Brother DCP-385C manuale d’uso

USER’S GUIDE DCP-385 C DCP-585 CW Ver s i on 0 USA/CAN[...]

If y o u need to call Customer Service Ple ase com plete the fo llowing inform ation f or fu ture re fe r en ce : Mo del Nu mbe r: DCP -385C and DC P-58 5CW ( Circle you r model nu mber) Seri al Num be r: 1 Da te of Purchas e: Pla ce of P urchase: 1 The seria l numb er is on the back of the unit. Retain this User 's Guid e wit h yo ur sa les r[...]

i Brother numbers IMPORTANT For technic al help, you must call the count ry where you bought the machine . Calls must be made from within that country . Re giste r your pr odu ct By register ing your product with Brot her Internationa l Corporat ion, you will be recorde d as the origina l owner o f the product. Your r egistration wi th B rother: ?[...]

ii Orde ring ac ces sorie s an d supp lies For b est quality results us e only g enuine B rother acc essories, which are avail able at most Br other retail ers. If you c annot find the accessory y ou need and you have a Visa, Mast erCard, Dis cover, or American Express credit car d, y ou can orde r acces sories directly f rom Brot her. (You can vis[...]

iii Notice - Discl aime r of War ran ties (USA and Can ada) BROT HER 'S LICENS OR(S), AND THEI R DIREC TORS, OFFIC ERS, E MPLO YEES OR AG ENTS (COL LECTI VELY BRO THER'S LICENS OR) MAKE NO WAR RANT IES, E XPRESS O R I MPLI ED, INCLUDING W ITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLI ED WARRAN T IES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND F I TNESS FOR A PA RT ICULA R PUR[...]

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vi BROTHER MULTIFUNCT ION CENTER / FAX MACHINE LIMITED WARR ANTY (Cana da only ) Purs ua nt t o the lim ite d wa rra nt y of 1 ye ar f rom the d at e o f pur cha se f or la bo ur an d part s, Bro the r Int ernat io na l Corp or atio n (C a nada ) Lt d. ( “ Bro the r ” ), or its A utho rize d S ervice Cen tres , w ill repai r or repla c e (a t B[...]

vii Table of Conte nts Section I General 1 Gene ral Info rmat ion 2 Usi ng th e do cum en tat io n ..... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. . 2 Sym b ols a nd c on ve nti ons u se d in the doc um ent a tio n ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. . 2 Acce ss ing [...]

viii Section II Copy 4 Making cop ies 26 Ho w t o co py ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. 2 6 Mak in g a si ngl e co p y .... ... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .. [...]

ix PhotoCapt ure Center ® prin t se ttin gs ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ... 45 Pri nt Qu al i ty ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. . 4 6 Paper opti ons . ......... . .. ......... .......[...]

x B Trou bles hoo tin g a nd Ro uti ne M ai nte na nce 68 Troubles hooting .. ......... ........ ......... ......... . .... ....... . ..... ........ ....... . ..... ........ ....... . ..... . 68 If y ou a re ha vin g dif fic ul ty w ith your ma chin e .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .... 68 Error and Maint enance mes sa[...]

Section I General I General Informati on 2 Loa din g doc ume nts and p aper 9 General setup 22[...]

2 1 Using the documentati on 1 Thank y ou for buying a Brother m achine! Reading the d ocumenta t ion will help you make the most of your machine. Sy mbol s an d co nven tion s use d in the documen tati on 1 The fol lowing symbols and convent ions are use d througho ut the do cumentation. Acce ssin g the So ftw are Us er’s Gui de and Network User[...]

General Info rmation 3 1 c If the language s creen appears, click your langua ge. The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Note If this window does not appe ar, use Windows ® E xplorer to run the star t .exe program from t he root dir ectory of the Brot her CD-ROM. d Clic k Do cu mentat ion . e Clic k the docume nt ation y ou want to read.  H TML do c[...]

Chapter 1 4 View in g Do cu me nt at ion (For Mac int os h ® ) 1 a Turn on your Macintosh ® . I ns ert the Brother CD-RO M into your CD-ROM drive. The f ollowin g window will appear. b Double- click t he Document ation icon. c Double- click your language fol der. d Double- click the t op.html f ile t o view t he Softwar e User’s G uide and Netw[...]

General Info rmation 5 1 Acces sing Brother Support (For Windows ® ) 1 You can find all the contac ts you will need, such as Web suppor t (Brot her Sol utions Center) , Cust omer Ser vice a nd Brother Authori z ed S ervice Centers in Brother numbers on page i and on the Br other C D- ROM.  Clic k Br oth er Su pp or t on t he main menu. The f ol[...]

Chapter 1 6 C ont r ol p ane l o ve rvi ew 1 The DCP-385C and DCP-585CW have t he same c ontrol p anel keys . 1 LCD ( liquid crystal d isplay) Displ ays message s on the screen to help y ou set up and use y our mac hine. Also , you can adj ust the a ngle of the LCD screen by lifting i t. 2 Nu m ber of C op ie s Use th is key to mak e m ultiple copi[...]

General Info rmation 7 1 8 Mo de k eys:  Scan Let s y o u ac ce ss Sca n m ode .  Photo Capture Lets you ac cess PhotoC apture Ce nter ® m ode. 9 War nin g LED Turns or ange an d blinks wh en the L CD displays an er ro r or an impor tant status message. Note Most of th e illustrations in this User’s Guide show th e DC P-385C. LCD scre en 1[...]

Chapter 1 8 St at us L ED in di cati ons 1 The Status LED ( light em itting di ode) is a light that shows t he stat us of the machine, as sho wn in the table. LED DC P st atus Descript ion Off Re ady The DCP is ready for use. Orange Cove r ope n The c over is open . Cl ose the cover. (See Error and Mainte nance messages on pag e 73.) Cannot P rin t[...]

