Advanced User’s Guide MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW Not all models are available in all countries.
User’s Guides and where do I find them? Which Guide? What’s in it? Where is it? Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Read the Safety Instructions before you set up your machine. See this Guide for trademarks and legal limitations. Printed / In the Box Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your machine and installing the drivers and software for the operating system and connection type you are using.
Table of Contents 1 General Setup 1 Memory storage..................................................................................................... 1 Set tone or pulse dialing mode (Canada only)....................................................... 1 Volume settings ..................................................................................................... 2 Ring volume..................................................................................................... 2 Beeper volume ....
3 Sending a fax 19 Additional sending options...................................................................................19 Sending faxes using multiple settings ...........................................................19 Changing a 2-sided fax layout (MFC-L8850CDW and MFC-L9550CDW).....20 Contrast .........................................................................................................21 Changing Fax Resolution ....................................................................
Dialing and storing numbers 42 Telephone line services ....................................................................................... 42 Tone or Pulse (Canada only)......................................................................... 42 For Fax/Tel mode only................................................................................... 42 Special line considerations ............................................................................ 42 Additional dialing operations............
A Routine maintenance 63 Cleaning and checking the machine....................................................................63 Cleaning the outside of the machine .............................................................64 Cleaning the scanner.....................................................................................65 Cleaning the laser scanner windows .............................................................67 Cleaning the corona wires ...............................................
1 General Setup Set tone or pulse dialing mode (Canada only) NOTE • This manual shows the LCD messages of the MFC-L9550CDW unless specified. • Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide show the MFC-L8850CDW. Memory storage Your settings are stored permanently, and in the event of a power failure will not be lost. Temporary settings (for example, Contrast and Overseas Mode) will be lost.
Chapter 1 Volume settings Ring volume You can choose from a range of ring volume levels, from High to Off. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e f g h i 2 . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display General Setup. Press General Setup. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Volume. Press Volume. Press Ring. Press Off, Low, Med or High. Press .
General Setup Speaker volume You can choose from a range of speaker volume levels, from High to Off. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press General Setup. f g h Press Volume. i Press . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display General Setup. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Volume. Press Speaker. Press Off, Low, Med or High. 1 Automatic Daylight Saving Time 1 You can set the machine to change automatically for Daylight Saving Time.
Chapter 1 Set the Time Zone You can set the time zone on the machine for your location. For example, the time zone for Eastern Standard Time in the USA and Canada is UTC-05:00. a Press b Press (Date & Time). . c Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Time Zone. d e Press Time Zone. f Press Enter your time zone. Press OK. . 1 Ecology features Toner Save You can save toner using this feature. When you set Toner Save to On, print appears lighter. The factory setting is Off.
General Setup Sleep Time 1 The Sleep Time setting can reduce power consumption. When the machine is in Sleep mode (Power Save mode) it acts as though it is turned off. The machine will wake up and start printing when it receives a print job. You can choose how long the machine must be idle before it goes into Sleep mode. The timer will restart if any operation is carried out on the machine, such as receiving a fax or a print job. The factory setting is three minutes.
Chapter 1 Quiet mode feature Quiet mode The Quiet mode setting can reduce noise while printing. When Quiet Mode is turned On, the print speed becomes slower. The default setting is Off. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e 1 Touchscreen Setting the backlight brightness You can adjust the brightness of the Touchscreen LCD backlight. If you are having difficulty reading the Touchscreen, try changing the brightness setting. . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display General Setup.
General Setup Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight You can set how long the Touchscreen LCD backlight stays on after you go back to your Home screen. Dial Prefix The Dial Prefix setting will automatically dial a predefined number before every fax number you dial. For example: If your telephone system requires a 9 to dial an outside number, use this setting to automatically dial 9 for every fax you send. Press b c Press All Settings.
Chapter 1 Changing the prefix number a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Initial Setup. f g Press Dial Prefix. h i . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Initial Setup. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Dial Prefix. Press On (or Off). You can turn off the prefix number by pressing Off. The prefix number will remain off until you press On. Press Dial Prefix. Do one of the following using the Touchscreen's keyboard.
2 Security features Secure Function Lock 3.0 2 NOTE • Secure Function Lock can be set by using Web Based Management or BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows® only). 2 Secure Function Lock lets you restrict Public access to the following machine operations: • Only administrators can set limitations and make changes for each user.
Chapter 2 Before you begin to use Secure Function Lock 3.0 2 You can configure the Secure Function Lock settings using a web browser. Before configuration, the following preparations are needed. a b Start your web browser. Type “vmachine’s IP address/” into your browser’s address bar (where “machine’s IP address” is the IP address of the Brother machine). For example: v192.168.1.2/ NOTE You can find the machine’s IP address in the Network Configuration List (see Software and Network User's Guide).
