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Routine maintenance

Checking the remaining life of
toner cartridges

You can see the approximate remaining life
of each toner cartridge.

Press .

Press

Toner Life

The Touchscreen displays the
approximate remaining life of the toner
cartridges in a bar chart.

Press .

Checking the remaining life of
parts

You can see the remaining life of the
machine's parts on the Touchscreen.

Press .

Press

All Settings

Swipe up or down, or press

display

Machine Info.

Press

Machine Info.

Press

Parts Life

Press

to see the approximate

remaining parts life of the

Drum

Belt

Unit

Fuser

Laser Unit

PF Kit

PF Kit 1

and

PF Kit 2

When Tray 2 is installed.

Press .

NOTE

• The life check will be accurate only if you

reset the part counter when you install a
new part. It will not be accurate if a part’s
life counter is reset during the life of the
used part.

• The remaining life of the toner cartridge is

listed on the User Settings report
(see

How to print a report

on page 50).

Summary of Contents for MCF-L8600CDW

Page 1: ...Advanced User s Guide MFC L8600CDW MFC L8850CDW MFC L9550CDW Not all models are available in all countries Version 0 USA CAN ...

Page 2: ...e provides instructions for Scanning Printing and other operations that can be performed by connecting your Brother machine to a computer You can also find useful information about using the Brother ControlCenter utility using your machine in a network environment and frequently used terms For USA HTML file Brother Solutions Center 1 For Other Countries Windows HTML file CD ROM In the Box Macintos...

Page 3: ...ty features 9 Secure Function Lock 3 0 9 Before you begin to use Secure Function Lock 3 0 10 Turning Secure Function Lock on off 10 Configure Secure Function Lock 3 0 Using Web Based Management 11 Setting up the card authentication users For MFC L9550CDW 12 Setting up and changing the Public user mode 12 Switching Users 13 Active Directory Authentication 14 Turning Active Directory Authentication ...

Page 4: ...gs to the factory settings 28 Saving fax options as a Shortcut 28 Electronic cover page 29 Destination Display 31 4 Receiving a fax 32 Memory Receive Options 32 Fax Forwarding 32 Paging 33 Fax Storage 34 Changing Memory Receive Options 34 Turning off Memory Receive Options 35 Remote retrieval 36 Setting a Remote Access Code 36 Using your Remote Access Code 36 Remote fax commands 37 Retrieving fax ...

Page 5: ...ing reports 48 Fax reports 48 Transmission Verification Report 48 Fax Journal Activity Report 48 Reports 49 How to print a report 50 7 Making copies 51 Copy settings 51 Stop copying 51 Improving copy quality 51 Enlarging or reducing copies 52 2 sided Copying 53 Tray selection 55 Adjusting Density and Contrast 55 Sorting copies 56 Making N in 1 copies page layout 57 2 in 1 ID Copy 59 Adjusting the ...

Page 6: ...n 82 Color Registration 83 Auto Correction 83 Printing the Test Print 84 Checking the Page Counters 84 Checking the remaining life of toner cartridges 85 Checking the remaining life of parts 85 Replacing periodic maintenance parts 86 Packing and shipping the machine 87 B Options 90 Options 90 Optional paper tray For MFC L8600CDW and MFC L8850CDW LT 320CL For MFC L9550CDW LT 325CL 91 Memory board 9...

Page 7: ...e will retain the date and time and programed fax timer jobs for example Delayed Fax for approximately 60 hours Other fax jobs in the machine s memory will not be lost Set tone or pulse dialing mode Canada only 1 Your machine comes set for a Tone dialing service If you have a Pulse dialing rotary service you need to change the dialing mode a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a...

Page 8: ...ess Ring h Press Off Low Med or High i Press Beeper volume 1 When the beeper is on the machine will make a sound when you press the Touchscreen or Touchpanel make a mistake or after you send or receive a fax You can choose from a range of sound levels from High to Off a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display General Setup d Press General Setup e Swipe up or down o...