9 2 2 L oading pape r and other print m edia 2 Note To print on Photo (4" × 6") o r P h ot o L (3.5" × 5") paper, you must use the photo bypass tray . (See Loadi ng photo paper on page 13.) a If the paper sup port fl ap is open, close it , and then clos e the paper support . Pull the p aper tray completel y out of the machine.[...]

Chapter 2 10 d Fan the stack of paper well t o avoid paper jams and m isfeeds. Note Always make sur e t hat the paper is not curled. e Gently pu t the paper into the pap er tray print s ide d own and top edge in first. Check that the paper is fla t in the tray. f Gently adjust the paper side guide s (1) to fit the paper with bot h hands. Make sur e[...]

Loading do cuments and paper 11 2 h Slowly push the pa per tray completel y into the machine . i While holdi ng the paper tray in place , pull o ut th e paper s upport (1) until it clicks and u nfold the paper support flap (2). Note Do not use the paper sup port flap for Legal paper . Loading enve lope s and po st cards 2 Abo ut en ve lo pe s 2 [...]

Chapter 2 12 Ho w to loa d enve lope s and po st car ds 2 a Before loa ding, press the corners and sides of envelo pes or post cards to make t hem as f lat as possible. Note If envelope s or post cards are ‘double- feeding, ’ put one envelope or post card in the pa per tray at a time. b Put env elo pes or po st car ds in the pa per t ray with t[...]

Loading do cuments and paper 13 2 Loa ding p hoto pa per 2 Note In C anada, the ph oto b ypas s t ra y is call ed the ph oto pa per tra y . Use the photo bypas s tray, whic h is loc at ed on the top of the out put pa per tray c over, to print on Photo 4 " × 6" and Pho t o L 3.5" × 5" size paper. Whe n you use the photo bypass [...]

Chapter 2 14 d When you hav e finis hed printi ng photos return the photo bypass tray to the normal print ing position. Squeeze the blue photo bypass tray release b utton (1) using your r ight index finger and thumb and pus h t he photo bypass tray bac kward until it clicks (2). Remo ving s ma ll p rintout s fr om th e ma ch ine 2 When the machine [...]

Loading do cuments and paper 15 2 Pr in ta ble ar ea 2 The print able area depends on t he settings in the applic ation you are us ing. Th e figures below show the unpri ntable areas on c ut she et paper and envelopes . Th e machi ne can onl y pri nt in t he shaded areas when the B orderless print f eature is available and t urned on. Note The Bor [...]

Chapter 2 16 Accep table paper and other print medi a 2 The print qualit y can be affect ed by the type of paper y ou are using in the mach ine. To get t he best print qu ality f or the settings you have chos en, alway s set t he Paper T ype to match the type of paper you load. You can use pl ain paper , inkjet paper ( coa t ed paper), glossy paper[...]

Loading do cuments and paper 17 2 Im pr ope r Set u p DO NOT use th e following k inds of paper: • Damaged , curled, wrinkled, or irregu larly shaped paper 1 0.0 8 in. (2 m m) or gr eate r • Extremely shiny or highly text ured paper • Paper t hat canno t be arrange d uniformly when s tacked • Paper made with a short grain Pa per c apac ity [...]

Chapter 2 18 Choosing t he right print m edia 2 Paper t yp e an d siz e f or ea ch ope r ati on 2 Pa per T ype Paper Size Usage Copy P h ot o C apt ure Print Cut S heet Letter 8 1/2 × 11 i n. (216 × 279 mm) Yes Yes Yes A4 8.3 × 11.7 in. ( 210 × 297 mm) Y e s Yes Yes Legal 8 1/2 × 14 i n. (216 × 356 mm) Yes – Yes Exec utive 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 i[...]

Loading do cuments and paper 19 2 P ap er weig ht, th ic kn es s a nd cap ac i ty 2 1 Up t o 10 0 s heet s of plai n p ap er 20 l b (8 0 g/m 2 ). 2 For Pho to 4" × 6" pape r and Phot o L 3.5" × 5" pape r, us e the pho to by pas s tr ay (i n USA) or t he phot o pa per tra y (in Ca nada ). ( See Lo ad ing p ho to pa per o n pa g[...]

Chapter 2 20 Loadin g documents 2 You can make copies and scan from the scann er glas s . Using t he sc an ne r glass 2 You can use the sc anner glass to copy or scan page s of a book or one page at a time. Do cume nt Size s S upp orted 2 How to lo ad d oc um ents 2 a Lift the document c ove r. b Using the document guidelines on the upper left and [...]

Loading do cuments and paper 21 2 Scan nable ar ea 2 The scannabl e area depends on the setti ngs in the applicat ion you are using. The figures below show the unscann able areas. Usage Doc umen t Size Top (1 ) Bo ttom ( 2) Le ft (3 ) Right (4) Copy All paper size s 0.1 2 in. (3 mm) 0.12 in. (3 m m) Scan A ll paper size s 0.1 2 in. (3 mm) 0.12 in. [...]

22 3 Paper settings 3 Pa pe r Type 3 To get the best pr int qualit y , set the machine for the t y pe of paper you are using . a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to choose General Setup . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to choose Paper Type . d Pres s d or c to choose Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71 , Other Glossy or Transparency . Pres s OK . e[...]

General setup 23 3 Sl eep Mode 3 You can choos e how long the machine mus t be idle (from 1 to 60 minutes) bef ore it goes into sle ep mode . The t imer wi ll restart if any operation is carri ed out on the machine . a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose General Setup . Press OK . c Press a or b to c hoose Sleep Mode . d Press d or c to c hoose [...]

