Control panel overview

One Touch keys

These 20 keys give you instant access to 40 previously stored numbers.

Shift

Lets you access One Touch numbers 21 to 40 when held down.

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.

Volume keys

Press to scroll backwards or forwards through menu selections. Press to change the volume when in fax or standby mode.

Press to scroll through the menus and options.

Dial pad

Use these keys to dial telephone and fax numbers and as a keyboard for entering information into the machine.

The # key temporarily switches the dialling mode from Pulse to Tone during a telephone call.

Stop/Exit

Stops an operation or exits from a menu.

Start

Lets you start sending faxes, 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.

Mode keys:

Fax

Puts the machine in Fax mode.

Scan

Puts the machine in Scan mode.

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

Copy

Puts the machine in Copy mode.

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Fax and telephone keys:

Hook

Press before dialing if you want to make sure a fax machine will answer, and then press Start. Also, press this key after you pick up the handset of an external telephone during the F/T ring (fast double-rings).

Resolution

Sets the resolution when sending a fax.

Search/Speed Dial

Lets you look up numbers stored in memory. It also lets you access speed dial numbers directly if you hold down the Shift key and press Search/Speed Dial, and then enter a three digit number.

Redial/Pause

Redials the last number called. It also inserts a pause when programming quick dial numbers or when dialling a number manually.

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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 Shift 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).

Status LED indications

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.

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