Brother DCP-9020CDW Assembly instructions

Advanced User’s Guide
DCP-9015CDW
DCP-9020CDW
Version A
UK/IRE

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User’s Guides and where do I find them?
Which Guide? What’s in it? Where is it?
Product Safety
Guide
Read this Guide first. 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 and Scan operations
and how to replace consumables. See
troubleshooting tips.
PDF file / CD-ROM / In the box
Advanced User’s
Guide
Learn more advanced operations: Copy,
security features, printing reports and
performing routine maintenance.
PDF file / CD-ROM / In the box
Software User’s
Guide
Follow these instructions for Printing,
Scanning, Network Scanning and using the
Brother ControlCenter utility.
HTML file / CD-ROM / In the box
Network User’s
Guide
This Guide provides useful information
about wired and wireless 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 / CD-ROM / In the box
Wi-Fi Direct™ Guide This Guide provides details on how to
configure and use your Brother machine for
wireless printing directly from a mobile
device supporting the Wi-Fi Direct™
standard.
PDF file / Brother Solutions
Center 1
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.
PDF file / Brother Solutions
Center 1
Mobile Print/Scan
Guide for Brother
iPrint&Scan
This Guide provides useful information
about printing 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 1
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 1

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1Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
AirPrint Guide This Guide provides information for using
AirPrint to print from OS X v10.7.x, 10.8.x
and your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or other
iOS device to your Brother machine without
installing a printer driver.
PDF file / Brother Solutions
Center 1
Which Guide? What’s in it? Where is it?

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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
Auto Power Off ................................................................................................ 3
Touchscreen ..........................................................................................................4
Setting the backlight brightness.......................................................................4
Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight ........................................................... 4
2 Security features 5
Secure Function Lock 2.0 ......................................................................................5
Before you begin to use Secure Function Lock 2.0.........................................6
Setting and changing the Administrator Password..........................................6
Setting up restricted users ...............................................................................7
Setting up and changing the Public user mode...............................................7
Turning Secure Function Lock on/off...............................................................8
Switching Users...............................................................................................9
Setting Lock .........................................................................................................10
Setting up the administrator password .......................................................... 10
Changing the Setting Lock administrator password ......................................11
Turning Setting Lock on/off............................................................................11
3Printingreports 12
Reports ................................................................................................................12
How to print a report ......................................................................................12
4 Making copies 13
Copy settings .......................................................................................................13
Stop copying..................................................................................................13
Improving copy quality...................................................................................13
Enlarging or reducing copies .........................................................................14
2-sided Copying ............................................................................................15
Adjusting Density and Contrast ..................................................................... 16
Sorting copies................................................................................................17
Making N in 1 copies (page layout) ...............................................................17
2 in 1 ID Copy................................................................................................19
Adjusting Colour Saturation...........................................................................20
Removing Background Colour.......................................................................20
Saving copy options as a Shortcut ................................................................21
Saving paper .................................................................................................21

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A Routine maintenance 22
Checking the machine ......................................................................................... 22
Printing the Test Print .................................................................................... 22
Checking the Page Counters......................................................................... 22
Checking the remaining life of toner cartridges ............................................. 23
Checking the remaining life of parts ..............................................................23
Replacing periodic maintenance parts.................................................................24
Packing and shipping the machine......................................................................25
B Glossary 27
C Index 28

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NOTE
Most of the illustrations in this User's
Guide show the DCP-9020CDW.
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 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 .
bPress (Date & Time).
cPress Auto Daylight.
dPress On or Off.
ePress .
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, print appears
lighter. The factory setting is Off.
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Ecology.
fPress Ecology.
gPress Toner Save.
hPress On or Off.
iPress .
NOTE
We do not recommend Toner Save for
printing Photo or Greyscale images.
Sleep Time 1
The Sleep Time 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 job or
making a copy. The factory setting is three
minutes.
When the machine goes into Sleep mode, the
Touchscreen backlight turns off.
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Ecology.
fPress Ecology.
gPress Sleep Time.
hUsing the keyboard on the
Touchscreen, enter the length of time
(0-50 minutes) the machine will remain
idle before entering Sleep mode.
Press OK.
iPress .

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 job or if you press
the Touchscreen.
When the machine is in Deep Sleep mode,
the Touchscreen backlight turns off and
blinks.
Auto Power Off 1
If the machine is in Deep Sleep mode for a
certain length of time, it will go into Power Off
mode automatically. To wake the machine
from Power Off mode, press on the
control panel.
You can choose how long the machine must
be in Deep Sleep mode before it goes into
Power Off mode. The factory setting is one
hour.
NOTE
The machine does not go into Power Off
mode when the machine is connected to a
wired (DCP-9020CDW) or wireless
network or has secure print data in the
memory.
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Ecology.
fPress Ecology.
gPress Auto Power Off.
hSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display a option you want.
Press Off, 1hour, 2hours, 4hours or
8hours.
iPress .