Chapter 3 24 Setting the back light br ig htne ss 3 You can adjust the bright ness of the LCD bac k light . If you are having di fficult y rea ding the LCD, t ry chan ging the br ightn es s s etting. a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to choose General Setup . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to ch oose LCD Settings . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choose [...]

Section II Cop y II Making copies 26[...]

26 4 How to copy 4 Making a single c opy 4 a Load your docum ent . (See Loading doc uments on page 20 . ) b Pres s Black Star t or Col or Start . Ma king m ultip le cop ies 4 You can make up to 99 copies. a Load your docum ent . (See Loading doc uments on page 20 . ) b Pres s + or - repeated ly until the number of copie s you want ap pears (up to 9[...]

Making c opies 27 4 You can change the co py s ett ings temporar ily for th e ne xt c op y . These setting s are tempo r ary, and the mach ine retur ns to its de faul t sett ing s 1 minute after copy ing. If you have fi nished choosi ng settings, press Black St art or Co lo r S ta r t . If you want to choose more setti ngs, press a or b . Note You [...]

Chapter 4 28 f If y ou do not w ant to c hange a dditional settings, pres s Bl ack S tar t or Color Start . Note • Page Layout is not availa ble with Enlarge/Reduce . • Fit to Page opti ons is not av ailable with Book Copy and Watermark Copy . • Fit to Page does not work proper ly if the documen t on t he scanner glass is skewed by more tha n[...]

Making c opies 29 4 Place your docume n t face down in the dir ecti on show n be low .  2 in 1 (P )  2 in 1 (L )  4 in 1 (P )  4 in 1 (L )  Po st er ( 3 x 3 ) You can make a poster size co py of a photograp h. Note If photo paper has be en chosen in t he Paper Type set ting for N in 1 copies, the machine will pr int the images as if [...]

Chapter 4 30 Pa pe r opti ons 4 Paper Ty pe 4 If you are copying on speci al paper, set the machi ne for the typ e of paper you are using to get th e best print qualit y. a Load your docum ent . b Enter the nu m ber of copies you want . c Pres s a or b to choose Paper Type . d Pres s d or c to choose Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71 , Othe[...]

Making c opies 31 4 Water mark Co py 4 You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark. You can selec t one of the template wate r marks ( CONFIDENTIAL , DRAFT or COPY ), d ata from your medi a cards or USB Flash m emory drive, or sca nned dat a . Note Watermark Copy is not avail able with Fit to Page , Page Layout and Book Copy . Us[...]

Chapter 4 32 Us ing a sc anne d pa per d ocum ent as yo ur w at er ma r k 4 a Enter the nu m ber of copies you want . b Pres s a or b to choose Watermark Copy . Pres s OK . c Pres s d or c to choose On . d Pres s a or b to choose Current Setting . Pres s OK . e Pres s a or b to choose Scan . Press OK . Then set the page that you want to use as a th[...]

Section III Wal k -u p Ph ot o P ri nt i ng III Pho toCap ture Center ® : Prin ti ng ph otos fr om a memo ry car d or USB F lash me mory d rive 34 Pr inting ph otos from a camer a 52[...]

34 5 PhotoCapture Center ® Operations 5 Pr inti ng f rom a memor y car d or USB Flash m emor y dr ive without a PC 5 Even i f your machi ne is not conne cted to your comput er, you can print photos direc tly from digit al camera med ia or a USB Flash m emory dri ve. (See Prin t Images on page 37.) Sc anni ng to a memo ry car d o r USB Flash memory[...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 35 5 Memor y car ds o r a U SB Flas h memor y dr ive fold er st ruct ure 5 Your mac hine is design ed to be c ompatibl e with moder n dig ital camer a image files, me mor y c ar ds an d U SB Fla sh memo ry d riv e; however, please rea d the points b elow [...]

Chapter 5 36 Getting star ted 5 Firm ly put a m emory card or USB Flash memory drive i nto t he proper s lot. 1 US B Fla sh m e m ory d r ive 2 Com pactFlash ® 3 SD, SDHC 4M e m o r y S t i c k ® , Memo ry Stick P ro™ 5 xD-Picture C ard™ CAUTION The USB direct interf ace supports only a USB Flash mem ory drive, a PictBri dge compat ible camer[...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 37 5 Ente ring Phot oCa pture mode 5 After you insert the memo r y card or USB Flash memory drive, pres s the ( Ph oto C a ptur e ) key to illuminat e it in blue and dis play the P hotoC apture opt ions on the LCD. The LCD shows: Pre ss a or b to sc roll [...]

Chapter 5 38 Print In dex (T hum bnails) 5 The PhotoC apture Center ® assigns numbers for im ages (such as No. 1, No.2, No.3 , and so on) . The Photo Capture Center ® do es not recog nize any other numbers or file names that your dig ital camera or computer has use d to identify t he pictures. You can print a thumbnai l page. Thi s will s how all[...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 39 5 e Repeat st ep d unti l you ha ve en ter ed all the im age nu mbers th at you want to p rint. (For e x ample, enter 1 , OK , 3 , OK , 6 , OK to print images No.1, No.3 and No.6.) Note You can enter up to 12 charac t er s (incl uding commas) for the i[...]

Chapter 5 40 En ha nce S kin-T one 5 Enha nce Skin-T one is best used for ad justing por trait photographs . It detec ts human s ki n col or in your photos and a djusts t he image. a Make sure you have put a mem o ry card or U S B F lash memory dri ve in the proper slot . Pres s ( Photo Ca pture ). b Pres s a or b to choose Enhance Photos . Pres s [...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 41 5 Re mov e Re d-E ye 5 The machi ne detects eyes in you r phot os and will at tempt to remov e red-eye from your photo. Note There are some cases when red-ey e may not be removed. • When t he face is too sma ll in t he image. • When t he face is tu[...]

