Brother DCP-375CW manual

USER’S GUIDE DCP-375 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 : Model Numbe r: DCP - 375C W Seri al N umb er : 1 Dat e of P ur c ha se : Pl ac e o f P u r ch as e : 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 rece ipt a s a perm ane nt re cord[...]

i Brother numbers IMPORT ANT 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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v Brot her ® One-Y ear Limite d W arran ty a nd Rep lace ment S er vice (USA Only ) Ma ch ine a nd/o r ac c ompa ny ing C onsum a ble and Ac cess ory Ite ms an d use r efur bi sh ed par ts pr ovid ed s uch r epl ac ement prod uc ts con for m to th e m anuf act urer ’s spe ci fic ation s fo r new prod uc t/par ts . The r epa ir ed or rep lac eme [...]

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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 24 Ho w t o co py ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. 2 4 Mak in g a si ngl e co p y .... ... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .. [...]

ix Section V Appendix es A S afe ty a nd L ega l 46 Ch oosi ng a lo ca tio n .... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... . 46 To us e th e m ac hine sa fel y . .. .. ... .. .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .[...]

x D Specif icat ions 91 Gen er al . .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. 9 1 Pri nt m ed ia . .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .[...]

Section I General I General Informati on 2 Loa ding pa per and d ocum ents 9 General Setup 20[...]

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. Genera l Information 1 Bold Bold type face identif ies speci[...]

General Info rmation 3 1 Ac ces sing the Software User’s Gu ide and Netw ork User’s Guid e 1 This User’s Guid e does not contain all the informa tion ab out t he machi ne such as how to use the advanced features of the Printer , Scanner and Net work. When you ar e ready to learn detailed information about these operations , rea d the S oftwar[...]

Chapter 1 4 How to f i nd S cann i ng ins t ru ct ion s 1 There ar e s eve r al ways you can scan doc um ents. You can find the inst r uction s as fol low s: Sof tware User’s Guide  Scanning (Windows ® 2000 Professi onal/ Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ® )  ControlCen ter3 (Windows ® 2000 Professi onal/ Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ?[...]

General Info rmation 5 1 H ow to f ind S ca nn ing i ns tru ct ions 1 There are sever al ways you can scan documents. You can find t he inst ructions as fol lows : S of t w a r e U ser ’ s G uid e  Scannin g (M ac O S X 1 0.3 .9 or g re ater)  ControlC enter2 (M ac O S X 1 0.3 .9 or g re ater)  Network S cann ing (M ac O S X 1 0.3 .9 or [...]

Chapter 1 6  To acc ess the Brother CreativeCent er (http: //www.brot her.com/c r eati v ece nt er/ ) for FREE photo pr ojects and printabl e downloads , cli c k B rot her CreativeCe nter .  To retu rn to t he Top Menu , click Back or if you are fini s hed, click Exi t .[...]

General Info rmation 7 1 Control pane l ove rvie w 1 1 Copy keys: Lets you tempor arily c hange the copy s ett ings when in copy mode.  Copy Op tion s Yo u can quic kly and ea sily select tempor ary setti ngs for copying.  Enlarge/Reduce Lets you enl arge or reduc e copies dependi ng o n the rati o you sele ct.  Cop y Qua lity Use this key[...]

Chapter 1 8 8 Photo C a pture Lets you a ccess the Photo Captu re Center ® mode. 9 LCD (liquid crystal d ispla y) Displ ays message s on the screen to help y ou set up and use y our mac hine. 10 Warning LE D Blin ks in orange w hen the LCD displays an error or an impor tant status mes sage. Warn ing LE D indication s 1 The Stat us LED (Light E mit[...]

9 2 2 L oading pape r and other print m edia 2 a Pull the p aper tray (1) out of the machine. b Lift the output paper tray c over (1). c With b oth hands , gently pr ess and slide the pape r side g uides (1) and the n the pap er length guide (2) to fit the paper s ize. Make sure that th e triangu lar marks (3) on the paper side gui des (1) and pape[...]

Chapter 2 10 d Fan the stack of paper well t o avoid paper jams and m isfeeds. IMPORT ANT 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 fir st. Check that the paper is fla t in the tray. IMPORT ANT Be careful t hat you do not push the paper in too f ar; it may l ift a[...]

