BROTHER DCP-L5500DN SETUP Guide

BROTHER DCP-L5500DN SETUP

Brother DCP-L5500DN is an All-in-One monochrome printer designed for office and small workgroups. It enhances office productivity with a print and copy speed of up to 42ppm. The built-in automatic duplex printing feature lets the user print on both sides of the paper and offers a 300-paper capacity, which is expandable to 1340 sheets with optional add-on trays. This multifunctional printer offers wireless or Ethernet connection and prints from mobile devices using AirPrint, Brother iPrint&Scan, and more apps. It is easy to set up and install the printer on your computer. You can complete the printer setup, driver download, Wi-Fi setup, and troubleshooting by following the below instructions.

UNBOXING AND SETUP:

Contents inside the box:

  • Brother DCP-L5500DN printer
  • Toner Cartridge
  • Power Cord
  • Telephone Line Cord
  • Quick Setup Guide
  • Product Safety Guide
  • Basic User’s Guide
  • Installation CD

Ensure that all the components are inside the box.

Hardware Setup:

Follow the below instructions to complete your printer’s unboxing and hardware setup.

  • First, unpack the box and remove the printer’s guide and installation disc package.
  • Now, remove the power and the telephone line cords from the box.
  • Discard the packing foam materials and lift the printer from the box.
  • Remove the packing materials and protective tapes around the Brother DCP-L5500DN printer.
  • Now, open the front cover and discard the packing material inside the printer.
  • Remove the drum unit & toner cartridge from the printer and discard the orange packing materials around them.
  • Now, insert the drum unit and the toner cartridge assembly into the printer.
  • Close the front cover of the printer.
  • Pull the input tray out of the printer and slide the paper width guide to load the paper.
  • Now, fan a stack of paper well and insert it into the input tray.
  • Do not load the paper above the maximum load limit.
  • Now, insert the paper tray completely into the Brother DCP-L5500DN printer.
  • Plug the power cord to the back of the printer and the other end into an electrical outlet.
  • Hit the Power button to turn on the printer.
  • Now, go to the control panel of your printer and follow the on-screen prompts to set your language, region/country, date, and time settings.

The hardware setup of your printer is completed successfully.

BROTHER DCPL5500DN DRIVER DOWNLOAD:

The Brother printer’s driver will allow you to communicate with your computer. If you want to utilize the printing and scanning features on your printer, then you need to download and install the printer’s driver on your computer. The Brother DCP-L5500DN printer driver will convert the print data into a format that the printer can understand and deliver to your printer. Now your printer will start responding to the assigned print jobs. You must install the driver that supports your printer. Follow the below instructions to download the driver on your Windows and Mac computer.

BROTHER DCPL5500DN DRIVER FOR WINDOWS:

If you have the driver installation CD that comes with your printer package, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive on your computer to download and install the printer’s driver.

  • If you don’t have the driver installation CD, then open the computer’s browser and visit the official support page of your Brother DCP-L5500DN printer.
  • Enter your printer model number on the support page and click the SEARCH button or select your product group and model from the drop-down list on the top of the page and click the GO button to search your printer model.
  • Below the Downloads and Drivers tab, click the link that begins with the respective model number of your printer.
  • On the download page, choose your operating system as Windows below the Select OS Family option and select your Windows version below the Select OS Version option.
  • Click on the OK button to continue.
  • Now, choose the Full Driver and Software Package (Recommended) file to download the driver for your Brother DCP-L5500DN printer.
  • In the next window, select the Notes before downloading option below the Read before downloading section to read the instructions before downloading the driver file.
  • Now, read the End User License Agreement and click on the Agree to the EULA and Download button.
  • After completing the download, navigate to the downloaded driver file to start the installation process.

Follow the above instructions to download the printer driver on your Windows computer.

BROTHER DCPL5500DN DRIVER FOR MAC:

  • You can use the diver installation CD that comes with your printer package to download and install the printer’s driver on your computer.
  • If you don’t have the driver installation CD, then open the computer’s browser and visit the official support page of your printer.
  • On the support page, type your printer model number and click the SEARCH button or select your product group and model from the drop-down list on the top of the page and click the GO button to search your Brother DCP-L5500DN printer.
  • Under the Downloads and Drivers tab, click the link that begins with the respective printer’s model number.
  • On the download page, select your operating system as Mac below the Select OS Family option and choose your Mac computer’s version below the Select OS Version option.
  • Now, select the OK button to continue.
  • Select the Full Driver and Software Package (Recommended) file to download the driver of your printer.
  • In the next window, choose the Notes before downloading option below the Read before downloading section to read the instructions before downloading the driver file.
  • Read the End User License Agreement and select the Agree to the EULA and Download button.
  • After completing the download, open the downloaded driver file to run the installation process.

HOW TO CONNECT BROTHER DCPL5500DN PRINTER TO WIFI:

If your wireless access point/router supports the WPS button, use the WPS option on your printer’s control panel to set up the wireless network.

  • Press Settings > All Settings > Network > WLAN > WPS option.
  • A confirmation message will appear on the Brother DCP-L5500DN printer’s control panel screen.
  • Choose the Yes button to start the wireless setup wizard, or press No to cancel.
  • Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the wireless connection on your printer.
  • When the printer is connected to the wireless network, the printer’s control panel will display the Connected status.

BROTHER DCPL5500DN TROUBLESHOOTING:

  • If you face any difficulty with your Brother DCP-L5500DN printer, you need to do some troubleshooting methods to solve the printer’s issue. Troubleshooting is the simple and best way to get your printer going. It helps to clear most of the bugs in the printer. To resolve the printer’s problem, the user must check the printer’s network connectivity and can update or reinstall the printer’s driver on the computer.

BROTHER DCPL5500DN ERROR MESSAGES:

No Paper Error:

  • If your printer is out of paper, it will show the “No Paper” error message on its control panel.
  • Pull out the paper tray completely from the printer.
  • If there is paper in the tray, remove it and reload the paper again into the tray.
  • Make sure to slide the paper width guide as far as possible to adjust the edges of the stack.
  • Do not load the paper above the limit mark.
  • Now, check if the error message is cleared on the control panel of the Brother DCP-L5500DN printer.

No Toner Error:

  • In case the toner cartridge is not installed correctly into the printer, it will show the “No Toner” error message on its control panel.
  • Now, open the front cover of the printer.
  • Gently remove the toner cartridge and the drum unit assembly from the respective slot.
  • Separate the toner cartridge from the drum unit and reinsert the toner in the drum unit.
  • Now, insert the toner cartridge and the drum unit assembly back into the printer.
  • If the printer still displays the error, replace the toner cartridge with a new one.

BROTHER DCPL5500DN PAPER JAM:

  • Pull the multipurpose paper tray out of the printer.
  • Remove the jammed paper inside the tray area.
  • Now, fan the paper well and load it into the multipurpose tray.
  • Insert the MP tray into the printer.
  • If the error continues, then follow the next step.
  • Pull the paper tray from the printer.
  • Now, slowly remove the jammed paper from the paper tray area.
  • Next, reload the paper and insert the paper tray into the printer.
  • Still, if it doesn’t work, then check if there is a paper jam at the back of the printer and the toner cartridge area inside the printer.
  • Make sure to remove all the jammed paper from the printer.

You can complete your Brother DCP-L5500DN printer setup by following the above instructions.