Brother DCP-8150DN manual

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    Adva nced U ser’s Guid e DCP -811 0D N DCP -815 0D N DCP -815 5D N Not all models are avail able in all countries. (in USA): Please go to the Brother Solutions Cente r at http://solutions.brother. com/ a nd click Manuals on your model page to download the other manuals. Ve rsi on 0 USA/CAN[...]

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    i User's Guides and wher e do I fin d them? 1 PD F print ing is n ot sup por ted o n Wind ows ® Pho ne. 2 Visi t us at http: //sol ution s.br oth er.co m/ . Which Guide? Wha t' s in it ? W her e i s it? Product Safet y Guide Read thi s Gui de firs t. Pleas e read the Saf ety Instr uctions bef ore you set up your mac hine. See this Gui de[...]

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    ii Tabl e of Cont en t s 1 General Setup 1 IMPORT ANT NOTE .... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... . 1 Memory sto rage ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... . 1 Vol u me sett ings .....[...]

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    iii A Rou tin e mai nte nance 24 Cleaning and check ing t h e machine ..................................... .. ............ .. .......... .. ... 24 Cle aning the outsi de of the ma chin e .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. 25 Cleaning the scanner . ........ .. ..... .. ..... .. ........ ....................[...]

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    1 1 1 IMPORTANT NOTE 1  Most of the illustrations in t h is User’ s Guide show th e DCP-815 5DN. Memor y st orage 1 Your m enu settings are st ored permanently and in the event of a power failure will no t be lost. T emporary s ettings (for exam ple, Contrast) will be l ost. During a p ower failure the mach ine wil l retain the date and time f[...]

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    Chapter 1 2 Automatic Daylig ht Saving Ti me 1 You can set the machine to chan ge automat ically for Daylight Sav ing Time. I t will set itself f orward one hou r in the Spring, and back one hour in the Fall . a Pre ss Men u , 6 , 1 , 2 . 61.Date&Time 2.Auto Daylight a On b Off Select ab or OK b Pre ss a or b to choos e On or Off . Pre ss OK . [...]

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    Gene ral Setup 3 1 Slee p Time 1 The Sleep mode S etting can red uce power consum ption. When the machin e is i n Sleep mode (Power Save mode) it acts as thoug h it is turned off. The machine will wake up a nd start printing when it r e ceives a print job. You can choose how l ong the machine must be idle before it goes into Sleep mode. When the ma[...]

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    Chapter 1 4 LCD Contrast 1 You can change the contrast t o make the LCD look li g hter or darker. a Pre ss Men u , 1 , 6 . 16.LCD Contrast - nnonn + Select dc &O K b Pre ss c to make t he LCD da rker. Or , press d to make the LCD lighter. Pre ss OK . c Pre ss St o p/E x it . Glass Sca nSize 1 When s canning A4/Leg al/Folio size document s, you [...]

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    Gene ral Setup 5 1 User Set tings List 1 You can print a list of t h e settings you pr og ra m med . a Pr ess Men u , 6 , 4 . 64.User Settings Press Start b Pr ess Star t . c Pr ess Stop /Exi t . Network Confi guration Report 1 The Net work Configuration Report i s a report listing the current network configuration including the net work pri nt ser[...]

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    6 2 Secur e Func ti on L ock 2.0 2 Secure F unction Lock l ets you restri ct Publi c access to the follow ing machine functions:  Copy  Scan 1  USB Direct  Pri nt 2  Page Limit 3 1 Scan incl ud es scan jo bs sent via B rot her iPr int &Sc an. 2 Pri nt in clud es p rin t j obs vi a G oo gl e Cl oud Pr in t and Broth er iPrint&[...]

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    Securi ty f eatures 7 2 Set tin g th e pas swor d fo r the admi nistra tor 2 The p assw ord you se t in these steps is for the admi nistrator. This pas sword is us ed to s et up users and to turn the Secure Function Loc k o n o r of f. ( S ee Setting up restricted us er s uu pag e 8 and Turning Secure Funct ion Lock on/off uu page 9.) a Pr ess Men [...]

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    Chapter 2 8 Se tti ng up th e Pub l ic us er mode 2 Public us er mo de restricts the func tions that are ava ilable for Public users. Public use r s d o not need to enter a pa ssword to a ccess the features made avai lable through t his sett ing. You can set up one Public user. a Pre ss Men u , 1 , 7 , 1 . 17.Security 1.Function Lock a Lock Off i O[...]