Chapter 5 42 Sepi a 5 You can c onvert th e color of your photo to sepia. a Make sure you have put a mem o ry card or U S B F lash memory dri ve in the proper slot . Pres s ( Photo Ca pture ). b Pres s a or b to choose Enhance Photos . Pres s OK . c Pres s d or c to choose y our phot o. Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choose Sepia . Pres s OK . e Pr[...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 43 5 Print All Photos 5 You can print al l the photos on your m emory card or USB Flash memory driv e. a Make sure you h a ve put a memory card or USB Flash m emory d r ive i n the proper slot . Press ( Photo C aptur e ). b Press a or b to choose Print Al[...]

Chapter 5 44 Trimming 5 You can trim y our photo an d print a p art of the ima ge. Note If your photo is very s m all or has irregul ar proport ions you may not be able to trim the photo. The LCD wil l dis play Image Too Small. or Image Too Long. a Make sure you have put a mem o ry card or U S B F lash memory dri ve in the proper slot . Pres s ( Ph[...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 45 5 PhotoCapture Ce nter ® prin t settin gs 5 You can change the print set tings temporarily for the n ext printing. These setti ngs are temporary , and the machine r eturns to i ts default setti ngs 3 minutes after printi ng. Note You can save the p r [...]

Chapter 5 46 Print Quality 5 a Pres s a or b to choose Print Quality . b Pres s d or c to choose Normal or Photo . Pres s OK . c If y ou do not w ant to c hange a dditional settings, pres s Co lor Start to prin t. Pa pe r opti ons 5 Paper Ty pe 5 a Pres s a or b to choose Paper Type . b Pres s d or c to choose the paper type you a re using, Plain P[...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 47 5 Adjustin g Bright ness, Co ntrast and Colo r 5 B rig ht ness 5 a Press a or b to choose Brightness . b Press d to make a darker print or press c to make a lighter print. Press OK . c If you do no t want to cha nge additiona l settin gs, press Color S[...]

Chapter 5 48 Cropp ing 5 If your photo is too long or wide to fit th e ava ilable space on your cho s en l ayout, part of the image will automatical ly be cropped . The fact ory setti ng is On . If y ou wan t to pri nt the whol e imag e, turn this se tting to Off . If you are also using the Borderl ess settin g, turn Borderless to Off . (S ee Bord [...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 49 5 Se t ting yo u r ch an ge s a s th e new default 5 You can sav e the pr int setti ngs you u s e m ost often by setti ng t hem as the default setti ngs. These setting s will stay until you change them again. a Press a or b to choo se your new s etting[...]

Chapter 5 50 H o w to scan to a memory c ard or USB Flash m emor y dr ive 5 You can s c an bl ack & w hite an d color doc um ents int o a memory card or USB Fl ash memory drive. Black & white docum ents will be stor ed in P DF (*.PDF ) or TIFF (*.TIF) f ile form ats. Color document s may be stored in PDF ( *.P DF ) o r J P EG (* .J PG) fi l[...]

Phot oCaptu re Center ® : Pri nting photos fr om a m emory car d or US B Flash m emor y drive 51 5 Ho w to set ne w defa ult 5 You can set your own default setti ngs. a Press ( Sc an ). b Press a or b to choose Scan to Media . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Set New Default . Press OK . d Press + to choos e Yes . e Press Sto p/Ex it . Ho w to [...]

52 6 Printing ph otos directly from a PictBridge cam era 6 Your Brothe r machine s upports t he Pict Bridge standar d, allowing you to connect to and print photos direc tly from any Pict Bridge compati ble digital camera. If your camera is using t he USB Mass Stor age standard, you can als o print photos from a digital c amera witho ut PictB ridge.[...]

Printing photo s from a camera 53 6 Printing Images 6 Note Remove any memory cards or USB F las h memory drive f rom the m achine b efore conne c ting a digi tal camera. a Make sure that your ca m era is turned off. C onnect y our came r a t o the USB direct interf ace (1) on t he m achine us ing the U SB cable. 1 USB direct interfac e b Turn on th[...]

Chapter 6 54 Pri nt in g I mag es 6 Note Remove any memo ry ca rds or U SB F lash memory drive fro m t he machin e before connect ing a digital camer a. a Make sure t hat yo ur camera i s tu rned off. Con nect y our camera to the USB direct interfac e (1) on the machine u s ing the USB cable. 1 USB d irect interfa ce b Turn on t he ca mera. c Follo[...]

Section IV Software IV Software an d Network featu res 56[...]

56 7 The CD-ROM inc ludes the Softwar e User’ s Guide and Net work U s er’s Guide (DC P -58 5CW only) for fe atures available when c onnected to a c omputer (for exam ple, pri nting and scanning). The guide has easy to use links that, when clicked, will take y ou directly to a p articul ar sect ion. You can fi nd info r mation on th ese featur [...]

Section V Appendixes V Safety and Leg al 58 Trou blesh ooting a nd Ro utine Maintena nce 68 M enu a nd Feat ures 88 Specifi cations 10 2 Glossar y 11 5[...]

58 A Choosing a lo catio n A Put yo ur machin e on a flat, stab le surface that is free of vibr at ion and s hocks, such as a desk. Put the mach ine near a standard AC power out let. Choose a loca tion where the temper ature remains bet w een 50 ° F and 95 ° F ( 10 ° C and 35 ° C). WARNING DO NOT put the machine near heat ers, air condit ioners[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 59 A T o use the m ach ine s afel y A Please kee p these instru c tion s f or later refe r ence an d read them be fore attempt ing any maintenanc e. WARNING There are high volt age electrodes inside th e machin e. Before you clean the inside of th e machine, make sure you hav e unplugged the power cord from the AC power outl et. [...]

