Brother DCP 8060 User manual

USER’S GUIDE
DCP-8060

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Compilation and Publication Notice
Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published,
covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.
The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without
notice.
Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials
contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused
by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors
relating to the publication.

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Table of Contents
Section I General
1 General information
Using the documentation ...................................................................................... 2
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ................................... 2
Accessing the complete User’s Guide .................................................................. 2
Viewing documentation .................................................................................. 2
Control panel overview ......................................................................................... 4
Status LED indications ................................................................................... 6
2 Loading documents and paper
Loading documents .............................................................................................. 8
Using the ADF ................................................................................................ 8
Using the scanner glass ................................................................................. 9
Acceptable paper and other media....................................................................... 9
Recommended media .................................................................................... 9
Handling and using media ............................................................................ 10
Loading paper and other media.......................................................................... 12
Loading paper............................................................................................... 12
Loading envelopes and other media ............................................................ 13
Printable Area ............................................................................................... 14
3 General setup
Paper settings..................................................................................................... 15
Paper Type ................................................................................................... 15
Paper Size .................................................................................................... 15
Tray use in Copy mode ................................................................................ 16
Tray use in Print mode ................................................................................. 16
Volume Settings.................................................................................................. 17
Beeper volume ............................................................................................. 17
Ecology features ................................................................................................. 17
Toner save.................................................................................................... 17
Sleep time..................................................................................................... 17
Turning off the scanner lamp........................................................................ 18
LCD Contrast ...................................................................................................... 18
User Settings Report .......................................................................................... 18
4 Security features
Security............................................................................................................... 19
Secure Function Lock ................................................................................... 19

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Section II Copy
5 Making copies
How to copy ........................................................................................................ 23
Making a single copy .................................................................................... 23
Making multiple copies ................................................................................. 23
Stop copying................................................................................................. 23
Copy options....................................................................................................... 23
Changing copy quality .................................................................................. 24
Changing text copy resolution ...................................................................... 24
Enlarging or reducing the image copied ....................................................... 25
Making N in 1 copies or a poster .................................................................. 26
Sorting copies using the ADF ....................................................................... 28
Adjusting contrast ......................................................................................... 28
Tray Select ................................................................................................... 29
Out of Memory message .................................................................................... 29
Section III Software
6 Software features
Section IV Appendices
A Safety and Legal
Choosing a location ............................................................................................ 33
Important Information.......................................................................................... 34
Safety precautions........................................................................................ 34
IEC 60825-1 Specification ............................................................................ 36
Disconnect device ........................................................................................ 37
Radio interference ........................................................................................ 37
Important safety instructions......................................................................... 37
Trademarks .................................................................................................. 39
B Options
Optional Paper Tray (LT-5300)........................................................................... 40
Memory Board .................................................................................................... 40
DIMM types .................................................................................................. 40
Installing extra memory ................................................................................ 41
C Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 42
Solutions to common problems .................................................................... 42
Improving the print quality ............................................................................ 45

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Error messages .................................................................................................. 49
Document jams............................................................................................. 52
Paper jams ................................................................................................... 53
Routine maintenance.......................................................................................... 56
Cleaning the outside of the machine ............................................................ 56
Cleaning the scanner glass .......................................................................... 58
Cleaning the laser scanner window.............................................................. 58
Cleaning the corona wire .............................................................................. 60
Cleaning the drum unit ................................................................................. 61
Replacing the toner cartridge (TN-3135/TN-3175) ....................................... 62
Replacing the toner cartridge ....................................................................... 62
Replacing the drum unit (DR-3150) .............................................................. 65
Replacing periodic maintenance parts................................................................ 67
How to change the LCD language...................................................................... 67
Packing and shipping the machine ..................................................................... 67
Machine Information ........................................................................................... 68
Checking the serial number .......................................................................... 68
Checking the page counters......................................................................... 68
Checking remaining life of parts ................................................................... 69
D Menu and Features
On-screen programming..................................................................................... 70
Menu table .................................................................................................... 70
Memory storage............................................................................................ 70
Menu keys .......................................................................................................... 70
Menu Table......................................................................................................... 72
Entering Text ...................................................................................................... 76
E Specifications
General ............................................................................................................... 77
Print media.......................................................................................................... 78
Copy ................................................................................................................... 79
Scan.................................................................................................................... 79
Print .................................................................................................................... 80
Interfaces ............................................................................................................ 80
Computer requirements ...................................................................................... 81
Consumable items .............................................................................................. 81
F Glossary
Glossary.............................................................................................................. 82
G Index
Index .................................................................................................................. 83

