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Brother DCP-163C manual

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    USER’S GUIDE DCP-145C DCP-163C DCP-165C DCP-167C DCP-185C Ver si on A UK/ IRE /GE N/S AF[...]

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    If you need t o call Customer Service Please co mplete the follo wing i nformat ion f or f uture ref er enc e : Model Number: DCP-145C, DCP-163C, DCP-165C , DCP- 167C and DCP-18 5C (Circle you r model number) Se ri al N umb er: 1 Da te o f Pu r ch a se : Pla c e o f Pu rc h ase : 1 The serial numbe r is on the back of the unit. Retain this U ser&ap[...]

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    i Compilation and Publication Notice Under the su pervi sio n of Bro ther I ndus tr ies Ltd. , th is man ual has be en compi led an d publi shed , cove ring the latest pro duct des cript ions and spec ifi cat ions. The con tent s of thi s manu al and t he spec ifica ti ons of t his pr oduct ar e subj ect to ch ange wi thout noti ce. Brot her re ser[...]

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    ii EC Declaratio n of Confo rmity[...]

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    iii Ta ble of Con te nts Section I General 1 General Information 2 U sing th e doc u men ta tion ..... ... ... ... ...... .... ... ...... ... .... ... ...... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ... 2 Sym bo ls an d con v enti ons use d in the docu m e ntati o n .... .... ... ... ...... ... .... ...... ... 2 Ac ce ssin g th e Soft wa re User[...]

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    iv Section II Copy 4 M aking copies 22 How to co py ...... ....... ... ... ...... .... ... ... ...... ... .... ...... ... ... .... ...... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ...... .... ... 22 Ma k ing a s ing le c op y ..... ....... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ...... .... ... ...... ... ... .... ...... ... ... ....... ... 22 Ma k ing mul tip le co pie s .[...]

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    v 6 Printing photos from a camera 42 Pr int ing ph oto s dire c tly fr o m a P ictB rid g e ca me ra .. ...... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ...... .... ... ... . 42 PictB ri dge r equ i rem ent s ... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ...... .... ... ... ...... ... .... ...... ... ... ... ....... ... . 42 Sett ing y our di gita l cam er a ........ ... ....[...]

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    vi C Menu and F eatures 79 On -s cree n pro gra m min g ... ....... ... ... ... ...... .... ... ...... ... .... ... ...... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ....... ... 79 Me nu t abl e .. ....... ... ... ...... .... ... ... ...... ... .... ...... ... ... .... ...... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ...... .... ... 79 Men u key s .. ...... ... .... ... ......[...]

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    Secti on I General I Gen eral Inf orm at ion 2 Loading documents and pape r 8 Gen eral Se tu p 19[...]

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    2 1 Using th e docume ntation 1 Tha nk you for buying a Brot her machi ne! Re ad ing the docu menta tion wi ll hel p y ou make the most of your ma chin e. Symbols and conven tions used in th e docume ntat ion 1 The fol lowi ng symbo ls and conv ent ion s are us ed throu ghout the doc umenta tion . Accessi ng the Soft ware User’s Guide 1 Thi s Use[...]

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    General Informati on 3 1 c If t he lang uage s creen ap pear s, cl ick you r lan guage . The C D -ROM Mai n Me nu wi ll appe ar. Note If t his wi ndow do es not ap pear , use Wind ows ® Expl orer to ru n the s t a rt.e xe pr og ra m fro m the r oo t dir ect ory of the Brot her C D -R OM. d Click Do cumen tati on to vi ew the So ftw ar e U s er’s[...]

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    Chapter 1 4 Viewing Docum entatio n (For Maci ntosh ® ) 1 a Tu rn on you r Macin tosh ® . Inse rt th e Br other CD -ROM in to yo ur CD-RO M dr ive . The fol lowi ng win dow wil l app ear . b Double -click t he Doc um entat ion ico n. c Dou ble- cli ck yo ur la nguage fo lder . d Double -click top.html fi le t o vie w the Sof twar e User’ s Guid[...]

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    General Informati on 5 1 Accessing B roth er Suppo rt (For W indows ® ) 1 You ca n find a ll t he co ntact s yo u will ne ed, such as We b supp ort (Brot her So lutio ns Ce nter ).  Click Br other Suppo rt on th e Main Menu . The foll owing scr een w ill app ear:  To acce ss our web site (www .brother.com ), cli ck Brothe r H ome Page .  [...]

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    Chapter 1 6 Cont rol panel overvi ew 1 The DC P-14 5C , D C P-1 63C , DC P-16 5C , DCP-1 67C , an d DCP-1 85C ha v e the sa m e co nt rol pan el keys. 1 Copy keys: Lets you temporarily change the copy settings when in copy mode.  Copy Opt ions You can quick l y and easily sel ec t temporary setting s for c opying.  Enlarg e/Reduce Lets you e [...]

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    General Informati on 7 1 8 Ph oto C a ptu re Lets you access the Ph otoCapture Center™ mode. 9 LCD (liquid cry stal display) Displays messages on the s c reen to help you set up and use your machine. 10 W arning L ED Blinks in orange when the LCD dis p lays an error or an important st atus message. Note Most of the illustrations i n this User’s[...]

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    8 2 Loading paper an d other print med ia 2 a If the pape r sup port flap is open, cl ose i t, and t he n pul l the pa per tr ay compl ete ly out of the machi ne. b Li ft the out put pa per tr ay cove r (1). c Wit h both ha nds, ge ntly pr ess and sl ide the pa per si de gu ide s ( 1) and pap er len gth gu ide ( 2) to fit the pa per si ze. Make sur[...]