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Touchscreen 1
Setting the backlight
brightness 1
You can adjust the brightness of the
Touchscreen LCD backlight. If you are having
difficulty reading the Touchscreen, try
changing the brightness setting.
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display LCD Settings.
fPress LCD Settings.
gPress Backlight.
hPress Light, Med or Dark.
iPress .
Setting the Dim Timer for the
backlight 1
You can set how long the Touchscreen LCD
backlight stays on after you go back to your
Home screen.
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display LCD Settings.
fPress LCD Settings.
gPress Dim Timer.
hPress Off, 10Secs, 20Secs or
30Secs.
iPress .

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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
Print 2
Web Connect (Upload)
Web Connect (Download)
Color Print 23
Page Limit 3
1Scan includes scan jobs via Brother iPrint&Scan.
2Print and Color Print include print jobs via AirPrint,
Google Cloud Print and Brother iPrint&Scan.
3Available for Print, Copy and Web Connect
(Download).
This feature also prevents users from
changing the default settings of the machine
by limiting access to the Menu settings.
Before using the security features you must
first enter an administrator password.
The administrator can set up restrictions for
individual users along with a user password.
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 contact Brother
customer service.
NOTE
• Secure Function Lock can be set manually
from the Touchscreen, 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
(see Network User’s Guide).
• Only administrators can set limitations
and make changes for each user.
Security features 2

Chapter 2
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Before you begin to use
Secure Function Lock 2.0 2
You can configure the Secure Function Lock 2.0
settings using a web browser. Before configuration,
the following preparations are needed.
aStart your web browser.
bType “vmachine’s IP address/” into
your browser’s address bar (where
“machine’s IP address” is the IP address
of your Brother machine).
For example:
v192.168.1.2/
NOTE
You can find the machine’s IP address in
the Network Configuration List
(see Network User’s Guide: Printing the
Network Configuration Report).
cType a password in the Login box. (This
is a password to log on to the machine’s
web page, not the administrator
password for Secure Function Lock.)
Click .
NOTE
If you are using a web browser to
configure the machine’s settings for the
first time, set a password.
1 Click
Please configure the password.
2 Type a password (up to 32 characters).
3 Re-type the password in the
Confirm New Password field.
4 Click Submit.
Setting and changing the
Administrator Password 2
You can configure these settings using a web
browser. To set up the web page, see Before
you begin to use Secure Function Lock 2.0
on page 6. Then set up the administrator.
Setting the administrator password 2
The administrator password is used to set up
users and to turn Secure Function Lock on or
off. (See Setting up restricted users
on page 7 and Turning Secure Function Lock
on/off on page 8.)
aClick Administrator.
bClick Secure Function Lock.
cType a four-digit number for the
password in the New Password field.
dRetype the password in the
Retype Password field.
eClick Submit.
Changing the administrator password2
aClick Administrator.
bClick Secure Function Lock.
cType a four-digit number for the
password in the New Password field.
dRetype the password in the
Retype Password field.
eClick Submit.

Security features
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Setting up restricted users 2
You can set up users with restrictions and a
password. You can set up to 25 restricted
users.
You can configure these settings using a web
browser. To set up the web page, see Before
you begin to use Secure Function Lock 2.0
on page 6. Then follow these steps:
aClick Administrator.
bClick Secure Function Lock.
cType an alphanumeric Group name or
User name (up to 15 characters) in the
ID Number/Name field and then type a
four-digit password in the PIN field.
dClear the functions that you want to
restrict in the Print check box and
Others check box. To configure the
maximum page count, select the On
check box in Page Limit, and then type
the number in the Max. field.
eClick Submit.
Setting up and changing the
Public user mode 2
Public user mode restricts the functions that
are available for all users who do not have a
password.
When you setup restrictions for Public user,
you must do it through Web Based
Management or BRAdmin Professional 3
(Windows®only) (see Network User’s
Guide).
aClick Administrator.
bClick Secure Function Lock.
cClear the functions that you want to
restrict in the Print check box and
Others check box. To configure the
maximum page count, select the On
check box in Page Limit, and then type
the number in the Max. field.
dClick Submit.

Chapter 2
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Turning Secure Function
Lock on/off 2
NOTE
Make a careful note of the administrator
password. If you enter the wrong
password, the Touchscreen will show
Wrong Password. Enter the correct
password. If you forget it, contact Brother
customer service.
Turning Secure Function Lock on 2
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Security.
fPress Security.
gPress Function Lock.
hPress Lock OffiOn.
iEnter the registered four-digit
administrator password using the
keyboard on the Touchscreen.
Press OK.
NOTE
The Secure Function Lock icon is
displayed in the More screen.
Turning Secure Function Lock off 2
aPress .
bPress Lock OniOff.
cEnter the registered four-digit
administrator password using the
keyboard on the Touchscreen.
Press OK.
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Security features
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2
Switching Users 2
This setting allows you to switch between
registered restricted users or Public mode
when Secure Function Lock is turned on.
Changing to the restricted user mode 2
aPress .
bPress Change User.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display your user name.
dPress your user name.
eEnter your four-digit user password
using the keyboard on the Touchscreen.
Press OK.
NOTE
• If the current ID is restricted for the
function you want, Access Denied will
appear on the Touchscreen.
• If your ID has set page limit restrictions
and already reached the maximum
number of pages, the Touchscreen will
show Limit Exceeded or
Access Denied when you try to print.
Contact your administrator to check your
Secure Function Lock Settings.
Changing to the Public mode 2
aPress .
bPress Go to Public.
NOTE
• After a restricted user has finished using
the machine, it will return to Public mode
after one minute.
• If the function you want is restricted for all
users, Access Denied will appear on
the Touchscreen and the machine will go
back to the Ready mode. Contact your
administrator to check your Secure
Function Lock Settings.
• If your ID has set Color Print restrictions to
Disable, the Touchscreen will show
No Permission when you try to print
coloured data. The machine prints the
data in monochrome only.

