Brother DCP 8045D User Manual
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USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 6 - 14 4Pull out the MP tray support flap. 5Put the envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam. If envelopes are creased after they have been printed: At the back of the DCP, open the back output tray and push down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides (as shown in the figure below). When you have finished printing your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position. Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the proper position in the MP tray. If they are not, the envelopes may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
6 - 15 USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 6Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size. 7Send the print data to the DCP. 8After you finish the print job, close the back output tray. When you put envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the following; ■During printing, the inside tray rises to feed envelopes into the DCP. ■The side to be printed on must be face up. ■Put the leading edge (top of the envelope) in first and push it gently into the tray.
USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 6 - 16 Printer operation keys Job Cancel You can clear data from the memory by pressing the Job Cancel key. Secure key Secured data is password protected. Only those people that know the password will be able to print the data. The DCP will not print secure data until the password is entered. After the document is printed, the data will be cleared from the memory. To use this function, you need to set your password in the printer driver dialog box. (See Device Options on page 7-11.) 1Press Secure. —OR— The LCD displays No Data ! if there is no secured data in the memory. 2Press or to select the user name. Press Set. The LCD displays job selections. 3Press or to select the job. Press Set. The LCD prompts you to enter your four-digit password. The Secure Key function is not available when using the Brother BR-Script driver. Secure Print User? ▲MIKE ▼ANDY Select ▲▼ & Set Secure Print Job? ▲Test1 ▼Test2 Select ▲▼ & Set
6 - 17 USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 4Enter your password using the numeric keys. Press Set. 5Press or to select Print. Press Set. The DCP prints the data. —OR— If you want to delete the secured data press or to select Delete. Press Stop/Exit. Setting the Emulation Selection This DCP has an Automatic Emulation Selection function. When the DCP receives information from the PC, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. This function has been set at the factory to AUTO. You can change the default emulation mode manually by using the control panel. 1Press Menu, 3, 1. 2Press or to select Auto, HP LaserJet or BR-Script 3. Press Set. 3Press Stop/Exit. ■If you turn the power switch off, the secured data saved in memory will be cleared. ■After you print the secured data, it will be cleared from memory. Try this function with your application software or network server. If the function does not work properly, either select the required emulation mode manually using the DCP panel buttons or use the emulation selection commands in your software. Secure Print Test1 Password:XXXX Enter & Set Key 31.Emulation▲Auto HP LaserJet ▼BS-Script 3 Select ▲▼ & Set
USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 6 - 18 Printing the Internal Font List You can print a list of the DCP’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you select it. 1Press Menu, 3, 2, 1. 2Press Start. The DCP prints the list. 3Press Stop/Exit. Printing the print configuration list You can print a list of current printer settings. 1Press Menu, 3, 2, 2. 2Press Start. The DCP prints the settings. 3Press Stop/Exit. Restoring default settings You can return the DCP to the default settings. Fonts and macros in the temporary settings are cleared. 1Press Menu, 3, 3. 2Press 1 to restore the factory settings —OR— Press 2 to exit without making a change. 3Press Stop/Exit. Only the printer settings will be returned to the default settings. 32.Print Options 1.Internal Font Press Start 32.Print Options 2.Configuration Press Start 33.Reset Printer ▲1.Reset▼2.Exit Select ▲▼ & Set
7 - 1 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 7 Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer: ■Media Type ■Multiple Page ■Duplex ■Watermark*1*2 ■Scaling*2 ■Print Date & Time*1*2 ■Quick Print Setup*1*2 ■Secure Print*1 *1 These settings are not available with the BR-Script driver. * 2 These settings are not available with the Universal printer driver. How to access the printer driver settings 1Select Print from the File menu in your application software. 2Select Brother DCP-8040 or DCP-8045D (USB) Printer as your printer and click Preferences for Windows® 2000/XP (Properties for Windows® 98/98SE and Me, Document Defaults for Windows NT® 4.0). The Printing Preferences dialog box will appear. Printer driver settings (Windows® Only) ■The way you access the printer driver settings depends on your operating system and software applications. ■The screens shown in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your Computer may vary depending on your Windows Operating System. ■Some descriptions in this chapter are based on the DCP-8045D. These descriptions also apply to the DCP-8040.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 7 - 2 Features in the Brother Native Driver The Brother Native driver is a printer driver developed exclusively by Brother. This driver includes more features than the Microsoft® Windows® Universal printer driver. Basic tab 1Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Border Line (if any) and Orientation. 2Select number of Copies and Media Type. 3Select Paper Source (First Page and Other Pages). Auto Select allows the printer driver to select a suitable tray for Paper Size automatically. You can set the paper size for each tray in the Accessories tab (see Accessories tab on page 7-14). 4To return to the default settings, click the Default button. 1 2 3 4
7 - 3 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Paper Size From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using. Multiple Page The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper. Border Line When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Multiple Page feature you can select to have a solid border, dash border or no border around each page on the sheet. Orientation Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Ex. 4 in 1 Ex. 1 in 2 × 2 pages Portrait Landscape
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 7 - 4 Copies The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed. Media Type You can use the following types of media in your DCP. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies Envelopes Env. Thick Env. Thin When using ordinary plain paper (19 to 25 lb / 70 to 90 g/m2), select Plain Paper. When using heavier weight paper or rough paper select Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond paper, select Bond Paper and for OHP transparencies, select Transparencies. When using ordinary envelopes, select Envelopes. When using heavier weight paper or rough paper select Env. Thick or Env. Thin. When you use envelopes, select Envelopes. If the toner is not fixed to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has been selected, select Env. Thick. If the envelope is crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, select Env. Thin. Collate box checked Collate box not checked
7 - 5 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Advanced tab Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Print Quality Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: ■HQ 1200 ■600 dpi ■300 dpi To return to the default settings, click the Default button. When you select Use Duplex Unit, HQ1200 is not available. 1 234 5