Brother MFC-L5700DN, MFC-L6900DW User's Guide

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Before You Use Your Brother Machine ............................................................................................... 1

Applicable Models .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Definitions of Notes ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Trademarks .................................................................................................................................................... 4

Important Note ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Introduction to Your Brother Machine................................................................................................. 6

Before Using Your Machine ........................................................................................................................... 7

Control Panel Overview ................................................................................................................................. 8

Touchscreen LCD Overview......................................................................................................................... 10

How to Navigate the Touchscreen LCD ....................................................................................................... 14

Settings Screen Overview............................................................................................................................16

Setting the Home Screen ............................................................................................................................. 17

Access Brother Utilities (Windows) .............................................................................................................. 18

Uninstall the Brother Software and Drivers (Windows) ...................................................................... 20

Paper Handling.................................................................................................................................... 21

Load Paper................................................................................................................................................... 22

Load and Print Using the Paper Tray ................................................................................................. 23

Load and Print Using the Multi‑purpose Tray (MP Tray) .................................................................... 29

Paper Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 37

Change the Paper Size and Paper Type............................................................................................ 38

Select the Tray to Be Used For Printing............................................................................................. 39

Change the Check Paper Size Setting............................................................................................... 40

Load Documents .......................................................................................................................................... 41

Load Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) ............................................................. 42

Load Documents on the Scanner Glass............................................................................................. 44

Unscannable and Unprintable Areas ........................................................................................................... 45

Using Special Paper..................................................................................................................................... 46

Print ...................................................................................................................................................... 47

Print from Your Computer (Windows)........................................................................................................... 48

Print a Document (Windows).............................................................................................................. 49

Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Windows)...................................... 51

Print as a Poster (Windows)............................................................................................................... 52

Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Windows) ...................................................................................... 53

Print as a Booklet (Windows) ............................................................................................................. 56

Secure Print (Windows)...................................................................................................................... 58

Use a Macro from Your Computer (Windows).................................................................................... 59

Use a Preset Print Profile (Windows) ................................................................................................. 60

Change the Default Print Settings (Windows) .................................................................................... 63

Print a Document Using the BR-Script3 Printer Driver (PostScript® 3™ Language Emulation)

(Windows) .......................................................................................................................................... 65

Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Windows) .................................................. 66

Print Settings (Windows) .................................................................................................................... 67

Print from Your Computer (Mac) ..................................................................................................................71

Print a Document (Mac) ..................................................................................................................... 72

Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Mac).............................................................................................. 73

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Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Mac) ............................................. 75

Secure Print (Mac) ............................................................................................................................. 76

Print a Document Using the BR-Script3 Printer Driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation)

(Mac) ..................................................................................................................................................77

Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Mac) .......................................................... 78

Print Options (Mac) ............................................................................................................................ 80

Print One Page Duplicates on Different Types of Paper .............................................................................. 85

Cancel a Print Job........................................................................................................................................86

Test Print ...................................................................................................................................................... 87

Scan...................................................................................................................................................... 88

Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Brother Machine ............................................................................... 89

Scan Photos and Graphics................................................................................................................. 90

Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File .................................................................................. 92

Save Scanned Data to a USB Flash Drive......................................................................................... 94

Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR) .................................................................................................. 96

Scan to Email Attachment .................................................................................................................. 98

Send Scanned Data to an Email Server........................................................................................... 100

Scan to FTP ..................................................................................................................................... 102

Scan to SSH FTP (SFTP) ................................................................................................................ 107

Scan to Network (Windows) ............................................................................................................. 115

Scan to SharePoint .......................................................................................................................... 120

Web Services for Scanning on Your Network (Windows Vista SP2 or greater, Windows 7 and

Windows 8)....................................................................................................................................... 125

Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter4 (Windows)....................................................... 130

Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter2 (Mac) .............................................................. 133

Configure Certificate for Signed PDF ............................................................................................... 137

Disable Scanning from Your Computer ............................................................................................ 138

Scan from Your Computer (Windows)........................................................................................................139

Scan Using ControlCenter4 Home Mode (Windows) ....................................................................... 140

Scan Using ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode (Windows)................................................................. 157

Scan Using Nuance™ PaperPort™ 14SE or Other Windows Applications....................................... 174

Scan Using Windows Photo Gallery or Windows Fax and Scan...................................................... 179

Scan from Your Computer (Mac)................................................................................................................ 182

Scan Using ControlCenter2 (Mac) ................................................................................................... 183

Scan Using TWAIN-Compliant Applications (Mac)........................................................................... 196

Configure Scan Settings Using Web Based Management......................................................................... 199

Set the Scan File Name Using Web Based Management................................................................ 200

Set the Scan Job Email Report Using Web Based Management .................................................... 201

Copy ................................................................................................................................................... 202

Copy a Document ...................................................................................................................................... 203

Enlarge or Reduce Copied Images ............................................................................................................ 205

Make N in 1 Copies Using the Page Layout Feature ................................................................................. 206

Sort Copies ................................................................................................................................................ 208

Copy an ID Card ........................................................................................................................................ 209

Copy on Both Sides of the Paper (2-sided Copy) ...................................................................................... 210

Copy Options ............................................................................................................................................. 212

Fax ...................................................................................................................................................... 214

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Send a Fax.................................................................................................................................................215

Send a Fax ....................................................................................................................................... 216

Send a 2-sided Fax from the ADF.................................................................................................... 218

Send a Fax Manually........................................................................................................................ 219

Send a Fax at the End of a Conversation ........................................................................................ 220

Send the Same Fax to More than One Recipient (Broadcasting) .................................................... 221

Send a Fax in Real Time.................................................................................................................. 223

Send a Fax at a Specified Time (Delayed Fax)................................................................................ 224

Add a Cover Page to Your Fax.........................................................................................................225

Cancel a Fax in Progress ................................................................................................................. 228

Check and Cancel a Pending Fax.................................................................................................... 229

Fax Options ...................................................................................................................................... 230

Receive a Fax ............................................................................................................................................ 231

Receive Mode Settings .................................................................................................................... 232

Memory Receive (Remote Fax) Options .......................................................................................... 242

Remote Fax Retrieval....................................................................................................................... 249

Voice Operations and Fax Numbers .......................................................................................................... 255

Voice Operations.............................................................................................................................. 256

Store Fax Numbers ..........................................................................................................................259

Set up Groups for Broadcasting ....................................................................................................... 263

Dial Access Codes and Credit Card Numbers ................................................................................. 267

Telephone Services and External Devices................................................................................................. 268

External TAD (Telephone Answering Device)................................................................................... 269

External and Extension Telephones ................................................................................................. 272

Multi-line Connections (PABX) ......................................................................................................... 278

Fax Reports................................................................................................................................................ 279

Print a Transmission Verification Report .......................................................................................... 280

Print a Fax Journal ........................................................................................................................... 281

PC-FAX ...................................................................................................................................................... 282

PC-FAX for Windows........................................................................................................................ 283

PC-FAX for Mac ...............................................................................................................................306

Print Data Directly from a USB Flash Drive .................................................................................... 309

Compatible USB Flash Drives.................................................................................................................... 310

Print Data Directly from a USB Flash Drive or Digital Camera Supporting Mass Storage......................... 311

Create a PRN File for Direct Printing (Windows) ....................................................................................... 313

Network .............................................................................................................................................. 314

Get Started.................................................................................................................................................315

Supported Basic Network Features.................................................................................................. 316

Network Management Software and Utilities ............................................................................................. 317

Learn about Network Management Software and Utilities ............................................................... 318

Additional Methods of Configuring Your Brother Machine for a Wireless Network .................................... 319

Before Configuring Your Brother Machine for a Wireless Network................................................... 320

Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network.............................................................................. 321

Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the One Push Method of Wi-Fi Protected

Setup™ (WPS).................................................................................................................................. 322

Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected

Setup™ (WPS).................................................................................................................................. 323

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Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network in Ad-Hoc Mode (For IEEE 802.11b/g/n) ............. 326

Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the Machine's Control Panel Setup Wizard330

Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network When the SSID Is Not Broadcast ........................ 332

Configure Your Machine for an Enterprise Wireless Network .......................................................... 334

Use Wi-Fi Direct®............................................................................................................................. 336

Advanced Network Features......................................................................................................................346

Print the Network Configuration Report............................................................................................ 347

