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 factory settings. You cannot modify the present 
factory settings.
 
						

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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 from.
■For more information on Braille symbols, see Braille symbols on page 3-29.
 
						

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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 pause. During a pause, the printer is off line.
Job Cancel button
You can cancel the processing or printing of data with the Job Cancel button. The display shows JOB 
CANCELLING until the job is cancelled. After cancelling the job, the printer returns to the READY state.
When the printer is not receiving data or printing, the display shows No Data!!! and you cannot cancel 
the job.
ButtonOperations
GoExit from the control panel menu, reprint settings and error messages.
pause and continue printing.
Job CancelStop and cancel the printing job in progress.
ReprintSelect the number of extra copies (1-999). 
+Move forward through menus.
Move forward through the available options.
-Move backward through menus.
Move backward through the available options. 
BackGo back one level in the menu.
SetSelect the control panel menu.
Set the selected menus and settings.
If the printer is in PAUSE mode and you do not want to print the data that is left, you can cancel the 
job by pressing the Job Cancel button. Once the job has been cancelled the printer will return to 
the READY state.
 
						

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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 or Secure data, we recommend that you install the optional 
CompactFlash
® card.
Reprinting from RAM
If you do not install a CompactFlash® card (see CompactFlash® card on page 4-9), you can reprint from 
random access memory (RAM). The reprint data in RAM will be deleted when the printer is turned off.
When you use RAM to reprint:
1Press the Set button on the control panel to exit from the READY state and select RAMDISK SIZE 
in the SETUP menu.
2The present RAM disk is 0MB. Press the + button to increase the reprint RAM size in increments of 
1MB.
We recommend that you add more RAM if you want to be able to print a lot of secure data. (See DIMM 
on page 4-11).
Reprinting the last job
You can reprint the data from the last print job without sending it from the computer again.
■When you increase the RAM size for secure printing, the work area of the printer is decreased 
and the printer performance will be reduced. Make sure that you reset the RAM disk size to 0MB 
after you finish using secure printing.
■When you store data in RAM, the data will be deleted when the printer is turned off.
■If REPRINT setting is set to OFF on the control panel and you press the Reprint button, the LCD 
shows NO DATA STORED for a short time.
■If you want to cancel reprinting, press the Job Cancel button.
■If the printer does not have enough memory to spool the print job data, it will only print the last 
page.    
■Pressing the - or + button makes the number of reprint copies decrease or increase. You can 
select between 1 and 999 COPIES. 
■For more information about the settings in the printer driver, see Device Options on page 2-5.
 
						

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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, the earliest data is automatically deleted first. The order of deleting 
data is not connected to the order of reprinting.
When you reprint Proof data, see How to print Secure data on page 3-6.
If you print with the driver we have supplied with the printer, the settings for Job Spooling in the 
printer driver will take priority over the settings made on the control panel. For more information, see 
Device Options on page 2-5.
If you wait too long to continue the control panel button operation, the display 
leaves the REPRINT setting automatically.
Press + twice.
Press Set or Reprint.
■If you press the Go button twice, the printer will leave the REPRINT setting. 
■If you want to reprint the data and have pressed the Go button, the display shows PRESS SET 
TO PRINT. Press the Set or Reprint button to start reprinting, or press Go again to cancel the 
reprint job.
■If you have not installed the optional CompactFlash® card, the reprint data will be deleted when 
the printer is turned off.
■For more information about the settings in the printer driver, see Device Options on page 2-5.
COPIES= 1
COPIES= 3
PRINTING
COPIES= 1
 
						

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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 from the web-based management 
software.
When you reprint PUBLIC data, see How to print Secure data on page 3-6.
Printing Secure data
Secure documents are protected by a password and only those people who know the password will be 
able to print the document. The printer will not print the document when you send it for printing. To print 
the document you must use the control panel of the printer (with the password) or connect to the printer 
using a web browser.
If you want to delete the spooled data, you can carry out this operation using the control panel or the 
web-based management software.
For more information about the settings in the printer driver, see Job Spooling on page 2-6.
For more information about the settings in the printer driver, see Device Options on page 2-5.
 
						

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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 the user name.
Press the Set button to set the user name.
Press the + or - button to select the job.
Press the Set button to set the job.
Type your password. Ignore this step if printing a Public File.
Press the Set button to set the password
The printer will exit this menu after a time-out period.
Press the Set button or the Reprint button. 
If you press the Go button, the display shows PRESS SET TO PRINT.NO DATA STORED
LAST JOB
SECURE FILEPUBLIC FILEPROOF FILE
USER XXXXXX
JOB XXXXXX
PASS NO.=0000
COPIES= 1
PRINTING
 
						

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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 button 
until you see the setting you want.
To enter numbers
You can enter numbers in two ways.   You can press the + or - button to move up or down one number 
at a time, or you can hold down the + or - button to move faster. When you see the number you want, 
press the Set button. 
Back button
If you press the Back button when the printer is online (READY), it goes offline and the LCD returns to 
the menu.
Pressing the Back button allows you to return to the previous level from the current menu level.
The Back button also allows you to choose the previous digit while setting numbers.
When you select a setting and it does not have an asterisk (Set button was not pressed), the Back button 
allows you to return to the previous menu level with the original setting unchanged.
Set button
If you press the Set button when the printer is online (READY), it goes offline and the LCD returns to the 
menu.
Pressing the Set button allows you to choose the displayed menu or option. After changing a setting, an 
asterisk (*) appears briefly on the right-hand side of the message.
When you press the Set button to choose a setting, an asterisk appears briefly at the end of the 
display. Since the asterisk shows what you have chosen, you can easily see the current settings as 
you look through the display. 
 
						

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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
Printing
Warming Up
Job cancelling
Red
(Error)There is a problem with the printer.
Orange
(Setting)The printer is offline.
Choosing a menu
Setting Reprint times
Pause