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Control Panel Overview

The control panel may vary depending on your model.

HL-L5000D/HL-L5100DN/HL-L5100DNT/HL-L5200DW/HL-L5200DWT/HL-L6250DN
HL-L6300DW/HL-L6300DWT/HL-L6400DW/HL-L6400DWT

HL-L5000D/HL-L5100DN/HL-L5100DNT/HL-L5200DW/HL-L5200DWT/HL-L6250DN

  1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
    Displays messages to help you set up and use the machine.

    Wireless Network Models

    A four-level indicator shows the wireless signal strength if you are using a wireless connection.

  2. Data LED

    The Data LED blinks depending on the machine’s status.

    When the Data LED is on, data is in the machine’s memory. When the Data LED blinks, the machine is receiving or processing data.

  3. Error LED

    The Error LED blinks when the LCD displays an error or an important status message.

  4. Menu Buttons
    OK

    Press to store your machine’s settings. After you change a setting, the machine returns to the previous menu level.

    Back
    • Press to go back one level in the menu.
    • Press to select the previous digit when entering numbers.
    or (+ or -)
    • Press to scroll through menus and options.
    • Press to enter a number or to increase or decrease the number. Hold down or to scroll faster. When you see the number you want, press OK.
  5. Secure
    Press to print jobs saved in the memory when you enter your four-digit password.
  6. Go
    • Press to clear certain error messages. To clear all other errors, follow the LCD instructions.
    • Press to print any data remaining in the machine's memory.
    • Press to select the displayed option. After you change a setting, the machine returns to Ready Mode.
  7. Cancel
    • Press to cancel the current setting.
    • Press to cancel a programmed print job and clear it from the machine’s memory. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down Cancel until the LCD displays [Cancel All Jobs].
  8. Power On/Off
    • Turn the machine on by pressing .
    • Turn the machine off by pressing and holding down . The LCD displays [Shutting Down] for a few seconds before going off.
  9. WiFi, Network, or Report buttons

    • Non-Network Models:

      Report

      Press the Report button to print the Printer Settings page.

    • Wired Network Models:

      Network

      Press the Network button to set up wired network settings.

    • Wireless Network Models:

      WiFi

      Launch the wireless installer on your computer and press the WiFi button. 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.

HL-L6300DW/HL-L6300DWT/HL-L6400DW/HL-L6400DWT

  1. Touchscreen Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
    Access menus and options by pressing them on the Touchscreen.
  2. Power On/Off
    • Turn the machine on by pressing .
    • Turn the machine off by pressing and holding down . The LCD displays [Shutting Down] for a few seconds before going off.
  3. Touchpanel
    (Back)
    Press to go back to the previous menu.
    (Home)
    • Press to return to the Home screen.
    • While the machine is in Sleep Mode, the Home icon blinks.
    (Cancel)
    • Press to cancel an operation (available when lit).
    • Press to cancel a programmed print job and clear it from the machine’s memory. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down until the LCD displays [Cancel All Jobs].
    or
    Press to display the previous or next page.
  4. (WiFi)

    (For infrastructure mode)

    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.

    (For Ad-Hoc mode)

    The WiFi LED is always off.

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