Brother DCP-9055CDN Advanced User Guide

ADVANCED
USER’S GUIDE

DCP-9055CDN

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User's Guides and where do I find it?

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Safety and Legal Please read the Safety Instructions before

you set up your machine.

Quick Setup Guide Read this Guide first. Follow the

instructions for setting up your machine
and installing the drivers and software for
the operating system and connection type
you are using.

Basic User's Guide Learn the basic Copy and Scan operations

and how to replace consumables. See
troubleshooting tips.

Advanced User's Guide Learn more advanced operations: Copy,

security features and performing routine
maintenance.

Software User's Guide Follow these instructions for Printing,

Scanning, Network Scanning and using
the Brother ControlCenter utility.

Network Glossary This Guide provides basic information

about advanced network features of
Brother machines along with general
networking and common terms.

Network User's Guide This Guide provides useful information of

wired network settings and security
settings using Brother machine. You can
also find supported protocol information for
your machine and the detailed
troubleshooting tips.

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Table of Contents

1 General Setup 1

Memory storage.....................................................................................................1

Automatic daylight savings time ............................................................................1

Ecology features....................................................................................................2

Toner Save ...................................................................................................... 2

Sleep Mode .....................................................................................................2

Deep Sleep mode............................................................................................ 2

LCD Contrast.........................................................................................................3

User Settings List...................................................................................................3

Network Configuration List..................................................................................... 4

2 Security features 5

Secure Function Lock 2.0......................................................................................5

Setting the password for the administrator .....................................................5

Changing the password for the administrator..................................................6

Setting up the public user mode ......................................................................6

Setting up restricted users...............................................................................7

Turning Secure Function Lock on/off...............................................................7

Switching Users............................................................................................... 8

3 Making copies 9

Copy settings.........................................................................................................9

Stop copying....................................................................................................9

Enlarging or reducing the image copied ..........................................................9

Using the Options key ...................................................................................11

Sorting copies using the ADF........................................................................12

Improving copy quality...................................................................................12

Adjusting Contrast, Colour and Brightness....................................................13

Making N in 1 copies (page layout) ...............................................................14

2 in 1 ID Copy................................................................................................15

Tray selection ................................................................................................16

Duplex (2-sided) copying.....................................................................................16

Duplex Copy (long edge flip) .........................................................................16

Advanced Duplex Copy (short edge flip) ....................................................... 17

A Routine maintenance 18

Cleaning and checking the machine....................................................................18

Checking the Page Counters.........................................................................18

Checking the remaining life of parts ..............................................................18

Replacing periodic maintenance parts.................................................................19

Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................20

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BOptions 28

Optional paper tray (LT-300CL) ...........................................................................28

Memory board......................................................................................................28

SO-DIMM Types............................................................................................28

Installing extra memory .................................................................................29

C Glossary 31

D Index 32

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General Setup 1

Memory storage 1

Your menu settings are stored permanently,
and in the event of a power failure will not be
lost. Temporary settings (for example,
Contrast) will be lost. Also, during a power
failure the machine will retain the date and
time for up to 60 hours.

Automatic daylight savings time

You can set the machine to change
automatically for Daylight Savings Time. It
will set itself forward one hour in the Spring,
and back one hour in the Autumn.

a Press Menu, 5, 1, 2.
b Press a or b to choose On or Off.

Press OK.

c Press Stop/Exit.

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Chapter 1

Note

Ecology features 1

Toner Save 1

You can save toner using this feature. When
you set Toner Save to On, prints appear
lighter. The default setting is Off.

a Press Menu, 1, 3, 1.
b Press a or b to choose On or Off.

Press OK.

c Press Stop/Exit.

We do not recommend Toner Save for
printing Photo or Greyscale images.

Sleep Mode 1

The Sleep Mode Setting can reduce power
consumption.

When the machine is in Sleep Mode (Power
Save mode) it acts as though it were turned
off. Receiving data wakes up the machine
from Sleep mode to Ready mode.

Deep Sleep mode 1

If the machine is in Sleep mode and does not
receive any jobs for a certain length of time,
the machine will go into Deep Sleep mode
automatically and the LCD will show
Deep Sleep. Deep Sleep mode reduces
more power consumption than Sleep mode.
The machine will wake up and start warming
up, when the machine receives a computer
data or makes a copy.

You can choose how long the machine must
be idle before it goes into sleep mode. When
the machine receives computer data or
makes a copy, the timer will be reset. The
default setting is 3 minutes.

While the machine is in Sleep mode the LCD
will show Sleep.

a Press Menu, 1, 3, 2.
b Enter the length of time the machine is

idle before entering Sleep mode.
Press OK.

c Press Stop/Exit.

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General Setup

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LCD Contrast 1

You can change the contrast to make the
LCD look lighter or darker.

a Press Menu, 1, 5.
b Press c to make the LCD darker.

Or, press d to make the LCD lighter.
Press OK.

c Press Stop/Exit.

User Settings List 1

You can print a list of the settings you
programmed.

a Press Menu, 5, 4.
b Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
c Press Stop/Exit.