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    Loading doc uments and paper 9 2 e Gen tly pu t th e pape r in to t he pap er t ray pri nt si de down and t op edg e in f irs t. Chec k that the pa per i s fla t in th e tra y. Note When y ou use L egal size paper , p ress and hol d th e uni vers al guide r elease butt on ( 1) as you sl ide o ut th e fron t of t he paper tray . f Gen tly adj ust th[...]

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    Chapter 2 10 h Sl owly pus h the pap er tr ay compl etel y i nto the mac hin e. i Whi le hold ing th e paper t ray in pl ace, pu l l out th e paper s uppo rt (1) u ntil it clicks an d unfold the paper support flap (2). Note Do not use the p aper suppor t fl ap for Lega l pap er. Loading envelopes and post cards 2 About e nvelope s 2  Us e env el[...]

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    Loading doc uments and paper 11 2 H ow t o l oad e nv elo pe s and p o stc ar ds 2 a Befo re loadi ng, press the c orne rs a nd sid es of env elo pes or post car ds to mak e them as f lat as pos sibl e. Note If en velo pes or p ost car ds are ‘ doubl e- fee di ng’ , put o n e env elo pe in th e pap er tra y at a tim e. b Put envelope s or post [...]

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    Chapter 2 12 Print able a rea 2 The pr intab le ar ea depe nds on th e setti ngs in th e appli cati on you ar e us ing. Th e figure s bel ow sh ow the un print able ar eas on c ut s heet paper and envel op es. T he mac hine can pr int in t he sh aded area s of cu t sheet paper wh en the Bor derl ess pr int feat ure is avail abl e and tu rne d on. ([...]

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    Loading doc uments and paper 13 2 Acceptab le paper an d ot he r pr in t m ed ia 2 The pr i nt qua lity c an be af fecte d by the t ype of pa pe r y ou use i n th e m ac hi ne . To get the be st pri nt qua lity for th e setti ngs you have ch osen, al w ays set the Paper T ype to m atc h the t ype of paper y ou l oad. You c an use pl ain pa per, ink[...]

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    Chapter 2 14 Handling and using print medi a 2  Stor e pape r in its origi nal packag ing, and ke ep it sea led. Kee p the pa per fl at and away from moi stur e, dire ct sunli gh t and heat .  Avo id touc hing th e shi ny (coa ted) s id e of phot o paper . Lo ad photo pa per w ith th e shiny side f a cing down.  Avo id touc hing ei th er s[...]

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    Loading doc uments and paper 15 2 Choosing the right print m edia 2 Paper type an d siz e for e ach operat ion 2 Pape r Typ e Pape r Si ze Usage Copy Ph oto Capture Print er Cut Sheet Letter 216 × 279 mm Yes Yes Yes A4 210 × 297 mm Yes Yes Yes Legal 216 × 356 mm Yes – Yes Executive 184 × 267 mm – – Yes JIS B5 182 × 257 mm – – Yes A5 [...]

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    Chapter 2 16 Paper wei ght, thickness and capacity 2 1 Up to 10 0 sheets of 80 g/m 2 paper . Pape r Type Wei gh t Thickness No . of sheets Cut Sheet Plain Paper 64 to 120 g/m 2 0.08 to 0.15 mm 100 1 Inkjet Paper 64 to 200 g/m 2 0.08 to 0.25 mm 20 Glossy Paper Up to 220 g/m 2 Up to 0.25 mm 20 Cards Photo Card Up to 220 g/m 2 Up to 0.25 mm 20 Index C[...]

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    Loading doc uments and paper 17 2 Loadi ng documents 2 Yo u can m a ke co pi es an d s ca n fro m th e ADF (au tomat ic do cument fee der) (DCP-1 85C onl y) and fr om t he s canner gl ass. Using the ADF (DCP -185C only) 2 The AD F ca n hold u p to 15 pag es an d feeds eac h sheet in div idual ly. Use st andar d 80 g/m 2 paper and alw ays fan t he p[...]

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    Chapter 2 18 Using the scanner glass 2 You c an use th e scann er gl ass t o copy or sca n pages of a book o r one page at a tim e. Docume nt Sizes Supported 2 How t o load docum e nt s 2 Note (D CP-185C ) To us e the scan ner g lass, the A DF m ust b e em p ty. a Lift th e do cu me nt co ver . b Us ing th e documen t guid eli nes on th e l eft a n[...]

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    19 3 3 LCD screen 3 Changing LCD la nguage 3 You c an change the L CD l angua ge. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to ch o ose 0.Init ial Setup . Press OK . c Press a or b to ch o ose 0.Loca l Langua ge . Press OK . d Press a or b to choo se you r l angua ge. Press OK . e Press Stop/Exi t . Improving the LC D angle 3 You ca n adjust the LC D cont rast[...]

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    Chapter 3 20 Print ing Rep orts 3 The fol lowin g r epor ts a re av aila ble:  Help L ist A hel p lis t showi ng how t o progr am your mac hine.  User S ettings List s your sett i ngs. How to print a report 3 a Pr e ss Menu . b Pr e ss a or b to choose 3.Pri nt Reports . Pr e ss OK . c Pr e ss a or b to ch oos e the r epor t yo u want . Pr e [...]

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    Sec tion II Cop y II Making c opi es 22[...]

