Brother DCP 9040CN User Manual

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BOption 46
Option .................................................................................................................. 46
Memory board...................................................................................................... 47
Installing extra memory ................................................................................. 47
C Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 49
Troubleshooting...

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E Specifications 142
General .............................................................................................................. 142
Print media......................................................................................................... 143
Copy ..................................................................................................................144
Scan......................................................................................................................

Section I
GeneralI
General information2
Loading paper and documents9
General setup21
 

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Using the 
documentation
1
Thank you for buying a Brother machine! 
Reading the documentation will help you 
make the most of your machine.
Symbols and conventions 
used in the documentation1
The following symbols and conventions are 
used throughout the documentation.
Accessing the User’s 
Guides
1
This User’s Guide does not contain all the 
information about your machine. The 
advanced features of the Printer, Network 
and Scanner are explained in the Software 
and Network User’s Guides that you...

General information
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1
Viewing documentation1
Viewing documentation (Windows®)1
To view the documentation, from the Start 
menu, point to Brother, DCP-9040CN or 
DCP-9042CDN from the program group, and 
then click User’s Guides in HTML format.
If you have not installed the software, you can 
find the documentation by following the 
instructions below:
aTurn on your PC.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM labeled 
Windows
® into your CD-ROM drive.
bIf the language selection screen 
appears, click your language....

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Viewing documentation (Macintosh®)1
aTurn on your Macintosh®.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM labeled 
Macintosh
® into your CD-ROM drive.
bThe following window will appear. 
cDouble-click the Documentation icon.
dIf the language selection screen 
appears, double-click your language.
eDouble-click the top page file to view the 
User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide 
and Network User’s Guide in HTML 
format.
fClick the documentation you want to 
read.
„User’s Guide
„Software User’s Guide
„Network...

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Accessing Brother 
support 
(for Windows
®)1
You can find all the contacts you will need, such 
as Web support (Brother Solutions Center), 
Customer Service and Brother Authorized 
Service Centers in 
Brother numberson page i 
and on the Brother CD-ROM.
„Click Brother Support on the main menu. 
The following screen will appear:
 
„To access our web site 
(http://www.brother.com/
) click 
Brother Home Page.
„To view all Brother Numbers, including 
Customer Service numbers for the...

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Control panel overview1
DCP-9040CN and DCP-9042CDN have the same control keys.
 
1Copy keys:
Options
Lets you temporarily change multiple copy 
settings.
Enlarge/Reduce
Reduces or enlarges copies.
2LCD
Displays messages to help you set up and 
use your machine.
3Data LED
The LED will flash depending on the 
machine’s status.
4Menu keys:
Menu
Lets you access the Menu to program 
your settings in the machine.
Clear/Back
Deletes entered data or lets you cancel 
the current setting.OK
Lets you...

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7Numeric keys
Use to enter text.
8Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from a menu.
9Start:
Color
Lets you start making copies in full color.
Black
Lets you start making copies in black & 
white.
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Data LED indications1
The Data LED (light emitting diode) will flash and turn on or off depending on the machine’s status.
 
LED LED Status Machine Status Description
 LED is off. Ready Mode The power switch is off or there is 
no print data in the machine.
 LED is on. Data Remaining in Memory Print data remains in the machine 
memory.
 LED is blinking. Receiving Data The machine is either receiving 
data from the computer, 
processing data in memory, or 
print data.