Brother HL 8050N User Manual

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Control Panel Overview
The control panel consists of LED indicators, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and several buttons. This 
section describes the names and functions of the control panels parts.
1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
2. LED indicators (Light Emitting Diode indicators)
3. Buttons
Control Panel
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Buttons
You can control the basic printer operations and change various printer settings with nine buttons (Job 
Cancel, Go, 
Secure Print, +, -, Set, Back, Reprint, Menu).
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.
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.
If the printer is in PAUSE mode and you do not want to print the remaining data, 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.
Name Menu Screen
Job CancelStop and cancel the printing job in progress.
GoExit from the control panel menu, reprint settings and error messages.
Pause and continue printing.
Secure PrintReprint the secure data.
+Move forward through menus.
Move forward through the options you can choose.
-Move backward through menus.
Move backward through the options you can choose.
SetSelect the control panel menu.
Set the selected menus and settings.
BackGo back one level in the menu.
ReprintReprint the last job received.
MenuGo to the top menu (INFORMATION mode).
 
						

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Secure Print Button
You can use the Secure Print button to reprint saved secure data in job units. 
This function is available only when a CompactFlash card that contains secure data is installed or when 
secure data is stored in RAM. (See Accessories tab on page 3-7 and How to Set the RAMDISK size on 
page 4-4.)
Basically, the Secure Print button is enabled only while the printer is in the READY or MENU state. It is 
disabled during the PRINT state and PAUSE (printing paused) state. 
Pressing the Secure Print button while it is enabled displays a screen for selecting the secure data user 
name. Using the same steps as those for selecting the secure data job for the REPRINT operation, 
specify the user name, job name, password, and then number of copies. Next, press the Set or Secure 
Print button to start printing. 
You can use the + or - buttons to change the number of copies to a value up to 999. After printing is 
complete, the secure data is deleted and the printer enters the READY state. If you press the Secure 
Print button when there is no storage media installed, the message NO DATA STORED! appears in the 
top line of the LCD for about one second.
+ or - Button
If you press the + or - button when the printer is on-line (READY), it goes off-line and the LCD displays 
the menu.
To move through menus on the LCD
If you press the + or - button when the printer is on-line (READY), it goes off-line 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.
Set Button
If you press the Set button when the printer is on-line (READY), it goes off-line and the LCD goes 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.
 
						

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Back Button
If you press the Back button when the printer is on-line (READY), it goes off-line and the LCD goes 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 and asterisk (Set button was not pressed), the Back 
button allows you to return to the previous menu level with the original setting unchanged.
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.
How to Set the RAMDISK size
1Press the + or - button until SETUP mode appears.
2Press the Set button, and then press the + or - button until RAMDISK SIZE appears.
3Press the Set button, and then press the + or - button to set RAMDISK size.
4Press the Set button.
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 co-workers, 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 CompactFlash 
card.
If you do not install CompactFlash card (see Installing the CompactFlash Card on page A-4), 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 default RAM disk is 0MB. Press the + button to increase the reprint RAM size in increments of 
1MB.
■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 RAMDISK 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.
 
						

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We recommend that you add more RAM if you want to be able to print a lot of secure data. (See Memory 
expansion on page 2-26.)
Reprinting the last job
You can reprint the data from the last print job without sending it from the computer again.
■If REPRINT function 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 Job Spooling on page 3-5.
Reprint the last job three times
1Turn the REPRINT function ON by using the control panel buttons to go to the SETUP menu.
If you print using 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 
Job Spooling on page 3-5.
2Press the Reprint button.
■If you press the Go button twice, the printer will exit 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.
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-REPRINT-
COPIES=______1If you wait too long to continue the control panel button operation, the display 
exits the REPRINT setting automatically.
↓Press the + button twice.
-REPRINT-
COPIES=______3
↓Press the Set or Reprint button.
PRINTING
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COPIES=______1
 
						