Loading pa per and doc ume nts 11 2 i While holdi ng the paper tray in place , pull o ut th e paper s upport (1) un til it clicks and u nfold the paper support flap (2). IMPORT ANT DO NO T use the paper support f lap for Legal si z e paper . Loading env elo pes and postca rds 2 Abo ut en ve lo pe s 2  Use envelop es that weigh fro m 20 to 25 lb [...]

Chapter 2 12 Loa ding envel o pes a nd postcards 2 a Before loa ding, press the corners and sides of envel opes or postcards to m ake them as flat as possib le. Note If envelope s or postcards are ‘double- feeding ’, put one e nvelope or postca rd in the paper tray at a ti m e. b Put envelopes or post cards into the pap er tr ay wi th the ad dr[...]

Loading pa per and doc ume nts 13 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 unprin table areas on cut sheet paper and envelope s. The machine can print in the shaded areas o f c ut sheet pa per on ly when t he Bor derless p rint feat ure is available and tu rn[...]

Chapter 2 14 Accep table paper and other print medi a 2 The print qualit y can be affect ed by the type of paper you use in the machine. 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, transp[...]

Loading pa per and doc ume nts 15 2 Ha ndling and us ing prin t me d ia 2  Stor e paper i n its o rigina l packaging, and keep it seal ed. Keep the pa per flat and away fro m moistu re, direct sunlight and heat.  Avoid to uching the shiny (coat ed) side of photo paper. L oad phot o paper wi th t he shin y side faci ng down.  Avoid to uchin[...]

Chapter 2 16 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 Phot o Ca ptur e Printer Cut S heet Letter 8 1/2 × 11 i n. (216 × 27 9 mm) Yes Y es Yes A4 8.3 × 11.7 in. (210 × 29 7 mm) Yes Yes Yes Legal 8 1/2 × 14 i n. (216 × 35 6 mm) Yes – Yes Exec utive 7 1/4 × 10 1 /2[...]

Loading pa per and doc ume nts 17 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 BP 71 69 lb ( 260 g/m 2 ) p aper is es peci all y de si gned f or B rot he r in kjet mac hi nes. Pape r Type Weigh t T hickn ess No. of sheet s Cut Sheet Plain P aper 17 to 32 l b (64 to 120 g /m 2 ) [...]

Chapter 2 18 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 left and top, p[...]

Loading pa per and doc ume nts 19 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 unscannabl e a reas. Usage Doc umen t Size Top (1 ) Bo ttom ( 2) Le ft (3 ) Right (4) Copy Letter 0.12 in. (3 mm) 0.12 in. (3 m m) A4 0.12 in. (3 mm) 0.12 in. (3 m m) Scan Letter 0 .12 in. (3 [...]

20 3 LCD display 3 Chan ging L CD lan gua ge 3 You can change th e LCD language. a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to choose 0.Initial Setup . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to choose 0.Local Language . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choose y our lan guage. Pres s OK . e Pres s Stop/Ex it . I m pr ovin g the LCD cont r ast 3 You can adj ust the LCD cont[...]

Gene ral Setup 21 3 Printing Reports 3 The followi ng r epor t s are availab le:  Help List A help list showing how to progr am y our machin e.  User Settings Lists your settin gs.  Network Config Lists your Net work set t ings . Ho w to print a re po rt 3 a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose 4.Print Reports . Press OK . c Press a or b[...]

Chapter 3 22[...]

Section II Cop y II Making copies 24[...]

24 4 How to copy 4 You can use you r machine as a copier , makin g up t o 99 copi es at a time. Making a single c opy 4 a Load your docum ent . (See Loading doc uments on pag e 18.) b Pres s Black Star t or Col or Start . Ma king m ulti ple cop ies 4 You can ma k e up to 99 copies in one print run. a Load your docum ent . (See Loading doc uments on[...]

Making c opies 25 4 Ch ang ing copy qua lity 4 You can select f rom a range of qualit y settings. The default set ting i s Normal . To t em p or ar i l y change the qual ity setting, follow the in s truc tions b elow: a Load y our docum ent. b Press Copy Quality repeat edly to choose Fast , Normal or Best . c Press Black Start or Color S tart . To [...]

