DCP-L2540DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting
  • Date: 01/10/2024
  • ID: faq00000020_017

Turn the Toner Save Mode on or off.

You can change the Toner Save mode setting using the control panel or the printer driver as follows.
The default setting is OFF.

 

We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing photo or gray scale images.

Method 1: Using the control panel

  1. Press Menu.
  2. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the General Setup option, and then press OK.
  3. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the Ecology option, and then press OK.
  4. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the Toner Save option, and then press OK.
  5. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the On or Off option, and then press OK.
  6. Press Stop/Exit.

Method 2: Using the printer driver

For Windows users

For Macintosh users

 

 

For Windows users:

NOTE: The screens may differ depending on the operating system being used.

[Printer driver]

  1. Open Preferences... (Printing Preferences...). (Click here to see the details of how to open Printing Preferences.)
     
  2. Open the Advanced tab.
     
  3. Check on or off the Toner Save Mode check box.

    Windows Toner Save
     
  4. Click OK.
 

 

[BR-Script printer driver]

  1. Open Preferences... (Printing Preferences...). (Click here to see the details of how to open Printing Preferences.)
     
  2. Open the Layout tab and then click Advanced.
     

    Win_BR-Script3PrintingPreferences

     

  3. Choose Off or On in the Toner Save of the Printer Features.
     

    Win_BR-Script3TonerSave

     

  4. Click OK.
     
For Macintosh users:
NOTE: The screens may differ depending on the operating system being used.

(For the models with network functions)

This setting is available until macOS 10.15.

[Printer driver]

(macOS 13 or later)

  1. Select the print command in your application.
  2. Scroll and click the Printer Options triangle mark from the print options menu.
  3. Click the Print Settings.
  4. Click the Advanced triangle mark and then select Toner Save Mode from the list box.
  5. Check on or off the Toner Save Mode check box.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Print.

(macOS 12 or earlier)

  1. Select the print command in your application.
  2. Select Print Settings from the print options pop-up menu.
  3. Click the Advanced triangle mark and then select Toner Save Mode from the list box.
  4. Check on or off the Toner Save Mode check box.
  5. Click Print.

 

[BR-Script printer driver]

  1. Open Print dialog. (Click here to see the details of how to open Print dialog.)
     
  2. [macOS 10.15 or earlier users]

     

    1. Choose Printer Features from the print options pop-up menu.
       
    2. Choose General 1 in the Feature Sets.
       
    3. Check on or off the Toner Save or Toner Save Mode check box.
       

      Mac BR-Script Toner Save Mode

     

  3. If you want to print with this setting only one time, click Print.
    If you want to print with this setting every time, go on to the STEP 4.
     
  4. Choose Save As... or Save Current Settings as Preset... in the Presets.
     
  5. Type the name of this setting in the newly opened dialog. E.g. TonerSaveMode
     
  6. Click OK. Your customized setting will be saved and shown as the choices in the Presets.
     
  7. Choose your customized setting created in the STEP 4 - 6 and then click Print. The document will be printed out.

If your question was not answered, have you checked other FAQs?

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If you need further assistance, please contact Brother customer service:

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