Configure Your Mail Server Settings Using Web Based Management............................................. 348

Configure the Brother Machine for Email or Internet Fax (I-Fax) ..................................................... 351

I-Fax Options.................................................................................................................................... 366

Use the Send Fax to Server Feature................................................................................................ 371

Print the WLAN Report..................................................................................................................... 375

Configure and Operate LDAP Search .............................................................................................. 378

Synchronize Time with the SNTP Server Using Web Based Management ..................................... 381

Technical Information for Advanced Users................................................................................................. 385

Gigabit Ethernet (Wired Network Only) ............................................................................................ 386

Reset the Network Settings to the Factory Settings......................................................................... 388

Security .............................................................................................................................................. 389

Lock the Machine Settings ......................................................................................................................... 390

About Using Setting Lock ................................................................................................................. 391

Network Security Features.........................................................................................................................395

Before Using Network Security Features ......................................................................................... 396

Secure Function Lock 3.0................................................................................................................. 397

Use Active Directory Authentication ................................................................................................. 404

Use LDAP Authentication................................................................................................................. 409

Manage Your Network Machine Securely Using SSL/TLS............................................................... 413

Manage Your Network Machine Securely Using IPsec .................................................................... 446

Send or Receive an Email Securely................................................................................................. 464

Use IEEE 802.1x Authentication for a Wired or a Wireless Network ............................................... 470

Store Print Log to Network ............................................................................................................... 475

Mobile/Web Connect......................................................................................................................... 481

Use Web Services from Your Brother Machine.......................................................................................... 482

Use Brother Web Services.........................................................................................................................483

Print with Google Cloud Print™.................................................................................................................. 485

Print with AirPrint........................................................................................................................................ 486

Print with Mopria™...................................................................................................................................... 487

Print and Scan from a Mobile Device.........................................................................................................488

Print and Scan Using Near-Field Communication (NFC)...........................................................................489

ControlCenter .................................................................................................................................... 490

ControlCenter4 (Windows).........................................................................................................................491

Change the Operation Mode in ControlCenter4 (Windows) ............................................................ 492

Scan Using ControlCenter4 Home Mode (Windows) ....................................................................... 494

Scan Using ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode (Windows)................................................................. 495

Set Up the Brother Machine Using ControlCenter4 (Windows) ....................................................... 496

Create a Custom Tab Using ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode (Windows)....................................... 498

ControlCenter2 (Mac)................................................................................................................................. 500

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Scan Using ControlCenter2 (Mac) ................................................................................................... 501

Set Up the Brother Machine Using ControlCenter2 (Mac) ............................................................... 502

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................ 504

Error and Maintenance Messages ............................................................................................................. 505

Transfer Your Faxes or Fax Journal Report ..................................................................................... 511

Document Jams ......................................................................................................................................... 515

Document is Jammed in the Top of the ADF Unit ............................................................................ 516

Document is Jammed under the Document Cover .......................................................................... 517

Remove Small Scraps of Paper Jammed in the ADF ...................................................................... 518

Paper Jams ................................................................................................................................................ 519

Paper is Jammed in the MP tray ...................................................................................................... 520

Paper is Jammed in the Paper Tray................................................................................................. 521

Paper is Jammed in the Back of the Machine .................................................................................. 523

Paper is Jammed inside the Machine .............................................................................................. 525

Paper is Jammed in the 2-sided Tray............................................................................................... 527

Printing Problems.......................................................................................................................................530

Improve the Print Quality............................................................................................................................ 532

Telephone and Fax Problems ....................................................................................................................536

Set Dial Tone Detection....................................................................................................................539

Set Telephone Line Compatibility for Interference and VoIP Systems ............................................. 540

Network Problems......................................................................................................................................541

Error Messages ................................................................................................................................ 542

Use the Network Connection Repair Tool (Windows) ...................................................................... 544

Where Can I Find My Brother Machine's Network Settings? ........................................................... 545

I Cannot Complete the Wireless Network Setup Configuration........................................................ 546

My Brother Machine Cannot Print, Scan, or PC-FAX Receive over the Network............................. 548

I Want to Check that My Network Devices are Working Correctly ................................................... 550

Other Problems .......................................................................................................................................... 551

Check the Machine Information ................................................................................................................. 553

Reset Your Brother Machine ...................................................................................................................... 554

Reset Functions Overview ............................................................................................................... 555

Routine Maintenance ........................................................................................................................ 556

Replace Supplies ....................................................................................................................................... 557

Replace the Toner Cartridge ............................................................................................................ 559

Replace the Drum Unit ..................................................................................................................... 562

Clean the Machine ..................................................................................................................................... 565

Clean the Scanner............................................................................................................................ 567

Clean the Touchscreen LCD ............................................................................................................ 568

Clean the Corona Wire..................................................................................................................... 569

Clean the Drum Unit......................................................................................................................... 571

Clean the Paper Pick-up Rollers ...................................................................................................... 575

Check the Remaining Life of Parts............................................................................................................. 577

Pack and Ship Your Machine ..................................................................................................................... 578

Pack the Machine and the Toner Cartridge Together ....................................................................... 579

Pack the Machine and the Toner Cartridge Separately.................................................................... 581

Replace Periodic Maintenance Parts ......................................................................................................... 584

Machine Settings............................................................................................................................... 585

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Change Machine Settings from the Control Panel ..................................................................................... 586

In the Event of Power Failure (Memory Storage) ............................................................................. 587

General Settings............................................................................................................................... 588

Save Your Favourite Settings as a Shortcut.....................................................................................604

Print Reports .................................................................................................................................... 607

Settings and Features Tables...........................................................................................................610

Change Machine Settings from Your Computer......................................................................................... 629

Change Machine Settings Using Web Based Management ............................................................ 630

Change the Machine Settings Using Remote Setup ........................................................................ 635

Appendix............................................................................................................................................ 647

Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 648

How to Enter Text on Your Brother Machine .............................................................................................. 655

Supplies ..................................................................................................................................................... 656

Accessories................................................................................................................................................657

Glossary............................................................................................................................................. 658

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• Applicable Models

• Definitions of Notes

• Trademarks

• Important Note

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Applicable Models

This User's Guide applies to the following models:

MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L6900DW

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Definitions of Notes

We use the following symbols and conventions throughout this User's Guide:

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

NOTE

Bold Bold style identifies buttons on the machine's control panel or computer screen.

Italics Italicised style emphasises an important point or refers you to a related topic.

Courier New

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injuries.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injuries.

IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality.

NOTE specifies the operating environment, conditions for installation, or special conditions of use.

Tips icons indicate helpful hints and supplementary information.

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to possible electrical shock.

Fire Hazard icons alert you to the possibility of a fire.

Hot Surface icons warn you not to touch hot machine parts.

Prohibition icons indicate actions you must not perform.

Courier New font identifies messages shown on the machine's LCD.

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Trademarks

BROTHER is either a trademark or a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Server, SharePoint, Internet Explorer, Outlook, PowerPoint, Active Directory, OneNote, Windows phone and OneDrive are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Apple, AirPrint, Mac, Safari, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

Nuance and PaperPort are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

PostScript and PostScript 3 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi Protected Access are registered trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance®.

WPA, WPA2, Wi-Fi Protected Setup and Wi-Fi Protected Setup logo are trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance®.

Flickr is a registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

Android, Google Cloud Print, Google Drive, Google Play, Picasa Web Albums and Google Chrome are trademarks of Google Inc. Use of these trademarks is subject to Google Permissions.

Mopria is a trademark of Mopria Alliance, Inc.

UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.

Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries.

Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Evernote is a trademark of Evernote Corporation and used under a license.

Each company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs.

Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and any other materials are all trademarks or registered trademarks of those respective companies.

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Important Note

• Do not use this product outside the country of purchase as it may violate the wireless telecommunication and power regulations of that country.

• Not all models are available in all countries.

• Windows XP in this document represents Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Home Edition.

• Windows Server 2003 in this document represents Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition.

• Windows Server 2008 in this document represents Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

• Unless otherwise specified, the screens in this manual are from Windows 7 and OS X v10.9.x. Screens on your computer may vary depending on your operating system.

• Not all features are available in countries subject to applicable export restrictions.