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Printing PROOF data
You can use this function 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 function 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, please see How to print SECURE data on page 4-7.
■If you have not installed the CompactFlash, the reprint data will be deleted when the printer is 
turned off.
■If there is data in the job information that cannot be displayed on the LCD, the display shows ?.
■For more information about the settings in the printer driver, see Job Spooling on page 3-5.
Printing PUBLIC data
You can use this function 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.
■If there is data in the job information that cannot be displayed on the LCD, the display shows ?.
■For more information about the settings in the printer driver, see Job Spooling on page 3-5.
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.
■If there is data in the job information that cannot be displayed on the LCD, the display shows ?.
■For more information about the settings in the printer driver, see Job Spooling on page 3-5
 
						

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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 or Secure Print 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 or 
Secure Print button.If there is no data.NO DATA STORED
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-REPRINT-
LAST JOB
↓Press the + or - button.
-REPRINT-
SECURE FILE
↓Press the Set button.
SECURE FILE
USER___XXXXXX
↓Press the + or - button to select the user name.
Press the Set button to set the user name.
USER___XXXXXX
JOB____XXXXXX
↓Press the + or - button to select the job.
Press the Set button to set the job.
JOB____XXXXXX
PASSWORD__XXXX
↓Type your password.
Press the Set button to set the password.
-REPRINT-
COPIES=______1The printer will exit this menu after a time-out period.
↓Press the Set, Reprint or Secure Print button.
If you press the Go button, the display shows PRESS SET TO PRINT.
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Menu Button
Pressing the Menu button while in a non-menu setting mode puts the printer off-line and displays the 
Top Menu. The Menu button is provided only for the purpose of displaying the Top Menu. It does not 
perform any other operation. The printer automatically exits the menu if no operation is performed for 30 
seconds.
LED Indicators
The LED indicators are lights that show the printer’s status.
Alarm LED - Red
This LED lights to indicate that the printer has detected some type of problem (operator call, error, 
service error).
Ready LED - Green
If the printer goes off-line while data is being received or processed (such as when the menu is 
displayed or an error occurs), data display is still given priority.
LED Status Meaning
On Alarm state (error)
Off Normal state (no error)
LED Status Meaning
Off Printer is turned off.
Printer is off-line.
■Menu selection being performed
■Number of reprint copies being set
■PAUSE state
■Alarm state
Blinking Printer is receiving data from computer or processing data.
On Printer is on-line and ready for printing. 
■READY/WARMING UP state
■SLEEP state
■PRINTING state (including reprint)
■JOB CANCEL state
Incomplete data* is present. In this case, Data exists is displayed in the top line of 
the LCD. 
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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 you take the printer off-line, the display changes to show the emulation you have chosen.
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 What to Do When an Error Message Appears on page 5-15.
LCD Message
Printer status messages
The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation: 
* Data that is being created exists, and no data is being received. Pressing the Go button performs 
FORM FEED and changes the display message to PRINTING.
Messages Meaning
READYReady to print.
PRINTINGPrinting.
RESOLUTION ADAPTPrinting with reduced resolution.
PROCESSINGBusy processing data.
JOB CANCELLINGCancelling the job.
PAUSEThe printer has suspended its functions. Pressing the Go button starts the printer 
again.
WARMING UPThe printer is warming up.
SLEEPIn Sleep state
PRESS SET TO PRINTPress the Set button to start printing.
RESET TO FACTORY 
SETTINGThe printer setting returns to the factory settings.
SELF TESTPerforming self-diagnostics.
RAM SIZE=XX MBThis printer has XX MB memory.
NOW INITIALIZINGThe printer is setting up.
PROGRAMING-WAITAccessing CompactFlash card.
IGNORE DATAPS data is being read and disregarded.
DATA EXISTS (*) Incomplete data exists.
COOLING DOWNWait for a few seconds until inside of the printer has cooled down.
 
						

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How to Use the Control Panel
When you operate the Menu buttons (+, -, Set, Back or Menu), remember the following basic steps:
■If no control panel operations are performed for 30 seconds, the LCD automatically returns to 
READY.
■When you press the Set button to choose a setting, an asterisk appears at the end of the display for 
a short time. After that, the display returns to the previous menu level.
■After changing the status or a setting, pressing the Back button before you press the Set button will 
cause the display to return to the previous menu level with the original settings unchanged.
■There are two ways to input numbers. You can press + or - to scroll up or down one number at a time, 
or you can hold down + or - to scroll faster. The blinking number is the one that you can change.