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    Securi ty f eatures 9 2 i Pr ess Stop /Exi t . Note You cannot input the same name for di f fe re nt us er s. Tur ning Secure Func tion Lo ck on /off 2 If you ent er the wrong password, th e LCD will show Wrong Password . Re-enter t he correct passwo rd. Tur ni ng Sec ure Fu nct i on L ock on a Pr ess Me nu , 1 , 7 , 1 . 17.Security 1.Function Lock[...]

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    Chapter 2 10 Switching Us ers 2 This setting allows you to switch between registered restricted users or Public mode when Secure Function Lock is turned on. Chang ing to t h e restricted user mode a Hold down d as you press Secu re Print . Function Lock Change ID a BROTHER b ABC Select ab or OK b Pre ss a or b to choos e ID. Pre ss OK . c Enter you[...]

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    Securi ty f eatures 11 2 Setting Lock 2 Setting Lock lets you set a pass word to stop other people from accidentally changing your machin e setti ngs. Make a careful not e of your pas sword. If you forget it, you will have to reset the password s stored in the machine. Please ca ll y o ur admi nistrator or Brother Cu stomer S ervice. W hile S et ti[...]

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    Chapter 2 12 Ch angi ng y ou r S ett ing Lo ck pass word 2 a Pre ss Men u , 1 , 7 , 2 . 17.Security 2.Setting Lock a On b Set Password Select ab or OK b Pre ss a or b to choose Set Password . Pre ss OK . c Enter your c urrent four-dig it password. Pre ss OK . d Enter a four-dig it num ber for the n ew password. Pre ss OK . e Re-enter your new passw[...]

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    13 3 3 Copy setting s 3 W hen y ou want to qu ickly chang e the copy settings for the next copy, use the temporary COPY keys. You can chang e m ultiple sett ings in any combinat ion. T he ma ch in e r etu rn s to its de fau l t se tti ng s one minu te after copying. To change a setting, press a temporary COPY key or Du plex a nd then press a or b a[...]

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    Chapter 3 14 d Do one o f the following:  Pre ss a or b to choose the enlargemen t or redu ction ratio you want. Pre ss OK .  Pre ss a or b to choos e Custom(25-400%) . Pre ss OK . Use the numeric key s to enter a n enlargemen t or redu ction ratio from 25% to 400% . (For ex ample, press 5 and 3 t o e n te r 53% .) Pre ss OK . e Pre ss St ar [...]

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    Making cop ie s 15 3 Us ing th e Opt ion s key 3 Use the Op ti ons key t o qui ckly set the following copy se ttings te m porarily for the nex t copy. 1 T 2 an d # 2 appe ar on ly if t he op tio nal l ow er tr ay i s i nst all ed on DC P -81 50D N o r D CP- 815 5 DN . 2 XXX is th e pape r siz e yo u set i n Me nu , 1 , 1 , 2 . Press Menu select ion[...]

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    Chapter 3 16 Sor ting co pies 3 You can s ort m ul tiple co pies. Pages w ill be stacked in the order 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, and so on. a Load your docume nt. b Use the numeric key s to enter the number o f copies (up to 99). c Pre ss Opti on s . Press a or b to ch oose Stack/Sort . Pre ss OK . d Pre ss a or b to choos e Sort . Pre ss OK . e Pre ss S[...]

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    Making cop ies 17 3 Adju stin g Brigh tnes s and Contras t 3 Brightness 3 Adj ust t he copy brightness to make copies darker or lighter. To temporarily c hange the copy brightnes s setting, f ollow the steps below: a Load your docum ent. b Use the numeric keys to enter the number of copies (up to 99). c Pr ess Opt ions . Pr ess a or b to choose Bri[...]

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    Chapter 3 18 Maki ng N in 1 co pies (p age l ayo ut) 3 You can reduce the am ount of paper used when c opying by us ing the N in 1 c opy feature. This allows y ou to c opy t wo o r 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 uu page 19. Important • P lease make s ure the paper size is s[...]

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    Making cop ies 19 3 If you ar e copying f rom the scanne r gl ass: 3 Insert your document face down in the direction show n be low:  2i n1( P )  2i n1( L )  4i n1( P )  4i n1( L ) 2 in 1 ID Copy 3 You can copy both sides of your ident ification card on to one page, keepi ng the original card size. Note You can copy an ident ification ca[...]

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    Chapter 3 20 f Turn over your identification card and place it at the left side of the scanner glass. g Pre ss St ar t . The machine sc ans the other side of the card a nd p rints the page. Note When 2 in 1 ID Copy is c h osen, the machine sets the quality to Photo and the co nt r as t to + 2 ( - nnnno + ). Tra y sele ctio n 3 You can change the T [...]

