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1.4 Setting Serial Number and Entering Adjusted Value of 
Laser Unit
<Operating Procedure>
Common to all models
(1) Enter the maintenance mode. (Refer to “1.1  How to Enter Maintenance Mode” in Chapter 5)
(2) Connect the machine to your computer using the USB cable.
(3) Double-click the "BrUsbsn.exe" file that was copied to the 
temporary folder in the computer to start it. "BrUsbSn" screen 
shown on the right appears.
(4) Enter the model name of your machine in the [Find a Product] 
field (ex: DCP-L2520D) and click the [Find a Product] button. 
[Find a Product] button turns into [Find Next] button, and model 
name appears in the box above the [Find Next] button.
(5) Check if the model name of your machine is shown in the box 
above the [Find Next] button. If you can not find the model name 
of your machine, keep clicking the [Find Next] button until it 
appears.
(6) In the [Port] field on the "BrUsbSn" screen, select the port number 
assigned to the "Brother Maintenance USB Printer".
If the port number is unknown, follow the steps below to check it.
1) Click "Start", "Settings", and "Printers and Faxes". The "Printers 
and Faxes" window appears.
2) Right-click the "Brother Maintenance USB Printer" icon.
3) Click "Properties". The "Brother Maintenance USB Printer Properties" window appears.
4) Click the "Ports" tab. The Brother Maintenance USB Printer port number is displayed.
(7) Enter the serial number (15 digits) of the machine in the [Serial No] field.
(8) Check the laser serial number label attached to the location shown in the figure below. 
(9) Enter the five digits of the laser serial number in the [Scanner Video Clk] field.
ex.) SN011406058461734753
Fig. 4-1
(10) Click the [OK] button. The serial number is written to the machine.
(11) Turn OFF the power switch of the machine and disconnect the USB cable from the 
machine and computer.
Note:
• The serial number can be set by referring to “1.3.26  Display machine log information 
(function code: 80)” in Chapter 5.
• Refer to “APPENDIX 1  SERIAL NUMBERING SYSTEM” for how to check the serial 
number.
Laser unit
Laser serial number label
Scanner plate