panels. brother printer reset settings

The first category is for buttons-only models. The control panel will look something like this:
Control panel for buttons-only model printer.

Categories two and three have similar multi-button displays. However, some of the older models require extra steps. If you know what model you have, you can go straight to the appropriate category. If not, try both to see which steps works best for your device. Try categories two or three if your display looks something like this:

Or like this:
Control panel for printers with multi-button display.

The fourth category is for models with touch-screen or digital displays. Use the steps in the fourth category if your display looks something like this:

Is your Brother printer not responding or having difficulty connecting with your computer? If there’s some troubleshooting issue that’s troubling you, restoring your Brother printer to default factory setting may help resolve it.

Restoring to the default factory setting is also an excellent way of protecting sensitive information such as passwords and security settings from outside access. It’s a recommended action if you’re sending your Brother printer for repairs or want to dispose of or recycle your machine. reference link = how to reset brother printer