Security features Configure Secure Function Lock 3.0 Using Web Based Management Set up groups with restrictions and users with a password and card ID (NFC ID) 1. You can set up to 100 restricted groups and 100 users. Configure these settings using a web browser. To set up the web page, see Before you begin to use Secure Function Lock 3.0 on page 10. Then follow these steps: 1 i (For MFC-L9550CDW) In the Card ID (NFC ID) box, type the card number (up to 16 characters.
Chapter 2 Setting up the card authentication users (For MFC-L9550CDW) Setting up and changing the Public user mode 2 Before setting up the card authentication users, you must set up restricted operations and a user list using the web browser. For more information, see Configure Secure Function Lock 3.0 Using Web Based Management on page 11. a Changing to the restricted user mode using the Touchscreen (for more information, see Changing to restricted user mode using the Touchscreen on page 13).
Security features Switching Users 2 This setting allows you to switch between registered restricted users or Public mode when Secure Function Lock is turned on. Changing to restricted user mode using the Touchscreen a Press a Press b c Touch the card to the NFC Reader. or Public XXXXX 2 Changing to restricted user mode using the NFC Reader (For MFC-L9550CDW) . (Where xxxxx is the user’s name.) b c Press Change User. d e Press your user name.
Chapter 2 Active Directory Authentication Active Directory Authentication restricts the use of the Brother machine. If Active Directory Authentication is enabled, the machine's control panel will be locked. The machine's settings cannot be changed until the user enters the user ID, domain name and password.
Security features IPSec 2 Setting Lock 2 IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) is a security protocol that uses an optional Internet Protocol function to prevent manipulation and ensure the confidentiality of data transmitted as IP packets. IPsec encrypts data carried over the network, such as print jobs sent from computers to a printer. Because the data is encrypted at the network layer, applications that use a higher-level protocol use IPsec even if the user is not aware of its use.
Chapter 2 Setting up the administrator password 2 Changing the Setting Lock administrator password a Press . a Press b c Press All Settings. b c Press All Settings. d e Press General Setup. d e Press General Setup. f g Press Setting Lock. f g h Press Setting Lock. i Enter a four-digit number for the new password using the Touchscreen's keyboard. Press OK. j Re-enter the new password when the Touchscreen displays Verify:. Press OK.
Security features Turning Setting Lock on/off 2 If you enter the wrong password, the Touchscreen displays Wrong Password. Enter the correct password. Turning Setting Lock on a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press General Setup. f g h Press Setting Lock. This feature is to prevent users from sending a fax or call to a wrong number by mistake. You can set the machine to restrict dialing when you use the dial pad, Address Book and Shortcuts.
Chapter 2 Address Book restriction 2 LDAP server restriction a Press . a Press b c Press All Settings. b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax. d e Press Fax. f g h Press Dial Restriction. Press Dial Restriction. Press Enter # Twice, On or Off. f g h i Press i Press Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Dial Restriction. Press Address Book. . Shortcuts restriction . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax.
3 Sending a fax Additional sending options Sending faxes using multiple settings Before you send a fax, you can change any combination of these settings: 2-sided Fax 1 Contrast Fax Resolution Real Time TX Delayed Fax Batch TX Coverpage Message Coverpage Setup Broadcasting For MFC-L8850CDW and MFC-L9550CDW a Do one of the following: When Fax Preview is set to Off, press 3 b c Press Options. d e Press the option you want.
Chapter 3 Changing a 2-sided fax layout (MFC-L8850CDW and MFC-L9550CDW) You must choose the 2-sided scanning format before you send a 2-sided fax. The format you choose will depend on the layout of your 2-sided document. a b Load your document in the ADF. Do one of the following: When Fax Preview is set to Off, press (Fax). When Fax Preview is set to On, press (Fax) and Sending Fax(es). c d Press Options. e f Press 2-sided Fax. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display 2-sided Fax.
Sending a fax Contrast 3 Changing Fax Resolution 3 For most documents the default setting of Auto will give the best results. Auto automatically chooses the appropriate contrast for your document. The quality of a fax can be improved by changing the Fax Resolution. This is a temporary setting that will only be active for your next fax. If your document is very light or very dark, changing the contrast may improve the quality of the fax.
Chapter 3 Additional sending operations Sending a fax manually Manual transmission Manual transmission lets you hear the dialing, ringing and fax-receiving tones while sending a fax. a b Load your document. press (Fax). When Fax Preview is set to On, press (Fax) and Sending Fax(es). Press Hook and listen for a dial tone. Dial the fax number. When you hear the fax tones, press Fax Start. If you are using the scanner glass, press Send.