Chapter 4 26 To enla rge or reduce th e next copy follo w the ins tructions below: a Load your docum ent . b Pres s Enl arg e/Re duc e . c Do one of the following:  Press a or b to choose the enlar gement or reduction r at io you want. Press OK .  Press a or b to choose Custom(25-400%) . P ress OK . Press a or b r epeatedly to enter an enlar [...]

Making c opies 27 4 d Press a or b to c hoose 2i n1( P ) , 2i n1( L ) , 4i n1( P ) , 4i n1( L ) , Poster(3 x 3) or Off(1 in 1) . Press OK . e Press Black Start t o scan t he document . You c an also press Color S tart if you are using th e Poster layou t. If you are makin g a poster, the machine sc ans the pages and start s printing . f After the m[...]

Chapter 4 28 Adjusting Brightness a nd Co nt ras t 4 Brig htne ss 4 To t emporarily chan ge the bright ness set ting, foll ow the instruc t ions below: a Load your docum ent . b Enter the nu m ber of copies you want . c Pres s Co py O pt ion s and a or b to choose Brightness . Pres s OK . - nnon n + e d Pres s a to make a li ghter copy or press b t[...]

Making c opies 29 4 Pape r op tions 4 Pap er Ty pe 4 If you are copying on special paper , be sure to select the type of paper you are using so you will get the best print quality. a Load y our docum ent. b Enter the number of copies yo u want. c Press Copy Options and a or b to choose Paper Type . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose the t y pe of [...]

Chapter 4 30[...]

Section III Dire ct Pr int ing III Pho toCap ture Center ® : Prin ti ng ph otos fr om a memory card 32[...]

32 5 PhotoCapture Center ® Operations 5 Pr inti n g fr o m a memor y card 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 media. (See How t o p rin t fro m a memory card on page 34.) Sc anni ng t o a mem or y car d without a PC 5 You can sca n documen t s and save them [...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 33 5 M emo ry ca rds an d fo lder stru ctur es 5 Your mac hine is design ed to be c ompatibl e with moder n dig ital camer a image files and memory cards; however , please read the points below to avoid er rors:  The i mage fil e extension must be .JPG (other image file ext ension[...]

Chapter 5 34 How to print from a memory card 5 Befor e printing a photo you must fir s t print a thumbnai l index to choose the number of th e photo you want to print . F ollow th e ins tructions below t o start print ing directly from your memory card: a Make sure you have put th e memory card in the p roper slot. For exam ple, the LCD will show t[...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 35 5 d Press a or b to choose the t y pe of pap er you are using, Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71 or Other Glossy . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose the paper size you are using, Letter or A4 . Press OK . f Press Color Start to p rint . Printin g Photos 5 Before you can [...]

Chapter 5 36 The print ing positions when us ing Letter paper are shown bel ow. D POF pri nti ng 5 DPOF stand s for Digital Pri nt O rder Format . Maj or digit al camera manufactu r ers (Canon Inc. , E astman Ko dak Compa ny, F UJIFI LM Cor poration, P anasonic Cor porati on and Sony Corpor ation) creat ed this stan dard to make it easier to print [...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 37 5 PhotoCapture Ce nter ® pri nt settings 5 These setting s will remain unti l you chang e them again. Print quality 5 a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose 1.Print Quality . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Normal or Phot[...]

Chapter 5 38 C olor En hanc ement (Tr ue 2L ife ® ) 5 You can turn on th e color enhanc ement feat ure to print more vivid images. Brig htne ss 5 a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to choose 5.True2Life . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choose True2Life:On (or True2Life:Off ). Pres s OK .  If y[...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 39 5 Shar pnes s 5 You can enhance the focus of an image by adjusting th e sharpn ess. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose 5.True2Life . Press OK . d Press a or b t o c hoose True2Life:On (or True2Life:Off ). Press OK .  If[...]

Chapter 5 40 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 be automat ically cropped . The def ault setting is On . If yo u want to pri nt the whol e imag e, turn this se tting to Off . If you are also using the Borderle s s setting, turn Borderless to Off . (S ee Bord er[...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 41 5 Scan to a mem or y card 5 You can scan b lack & white and col or documents int o a memory card. Black and white docum ents will be stored in P DF ( *.PD F) o r T IF F (* .T IF) fil e f or m ats. Color document s may be stored in PDF (*.PD F) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. The[...]