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    22 4 How to copy 4 You c an use your machin e as a cop ier, mak in g up to 9 9 co pi es at a ti m e. Making a single copy 4 a Loa d your do cument . (S ee Loadi ng d ocument s on page 1 7.) b Pr e ss Mono Star t or Col our Sta rt . Making mul tiple copies 4 You c an make up t o 99 copie s in on e pri nt run. a Loa d your do cument . (S ee Loadi ng [...]

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    Making copies 23 4 Changing copy speed and quality 4 You c an selec t fr om a range of qual ity set ting s. The def ault se tti ng i s Normal . To te mporar ily chan ge the qu ali ty sett ing, fol low t he inst ruct ions below : a Load yo ur do cument. b Press Co p y Qua lity repe ated ly to choose Fast , Normal or Be st . c Press M ono Start or Co[...]

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    Chapter 4 24 To e nlar ge or r educe t he ne xt copy fol low th e in str uct ions bel ow: a Loa d your do cument . b Pr e ss En large/R educe . c Do on e of the fol lowin g:  Press a or b to choo se th e enl arge ment or re ducti on r atio yo u want. Press OK .  Press a or b to choo se Cust om(25-40 0%) . Press OK . Press a or b re peat edl y[...]

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    Making copies 25 4 f Pla ce the ne xt page on t he scanne r glass. Press OK . Re pe at e and f for each page of the layout. S e tN e x tP a g e Then P ress O K g Afte r al l the p ages ha ve been s cann ed, press b ( No ) to fin ish. Note If an y glos sy pape r is sele cted as the paper type se ttin g for N i n 1 copie s, t he ima ges will be prin [...]

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    Chapter 4 26 Adjusting Br ightness and Contrast 4 Brightness 4 To t empora rily chan ge th e bri ghtn ess s etti ng, fol low the i nst ruct io n be low: a Loa d your do cument . b Pr e ss C opy Option s a nd a or b to choose Brig htness . Pr e ss OK . - nnon n + e c Pr e ss a or b t o m ak e a li ghte r o r da r ke r copy. Pr e ss OK . d Pr e ss Mo[...]

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    Making copies 27 4 Paper options 4 Paper Type 4 I f yo u are co pyi ng on sp eci al pa pe r, be sur e to s ele ct t he t ype o f pa per y ou are usi ng s o you will get the best print qual it y. a Load yo ur do cument. b Press Co py O ption s and a or b to choose Paper Typ e . Press OK . c Press a or b to ch oo se t he typ e of pa pe r you are usi [...]

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    Chapter 4 28[...]

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    Se ction III Direct Photo Printing III Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flas h memory drive 30 Printing photos from a came ra 42[...]

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    30 5 Phot oCaptu re Cent er™ Operatio ns 5 Note The DCP-1 45C onl y su pport s USB F l ash memor y dri ves. Printing from a m emory card or USB Fl a sh memory drive without a PC 5 Eve n if yo ur mac h i ne is n ot con nected to yo ur co mputer, you ca n pr int phot os d irect ly fr om di gita l camer a med ia or a USB F l ash memo ry dri ve. ( Se[...]

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    Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory driv e 31 5 Memory cards (DCP-165C and DCP-185C only) or USB Flas h memo ry drive fold er structur e 5 Your machi ne is de sig ned to be c ompati ble wi th mode rn d igita l cam era i mage fi les, U SB Flas h memory dr ive or memory cards ; howev er, pl eas e rea d the poi nts bel ow to avo id [...]

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    Chapter 5 32 Getting st arted 5 Firmly put a me mory card o r USB Flash mem o ry dr ive in to the c orre c t s lo t. 1 USB Flash m emory drive 2S D , S D H C 3 Memory Stick ® , Memor y Stick Pro™ 4 xD-Picture Card ™ CAUT ION Th e USB dir ect in ter fa ce s upp orts on ly a USB Fl ash memory driv e, a Pic tBrid ge com p atib le ca m er a, or a [...]

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    Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory driv e 33 5 How to prin t from a memory ca rd or USB Flash memo ry drive 5 Befor e print i ng a phot o you mus t firs t pri nt a thumb nai l ind ex to c hoose t he number of t he pho to y ou want to pri nt. F ol low t he instructi o ns below to start pr in tin g directly fr om yo u r m emo r y [...]

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    Chapter 5 34 d Pr e ss a or b to c hoo se t he type of pap er yo u are us in g, Plain Paper , Inkje t Paper , Brothe r BP71 or Other Gl ossy . Pr e ss OK . e Pr e ss a or b to ch oos e th e pape r s iz e yo u are us in g, A4 or Letter . Pr e ss OK . f Pr e ss Col our Sta rt to p rin t. Printing Im age s 5 Befo re you can pr int a n indiv idu al ima[...]

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    Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory driv e 35 5 The pr i nting positi ons when usin g A4 paper ar e sho w n be low . DPOF printing 5 D PO F sta nd s fo r D igi ta l P rin t O rde r Fo r mat . Maj or dig it al camer a ma nufa ctu rers (Ca non Inc ., East man Koda k Compan y, Fuji Phot o F ilm C o. Lt d. , M a tsu shi ta E l ect ri[...]

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    Chapter 5 36 Phot oCaptu re Cent er™ print settings 5 The se set ti ngs will remai n unti l you ch ange the m agai n. Pr int q ua li ty 5 a Pr e ss Menu . b Pr e ss a or b to choose 2.Pho toCaptu re . Pr e ss OK . c Pr e ss a or b to choose 1.Pri nt Quality . Pr e ss OK . d Pr e ss a or b to choose Norma l or Photo . Pr e ss OK . e Pr e ss Stop/E[...]