Section I
General I
General information 2
Loading documents and paper 8
General setup 15
Security features 19

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Using the
documentation 1
Thank you for buying a Brother machine!
Reading the documentation will help you
make the most of your machine.
Symbols and conventions
used in the documentation 1
The following symbols and conventions are
used throughout the documentation.
Accessing the
complete User’s Guide1
The printed User’s Guide does not contain all
the information about your machine. The
advanced features of the Printer and Scanner
are explained in the complete User’s Guide
that you can find on the CD-ROM.
Viewing documentation 1
Viewing documentation (Windows®)1
To view the documentation, from the Start
menu, point to Brother, MFL Pro Suite from
the program group, and then click
User’s Guide.
If you have not installed the software, you can
find the documentation by following the
instructions below:
aTurn on your PC. Insert the Brother CD-
ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
bSelect your language.
cIf the model name screen appears, click
your model name.The CD-ROM main
menu will appear.
If this window does not appear, use
Windows®Explorer to find and run the
setup.exe program from the root
directory of the Brother CD-ROM.
General information 1
Bold Bold style indentifies keys on
the machine control panel or
computer screen.
Italics Italicized style emphasises an
important point or refers you to
a related topic.
Courier
New
Courier New font identifies the
messages shown on the LCD
of the machine.
Warning icons tell you what to do to
avoid the risk of injury.
Electrical Hazard icons alert you to a
possible electrical shock.
Hot Surface icons warn you not to
touch MFC parts that are hot.
Caution icons tell you about
procedures you must follow to
prevent damaging the machine.
Incorrect setup icons alert you to
devices and operations that are not
compatible with the machine.
Note icons give useful tips.

General information
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dClick Documentation.
eClick the documentation you want to
read:
Setup Guide: Setup and software
installation instructions.
User's Guide: User’s Guide for
stand-alone operations and Software
User’s Guide.
How to find Scanning instructions 1
There are several ways you can scan
documents. You can find the instructions as
follows:
Software User's Guide: 1
Scanning a document using the TWAIN
driver in Chapter 2
Scanning a document using the WIA
driver (For Windows®XP) in Chapter 2
Using ControlCenter2 in Chapter 3
PaperPort®User's Guide 1
Instructions for scanning directly from
Presto!®PageManager®
Viewing Documentation (Macintosh®)1
aTurn on your Macintosh®. Insert the
Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive. The following window will appear.
bDouble-click the Documentation icon.
cIf the language selection screen
appears, double-click your language.
dDouble-click the documentation you
want to read:
Setup Guide: Setup and Software
installation instructions.
User's Guides: User’s Guide for
stand-alone operations and Software
User’s Guide.
How to find Scanning instructions 1
There are several ways you can scan
documents. You can find the instructions as
follows:
Software User's Guide: 1
Scanning from a Macintosh®in Chapter 8
(For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater)
Using the ControlCenter2 in Chapter 9
(For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater)
Presto!®PageManager®User's Guide 1
Instructions for scanning directly from
Presto!®PageManager®

Chapter 1
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Control panel overview 1
1 Status LED (light emitting diode)
The LED will flash and change colour
depending on the machine’s status.
2 LCD (liquid crystal display)
Displays messages to help you use your
machine.
3 Menu keys:
Menu
Accesses the main menu.
Clear/Back
Deletes entered data or lets you exit the
menu.
OK
Selects a setting.
dor c
Scrolls backwards or forwards through menu
selections.
aor b
Scrolls through the menus and options.
4Dialpad
Used to enter text.
5 Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from a menu.
6Start
Starts copying or scanning.
7Copykeys
Contrast
Lets you change the contrast for the next
copy.
Quality
Lets you change the quality for the next
copy.
Enlarge/Reduce
Reduces or enlarges copies.
Tray Select
Lets you change which tray will be used for
the next copy.
Sort
Sorts multiple copies using the ADF.
N in 1
You can choose N in 1 to copy 2 or 4 pages
onto one page.
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8Scan
Puts the machine in Scan mode.
(For details about scanning, see Software
User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)
9Printkeys
Secure
When using Secure Function Lock, you
can switch restricted users by holding
down das you press Secure.
(See Secure Function Lock on page 19.)
You can print data saved in memory by
entering your four-digit password.
(For details about using the Secure key,
see the Software User’s Guide on the CD-
ROM.)
Job Cancel
Press this key to cancel a print job and
clear the machine’s memory.
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