Page 9: ...or down or press a or b to display Volume f Press Volume g Press Speaker h Press Off Low Med or High i Press Automatic Daylight Saving Time 1 You can set the machine to change automatically for Daylight Saving Time It will set itself forward one hour in the spring and back one hour in the fall a Press b Press Date Time c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Auto Daylight d Press Auto Daylig...

Page 10: ...er your time zone Press OK f Press Ecology features 1 Toner Save 1 You can save toner using this feature When you set Toner Save to On print appears lighter The factory setting is Off a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display General Setup d Press General Setup e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Ecology f Press Ecology g Press Toner Save h Press On or Of...

Page 11: ...turns off a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display General Setup d Press General Setup e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Ecology f Press Ecology g Press Sleep Time h Using the Touchscreen s keyboard enter the length of time 0 50 minutes the machine will remain idle before entering Sleep mode Press OK i Press Deep Sleep mode 1 If the machine is in Sleep...

Page 12: ... or b to display Ecology f Press Ecology g Press Quiet Mode h Press On or Off i Press Touchscreen 1 Setting the backlight brightness 1 You can adjust the brightness of the Touchscreen LCD backlight If you are having difficulty reading the Touchscreen try changing the brightness setting a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display General Setup d Press General Setup e ...

Page 13: ...If your telephone system requires a 9 to dial an outside number use this setting to automatically dial 9 for every fax you send Setting up the prefix number 1 a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Initial Setup d Press Initial Setup e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Dial Prefix f Press Dial Prefix g Press On or Off h Press Dial Prefix i Enter the pr...

Page 14: ...ne of the following using the Touchscreen s keyboard To change the prefix number press d or c to position the cursor under the digit to be deleted and press the Back Space button Then press the correct digit Repeat until the prefix number is correct and then press OK To exit without making a change press OK NOTE You can use the numbers and symbols 0 to 9 and l You cannot use with any other numbers...

Page 15: ... access to the machine s settings Before using the security features you must first enter an administrator password The administrator can set up restrictions for individual users along with a user password Make a careful note of your password If you forget it you will have to reset the password stored in the machine For information about how to reset the password contact Brother Customer Service N...

Page 16: ...u can find the machine s IP address in the Network Configuration List see Software and Network User s Guide c Type an Administrator password in the Login box This is a password to log on to the machine s web page Click NOTE If you are using a web browser to configure the machine s settings for the first time set a password see Software and Network User s Guide Turning Secure Function Lock on off 2...

Page 17: ... name up to 15 characters in the User List Restricted Functions field d In the Print and other columns clear the check box to restrict access to operations To configure the maximum page count select the On check box in Page Limits and then type the number in the Max Pages box e Click Submit f Click User List xx xx g In the User List field type the user name up to 20 characters h In the PIN Number ...

Page 18: ... card to the NFC Reader in step d The NFC Reader may not be able to detect when the card is in a case or cover Always remove the card from a case or cover when you touch the card to the NFC Reader Setting up and changing the Public user mode 2 Public user mode restricts the operations that are available for all users who do not have a password When you set up restrictions for Public users you must...

Page 19: ...nging to restricted user mode using the NFC Reader For MFC L9550CDW 2 a Press to return to the Ready screen b Touch the card to the NFC Reader c When you have successfully logged in the Touchscreen displays Authorization Succeeded NOTE You can log on by touching the card to the NFC Reader even if the machine is set to Public mode or another user is logged in The NFC Reader may not be able to detec...

Page 20: ...ting using Web Based Management or BRAdmin Professional 3 Windows For more information about Active Directory Authentication see Software and Network User s Guide Turning Active Directory Authentication Lock on off 2 a Start your web browser b Type http machine s IP address into your browser s address bar where machine s IP address is the IP address of the Brother machine For example http 192 168 ...

Page 21: ...n if the user is not aware of its use IPsec supports the following operations IPsec transmissions IPsec settings For more information about IPsec see Software and Network User s Guide Setting Lock 2 Setting Lock lets you set a password to stop other people from accidentally changing your machine s settings Make a careful note of your password If you forget it you will have to reset the passwords s...