Sending a fax Dual access 3 Broadcasting 3 You can dial a number and start scanning the fax into memory—even when the machine is sending from memory, receiving faxes or printing computer jobs. The Touchscreen displays the new job number. Broadcasting lets you send the same fax message to more than one fax number. You can include Groups, Address Book numbers and up to 50 manually dialed numbers in the same broadcast.
Chapter 3 f Press Add Number. NOTE If you downloaded Internet Fax: If you want to broadcast using an E-mail address, press , enter the E-mail address (see Basic User's Guide), and press OK. g You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways: Press Add Number and enter a number using the Touchscreen's keyboard (see Basic User's Guide). Press OK. Press Add from Address book. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display the number you want to add to the broadcast.
Sending a fax Real Time Transmission When you are sending a fax, the machine will scan the document into the memory before sending it. As soon as the telephone line is free, the machine will start dialing and sending. Sometimes, you may want to send an important document immediately without waiting for memory transmission. You can turn on Real Time TX. 3 Overseas Mode If you are having difficulty sending a fax overseas due to a bad connection, then turning on Overseas Mode may help.
Chapter 3 Delayed Fax 3 You can store up to 50 faxes in the memory to be sent within a 24-hour period. a b Load your document. Do one of the following: When Fax Preview is set to Off, press (Fax). When Fax Preview is set to On, press (Fax) and Sending Fax(es). c d Press Options. e f g h i Press Delayed Fax. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Delayed Fax. Press Delayed Fax. Press On. Press Set Time.
Sending a fax Checking and canceling waiting jobs Check which jobs are still waiting in the memory to be sent. If there are no jobs, the Touchscreen displays No Jobs Waiting. You can cancel a fax job that is stored and waiting in the memory. a Press b c Press All Settings. . Press Fax. f Press Remaining Jobs. Jobs that are waiting will appear on the Touchscreen. g Swipe up or down, or press a or b to scroll through the waiting jobs and press the job you want to cancel. h i Press Cancel.
Chapter 3 Restoring all fax settings to the factory settings Saving fax options as a Shortcut 3 3 You can restore all the fax settings you have changed to the factory settings. These settings will stay until you change them again. a You can store all the new fax options you use frequently by saving them as a Shortcut. a When Fax Preview is set to Off, Do one of the following: press When Fax Preview is set to Off, press (Fax) and Sending When Fax Preview is set to On, press Fax(es).
Sending a fax Electronic cover page This feature will not work unless you have programmed your Station ID (see Basic User's Guide). 3 Composing your own comments You can set up two comments of your own. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax. Press Setup Send. Instead of using one of the preset comments, you can enter two personal messages of your own, up to 27 characters long (see Basic User's Guide). f g h i (See Composing your own comments on page 29.
Chapter 3 Send a cover page for the next fax If you want to send a cover page for the next fax, you can add the cover page. a Do one of the following: When Fax Preview is set to Off, press (Fax). When Fax Preview is set to On, press 3 Using a printed cover page If you want a printed cover page you can write on, print the sample page and attach it to your fax. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax. f g h i Press Setup Send. (Fax) and Sending Fax(es). b c d e f g h Press Options.
Sending a fax Destination Display 3 When you send a fax, the machine displays the information from the Address Book or the number you dialed. You can set the machine to hide the destination information on the Touchscreen. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax. f g h Press Setup Send. i Press 3 . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Setup Send. Press Destination. Press Hidden (or Display). .
4 Receiving a fax Memory Receive Options 4 j Do one of the following: Press Manual to enter the forwarding fax number (up to 20 characters) using the Touchscreen's keyboard (see Basic User's Guide). 4 Memory Receive lets you receive faxes while you are away from the machine. Press OK. You can use only one Memory Receive option at a time: Press Address Book. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to scroll until you find the fax number where you want your faxes forwarded.
Receiving a fax Paging 4 k If you are programming a cell phone number, press OK. When Paging is chosen, the machine dials the cell phone or pager number you programmed. This activates your cell phone or pager so you will know there is a fax message in the machine’s memory. If your pager needs a PIN, enter the PIN, press #, press Pause, enter your fax number followed by ##. Press OK.
Chapter 4 Fax Storage The Fax Storage feature lets you store your received faxes in the machine’s memory. You can retrieve stored fax messages from a fax machine at another location using the remote retrieval commands (see Retrieving fax messages on page 38). Your machine will print a backup copy of each stored fax. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax. . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Setup Receive.
Receiving a fax Turning off Memory Receive Options a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax. f g Press Setup Receive. h i Press Memory Receive. 4 . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax. 4 Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Setup Receive. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Memory Receive. Press Off. NOTE The Touchscreen will give you more options if there are received faxes still in your machine’s memory (see Changing Memory Receive Options on page 34).