Chapter 5 42 Chan ging the black & w hite file format 5 a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to choose 0.Scan to Media . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choose 2.B/W File Type . Pres s OK . e Pres s a or b to choose TIFF or PDF . Pres s OK . f Pres s Stop/Ex it . C h a n gin g the col or file f o[...]

Section IV Software IV Software an d Network featu res 44[...]

44 6 The CD-ROM inc ludes the Softwar e User’ s Guide and Network User’s G uide fo r features ava ilable when connected t o a compu t er (f or exa m ple, printing and sc anning). T he guide has easy to use links that , when clicked, will take you direct ly to a pa rticular se ction. You can fi nd info r mation on th ese featur es:  Printing [...]

Section V Appendixes V Safety and Leg al 46 Trou blesh ooting a nd Ro utine Maintena nce 56 M enu a nd Feat ures 78 Specifi cations 91[...]

46 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 9 5 ° F (1 0 ° C and 35 ° C). WARNIN G DO NOT put the machine near heat ers, air condit ione[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 47 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. WARNIN G 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.[...]

48 Unplug th is product from the wal l outlet bef ore cl eaning the inside of the machine. If the machi ne become s hot, relea s es smok e, or generat es any stron g smell s , immediat ely unplug the m achine f rom the A C pow er outlet . Cal l Brother Customer Service. (See Brother numbe rs on page i.) If met al objects, water or other liqui ds ge[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 49 A CAUTIO N DO NOT put yo ur hands on the e dge of the machin e under the s c anner c over. D oing th is may c a us e i nj u r y. DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the paper tray cover under the paper t r ay cover. Doin g this may cause inj ury. DO NOT touc h t he area shaded in t he illust ration. Doing this may cause inj u[...]

50 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 machi ne by holding the scan ner cover or t he Jam Clear Cov er. 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 po[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 51 A 10 DO NOT place anything in front of the machine t hat will bloc k printin g. DO NOT pl ace anything in the path of pri nt ing. 11 Never push objects of any kind in to th is produc t throu gh cab inet slots , since they may touch danger ous voltage points or short out parts resulting in the risk of f ire or electric s hock. [...]

52 Feder al Com mu nica tions Co mmi ssion ( FCC ) Dec lar ation of Conform ity (US A only) A dec lares, that the produc t s Produ ct Name: DCP-375CW compl y with Par t 15 of the FCC Rul es. Oper at ion is subject t o the follow ing two condi tions: (1) This dev ice may not cause harmful i nterferenc e, and ( 2) th is device must acc ept any interf[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 53 A Brother can n ot accept any finan cial or other respon si bili t ies that may be the result of your use of this informati o n, incl u ding direct , speci al or consequ en tial damages. There are no warranti es extended or granted by this document . This machine has bee n certified to comply with FCC stan d ards, which are ap[...]

54 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 55 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. Windows V ista i s either a regis t e r ed t rademark o r a trad emark of Mi[...]

56 B Troubleshooting B IMPORT ANT For technic al help, you must call the count ry where you bought t he machine. Calls must be made from with in that countr y . 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 57 B P oor pr int q ua lit y Ch eck the pri nt qual ity . ( See Ch eck in g the pri nt qual it y on page 73.) Make s u re that the Pr inter Driver or Paper Type setting in the m enu matc hes the t ype of pap er you ar e usin g. (Se e Printi ng f or Wind ows ® or P rin tin g an d Fa xing for Ma cint osh i[...]

58 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-Directio n al Pri n ting for W indo w s ® or Bi-Directional Pri nting for Mac int osh. Mak e s ure you are u si ng Ge nui ne B rot her Inno bel la™ Ink . Cannot perfo rm ‘2 in 1 ’ or ‘4 in 1 ’ pri nti ng . Ch eck that th[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 59 B OCR do es n ot w ork. T ry incr easi ng t he s can ner res olu ti on. Fit to Pa ge does no t wor k prop erl y. Mak e su re the doc ume nt is not ske wed on the sca nn er g la ss. R ep osit ion t he doc ume nt an d try aga in. Softw are Diffic ultie s Diffic ulty Sugg esti ons Ca nnot in stal l s oft [...]