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Note

Network Configuration List 1

The Network Configuration List is a report
listing the current network configuration
including the network print server settings.

Node name: Node name appears in the
Network Configuration List. The default
node name is “BRNXXXXXXXXXXXX”.

a Press Menu, 5, 5.
b Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
c Press Stop/Exit.

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Security features 2

Secure Function Lock

Secure Function Lock lets you restrict Public
access to the following machine functions:

 Copy

 Scan

 PC Print

 Colour Print

This feature also prevents users from
changing the Default settings of the machine
by limiting access to the Menu settings.

Before using the security features you must
first enter an administrator password.

Access to restricted operations can be
enabled by creating a restricted user.
Restricted users must enter a user password
to use the machine.

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 call your Brother
dealer for service.

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Setting the password for the administrator 2

The password you set in these steps is for the
administrator. This password is used to set
up users and to turn Secure Function Lock on
or off. (See Setting up restricted users
on page 7 and Turning Secure Function Lock
on/off on page 7.)

a Press Menu, 1, 6.
b Enter a four-digit number for the

password using numbers 0-9.
Press OK.

c Re-enter the password when the LCD

shows Verify:.
Press OK.

d Press Stop/Exit.

• Secure Function Lock can be set manually
at the control panel or by using Web
Based Management. We recommend
using Web Based Management to
configure this feature. For more
information, see the Network User's
Guide.

• Only administrators can set limitations
and make changes for each user.

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Chapter 2

Changing the password for the administrator 2

a Press Menu, 1, 6.
b Press a or b to choose Set Password.

Press OK.

c Enter the registered four-digit password.

Press OK.

d Enter a four-digit number for the new

password.
Press OK.

e If the LCD shows Verify: re-enter the

new password.
Press OK.

f Press Stop/Exit.

Setting up the public user mode 2

Public user mode restricts the functions that
are available for Public users. Public users do
not need to enter a password to access the
features made available through this setting.
You can set up one Public user.

a Press Menu, 1, 6.
b Press a or b to choose Setup ID.

Press OK.

c Enter the administrator password.

Press OK.

d Press a or b to choose Public.

Press OK.

e Press a or b to choose Enable or

Disable for Copy.

Press OK.
After you have set Copy, repeat this
step for Scan, PC Print and

Color Print. When the LCD shows
Exit, press OK.

f Press Stop/Exit.

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Security features

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Note

Setting up restricted users 2

You can set up users with restrictions and a
password for functions that are available to
them. You can set up more advanced
restrictions, such as by page count or PC
user login name, through Web Based
Management. (For more information, see the
Network User's Guide.) You can set up to 25
restricted users with restrictions and a
password.

a Press Menu, 1, 6.
b Press a or b to choose Setup ID.

Press OK.

c Enter the administrator password.

Press OK.

d Press a or b to choose User01.

Press OK.

e Use the numeric keys to enter the user

name. (See Entering text in Appendix C
of the Basic User's Guide.)
Press OK.

Turning Secure Function Lock on/off 2

If you enter the wrong password, the LCD will
show Wrong Password. Re-enter the
correct password.

Turning Secure Function Lock on

a Press Menu, 1, 6.
b Press a or b to choose Lock OffiOn.

Press OK.

c Enter your four-digit administrator

password.
Press OK.

Turning Secure Function Lock off

a Press Menu, 1, 6.
b Press a or b to choose Lock OniOff.

Press OK.

c Enter your four-digit administrator

password.
Press OK.

f Enter a four-digit password for the user.

Press OK.

g Press a or b to choose Enable or

Disable for Copy.

Press OK.
After you have set Copy, repeat this
step for Scan, PC Print and

Color Print. When the LCD shows
Exit, press OK.

h Repeat steps d to g for entering each

additional user and password.

i Press Stop/Exit.

You cannot use the same name as
another user's name.

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Chapter 2

Note

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 the restricted user Mode 2

a Hold down d as you press Secure.
b Press a or b to choose ID.

Press OK.

c Enter your four-digit password.

Press OK.

Changing to the Public Mode 2

You can exit from the restricted user mode by
pressing the following keys:

 Clear when you are in the copy mode.

 (SCAN) when you are in the scan mode.

Then LCD will ask you Go to Public?.

Press 1 to choose 1.Yes.

• If the current ID is restricted to the function
you want to use, Access Denied will
appear on the LCD and then the machine
will ask your name. If you are allowed to
access the function you want to use, press
a or b to choose your name and enter your
four-digit password.

• If the function you want to use is restricted
for all users, Not Available will appear
on the LCD and then the machine will go
back to the Ready mode. You cannot
access to the function you want to use.
Contact your administrator to check your
Secure Function Lock Settings.

• If your ID has set a page limit restrictions
and already reached the maximum
number of pages, the LCD will show
Limit Exceeded when you print data.
Contact your administrator to check your
Secure Function Lock Settings.

• If your ID has set Colour Print restrictions
to Disable, the LCD will show
No Permission when you print data.
The machine prints the data black & white
only.

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