Chapter 4 Remote retrieval 4 You can change your code at any time. To make your code inactive, press and hold at step g to restore the inactive setting – – –l, and then press OK. You can call your machine from any touchtone telephone or fax machine and then use the remote access code and remote commands to retrieve fax messages. Setting a Remote Access Code NOTE Using your Remote Access Code 4 The Remote Access Code lets you access the remote retrieval features when you are away from your machine.
Receiving a fax Remote fax commands 4 Follow the commands in the table to access features when you are away from the machine. When you call the machine and enter your remote access code (3 digits followed by l), the system will give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command. Remote commands 95 Change the Fax Forwarding, Paging or Fax Storage settings 1 OFF You can choose Off after you retrieve or erase all your messages. 2 Fax Forwarding One long beep means the change is accepted.
Chapter 4 Retrieving fax messages You can call your machine from any touchtone telephone or fax machine and have your fax messages sent to another machine. Before you use this feature, you have to turn on Fax Storage or Fax Preview (see Fax Storage on page 34 or Basic User's Guide). a b c d You can change your fax forwarding number from another touch-tone telephone or fax machine. Dial your fax number. Dial your fax number.
Receiving a fax Additional receiving operations Printing a reduced incoming fax If you choose On, the machine reduces each page of an incoming fax to fit on one page of Letter, A4, Legal or Folio sized paper. 2-sided printing for Fax mode 4 4 Your machine prints received faxes on both sides of the paper when 2-sided is set to On. Use Letter, Legal or Folio (8.5 in. 13 in.) sized paper for this setting [16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)]. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax.
Chapter 4 Setting the Fax Receive Stamp You can set the machine to print the received date and time at the top center of each received fax page. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Fax. f g Press Setup Receive. . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Setup Receive. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax Rx Stamp. h i Press Fax Rx Stamp. j Press Press On (or Off). .
Receiving a fax Printing a fax from the memory 4 Receiving faxes into memory when the paper tray is empty If you choose Paging or Fax Storage, you can still print a fax from the memory when you are at your machine (see Fax Storage on page 34). As soon as the paper tray becomes displays during fax reception, the Touchscreen displays No Paper and begins receiving faxes into the machine’s memory. Load paper in the paper tray (see Basic User's Guide). a Press b c Press All Settings.
5 Dialing and storing numbers Telephone line services Tone or Pulse (Canada only) Special line considerations Roll over telephone lines 5 When Fax Preview is set to Off, (Fax). When Fax Preview is set to On, press (Fax) and Sending Fax(es). b c Press # on the machine’s Touchpanel. Any digits dialed after this will send tone signals. When you are finished with the call, the machine will return to the Pulse dialing service.
Dialing and storing numbers Converting telephone wall outlets 5 There are three ways to convert to an RJ11 jack. The first two ways may require assistance from the telephone company. You can change the wall outlets from one RJ14 jack to two RJ11 jacks. Or, you can have an RJ11 wall outlet installed and slave or jump one of the telephone numbers to it. The third way is the easiest: Buy a triplex adapter. You can plug a triplex adapter into an RJ14 outlet.
Chapter 5 Additional dialing operations Dialing access codes and credit card numbers 5 5 Sometimes you may want to choose from several long-distance carriers when you send a fax. Rates may vary depending on the time and destination. To take advantage of low rates, you can store the access codes of longdistance carriers and credit card numbers as Address Book numbers. You can store these long dialing sequences by dividing them and setting them up as separate Address Book numbers in any combination.
Dialing and storing numbers Additional ways to store numbers Storing Address Book numbers from Outgoing Calls You can store Address Book numbers from the Outgoing Call history. a Press b c d e f g h Press Call History. i j (Fax). Press Outgoing Call. Setting up Groups for Broadcasting 5 5 5 A Group, which can be stored in the Address Book, allows you to send the same fax message to many fax numbers by pressing Fax, Address Book, Group name, Apply and Fax Start.
Chapter 5 j Deleting a Group Do one of the following: To store another Group for broadcasting, repeat steps c - i. To finish storing Groups for broadcasting, press . NOTE You can print a list of all the Address Book numbers (see Reports on page 49). Changing a Group name a Press b c d e Press Address Book. f g h Press the Group name. Press b c d e Press Address Book. f Press the Group name. Press OK. g When the Touchscreen asks Erase this data?, press Yes. Press Edit.
Dialing and storing numbers Adding or deleting Group numbers a Press b c d e Press Address Book. f g Press the Group name. h i Press Add/Delete. j Do the following for each number you want to change: 5 (Fax). Press Edit. Press Change. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display the Group you want. 5 Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Add/Delete. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display the number you want to add or delete.
