Brother DCP-8250DN Assembly instructions

Advanced User’s Guide
DCP-8250DN
Version 0
UK/IRE

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User's Guides and where do I find them?
1PDF printing is not supported on Windows®Phone.
2Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
Which Guide? What's in it? Where is it?
Product Safety
Guide
Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety
Instructions before you set up your machine.
See this Guide for trademarks and legal
limitations.
Printed / In the box
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your
machine and installing the drivers and
software for the operating system and
connection type you are using.
Printed / In the box
Basic User's Guide Learn the basic Copy, Scan and Direct Print
operations and how to replace
consumables. See troubleshooting tips.
PDF file / Installer CD-ROM /
In the box
Advanced User's
Guide
Learn more advanced operations: Copy,
security features, printing reports and
performing routine maintenance.
PDF file / Installer CD-ROM /
In the box
Software User's
Guide
Follow these instructions for Printing,
Scanning, Network Scanning and using the
Brother ControlCenter utility.
PDF file / Installer CD-ROM /
In the box
Network User's
Guide
This Guide provides useful information
about wired network settings and security
settings using the Brother machine. You can
also find supported protocol information for
your machine and detailed troubleshooting
tips.
PDF file / Installer CD-ROM /
In the box
Google Cloud Print
Guide
This Guide provides details on how to
configure your Brother machine to a Google
account and use Google Cloud Print
services for printing over the Internet from
devices using Gmail™ for mobile, GOOGLE
DOCS™ for mobile and applications for the
Chrome OS.
PDF file / Brother Solutions
Center 2
Mobile Print/Scan
Guide for Brother
iPrint&Scan
This Guide provides useful information
about printing JPEG and PDF 1files from
your mobile device and scanning from your
Brother machine to your mobile device when
connected on a Wi-Fi network.
PDF file / Brother Solutions
Center 2
Web Connect Guide This Guide provides details about how to
configure and use your Brother machine to
scan, load and view images and files on
certain websites that provide these services.
PDF file / Brother Solutions
Center 2

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Table of Contents
1 General Setup 1
Memory storage.....................................................................................................1
Automatic Daylight Saving Time............................................................................ 1
Ecology features.................................................................................................... 2
Toner Save ...................................................................................................... 2
Sleep Time ...................................................................................................... 2
Deep Sleep mode............................................................................................ 3
Power Down mode .......................................................................................... 3
Quiet mode feature................................................................................................4
Quiet mode ...................................................................................................... 4
LCD screen............................................................................................................4
Setting the backlight brightness....................................................................... 4
Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight ........................................................... 4
2 Security features 5
Secure Function Lock 2.0......................................................................................5
Setting and changing the Administrator Password.......................................... 6
Setting up and changing the Public user mode ...............................................7
Setting up and changing restricted users ........................................................7
Turning Secure Function Lock on/off...............................................................9
Switching Users.............................................................................................10
Setting Lock.........................................................................................................11
Setting up the password ................................................................................11
Changing your Setting Lock password ..........................................................12
Turning Setting Lock on/off............................................................................12
3 Using Address Book 13
Additional ways to store numbers........................................................................13
Setting up Groups for Broadcasting ..............................................................13
Options for Setting Up Groups ......................................................................15
Changing Group E-mail addresses ...............................................................16
Deleting Group numbers ............................................................................... 17
4 Printing reports 18
Reports ................................................................................................................18
How to print a report ......................................................................................18

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5 Making copies 19
Copy settings .......................................................................................................19
Stop copying..................................................................................................19
Improving copy quality ...................................................................................19
Enlarging or reducing the image copied ........................................................20
Duplex (2-sided) Copying ..............................................................................21
Tray selection ................................................................................................22
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast ................................................................22
Sorting copies................................................................................................23
Making N in 1 copies (page layout) ...............................................................23
2 in 1 ID Copy................................................................................................25
Setting your changes as the new default.......................................................26
Restoring all copy settings to the factory settings .........................................26
Setting your favourites ...................................................................................26
A Routine maintenance 28
Cleaning and checking the machine....................................................................28
Checking the Page Counters.........................................................................29
Checking the remaining life of parts ..............................................................29
Replacing periodic maintenance parts.................................................................30
Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................31
BOptions 34
Optional paper tray (LT-5400) .............................................................................34
Memory board......................................................................................................34
SO-DIMM Types ............................................................................................34
Installing extra memory .................................................................................35
C Glossary 37
D Index 38

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Memory storage 1
Your menu settings are stored permanently,
and in the event of a power failure will not be
lost. Temporary settings (for example,
Contrast) will be lost. Also, during a power
failure the machine will retain the date and
time for up to 60 hours.
Automatic Daylight
Saving Time 1
You can set the machine to change
automatically for Daylight Saving Time. It will
set itself forward one hour in the Spring, and
back one hour in the Autumn.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
Initial Setup.
Press Initial Setup.
cPress Date&Time.
dPress Auto Daylight.
ePress On or Off.
fPress Stop/Exit.
General Setup 1