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    Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory driv e 37 5 Colour Enhancement 5 You ca n turn on the col our enhan cement feat ure to pri nt mor e vi vid im ages . Brightne ss 5 a Press Menu . b Press a or b to ch o ose 2.Phot oCapture . Press OK . c Press a or b to ch o ose 5.Colo r Enhanc e . Press OK . d Press a or b to ch o ose On (or O[...]

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    Chapter 5 38 Sharpne ss 5 You c an enha nce t he focu s of an image by adj usti ng the shar pness. a Pr e ss Menu . b Pr e ss a or b to choose 2.Pho toCaptu re . Pr e ss OK . c Pr e ss a or b to choose 5.Col or Enhance . Pr e ss OK . d Pr e ss a or b to choose On (o r Off ). Pr e ss OK .  If you ch oose Of f , the n go to g . e Pr e ss a or b to[...]

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    Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory driv e 39 5 Cropping 5 If yo ur ph oto is to o long o r w ide to f it th e av ail ab le s pa ce on your cho sen la you t, part of th e imag e will be automa tic ally crop ped. The de fault sett ing is On . If you wan t to pr in t the wh ole imag e, tur n th is s etti ng to Of f . a Press Menu .[...]

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    Chapter 5 40 Scan t o a mem ory car d or USB F lash m emor y drive 5 You c an scan mono chro me and colo ur doc uments into a memo ry card or USB Fl ash memor y dri ve. M onoc hrom e docu ments wi ll be s tored in PDF (*.P DF) or TIFF f ile format s (*. TI F). Col our doc ument s may be s tored i n PDF ( *.P DF ) o r J PE G (* .JP G) fi le fo rm a [...]

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    Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory driv e 41 5 Changing the monochrome fi le f orma t 5 a Press Menu . b Press a or b to ch o ose 2.Phot oCapture . Press OK . c Press a or b to ch o ose 0.Scan to Medi a . Press OK . d Press a or b to ch o ose 2.B/W File Typ e . Press OK . e Press a or b to ch o ose TIF F or PDF . Press OK . f Pr[...]

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    42 6 Print ing phot os directly f rom a PictBrid ge camera 6 Your Brothe r ma chine sup por ts the Pic tBri dge st andar d, a llowin g you to c onnec t to an d prin t phot os dir ectly from an y P ict B r id g e c o m p at ib le d i gi ta l ca m e ra . If y our camera i s using t he USB Mass Stor age st andard , you can al so pri nt pho tos fr om a[...]

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    Printing photos from a camer a 43 6 Printing Images 6 Note Remove any memory cards or USB Flash me m ory dri ve from th e ma ch in e befo re con nectin g a digi tal camera. a Make sure that yo ur camera is turned off. Co n nec t yo u r ca me ra to t he U S B direct inter f ace (1) p ort on the mach ine usi ng t he U SB cabl e. 1 USB direct in t erf[...]

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    Chapter 6 44 Print ing phot os directly f rom a digital camera (wit hout Pict Bri dge) 6 If y our camer a support s the USB Mas s Stor age st andard , you c an con nect you r ca mera in sto rag e mode. This enabl es you to pri nt pho tos fr om your camer a. If y ou w ould li ke t o print phot os in Pic tBrid ge mode, see Pr inti ng ph ot os di rec [...]

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    Printing photos from a camer a 45 6 Under standing t he Error Messag es 6 Once you ar e f amilia r w it h the t ypes of errors that c an occur whi le you ar e using Pi ct Bridge , you can eas ily ident ify an d tro ub lesh oot an y pro blems.  Out of Memory This message wi ll app ear i f you are wor king wit h imag es th at a re to o lar ge f or[...]

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    Chapter 6 46[...]

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    Sectio n I V Software IV So ftwar e feature s 48[...]

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    48 7 Th e CD - RO M inc lud e s th e Sof tw are U ser ’s Gui de for fea tures avai labl e when con nected to a c omput er (f or exa mple, p rint ing an d sca nning) . The gu ide has easy to u se li nk s that, when cli cke d, will t ake you directly to a par ticul ar sec tio n. You ca n fin d i nfo r mati o n on t he se fe atur es :  Pri nting [...]

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    Se ctio n V Appendixes V Safety and Legal 50 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 59 Menu a nd Features 79 Sp ecifi catio ns 86 Glo ssar y 99[...]

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    50 A Choosing a location A Put your machine on a flat, st able surf a ce that is free of vibra tion and shocks, such as a desk. Put the ma chin e near a st andard, ground ed el ectri cal s ocket. Choose a loca tion w here th e temp erat ure r emai ns betw een 10 ° C an d 35 ° C. WA RNIN G DO NOT put the mac hin e near hea ter s, a ir cond itio ne[...]

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    Safety and Legal 51 A To use th e machine safely A Please k eep these instructions for late r referenc e and read them be for e attemp ting any mainte nance. WA RNIN G Ther e are hi gh vol tage ele ctro des ins id e the mach ine. Befo re you cl ean th e insi de o f the mac hine, make s ure y ou have u nplug ged t he powe r cord fro m the ele ctri c[...]