6 Printing reports Fax reports Press i 6 on the Touchscreen to set up the The machine will print the report at the chosen time and then erase all jobs from its memory. If the machine’s memory becomes full with 200 jobs before the time you chose has passed, the machine will print the Journal early and then erase all jobs from the memory. If you want an extra report before it is due to print, you can print it without erasing the jobs from the memory.
Printing reports l m Swipe up or down, or press a or b display Every Monday, Every Tuesday, Every Wednesday, Every Thursday, Every Friday, Every Saturday or Every Sunday, and then press the first day of the 7-day countdown. Press . Reports 6 The following reports are available: 1 Transmission Displays the Transmission Verification Report for your last outgoing 200 faxes and prints the last report.
Chapter 6 How to print a report a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Print Reports. f g Press the report name. . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Print Reports. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display the report you want. Do one of the following: If you chose Transmission, go to step h. For other reports, go to step i. h Do one of the following: To view the Transmission Verification Report, press View on LCD.
7 Making copies Copy settings 7 7 Improving copy quality You can choose from a range of quality settings. The factory setting is Auto. You can change the copy settings for the next copy. Auto These settings are temporary. The machine returns to its default settings one minute after copying. Auto is the recommended mode for ordinary printouts. Appropriate for documents that contain both text and photographs. Press Copy and then press Options.
Chapter 7 Enlarging or reducing copies 7 100%* To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow these steps: 200% a Load your document. 104% EXELTR b Press 94% A4LTR c d e Enter the number of copies you want. f g h 97% LTRA4 (Copy). 91% Full Page 85% LTREXE 83% LGLA4 Press Options. 78% LGLLTR 70% A4A5 Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Enlarge/Reduce. 50% Custom(25-400%) 1 Press Enlarge/Reduce. Press 100%, Enlarge, Reduce or Custom(25-400%).
Making copies 2-sided Copying 7 You must choose a 2-sided copy layout from the following options before you can start 2-sided copying. The layout of your document determines which 2-sided copy layout you should choose. (MFC-L8850CDW and MFC-L9550CDW) If you want to use the automatic 2-sided copy feature, load your document in the ADF.
Chapter 7 g Landscape 2–sidedi2–sided 1 1 2 2 1–sidedi2–sided Long Edge Flip 1 2 1 2 2–sidedi1–sided Long Edge Flip 1 1 2 1 Press the option you want. j Press Color Start or Black Start to scan the page. If you placed the document in the ADF, the machine scans the pages and starts printing. 2 1 2 2 2–sidedi1–sided Short Edge Flip 1 1 2 2 a Load your document. b Press c d e Enter the number of copies. f Press 2-sided Copy. 54 (Copy). Press Options.
Making copies Tray selection 7 You can change the Tray Use option for the next copy. a Load your document. b Press c d e Enter the number of copies. f g Press Tray Use. (Copy). Press Options. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Tray Use. Press Tray#1 Only, Tray#2 Only 1, MP Only, MP>T1>T2 1, MP>T2>T1 1, T1>T2>MP 1 or T2>T1>MP 1. 1 T2 and Tray#2 Only appears if Tray 2 is installed.
Chapter 7 Contrast 7 Adjust the contrast to help an image look sharper and more vivid. a Load your document. b Press c d e Enter the number of copies. (Copy). Press Options. Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Contrast. f g h Press Contrast. i Press Color Start or Black Start. Press a level of contrast. If you do not want to change additional settings, press OK. Sorting copies You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be sorted in the order 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, and so on.
Making copies Making N in 1 copies (page layout) If you are using the scanner glass, go to step k. 7 You can reduce the amount of paper used when copying by using the N in 1 copy feature. This allows you to copy two or four pages onto one page. If you want to copy both sides of an ID card onto one page, see 2 in 1 ID Copy on page 59. k After the machine scans the page, press Yes to scan the next page. l Place the next page on the scanner glass. m Press OK.
Chapter 7 If you are copying from the scanner glass: Place your document face down in the direction shown in the illustration: 2in1(P) 2in1(L) 4in1(P) 4in1(L) 58 7
Making copies 2 in 1 ID Copy 7 You can copy both sides of your identification card onto one page, keeping the original card size. NOTE You can copy an identification card to the extent permitted under applicable laws (see Product Safety Guide). a Place your identification card face down near the left corner of the scanner glass. j Press Color Start or Black Start. The machine starts scanning one side of the identification card. k After the machine has scanned one side, press Yes.
