Brother HL 6050D User Manual

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Printer settings
Factory settings
The printer settings have been set at the factory before shipment. They are called factory settings. 
Although you can operate the printer with these factory settings unchanged, you can tailor the printer 
with user settings. See List of factory settings on page 3-24.
The changed user settings can be restored to the default factory settings with the RESET MENU menu. 
See RESET MENU on page 3-21.
Changing the user settings does not affect the...

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Control panel
This printer has one liquid crystal display (LCD), seven buttons and one Light Emitting Diode (LED) on 
the control panel. The display can show various messages with up to 16 characters in one row. The LED 
lights to indicate the current printer status.
Figure 3-1
Control panel
■The control panel with Braille symbols is optionally available in some countries. If you want to 
buy an optional control panel with Braille symbols, call the dealer you bought the printer...

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Buttons 
You can control the basic printer operations and change various printer settings with seven buttons (Go, 
Job Cancel, Reprint, +, -, Back, Set).
Go button
You can change the panel indications from the current status (Menu, Error and Reprint settings) by 
pressing the Go button once. For ERROR indications, the control panel only changes when the error is 
cleared.
You can pause printing with the Go button. Pressing the Go button again restarts the print job and clears 
the...

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Reprint button
If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed, you can reprint it by pressing the Reprint 
button. Also, if you have created a document that you wish to share with colleagues, simply spool the 
document to a non secure area of the printer. This document can then be reprinted by anyone who is on 
the network or at the printer control panel.
You can use the Reprint button when the printer is in READY or PAUSE state.   
If you want to print Proof, Public...

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Reprint the last job three times
1Make sure the REPRINT setting is ON by using the control panel buttons to enter the SETUP menu. 
2Press the Reprint button.
Printing Proof data
You can use this setting to reprint proof data that has just been printed and has no security settings. 
Documents that are placed in the proof area are available to anyone. You might use this setting for a 
document that will be moved to a public folder at a later date. 
When the area to spool data is full,...

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Printing Public data
You can use this setting to reprint documents that are stored in a Public area of the printer memory. 
Documents here will not be protected by a password and anyone can access them using the front panel 
or a web browser. The printer will not print a Public document when you send it to the printer. You must 
use the control panel of the printer or connect to the printer through a web browser.
Public data can be deleted using the control panel of the printer or...

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How to print Secure data
When there is no reprint data in memory
If the printer does not have reprint data in the memory and you press the Reprint button, the LCD shows 
NO DATA STORED.
To cancel the reprint job
Pressing the Job Cancel button allows you to cancel the current reprint job. The Job Cancel button also 
allows you to cancel a paused reprint job.
Press the Reprint button If there is no data.
Press + or -.
 or  or
Press the Set button. 
Press the + or - button to select...

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+ or - button
If you press the + or - button when the printer is online (READY), it goes offline and the LCD displays the 
menu. 
To move through menus on the LCD
If you press the + or - button when the printer is online (READY), it goes offline and the LCD displays the 
current mode.
You can go to other menus by pressing the + or - button. Pressing the + or - button allows you to move 
forward or backward through the menus and settings on the display. Press or keep pressing the...

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Light-emitting diode (LED)
The LED is a light which shows the printer status. 
Data - Orange LED
LED indicationMeaning
OnData is in the printer memory. 
BlinkingReceiving or processing data.
OffNo data left in the memory.
 

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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 
The display shows the current printer status. When you use the control panel buttons, the display will 
change.
If there are any problems, the display shows the appropriate error message, maintenance message or 
call service message so you will know that you need to take action. For more information about these 
messages, see LCD messages on page 6-1.
Back light
LightMeaning
Off The printer is power off or in sleep status.
Green
(General)Ready to print...