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    52 DO N OT put y our han ds on t he e dge of t he pape r tra y u nder th e paper tr ay co ver . Doi ng thi s m ay ca u s e in ju r y . DO N OT to uch the ar ea shade d in the i llust rat ion. D oing th is may ca use in jur y. When mo ving th e machine you mu st l ift it fr om the b ase, by placi ng a hand at eac h s ide of t he un it as shown i n t[...]

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    Safety and Legal 53 A DO NOT us e fl ammabl e substa nces, any ty pe o f spra y, liq uid or ae ro sol cl eaner s to cl ean the in side or outsi de of th e machi ne. Doi ng th is may ca use a fir e or el ectri cal s hoc k. If t he machi ne beco mes hot, re le ases smok e, or gene rat es any s tron g smell s, immedi atel y turn off the po wer sw itch[...]

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    54 Important safety instructions A 1 Read al l of t hese ins truct ions . 2 Save them for la ter reference. 3 Foll ow a ll warni ng s and in str uctio ns marke d on the p roduc t. 4 DO NOT use t his pr oduct n ear wa ter. 5 DO NOT pl ace th is pro duct o n an uns tabl e car t, s tan d, or tab le. The p rod uct may f al l, causi ng se riou s dama ge[...]

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    Safety and Legal 55 A IMPORTANT - For your sa fety A To en sure safe operat ion, the s upp lie d thre e-p in plu g mus t be inse rted o nly into a sta ndar d thr ee- pin electr ical sock et th at i s ef fec tively groun ded th roug h the no rmal hous eho ld wir ing. The fact tha t t he equi pmen t oper ate s sati sf actor il y doe s n ot i mply tha[...]

  • Page 64

    56 EU Direct iv e 2002/9 6/EC and EN5 0419 A This equipment is marked with the above recycling symbol. It means that at the end of the li f e of the e qui pment you must disp ose of it sep arat ely at an app rop riate c olle cti on poin t and no t place it in the nor mal dom estic unsor ted wa st e stre am. Th is wi ll bene fit t he envi ronme nt f[...]

  • Page 65

    Safety and Legal 57 A Lega l limitations f or copying A It i s an off ence t o make re produc tio ns of cer tain it ems or do cument s wi th the i nte nt to co mmit fra ud. Thi s memor andu m i s inten ded to be a gui de rath er than a compl ete li st. W e sugg est you ch eck with rele va nt legal au thor iti es if in do ub t ab out a pa r tic ula [...]

  • Page 66

    58 Tradem arks A The Bro ther logo is a re gister ed t rade mark of Br othe r In dustri es, Ltd . Bro ther is a regis tere d tradem ark of Br other I ndust ries , Ltd. Mul ti-F uncti on Link is a reg ister ed tr ademark of Brot her Int ern ati onal Corp orati on. © 200 8 Brothe r Ind ustr ies, Lt d. All ri ghts r eserv ed. Wi nd ows V ist a is eit[...]

  • Page 67

    59 B B Troub leshooting B If y ou thi nk ther e is a pr oblem wit h you r mac hine, check the char t bel ow and f ollow the tro ubles hoot i ng ti ps. Most proble ms can be easi ly r esolv ed by your self . If yo u need ad ditio nal hel p, the Br other Sol ution s Cen ter off ers the lat est FAQs and tro ublesh ooti ng tips . Visi t us at htt p:/ /[...]

  • Page 68

    60 Poor prin t quality Check th e prin t quality . (See Che cking th e prin t quality o n page 7 4.) Make sure that the Pri nter D rive r or Pap er T ype sett ing i n the men u matc hes th e type o f pap er yo u a re us ing . (See Prin ting for W ind ow s ® or Prin ting and Faxin g for M aci ntos h ® in th e So ft w ar e Use r' s Gu id e on [...]

  • Page 69

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 61 B Canno t perfo rm ‘2 in 1 ’ or ‘4 in 1 ’ pr int i ng. Check t hat the pape r size set ting in the app licatio n and in the p rint er drive r are the same . Pr int spe ed is too slow . Try cha nging t he prin ter dri ver setti ng. The highest resol ution need s long er dat a proce ssing, sendi ng [...]

  • Page 70

    62 Soft ware Dif ficul ties Diffic ulty Su gges ti ons Cann ot i nstal l sof twa re o r pr int Run the Re pair MF L-Pr o Suit e program on the C D-RO M. T his pr ogram w ill repai r and rei nstall th e software. ‘De vice Busy ’ Make sure t he mach ine is not show i ng an error messag e on the LC D. Cann ot p rint im ages from Fac eFi lt er Stud[...]

  • Page 71

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 63 B Error and Maintenanc e messages B As w ith a ny soph ist ica ted o ffice produ ct, e rror s may occur . If thi s happ ens, y our machine id enti fie s the e rror and sh ows an e rror messag e. Th e most co mmon er ror and mai ntena nce messages are sho wn below . You ca n corre ct mos t erro rs and ro u[...]

  • Page 72

    64 Cannot Pri nt Repl ace XX I nk One or more of the ink c artridges are empty. The machine will stop all print operations. Replace the empty ink c artridges. (See Replacing the ink cartri dges on page 69.) Cover is O pen The scanner cover is not close d comp le tely. Lift the scanner cover and then c l ose it again. Data R emai ning Print data is [...]

  • Page 73

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 65 B No Paper Fed The machine is out of paper or paper is not proper l y loaded in the paper tray, or the J am Clean Cover is not clos ed properly. Do one of the foll owi ng:  Refill the paper i n the paper tray, and then press Mono St art or Co lour Start .  Remove the paper and load i t again and the[...]