Page 22: ...hen the Touchscreen displays Verify Press OK i Press Changing the Setting Lock administrator password 2 a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display General Setup d Press General Setup e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Setting Lock f Press Setting Lock g Press Set Password h Enter the old four digit password using the Touchscreen s keyboard Press OK i Ente...

Page 23: ...g 2 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 If you choose Off the machine does not restrict the dialing method If you choose Enter Twice the machine will prompt you to re enter the number and then if you re enter the same number correctly the machine wil...

Page 24: ...Dial Restriction f Press Dial Restriction g Press Shortcuts h Press Enter Twice On or Off i Press LDAP server restriction 2 a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Fax d Press Fax e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Dial Restriction f Press Dial Restriction g Press LDAP Server h Press Enter Twice On or Off i Press NOTE The Enter Twice setting will not w...

Page 25: ...ss a or b to display the setting you want and then press the setting d Press the option you want e Do one of the following Repeat steps c and d to change more settings If you are finished choosing settings press OK Go to the next step for sending your fax NOTE Most settings are temporary and the machine returns to its default settings after you send a fax You can save some of the settings you use ...

Page 26: ... b 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 Press Options d Swipe up or down or press a or b to display 2 sided Fax e Press 2 sided Fax f Do one of the following If your document is flipped on the Long edge press 2 sided Scan Long Edge If your document is flipped on the Short edge press 2 sided Scan Short Edge Lon...

Page 27: ...sing the Auto setting if you choose Photo as the Fax Resolution Changing Fax Resolution 3 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 a 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 b Press Options c Swipe up or down or press a...

Page 28: ...x es c Press Hook and listen for a dial tone d Dial the fax number e When you hear the fax tones press Fax Start If you are using the scanner glass press Send Sending a fax at the end of a conversation 3 At the end of a conversation you can send a fax to the other party before you both hang up a Ask the other party to wait for fax tones beeps and then to press the Start or Send key before hanging ...

Page 29: ...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 You can broadcast up to 350 different numbers Before you begin the broadcast 3 Address Book numbers must be stored in the machine s memory before they can be used in a broadcast see Basic User s Guide Group numbers must also be stored in the m...

Page 30: ...NOTE If you did not use up any of the numbers for Groups you can broadcast faxes to as many as 350 different numbers The machine s available memory will vary depending on the types of jobs in the memory and the numbers used for broadcasting If you broadcast to the maximum number available you will not be able to use dual access and delayed fax If the Out of Memory message appears press to stop the...

Page 31: ...es not work when using the scanner glass a Load your document b 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 Press Options d Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Real Time TX e Press Real Time TX f Press On or Off g Press OK h Enter the fax number i Press Fax Start Overseas Mode 3 If you are having difficulty s...

Page 32: ...s AM or PM Press OK If you set 24h Clock in the Clock Type setting enter the time in 24 hour format using the Touchscreen s keyboard Press OK For example enter 19 45 for 7 45 PM NOTE The number of pages you can scan into the memory depends on the type of information printed on each page Delayed batch transmission 3 Before sending the delayed faxes your machine will help you economize by sorting al...

Page 33: ...at step g To exit without canceling press No j When you have finished canceling jobs press Setting your changes as the new default 3 You can save the fax settings for Fax Resolution Contrast Glass Scan Size Real Time TX Coverpage Setup and Overseas Mode you use most often by setting them as the default These settings will stay until you change them again a Do one of the following When Fax Preview ...

Page 34: ...hem as a Shortcut a 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 b Enter the fax number c Press Options d Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Fax Resolution 2 sided Fax 1 Contrast Real Time TX Overseas Mode or Glass Scan Size and then press the setting you want to change Then press the new option you want Repeat...

