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Paper settings3
Paper Type3
To get the best print quality, set the machine 
for the type of paper you are using.
aPress Menu.
bPress a or b to choose 
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose Paper Type.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo, 
Other Photo or Transparency.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
Note
The machine ejects paper with printed 
surfaces face up onto the paper tray in 
front of the machine. When you use 
transparencies or glossy paper, remove 
each sheet at once to prevent smudging 
or paper jams.
 
Paper Size3
You can use five sizes of paper for printing 
copies: Letter, Legal, A4, A5, and 10×15 cm 
(4×6 in.). When you change the size of 
paper you load in the machine, you will need 
to change the paper size setting at the same 
time.
aPress Menu.
bPress a or b to choose 
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose Paper Size.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Letter, 
Legal, A4, A5 or 10×15cm.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
General setup3
 
						

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LCD display3
LCD Contrast3
You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper 
and more vivid display. If you are having 
difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the 
contrast setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress a or b to choose 
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose 
LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose 
LCD Contrast.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose Light, Med or 
Dark.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Setting the backlight 
brightness3
If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, 
try changing the brightness setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress a or b to choose 
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose 
LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Backlight.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose Light, Med or 
Dark.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
 
						

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3 Setting the Dim Timer for the 
backlight 3
You can set how long the LCD backlight stays 
on after the last key press.
aPress Menu.
bPress a or b to choose 
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose 
LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Dim Timer.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose 10 Secs, 
20 Secs, 30 Secs or Off.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Setting the Off Timer3
You can set how long the LCD stays on after 
the last key press. This is a power saving 
feature. The machine can print and scan 
when the LCD is off. 
aPress Menu.
bPress a or b to choose 
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress a or b to choose 
LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Off Timer.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose 1 Min, 
2 Mins, 3 Mins, 5 Mins, 10 Mins, 
30 Mins or Off.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Note
When the display is off you can press any 
key to turn it back on.
 
 
						

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							Section II
CopyII
Making copies28
 
						

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How to copy4
Making a single copy4
aLoad your document.
(See Loading documentson page 10.)
bPress Mono Start or Colour Start.
Making multiple copies4
You can make up to 99 copies.
aLoad your document.
bPress + or - repeatedly until the number 
of copies you want appears (up to 99).
cPress Mono Start or Colour Start.
Note
To sort the copies, press a or b to 
choose Stack/Sort. (See Sorting 
copies using the ADF (DCP-540CN 
only)on page 31.)
 
Stop copying4
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
Copy options4
You can change the copy settings from the 
default display. The LCD shows:
 
1 No of Copies
You can enter the number of copies you want 
by p
ressing + or - repeatedly.
Press a or b to scroll through the copy 
options menu. 
„Quality (See page 29.)
„Enlarge/Reduce (See page 29.)
„Paper Type (See page 32.)
„Paper Size (See page 32.)
„Brightness (See page 31.)
„Contrast (See page 31.)
„Color Adjust (See page 32.)
„Stack/Sort (DCP-540CN only)
(See page 31.)
„Page Layout (See page 30.)
„Set New Default (See page 33.)
„Factory Reset (See page 33.)
When the option you want is highlighted, 
press OK.
You can change the copy settings temporarily 
for the next copy. 
The machine returns to its default settings 
after 60 seconds.
If you have finished choosing settings, press 
Mono Start or Colour Start.
Making copies 4
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Quality
Enlarge/Reduce
Paper Type
Paper Size
BrightnessNormal
100%
Plain Pap
A4
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4
If you want to choose more settings, press a 
or b.
Note
You can save some of the settings that 
you use most often by setting them as 
default. These settings will stay until you 
change them again. (See Setting your 
changes as a new defaulton page 33.)
 