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• Before Using Your Machine

• Control Panel Overview

• Touchscreen LCD Overview

• How to Navigate the Touchscreen LCD

• Settings Screen Overview

• Setting the Home Screen

• Access Brother Utilities (Windows)

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Before Using Your Machine

Before attempting any printing operation, confirm the following:

• Make sure you have installed the Brother software and drivers.

• For USB or network cable users: Make sure the interface cable is physically secure.

Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing

Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax into memory or while scanning a document into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during printing from your computer. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it pauses the printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished.

Firewall (Windows)

If your computer is protected by a firewall and you are unable to network print, network scan, or PC-FAX, you may need to configure the firewall settings. If you are using the Windows Firewall and you installed the Brother software and drivers from the CD-ROM, the necessary firewall settings have already been set. If you are using any other personal firewall software, see the User's Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer.

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Control Panel Overview

1. Near Field Communication (NFC) Reader (available only for certain models)

You can use card authentication by touching the IC card to the NFC Reader on the control panel.

If your Android™ device supports the NFC feature, you can print from your device or scan documents to your device in the same way.

2. Touchscreen Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

Access menus and options by pressing them on the touchscreen.

3. Touchpanel

(Back)

Press to go back to the previous menu.

(Home)

• Press to return to the Home screen.

• While the machine is in Sleep Mode, the Home icon blinks.

(Cancel)

Press to cancel an operation (available when lit).

Dial Pad (Numerical buttons)

Press the numbers on the touchpanel to dial telephone or fax numbers and to enter the number of copies.

Power On/Off

• Turn the machine on by pressing

• Turn the machine off by pressing and holding down . The LCD displays [Shutting Down] for a few

seconds before going off. If you have an external telephone or TAD connected, it is always available.

(WiFi)

(For infrastructure mode)

When the WiFi light is on, your Brother machine is connected to a wireless access point. When the WiFi light blinks, the wireless connection is down, or your machine is in the process of connecting to a wireless access point.

(For Ad-Hoc mode)

The WiFi LED is always off.

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Touchscreen LCD Overview

You can select from two types of screens to set the Home screen: Function screens and Shortcuts screen. When a Function screen is displayed, swipe left or right or press d or c to display the other Function screens.

The Home screen displays the machine’s status when the machine is idle. This screen is also called the Ready Mode screen. When displayed, this screen indicates that your machine is ready for the next command.

If Active Directory Authentication or LDAP Authentication is enabled, the machine's control panel will be locked.

The available features vary depending on your model.

Function screens

The Function screens provide access to features, such as Fax, Copy and Scan.

Shortcuts screen

Create Shortcuts for frequently-used operations, such as sending a fax, copying, scanning and using Web Connect.

Eight Shortcuts tabs are available with six Shortcuts on each Shortcuts tab. A total of 48 Shortcuts are available.

1. Modes

•

Press to access Fax mode.

• [Copy]

Press to access Copy mode.

•

Press to access Scan mode.

•

Press to access the [Secure Print] option.

[Fax]

[Scan]

[Secure Print]

• [Web]

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Press to connect the Brother machine to an Internet service. For more detailed information, see the Web Connect Guide. Go to your model's Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center at

support.brother.com to download the guide.

•

[Apps]

Press to connect the Brother machine to the Brother Apps service. For more detailed information, see the Web Connect Guide. Go to your model's Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center at

support.brother.com to download the guide.

• [USB]

Press to access the Direct Print and Scan to USB menus.

•

[2 in 1 ID Copy]

Press to access the 2 in 1 ID Copy option.

or (Wireless Status)

Press to configure wireless settings.

If you are using a wireless connection, a four-level indicator displays the current wireless signal strength.

3. (Toner)

Displays the remaining toner life. Press to access the [Toner] menu.

4. (Settings)

Press to access the [Settings] menu.

If Setting Lock has been turned on, a lock icon appears on the LCD. You must unlock the machine to

change settings.

5. Date & Time

Displays the date and time set on the machine.

[Shortcuts]

Press to access the [Shortcuts] screen.

7. (Function screens)

Press to access the Function screens.

New Fax

When [Fax Preview] is set to [On], the number of new faxes you received into the memory appears at the top of the screen.

Warning icon

The warning icon appears when there is an error or maintenance message; press to view it,

and then press to return to Ready Mode.

NOTE

This product adopts the font of ARPHIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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How to Navigate the Touchscreen LCD

Press your finger on the LCD to operate it. To display and access all the options, swipe left, right, up, down or press d c or a b on the LCD to scroll through them.

The following steps explain how to change a machine setting. In this example, the LCD Backlight setting is changed from [Light] to [Med].

IMPORTANT

DO NOT press the LCD with a sharp object, such as a pen or stylus. It may damage the machine.

NOTE

DO NOT touch the LCD immediately after plugging in the power cord or turning on the machine. Doing this may cause an error.

1. Press [Settings].

2. Press [All Settings].

3. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the [General Setup] option, and then press [General Setup].

4. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the [LCD Settings] option, and then press [LCD Settings].

5. Press [Backlight].

6. Press [Med].

7. Press .

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Settings Screen Overview

Press to view the current machine status on the LCD.

Use the Settings menu to access all of your Brother machine's settings.

The available features vary depending on your model.

1. Toner

• Displays the remaining toner life.

• Press to access the [Toner] menu.

2. Network (For wired network models)

• Press to set up a network connection.

• A four level indicator on the screen displays the current wireless signal strength if you are using a wireless

connection.

3. Date & Time

Displays the date and time set on the machine.

Press to access the [Date & Time] menu.

4. Screen Settings

Press to access the [Screen Settings] menu.

5. All Settings

Press to access a menu of all machine settings.

6. Tray Setting

Press to change the paper size and paper type settings.

7. Wi-Fi Direct (For wireless network models)

Press to set up a Wi-Fi Direct network connection.

Fax Preview (For MFC models without wireless network functionality)

• Display the Fax Preview status.

• Press to access the Fax Preview setting.

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Setting the Home Screen

Set the Home screen to either [Basic Functions], [More 1], [More 2], [Shortcuts 1], [Shortcuts 2], [Shortcuts 3], [Shortcuts 4], [Shortcuts 5], [Shortcuts 6], [Shortcuts 7] or [Shortcuts 8].

When the machine is idle or you press , the touchscreen will return to the screen you set.

1. Press [Settings] > [Screen Settings] > [Home Screen].

2. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the screen settings, and then press the setting you want.

3. Press

The machine will go to your chosen Home screen.

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Access Brother Utilities (Windows)

Brother Utilities is an application launcher that offers convenient access to all Brother applications installed on

your computer.

1. Do one of the following:

• (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows

Server 2008 R2)

Click

• (Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012)

Tap or click (Brother Utilities) either on the Start screen or the desktop.

• (Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2)

Move your mouse to the lower left corner of the Start screen and click

based device, swipe up from the bottom of the Start screen to bring up the Apps screen).

When the Apps screen appears, tap or click (Brother Utilities).

2. Select your machine (where XXXX is the name of your model).

(Start) > All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities.

(if you are using a touch-

3. Choose the operation you want to use.

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Software and Drivers (Windows)

Uninstall the Brother Software and Drivers (Windows)

1. Do one of the following:

• (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows

Server 2008 R2)

Click

• (Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012)

Tap or click (Brother Utilities) either on the Start screen or the desktop.

• (Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2)

Move your mouse to the lower left corner of the Start screen and click

based device, swipe up from the bottom of the Start screen to bring up the Apps screen).

When the Apps screen appears, tap or click (Brother Utilities).

2. Click the drop-down list, and then select your model name (if not already selected). Click Tools in the left navigation bar, and then click Uninstall.

Follow the instructions in the dialog box to uninstall the software and drivers.

(Start) > All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities.

(if you are using a touch-

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Paper Handling

• Load Paper

• Paper Settings

• Load Documents

• Unscannable and Unprintable Areas

• Using Special Paper

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Load Paper

• Load and Print Using the Paper Tray

• Load and Print Using the Multi‑purpose Tray (MP Tray)

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Load and Print Using the Paper Tray

• Load Plain Paper, Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper and Recycled Paper in the

Paper Tray

• Load Thick Paper in the Paper Tray

• Printing Problems

• Error and Maintenance Messages

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Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper and Recycled Paper in the Paper Tray

Load Plain Paper, Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper and Recycled Paper in the Paper Tray

• If the Check Size setting is set to On and you pull the paper tray out of the machine, a message appears on the LCD asking if you want to change the paper size and paper type. Change the paper size and paper type settings if needed, following the LCD instructions.