Chapter 1
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Ecology features 1
Toner Save 1
You can save toner using this feature. When
you set Toner Save to On, prints appear
lighter. The default setting is Off.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display Ecology.
Press Ecology.
dPress Toner Save.
ePress On or Off.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Note
We do not recommend Toner Save for
printing Photo or Greyscale images.
Sleep Time 1
The Sleep mode setting can reduce power
consumption. When the machine is in Sleep
mode (Power Save mode) it acts as though it
is turned off. The machine will wake up and
start printing when it receives a print job.
You can choose how long the machine must
be idle before it goes into Sleep mode.
The timer will restart if any operation is
carried out on the machine, such as receiving
a print job or making a copy. The default
setting is 3 minutes.
When the machine goes into Sleep mode, the
LCD backlight turns off.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display Ecology.
Press Ecology.
dPress Sleep Time.
eUsing the dial pad on the Touchscreen,
enter the length of time (0-90 minutes)
the machine will remain idle before
entering Sleep mode.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.

General Setup
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Deep Sleep mode 1
If the machine is in Sleep mode and does not
receive any jobs for a certain length of time,
the machine will go into Deep Sleep mode
automatically. Deep Sleep mode uses less
power than Sleep mode. The machine will
wake up when it receives a print job.
When the machine is in Deep Sleep mode,
the LCD backlight is Off and the Home key is
dimmed.
If the machine has secure print data it will not
enter Deep Sleep mode.
Power Down mode 1
If the machine is in Deep Sleep mode for
4 hours, it will then go into Power Down mode
automatically and the Home key will
illuminate pale green. Power Down mode is
the lowest power consumption mode, which
achieves a power consumption of
approximately 0.45 W. To wake up the
machine, press the Touchscreen.
You can enable or disable the Power Down
mode feature by following these steps:
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display Ecology
Press Ecology.
dPress Auto Powerdown.
ePress On or Off.
fPress Stop/Exit
Note
The machine does not go into Power
Down mode when the machine is
connected to a wired network or has
secure print data in the memory.

Chapter 1
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Quiet mode feature 1
Quiet mode 1
The Quiet mode setting can reduce noise
while printing. When Quiet Mode is turned On,
the print speed becomes slower. The default
setting is Off.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display Quiet Mode.
Press Quiet Mode.
dPress On or Off.
ePress Stop/Exit.
LCD screen 1
Setting the backlight
brightness 1
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD
backlight. If you are having difficulty reading
the LCD, try changing the brightness setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display LCD Settings.
Press LCD Settings.
dPress Backlight.
ePress Light, Med or Dark.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Setting the Dim Timer for the
backlight 1
You can set how long the LCD backlight stays
on after you go back to the Ready screen.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display LCD Settings.
Press LCD Settings.
dPress Dim Timer.
ePress 10 Secs, 20 Secs, 30 Secs or
Off.
fPress Stop/Exit.

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Secure Function Lock 2.0 2
Secure Function Lock lets you restrict Public
access to the following machine functions:
Copy
Scan 1
Direct Print
Print 2
Page Limit 3
Web Connect
1Scan includes scan jobs sent via Brother
iPrint&Scan.
2Print includes print jobs via Google Cloud Print and
Brother iPrint&Scan.
3Page Limit is configured using Web Based
Management.
This feature also prevents users from
changing the default settings of the machine
by limiting access to the user-defined Menu
settings.
Before using the security features you must
first enter an administrator password.
Access to restricted operations can be
enabled by creating a restricted user.
Restricted users must enter a password to
use the machine.
Make a careful note of your password. If you
forget it, you will have to reset the password
stored in the machine. For information about
how to reset the password call Brother
Customer Service.
Note
• Secure Function Lock can be set manually
at the control panel, or by using Web
Based Management or BRAdmin
Professional 3 (Windows®only). We
recommend using Web Based
Management or BRAdmin Professional 3
(Windows®only) to configure this feature.
(uu Network User's Guide)
• Only administrators can set limitations
and make changes for each user.
Security features 2

Chapter 2
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Setting and changing the
Administrator Password 2
Setting up the password 2
The password you set in these steps is for the
administrator. This password is used to set
up users and to turn the Secure Function
Lock on or off. (See Setting up and changing
restricted users uu page 7 and Turning
Secure Function Lock on/off uu page 9.)
Note
Make a careful note of the administrator
password. If you enter the wrong
password, the LCD will show
Wrong Password. Re-enter the correct
password. If you forget it, please call your
Brother dealer for service.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display Security.
Press Security.
dPress Function Lock.
eEnter a four-digit number for the
password by pressing the buttons on the
Touchscreen.
Press OK.
fRe-enter the password when the LCD
shows Verify:.
Press OK.
gPress Stop/Exit.
Changing the password 2
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto display
General Setup.
Press General Setup.
cPress aor bto display Security.
Press Security.
dPress Function Lock.
ePress Set Password.
fEnter the registered four-digit password
by pressing the buttons on the
Touchscreen.
Press OK.
gEnter a four-digit number for the new
password by pressing the buttons on the
Touchscreen.
Press OK.
hRe-enter the password when the LCD
shows Verify:.
Press OK.
iPress Stop/Exit.