60 DO NOT put your hand s on the edge of the paper tray under the paper tray c over. Doing this may caus e injury. DO NOT touch the area s haded in the illustr ation. Doing this may cause inju ry. When mov ing t h e machine you must lift it from the base, by placi ng a hand at each side of the unit as s hown in the illust ration. DO NOT carry the m[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 61 A DO NOT use flam m able su bstances, any type of spr ay liquid or aerosol cleaners to clean the inside or outsid e of the machine. Doing this may cause a fire or electrical shock. If the m achine be comes hot , releases smoke, or generates any stron g smells, immediate ly turn off the power switch and unplug the machi ne from[...]

62 CAUTION Light ning and power surges can damage this produc t ! We recommend that you use a qualit y surge protecti on devic e on the AC pow er line or unp lug the c ords dur ing a lightning s torm. Import ant s afe ty inst ruct ions A 1 Read all of these inst ructions. 2 Sav e them for later reference. 3 Fo llow all warnings a nd i nstructions m[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 63 A 12 Unplug thi s product from t he AC po wer ou t let and refer all s ervicing to Brot her Authori zed Servic e P erson nel under the follo wing conditions:  If liquid has been spilled int o the product .  If the product has been exposed to rai n or water.  If the product does not operate normal ly when the operat in[...]

64  Reorie nt or r eloc ate the rec eiving antenna.  Incre ase the separ ation between the equi pment and receiver.  Connect the equi pment into an outlet on a cir c uit diffe rent from that to whic h the receiver is connect ed.  Call the deale r or an experienc ed radio/TV tech nician for help.  This trans mitter must not be co-loca[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 65 A Radi o inte rf erence A This product complies with EN55022 (CISPR Publi c atio n 22) / class B. When connect ing the machine to a computer, ensur e that you use a USB cable which does not exc eed 2.0 metr es in length. International ENERGY S TAR ® Co m pli ance St atement A The purpose of the Internat ional ENERGY STAR ® P[...]

66 Legal lim itations for co pying A Color reproduc tions o f certai n docume nts are i llegal a nd may result in either criminal or civil liabi lity. Thi s memorandum is intend ed to be a guide rathe r than a complete list ing of every pos s ible pr ohibition. In case of doubt, we sug gest that you che c k with couns el as to any part icular ques [...]

Sa fety and Le gal 67 A Tr ade mar ks A The Brother logo is a register ed trademark of Brothe r Indust r ies, Lt d. Brother is a r egistered trademar k of Brot her Indust ries, Lt d. Multi- F unction Link is a regi stered trademark of Brot her Inter national Co rporati on. © 2008 Brother Indus tries, Ltd. All ri ght s reser ved. Windows V ista i s[...]

68 B Troubleshooting B IMPORTANT For t echnical help, you m ust call the count ry where you bough t the machine. Call s must be m ade from with in that country. If you think there is a problem with your m achi ne, check the char t below and follow the troubl eshooting ti ps. Most problems can be easily resolv ed by you r self. If you need additio n[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 69 B P oor pr int q ua lit y Ch eck th e pri nt qu ali ty. (See Ch eck ing t he pri nt qual it y on page 83.) Ma ke s ure that the Medi a Ty pe s ett ing i n t he pr in ter dri ver o r th e P ape r Type sett ing in the m ac hine ’s me nu mat ch es the t ype of pa pe r y ou ar e us ing. (See Printi ng fo[...]

70 The pr into uts a re w rin kled . In t he pr inte r dri ver Advance d ta b, clic k Color Settings , and unch eck Bi- Direct ional Printing . Mak e s ure you ar e us ing Br other Orig in al in k cart ri dges . Can no t per for m ‘ Page La yo ut’ pri nti ng . Ch eck that th e pap er si ze se tti ng in t he appl ic ati on a nd in th e pri nter [...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 71 B Softw are Diffic ultie s Diffic ulty Sugg esti ons Ca nnot in stal l s oft war e or pri nt. Ru n the Re pa i r MF L-P r o Su it e program on the CD-ROM. This program wi ll repair and r eins tall t he s oft war e. ‘ Devi ce Busy ’ Ma ke s ure the mac hi ne is not sho wing a n erro r me ssag e on t[...]

72 Netwo r k Dif fic ul tie s Dif ficulty Sugg est ions Ca nnot pri nt ove r th e N etwor k. Mak e s ure that your mac hine is p ow ere d on and is on li ne a nd i n Re ady mode . Pr int a Net wor k Co nfi gur atio n l ist (see Print ing Re ports o n pag e 24) and chec k th e curr e nt Ne twork setti ngs print ed in th is lis t. Reconnec t the LAN [...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 73 B Error and Ma intena nce me ssa ges B As with any sophis t icated office prod uct, err ors may occur . If this happens, your machine identifies the error an d shows an error message. The most com mon error and maint enance messages are shown below. You can correct most err ors and routine maint enance[...]

74 Cannot Print Replace Ink One or more of the ink cartridges are empty. T he machi ne will sto p all print oper ations. Repl ace the e mpty in k cartridges. ( See Repl acing the i nk cartr idges on page 78.) Cover is Open The scanne r cover is not clos ed com ple te ly. Lift the sca nner cover and th en c lose it agai n. The ink cart ridge cov er [...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 75 B No Paper Fed The mach ine is out of paper or paper is not p roperly load ed in the pape r tr ay. Do one o f the fol lowing:  Refill th e paper in the p aper tray, and then press Black Start or Col or St ar t .  Rem ove the pap er and lo ad it again and then pr ess B lack Start or Color S tar t [...]