• When you load a different size and type of paper in the tray, you must change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in the machine or on your computer, also.

1. Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine.

2. Press and slide the paper guides to fit the paper.

Press the green release levers to slide the paper guides.

3. Fan the stack of paper well.

4. Load paper in the paper tray with the printing surface face down.

When you use Letterhead or Preprinted paper, load the paper in the correct orientation as shown in the illustrations.

Paper Orientation for Letterhead and Preprinted Paper

For 1-sided printing

• face down

• top edge toward the front of the paper tray

For automatic 2-sided printing (long edge binding)

• face up

• bottom edge toward the front of the paper tray

• DO NOT load different sizes and types of paper in the paper tray at the same time. Doing this may cause the paper to jam or misfeed.

• When you use Letterhead or Preprinted paper for 2-sided printing, change the machine's setting by completing the following step:

- Press

[Settings] > [All Settings] > [Printer] > [2-sided] > [Single Image] >

[2-sided Feed].

5. Make sure the paper is below the maximum paper mark (b b b).

Overfilling the paper tray will cause paper jams.

6. Slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine.

7. Lift the support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the output tray.

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• When you load a different size and type of paper in the tray, you must change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in the machine or on your computer, also.

1. Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine.

2. Press and slide the paper guides to fit the paper.

Press the green release levers to slide the paper guides.

3. Fan the stack of paper well.

4. Load paper in the paper tray with the printing surface face down.

DO NOT load different sizes and types of paper in the paper tray at the same time. Doing this may cause the paper to jam or misfeed.

5. Make sure the paper is below the maximum paper mark (b b b).

Overfilling the paper tray will cause paper jams.

6. Slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine.

7. Open the machine's back cover (the face up output tray).

8. Open the paper stopper (Available only for certain models).

9. Send your print job to the machine.

Change your print preferences in the Print dialog box before sending the print job from your computer.

10. Close the paper stopper (Available only for certain models).

11. Close the back cover (the face up output tray) until it locks in the closed position.

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You can load up to ten envelopes, letterhead, coloured paper, thin paper, thick paper, thicker paper, recycled paper, Bond paper, labels, or up to 50 sheets of plain paper in the MP tray.

• Load Paper in the Multi‑purpose Tray (MP Tray)

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When you load a different size and type of paper in the tray, you must change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in the machine or on your computer, also.

1. Lift the support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face down output tray.

2. Open the MP tray and lower it gently.

3. Pull out the MP tray support (1) and unfold the flap (2).

4. Slide the MP tray paper guides to fit the width of the paper you are using. If the paper guide on the right side has a lever, press it and slide the paper guide.

5. Load paper with the printing surface face up in the MP tray. When you use Letterhead or Preprinted paper,

load the paper in the correct orientation as shown in the illustrations.

Make sure the paper is below the maximum paper mark (1).

Paper Orientation for Letterhead and Preprinted Paper

For 1-sided printing

• face up

• top edge first

For automatic 2-sided printing (long edge binding)

• face down

• bottom edge first

When you use Letterhead or Preprinted paper for 2-sided printing, change the machine's setting by completing the following step:

• Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Printer] > [2-sided] > [Single Image] > [2-

sided Feed].

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Load and Print Thick Paper and Labels Using the MP Tray

When the back cover (face up output tray) is pulled down, the machine has a straight paper path from the MP tray through to the back of the machine. Use this paper feed and output method when you print on thick paper or labels.

When you load a different size and type of paper in the tray, you must change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in the machine or on your computer, also.

1. Open the machine's back cover (the face up output tray).

2. Open the paper stopper (Available only for certain models).

3. On the front of the machine, open the MP tray and lower it gently.

4. Pull out the MP tray support (1) and unfold the flap (2).

5. Slide the MP tray paper guides to fit the width of the paper that you are using. If the paper guide on the right

side has a lever, press it and slide the paper guide.

6. Load paper or labels in the MP tray.

• Make sure the paper is below the maximum paper mark (1).

• Load paper into the MP tray with the printing surface face up.

7. Send your print job to the machine.

Change your print preferences in the Print screen before sending the print job from your computer.

8. Close the paper stopper (Available only for certain models).

9. Close the back cover (the face up output tray) until it locks in the closed position.

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Load and Print on Envelopes Using the MP Tray

You can load up to ten envelopes in the MP tray.

Before loading, press the corners and sides of the envelopes to make them as flat as possible.

When you load a different size and type of paper in the tray, you must change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in the machine or on your computer, also.

1. Open the machine's back cover (the face up output tray).

2. Open the paper stopper (Available only for certain models).

3. On the front of the machine, open the MP tray and lower it gently.

4. Pull out the MP tray support (1) and unfold the flap (2).

5. Slide the MP tray paper guides to fit the width of the envelopes that you are using. If the paper guide on the

right side has a lever, press it and slide the paper guide.

6. Load envelopes in the MP tray.

Load up to 10 envelopes in the MP tray with the printing surface face up. Make sure the envelopes are below the maximum paper mark (1). Loading more than 10 envelopes may cause paper jams.

7. Send your print job to the machine.

Change your print preferences in the Print dialog box before sending the print job from your computer.

Settings Options for Envelopes

Paper Size Com-10

Media Type Envelopes

Monarch

Env. Thick

Env. Thin

8. Close the paper stopper (Available only for certain models).

9. Close the back cover (the face up output tray) until it locks in the closed position.

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When you change the size and type of the paper you load in the tray, you must change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings on the LCD at the same time.

1. Press

Type].

2. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the paper tray options, and then press the option you want.

3. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the paper type options, and then press the option you want.

4. Press

5. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the [Paper Size] option, and then press [Paper Size].

6. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the paper tray options, and then press the option you want.

7. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the paper size options, and then press the option you want.

8. Press .

[Settings] > [All Settings] > [General Setup] > [Tray Setting] > [Paper

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Select the Tray to Be Used For Printing

Change the default tray the machine will use for printing copies, received faxes, and print jobs from your computer.

1. Press

2. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the [Tray Use: Copy], [Tray Use: Fax], or [Tray Use: Print] option, and then press the option you want.

3. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the option you want, and then press it. For example, when you select the [MP>T1] option, the machine pulls paper from the MP tray until it is empty, and then from Tray 1.

4. Press .

• When you make a copy using the ADF and give priority to multiple trays, the machine looks for the tray

• When you make a copy using the scanner glass, your document is copied from the higher priority tray

• (MFC models) Use the following sizes of paper for printing faxes: Letter, A4, Legal, Folio, Mexico Legal

• (MFC models) If the tray is out of paper and received faxes are in the machine’s memory, [No Paper]

[Settings] > [All Settings] > [General Setup] > [Tray Setting].

with the most suitable paper and pulls paper from that tray.

even if more suitable paper is in another paper tray.

or India Legal. When an appropriate size is not in any of the trays, the machine stores received faxes and [Size mismatch] appears on the touchscreen.

appears on the touchscreen. Load paper in the empty tray.

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Change the Check Paper Size Setting

When you turn on your machine's Check Size setting, the machine displays a message when you remove a paper tray or load paper using the MP tray, asking if you changed the paper size and paper type.

The default setting is On.

1. Press

Size].

2. Press [On] or [Off].

3. Press

[Settings] > [All Settings] > [General Setup] > [Tray Setting] > [Check

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You can send a fax, make copies and scan from the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and from the scanner glass.

• Load Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)

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Load Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)

Use the ADF when copying or scanning multiple-page, standard-sized documents.

• The ADF can hold the following pages and feed each sheet individually:

- (MFC-L5700DN)

up to 50 pages

- (MFC-L6900DW)

up to 80 pages

• Use standard 80 g/m2 paper.

• Make sure documents with correction fluid or written in ink are completely dry.

IMPORTANT

• DO NOT leave thick documents on the scanner glass. If you do this, the ADF may jam.

• DO NOT use paper that is curled, wrinkled, folded, ripped, stapled, paper-clipped, pasted, or taped.

• DO NOT use cardboard, newspaper, or fabric.

• To avoid damaging your machine while using the ADF, DO NOT pull on the document while it is feeding.