60 Netwo r k Dif fic ul tie s Dif ficulty Sugg est ions Ca nnot pri nt ove r th e net work. 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 Network Config uratio n list (see Pri nti ng Re por ts on page 2 1. ) an d ch ec k th e cu rre nt Net work set tin gs p rin te d in thi s l ist . R eco nnec t t h[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 61 B Error and Routine Ma intenance mes sag es B As with any sophis t icated office prod uct, err ors may occur . If this happens, your machine identifies the problem and shows a message. The most common error and maint enance m essag es are shown below. You can correct most err ors and clear routine main[...]

62 Cannot Detect Y ou instal led a new ink too fas t and mac hine did not d etec t it. Tak e out the new ink car tridge and rei nstall it slow ly until it cli cks. If you are using ge neric in k the machine c annot detec t th e ink cartridge. Us e a new G enuine Br other Innobella™ Ink Cartridge. I f the er ror is not cleare d, call Brother Cu st[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 63 B Clean Unable 46 T he ink absorber box or fl ushing box is full. These co mponen ts are periodic mainte nanc e items that may requi re replac ement a fter a period of ti me to ensure o ptimum perform ance fro m your Br other machine. T he ne ed to repl ace these items and the ti me pe riod before r ep[...]

64 Init Unable 46 (Se e Clean Unable 46 in this tabl e.) (See Clean Un able 46 i n this table.) (See Cle an Unable 46 i n this tabl e.) Ink Low Black Ink Low Yellow Ink Low Cyan Ink Low Magenta One o r more of th e ink car tridges are near the e nd of their l ife. Or der a new ink car tridge. You can con tinue printi ng un til the LCD d ispl ay sho[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 65 B Paper Jam Paper i s jammed i n the ma chine. Open the J a m Clear Cover (at the back of the mac hine) a nd pull out the jam med paper b y followi ng the steps in Printer jam or pape r jam on page 66 . Make sure the paper le ngth guide is adjusted to the cor rect pap er size . Print Unable XX (If the [...]

66 Printer jam or pa per ja m B Take out t he jammed pap er de pending on wher e it is jammed i n the machine. a Pull the pa per tray ( 1) out of the machine. b Pull out the jammed paper (1) a nd press Stop /Exit . c Reset the mac hine by lif ting the scanner cover f rom the f ront of the machi ne and t he n cl os e it .  If you cannot remove th[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 67 B f Lift the scan ner cover (1) from t he front of the m achine until it locks s ecur ely in the o pen pos ition. Make sur e that jamm ed paper is not left insi de the m achine. IMPORT ANT • If the paper is jammed under the print head, unpl ug the mac hine from the power source, and t hen move t he p[...]

68 Routine m aintenanc e B R eplac ing t he i nk cart ridg es B Your mac hine is equipped with an ink dot cou nter. The ink dot counter automat ically moni tors the level of ink in each of the 4 cart ridges. When the machi ne detects an ink cart ridge is running out of ink, the machine will tell you w it h a messa ge on the LCD. The LCD wi ll tell [...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 69 B d Turn the green k nob on the protec t ive yell ow cap clockwis e until it cli ck s to relea s e the vacu um seal, then remove the cap ( 1). e Each color has its own correct position. Inser t the ink cartridg e in t he directi on of the a rrow on the label. f Gently push in the ink c artridge unti l [...]

70 IMPORT ANT • DO NOT take out ink cart r idges if you do not need to replace th em . If you do so, it may redu ce the ink qu antity and the machine wil l not know the quantit y of ink left in the cart ridge. • DO NOT touch the cartridge ins ertion slots. If you do so, the in k may stain your skin. • If ink gets on your skin or clothi ng imm[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 71 B Clea ni ng t he sc anne r gl ass B a Lift the document cover (1). Clean the scanner glas s ( 2) and white plast ic ( 3) with a soft li nt-free cloth moistened wit h a non-flam mable glass cleaner. Note In addit ion to cleaning the scanner glas s with a non- f lam m able glass cl eaner, run your fi ng[...]

