Control panel overview

Status LED

The LED will flash and change colour depending on the machine status.

LCD

Displays messages to help you set up and use your machine.

Menu keys:

Lets you access the Menu to program your settings in this machine.

Clear/Back

Deletes entered data or lets you cancel the current setting.

Lets you store your settings in the machine.

Press to scroll backwards or forwards through menu selections.

Press to scroll through the menus and options.

Numeric keys

Use these keys to enter text.

Stop/Exit

Stops an operation or exits from a menu.

Start

Lets you start making copies or scanning.

Copy keys:

Duplex

You can choose Duplex to copy on both sides of the paper.

Contrast/Quality

Lets you change the quality or contrast for the next copy.

Enlarge/Reduce

Reduces or enlarges copies.

Tray Select

Lets you change which tray will be used for the next copy.

Sort

Sorts multiple copies using the ADF.

N in 1

You can choose N in 1 to copy 2 or 4 pages onto one page.

Scan

Puts the machine in Scan mode.

(For details about scanning, see the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)

Print keys:

Secure/Direct

This key has two functions.

•	Secure You can print data saved in the memory when you enter your four-digit password. (For details about using the Secure key, see the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.) When using Secure Function Lock, you can switch restricted users by holding down as you press Secure/Direct. (See Secure Function Lock 2.0.)
•	Direct Lets you print data from a USB Flash memory drive that you can connect directly to the machine. The Direct key will be active when a USB Flash memory drive is connected to the machine’s USB direct interface. (See Printing data from a USB Flash memory drive or a digital camera supporting mass storage.)

Job Cancel

Cancels a programmed print job and clears it from the machine’s memory.

To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this key until the LCD shows Job Cancel (All).

The Status LED (light emitting diode) will flash and change colour depending on the machine’s status.

LED	Machine Status	Description
	Sleep Mode	The power switch is off or the machine is in Sleep mode.
Green (blinking)	Warming Up	The machine is warming up for printing.
Green	Ready	The machine is ready to print.
Yellow (blinking)	Receiving Data	The machine is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory, or printing data.
Yellow	Data Remaining in Memory	Print data remains in the machine memory.
Red (blinking)	Service error	Follow the steps below. 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on and try to print again. If you cannot clear the error and you see the same service call indication after turning the machine back on, please call Brother Call Center for service.
Red	Cover open	The front cover or fuser cover is open. Close the cover.
	Toner Life End	Replace the toner cartridge with a new one.
	Paper error	Put paper in the tray or clear the paper jam. Check the LCD message.
	Scan lock	Check that the scanner lock lever is released.
	Others	Check the LCD message.

Note

When the power switch is off or the machine is in Sleep mode, the LED is off.