Document Sizes Supported

Length:

Width: 105 to 215.9 mm

Weight:

1. Unfold the ADF document output support flap.

2. Fan the pages well.

3. Stagger the pages of your document and load it face up and top edge first, into the ADF as shown in the illustration.

147.3 to 355.6 mm

64 to 90 g/m

4. Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your document.

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Load Documents on the Scanner Glass

Use the scanner glass to fax, copy, or scan one page at a time.

Document Sizes Supported

• (MFC-L5700DN)

Length:

Width: Up to 215.9 mm

Weight: Up to 2 kg

To use the scanner glass, the ADF must be empty.

1. Lift the document cover.

2. Place the document on the scanner glass face down.

Up to 300 mm

• (MFC-L6900DW)

Up to 355.6mm

3. Place the corner of the page in the upper left corner of the scanner glass.

4. Close the document cover.

If the document is a book or is thick, gently press on the document cover.

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Unscannable and Unprintable Areas

The figures in the table show maximum unscannable and unprintable areas from the edges of the most commonly-used paper sizes. These measurements may vary depending on the paper size or settings in the application you are using.

Do not attempt to scan, copy, or print into these areas; your output will not reflect anything in these areas.

Usage Document Size Top (1)

Bottom (3)

Fax (Sending) Letter, Legal 3 mm 4 mm

A4 3 mm (ADF)

Copy

Scan Letter 3 mm 3 mm

Print Letter, Legal 4.2 mm 4.2 mm

Letter, Legal 4 mm 4 mm

A4 4 mm 3 mm

A4 3 mm Approximately 3 mm

Legal Approximately 3 mm Approximately 3 mm

A4 4.2 mm 4.2 mm

Left (2)

Right (4)

1 mm

(Scanner Glass)

3 mm

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Using Special Paper

Always test paper samples before purchasing them to ensure desirable performance.

• DO NOT use inkjet paper; it may cause a paper jam or damage your machine.

• If you use bond paper, paper with a rough surface, or paper that is wrinkled or creased, the paper may exhibit degraded performance.

Store paper in its original packaging and keep it sealed. Keep the paper flat and away from moisture, direct sunlight and heat.

IMPORTANT

Some types of paper may not perform well or may cause damage to your machine.

DO NOT use paper:

• that is highly textured

• that is extremely smooth or shiny

• that is curled or warped

• that is coated or has a chemical finish

• that is damaged, creased or folded

• that exceeds the recommended weight specification in this guide

• with tabs and staples

• with letterheads using low temperature dyes or thermography

• that is multipart or carbonless

• that is designed for inkjet printing

If you use any of the types of paper listed above, they may damage your machine. This damage is not covered under any Brother warranty or service agreement.

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• Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Windows)

• Print as a Poster (Windows)

• Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Windows)

• Print as a Booklet (Windows)

• Secure Print (Windows)

• Use a Macro from Your Computer (Windows)

• Use a Preset Print Profile (Windows)

• Change the Default Print Settings (Windows)

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Print a Document (Windows)

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. Make sure you have loaded the correct size paper in the paper tray.

4. Click the Paper Size drop-down list, and then select your paper size.

5. In the Orientation field, select the Portrait or Landscape option to set the orientation of your printout.

If your application contains a similar setting, we recommend that you set the orientation using the application.

6. Type the number of copies (1-999) you want in the Copies field.

7. Click the Media Type drop-down list, and then select the type of paper you are using.

8. To print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper or print one page of your document on multiple sheets, click the Multiple Page drop-down list, and then select your options.

9. Change other printer settings if needed.

10. Click OK.

11. Complete your print operation.

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Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Windows)

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. In the Orientation field, select the Portrait or Landscape option to set the orientation of your printout.

If your application contains a similar setting, we recommend that you set the orientation using the application.

4. Click the Multiple Page drop-down list, and then select the 2 in 1, 4 in 1, 9 in 1, 16 in 1, or 25 in 1 option.

5. Click the Page Order drop-down list, and then select your page order.

6. Click the Border Line drop-down list, and then select your border line type.

7. Change other printer settings if needed.

8. Click OK.

9. Complete your print operation.

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Print as a Poster (Windows)

Enlarge your print size and print the document in poster mode.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. Click the Multiple Page drop-down list, and then select the 1 in 2x2 Pages, 1 in 3x3 Pages, 1 in 4x4 Pages, or 1 in 5x5 Pages option.

4. Select the Print cut-out line check box, if needed.

Print cut-out line

Prints a faint cut-out line around the printable area so that you can easily cut it out.

5. Change other printer settings if needed.

6. Click OK.

7. Complete your print operation.

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Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Windows)

• Select A4 sized paper when using the automatic 2-sided printing function.

• Make sure the back cover is closed.

• If paper is curled, straighten it and put it back in the paper tray.

• Use regular paper or thin paper. DO NOT use bond paper.

• If the paper is too thin, it may wrinkle.

• When you use the manual 2-sided printing function, it is possible there may be paper jams or poor print quality.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or

preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. In the Orientation field, select the Portrait or Landscape option to set the orientation of your printout.

If your application contains a similar setting, we recommend that you set the orientation using the application.

4. Click the 2-sided / Booklet drop-down list, and then select the 2-sided or 2-sided (Manual) option.

Option Description

2-sided(Available only for

certain models)

2-sided (Manual) The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper

5. Click the 2-sided Settings button.

6. Select one of the options from the 2-sided Type menu.

When 2-sided is selected, four types of 2-sided binding are available for each orientation:

Automatically prints on both sides of the paper.

first. Then, the printer driver instructs you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the paper.

Option for Portrait Description

Long Edge (Left)

Long Edge (Right)

Short Edge (Top)

Short Edge (Bottom)

Option for Landscape Description

Long Edge (Top)

Long Edge (Bottom)

Option for Landscape Description

Short Edge (Right)

Short Edge (Left)

7. Select the Binding Offset check box if you want to specify the offset for binding in inches or millimetres.

8. Click OK.

9. Change other printer settings if needed.

10. Do one of the following:

• For automatic 2-sided printing, click OK again, and then complete your print operation.

• For manual 2-sided printing, click OK again and follow the on-screen instructions.

If the paper is not feeding correctly, it may be curled. Remove the paper, straighten it, and put it back in the paper tray.

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Print as a Booklet (Windows)

Use this option to print a document in booklet format using 2-sided printing. The document's pages will be arranged according to the correct page number and will allow you to fold the print output at the centre, without having to change the order of the printed pages.

• Select A4 sized paper when using the automatic 2-sided printing function.

• Make sure the back cover is closed.

• If paper is curled, straighten it and put it back in the paper tray.

• Use regular paper or thin paper. DO NOT use bond paper.

• If the paper is too thin, it may wrinkle.

• When you use the manual 2-sided printing function, it is possible there may be paper jams or poor print quality.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or

preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. In the Orientation field, select the Portrait or Landscape option to set the orientation of your printout.

If your application contains a similar setting, we recommend that you set the orientation using the application.

4. Click the 2-sided / Booklet drop-down list, and then select the Booklet or Booklet (Manual) option.

Option Description

Booklet (Available only for certain models) Automatically prints as a booklet.

Booklet (Manual) Manually prints as a booklet.

5. Click the 2-sided Settings button.

6. Select one of the options from the 2-sided Type menu.

There are two types of 2-sided binding directions available for each orientation:

Option for Portrait Description

Left Binding

Right Binding

Option for Landscape Description

Top Binding

Bottom Binding

7. Select one of the options from the Booklet Printing Method menu.

Option Description

All Pages at Once

Divide into Sets

8. Select the Binding Offset check box if you want to specify the offset for binding in inches or millimetres.

9. Click OK.

10. Change other printer settings if needed.

11. Do one of the following:

• For automatic booklet printing, click OK again, and then complete your print operation.

• For manual booklet printing, click OK again and follow the on-screen instructions.

Every page will be printed in booklet format (four pages to every piece of paper, two pages per side). Fold your printout in the centre to create the booklet.

This option prints the whole booklet in smaller individual booklet sets, allowing you to fold at the centre of the smaller individual booklet sets without having to change the order of the printed pages. You can specify the number of sheets in each smaller booklet set (from 1-15). This option can be helpful when folding a printed booklet that has a large number of pages.

