Simple Brother DCP L5600DN Setup & Driver Download Guide

Brother DCP L5600DN Unboxing

Five quick steps to unbox and set up the Brother DCP L5600DN Setup for the first time

Step 1: Unpack Printer Box

Clear the outer packing materials and open the product box.
Make sure that the following components are present inside the box.
Drum unit & toner cartridge assembly (pre-installed)
AC power cord
Quick setup guide

Installation CD-ROM
Basic user guide
Now, take your Brother DCP-L5600DN printer out of the box and place it on a table.
Unpack your printer completely.
Make sure that the drum unit & toner cartridge assembly installed inside the printer is unpacked properly.

Step 2: Load Paper

Get a stack of A4, Letter, A5, A5 (Long Edge), A6, Executive, legal, or any recommended paper.
Pull out and take the paper tray completely out of the printer.
Now, based on the paper type that you’re loading, align the width guides of the tray.
Load the paper in the tray.
Adjust the width guides correctly and place the tray back into the printer.

Step 3: Turn On Printer

Plug your Brother printer into an electrical outlet using its power cord.
Now, turn on the printer.
Once theBrother DCP L5600DN Setup becomes idle, set the initial printer settings as per your desire.
To do so, press the Settings button to open the menu screen.
Select All Settings > Initial Setup. After setting the initial settings, go to the next step of the setup.

Step 4: Install Printer On Computer

Open the Brother DCP-L5600DN printer driver file on your computer.
When prompted, select the printer model, software, and connection type of your desire.
Connect your printer to the computer only when prompted during the driver installation.
Install the printer driver by following the on-screen instructions.
After installing the printer driver, print a test page to check whether the setup is done correctly.

Step 5: Install Printer On Mobile Phone

On your iOS or Android phone, install the Brother iPrint & Scan app.
Connect the devices (phone and printer) to the same wireless network.
Now, launch the app on your phone.
Install the Brother DCP L5600DN Setup by following the on-screen instructions.

Brother DCP L5600DN User Manual

Click on the Manual Download button provided on this page to download the soft copy of the Brother printer’s user manual.

Brother DCP L5600DN Driver

Usually, the printer driver allows you to access the printer from your computer. So, as soon as you complete the printer’s physical setup, install its driver on your computer by using either the installation disc or the downloaded driver file.

Brother DCP L5600DN Driver for Mac

Locate the Driver Download or Driver Download for Mac button provided on this page and click on it.

Now, the Brother DCP-L5600DN printer driver available for Mac will start to download on your computer.

Brother DCP L5600DN Driver for Windows

Go to your Brother printer’s official support page.
Click on the Downloads tab.
Make sure that your OS type is selected correctly.
Now, from the list of available printer driver(s), select the driver that you wish to install on your computer.
Click on the button named Agree to EULA and Download.

Brother DCP L5600DN Wireless Setup

Wireless setup using the printer’s control panel

Initially, gather your wireless network’s credentials---SSID and password.
Press the Settings button on your printer’s control panel.
Select All Settings > Network > WLAN > Setup Wizard.
Press the Yes button when the message Enable WLAN? is displayed on the screen.
Choose your wireless network’s SSID.
After selecting the network correctly, type its password in the given field and press OK.
Now your Brother DCP L5600DN Setup will connect to the selected network.
Next, connect your computer to the same network, and install the printer driver on it.
During the driver installation, select your printer model and other important preferences correctly.
Finally, print a test page to check whether the printer’s wireless setup is done correctly.

How To Scan Document Using Brother DCP L5600DN

You can scan a document from your printer’s control panel.

Initially, make sure that you have placed the document that you want to scan in the ADF.
Now, initiate the scan operation by pressing Scan on the printer’s control panel.
Choose the scan type, destination, and other settings by following the on-screen instructions.
After configuring the scan settings, press the Start button.
Now, your Brother printer will start to scan the placed document. Once the scanning is completed, the copy of the scanned document will be moved to the selected destination.

Brother DCP L5600DN USB Setup

Before you begin the USB setup, make sure that your printer’s initial setup is completed.
Now, get a USB cable that is recommended by your Brother DCP L5600DN Setup manufacturer.
Run the printer’s driver file on your computer.
When prompted, choose the Local Connection (USB) option and connect your printer to the computer using the USB cable.
Install the printer driver to complete the USB setup.

Brother DCP L5600DN Troubleshooting

Some common Brother DCP-L5600DN printer issues and the troubleshooting instructions for the same are discussed below. To get remote assistance in resolving the same or any other issues, contact our technical support team by clicking the Call button provided on this page.

Print Head

The Brother DCP-L5600DN printer doesn’t use a printhead.

Paper Jam

Basically, the Paper Jam can occur in the following parts of your Brother printer.

MP tray
Paper Tray
Back of the printer
Inside the printer
2-sided tray.

As the first step of troubleshooting, restart your Brother printer. After restarting your printer, check if the error message Paper Jam is cleared. If not, perform the following instructions to clear it.

Look for the jammed paper in the above-mentioned parts of your printer.
Once you find the jammed paper, remove it gently and without damaging it further.
After removing the jammed paper, reload the paper in the paper tray and print a test page.
If the printer prints the test page successfully, it means the Paper Jam issue is cleared.

Toner Reset

Turn on your Brother printer if it is turned off.
Open the printer’s front door.
Now, press the Home button on the printer’s control panel.
From the printer’s home screen, press and hold the # button until the installed toner names are displayed on the screen.
Choose the toner that you wish to reset and press Yes to initiate the toner reset process.

Printer Offline

If the Printer Offline message is displayed on your computer screen while performing the print operation, then perform the simple troubleshooting instructions given below to fix it.

Initially, check to make sure that your printer is powered on and ready to perform the print operation.
Next, check if your Mac or Windows computer and the printer are connected to the same network. If not, connect them together and then perform the print operation.
Make sure that you have installed your printer driver correctly on the computer.
Check if the option Use Printer Offline is enabled on the computer. If yes, disable it and then perform the print operation.
Restart your Brother DCP L5600DN Setup followed by the computer.

Printing Blank Pages

Initially, make sure that your printer’s toner cartridge & drum unit have enough ink to perform the print operation.
Check whether you have loaded the recommended paper type in your printer’s paper tray. If not, remove and load the paper type that is recommended by your printer manufacturer.

If the document that you wish to print contains blank pages, then check whether you have selected the Skip blank pages option while configuring the print operation.
Select the Skip blank pages option if you haven’t selected it.
Make sure that the toner cartridge & drum assembly are unpacked and installed properly on your Brother DCP L5600DN Setup.

Simple Guide: Brother DCP L5600DN Setup