72 C lea ning the pa per pi ck-u p roll ers B a Pull the pape r tray c ompletely o ut of the machine. b Unplug the machine fro m the AC power outlet and open the J am Clear Co ver (1) at the back of the machine. c Clean t he Paper Pick-up Rol lers (1) wit h isopropyl alcoh ol on a cotton swab. d Close the Jam Clear Cov er. Make sure the cover i s c[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 73 B Ch ec king the prin t quality B If faded or streaked c olors and text appe ar o n your output, som e of the nozzle s may be clogged. You can check t his by pr inting t he Print Qualit y Check She et and look ing at the nozzle chec k pattern . a Press In k . b Press a or b to choose Test Print . Press[...]

74 C hecki ng t he p rint ali gnmen t B You may ne ed to adjus t the print a lignment aft er transpor ting the machin e, or if your pri nted text becomes blurr ed or images bec om e f aded. a Pres s In k . b Pres s a or b to choose Test Print . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to choose Alignment . Pres s OK . d Pres s Black Star t or Col or Start . The[...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 75 B Mac hine I nformatio n B Ch ec ki ng the se ri al num b er B You can see the mac hine’s serial number on the LCD. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose 5.Machine Info. Press OK . c Press a or b to choose 1.Serial No. Press OK . XXXX XXXX X d Press Sto p/Ex it . Reset B The followi ng r ese t fun[...]

76 Packing a nd sh ipping the machi ne B When you trans port the machine, use t he pac k ing material s that c ame wit h your machi ne. If you do not pack the machine pro perly, any damage that may occur in trans it will not b e covered by y our warranty. IMPORT ANT It is impor tant to allow the machine to ‘park’ t he print head aft er a print [...]

Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 77 B f Lift the scanner c over (1) to release the lock. Gently pus h the s canner cover support down (2) and c lose t he scanner cover (3). g Wrap the machi ne in t he bag. h Pack t he machi ne and the printed materi als in the origi nal carton with the origi nal packing materi al as shown below. Do not p[...]

78 C On-scr een 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 ou ta ke full advant age of 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 tru[...]

Menu and F eatur es 79 C To access the menu mode: a Press Me nu . b Choose an opt ion. You can scroll more quickly through each menu level by pressi ng a or b for the d irection y ou wan t. 1.Co py 2.Ph otoC apture 3.Ne twor k 4.Pr int Rep orts 5.Ma chin e Info. 0.In itia l Setup c Press OK when t hat optio n appears on the L CD. The LC D will then[...]

80 Menu Table C The menu tabl e will help you underst and the menu selections and opt ions that are found in the machi ne's progr ams. T he factor y settin gs are s hown in Bold wit h an ast erisk. Choos e & OK Choose & OK to accept to exit Mai n Me nu Su bmen u Menu Sele ctio ns Opti ons D escri pti ons Pa ge 1.Copy 1.Paper T ype — [...]

Menu and F eatur es 81 C 2. Pho toCaptur e 1. Print Qu ality — Normal Photo * Sel ects th e pri nt qu ali ty. 37 2.Paper Ty pe — Plain Pa per Inkjet P aper Brother BP71 Other Gl ossy * Sel ects th e pa per typ e. 3 7 3.Paper Si ze — Letter A4 4"x 6" * 5"x 7" Se lect s the paper si ze . 37 4.Print Si ze — 3"x 4"[...]

82 2. Phot oCapture (C on tinu ed ) 5.True2Li fe Tr ue2Li fe:On True2Li fe:Of f * 1.Brightness - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnon n + * - nonn n + - onnn n + Adju sts the brig htn ess . 38 2.Contrast - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnon n + * - nonn n + - onnn n + Adjust s the con trast. 38 3.White Balance - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnon n + * - nonn n + - onnn n +[...]

Menu and F eatur es 83 C 2. Pho toCaptur e (Co nti nu ed ) 6.Cropping — On * Off Crop s t he i mag e aro und the margin to fit t he paper s ize or pr int size . Tur n thi s fe atur e off i f you w a nt to pr in t w h ole i mag es o r pr ev ent un w an ted c rop pi ng. 40 7.Borderle ss — On * Off Exp an ds t h e pr i nta bl e area to fit the edg[...]

84 N etwor k me nu Leve l1 Level 2 Leve l3 L evel 4 Opti ons Desc rip tion s 3.Network 1.Wire d LAN 1.T CP/IP 1. BOOT Method Aut o * Static RARP BOOTP DHCP Cho oses t he BOOT method that be st suit s your ne eds. 2.IP A ddres s [000-255] . [000-255] . [000-255] . [000-255] Enter th e IP addr e ss. 3.Subn et Ma sk [000-255] . [000-255] . [000-255] .[...]

