Brother DCP 9040CN User Manual

Making copies
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Improving copy quality4
You can choose from a range of quality 
settings. The default setting is Auto.
„Auto
Auto is the recommended mode for 
ordinary printouts. Suitable for documents 
that contain both text and photographs.
„Text
Suitable for documents containing only 
text.
„Photo
Suitable for copying photographs.
To temporarily change the quality setting, 
follow the steps below:
aLoad your document.
bUse the numeric keys to enter the 
number of copies (up to 99).
cPress Options....

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Adjusting brightness, 
contrast and color4
Brightness4
Adjust the copy brightness to make copies 
darker or lighter.
To temporarily change the copy brightness 
setting, follow the steps below:
aLoad your document.
bUse the numeric keys to enter the 
number of copies (up to 99).
cPress Options.
Press a or b to choose Brightness.
PressOK.
dPress a to make a lighter copy or press 
b to make a darker copy. 
PressOK.
ePress Black Start or Color Start.
To change the default setting follow the...

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Making N in 1 copies 
(page layout)4
You can reduce the amount of paper used 
when copying 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.
Important4
„
Please make sure the paper size is set to 
Letter , A4 , Legal  or Folio .
„ (P ) means Portrait and ( L) means 
Landscape.
„ You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce 
setting with the N in 1 feature.
aLoad your document.
bUse the numeric keys to enter the 
number of...

Chapter 4
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Tray selection4
You can change the tray use only for the next 
copy.
aLoad your document.
bUse the numeric keys to enter the 
number of copies (up to 99).
cPress Options.
Press a or b to choose Tray Select.
PressOK.
dPress a or b to choose MP>T1, T1>MP, 
#1(XXX)1 and MP(XXX)1.
PressOK.
ePress Black Start or Color Start.
1XXX is the paper size you set in Menu, 1, 2.
Note
To change the default setting for Tray 
Select, see Tray use in copy 
modeon page 22.
 
Out of memory 
message
4
If the...

Section III
SoftwareIII
Software and network features34
 

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The User’s Guide on the CD-ROM includes 
the Software User’s Guide and Network 
User’s Guide for features available when 
connected to a computer (for example, 
printing and scanning). These guides have 
easy to use links that, when clicked, will take 
you directly to a particular section.
You can find information on these features:
„Printing
„Scanning
„ControlCenter3 (for Windows
®)
„ControlCenter2 (for Macintosh
®)
„Network Printing
„Network Scanning
Note
See Accessing the User’s 
Guideson page...

Section IV
AppendixesIV
Safety and legal36
Option46
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance49
Menu and features132
Specifications142
Glossary150
 

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Choosing a locationA
Place your machine on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and shocks. Put the machine 
near a standard, grounded AC power outlet. Choose a location where the temperature remains 
between 50° F and 90.5° F (10° C and 32.5° C) and the humidity is between 20% to 80% (without 
condensation).
CAUTION 
Avoid placing your machine in a high-traffic area.
  
DO NOT place the machine near heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, water, chemicals or 
devices that contain...

Safety and legal
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A
To use the machine safelyA
Please keep these instructions for later reference and read them before attempting any 
maintenance.
WARNING
There are high voltage electrodes inside the 
machine. Before you clean the inside of the 
machine, make sure you have unplugged the 
power cord from the AC power outlet.
 
DO NOT use flammable substances, any type of 
spray, or an organic solvent/liquid that contains 
alcohol or ammonia to clean the inside or outside 
of the machine.
Refer to...

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To prevent injuries, be careful not to put your 
hands on the edge of the machine under the 
document cover as shown in the illustration.
 
To prevent injuries, be careful not to put your 
fingers in the area shown in the illustrations.
 
DO NOT use a vacuum cleaner to clean up scattered toner. Doing this might cause the toner 
dust to ignite inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. Please carefully clean the 
toner dust with a dry, lint-free cloth and dispose of it according to local...