76 Erro r an im at io n B Error animation autom at ical ly display s s tep- by-st ep instruc t ions when paper gets ja mmed or ink car t ri dges beco m e empty. You can rea d the steps at your own pace by pressing c to see the next ste p and d to g o ba ck war d. If you do not press a key, after 1 minut e the anim ation starts runni ng automat ical[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 77 B e Close the Jam Clear Cover. Make sure the cover is c los ed properly. f Lift the scan ner cover (1) f rom the front side o f the m ac hine until it l ocks securely into the open position. Make sure that t here is no jammed paper left insi de t he machine . Note • If the paper has stopped in the pr[...]

78 h Push the pap er tray firm ly back into the machine. W h ile holdi ng the paper tray in place, p ull out the paper s upport unt il it clicks and unf old the paper support fla p. Note Make sure you pull out the paper support until it clic k s. Routine main tenance B Re placi ng t he in k car tri dges B Your mac hine is equippe d with an ink dot [...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 79 B a Open the ink car tridge cover. If one or mor e ink car tridges a r e empty, for ex ample B lack, t he LCD s hows Cannot Print and Replace Ink BK . b Press down the ink rel ease lev er and take out the ink cartri dge for the color shown on the LCD. c Open t he new ink ca rtridge ba g for t he color [...]

80 f Gently push the ink c artridge in unti l it clicks, and then close the ink cartridge cover. g The machi ne will autom atically res et the ink dot counter . Note • If y ou r eplaced an ink c artridge, for example Blac k, the LCD may ask you to verif y that it was a brand new one ( Did You Change Black ). F or each new cartrid ge you inst alle[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 81 B Clea ning the out sid e of the ma ch in e B CAUTION Use neutral deter gents. Clea ning with volatile liqu ids such as thin ner or benz ine will dam age t he outsid e surface o f the machine. DO NOT use cleani ng m aterial s that contain am monia. DO NOT use isopropy l alcohol to remov e dirt from the[...]

82 Note In additi on to cleaning the scanner glas s with a non- f lammabl e glass cleaner, run your fi nger tip over th e glass to see if you can feel an y thin g on it. If y ou feel di rt or debri s , clean the scanner glass again concent rating on that area. Y o u may need to repe at th e cleaning process three or four times . To test, make a cop[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 83 B Clea ni ng t he pri nt head B To maintain good print quality, the machi ne will automat ically clean th e print head. Y ou can st art th e cleaning process m anually if there is a p rint qua lity probl em. Clean the pri nt head and i nk cartridg es if you get a horiz ontal line or bl ank text in the [...]

84 i After cle aning is finished, press Color Start . The mac hine st arts pr inting the Print Qualit y Check Sheet agai n and then re turn s to st ep e . j Pres s Stop/Ex it . If you repeat this proc edure at least five times and the pri nt qualit y is s til l poor , replace the ink cartridge for the c logged colors. After r eplacing the i nk cart[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 85 B Check in g the i nk vo lume B You can check t he ink that is left i n the cartri dge. a Press In k . b Press a or b to choose Ink Volume . Press OK . The LC D shows the i nk volume. c Press Sto p/Ex it . Note You can check th e ink volume fro m your comput er. (See Printing for W indows ® or Print i[...]

86 CAUTION Make sur e that the plast ic tabs on both sid es of the green prot ective part (1) have securel y clicked int o place (2). If you are n ot able to f ind the green pro tective p art, DO N OT remov e the ink cart ridges before shipping. It is essential that the machine be shipped with either th e gre en protective pa r t or t he ink cart r[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 87 B h Wrap the machi ne in t he bag. i Pack the machi ne and t he printed mater ials in the original car ton with the origi nal packing materi al as shown below. Do not pack the used ink car t ri dges in the car ton. Note If you are retur ning your machine to Brot her as par t of t he Excha nge Servi c e[...]

88 C On-scr ee n programming C Your mac hine is designed to be easy to oper ate with LCD on-screen pr ogramming usi ng the menu keys. User-friend ly pro gramming hel ps y o u t ake full advantage o f all the menu select ions your machin e has to of fe r . Sin c e y our programming is done on the LCD, we ha ve creat ed step-by -step on -screen ins t[...]

Menu and F eatur es 89 C Me nu t abl e C The menu table will hel p you underst and the menu selections and opt ions that are found in the machine' s progra m s. T he factor y settings are shown in Bold wit h an a s teris k. Me nu () L evel 1 L evel 2 L evel 3 Op tion s Desc rip tion s Pa ge General Se tup Paper Type — Plain Paper * Inkjet Pa[...]

90 Net wo rk me nu (DCP- 585CW only) Leve l1 Level 2 Leve l3 L evel 4 Opti ons Desc rip tion s Network Wired LAN TCP /IP BOOT Method Auto * Static RARP BOOTP DHCP Cho oses t he BOOT method that be st suit s your ne eds. IP Address [000-255]. [000-255] . [000-255] . [000-255] Enter th e IP addr e ss. Subnet Mask [000-255]. [000-255] . [000-255] . [0[...]

Menu and F eatur es 91 C Network (Co nti nu ed) Wired L AN (Con ti nued ) Ethernet — Auto * 100B-FD 100B-HD 10B-FD 10B-HD Ch oo se s the Ethe rn et li nk mo de . WLAN TCP/ IP BO OT Method Auto * Static RARP BOOTP DHCP Ch oo se s the BOOT method th at be st suit s yo ur need s. IP Address [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ] Ente[...]

92 Network (C onti nu ed) WLAN (C ont i nued) TCP/IP (Co nti nued ) APIPA On * Off Automati cally allo cate s the IP addr e ss fr om the link -lo cal addr es s ra nge. Setup Wi zard — — You c an conf igur e y our pri nt serv er . SES / WPS / AOSS — — Yo u c an eas il y conf igur e y our wire less ne t wor k set tings usi ng the on e-bu tt o[...]