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    Making cop ies 21 3 DCP-815 5DN Portrait  1 si d ed i 2 Sided  2 si d ed i 2 Sided  2 si d ed i 1 Sided Lands cape  1 si d ed i 2 Sided  2 si d ed i 2 Sided  2 si d ed i 1 Sided a Load your docum ent. b Enter the nu mbe r of cop ies (up t o 99) using the numeric keys. c Pr ess Duplex an d a or b to select 1sided i 2sided , 2sided [...]

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    Chapter 3 22 Ad vanc ed Du pl ex C opy (sho rt edge flip ) 3 DCP-8110 DN and DCP-8150DN  1 sided i 2 Side d S Portr a it Lands cape a Load your docume nt. b Enter the number of copi es (up to 99 ) using the numeric keys. c Pre ss Duplex and a or b to se le ct 1sided i 2sided S . Duplex a Off 1sided i 2sided L b 1sided i 2sided S Select ab or OK [...]

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    Making cop ies 23 3 d Pr ess a or b to sele ct 2sided i 1sided or 1sided i 2sided . Pr ess OK . Duplex Advanced a 2sided i 1sided b 1sided i 2sided Select ab or OK e Pr ess Star t to copy the docum ent.[...]

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    24 A Cleaning an d chec king the machine A Clean t he out side and inside of the mac hine regularly with a dry, lint-free cloth. When you replace t he ton er cartridge or the drum un it, make sure t hat you clean the ins ide of t he machine. If p rinted pages are s tained with toner, clea n the inside of the machine with a dry, lint-free cloth. WAR[...]

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    Routine maint enance 25 A Cl eanin g the o uts ide o f the machin e A a Turn off the machi n e’s power swit ch. b Disconnect a ll ca bles, and then unplug the po wer cord from the A C power outlet. c Wipe the outside of the machine with a dry, lint-free cloth to remove dust. d Pull the pap er tr ay complet ely out of the machine. e If paper is l [...]

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    26 Cle an ing th e scann er A a Turn off the machin e ’s p ow er swi tch. b Disconnect al l cab les, and then unplug the power cord f rom the AC p ower outlet. c (DCP-8155DN) U nfold the ADF document support (1) a nd then open the ADF cover (2). Clean the white bar (3) and the s canner glass strip (4) und erneath it with a sof t lint-free cloth m[...]

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    Routine maint enance 27 A g Plug the machine’s power c ord back into the AC power outlet first, t hen connec t all cables. h Turn on the m achine’s p ower swi tch. Cl eanin g the c or ona wi re A If you have print quality problems or t he LCD shows Drum Error , clean the coron a wi re as fo llow s: a Leave the machine turned on for 10 minutes f[...]

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    28 WARNING HOT SURFACE After you have just used the machi ne, some int erna l parts of th e mac hi ne will b e extremely h ot. Wait f or the mac hine to c ool down before you touch the internal parts of the machine. Important • We recom mend that you put the drum unit and toner cartridge asse mbly on a piece of disposa ble paper or cloth in case [...]

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    Routine maint enance 29 A Note Be sure to return the tab to the hom e pos ition ( a ) (1). If y o u do not, printed pages may have a vertical stri pe . e Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assemb ly ba ck into the machine. f Close the front cover of the machin e. Cl eanin g the d r um u nit A If your printout has black or white dots or other rep[...]

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    30 e Take out the drum unit and t o ner cartridge assem bly. WARNING HOT SURFACE After you have just used the machi ne, some int erna l parts of th e mac hi ne will b e extremely h ot. Wait f or the mac hine to c ool down before you touch the internal parts of the machine. Important • We recom mend that you put the drum unit and toner cartridge a[...]

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    Routine maint enance 31 A f Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge o ut of the drum uni t. g Turn the drum unit as shown in the illustration. Make sure that the drum unit gear (1) is on the le ft hand side. h Use the numbered markers next to the drum roller t o find the m ark . For example, a dot i n column 2 on the che ck shee[...]

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    32 i Turn the drum unit g ear toward you by hand while checking the surface of the suspected area. j When you have found the mark on the drum that matches the drum dot check sheet, wipe the surf ace of the drum gently with a cotton swab until the mark on the surface c omes off . Important DO NO T clean the s urface o f the photosensi tive drum with[...]

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    Routine maint enance 33 A m Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assemb ly ba ck into the machine. n Close the front cover of the machin e. o Turn on the m achine's pow er switch. Clea ning the pape r pick -up roll ers A Cleaning the paper pick -up roller pe riodically may prev ent paper jams by ensuring the proper f eeding o f the pap er. If[...]