Page 35: ...of your own up to 27 characters long see Basic User s Guide See Composing your own comments on page 29 5 User Defined 6 User Defined Composing your own comments 3 You can set up two comments of your own a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Fax d Press Fax e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Setup Send f Press Setup Send g Press Coverpage Setting h Pr...

Page 36: ... Coverpage Setup f Press On g Press Coverpage Message h Swipe up or down or press a or b to choose the comment you want to use and then press the comment Press i Press OK j Enter the fax number k Press Fax Start Using a printed cover page 3 If you want a printed cover page you can write on print the sample page and attach it to your fax a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or...

Page 37: ...r the number you dialed You can set the machine to hide the destination information on the Touchscreen a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Fax d Press Fax e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Setup Send f Press Setup Send g Press Destination h Press Hidden or Display i Press ...

Page 38: ... Receive i Press Fax Forward 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 Press OK 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 Press the fax number or E mail address you want NOTE You can enter an E mail address...

Page 39: ...ive g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Memory Receive h Press Memory Receive i Press Paging j Enter your cell phone or pager number followed by up to 20 digits using the Touchscreen s keyboard Press OK Do not include the area code if it is the same as that of your machine For example press 1 8 0 0 5 5 5 1 2 3 4 k Do one of the following If you are programming a cell phone number press O...

Page 40: ...ed faxes are in your machine s memory when you change the Memory Receive operations the Touchscreen will ask you one of the following questions If received faxes have already been printed 4 Erase all faxes If you press Yes faxes in the memory will be erased before the setting changes If you press No faxes in the memory will not be erased and the setting will be unchanged If unprinted faxes are in ...

Page 41: ...s Fax e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Setup Receive f Press Setup Receive g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Memory Receive h Press Memory Receive i 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 j Press ...

Page 42: ...ser s Guide h Press NOTE 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 Using your Remote Access Code 4 a Dial your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using touch tone b When your machine answers immediately enter your Remote Access Code 3 digits followed by l c The machine signals if it h...

Page 43: ...ot been registered You can register your Fax Forwarding number by entering 4 see Changing the Fax Forwarding number on page 38 After you register the number Fax Forwarding will work 3 Paging 4 Fax Forwarding number 6 Fax Storage 96 Retrieve a fax 2 Retrieve all faxes Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive stored fax messages see Retrieving fax messages on page 38 3 Erase faxes from th...

Page 44: ... l and as dial numbers However press if you want to create a pause e Hang up after you hear your machine beep Your machine will call the other fax machine which will then print your fax messages Changing the Fax Forwarding number 4 You can change your fax forwarding number from another touch tone telephone or fax machine a Dial your fax number b When your machine answers enter your Remote Access C...

Page 45: ...ve g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Auto Reduction h Press Auto Reduction i Press On or Off j Press 2 sided printing for Fax mode4 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 Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to displa...

Page 46: ...he machine see If you downloaded Internet Fax The received time and date will not appear when using Internet Fax Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation 4 At the end of a conversation you can ask the other party to send you a fax before you both hang up Make sure the ADF is empty a Ask the other party to place the document in their machine and to press the Start or Send key b When you hear th...

Page 47: ...Fax g Press OK h Press Receiving faxes into memory when the paper tray is empty 4 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 Incoming faxes will continue to be stored in the memory until the memory becomes full or paper is loaded in the pap...

Page 48: ... machine by pressing l51 Special line considerations 5 Roll over telephone lines 5 A roll over telephone system is a group of two or more separate telephone lines that pass incoming calls to each other if they are busy The calls are usually passed down or rolled over to the next available telephone line in a preset order Your machine can work in a roll over system as long as it is the last number ...

Page 49: ...o line TAD must have two telephone jacks one labeled L1 or L1 L2 and the other labeled L2 You will need at least three telephone line cords the one that came with your machine and two for your external two line TAD You will need a fourth line cord if you add a two line telephone a Place the two line TAD and the two line telephone next to your machine b Plug one end of the telephone line cord for y...