Menu and F eatur es 85 C 3.Network (Co nti nu ed ) 1.Wired LAN (Con ti nued ) 2.Etherne t — Auto * 100B-FD 100B-HD 10B-FD 10B-HD Ch oo se s the Ethe rn et li nk mo de . 3. MAC Address — — Yo u ca n see you r machine' s MAC add r es s fr om the cont r ol pa nel . 2.WLAN 1.TC P/IP 1.BOOT Metho d Auto * Static RARP BOOTP DHCP Ch oo se s the[...]

86 3.Network (C on tinu ed ) 2.WLAN (C o nti nu ed) 1.TCP/IP (Co nti nued ) 8.DNS Serve r (Pr imary) 000. 000.000.000 (Seconda ry) 000. 000.000.000 Spec ifi es the IP addr e ss of t he pri mary o r secon da ry serv er. 9.APIP A On * Off Automati cally allo cate s the IP addr e ss fr om the link -lo cal addr es s ra nge. 2. Setup Wizard — — Yo u[...]

Menu and F eatur es 87 C 3.Network (Co nti nu ed ) 0. Ne twork Reset — — — Restores a ll wi red an d wi rel es s net wor k setting s to th e fa ctor y def aul t. Ma in Me nu Subm enu Menu Se lect ions Opti ons Descri ptio ns Page 4.Print Reports 1.Help Lis t — — Yo u ca n pri nt t he se lis ts and r eport . 21 2. User Set tings —— 3.N[...]

88 Co py Qu a li t y ( ) Enlar ge/Reduce ( ) Co py Op t io ns ( ) Leve l1 Level 2 Leve l3 Op tion s De scri pti ons Pag e — —— Fast Normal * Best Choose the Cop y resolu tion for y our type of docu m ent . 25 Th e f acto ry set tin gs are sh own in Bold wit h an ast e risk . Leve l1 Level 2 Leve l3 Op tion s De scri pti ons Pag e — —— F[...]

Menu and F eatur es 89 C Sc an ( ) Brightness —— - nnnno + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Adju sts t he br ight n es s of co pi es. 28 Page Layout —— Off(1 in 1) * 2i n1( P ) 2i n1 ( L ) 4i n1 ( P ) 4i n1 ( L ) Poster(3 x 3) You ca n ma ke N in 1 o r Post er co pies . 26 Lev el1 Opt ion1 Opti on2 O ption3 D escri ptio ns Page Sc [...]

90 Photo Captu re ( ) Ink ( ) Leve l1 Level 2 Leve l3 Op tion s De scri pti ons Pag e Print Ind ex 6 Imag es /Line 5 Images /Line Pa per Typ e Plain Paper * Inkjet Pap er Brother BP 71 Other Glossy Yo u can pri nt a t humb nai l page . 34 Pa per Siz e A4 Letter * Print Ima ges — — — Y ou can pri nt on ind ivis ua l im ag e. 34 Th e f acto ry [...]

91 D D Genera l D 1 Thi s de pe nd s on pr int ing co nd iti on s. Specifications D Printer Type Inkj e t Print Meth od Bla ck: Color : Pie z o wit h 94 × 1 nozzl e Pie z o wit h 94 × 3 nozzl es Memory Capa city 32 MB LCD (Li qu id Crystal Displ ay) 16 char acters × 1 line Power So urce AC 100 to 120 V 50/60 Hz Pow er Co ns ump t io n Off Mode: [...]

92 Print media D 1 For glos sy p ho to paper o r tran sp aren ci es, w e r e com men d rem oving pri nt ed pa ge s fro m th e o utpu t pap er t ray im me diat el y after the y ex it th e ma ch in e to av oi d sm ud ging . 2 Use on ly tr ansp ar enci es reco m men de d for i nkjet pri nti ng . Paper Inpu t Paper Tray  Paper Type: Plain Paper, I n[...]

Sp ecifications 93 D Copy D Color/ Black Yes/Yes Documen t S ize Scanner G lass W idth: Max. 8. 5 in. ( 215.9 mm) Scanner Glass Length: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm) Mul tip le Cop ie s Stacks up to 99 pages Enlarg e/Reduce 25% to 400% (in increm ents of 1%) Resol ution (Black & White)  Scans up to 1200 × 1200 dpi  Print s up t o 1200 × 1200 d[...]

