Brother DCP-375CW manual

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    USER’S GUIDE DCP-375 CW Ver s i on 0 ARL/AS A/NZ[...]

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    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[...]

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    i Compilati on and Public ation Notice Under the supervis ion of Brother Indus tries Ltd., this manual has been c ompiled and published, covering the lat est product desc r ipti ons and speci fications. The contents of this manual and the specif ications of this produc t are subject to change wit hout notice. Brother res erves the right to make cha[...]

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    ii Table of Conten ts Sectio n I General 1 Genera l Inf ormat ion 2 Usi n g th e doc um en t ati on .... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 2 Sy mb ols a nd co nv en tio n s us ed in t he d ocu me nta tio n .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... . 2 Acc es s i[...]

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    iii Section II Copy 4 Making c opies 22 Ho w to co py .. .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. . 22 Mak in g a s ing l e co p y ... .. .. ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. . 2[...]

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    iv Section IV Software 6 Soft ware and N etwo rk fea tur es 42 Sectio n V Appendi xes A Safet y an d L egal 44 Ch oos ing a loc at ion . .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .... 4 4 To u se t he m ac hi ne sa fel y .. ... .. .. ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... [...]

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    v D Specif icati ons 88 General ..... ......... ........ ......... ......... . .... ....... . ..... ........ ....... . ..... ........ ......... ......... ....... 88 Pri nt m ed ia. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. . 89 Co py ... ... .. ..[...]

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    Section I General I General Informati on 2 Loa ding pa per and d ocum ents 8 General Setup 19[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 , read Softwar e Use[...]

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    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 ?[...]

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    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 [...]

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    Chapter 1 6 C ont r ol p ane l o ve rvi ew 1 1 Cop y keys: Lets you tempo rarily c hange the copy se ttings when i n copy mode.  Copy O p tio ns You can quic kly and e asily select temporary s ettings for copying.  Enlarge/Re duce Lets you enl arge or reduce copies depending on the rati o you sel ect.  Copy Qu ality Use this key to tempor [...]

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    General Info rmation 7 1 8 Photo C apture Lets you ac cess t he PhotoC apture Ce nter™ mode. 9 LC D (liqu id crysta l display) Displa ys mes sages on the LC D to help y ou set up and us e your machine. 10 Wa rnin g LED Blinks in orange wh en the L CD d isplay s an error or a n importa nt status message. Warn ing LED indicat ions 1 The W arning LE[...]

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    8 2 Loadin g paper and other print medi a 2 a Pull the pa per tray ou t of the machi ne. b Lift the output paper tray cover (1). c W ith bo t h ha nd s, gent ly pre s s and slid e th e pa pe r sid e gu id es ( 1) and th en the p aper leng t h gu ide (2 ) to fit th e pa pe r size. Mak e sur e th at th e tri ang ular mar ks (3) o n th e pa pe r side [...]

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    Loading pa per and doc ume nts 9 2 d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and mi s feeds. IMPORT ANT Always ma k e sure tha t the paper is not curled. e Gentl y put t he paper int o the paper tray print si de down and top edge in first. Check tha t t he paper is flat in the tray. IMPORT ANT Be careful that you do not push the paper in to[...]

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    Chapter 2 10 i While holdi ng the paper tray in plac e, pull out the pape r support ( 1) until it clicks and un fold the paper support fl ap (2 ). IMPORT ANT DO NOT use the paper support flap for Legal s ize pape r. Loading en ve lopes a nd post cards 2 About en ve lop es 2  Use e nvelopes t h at weigh between 80 t o 95 gsm.  Some envelopes n[...]

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    Loading pa per and doc ume nts 11 2 Loading en velopes and postca rd s 2 a Befor e loading, press t he corn ers and sides of envelopes or postcar ds to make them as flat as pos s ible. Note If envelop es or postcards are ‘double- feeding’, put one envelope or postc ard in the paper tray at a time. b Put envel opes or postc ards in t o the paper[...]