Page 50: ...2 You can use them both to dial 555 7000 if you press the following a Press Fax b Press Address Book c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the number of Brother 1 d Press the number e Press Apply f Press Address Book g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the number of Brother 2 h Press the number i Press Apply j Press Fax Start You will dial 555 7000 To temporarily change a number ...

Page 51: ...llows you to send the same fax message to many fax numbers by pressing Fax Address Book Group name Apply and Fax Start First you must store each fax number in Address Book see Basic User s Guide Then you can include them as numbers in the Group Each Group uses up an Address Book number You can store up to 20 Groups or you can assign up to 299 numbers to a large Group See Broadcasting on page 23 a ...

Page 52: ... Press the Group name g Press the Name h Enter the new Group name up to 15 characters using the Touchscreen s keyboard Press OK NOTE How to change the stored name To change a character press d or c to position the cursor to highlight the incorrect character and then press Enter the new character see Basic User s Guide i Press OK j Press Deleting a Group 5 a Press Fax b Press Address Book c Press E...

Page 53: ...g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Add Delete h Press Add Delete i Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the number you want to add or delete j Do the following for each number you want to change To add a number to the Group press the check box of the number to add a check mark To delete a number from the Group press the check box of the number to remove the check mark k Press OK ...

Page 54: ...or b to choose an interval If you choose Every 50 Faxes go to step m 6 12 24 hours 2 or 7 days 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 du...

Page 55: ... last report 2 Address Book Prints a list of names and numbers stored in the Address Book memory in alphabetical order 3 Fax Journal Prints a list of information about your last 200 incoming and outgoing faxes TX transmit RX receive 4 User Settings Prints a list of your current settings 5 Printer Settings Prints a list of your current printer settings 6 Network Configuration Prints a list of your ...

Page 56: ...e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the report you want f Press the report name g 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 To print the Transmission Verification Report press Print Report i Press OK ...

Page 57: ...g press Improving copy quality 7 You can choose from a range of quality settings The factory setting is Auto Auto Auto is the recommended mode for ordinary printouts Appropriate for documents that contain both text and photographs Text Appropriate for documents containing only text Photo Appropriate for copying photographs Receipt Appropriate for copying receipts a Load your document b Press Copy ...

Page 58: ...lay the reduction ratio you want and press it If you chose Custom 25 400 press to erase the displayed percentage or press d to move the cursor and then enter an enlargement or reduction ratio from 25 to 400 in 1 increments Press OK If you chose 100 go to step i The factory setting is shown in Bold with an asterisk 1 Custom 25 400 allows you to enter a ratio from 25 to 400 in 1 increments i If you ...

Page 59: ...ed Long Edge Flip 1 sidedi2 sided Short Edge Flip Landscape 1 sidedi2 sided Long Edge Flip 1 sidedi2 sided Short Edge Flip MFC L8850CDW and MFC L9550CDW If you want to use the automatic 2 sided copy feature load your document in the ADF Portrait 2 sidedi2 sided 1 sidedi2 sided Long Edge Flip 2 sidedi1 sided Long Edge Flip 1 sidedi2 sided Short Edge Flip 2 sidedi1 sided Short Edge Flip 1 2 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 60: ...ed Long Edge Flip 1 1 sided 2 sided Short Edge Flip 2 sided 1 sided Short Edge Flip 1 1 MFC L8850CDW and MFC L9550CDW h Press the option you want i If you do not want to change additional settings press OK 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 If you are using the scanner glass go to step k k After ...

Page 61: ... is installed h If you do not want to change additional settings press OK i Press Color Start or Black Start NOTE To change the default setting for Tray Use see Basic User s Guide Adjusting Density and Contrast 7 Density 7 Adjust the copy density to make copies darker or lighter a Load your document b Press Copy c Enter the number of copies d Press Options e Swipe up or down or press a or b to dis...

Page 62: ...ment b Press Copy c Enter the number of copies d Press Options e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Stack Sort f Press Stack Sort g Press Sort h Read and confirm the displayed list of settings you have chosen If you do not want to change any other settings press OK i Press Color Start or Black Start to scan the page If you placed the document in the ADF the machine scans the pages and sta...