Chapter 7 Adjusting the Color Saturation You can change the default setting for color saturation. 7 Making 2-sided N in 1 copies (MFC-L8850CDW and MFC-L9550CDW) a Load your document. b Press c d e Enter the number of copies. When you make 2-sided N in 1 copies from a 2-sided document, you must choose a layout option in 2-sided Copy Page Layout. You will be able to access 2-sided Copy Page Layout after selecting 2-sided2-sided for 2-sided Copy and any N in 1 layout for Page Layout. Press Options.
Making copies f Select 2in1(P), 2in1(L), 4in1(P) or 4in1(L) in Page Layout (see Making N in 1 copies (page layout) on page 57). g Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display 2-sided Copy Page Layout. h i Press 2-sided Copy Page Layout. Press LongEdge LongEdge, LongEdge ShortEdge, ShortEdge LongEdge or ShortEdge ShortEdge. j If you do not want to change additional settings, press OK. k Press Color Start or Black Start.
Chapter 7 Saving copy options as a Shortcut Saving paper 7 You can store the copy options you use most often by saving them as a Shortcut. You can use the Paper Save preset to reduce the amount of paper consumed for copies. Paper Save uses the 4 in 1 layout and 2-sided 1 copy options. a Press 1 b c Press Options. d (Copy).
A Routine maintenance Cleaning and checking the machine Clean the outside and inside of the machine regularly with a dry, lint-free cloth. When you replace the toner cartridge or the drum unit, make sure you clean the inside of the machine. If printed pages are stained with toner, clean the inside of the machine with a dry, lint-free cloth. A IMPORTANT A • Use neutral detergents. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the surface of the machine.
Cleaning the outside of the machine b Wipe the outside of the machine with a dry, lint-free cloth to remove dust. c Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. d If paper is loaded in the paper tray, remove it. e Remove anything that is stuck inside the paper tray. A IMPORTANT DO NOT use any type of liquid cleaners (including ethanol). Clean the Touchscreen as follows: a Press and hold down machine. b Clean the Touchscreen with a dry, soft lint-free cloth.
Routine maintenance f Wipe the inside and the outside of the paper tray with a dry, lint-free cloth to remove dust. Cleaning the scanner A a Press and hold down machine. b (MFC-L8850CDW and MFC-L9550CDW) to turn off the Unfold the ADF document support (1) and then open the ADF cover (2). Clean the white bar (3) and the scanner glass strip (4) underneath it with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with water. Close the ADF cover (2) and fold the ADF document support (1).
c Lift the document cover (1). Clean the white plastic surface (2) and scanner glass (3) underneath it with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with water. 1 2 3 d In the ADF unit, clean the white bar (1) and the scanner glass strip (2) underneath it with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with water.
Routine maintenance Cleaning the laser scanner windows a Press and hold down machine. b Press the front cover release button and pull open the front cover. c Hold the blue handle of the drum unit. Pull the drum unit out until it stops.
d Turn the blue lock lever (1) at the left of the machine counterclockwise to the release position. Holding the blue handles of the drum unit, lift the front of the drum unit and remove it from the machine. • We recommend that you place the drum unit on a clean, flat surface with a sheet of disposable paper or cloth underneath it in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. • To prevent damage to the machine from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration.
Routine maintenance e Wipe the four scanner windows (1) with a dry, lint-free cloth. g Gently slide the drum unit into the machine until it stops at the blue lock lever. 2 1 2 1 Turn the blue lock lever (1) clockwise to the lock position. Make sure the blue lock lever (1) is in the release position as shown in the illustration.
i Push the drum unit in until it stops. Cleaning the corona wires If you have print quality problems or the Touchscreen displays Drum !, clean the corona wires as follows: j k 70 Close the front cover of the machine. Turn on the machine’s power switch. a Make sure that the machine is turned on. b Press the front cover release button and pull open the front cover.
Routine maintenance c Hold the blue handle of the drum unit. Pull the drum unit out until it stops. d Hold the handle of the toner cartridge and gently push it toward the machine to unlock it. Then pull it out of the drum unit. Repeat this for all the toner cartridges. IMPORTANT • We recommend that you place the toner cartridges on a clean, flat surface with a sheet of disposable paper or cloth underneath it in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. • Handle the toner cartridge carefully.
e Clean the corona wires inside the drum by gently sliding the blue tabs from left to right and right to left several times. IMPORTANT Be sure to return the tab to the home position (1). If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe. NOTE We recommend that you clean the corona wire for each color. If you want to clean only the corona wire of the color that caused the print quality problem, see the illustration below to identify the position of each of the corona wires.
Routine maintenance f Repeat steps e to clean each of three remaining corona wires. g Hold the handle of the toner cartridge and slide the toner cartridge into the drum unit, then gently pull it toward you until you hear it lock into place. Make sure that you match the toner cartridge color to the same color label on the drum unit. Repeat this for all the toner cartridges. h Push the drum unit in until it stops. A BK BK K TN-B BK i TN-C C Close the front cover of the machine.