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    Chapter 2 12 Pri nt ab le ar ea 2 The print able area depends on the settings in the appl ication you are using . T he figures below sho w the unprintabl e areas on cut sheet paper and enve lopes. The machine can print in th e sha ded areas of c u t sheet paper when the Borderles s print f eature is available and turne d on. (See Printing for Windo[...]

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    Loading pa per and doc ume nts 13 2 Accepta ble p aper and other print m edia 2 The print quali ty c an be affect ed by the type of paper you use in the machine. To get the best print qualit y for the settin gs you ha v e c hosen, a lways set t he Paper Type to match the type of paper you load. You can use plain p aper, ink jet paper (coated paper)[...]

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    Chapter 2 14 Hand ling an d us ing pr int medi a 2  Store pape r in its original packaging, and keep it seal ed. Keep the pap er flat an d away from mois ture, direct sunli ght and heat.  Avoid tou c hing the shiny (coated) side of photo paper. Loa d photo paper wit h the shiny si de f acing down.  Avoid tou c hing eit her sid e of trans p[...]

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    Loading pa per and doc ume nts 15 2 Ch oosing t he r ight print m edia 2 P ap er type an d si z e f or ea ch ope ra t io n 2 Pape r Type Paper Si ze Usage Copy Phot o Ca ptur e Pr inte r Cut Sh eet Letter 215.9 × 279.4 mm (8 1/2 × 11 in.) Yes Yes Yes A4 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.) Yes Yes Yes Legal 215.9 × 355.6 mm ( 8 1/2 × 14 in.) Y e s ?[...]

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    Chapter 2 16 Pap er w eight, t hickn ess and c apaci ty 2 1 Up to 10 0 shee ts of 8 0 gsm pape r. 2 BP7 1 26 0 gs m pape r i s es peci al ly d esig ne d for Br othe r i nkj et m ach ines . Pa per T ype Weight Thic kness No . o f sheet s Cut Sheet Plain P aper 64 to 120 gs m 0.08 to 0.1 5 mm 100 1 Inkjet P aper 64 to 200 gs m 0.08 to 0.2 5 mm 20 Glo[...]

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    Loading pa per and doc ume nts 17 2 L oading docum ents 2 You can make cop ies and s can from the scanner gl ass. Us ing the scann er glass 2 You can use the scanner glass to copy or scan pages of a book or one page at a time. Docu men t Si zes Supp orte d 2 Ho w to load docum ents 2 a Lift the doc um ent cover . b Using the docu m ent guide lines [...]

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    Chapter 2 18 Sc anna bl e are a 2 The sc annable area depends on the set tings in the appl ication you are using. T he figures below s how unscannable area s . Usa ge Docum en t Size Top (1 ) Bott om (2 ) Le ft (3 ) Rig ht (4) Copy Letter 3 mm 3 m m A4 3 mm 3 m m Scan Letter 3 mm 3 mm A4 3 mm 3 m m 3 4 1 2[...]

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    19 3 3 LC D d isp l ay 3 Ch ang ing LC D lan gua ge 3 You can change the LCD l anguage. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose 0.Initial Setup . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose 0.Local Language . Press OK . d Press Local Language . e Press a or b to choose your language. Press OK . f Press Sto p/Ex it . Ch ang ing t he LCD c ont rast 3 You ca[...]

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    Chapter 3 20 Printing Reports 3 The fol lowing reports ar e availabl e:  Help List A he lp list showing h ow to program your machine.  User Settings Lists your settings.  Network Config Lists your Net work set t ings . How to print a report 3 a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to choo se 4.Print Reports . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to choose[...]

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    Section II Cop y II Making copies 22[...]

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    22 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 page 17 .) b Pres s Mono S tart or Colour Sta rt . 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[...]

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    Making c opies 23 4 Ch ang ing c opy sp eed a nd qual ity 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 Normal , Fast or Best . c Press Mo no Start or Co lo[...]

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    Chapter 4 24 Enlarging o r reduc ing the image co pi ed 4 You can choose a n enlargement or reduct ion ratio. If you choose Fit to Page , your machi ne will adju st the size automa tically to the paper s ize y ou set. To enlarg e or reduce the nex t copy follow the ins tructions below: a Load your docume nt . b Pre ss Enlarg e/Re duce . c Do one o [...]