  • Page 74

    66 Doc umen t ja m (DCP -18 5C onl y) B Doc ument s c an jam in th e ADF uni t if th ey are not in serted or fed pr operl y, or if the y ar e too lo ng. Fol low the step s bel ow to cle ar a doc ument j am. Do cu me nt is ja m me d i n t he t op o f the ADF unit B a Take ou t a ny p ap er f rom the A D F th at is not jammed. b Op en the ADF cove r.[...]

  • Page 75

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 67 B Printe r jam or paper jam B Take ou t the j ammed pap er de pendi ng on wher e it is jam med in th e machi ne. Op en a nd close the scanner cover t o clear the error. a Pu ll th e pap er tr ay (1) ou t of th e mac hine. b Pul l out the jammed p aper ( 1) and pr ess Stop /Exit . c Res et t he machi ne by[...]

  • Page 76

    68 f Us ing bot h hand s, use th e finge r hol ds on both si des o f the ma chin e to lif t the scanner cover (1) until it locks secu rely i n the op en pos itio n. Mak e sure that the re is no j ammed pap er lef t insi de t he mac hine under t he pl asti c cover s. Chec k bot h ends of the pr int c arri age. Note • If t he p aper i s jamm ed un [...]

  • Page 77

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 69 B Routine main tenance B Repl acing the ink cartri dges B Your mac hi ne is equi ppe d wi th an ink d ot counter. The ink dot counter a ut o maticall y mo ni tor s t he lev el of ink in e ach o f th e 4 cart rid ges. When the mach ine det ects an i nk cart rid ge is ru nning out of in k, t he ma chine w i[...]

  • Page 78

    70 d Tu rn the gr een kno b on the pr otect ive yell ow cap clockwise until i t clicks as to re leas e the s eal vac uum, then re move the cap (1). e Each co l our has its own correct position. Ins ert the ink cart ridg e in the di rect ion of the arrow on t he label . f Ge ntly pus h th e ink ca rtri dge unt il i t clicks, a nd then close the ink [...]

  • Page 79

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 71 B Once you open an ink cart ridge, in stal l it in the ma chi ne and u se it u p wi thi n six month s of i nsta llat ion . Us e unope ned i nk car tri dges by the exp i rat ion da te w rit ten on the cart ri dge p ackage. D O N OT di sm an tle or ta m per w ith th e in k cart ri dge, t his c an cause th e[...]

  • Page 80

    72 Clea ning the scanner B a Li ft the doc ument cove r (1 ). C lean the sc anner gla ss (2) an d whi te pla stic (3) wi th a sof t lin t-fr ee cl oth moi stene d with a non- f lam m ab le gl ass cle a ner . b (D CP-185 C onl y) In t he ADF uni t, cl ean th e whit e bar (1) and t he gla ss st rip (2) w ith a so ft l i nt-f ree cl oth moi stene d wi[...]

  • Page 81

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 73 B Cleaning the paper pick-up roll er B a Pul l the pa per tr ay comp letel y out of t he mac hine. b Unpl ug t he mac hine f rom the el ect rica l soc ket a nd o pen t he J am Clear Co ver (1) a t t he back of the mac hine. c Cl ean th e Paper Pic k-up Rol le r (1 ) wit h is opr op yl alc oho l on a c ott[...]

  • Page 82

    74 Checking the print quality B If f aded or st reaked c olou rs and text appea r on y our outp ut, some of the noz zles may be clo gged. You can chec k thi s by pri nti ng the Pri nt Quali ty Chec k Sheet and loo king at the nozzle ch eck pattern . a Pr e ss I nk M an ag em en t . b Pr e ss a or b to choose Test Prin t . Pr e ss OK . c Pr e ss a o[...]

  • Page 83

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 75 B Checki ng the print alignm ent B Yo u m ay ne ed to ad jus t th e pri nt ali gnm e nt afte r tr ansp ort ing th e machi ne, if your p rin ted tex t b ecomes blur red o r i mages beco me fade d. a Press Ink Man age ment . b Press a or b to ch o ose Tes t Print . Press OK . c Press a or b to ch o ose Ali [...]

  • Page 84

    76 Machine In formation B Checki ng th e seri al number B You c an see the ma chi ne’s se ria l numb er on the LC D . a Pr e ss Menu . b Pr e ss a or b to choose 4.Machin e Info. Pr e ss OK . c Pr e ss a or b t o choose 1 .Serial No. Pr e ss OK . XXXX XX X d Pr e ss Stop/Exi t . Packing and shipp ing the ma chine B When y ou tra nspor t the mac h[...]

  • Page 85

    Troubleshooting a nd Routine Maintenance 77 B CAUT ION Mak e sure tha t the pl ast ic t abs on bot h sid es of th e gre en prote cti ve pa rt (1 ) hav e securely clicke d into place (2). If y ou are no t able to f ind the gr een pr ot ecti ve p art, D O N OT r emo v e th e ink cartridges b e fore sh ip pin g . It is essenti a l that the mac hin e b[...]

  • Page 86

    78 h Pac k the p rinte d materi al s in the origi nal ca rton as sh own be low. Do no t pack th e us ed ink c artr id ges in th e cart on. i Cl ose th e cart on and tap e it shut .[...]