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Secure Print (Windows)

Use Secure Print to ensure that confidential or sensitive documents do not print until you enter a password on the machine's control panel.

• The secure data is deleted from the machine when you turn off the machine.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or

preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. Click the Advanced tab.

4. Click the Settings button in the Secure Print field.

5. Select the Secure Print check box.

6. Type your four-digit password in the Password field, and then click OK.

You must set a separate password for each document.

7. Click OK.

8. Complete your print operation.

9. On the machine's control panel, swipe left or right or press d or c to display the [Secure Print] option, and then press [Secure Print].

10. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display user names, and then press your user name.

The LCD displays the list of secured jobs for your name.

11. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the print job, and then press it.

12. Enter your four-digit password, and then press [OK].

13. Enter the number of copies you want.

14. Press [Start].

The machine prints the data.

After you print the secured data, it will be cleared from the machine's memory.

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Use a Macro from Your Computer (Windows)

If you have stored the electronic forms (macros) in your machine's memory, you can use the macro to print the data as an overlay on the print job you want.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. Click the Advanced tab.

4. Click the Other Print Options button.

5. Select Macro.

6. Click the Macro Settings button.

7. Enter Macro ID and Macro Name you want to use.

8. Select Insert Macro Command.

9. Select the page to overlay the macro data.

Option Description

All Pages Lets you insert the macro onto all pages.

Page Lets you insert the macro onto a specific page. Select this option, and then enter a

page number within the range 1 to 255.

Add to Top of Page Send the macro data to the top of the page.

Add to End of Page Send the macro data to the bottom of the page.

When Booklet has been selected, the Page setting in Insert Macro Command is disabled.

10. Click OK.

11. Click OK to return to the printer driver window.

12. Click OK.

13. Complete your print operation.

The macro data is printed as an overlay.

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Use a Preset Print Profile (Windows)

Print Profiles are presets designed to give you quick access to frequently-used printing configurations.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. Click the Print Profiles tab.

4. Select your profile from the print profile list.

The profile settings are shown on the left side of the printer driver window.

5. Do one of the following:

• If the settings are correct for your print job, click OK.

• To change the settings, go back to the Basic or Advanced tab, change settings, and then click OK.

To display the Print Profiles tab at the front of the window the next time you print, select the Always show

Print Profiles tab first. check box.

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Create or Delete Your Print Profile (Windows)

Add up to 20 new print profiles with customised settings.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. Click the Basic tab and the Advanced tab, and configure the print settings you want for the new Print Profile.

4. Click the Print Profiles tab.

5. Do one of the following:

To create a new print profile:

a. Click Add Profile.

The Add Profile dialog box appears.

b. Type the new profile name in the Name field.

c. Click the icon you want to use to represent this profile from the icon list.

d. Click OK.

The new Print Profile name is added to the list in the Print Profiles tab.

To delete a print profile that you created:

a. Click Delete Profile.

The Delete Profile dialog box appears.

b. Select the profile you want to delete.

c. Click Delete.

d. Click Yes.

e. Click Close.

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Change the Default Print Settings (Windows)

When you change print settings from within a program, the changes apply only to the items you are printing in that program, at that time. To select print settings to use for all of your Windows programs, all the time, use these steps to change the default print settings.

1. Do one of the following:

• (For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003)

Click Start > Printers and Faxes.

• (For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008)

Click

• (For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2)

Click (Start) > Devices and Printers.

• (For Windows 8)

Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers.

• (For Windows Server 2012)

Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.

• (For Windows Server 2012 R2)

Click Control Panel on the Start screen. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.

2. Right-click the Brother XXX-XXXX icon (where XXXX is your model name), and then select Printer properties. If printer driver options appear, select your printer driver.

3. Click the General tab, and then click the Printing Preferences... or Preferences... button.

The printer driver dialog box appears.

• To configure the tray settings, click the Device Settings tab.

• To change the printer port, click the Ports tab.

(Start) > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.

4. Select the print settings you want to use as defaults for all of your Windows programs.

5. Click OK.

6. Close the printer properties dialog box.

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Configure the Optional Tray Settings (Windows)

Access your machine's Properties to auto-detect your machine's Optional Tray and serial number.

The printer driver automatically detects the Optional Tray during the driver installation. If you added the Optional Tray after the driver installation, follow these steps.

1. Do one of the following:

• (For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003)

Click Start > Printers and Faxes.

• (For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008)

Click

• (For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2)

Click (Start) > Devices and Printers.

• (For Windows 8)

Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers.

• (For Windows Server 2012)

Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.

• (For Windows Server 2012 R2)

Click Control Panel on the Start screen. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.

2. Right-click the Brother XXX-XXXX icon (where XXXX is your model name), and then select Printer properties. If printer driver options appear, select your printer driver.

3. Select the Device Settings tab.

4. Click the Auto Detect button.

The Optional Tray and the machine's serial number are automatically detected.

5. Click the Apply button.

The Auto Detect function is not available under the following machine conditions:

• The machine power switch is off.

• The machine is in an error state.

• The machine is in a network shared environment.

• The cable is not connected to the machine correctly.

(Start) > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.

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Print a Document Using the BR-Script3 Printer Driver (PostScript® 3

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Language Emulation) (Windows)

The BR-Script3 printer driver lets you print PostScript® data more clearly.

To install the PS driver (BR-Script3 printer driver), launch Brother's installation CD-ROM, select Custom in Select Machine section, and then check PS Driver check box.

1. Select the print command in your application.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX BR-Script3 (where XXXX is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.

The printer driver window appears.

3. Click the Layout, Paper/Quality, or Secure Print tab to change basic print settings.

Click the Layout or Paper/Quality tab, and then click the Advanced... button to change advanced print settings.

4. Click OK.

5. Complete your print operation.

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Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Windows)

The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors.

• To display the Status Monitor icon on your task tray, click the button. The (Status Monitor) icon

will appear in the small window. Drag the icon to the task tray.

• Do one of the following:

- Double-click the icon in the task tray.

- (Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7)

Click (Start) > All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities.

Click the drop-down list and select your model name (if not already selected). Click Tools in the left navigation bar, and then click Status Monitor.

- (Windows 8)

Click (Brother Utilities), and then click the drop-down list and select your model name (if not

already selected). Click Tools in the left navigation bar, and then click Status Monitor.

- (Windows 8.1)

Move your mouse to the lower left corner of the Start screen and click

based device, swipe up from bottom of the Start screen to bring up the Apps screen). When the Apps

screen appears, tap or click (Brother Utilities), and then click the drop-down list and select your

model name (if not already selected). Click Tools in the left navigation bar, and then click Status

Monitor.

Troubleshooting

Click the Troubleshooting button to access the troubleshooting website.

Visit the Genuine Supplies website

Click the Visit the Genuine Supplies website button for more information on Brother genuine supplies.

When you enable Status Monitor, if you selected Automatic Firmware Update during installation, this feature will detect and download any updates for your machine.

(if you are using a touch-

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Basic Tab

1. Paper Size

Select the size of the paper you want to use. You can either choose from standard paper sizes or create a custom paper size.

2. Orientation

Select the orientation (portrait or landscape) of your printout.

If your application contains a similar setting, we recommend that you set the orientation using the application.

3. Copies

Type the number of copies (1-999) that you want to print in this field.

Collate

Select this option to print sets of multi-page documents in the original page order. When this option is selected, one complete copy of your document will print, and then reprint according to the number of copies you choose. If this option is not selected, then each page will print according to the number of copies chosen before the next page of the document is printed.

4. Media Type

Select the type of media you want to use. To achieve the best print results, the machine automatically adjusts its print settings according to the selected media type.

5. Resolution

Select the print resolution. As print resolution and speed are related, the higher the resolution, the longer it will take to print the document.

6. Print Settings

Select the type of document you want to print.

Manual Settings...

Specify advanced settings such as brightness, contrast, and other settings.

Graphics

Use Printer Halftone

Select this option to use the printer driver to express halftones.

Brightness

Specify the brightness.

Contrast

Specify the contrast.

Graphics Quality

Select either Graphics or Text for the best print quality, based on the type of document you are printing.

Improve Gray Printing

Select this option to improve the image quality of shaded areas.

Improve Pattern Printing

Select this option to improve the pattern printing if printed fills and patterns are different from the fills and patterns you see on your computer screen.