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    Making c opies 25 4 M aking N in 1 copie s or a post er ( Pag e Lay out) 4 The N in 1 copy feature c an help you save paper by letting y ou c opy two or four pages onto one prin t ed page . You can also produce a poster. When you use the poster featu re your mac hine divides your docum ent int o sections , then enlarges the section s so yo u can as[...]

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    Chapter 4 26 Pla c e y our docum ent face d own in the dir e c t io n sh ow n be l o w:  2 in 1 (P)  2 in 1 (L)  4 in 1 (P)  4 in 1 (L)  Poster (3 × 3) You can make a poster size copy of a photograph . Adj ust ing Bri ghtn ess an d Cont ra st 4 Brig htn es s 4 To t em por arily chang e the brightnes s setting , foll ow the instructi[...]

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    Making c opies 27 4 Cont rast 4 Adjust the contr ast to he lp an image l ook sharper a nd more vivid. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose 1.Copy . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose 5.Contrast . Press OK . d Press a or b to i ncrease or dec rease the contrast . Press OK . e Press Sto p/Ex it . Pa pe r op t ion s 4 Paper Ty pe 4 If you are cop[...]

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    Chapter 4 28 Paper Si ze 4 If you are c opying other t han A4 size, you w ill need to change t he paper size settin g. You can copy on L etter, Legal, A4, A5 or Photo 10 × 15 c m paper. 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 Paper Size . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choo s[...]

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    Section III Dire ct Pr int ing III Pr inting ph otos from a memo ry card 30[...]

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    30 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 32.) Sc anni ng to a memo ry c ar d without a PC 5 You can sca n documen t s and save them d[...]

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    Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 31 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 ensions li ke .JPEG, .TIF, .GIF a[...]

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    Chapter 5 32 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 corr ect slot. For exam ple, the LCD will show [...]

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    Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 33 5 Printin g Photos 5 Before you can pr int an in dividual image, y ou have to know the image number. a Make sure you have put the memory card in the correct slot. b Print the index fir s t. (See Pri nt In dex (Thumb nails) on page 32.) Press ( Photo Ca pture ). c Press a or b to choose Print Images . Press [...]

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    Chapter 5 34 The print ing positions when us ing A4 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 imag[...]

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    Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 35 5 PhotoCapture Cente r™ 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 Photo . Press OK . e Press Sto [...]

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    Chapter 5 36 Colour En ha nceme nt 5 You can turn on th e colour 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.Color Enhance . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choose On (or Off ). Pres s OK .  If you choos e Off , the n go to step[...]

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    Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 37 5 Shar pn ess 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.Color Enhance . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose On (or Off ). Press OK .  If you choos e Off , th en g o t o step g . e P[...]

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    Chapter 5 38 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[...]

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    Printing ph otos fro m a mem ory c ard 39 5 Scan to a mem or y card 5 You can scan monoch rom e and c olour documents i nto a memory card. Mono c hrome documents wil l be stor ed in P DF (*.PDF ) or TIFF (*. TIF) fi le form ats . Colo ur docu ment s may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) fi le formats. The default s ett ing is Color 150 dpi a[...]

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    Chapter 5 40 Chan ging t he mono ch rome 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 . Chan ging the colour f ile for m at 5 [...]

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    Section IV Software IV Software an d Network featu res 42[...]

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    42 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 [...]

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    Section V Appendixes V Safety and Leg al 44 Trou blesh ooting a nd Ro utine Maintena nce 54 M enu a nd Feat ures 75 Specifi cations 88[...]

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    44 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 mac hine near a standard, grounded electr ical socket . Choose a location wher e the temper ature r emains between 10 ° C and 35 ° C. WARNIN G DO NOT put the machine near heat ers, air condit ioners, refriger[...]

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    Sa fety and Le gal 45 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 y ou have unplugge d the power cor d from the elect rical soc[...]

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    46 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 electric al socket. Call y our Brother de aler or Brother Customer Service. If met al objects, water or other liqui ds get inside t he machi ne, immediatel y unplug the machine from the elec trical socket. Cal l yo ur B[...]

