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Control Panel Overview

The control panel may vary depending on your model.

HL-L3290CDW/DCP-L3551CDW

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  1. image Power On/Off
    • Turn on the machine by pressing image.

    • Turn off the machine by pressing and holding image. The LCD displays [Shutting Down] and stays on for a few seconds before turning off.

  2. Function Buttons
    Copy/Scan Options

    Press to access temporary settings for scanning or copying.

    WiFi (for wireless models)

    Press the WiFi button and launch the wireless installer on your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up a wireless connection between your machine and your network.

    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.

    Scan

    Press to switch the machine to Scan Mode.

    2 in 1 (ID) Copy

    Press to copy both sides of an identification card onto a single page.

  3. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

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

    If the machine is in Ready Mode or Copy Mode, the LCD displays:
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    a. Type of copy

    b. Number of copies

    c. Quality

    d. Contrast

    e. Copy ratio

  4. Menu Buttons
    Menu

    Press to access the Menu for programming your machine settings.

    Clear

    • Press to delete entered data.
    • Press to cancel the current setting.

    OK

    Press to store your machine settings.

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    Press to scroll up or down through menus and options.

  5. Stop/Exit
    • Press to stop an operation.
    • Press to exit from a menu.
  6. Start buttons
    • Black Start
      • Press to start making copies in black and white.
      • Press to start scanning documents (in color, gray, or black and white depending on the scan setting).
    • Color Start
      • Press to start making copies in full color.
      • Press to start scanning documents (in color, gray, or black and white depending on the scan setting).

MFC-L3710CW/MFC-L3750CDW/MFC-L3770CDW

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  1. Touchscreen Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
    Access menus and options by pressing them on the touchscreen.
  2. Menu Buttons
    image (Back)
    Press to go back to the previous menu.
    image (Home)
    Press to return to the Main Home screen.
    image (Cancel)
    Press to cancel an operation.
  3. Dial Pad (Numerical buttons)
    Press the Numerical buttons to dial telephone or fax numbers, and to enter the number of copies.
  4. LED Power Indicator

    The LED lights up depending on the machine’s power status.

  5. image Power On/Off
    • Turn on the machine by pressing image.
    • Turn off the machine by pressing and holding down image. 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.
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Near Field Communication (NFC) (MFC-L3770CDW)

If your Android device supports the NFC feature, you can print from your device or scan documents to your device by touching it to the NFC symbol.

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