Brother DCP 9040CN User Manual

Loading paper and documents
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Using the scanner glass2
You can use the scanner glass to scan or 
copy the pages of a book or one page at a 
time. Documents can be up to 8.5 inches 
wide and up to 11.7 inches long (215.9 mm 
wide to 297 mm long).
To use the scanner glass, the ADF must be 
empty.
aLift the document cover.
bUsing the document guidelines on the 
left, center the document face down on 
the scanner glass.
 
 
cClose the document cover.
CAUTION 
If the document is a book or is thick, 
DO NOT...

Chapter 2
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Unprintable area2
Unprintable area for copies2
The printable area of your machine begins at 
approximately 0.16 in. (4 mm) from the top 
and bottom and 0.12 in. (3 mm) from both 
sides of the paper.
 
10.16in. (4mm)
2 0.12 in. (3 mm)
Note
This unprintable area shown above is for a 
single copy or a 1 in 1 copy using Letter 
size paper. The unprintable area changes 
with the paper size.
 
Unprintable area when 
printing from a computer2
When using the default driver the printable 
area is...

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Paper settings3
Paper type3
Set up the machine for the type of paper you 
are using. This will give you the best print 
quality.
aDo one of the following:
„To set the paper type for the 
MP Tray press Menu, 1, 1, 1.
„To set the paper type for Tray#1 
press Menu, 1, 1, 2.
 
Paper Type
1.MP Tray
bPress a or b to choose Thin, Plain or 
Recycled Paper for Tray#1. 
Choose Thin, Plain, Thick, 
Thicker or Recycled Paper for 
MP Tray.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Paper size3
You can use nine sizes of paper...

Chapter 3
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Tray use in copy mode3
You can change the priority tray that the 
machine will use for printing copies.
When you choose Tray#1 Only or 
MP Only, the machine pulls the paper only 
from that tray. If the selected tray is out of 
paper, No Paper will appear on the LCD. 
Insert the paper in the empty tray.
To change the tray setting follow the 
instructions below:
aPress Menu, 1, 5, 1. 
Tray Use
1.Copy
bPress a or b to choose Tray#1 Only,  
MP Only, MP>T1 or T1>MP.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit....

General setup
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Ecology features3
Toner save3
You can save toner using this feature. When 
you set toner save to On, print appears 
lighter. The default setting is Off.
a Press Menu, 1, 4, 1. 
Ecology
1.Toner Save
bPress a or b to choose On (or Off).
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Note
We do not recommend Toner Save for 
printing Photo or Gray Scale images.
 
Sleep time3
Setting the sleep time reduces power 
consumption by turning off the fuser while the 
machine is idle. 
You can choose how long the...

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Section II
CopyII
Making copies26
 

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How to copy4
LCD display for Copy mode4
 
1 Stack/Sort
2 Copy ratio and Copy layout
3 Contrast
4Quality
5 Number of copies
Making a single copy4
aLoad your document.
bPress Black Start  or Color Start.
Making multiple copies4
aLoad your document.
bUse the numeric keys to enter the 
number of copies (up to 99).
cPress Black Start  or Color Start.
Note
(To sort your copies, see Sorting copies 
using the ADFon page 29.)
If the LCD shows “Please wait” and the 
machine stops copying while you are 
making...

Making copies
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Copy options 
(temporary settings)
4
When you want to quickly change the copy 
settings temporarily for the next copy, use the 
temporary Copy keys. You can use different 
combinations.
 
The machine returns to its default settings 
one minute after copying.
Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied4
You can choose the following enlargement or 
reduction ratios:
Custom(25-400%) allows you to enter a 
ratio from 25% to 400%.
To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the 
instructions...

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Using the Options key4
Use the Options key to quickly set the following copy settings temporarily for the next copy.
Press
 
Menu selections Options Page
Press a or b, then Press OK
 
Press a or b, then Press OK
 
QualityAuto*
Text
Photo29
Stack/Sort
(appears when the document is in 
the ADF)Stack*
Sort29
Brightnessb -nnonn+ a*
b -nnnon+ a
b -nnnno+ a
b -onnnn+ a
b -nonnn+ a30
Contrastb -nnonn+ a*
b -nnnon+ a
b -nnnno+ a
b -onnnn+ a
b -nonnn+ a30
Page LayoutOff(1 in 1)*
2in1(P)
2in1(L)...