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

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    48 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 machi ne by holding the scan ner cover or t he Jam Clear Cov er. Light ning and power surges can damage this prod[...]

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    Sa fety and Le gal 49 A Impo rta nt sa fe ty in stru ctio ns A 1 Read al l of these in structions . 2 Save them for later r eference. 3 Follow all wa rnings and instru c tions mark ed on the product . 4 DO NOT use this product near wat er. 5 DO NOT place thi s pro duct on an unstabl e c art, s tand, or table. The product may fall, caus ing seriou s[...]

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    50 I M PO RT AN T - Fo r your safety A To ensur e safe o peration, the supplie d t hre e-pin plug mus t be insert ed only int o a standard t hree- pin electri cal socket that i s effe c tivel y ground ed through the normal hous ehold wi r ing. The fact that the equipmen t operates satisfa c toril y does not imply that the power is grounde d and tha[...]

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    Sa fety and Le gal 51 A International ENERGY S TAR ® Qu ali ficat ion St at ement A The purpose of the Internat ional ENERGY STAR ® Pr ogram is to pr om ote the de v elopm ent and populari zation of energy-ef ficient offi c e equipm ent. As a n ENER GY STA R ® Part ner, Brother I n dustries, Ltd. ha s determin ed that this produc t meets the ENE[...]

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    52 Legal lim itations for co pying A It is an offence to make repr oductions of certai n items or document s with the inte nt to commit fraud. This memo r andum is intende d to be a guide rather than a complet e list. We suggest you che c k with re levant legal author ities if in doubt about a particular item or document. The fol lowing are example[...]

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    Sa fety and Le gal 53 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[...]

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    54 B Troubleshooting B 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 nal help, the Broth er Sol utions Ce nter offers the latest F A Qs an d trouble shooting t ips. Vi sit us at http : //s olu tio ns .bro t h[...]

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    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 55 B P oor pr int q ual it y Ch eck the pri nt qual ity . ( See Ch eck in g the pri nt qual it y on page 69.) 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 Pri nting f or Wi ndow s ® or Prin tin g an d Fa xing for Ma cint osh i[...]

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    56 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 , an d un chec k 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 s ing Br other Or igi nal In nobe ll a™ in k. Cannot perfo rm ‘2 in 1 ’ or ‘4 in 1 ’ pri nti ng . Ch eck that[...]

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    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 57 B Scan ning Diffi cu lties Diffic ulty Sugg esti ons T W AI N/W IA err ors ap pear when star ting to s c an. (N ot avai labl e in Hong K on g and Tai wan ) Ma ke s ure the Bro the r T W AI N/WI A d riv er is cho sen as t he pri mar y sou rc e. In PaperPor t™11SE with OCR, click File , Scan or Ge t Ph[...]

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    58 Netwo r k Dif fic ul tie s Dif ficulty Sugg est ions Ca nnot pri nt ove r th e N etwor k. M ake sure th at yo ur mac hine is p ow ered o n 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 0. ) 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[...]

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    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 59 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 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[...]

  • Page 68

    60 Cannot Print Replace XX Ink One o r more of th e ink car tridges have reac hed the end of the ir life. The mac hine w ill stop all p rint operations . Repl ace the ink car tridges. (See Replacing the i nk cartridge s on page 6 4.) Cover is Open T he sc anner co ver is not c losed comp letely. Lift the sca nner cover and th en c lose it agai n. C[...]

  • Page 69

    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 61 B No Paper Fed The mac hine is out of paper or paper is not properly loaded in the paper tr ay, or the Jam Clean Cover i s not c losed prope rly. Do one o f the fol lowing:  Refill th e paper in the p aper tray, and then press Mono Start or Colou r Start .  Rem ove the pap er and lo ad it again a[...]

  • Page 70

    62 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) and 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 the[...]

  • Page 71

    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 63 B f Using both hands, use the finge r hol ds on bot h sides of the machine to li f t t he scanner c over (1) until it locks se c ure ly in the open positi on. Make sure that t here is no jammed paper left insi de t he machine. Check both ends of the print carri age. IMPORT ANT • If the paper is jamme[...]