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    34 d Tightly wring out a lint-free cloth soaked in lukewarm wa ter, and t hen wipe the separator pad (1) of the p aper tray w it h it to remove d ust. e Wipe the two pick-up rollers (1) inside of the machine to remove dust. f Put the paper t ray ba ck in the mac hine. g P lu g t he ma chi ne’ s po we r cor d bac k in to the AC p ower o utlet. h T[...]

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    Routine maint enance 35 A Ch ecki ng the P age C ou nter s A You can see the m achine’s Page Counters for copies, printe d pages, reports and lists or a su mm ary t ota l. a Pr ess Men u , 6 , 3 . 63.Page Counter a Total :XXXXXX b List :XXXXXX b Pr ess a or b to see Total , List , Copy or Print . c Pr ess Stop /Exi t . Ch ecki ng the r emain in g[...]

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    36 Packing and shipp ing the machine A WARNING This ma chine is h eavy and wei ghs more than 34.4 lb (15.6 kg). To preven t pos sible injuries at l east tw o people should lift the machine. (except DCP- 8 110DN) Be careful not to pi nch your fingers when you put t h e machine down. If you use a Lower Tray, DO NO T carry the machine with the Lower T[...]

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    Routine maint enance 37 A d Wrap th e machin e in a pla stic bag. P ut the mac hine on the packing material (1). e Put the two packing material p ieces (1) into the c a rton matching the ri g ht of the machine to t he “RIGHT” m ark on o ne of the p acking material p ieces, and the left of the machine t o th e “LEF T” mark on the other packi[...]

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    38 g <If yo u have a Lower Tray> Repac k the l ower tray a s shown in t he illust ra tion.[...]

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    39 B B Options B This machine has t he fol lowing op ti o nal acc essories. Y ou can increa se the capabilities of the machin e with these items . 1 T he lo we r tra y un it is ava il able fo r D CP- 815 0D N and D CP-8 15 5DN . Opt i ons B Lowe r t ray uni t 1 SO-DIMM me mory LT-5400[...]

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    40 Optiona l paper tray (LT-5400 ) B An option al lower tray can be installed on the DCP-8150 DN and DCP -8155DN, and it can hold u p to 500 sheets of 20 lb / 80 g/ m 2 paper. When a n o ptional tray is i nstalled, the machine can hold up to 800 shee ts of pl ai n paper. For setup, see the Instructions that we have supplied with the lower tr a y un[...]

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    Options 41 B I nstal lin g extra memo ry B a Turn off the machi n e’s power swit ch. b Disconnect t he inte r fac e cab le from t he machine, a nd t hen unp lug the powe r cord from the AC pow er outlet. Note Be sure to turn off the mac hine’s power swi tch before you install or remove the SO-DI MM. c Remove the plastic (1) and then met al ( 2)[...]

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    42 g P lu g t he ma chi ne’ s po we r cor d bac k in to the AC p ower o utlet first, and then connect the interface cable. h Turn on the m achine’s pow er switc h. Note To make sure that you have installe d the SO- DIMM co rrec tly, you c an pr int the Us er Setti ngs L ist that sho ws th e cur rent RAM SIZ E. (S ee User Settings List uu page 5[...]

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    43 C This is a com prehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother m anuals. Availa bility of these fe atures depends on the model you purcha sed. C Glossar y C ADF (automatic documen t feeder) The docum ent can be placed in the ADF and s cann ed one p age at a time aut om at ic al ly . Beeper Volume Volume setting f or the beep whe n [...]

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    44 D A Apple Macintos h See Softwa r e User's G uide. C Cleaning corona w ire . ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... .... 27 drum unit ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... .. 29 scanner ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .. 26 ControlCe nter2 (f or Macintos h) See Softwa r e User's G uide. Co[...]

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    45 D R Reduc ing copies ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... . 13 Reports Network Configu ration Re port .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 5 User Settings List .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ... 5 Res tr ic t ed us er s .. ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ... 8 S Scanni ng See Sof tware User's Guid e. Secur ity S[...]

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    Bro th er In tern at io nal C orp orat ion 100 S omer se t Corp orat e Boul evar d P.O. Box 6911 Br idge wa ter, N J 0 880 7-0 911 US A Brot her In terna tio nal C orp oratio n (C ana da) Lt d. 1 r ue Hôtel de Ville, Dol lar d-des -O rmea ux, QC, C anada H 9B 3H 6 Vi sit us on the Wor ld Wid e Web http: //www.broth er.com/ These ma chines a re ap [...]