Menu and F eatur es 93 C Me nu ( ) ( cont inued ) Copy (De f a u lt scr een) Le vel 1 Le ve l2 Le ve l 3 Op ti on s De sc rip ti on s P a ge Print Reports Help List — — Yo u ca n pri nt th es e l ists an d rep ort s. 24 User Settings —— Network Config —— Machine In fo. Seria l No. — — L ets yo u ch ec k the ser ial num b er o f your[...]

94 Paper Typ e —— Plain Pape r * Inkjet Pap er Brother BP 71 Other Glossy Transparen cy Ch oo se the pa pe r type th at matches th e paper in the tray. 30 Paper Siz e —— Lette r * Legal A4 A5 4"x6" Ch oo se the pa per size th at matches th e paper in the tray. 30 Brightnes s —— A d just s the b rig htne ss of co pies . 29 Cont[...]

Menu and F eatur es 95 C Waterm ark Copy Wate rmark Copy — On Off * (I f you ch oose On , se e the watermark copy setting s in the fo llow i ng ta bl e.) You ca n plac e a lo go or text into yo ur docu m ent as a Watermark. 31 C urren t Set ti ng —— Exit —— Se t New Defa ult —— Ye s No You can sav e yo ur co py set tings. 32 Factory R[...]

96 Waterma rk Copy Settings Opt ion 1 Opti on2 Opt ion3 O ption 4 De scri ptions Pa ge Template — T ext CONF IDENTI AL * DRAFT COPY Uses a template to place text in to your do cume nt a s a Wat erma rk. 31 Positi on A B C D E * F G H I Pattern Size Smal l Medium * Large Angle -90 ° -45 °* 0 ° 45 ° 90 ° Transp arenc y -2 -1 0 * +1 +2 Color Re[...]

Menu and F eatur es 97 C Media (S elec t i mag e fr om me di a) Positio n A B C D E * F G H I Pattern Pla ce s a logo or text int o your do cum en t as a Wa ter ma rk u sin g an im ag e from rem o vabl e me di a. 31 Size Small Medium * Large Angle -90 ° -45 °* 0 ° 45 ° 90 ° Transpa rency -2 -1 0 * +1 +2 Apply — Scan (S et pa ge and p ress st[...]

98 PhotoCap ture ( ) Level 1 L evel 2 Level 3 Option s Descriptio ns Page View Photo(s) — — See the p rint se tt i ng s in th e fol lowi n g tabl e . Yo u ca n pre vi ew yo ur phot os on the LCD. 37 Print Ind ex — Layout Format 6 Images/Line * 5 Images/L ine Yo u ca n pri nt a t hu mbn ai l page . 38 Paper Ty pe Plain Pape r * Inkjet Pap er B[...]

Menu and F eatur es 99 C Print Setti ngs menu Op tion 1 Opti on2 Optio n3 Opt ion4 Desc ript ion s Page Print Quality (Do es no t ap pe ar fo r DP OF prin ting.) Normal Photo * — — Ch oose th e pri nt qu ali ty. 46 Paper Type Pla in Paper Inkjet P aper Brother BP71 Other Gl ossy * — — Ch oose th e pa per t yp e. 46 Paper Size 4"x6"[...]

100 True2Life (Do es no t ap pea r when Enhance Pho tos i s ch osen .) On Off * White Balan ce Adj us ts t he hu e of t he wh ite ar eas. 47 Sharpn ess Enha nces the det ail of th e im age. Color Densi ty Ad just s the to ta l am ount of co lo r in th e im ag e. Cropping On * Off — — Cro ps t he i mag e arou nd the margin to fit t h e paper s i[...]

Menu and F eatur es 101 C Sc an ( ) Lev el 1 Opt ion 1 Opti on 2 Opti on 3 Des cri ptio ns Page Sc an to E-mail — — — You ca n sca n a b lack & wh ite or a c olor docu m ent into yo ur E- ma il ap pl ic atio n. See Softwar e User' s Guide on the CD-ROM . Scan to Image — — — You c an s can a co lor pic tur e in to yo ur gra phic[...]

102 D Ge ner al D 1 Me as ured di ag on ally Specifica t ions D Pr inte r Ty pe Ink jet P ri nt Me thod Bl ac k: Color: Piezo wit h 94 × 1 nozzle Piezo wit h 94 × 3 noz zles Memory C apacity (D CP -3 85C ) 32 MB (D CP -5 85C W) 40 MB LCD (l iquid cryst al display) Wide 3.3 in. (83.8 mm) Color LCD 1 Power S ou rce AC 100 to 120V 50/60Hz Po wer Co [...]

Sp ecifications 103 D 1 Thi s de pe nds on pr int ing co nd iti ons . Dimen sions (DCP-385 C and DCP-585CW) Wei gh t (DCP-385C) 15.7 l b (7.1 kg) (DCP-585CW ) 15.7 l b (7.1 kg) Nois e O p er at i ng : 50 dB or less 1 Tem p erat u re Op er at i ng : Best Pr int Qualit y: 50 ° F to 95 ° F (10 - 35 ° C) 68 ° F to 91 ° F (20 - 33 ° C) Humi dity O[...]

104 Print me dia D 1 Use on ly tr ansp ar enci es reco m men de d for i nkjet pri nti ng . 2 For glos sy p ho to pa per or tr an sp aren cies , we re com men d r em oving pr int ed page s fro m th e o utpu t pap er tray im me diat ely af ter the y ex it th e ma ch in e to av oi d sm ud ging . 3 See Paper type a nd siz e for ea ch ope r atio n o n p[...]