Improve Thin Line

Select this option to improve the image quality of thin lines.

Use System Halftone

Select this option to use Windows to express halftones.

TrueType Mode

Mode

Select how the fonts are processed for printing.

Use Printer TrueType Fonts

Select whether to use built-in fonts for the font processing.

7. Multiple Page

Select this option to print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper or print one page of your document on multiple sheets.

Page Order

Select the page order when printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.

Border Line

Select the type of border to use when printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.

8. 2-sided / Booklet

Select this option to print on both sides of the paper or print a document in booklet format using 2-sided printing.

2-sided Settings button

Click this button to select the type of 2-sided binding. Four types of 2-sided bindings are available for each orientation.

9. Paper Source

Select the paper source setting according to your print conditions or purpose.

First Page

Select the paper source to use for printing the first page.

Other Pages

Select the paper source to use for printing the second and subsequent pages.

Advanced Tab

1. Scaling

Select these options to enlarge or reduce the size of the pages in your document.

Fit to Paper Size

Select this option to enlarge or reduce the document pages to fit a specified paper size. When you select this option, select the paper size you want from the drop-down list.

Free

Select this option to enlarge or reduce the document pages manually. When you select this option, type a value into the field.

2. Reverse Print

Select this option to rotate the printed image 180 degrees.

3. Use Watermark

Select this option to print a logo or text on your document as a watermark. Select one of the preset watermarks, add a new watermark, or use an image file you have created.

4. Header-Footer Print

Select this option to print the date, time and PC login user name on the document.

5. Toner Save Mode

Select this feature to conserve toner by using less toner to print documents; printouts appear lighter, but are still legible.

6. Secure Print

This feature ensures that confidential or sensitive documents do not print until you enter a password on the machine's control panel.

7. Administrator

This feature allows you to change the administrator password and restrict various printing functions.

8. User Authentication

This feature allows you to confirm the restrictions for each user.

9. Other Print Options button

Macro

Select this feature to print an electronic form (macro), which you have stored in your machine's memory, as an overlay on the print job.

Density Adjustment

Specify the print density.

Improve Print Output

Select this option to reduce the amount of paper curling and improve the toner fixing.

Skip Blank Page

Select this option to allow the printer driver to automatically detect blank pages and exclude them from printing.

Print Text in Black

Select this option when you want to print colour text in black.

Print Archive

Select this option to save the print data as a PDF file to your computer.

Eco settings

Select this option to reduce printing noise.

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Print a Document (Mac)

1. Make sure you have loaded the correct size paper in the paper tray.

2. From an application, such as Apple TextEdit, click the File menu, and then select Print.

3. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name).

4. Type the number of copies you want in the Copies field.

5. Click the Paper Size pop-up menu, and then select your paper size.

6. Select the Orientation option that matches the way you want the document to print.

7. Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Print Settings.

The Print Settings options appear.

8. Click the Media Type pop-up menu, and then select the type of paper you are using.

9. Change other printer settings, if needed.

10. Click Print.

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Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Mac)

• Select A4 sized paper when using the automatic 2-sided printing function.

• Make sure the back cover is closed.

• If paper is curled, straighten it and put it back in the paper tray.

• Use regular paper or thin paper. DO NOT use bond paper.

• If the paper is too thin, it may wrinkle.

• When you use the manual 2-sided printing function, it is possible there may be paper jams or poor print quality.

1. From an application, such as Apple TextEdit, click the File menu, and then select Print.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name).

3. Select the Orientation option that matches the way you want the document to print.

4. For automatic 2-sided printing, do the following:

a. Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Layout.

The Layout setting options appear.

b. In the Two-Sided section, select the Short-Edge binding or Long-Edge binding option.

c. Change other printer settings, if needed.

d. Click Print.

5. For manual 2-sided printing, do the following:

a. Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Paper Handling.

The Paper Handling options appear.

b. In the Pages to Print pop-up menu, select Even Only.

c. Change other print settings, if needed.

d. Click the Print button.

e. After the machine prints the even-numbered pages, remove the printed pages from the output paper tray.

f. Make sure the pages are completely flat, and put the paper back in the tray, blank side facing down.

g. Repeat steps 1-3, selecting the same printer and settings you used to print the even-numbered pages.

h. Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Paper Handling. The Paper Handling options

appear.

i. In the Pages to Print pop-up menu, select Odd Only.

j. Click Print.

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Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Mac)

1. From an application, such as Apple TextEdit, click the File menu, and then select Print.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name).

3. Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Layout.

The Layout setting options appear.

4. Click the Pages per Sheet pop-up menu, and then select the number of pages to print on each sheet.

5. Select the Layout Direction option.

6. Click the Border pop-up menu, and then select your border line type.

7. Change other printer settings if needed.

8. Click Print.

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Secure Print (Mac)

Use Secure Print to ensure that confidential or sensitive documents do not print until you enter a password on the machine's control panel.

• The secure data is deleted from the machine when you turn off the machine.

1. From an application, such as Apple TextEdit, click the File menu, and then select Print.

2. Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name).

3. Click the application pop-up menu, and then select the Secure Print option. The Secure Print options

appear.

4. Select the Secure Print check box.

5. Type your user name, job name and a four-digit password.

6. Click Print.

7. On the machine's control panel, swipe left or right or press d or c to display the [Secure Print] option, and then press [Secure Print].

8. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display user names, and then press your user name.

The LCD displays the list of secured jobs for your name.

9. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the print job, and then press it.

10. Enter your four-digit password, and then press [OK].

11. Enter the number of copies you want.

12. Press [Start].

The machine prints the data.

After you print the secured data, it will be cleared from the machine's memory.

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The BR-Script3 printer driver lets you print PostScript® data more clearly.

• Go to your model's Downloads page on the Brother Solutions Center at

the PS driver (BR-Script3 printer driver).

• Make sure you have added the BR-Script3 printer driver from Print & Scan or Printers & Scanners in the System Preferences list on your Mac.

1. Make sure you have loaded the correct size paper in the paper tray.

2. From an application, such as Apple TextEdit, click the File menu, and then select Print.

3. Select your machine.

4. Type the number of copies you want in the Copies field.

5. Click the Paper Size pop-up menu, and then select your paper size.

6. Select the Orientation option that matches the way you want the document to print.

7. Click the print options pop-up menu, and then click Printer Features.

The Printer Features options appear.

8. Click the Print Quality pop-up menu, and then select the resolution.

9. Click the Media Type pop-up menu, and then select the type of paper you are using.

10. Change other printer settings, if needed.

11. Click Print.

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Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Mac)

The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of a device, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages, such as paper empty or paper jam, at preset update intervals. You can also access Web Based Management.

1. Click the System Preferences menu, select Print & Scan or Printers & Scanners, and then select your

machine.

2. Click the Options & Supplies button.

3. Click the Utility tab, and then click the Open Printer Utility button.

Status Monitor starts.

Troubleshooting

Click the Troubleshooting button to access the troubleshooting website.

Visit the Genuine Supplies website

Click the Visit the Genuine Supplies website button for more information on Brother genuine supplies.

Updating the machine's status

To view the latest machine status while the Status Monitor window is open, click the icon. You can set the interval at which the software updates machine status information. Click Brother Status Monitor in

the menu bar, and then select Preferences.

Web Based Management (Network Connection Only)

Access the Web Based Management System by clicking the machine icon on the Status Monitor screen. You can use a standard Web Browser to manage your machine using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

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Print Options (Mac)

Page Setup

1. Paper Size

Select the size of the paper you want to use. You can either choose from standard paper sizes or create a custom paper size.

2. Orientation

Select the orientation (portrait or landscape) of your printout.

If your application contains a similar setting, we recommend that you set the orientation using the application.

3. Scale

Type a value into the field to enlarge or reduce the pages in your document to fit the selected paper size.

Layout

1. Pages per Sheet

Select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper.

2. Layout Direction

Select the page order when printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.

3. Border

Select the type of border to use when printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.

4. Two-Sided (Available only for certain models)

Select whether to print on both sides of the paper.

5. Reverse page orientation

Select this option to rotate the printed image 180 degrees.

6. Flip horizontally

Select this option to reverse the printed image on the page horizontally from left to right.

Paper Handling

1. Collate pages

2. Pages to Print

Select which pages you want to print (even pages or odd pages).

