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Printing difficulties Difficulties No printout. Suggestions „ Check that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned on. „ Check that the toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 103.) „ Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) „ Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. „ Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and maintenance messages on page 81.) „ Check that the machine is online: (Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. (Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003) Click the Start button and choose Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. (Windows® 2000) Click the Start button and choose Settings and then Printers. Right-click Brother DCP-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. The machine prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage. „ Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock settings. „ Pull out the paper tray and wait until the machine stops printing. Then turn off the machine's power switch and disconnect from the power for several minutes. „ Check the settings in your application to make sure it is set up to work with your machine. The machine prints the first couple of pages correctly, then some pages have text missing. The headers or footers appear when the document displays on the screen but they do not show up when it is printed. „ If you are using the parallel port connection, check that the port is BRMFC and not LPT1. „ Check the settings in your application to make sure that it is set up to work with your machine. „ Your computer is not recognizing the machine's input buffer's full signal. Make sure that you connected the interface cable correctly. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) There is an unprintable area on the top and bottom of the page. Adjust the top and bottom margins in your document to allow for this. 68

Section	Page
USER’S GUIDE DCP-8080DN/DCP-8085DN	1
Brother numbers	3
Register your product	3
FAQs (frequently asked questions)	3
For Customer Service	3
Ordering accessories and supplies	4
Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)	5
Compilation and Publication Notice	5
Brother® Three-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)	6
BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER / FAX MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)	9
Table of Contents	10
Section I: General	14
1 General information	15
Using the documentation	15
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation	15
Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide	16
Viewing documentation	16
Viewing documentation (Windows®)	16
How to find scanning instructions	17
Software User's Guide:	17
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides:	17
Viewing documentation (Macintosh®)	17
How to find scanning instructions	18
Software User's Guide:	18
Presto! PageManager User's Guide:	18
Accessing Brother support (Windows®)	18
Control panel overview	19
Status LED indications	21
2 Loading paper and documents	23
Loading paper and print media	23
Loading paper in the standard paper tray	23
Printing on plain paper, thin paper, recycled paper or transparencies from the paper tray	23
Loading paper in the multi-purpose tray (MP tray)	25
Printing on thick paper, bond paper, envelopes, labels and transparencies	25
Unprintable area	26
Unprintable area for copies	26
Unprintable area when printing from a computer	26
Acceptable paper and other print media	27
Recommended paper and print media	27
Type and size of paper	28
Standard paper tray	28
Multi-purpose tray (MP tray)	28
Optional lower tray (LT-5300)	28
The name for the paper trays in the printer driver in this Guide are as follows:	28
Paper capacity of the paper trays	29
Recommended paper specifications	29
Handling and using special paper	30
Types of paper to avoid	30
Envelopes	31
Types of envelopes to avoid	31
Labels	32
Types of labels to avoid	32
Loading documents	33
Using the automatic document feeder (ADF)	33
Recommended environment	33
Using the scanner glass	34
3 General Setup	35
Paper settings	35
Paper Type	35
Paper Size	35
Tray Use in copy mode	36
Tray Use in print mode	36
Volume settings	37
Beeper volume	37
Automatic daylight savings time	37
Ecology features	37
Toner Save	37
Sleep Time	38
Turning off the scanner lamp	38
LCD Contrast	38
User Settings List	39
Network Configuration List	39
4 Security features	40
Secure Function Lock 2.0	40
Setting the password for the administrator	40
Changing the password for the administrator	41
Setting up public user mode	41
Setting up restricted users	42
Turning Secure Function Lock on/off	42
Switching Users	43
Section II: Copy	44
5 Making copies	45
How to copy	45
Entering copy mode	45
Making a single copy	45
Making multiple copies	45
Stop copying	45
Copy options (temporary settings)	46
Enlarging or reducing the image copied	46
Improving copy quality	47
Sorting copies using the ADF	47
Changing text copy resolution	47
Adjusting Contrast and Brightness	48
Contrast	48
Brightness	48
Making N in 1 copies (page layout)	49
If you are copying from the ADF:	49
If you are copying from the scanner glass:	49
Duplex (2-sided) copying	50
Duplex Copy (long edge flip)	50
Advanced Duplex Copy (short edge)	51
Tray selection	53
Out of memory message	53
Section III: Direct printing	54
6 Printing data from a USB Flash memory drive or a digital camera supporting mass storage	55
Supported file formats	55
Creating a PRN or PostScript® 3™ file for direct printing	55
Printing data directly from the USB Flash memory drive or a digital camera supporting mass storage	56
Understanding the error messages	58
Section IV: Software	60
7 Software and Network features	61
How to read the HTML User’s Guide	61
Windows®	61
Macintosh®	62
Section V: Appendixes	64
A Safety and legal	65
Choosing a location	65
To use the machine safely	67
Important safety instructions	70
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)	72
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)	72
Laser safety	73
FDA regulations	73
Disconnect device	74
LAN connection	74
International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement	74
Libtiff Copyright and License	75
Trademarks	76
B Options	77
Options	77
Optional paper tray (LT-5300)	78
Memory board	78
Installing extra memory	79
C Troubleshooting and routine maintenance	80
Troubleshooting	80
If you are having difficulty with your machine	80
Improving the print quality	87
Error and maintenance messages	94
Document jams	98
Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit	98
Document is jammed under the document cover	98
Document is jammed at the output tray	98
Document is jammed in the duplex slot	99
Paper jams	99
Paper is jammed in the MP tray	100
Paper is jammed in Paper Tray 1 or Tray 2	101
Paper is jammed inside the machine	101
Paper is jammed inside the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly	102
Paper is jammed at the back of the machine	104
Paper is jammed in the duplex tray	105
Routine maintenance	105
Cleaning the outside of the machine	106
Cleaning the scanner	107
Cleaning the laser scanner window	108
Cleaning the corona wire	109
Cleaning the drum unit	111
Replacing the consumable items	113
Replacing a toner cartridge	114
Replacing the drum unit	116
Replacing periodic maintenance parts	119
Machine Information	119
Checking the Serial Number	119
Checking the Page Counters	119
Checking the remaining life of parts	120
Reset	120
How to reset	121
Packing and shipping the machine	121
D Menu and features	123
On-screen programming	123
Menu table	123
Memory storage	123
Menu keys	123
How to access the menu mode	124
Menu table	125
Entering text	135
E Specifications	137
General	137
Print media	139
Copy	141
Scan	142
Print	143
Interfaces	144
Direct Print feature	145
Computer requirements	146
Consumable items	148
Ethernet wired network	149
F Glossary	151
Index	152