Cleaning the drum unit A If your printout has black or white dots or other repeating marks at 3.7 in. (94 mm) intervals, the drum may have foreign material, such as glue from a label, stuck on the drum surface. Follow these steps to solve the problem: a Make sure the machine is in the Ready mode. b Press c d Press All Settings. e f Press Print Reports. g h Press Drum Dot Print. i The machine will print the Drum Dot . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Print Reports.
Routine maintenance Hold the blue handle of the drum unit. Pull the drum unit out until it stops. m Turn the blue lock lever (1) at the left of the machine counterclockwise to the release position. Holding the blue handles of the drum unit, lift the front of the drum unit and remove it from the machine.
IMPORTANT • We recommend that you place the drum unit on a clean, flat surface with a sheet of disposable paper or cloth underneath it in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. n Hold the handle of the toner cartridge and gently push it forward to unlock it. Then pull it out of the drum unit. Repeat this for all the toner cartridges. • To prevent damage to the machine from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration.
Routine maintenance • To prevent damage to the machine from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. o Turn the drum unit over by holding the blue handles. Make sure that the drum unit gears (1) are on the left hand side. 1 A • To avoid print quality problems, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations. p Read following information from the drum dot check sheet. Dot color problem: The color of printed dots is the color of the drum you should clean.
q Use the numbered markers next to the drum roller to find the mark. For example, a cyan dot in column 2 on the check sheet would mean that there is a mark in the “2” region of the cyan drum. r Identify the drum indicated by the colored dot in step q. Hold the drum unit frame with both hands, place your left thumb on the drum unit gear, and roll the drum toward you, as illustrated in the drawing below. Look in the numbered area identified in step q for any marks or scratches.
Routine maintenance s When you have found the mark on the drum that matches the drum dot check sheet, wipe the surface of the drum gently with a cotton swab until the mark on the surface comes off. t Turn the drum unit over by holding the blue handles. u Hold the handle of the toner cartridge and slide the toner cartridge into the drum unit, then gently pull it toward you until you hear it locks into place. Make sure that you match the toner cartridge color to the same color label on the drum unit.
Make sure the blue lock lever (1) is in the release position as shown in the illustration. x Turn the blue lock lever (1) clockwise to the lock position. 2 2 v 1 w 1 y Push the drum unit in until it stops. z Close the front cover and turn on the machine’s power switch. Gently slide the drum unit into the machine until it stops at the blue lock lever.
Routine maintenance Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers e A Cleaning the paper pick-up roller periodically may prevent paper jams by insuring the proper feeding of paper. Tightly wring out a lint-free cloth soaked in lukewarm water, and then wipe the separator pad (1) on the paper tray to remove dust. 1 If you have paper feed problems, clean the pick-up rollers as follows: a Press and hold down machine. b Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine.
Calibration A The output density for each color may vary depending on the machine’s environment, such as temperature and humidity. Calibration helps you to improve the color density. a Press b c d e Press Calibration. f Press . Press Calibrate. Press Yes to confirm. The Touchscreen displays Completed. . You can reset the calibration parameters back to those set at the factory. a Press b c d e Press Calibration. f Press 82 . Press Reset. Press Yes to confirm.
Routine maintenance Color Registration A If solid areas of color or images have cyan, magenta or yellow fringes, you can use the auto-registration feature to correct the problem. a Press b c d Press Registration. e Press . Press Yes to confirm. The Touchscreen displays Completed. . Auto Correction A Set if you want the color correction (Color Calibration and Registration) to occur automatically. The factory setting is On. The color correction process consumes some of the toner.
Printing the Test Print A You can print a Test Print page to check your print quality. a Press b c Press Test Print. d . The Touchsceen displays Press [OK]. Press OK. The machine will print the Test Print page. Press . Checking the Page Counters You can see the machine’s Page Counters for copies, printed pages, reports and lists, faxes or a summary total. a Press b c Press All Settings. d e Press Machine Info.. f 84 . Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Machine Info..
Routine maintenance Checking the remaining life of toner cartridges A Checking the remaining life of parts You can see the approximate remaining life of each toner cartridge. You can see the remaining life of the machine's parts on the Touchscreen. a Press a Press b Press Toner Life. The Touchscreen displays the approximate remaining life of the toner cartridges in a bar chart. b c Press All Settings. d e f Press Machine Info.. c Press . . .
Replacing periodic maintenance parts A The periodic maintenance parts must be replaced regularly to maintain the print quality. The parts listed in the table must be replaced after printing approximately 50,000 pages 1 for PF Kit MP and 100,000 pages 1 for PF Kit 1, PF Kit 2 2, Fuser and Laser. Contact Brother Customer Service when these messages appear on the Touchscreen. Touchscreen message Description Replace Fuser Replace the fuser unit. Replace Laser Replace the laser unit.