Page 63: ... Layout f Press Page Layout g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Off 1in1 2in1 P 2in1 L 2in1 ID 1 4in1 P or 4in1 L 1 For information about 2in1 ID see 2 in 1 ID Copy on page 59 h Press the option you want i If you do not want to change additional settings press OK 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 star...

Page 64: ...Chapter 7 58 If you are copying from the scanner glass 7 Place your document face down in the direction shown in the illustration 2in1 P 2in1 L 4in1 P 4in1 L ...

Page 65: ...s Copy c Enter the number of copies d Press Options e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Page Layout f Press Page Layout g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display 2in1 ID h Press 2in1 ID i Read and confirm the displayed list of settings you have chosen and then press OK j Press Color Start or Black Start The machine starts scanning one side of the identification card k After the machi...

Page 66: ... 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 sided 2 sided for 2 sided Copy and any N in 1 layout for Page Layout You must select an appropriate option in the table IMPORTANT Load your document in the ADF to use the 2 sided Copy Page Layout feature The 2 sided Copy Page Layout feature does not work when ...

Page 67: ...OK k Press Color Start or Black Start Removing Background Color 7 Remove Background Color removes the background color of the document when copying Using this setting will make the copy clearer to read and may save toner NOTE This setting is for use only when making color copies a Load your document b Press Copy c Enter the number of copies d Press Options e Swipe up or down or press a or b to dis...

Page 68: ...ded a Shortcut i Enter a name for the Shortcut using the Touchscreen s keyboard To help you enter letters see Basic User s Guide Press OK j Press OK to save your Shortcut 1 MFC L8850CDW and MFC L9550CDW Saving paper 7 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 1 MFC L8850CDW and MFC L9550CDW a Loa...

Page 69: ...lode resulting in injuries DO NOT use flammable substances any type of spray or an organic solvent liquid containing alcohol or ammonia to clean the inside or outside of the product Doing so could cause a fire or electrical shock Instead use only a dry lint free cloth See Product Safety Guide IMPORTANT Use neutral detergents Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the...

Page 70: ...he Touchscreen with a dry soft lint free cloth c Press to turn on the machine Clean the outside of the machine as follows a Press and hold down to turn off 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 ...

Page 71: ...achine h Press to turn on the machine Cleaning the scanner A a Press and hold down to turn off the machine b MFC L8850CDW and MFC L9550CDW 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 3 4 1 2 ...

Page 72: ...ith water Read the NOTE and go to step e NOTE In addition to cleaning the scanner glass and glass strip with a soft lint free cloth moistened with water run your finger tip over the glass to see if you can feel anything on it If you feel dirt or debris clean the glass again concentrating on that area You may have to repeat the cleaning process three or four times To test make a copy after each cle...

Page 73: ...leaning the laser scanner windows A a Press and hold down to turn off the 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 ...

Page 74: ...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 To prevent damage to the machine from static electricity DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration Hold the blue handles of the drum unit when you carry it DO NOT hold the sides of the drum unit 2 1 ...

Page 75: ...ry lint free cloth f Make sure the blue lock lever 1 is in the release position as shown in the illustration g Gently slide the drum unit into the machine until it stops at the blue lock lever h Turn the blue lock lever 1 clockwise to the lock position 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 ...

Page 76: ...ne k Turn on the machine s power switch Cleaning the corona wires A If you have print quality problems or the Touchscreen displays Drum clean the corona wires as follows a Make sure that the machine is turned on b Press the front cover release button and pull open the front cover ...

Page 77: ... 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 If toner scatters on your hands or clothes immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water ...

Page 78: ...d the print quality problem see the illustration below to identify the position of each of the corona wires The corona wires for cyan yellow and magenta are located under the next toner cartridge For example when you clean the corona wire for yellow you need to remove the magenta toner cartridge to access the corona wire for yellow 1 bk Corona wire for Black c Corona wire for Cyan m Corona wire fo...