  • Page 72

    64 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. Note For example, w[...]

  • Page 73

    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 65 B a Open the ink car tridge cover. If one or more ink cartridg es have reached the end of t heir life , for example Black, t he LCD shows Cannot Print and Replace BK Ink . b Press the lock releas e lever as shown to relea s e t he cartr idge in dicated o n the LCD. Remove t he cartridg e from the machi[...]

  • Page 74

    66 f Gently push the ink c artridge 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 Blck? ). For each new cartridg e you installed, pr[...]

  • Page 75

    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 67 B Clea ni ng t he out side of the ma ch in e B IMPORT ANT • Use neutr al detergents. Cleani ng with vola tile liq uids such as t hinner or benz ine will dam age the outside surface of the machin e. • DO NO T use cl eaning m aterials that contain am monia. • DO NOT us e isoprop y l alcohol to remo[...]

  • Page 76

    68 C leani ng th e machi ne’ s printer platen B CAUTIO N Be sure to unplu g the machine from the elec trical socket before cleani ng the printe r plate n (1). a Lift t he scanne r cover until i t locks securely into the open position. b Clean t he ma c hine’s printer platen ( 1) and th e area around i t, wiping off any scatter ed ink with a sof[...]

  • Page 77

    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 69 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 when needed. You can start t he cleani ng process manually if there is a prin t quality pr oblem. Clean the pri nt head and i nk cartridg es if you get a horiz ontal line or bl ank tex[...]

  • Page 78

    70 i The LCD asks you i f you want t o start cleani ng. Start Cl eani ng? a Yes b No Pres s a ( Yes ). The mac hine st arts cleanin g the print head. j After cle aning is finished, press Colour Sta rt . The mac hine st arts pr inting the Print Qualit y Check Sheet agai n and then re turn to s te p e . k Pres s Stop/Ex it . If you repeat this proc e[...]

  • Page 79

    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 71 B g For 120 0 dpi, press a or b t o select the number of the test print t hat most close ly match es the number 0 samp le (1 -8). 1200 dpi Adj ust Sele ct Best #5 Press OK . h Press Sto p/Ex it . 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 Ink Managemen[...]

  • Page 80

    72 Ho w to re set B 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 4.Reset . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to choose the reset you want. Pres s OK . e Pres s a or b to choose a Reset or b Exit . f Pres s a to con fir m. Packing a nd s hipping the machi ne B When you trans port the machine, use t he p[...]

  • Page 81

    Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 73 B IMPORT ANT • Make sure that the plastic t abs on bo th side s of t he green protect ive part (1) have securel y clicked into place ( 2). • If you are not able t o find the green protec tive pa r t, DO NOT remove the ink cart r idges before shipping. It is essent ial that the machine be shipped wi[...]

  • Page 82

    74 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 pack the used ink cartrid ges in t he car t on. i Close the cart on and t ape it shut.[...]

  • Page 83

    75 C C On-sc reen p rogrammi ng C Your mac hine is design ed to be e asy t o operate with LCD on-s creen programming using the menu keys . User-friendly programm ing helps you t ake full advan tage of all th e menu selections your mac hine h as to offer. Since your programming is done on t he LCD, we hav e created step-by-st ep on-s c reen instruct[...]

  • Page 84

    76 To acce s s the menu mode: a Pres s Menu . b Choose an option. You can scroll more quickly t hrough each menu level by pressing a or b for the di rection y ou want. 1.Cop y 2.Pho toC apture 3.Net wor k 4.Pri nt Repo rts 5.Mac hin e Info. 0.Ini tia l Setup c Pres s OK when that opt ion appe ars on the LCD . The LCD will then show the n ext menu l[...]

  • Page 85

    Menu and F eatur es 77 C Menu Table 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. Choos e & OK Choose & OK to accept to exit Ma in Me nu S ubmenu Men u Sele cti ons Opti ons Des cri ptio ns Page 1.C[...]