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Printing difficulties

Difficulties

Suggestions

No printout.

Check that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is

turned on.

Check that the toner cartridge and drum unit are installed

properly. (See

Replacing the drum unit

on page 103.)

Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and

your computer. (See the

Quick Setup Guide

Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and

chosen.

Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See

Error and maintenance messages

on page 81.)

Check that the machine is online: (Windows Vista

) Click the

Start

button,

Control Panel

Hardware and Sound

, and then

Printers

. Right-click

Brother DCP-XXXX Printer

. Make sure

that

Use Printer Offline

is unchecked. (Windows

XP and

Windows Server

2003) Click the

Start

button and choose

Printers

. Right-click

Brother DCP-XXXX Printer

. Make sure

that

Use Printer Offline

is unchecked. (Windows

2000)

Click the

Start

button and choose

Settings

and then

Printers

Right-click

Brother DCP-XXXX Printer

. Make sure that

Use Printer Offline

is unchecked.

Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function

Lock settings.

The machine prints

unexpectedly or it prints

garbage.

Pull out the paper tray and wait until the machine stops

printing. Then turn off the machine’s power switch and

disconnect from the power for several minutes.

Check the settings in your application to make sure it is set up

to work with your machine.

If you are using the parallel port connection, check that the

port is BRMFC and not LPT1.

The machine prints the first

couple of pages correctly,

then some pages have text

missing.

Check the settings in your application to make sure that it is set

up to work with your machine.

Your computer is not recognizing the machine’s input buffer’s

full signal. Make sure that you connected the interface cable

correctly. (See the

Quick Setup Guide

The headers or footers

appear when the document

displays on the screen but

they do not show up when it

is printed.

There is an unprintable area on the top and bottom of the page.

Adjust the top and bottom margins in your document to allow for

this.