Page 79: ...to 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 i Close the front cover of the machine BK Black C Cyan M Magenta Y Yellow BKTN BK TN C TN M TN Y BK BK C M Y ...

Page 80: ...e sure the machine is in the Ready mode b Press c Press All Settings d Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Print Reports e Press Print Reports f Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Drum Dot Print g Press Drum Dot Print h The Touchsceen displays Press OK Press OK i The machine will print the Drum Dot Check Sheet Then press j Press and hold down to turn off the machine k Press the fr...

Page 81: ...e 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 2 1 ...

Page 82: ...nit when you carry it DO NOT hold the sides of the drum unit 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 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 to...

Page 83: ...rations 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 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 Dot location The sheet has eight numbered columns The number of the column with the printed dots in it is used to find the dot pos...

Page 84: ... 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 IMPORTANT To avoid print quality problems DO NOT touch the surface of the drum unit with your bare hands Handle the drum unit gear carefully The drum is photosensitive so DO NOT touch it with your fingers DO NOT clean the surface of the photosensitiv...

Page 85: ...n 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 Repeat this for all the toner cartridges BK Black C Cyan M Magenta Y Yellow BKTN BK TN C TN M TN Y BK B...

Page 86: ... the illustration w Gently slide the drum unit into the machine until it stops at the blue lock lever x Turn the blue lock lever 1 clockwise to the lock position y Push the drum unit in until it stops z Close the front cover and turn on the machine s power switch 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 ...

Page 87: ...chine b Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine c If paper is loaded or something is stuck inside in the paper tray remove it d Remove anything that is stuck inside the paper tray e 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 f Wipe the two pick up rollers 1 inside the machine to remove dust g Reload the ...

Page 88: ...es to confirm e The Touchscreen displays Completed f Press NOTE If an error message appears press OK and try again For more information see Basic User s Guide If you are using the Windows printer driver the driver will get the calibration data automatically if both Use Calibration Data and Get Device Data Automatically are selected The factory settings are on see Software and Network User s Guide ...

Page 89: ...plays Completed e Press 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 a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Printer d Press Printer e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Color Correction f Press Color Corre...

Page 90: ...t the Test Print page d Press Checking the Page Counters A You can see the machine s Page Counters for copies printed pages reports and lists faxes or a summary total a Press b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Machine Info d Press Machine Info e Press Page Counter The Touchscreen displays the number of pages for Total Fax List Copy and Print f Press ...

Page 91: ...b Press All Settings c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Machine Info d Press Machine Info e Press Parts Life f Press a or b to see the approximate remaining parts life of the Drum Belt Unit Fuser Laser Unit PF Kit MP PF Kit 1 and PF Kit 2 1 1 When Tray 2 is installed g Press NOTE The life check will be accurate only if you reset the part counter when you install a new part It will not b...

Page 92: ...Fuser and Laser Contact Brother Customer Service when these messages appear on the Touchscreen 1 Letter or A4 size single sided pages 2 When Tray 2 is installed Touchscreen message Description Replace Fuser Replace the fuser unit Replace Laser Replace the laser unit Replace PF Kit1 Replace the paper feeding kit for the paper tray Replace PF Kit2 2 Replace the paper feeding kit for the lower tray o...

Page 93: ... damage to the machine because it is not attached to the Lower Tray NOTE If for any reason you must ship your machine carefully repack the machine in the original packaging to avoid any damage during transit The machine should be adequately insured with the carrier Unless you are returning the machine as part of the Brother Exchange Service leave the toner cartridges and drum unit inside the machi...

Page 94: ...the left of the machine Place the AC power cord and printed materials in the original carton as shown in the illustration NOTE If you are returning your machine to Brother as part of the Exchange Service pack only the machine Keep all separate parts including the drum unit toner cartridge and printed materials to use with your Exchange machine f Close the carton and tape it shut 1 FRONT 2 3 LEFT R...

Page 95: ...Routine maintenance 89 A g If you have a Lower Tray Repack the lower tray as shown in the illustration ...