  • Page 87

    79 C C On-screen progr amming C Your machi ne is de sig ned to be eas y to op era te w ith L C D on -sc ree n pro gr am mi ng usi ng the me nu keys . User -fri endly pro grammi ng he lps you ta ke f ul l advan tage of all the menu sele cti ons yo ur machi ne has t o offe r. Sin ce your prog rammi ng is d one on the LCD, we have created step-by-step[...]

  • Page 88

    80 To acc ess th e menu mode : a Pr e ss Menu . b Choo s e a n op tion . You can scr oll more quic kly thr ough each me n u l eve l b y pressing a or b for the d i rec tio n you w a nt. 1.Co py 2.Ph ot oC ap ture 3.Pr in t Re po rts 4.Ma ch in e In fo. 0.In it ia l Se tup c Pr e ss OK whe n that optio n appea rs on the L C D. Th e LCD wil l then s [...]

  • Page 89

    Menu and Featu r es 81 C Menu Table C The men u tabl e wil l help y ou und erstan d the men u sele ction s and o ption s tha t ar e found in t he mach ine' s pr ogr ams. T he fa ctor y s etti ngs are shown in Bo ld w ith an a ster isk. Choo se & OK Choo se & OK to ac cep t to ex it Mai n Menu Sub menu Me nu Sel ect ions Opt ions Des cr[...]

  • Page 90

    82 2.P hotoCapt ure 1. Print Quality — Normal Photo * Selec ts the pri nt qual ity. 36 2.Paper Type — Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Other Glossy * Selec ts the pa per typ e. 36 3.Paper Size — Letter A4 10x15cm * 13x18cm Selec ts the paper size. 36 4.Print Size — 8 x 10cm 9 x 13cm 10x15cm 13x18cm 15 x 20cm Max. Size * Selec ts the pr[...]

  • Page 91

    Menu and Featu r es 83 C 2.Ph otoCaptur e (C onti nued) 5.C olor Enhance Enhance:On Enhance:Off * 1.Brightness - nnnno + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Ad jus ts th e br ig htn ess . 37 2.Contrast - nnnno + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Adj usts the cont rast. 3 7 3.White Balance - nnnno + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - on[...]

  • Page 92

    84 2.P hotoCapt ure (C ontin ued) 8.Date Print — On Off * Prin ts the date on your photo . 39 0. Scan to Med ia 1.Quality B/W 200x100 dpi B/W 200 dpi Color 150 dpi * Color 300 dpi Color 600 dpi Selec ts the Sc an resol ution fo r your ty pe of doc ument. 40 2.B/W File Type TIFF * PDF Selec ts the de fault file forma t f or b lack a nd white scann[...]

  • Page 93

    Menu and Featu r es 85 C 0.Initial Setup 1.Date&Time — — P ut s the da te an d time on your ma chine. See Qu ick Setu p Guide 2.L CD Contr ast — Light Dark * Adj usts the c ontr ast o f the LCD. 19 3.Sleep Mode — 10 Mins 5 Mins * 3 Mins 2 Mins 1 Min 60 Mins 30 Mins You can ch oose h ow long the machi ne must be idle befo re i t g oes in[...]

  • Page 94

    86 D General D Sp ecific ati on s D Printer Type Ink jet Print Metho d Black: Col our: Pi ezo wi th 94 × 1 nozz le Pi ezo wi th 94 × 3 nozz les Memo ry Capaci ty 32 MB LC D (Liq u id C r yst al Di sp la y) 16 cha racter s × 1 line Power Sour ce AC 220 to 240 V 50 /6 0 Hz Pow er Cons um ption DCP- 145C O ff M ode: Slee p Mode: Standb y: Operat in[...]

  • Page 95

    Specific ati ons 87 D Dim ensions (D CP-14 5C 1 , DCP- 163C, DCP-165 C and DCP- 1 67C) D 1 The DC P-1 45C onl y suppor ts USB Flash mem ory dr ive. (DCP-1 85C) D W eight DCP-145 C, DCP-163 C , DCP-1 65C and DCP-1 67C 7.1k g DCP- 185C 7. 8 kg Nois e Opera ting: 50 dB or les s 1 Nois e per I SO 9296 Op era ting: D C P-14 5C L WA d = 59.0 dB ( A) (Mon[...]

  • Page 96

    88 1 This dep end s on prin ting co nditions . AD F (a utom ati c do cum ent fe ed er ) (DCP-185C only) Up to 1 5 pag es Rec ommended Env iron ment f or Best Result s: Temp eratu re: 20 ° C - 30 ° C Hum i dity : 50 % - 7 0% Paper : 80 g/m 2 Pape r Tray 100 She ets 8 0 g/m 2[...]

  • Page 97

    Specific ati ons 89 D Pri nt media D 1 Use on ly tra nspare ncies recom men ded f or ink jet prin ting. 2 For glossy pape r or tra nspare ncies, we r ecom mend rem oving printed pa ges fro m the outp ut pape r tray imm ediat ely aft er they exi t the machi ne to avo id smud ging. 3 See Paper type an d size for each oper atio n on page 15. Pape r In[...]

  • Page 98

    90 Copy D Col our / M onochrom e Yes/Yes Docu ment Size (DCP-185 C onl y) ADF W i dth: 148 m m t o 216 mm (DC P-185C on ly) ADF Lengt h: 148 mm to 355. 6 mm Scan ner Glas s Wid th: Max . 21 5.9 mm Scan ner Glas s Length : Max . 297 mm Mu l tiple C opi es Stacks up to 99 pages Sort s up to 99 p ages (M onochr ome onl y) (DCP -185 C only ) Enla rge/R[...]