Routine maintenance Packing and shipping the machine WARNING This machine is heavy and weighs more than 63.5 lb (28.8 kg). To prevent possible injuries, at least two people should lift the machine. One person should hold the front of the machine, and one person should hold the back, as shown in the illustration. Be careful not to trap your fingers when you put the machine down. a Press and hold down to turn off the machine. Leave the machine turned off for at least 10 minutes to cool down.
d Wrap the machine in a plastic bag, then place it on the bottom packing material (1). e Place the packing material (2) marked “RIGHT” on the right of the machine. Place the packing material (3) marked “LEFT” on the left of the machine. Place the AC power cord and printed materials in the original carton as shown in the illustration. LEFT 2 3 RIGHT FRONT 1 NOTE If you are returning your machine to Brother as part of the Exchange Service, pack only the machine.
Routine maintenance g Repack the lower tray as shown in the illustration.
B Options B Options B This machine has the following optional accessories. You can increase the capabilities of the machine with these items.
Options Optional paper tray (For MFC-L8600CDW and MFC-L8850CDW (LT-320CL)) (For MFC-L9550CDW (LT-325CL)) An optional lower tray can be installed on the MFC-L8600CDW, MFC-L8850CDW and MFC-L9550CDW, and it can hold up to 500 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) paper. When an optional tray is installed, the machine can hold up to 800 sheets of plain paper. For setup, see the instructions that we have supplied with the lower tray unit. WARNING If you use a Lower Tray, DO NOT carry the machine with the Lower Tray.
Installing extra memory a Turn off the machine’s power switch. Unplug the telephone line cord. b Disconnect the interface cable from the machine, and then unplug the power cord from the AC power outlet. B e Hold the SO-DIMM by the edges and align the notches in the SO-DIMM with the protrusions in the slot. Insert the SODIMM diagonally (1), then tilt it toward the interface board until it locks into place (2).
Options g Plug the machine’s power cord back into the AC power outlet first, and then connect the interface cable. h Plug in the telephone line cord. Turn on the machine’s power switch. NOTE To make sure that you have installed the SO-DIMM correctly, you can print the User Settings List that shows the current RAM SIZE, (see How to print a report on page 50.
C Glossary C This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased. Address Book Names and numbers you have stored for easy dialing. Cancel Job Cancels a programmed print job and clears it from the machine’s memory. Address Book List A listing of names and numbers stored in the Address Book memory, in alphabetical order.
Glossary Density Changing the Density makes the whole image lighter or darker. Distinctive Ring A subscriber service purchased from the telephone company that gives you another telephone number on an existing telephone line. The Brother machine uses the new number to simulate a dedicated fax line. Dual Access Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or scheduled jobs into memory at the same time it is sending a fax or receiving or printing an incoming fax.
Overseas Mode Makes temporary changes to the fax tones to accommodate noise and static on overseas telephone lines. Scanning The process of sending an electronic image of a paper document into your computer. Paging This feature enables your machine to call your cell phone or pager when a fax is received into its memory. Search An alphabetical electronic listing of stored Address Book and Group numbers. Pause Allows you to place a 3.
Glossary Transmission The process of sending faxes over the telephone lines from your machine to the receiving fax machine. Transmission Verification Report A report for each transmission, that shows its date, time and number. User Settings List A printed report that shows the current settings of the machine.
D Index Numerics 2-sided copy .............................................53 A Address Book access codes and credit card numbers ...44 broadcasting .........................................23 using Groups ......................................23 Group dial setting up Groups for broadcasting ....45 Apple Macintosh See Software and Network User's Guide. B Broadcasting ............................................23 canceling ...............................................24 setting up Groups for .........
F J Fax codes changing ...............................................36 remote access code ..............................36 Fax forwarding changing remotely ......................... 37, 38 programming a number ........................32 Fax storage ..............................................34 printing from memory ............................41 turning off ..............................................35 turning on ..............................................
P R Page layout (N in 1) .................................57 Paging ......................................................33 programming your cell number .............33 programming your pager number .........33 PC-Fax See Software and Network User's Guide. Power failure ..............................................1 Presto! PageManager See Software and Network User's Guide. See also Help in the Presto! PageManager application. Print fax from memory ...................................41 reports .........
T TAD (telephone answering device), external ....................................................43 with two-line jack ...................................43 Telephone line converting wall outlets ..........................42 roll over lines .........................................42 two-line telephone system ............. 42, 43 Temporary copy settings ..........................51 Toner Save ................................................4 Touchscreen backlight brightness ................................
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