Page 96: ...machine has the following optional accessories You can increase the capabilities of the machine with these items Options B Lower tray unit SO DIMM memory For MFC L8600CDW and MFC L8850CDW LT 320CL For MFC L9550CDW LT 325CL ...

Page 97: ... Tray is not securely attached to the machine Memory board B Your machine has 256 MB of standard memory and one slot for optional memory expansion You can increase the memory up to maximum of 512 MB by installing one SO DIMM Small Outline Dual In line Memory Module SO DIMM Types B For information regarding memory for your Brother machine please visit http www brother usa com support memory In gene...

Page 98: ... c Remove the plastic 1 and then metal 2 SO DIMM covers d Unpack the SO DIMM and hold it by its edges IMPORTANT To prevent damage to the machine from static electricity DO NOT touch the memory chips or the board surface e Hold the SO DIMM by the edges and align the notches in the SO DIMM with the protrusions in the slot Insert the SO DIMM diagonally 1 then tilt it toward the interface board until ...

Page 99: ...rst 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 ...

Page 100: ...smission Beeper Volume Volume setting for the sound when you press a key or make an error Broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message to more than one location Cancel Job Cancels a programmed print job and clears it from the machine s memory CNG tones The special tones beeps sent by fax machines during automatic transmission to tell the receiving machine that a fax machine is calling Cal...

Page 101: ...rogrammed fax number Fax Journal Lists information about the last 200 incoming and outgoing faxes TX means Transmit RX means Receive Fax Receive Code Fax Tel mode only Press this code l51 when you answer a fax call on an extension or external telephone Fax Storage You can store faxes in the memory Fax tones The signals sent by sending and receiving fax machines while communicating information Fax ...

Page 102: ...ing for the machine s ring Scanning The process of sending an electronic image of a paper document into your computer Search An alphabetical electronic listing of stored Address Book and Group numbers Settings Tables At a glance instructions that show all the settings and options that are available for setting up your machine Station ID The stored information that appears on the top of faxed pages...

Page 103: ...s 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 ...

Page 104: ... for Macintosh See Software and Network User s Guide ControlCenter4 for Windows See Software and Network User s Guide Copy 2 in 1 ID Copy 59 2 sided 53 button 51 contrast 56 density 55 enlarge reduce 52 N in 1 page layout 57 quality 51 saving paper 62 sort 56 temporary settings 51 using ADF 57 using scanner glass 54 56 57 58 Cover page 29 custom comments 29 printed form 30 D Daylight Saving Time 3...

Page 105: ...eas 25 real time transmission 25 resolution 21 Fax Tel mode receiving faxes 42 G Groups for broadcasting 45 H Hook 22 J Jacks convert to RJ11 jack triplex adapter 42 43 M Machine information checking remaining life of parts 85 page counts 84 Macintosh See Software and Network User s Guide Maintenance routine 63 checking the remaining life of parts 85 Manual transmission 22 Memory adding DIMM optio...

Page 106: ...et mode 6 R Redial Pause 44 Reducing copies 52 incoming faxes 39 Remote retrieval 36 access code 36 commands 37 getting your faxes 38 Remote setup See Software and Network User s Guide Reports 48 49 Address Book 49 Drum Dot Print 49 Fax Journal 48 49 journal period 48 how to print 50 Network Configuration 49 Printer Setttings 49 Transmission Verification 48 User Settings 49 WLAN Report 49 Resoluti...

Page 107: ...2 two line telephone system 42 43 Temporary copy settings 51 Toner Save 4 Touchscreen backlight brightness 6 Two line telephone system 42 43 V Volume setting beeper 2 ring 2 speaker 3 W Warranties are in the box Windows See Software and Network User s Guide Wireless Network See Quick Setup Guide and Software and Network User s Guide ...

Page 108: ...rother International Corporation Canada Ltd 1 rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux QC Canada H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http www brother com These machines are approved for use in the country of purchase only Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries ...

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