Sp ecifications 105 D Copy D Color/ Monochrome Yes/Yes Documen t S ize Sc anner Glass Width: Ma x . 8 .5 in. (2 15. 9 mm) Scanner Glass Length: Max . 11.7 in. (29 7 mm) Copy Width : M ax. 8.26 in . (210 m m) Mul tip le Cop ie s Stac k s up to 99 pages Enlarg e/Reduce 25% to 400% ( in i ncrements of 1%) Resol ution (Black & W hite)  Scans up [...]

106 PhotoCapture Center ® D 1 Me mor y card s, ada pt e rs and U SB F lash m e mo ry driv e are no t incl uded . 2 16MB to 2GB 3 4GB to 8GB 4 xD-Pictu re Card™ Co n ventio n al Card from 1 6 MB to 512MB xD-Pictu re Card™ Type M from 256MB to 2GB xD-Pictu re Card™ Type M + 1GB an d 2GB xD-Pictu re Card™ Type H from 2 5 6MB to 2 GB 5 USB 2.0[...]

Sp ecifications 107 D PictBridge D Co mpa t i bil ity Support s t he Camera & Imagin g Product s Assoc iation PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001. Visit http:// www.cipa. jp/pictbr idge for mo re inform atio n. Inter face USB direct inte rface[...]

108 Scann er D 1 Wind ows ® XP i n this Use r’s Gu ide i nc ludes Wind ows ® XP Ho m e Edi tion, Win dows ® XP Pr ofes si ona l, an d Wind ows ® XP Pr ofess ional x 64 Edit ion. 2 Maximum 1 200 × 12 00 dp i sc an ni ng wh en usi ng th e W IA D riv er fo r W indo w s ® XP an d Wind ows Vi sta ® (res ol ut ion u p t o 1920 0 × 1 92 00 d pi [...]

Sp ecifications 109 D Printer D 1 When yo u set th e Borderle s s fe a ture to On. 2 See Pap er t ype and siz e f or e ach oper ati on on pa ge 1 8. Prin t er D riv er Windows ® 20 00 Prof essional/XP /XP Profes sional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista ® dri ver suppor ting B rother Na tive Compre ssion mode Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater : Broth er Ink [...]

110 Interfac es D 1 (DCP- 585CW) Yo ur mac hine has a U SB 2. 0 Hi-s pee d in terf ace . The ma chin e can al so be co nnec te d to a com pute r tha t ha s a USB 1. 1 int erf ace. (DCP- 385C) Yo ur mac hin e has a USB 2 .0 F ull- spe ed in te rfac e. Th is inter fac e i s comp ati ble w it h US B 2. 0 Hi- Spe ed; howe ve r, th e ma xim um data t ra[...]

Sp ecifications 111 D Computer requ ireme nts D SUPPORT ED OPERATI NG SYSTEMS AN D SOFTW ARE FUNCTIO NS Computer Platf orm & Oper ating System Version Su pported PC Software Fu nctions PC Inter face Processo r Minimum Speed Mini mum RA M R ecom mende d RA M Hard D i sk Spac e to ins t all For Drivers For Appli cat ions Wi ndows ® Oper ati ng S[...]

112 Consuma ble items D 1 Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with I SO/IEC 24711. Ink The m ach ine uses individ ual Black, Yell ow, Cyan and Magenta ink cart ridges that are separ at e from the print head assembly . Service Life o f Ink Ca rt ri dg e Star ter ink car t ri dges are in t he box. T he first time you inst all the ink ca[...]

Sp ecifications 113 D Network (LAN) (DCP-585CW only) D 1 See th e Com p ute r Re qu ire men ts cha rt o n page 111. 2 If you r eq uir e mo re ad va nc ed p rin ter man ag eme nt, use the l ates t Br othe r BR Adm in Pro fe ssio nal uti lit y vers ion t ha t is av aila ble a s a do w nloa d f rom h ttp ://so lu tio ns.b ro the r.c om . LAN You can c[...]

114 Wirele ss one -pus h co nfig uratio n D If your wirele s s acces s point support s either S ecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Prote cted Setup™ (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, you can configure the machine easi ly withou t a comput er. By p ushing a butt on on the wireless LAN route r / access point and the machine, you can set up the wireles s netwo rk and secu[...]

115 E This is a c ompre hensive li s t of fea tures and t erms tha t appear in Br other manuals. Availabi lity of these featu r es depe nds on the model you purcha s ed. E Glossary E Bri ghtn ess Changing the Bri ghtness m akes the whole image light er or dark er. Contrast Settin g to compe nsate for dark or light document s, by m aki ng copies of [...]

Index 116 F A Acces sories and supplie s ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .. i i Appl e ® Macintosh ® See Softwar e User's Guide on the CD-R OM. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... . B Brot her access ories and suppli es . ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. i i Brot her number s ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .[...]

117 F J Ja ms paper ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... . 76 L LCD (l iquid cry stal di splay) .... ... .. .. ... .. .. .... 88 Brightne s s .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .... 24 Contrast ..... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 2 3 Dim Tim er .. .. ..... .. .. .[...]

118 Search by Date ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. 42 Sli de-Show .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 4 3 speci fication s . .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. 10 6 Trimming . .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. 44 xD-Picture Card™ . .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .[...]

EQUIPM ENT AT TACHM ENT LIMI TATIONS (C anada o nly) NOTICE This product meets the appl icable Industry Canada technical spec ifications .[...]

Brother Internat ional Corp oration 100 Somerset Co rporate B oulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807-09 11 USA Brother Intern ational C orporation (Canada ) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville , Dollard-des -Ormeaux, QC, Cana da H9B 3 H6 V isit us on the W orld Wide We b http ://ww w.broth er.com These mach ines are made for use in the USA and Canada [...]