Brother HL-L6300DW User manual

Reference Guide
Brief explanations for routine operations
HL-L6300DW
HL-L6300DWT
HL-L6400DW
HL-L6400DWT
Brother recommends keeping this guide next to your Brother machine for quick reference.
Online User's Guide
This Reference Guide contains basic instructions
and information for your Brother machine.
For more advanced instructions and information,
see the Online User's Guide at
solutions.brother.com/manuals

User's Guides and Where to Find Them
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
Reference Guide Learn the basic operations and basic
machine maintenance. See troubleshooting
tips.
Printed / In the box
Online User's Guide This guide includes the additional contents of
the Reference Guide.
In addition to information about the Print
operations, useful information is included
about using the machine on a network.
HTML and PDF file /
Brother Solutions
Center 1
Web Connect Guide This Guide provides useful information about
accessing Internet services from the Brother
machine, as well as downloading images and
printing data.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
AirPrint Guide This Guide provides information for using
AirPrint to print from OS X v10.8.5 or later
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
Google Cloud Print Guide This Guide provides details about how to 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 when
connected to a Wi-Fi® network.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
1Visit solutions.brother.com/manuals.
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The Online User's Guide Helps You Get the Most
Out of Your Machine
We hope that you find this guide helpful. To learn more about your machine's features, please
take a look at our Online User's Guide. It offers:
Quicker Navigation!
Search box
Navigation index in a separate panel
Comprehensive!
Every topic in one guide
Simplified Layout!
Provides step-by-step instructions
Feature summary at the top of the page
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1. Search Box
2. Navigation
3. Summary
4. Step-by-Step Instructions
To View Online User's Guides
To view the Online User's Guide and other available guides, visit solutions.brother.com/manuals.
(Windows®)
You can also access your machine's guides using Brother Utilities. The Brother Utilities tool is
included in the standard installation and, when installed, you can find it either as a shortcut on
your desktop, or from the Windows® Start menu.
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Questions or Problems? Please Take a Look at
our FAQs, Solutions, and Videos Online.
Go to your model's FAQs & Troubleshooting page on the Brother Solutions Center at
support.brother.com.
•Provides several ways to search!
•Displays related questions for more information
•Receives regular updates based on customer feedback
Since the Brother Solutions Center is updated regularly, this screen is subject to change without
notice.
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Control Panel Overview
The control panel may vary depending on your model.
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1. Touchscreen Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Access menus and options by pressing them on the Touchscreen.
2. Power On/Off
• Turn the machine on by pressing .
• Turn the machine off by pressing and holding down . The LCD displays [Shutting
Down] for a few seconds before going off.
3. Touchpanel
(Back)
Press to go back to the previous menu.
(Home)
• Press to return to the Home screen.
• While the machine is in Sleep Mode, the Home icon blinks.
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(Cancel)
• Press to cancel an operation (available when lit).
• Press to cancel a programmed print job and clear it from the machine’s memory. To
cancel multiple print jobs, hold down until the LCD displays [Cancel All Jobs].
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Press to display the previous or next page.
4. (WiFi)
(For infrastructure mode)
When the WiFi light is on, your Brother machine is connected to a wireless access point.
When the WiFi light blinks, the wireless connection is down, or your machine is in the process
of connecting to a wireless access point.
(For Ad-Hoc mode)
The WiFi LED is always off.
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Touchscreen LCD
Overview
From the Home screen, you can access the
Wi‑Fi setup, Toner level, Settings, and
Functions screen.
The Home screen displays the machine’s
status when the machine is idle. This screen
is also called the Ready Mode screen. When
displayed, this screen indicates that your
machine is ready for the next command.
If Active Directory® Authentication or LDAP
Authentication is enabled, the machine's
control panel will be locked.
The available features vary depending on
your model.
1. (Wireless Status )
If you are using a wireless connection, a
four-level indicator in the Home screen
displays the current wireless signal
strength.
0 Max
• If you see at the top on the
screen, press it to configure wireless
settings.
2. (Toner)
Displays the remaining toner life. Press to
access the [Toner] menu.
3. [Settings]
Press to access the [Settings] menu.
Use the Settings menu to access all of
your Brother machine's settings.
If Setting Lock has been turned on, a lock
icon appears on the LCD. You must
unlock the machine to change settings.
4. [Functions]
Press to access the Functions screen.
•[Secure]
Press to access the Secure Print
option.
•[Web]
Press to connect the Brother machine
to an Internet service. For more
information, see the Web Connect
Guide. Go to your model's Manuals
page on the Brother Solutions Center at
support.brother.com to download the
guide.
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Warning icon
The warning icon appears when there
is an error or maintenance message; press
to view it, and then press to
return to Ready Mode.
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Access Brother Utilities
(Windows®)
Brother Utilities is an application launcher
that offers convenient access to all Brother
applications installed on your computer.
1Do one of the following:
• (Windows® XP, Windows Vista®,
Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2003,
Windows Server® 2008 and Windows
Server® 2008 R2)
Click (Start) > All Programs >
Brother > Brother Utilities.
• (Windows® 8 and Windows Server®
2012)
Tap or click (Brother Utilities)
either on the Start screen or the
desktop.
• (Windows® 8.1 and Windows
Server® 2012 R2)
Move your mouse to the lower left
corner of the Start screen and click
(if you are using a touch-based
device, swipe up from the bottom of
the Start screen to bring up the Apps
screen).
When the Apps screen appears, tap
or click (Brother Utilities).
2Select your machine (where XXXX is
the name of your model).
3Choose the operation you want to use.
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Load Paper in the
Paper Tray
Use the paper tray when printing on the
following media:
Plain paper
Thin paper
Recycled paper
Letterhead
Coloured paper
Thick paper 1
• Adjust the guides
• Fan the paper
For more information, see the Online User's
Guide: Load and Print Using the Paper Tray.
Load Paper in the Multi-
purpose Tray (MP Tray)
Use the MP tray when printing on the
following media:
Plain paper
Thin paper
Recycled paper
Bond paper
Letterhead
Coloured paper
Thick paper 2
Labels 2
Envelopes 2
• Adjust the guides
• Fan the paper
For more information, see the Online User's
Guide: Load and Print Using the
Multi ‑ purpose Tray (MP Tray).
2Load Paper
1Open the back cover (face up output tray) before printing to let the printed paper exit onto the face up output tray.
2Open the back cover (face up output tray) before printing to let the printed paper exit onto the face up output tray.
2Load Paper
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