  • Page 99

    Specific ati ons 91 D Photo Capture C enter™ D Note The DC P-145C o nly sup por ts USB Fla sh memor y drive s. 1 Memo ry card s, ad apter s an d U SB Flash mem ory d rive are not inclu ded . 2 16MB to 2GB 3 4GB to 8GB 4 xD- Pictur e Card™ Con ventio nal Ca rd from 16M B to 512MB xD-Pic ture C a rd™ Type M from 2 56 MB to 2 GB xD-Pi cture Ca r[...]

  • Page 100

    92 Pict Bri dge D C om pat ib ilit y Supp orts th e Camer a & Imagi ng Produc ts Assoc iat ion Pict Bridge stan dard C IPA DC- 001. Vi sit http :/ /w ww.c ipa .jp/ pi ctb ridg e for more information. In ter fac e PictBrid ge (USB) Port[...]

  • Page 101

    Specific ati ons 93 D Scanner D 1 Windo ws ® X P in this User ’s Gu ide i ncludes Wi ndows ® X P Ho me E dit io n, W in do ws ® X P Profess ion al, a nd W indow s ® XP Pro fessio nal x64 Ed itio n. 2 Maximu m 1200 × 1200 d pi sca nning w hen u sin g the W IA D rive r f or Window s ® XP, and Wi ndo ws V ista ® (resol utio n up to 1920 0 × [...]

  • Page 102

    94 Pri n ter D 1 Based on Brot her standa rd p at tern. A4 s ize i n draft mode . 2 When y ou se t the B o rde rless featur e to On. 3 Se e Paper type and size for each op erat ion o n pag e 15. Pr int er Dr iv er Wind ows ® 20 00 Profe ssio nal/XP/ XP Prof ession al x6 4 Editio n/ Wind ows Vi sta ® drive r sup p ort in g Br othe r N at ive Com p[...]

  • Page 103

    Specific ati ons 95 D Interfaces D 1 Your mac hine ha s a F ull- speed U SB 2. 0 int erfa ce. Th is int erfa ce is com pat ible w ith Hi -Spe ed U SB 2.0; ho wever, the max imum data tran sfer rate w ill be 12 M bits/s . The mach in e can also be co nne cted t o a compu te r that has a U SB 1. 1 inte rface . 2 Third pa rty USB por ts are n ot su pp[...]

  • Page 104

    96 Com puter re quiremen ts D SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS Co mput er Platfor m & Operating System Ver si on S up por ted P C Softwa re Fu nc tio ns PC In te r fa c e Pr oc es so r Mini m um Speed Mi n i mu m RAM Recomm e nd ed RA M Har d Disk S pace to install For Drivers Fo r Appli cations Wi nd ows ® Op er at i n g Sys[...]

  • Page 105

    Specific ati ons 97 D Consumable it ems D Ink T he machin e uses indivi dua l Bla ck, Yel low, Cyan and Magent a ink cart rid ges tha t ar e sepa rate f rom the pr int hea d assem bly. Ser vice Life of Ink Car trid ge The f irs t time you i nsta ll a s et of i nk car tri dges the ma chi ne will use an am o u nt of ink to fill the ink de l iver y tu[...]

  • Page 106

    98 Wh at is Inn obe lla ™ ? Inno bel la ™ is a r ange of gen uine con sumabl es off ered by Br oth er. The na me "Inno bel la™" der iv es fro m th e wor ds "In novat ion" and "Bel la" ( meani ng "Be auti ful " in Ita lia n) and is a repr esent ation of t he "in nova t i ve" t echnol ogy pro vi[...]

  • Page 107

    99 E This is a co mpre hensive li st of featur es and terms that a ppear in Bro ther ma nual s. Availa bil ity of thes e fea tures de pends on the model you pur cha sed. E Glos sary E ADF (autom atic d ocument feede r) The docume nt ca n be plac ed in t he AD F and s canned one pa ge at a t ime automatica lly. Brightn ess Chang ing the Brig htness [...]

  • Page 108

    Index 100 F A ADF (au tomat ic doc ument fe eder ) ... ... ..... 17 Apple ® Maci ntos h ® See Sof tware User' s Guid e on the CD- RO M. ... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ...... .... ... ...... ... ... C Cl eanin g pape r pick -up r oller .... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ..... 73 pr int he ad ... ... ... ....... ... ... ...... ... .... ... ....[...]

  • Page 109

    101 F P Paper . .... ... ... ...... .... ... ...... ... ... .... ...... .. 13 , 89 capacity .. ... ... ....... ... ... ... ...... .... ... ...... ... ... 1 6 lo ading ... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ...... .... ... ...... ... .... . 8 size ..... ... ...... ... .... ...... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ...... 15 size of document .... ... ... ...... ..[...]

  • Page 110

    102 T Temp orar y copy set ting s .. ... ...... .... ... ...... .. 22 Tr ans parenci es ...... .... ...... ... ... ... ....... . 16 , 89 Tr oubl esho oting .. ... .... ...... ... ... ....... ... ... ... .. 59 checki n g ink volume ... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ..... 75 doc ument jam .. ... .... ...... ... ... ... ....... ... ... .. 66 error messa[...]

  • Page 111

    Visit us on the World W ide Web http://w ww.brother.com This machine is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother comp ani es or their dealers will onl y support machines purch s ed in their own cou ntries.[...]