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Control Panel Overview
The control panel may vary depending on your model.
HL-L3290CDW/DCP-L3551CDW
- Power On/Off
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Turn on the machine by pressing .
Turn off the machine by pressing and holding . The LCD displays [Shutting Down] and stays on for a few seconds before turning off.
- Function Buttons
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- Copy/Scan Options
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Press to access temporary settings for scanning or copying.
- WiFi (for wireless models)
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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
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Press to switch the machine to Scan Mode.
- 2 in 1 (ID) Copy
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Press to copy both sides of an identification card onto a single page.
- Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
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Displays messages to help you set up and use the machine.
- If the machine is in Ready Mode or Copy Mode, the LCD displays:
a. Type of copy
b. Number of copies
c. Quality
d. Contrast
e. Copy ratio
- Menu Buttons
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- Menu
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Press to access the Menu for programming your machine settings.
- Clear
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- Press to delete entered data.
- Press to cancel the current setting.
- OK
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Press to store your machine settings.
- or
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Press to scroll up or down through menus and options.
- Stop/Exit
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- Press to stop an operation.
- Press to exit from a menu.
- Start buttons
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- 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
- Touchscreen Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
- Access menus and options by pressing them on the touchscreen.
- Menu Buttons
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- (Back)
- Press to go back to the previous menu.
- (Home)
- Press to return to the Main Home screen.
- (Cancel)
- Press to cancel an operation.
- Dial Pad (Numerical buttons)
- Press the Numerical buttons to dial telephone or fax numbers, and to enter the number of copies.
- LED Power Indicator
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The LED lights up depending on the machine’s power status.
- Power On/Off
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- Turn on the machine by pressing .
- Turn off the machine 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.
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.