3. Page Order

Select the page order.

4. Scale to fit paper size

Select this option to enlarge or reduce the pages in your document to fit the selected paper size.

5. Destination Paper Size

Select the paper size to print on.

6. Scale down only

Select this option if you want to reduce the pages in your document when they are too large for the selected paper size. If this option is selected and the document is formatted for a paper size that is smaller than the paper size you are using, the document will be printed at its original size.

Print Settings

1. Media Type

Select the type of media you want to use. To achieve the best print results, the machine automatically adjusts its print settings according to the selected media type.

2. Print Quality

Select the print resolution you want. Because print quality and speed are related, the higher the quality, the longer it will take to print the document.

3. Paper Source

Select the paper source setting according to your print conditions or purpose.

4. Advanced

Toner Save Mode

Select this feature to conserve toner by using less toner to print documents; printouts appear lighter, but are still legible.

Graphics Quality

Select either Graphics or Text for the best print quality, based on the type of document you are printing.

Improve Print Output

Select this option to reduce the amount of paper curling and improve the toner fixing.

Density Adjustment

Specify the print density.

Quiet Mode

Select this option to reduce printing noise.

Other Print Options

Skip Blank Page

Select this option to allow the printer driver to automatically detect blank pages and exclude them from printing.

Secure Print

1. Secure Print

This feature ensures that confidential or sensitive documents do not print until you enter a password on the machine's control panel.

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Print One Page Duplicates on Different Types of Paper

Use the Carbon Copy function to make multiple copies of the same print data, as if printing on carbon paper. Send the data to individual paper trays that you pre-loaded with different paper types or colours.

For example, you may want to set the machine to send your print data to Tray1, which you have pre-loaded with blue coloured paper, and then reprint the data in a certain location on the page from the MP Tray, which you have pre-loaded with yellow coloured paper that already contains text.

If you load blue paper in Tray 1 and yellow paper in the MP tray, the printer will automatically feed paper for Sheet 1 from Tray 1 and Sheet 2 from the MP Tray.

If you enable the Carbon Copy function, the machine will always make copies automatically.

(Windows)

The carbon copy function also allows you to select a different printing macro for each page.

1. Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Printer] > [Carbon Menu] > [Carbon Copy] > [On].

2. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the [Copies] option, and then press the [Copies] option.

3. Enter the number of copies you want, and then press [OK].

4. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the [Copy1 Tray] option, and then press the [Copy1 Tray] option.

5. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the paper tray you want to configure the [Copy1 Tray] option, and then press the paper tray.

(Windows)

a. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the [Copy1 Macro] option, and then press the [Copy1

Macro] option.

b. Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the ID number of macro you want to use, and then press it.

6. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the tray settings for each copy.

7. Send your print job to the machine.

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Cancel a Print Job

1. Press .

To cancel multiple print jobs, press and hold for about four seconds.

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Test Print

If there are problems with print quality, follow these instructions to do a test print.

1. Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Printer] > [Print Options] > [Test Print] > [Yes].

2. Press .

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Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Brother Machine

• Scan Photos and Graphics

• Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File

• Save Scanned Data to a USB Flash Drive

• Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)

• Scan to Email Attachment

• Send Scanned Data to an Email Server

• Scan to FTP

• Scan to SSH FTP (SFTP)

• Scan to Network (Windows)

• Scan to SharePoint

• Web Services for Scanning on Your Network (Windows Vista SP2 or greater, Windows 7

and Windows 8)

• Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter4 (Windows)

• Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter2 (Mac)

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Scan Photos and Graphics

Send scanned photos or graphics directly to your computer.

Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent changes, use Brother's ControlCenter software.

1. Load your document.

2. Press [Scan].

3. Swipe left or right to display [to Image].

4. Press

The icon moves to the middle of the touchscreen and is highlighted in blue.

5. Press [to Image].

6. If the machine is connected over the network, swipe up or down or press a or b to display the computer where you want to send data, and then press the computer name.

If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN for the computer, enter the four-digit PIN on the LCD, and then press [OK].

7. Do one of the following:

• To change the scan settings, press [Options], and then go to the next step.

• To use the default scan settings, press [Start].

The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the touchscreen instructions to complete the scanning job.

[to Image].

To change scan settings, a computer with Brother's Control Center software installed must be connected to the machine.

8. To scan both sides of the document (MFC-L6900DW):

• Press [2-sided Scan], and then select the document type.

Option Description

2-sided Scan: Long Edge

2-sided Scan: Short Edge

9. Select the scan settings you want to change:

• [Scan Settings]

• [Scan Type]

• [Resolution]

• [File Type]

• [Document Size]

• [Brightness]

• [Contrast]

• [ADF Auto Deskew]

• [Skip Blank Page]

• [Remove Background Color]

(available only for the [Color] and [Gray] options)

To save the settings as a shortcut, press [Save as Shortcut].

10. Press [OK].

11. Press [Start].

The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the touchscreen instructions to complete the scanning job.

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Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File

Scan documents and save them to a folder on your computer as PDF files.

Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent changes, use Brother's ControlCenter software.

1. Load your document.

2. Press

3. Swipe left or right to display [to File].

4. Press [to File].

The icon moves to the middle of the touchscreen and is highlighted in blue.

5. Press

6. If the machine is connected over the network, swipe up or down or press a or b to display the computer where you want to send data, and then press the computer name.

If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN for the computer, enter the four-digit PIN on the LCD, and then press [OK].

7. Do one of the following:

• To change the scan settings, press [Options], and then go to the next step.

• To use the default scan settings, press [Start].

The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the touchscreen instructions to complete the scanning job.

To change scan settings, a computer with Brother's Control Center software installed must be connected to the machine.

[Scan].

[to File].

8. To scan both sides of the document (MFC-L6900DW):

• Press [2-sided Scan], and then select the document type.

Option Description

2-sided Scan: Long Edge

Option Description

2-sided Scan: Short Edge

9. Select the scan settings you want to change:

• [Scan Settings]

• [Scan Type]

• [Resolution]

• [File Type]

• [Document Size]

• [Brightness]

• [Contrast]

• [ADF Auto Deskew]

• [Skip Blank Page]

• [Remove Background Color]

(available only for the [Color] and [Gray] options)

To save the settings as a shortcut, press [Save as Shortcut].

10. Press [OK].

11. Press [Start].

The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the touchscreen instructions to complete the scanning job.

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Brother MFC-L5700DN, MFC-L6900DW User's Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Before You Use Your Brother Machine

Applicable Models

Definitions of Notes

Trademarks

Important Note

Introduction to Your Brother Machine

Before Using Your Machine

Control Panel Overview

Touchscreen LCD Overview

How to Navigate the Touchscreen LCD

Settings Screen Overview

Setting the Home Screen

Access Brother Utilities (Windows)

Uninstall the Brother Software and Drivers (Windows)

Paper Handling

Load Paper

Load and Print Using the Paper Tray

Load Plain Paper, Letterhead, Coloured Paper, Thin Paper and Recycled Paper in the Paper Tray

Load Thick Paper in the Paper Tray

Load and Print Using the Multi‑purpose Tray (MP Tray)

Load Paper in the Multi‑purpose Tray (MP Tray)

Load and Print Thick Paper and Labels Using the MP Tray

Load and Print on Envelopes Using the MP Tray

Paper Settings

Change the Paper Size and Paper Type

Select the Tray to Be Used For Printing

Change the Check Paper Size Setting

Load Documents

Load Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)

Load Documents on the Scanner Glass

Unscannable and Unprintable Areas

Using Special Paper

Print

Print from Your Computer (Windows)

Print a Document (Windows)

Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Windows)

Print as a Poster (Windows)

Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Windows)

Print as a Booklet (Windows)

Secure Print (Windows)

Use a Macro from Your Computer (Windows)

Use a Preset Print Profile (Windows)

Create or Delete Your Print Profile (Windows)

Change the Default Print Settings (Windows)

Configure the Optional Tray Settings (Windows)

Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Windows)

Print Settings (Windows)

Print from Your Computer (Mac)

Print a Document (Mac)

Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Mac)

Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Mac)

Secure Print (Mac)

Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Mac)

Print Options (Mac)

Print One Page Duplicates on Different Types of Paper

Cancel a Print Job

Test Print

Scan

Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Brother Machine

Scan Photos and Graphics

Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File