94 PhotoCapture Center ® D 1 Me mor y card s an d ad ap ters ar e no t includ ed . 2 Pr ogr ess ive JP E G fo rmat is not su ppor ted . 3 See Paper type a nd siz e for ea ch ope r atio n o n pa ge 16 . Com p at ible M ed ia 1 Memory Stick™ (16 MB - 1 28 M B) Memory S tick PRO™ (256 MB - 16 GB) (N ot available for music data with Mag icGate™)[...]

Sp ecifications 95 D Scanne r D 1 For t h e la test driv er updates, vi sit http ://solutio ns.brother .com . 2 Wind ow s ® XP in this User ’s Guide inc ludes Window s ® XP Home Ed ition, Win dows ® X P Pr ofe ssi onal , and W ind ow s ® XP P rofe ssi on al x64 Ed ition . 3 Maximum 1200 × 1200 d pi sca nn ing w h en using th e WIA Dri ve r f[...]

96 Printer D 1 For the latest d river u pdates, vis it http: //solutio ns.brother .c om . 2 When the feature is set to On. 3 See Paper type a nd siz e for ea ch ope r atio n o n pa ge 16 . Prin t er Dr iv er Windows ® 2000 P rofessional/ Windows ® XP/ Windows ® X P Professio nal x64 Editio n/ Windows V ista ® driver support ing B rother Nat ive[...]

Sp ecifications 97 D I nterface s D 1 Yo ur ma chin e has a USB 2. 0 Fu ll-s pee d in ter face . Th is in te rfac e is co mpat ib le w ith U SB 2. 0 Hi -Speed ; h oweve r, the max imu m dat a tr ans fer ra te wi ll be 1 2 Mbit s/s . The ma chi ne can al so be co nnec ted t o a compu te r t hat has a USB 1.1 int erf ac e. 2 Thi rd pa r ty US B po rt[...]

98 Computer requireme nts D SUPPORTED OPE RAT ING SYSTE M S AND SOFTWARE FUN CTIONS Comput er P latfor m & Operati ng System Versi on Supported PC Soft war e Functi o ns PC Int erfac e Processo r Minimum Speed M ini mu m RA M Recommen d ed RA M Hard Di sk Space to in stall For Driver s For Applicati ons Wi ndows ® Oper atin g Syste m 1 Wind ow[...]

Sp ecifications 99 D Consuma ble i tems D Ink The machine uses indi vidual Black , Yell ow, Cyan and Magenta ink cart ridges that are separ ate from the print head assembly. Serv ice L ife of Ink Cart ridge Star ter ink cartr idges are in th e box. The fir s t t ime y ou ins tall the ink cart ridges the machi ne will use extra ink to fill the ink d[...]

100 Network (LAN ) D 1 Se e the Co m put er R equi reme nts char t on pa ge 9 8. 2 If you req ui re mo re adv ance d pri nter mana ge ment , us e t he la te st B rot her B RAdmi n Pr ofe ssi onal u til ity ver si on th at is ava ila ble as a downl oad f rom htt p:// sol uti ons. bro ther . com . 3 For the latest d river u pdates, vis it http: //sol[...]

Sp ecifications 101 D Wir ele ss one- pus h co nfi gurat ion D If your wi reless ac cess poi nt supports e ither Sec ureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Prot ected Setup (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, y ou can configure t he machin e easily witho ut a computer. B y p us hing a b utton on the wireless LA N router / acces s point and th e machin e, you can set up the wirel[...]

Index 102 E 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 ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... i Custom er Service ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ...[...]

103 E L LCD (l iquid cry stal di splay) .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... . 78 Contrast ..... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 20 Help List ....... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .... 21 Language ..... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 20 M Macintosh See Software User' s Guide on[...]

104 R Reduc ing copi es . .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. 25 Repor ts Help Lis t .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. 21 how t o pr int . ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 2 1 Network Configuration . .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. 21 User Sett ings . .. .[...]

EQUIPM ENT AT TACHM ENT LIMI TATION S (C anada o nly) NOTICE This product meets the appl icable Industry Canada t echnical specif ications.[...]

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 [...]