Chapter 2
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Setting Lock 2
Setting Lock lets you set a password to stop
other people from accidentally changing your
machine settings.
Make a careful note of your password. If you
forget it, you will have to reset the passwords
stored in the machine. Contact your
administrator or Brother customer service.
While the Setting Lock is On, you cannot
access the machine settings.
Setting up the administrator
password 2
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Security.
fPress Security.
gPress Setting Lock.
hEnter a four-digit number for the
password using the keyboard on the
Touchscreen.
Press OK.
iEnter the password again when the
Touchscreen shows Verify:.
Press OK.
jPress .

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2
Changing the Setting Lock
administrator password 2
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Security.
fPress Security.
gPress Setting Lock.
hPress Set Password.
iEnter the old four-digit password using
the keyboard on the Touchscreen.
Press OK.
jEnter a four-digit number for the new
password using the keyboard on the
Touchscreen.
Press OK.
kRe-enter the password again when the
Touchscreen shows Verify:.
Press OK.
lPress .
Turning Setting Lock on/off 2
If you enter the wrong password, the
Touchscreen will show Wrong Password.
Enter the correct password.
Turning Setting Lock on 2
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display General Setup.
dPress General Setup.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Security.
fPress Security.
gPress Setting Lock.
hPress Lock OffiOn.
iEnter the registered four-digit
administrator password using the
keyboard on the Touchscreen.
Press OK.
Turning Setting Lock off 2
aPress on the Touchscreen.
bEnter the registered four-digit
administrator password using the
keyboard on the Touchscreen.
Press OK.

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Reports 3
The following reports are available:
1User Settings
Prints a list of your current settings.
2Network Configuration
Prints a list of your current network
settings.
3Drum Dot Print
Prints the drum dot check sheet to
troubleshoot a dotted print problem.
4WLAN Report
Prints the result of wireless LAN
connectivity diagnosis.
How to print a report 3
aPress .
bPress All Settings.
cSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Print Reports.
dPress Print Reports.
ePress the report you want to print.
fPress OK.
gPress .
Printing reports 3

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Copy settings 4
You can change the copy settings for the next
copy.
These settings are temporary. The machine
returns to its default settings one minute after
copying.
Press Copy and then press Options. Swipe
up or down, or press aor bto scroll through
the copy settings. When the setting you want
is displayed, press it and choose your
preferred option.
When you have finished changing settings,
press Colour Start or Mono Start.
Stop copying 4
To stop copying, press .
Improving copy quality 4
You can choose from a range of quality
settings. The factory setting is Auto.
Auto
Auto is the recommended mode for
ordinary printouts. Appropriate for
documents that contain both text and
photographs.
Text
Appropriate for documents containing
mainly text.
Photo
Better copy quality for photographs.
Receipt
Appropriate for copying receipts.
aLoad your document.
bPress (Copy).
cEnter the number of copies.
dPress Options.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Quality.
fPress Quality.
gPress Auto, Text, Photo or Receipt.
hIf you do not want to change additional
settings, press OK.
iPress Colour Start or Mono Start.
Making copies 4

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Enlarging or reducing copies 4
To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow
these steps:
aLoad your document.
bPress (Copy).
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress Options.
eSwipe up or down, or press aor bto
display Enlarge/Reduce.
fPress Enlarge/Reduce.
gPress 100%, Enlarge, Reduce or
Custom(25-400%).
hDo one of the following:
If you chose Enlarge, press the
enlargement or ratio you want.
If you chose Reduce, swipe up or
down, or press aor bto display the
reduction ratio you want and press it.
If you chose Custom(25-400%),
press to erase the displayed
percentage, or press dto move the
cursor, and then enter an
enlargement or reduction ratio from
25% to 400% in 1% increments.
Press OK.
If you chose 100%, go to step i.
*The factory setting is shown in Bold
with an asterisk.
1Custom(25-400%) allows you to enter a
ratio from 25% to 400% in 1% increments.
iIf you do not want to change additional
settings, press OK.
jPress Colour Start or Mono Start.
NOTE
Page Layout is not available with
Enlarge/Reduce.
100%*
200%
141% A5iA4
104% EXEiLTR
97% LTRiA4
94% A4iLTR
91% Full Page
85% LTRiEXE
83% LGLiA4 (DCP-9020CDW)
83% (DCP-9015CDW)
78% LGLiLTR (DCP-9020CDW)
78% (DCP-9015CDW)
70% A4iA5
50%
Custom(25-400%) 1