Changing copy speed and  
quality4
You can choose the copy quality. The factory 
setting is Normal.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose Quality.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Fast, Normal 
or Best.
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start.
Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied4
You can choose an enlargement or reduction 
ratio.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose 
Enlarge/Reduce.
Press OK.
dChoose one of the options below:
„Use a or b to select the 
enlargement or reduction ratio you 
want. Press OK.
„Use a or b to select Custom(25-
400%). Press + or - to enter an 
enlargement or reduction ratio from 
25% to 400%. Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start.
Note
Page Layout Options are not available 
with Enlarge/Reduce.
 
FastFast copy speed and lowest 
amount of ink used. Use this 
setting to save time (documents to 
be proof read, large documents or 
many copies).
NormalRecommended setting for ordinary 
print outs. Good copy quality with 
adequate copy speed.
BestUse this setting to copy precise 
images such as photographs. The 
highest resolution and slowest 
speed.
50%
69% A4
iA5
78%
83%
93% A4
iLTR
97% LTR
iA4
100%*
104% EXE
iLTR
142% A5
iA4
186% 10×15cm
iLTR
198% 10×15cm
iA4
200%
Custom(25-400%)
 
						

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Making N in 1 copies or a 
poster (page layout) 4
You can reduce the number of pages for 
copies by using the N in 1 copy feature. This 
allows you to copy two or four pages onto one 
page, which lets you save paper.
You can also make a poster. When you use 
the poster feature your machine divides your 
document into sections, then enlarges the 
sections so you can assemble them into a 
poster. If you want to print a poster, use the 
scanner glass.
Note
• Make sure paper size is set to Letter or 
A4.
• If you are producing multiple colour 
copies, N in 1 copy is not available.
•If Brother Photo or Other Photo has 
been chosen in the Paper Type setting for 
N in 1 copies, the machine will print the 
images as if Plain paper had been chosen.
•(P) means Portrait and (L) means 
Landscape.
• You can only make one poster copy at a 
time.
 
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose Page Layout.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose 
Off(1in1), 2in1 (P), 2in1 (L), 
4in1 (P), 4in1 (L)or 
Poster(3×3).
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start to scan the page.
If you are making a poster or placed the 
document in the ADF, the machine 
scans the pages and starts printing.
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to f.
fAfter the machine scans the page, press 
+ (Yes) to scan the next page.
gPut the next page on the scanner glass.
Press OK.
Repeat f and g for each page of the 
layout.
hAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press - (No) to finish.
Place your document face down in the 
direction shown below.
„2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
 
						

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„Poster (3 x 3)
You can make a poster size copy of a 
photograph.
 
Sorting copies using the ADF 
(DCP-540CN only)4
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be 
sorted in reverse order.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose Stack/Sort.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Sort.
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start.
Adjusting Brightness, 
Contrast and Colour4
Brightness4
You can adjust the copy brightness to make 
copies darker or lighter.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose Brightness.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to make the copy lighter 
or darker.
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start.
Contrast4
You can adjust the copy contrast to help an 
image look sharper and more vivid.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose Contrast.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to increase or decrease 
the contrast.
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
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Colour Saturation4
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose 
Color Adjust.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Red, Green or 
Blue.
Press OK.
ePress a to increase the colour 
saturation, or press b to decrease the 
colour saturation.
Press OK.
fDo one of the following:
„If you want to change saturation for 
another colour, go to stepd. 
„If you want to change additional 
settings, press a or b to choose 
Exit. 
Press OK.
„If you do not want to change 
additional settings, press 
Mono Start or Colour Start.
Paper options4
Paper Type4
If you are copying on special paper, set the 
machine for the type of paper you are using to 
get the best print quality.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose Paper Type.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Plain Paper, 
Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo, 
Other Photo or Transparency.
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start.
Paper Size4
If copying on paper other than A4 size, you 
will need to change the paper size setting.
You can copy only on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or 
Photo Card [10 cm (W) × 15 cm (H)] paper.
aLoad your document. 
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or b to choose Paper Size.
Press OK.
dPress a or b to choose Letter, 
Legal, A4, A5 or 10x15cm.
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start.