Brother MFC-L5900DW User Manual

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Printing Problems
Difficulties Suggestions
No printout Check that the correct printer driver has been installed
and selected.
Check to see if the Status Monitor or the machine's
control panel displays an error status.
Check that the machine is online:
• Windows
®
7 and Windows Server
®
2008 R2
Click
/Start > Devices and Printers . Right-click
Brother XXX-XXXX and click See what's printing.
Click Printer in the menu bar. Make sure Use Printer
Offline is not selected.
• Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2008
Click /Start > Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Printers. Right-click Brother XXX-XXXX.
Make sure Use Printer Online is not listed. If it is
listed, click this option to set the driver Online.
• Windows
®
XP and Windows Server
®
2003
Click the Start > Printers and Faxes. Right-click
Brother XXX-XXXX. Make sure Use Printer Online is
not listed. If it is listed, click this option to set the driver
Online.
• Windows
®
8 and Windows Server
®
2012
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your
desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings
> Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group,
click View devices and printers. Right-click the
Brother XXX-XXXX. Click See what's printing. If
printer driver options appear, select your printer driver.
Click Printer in the menu bar and make sure that Use
Printer Offline is not selected.
•
Windows Server
®
2012 R2
Click Control Panel on the Start screen. In the
Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
Right-click the Brother XXX-XXXX. Click See what’s
printing. If printer driver options appear, select your
printer driver. Click Printer in the menu bar and make
sure Use Printer Offline is not selected.
Check the machine is not in Power Off mode.
If the machine is in Power Off mode, press
on the
control panel, and then send the print data again.
The machine is not printing or has stopped printing.
Press .
The machine will cancel the print job and clear it from the
machine's memory. The printout may be incomplete.
Send the print data again.
The machine prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage.
The headers or footers appear when the document
displays on the screen but they do not show up when it is
printed.
There is an unprintable area on the top and bottom of the
page. Adjust the top and bottom margins in your
document to allow for this.
Press .
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Brother MFC-L5900DW Specifications

General

Secure printing	Yes
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	44 ppm
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	42 cpm
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, IMAP4
Supported network protocols (IPv6)	NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print/Scan), IMAP4
Direct printing	-
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Internal memory	512 MB
Printing colors	Black
Maximum duty cycle	50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	0 - 3500 pages per month
Page description languages	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	500 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax coding methods	JBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR (Fax coding method), MR
Scan to	Cloud, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USB
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Input color depth	48 bit
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, MMR, PNG, TIF
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Document formats supported	DOCX, PDF, PPTX, XML, XPS
Envelopes sizes	6 3/4, 7 3/4, 9, 10
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
Multi-purpose tray media types	Envelopes
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Paper tray media weight (imperial)	16 - 32 lbs
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight (imperial)	16 - 53 lbs
Display	LCD
Control type	Touch
Display diagonal	3.7 \
Market positioning	Business
AC input voltage	120 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)	36 W
Power consumption (sleep)	1.6 W
Power consumption (average operating)	630 W
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Package depth	526 mm
Package width	599 mm
Package height	629 mm
Package weight	20900 g

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	427 mm
Width	495 mm
Height	486 mm