  • Page 86

    78 2. Photo Capture 1. P rin t Qua li ty — Normal Photo * S elec ts th e pri nt qual ity . 35 2.Paper T ype — Plain P aper Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Other G lossy * S elec ts t he pape r ty pe. 3 5 3.Paper S ize — Letter A4 10 x 15 cm * 13 x 18 cm Select s the paper size . 35 4.Print S ize — 8 x 10c m 9 x 13c m 10 x 15 cm 13 x 18 cm 15 x 20[...]

  • Page 87

    Menu and F eatur es 79 C 2. PhotoCapt ure (Co nti nu ed) 5. Co lo r E nh anc e Enhance: On Enhance: Off * 1.Bright ness - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnonn + * - nonn n + - onnn n + Ad just s the brig htne ss . 36 2.Contra st - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnonn + * - nonn n + - onnn n + Ad just s the contra st. 36 3.White Balanc e - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnonn[...]

  • Page 88

    80 N etwor k me nu 2. Photo Capture (C onti nu ed) 6.Croppin g — On * Off Cro ps the im ag e ar oun d the m arg in to fit the pa pe r size or p rin t size . Turn th is feat ure off if y ou wa nt to prin t w h ole i mag es o r prev en t unw a nted crop ping . 38 7.Borderl ess — On * Off Expa nd s th e pri nta bl e ar ea t o fit th e edge s of th[...]

  • Page 89

    Menu and F eatur es 81 C 3.Network (Co nti nu ed) 1.Wired LAN (Con ti nued ) 1.TCP/IP (C onti nu ed) 4.Gatew ay [000 -2 55]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ] Enter the Ga te way addr ess . 5.Node Name BRNXXXXXXXX XXXX Yo u ca n se e the c urre nt Node name . 6.WINS Confi g Auto * Static Ch oo se s the WIN S c onf ig urat ion mo de . 7.WINS [...]

  • Page 90

    82 3.Network (C onti nu ed) 2.WLAN 1.T CP/IP 1. BOOT Meth od 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] . [000-255] E nter the Su bn et mask. 4.Gate way [000-255]. [000-[...]

  • Page 91

    Menu and F eatur es 83 C 3.Network (Co nti nu ed) 2.WLAN (Con ti nued ) 2. Set up Wizard — — Yo u ca n c onf ig ure y ou r pri nt se rv er. 3. SES /WPS/AO SS — — Yo u ca n easi l y c onf ig ure y ou r wi rel es s net wor k se tti ngs us in g the one- butt on pu sh me th od . 4. WP S w/P IN Co de — — Yo u ca n easi l y c onf ig ure y ou [...]

  • Page 92

    84 Mai n Me nu Su bmen u Menu Sele ctio ns Opt ions D escri pti ons Pa ge 4.Print Reports 1.Help Li st — — Y ou c an pr int th ese li sts and r ep ort . 20 2. U ser S ett in gs —— 3.Network Config — — List s your Net wor k setti ngs. 20 5.Machine Info. 1.Serial No. — — Le ts y ou c heck t he ser ial nu mber of your machi ne. 71 0.In[...]

  • Page 93

    Menu and F eatur es 85 C Co py Qu a lit y () Enlarge/Red uce () Copy Opti ons () Level1 L evel2 Level3 Op tions Descript ions Page — —— Fast Normal * Best Cho os e the C o py resolu tion for y our type of docu m ent . 23 The fact ory set tin gs ar e sh own i n Bol d wi th an aster isk. Level1 L evel2 Level3 Op tions Descript ions Page — —[...]

  • Page 94

    86 Scan () Brightnes s —— - nn nno + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Adj us ts th e bri gh tne ss of copi es . 26 Page Layout —— Off( 1 in 1) * 2i n1( P ) 2i n1( L ) 4i n1( P ) 4i n1( L ) Poster(3 x 3) Yo u ca n ma ke N in 1 o r Po ster copi es . 25 Level1 Option1 Op tion2 Optio n3 Descriptions Page Sc an to E-mail — — — You[...]

  • Page 95

    Menu and F eatur es 87 C Ph oto C a ptur e () Ink Man ag e men t () Level1 L evel2 Level3 Op tions Descript ions Page Print Index 6 Ima ges/ Line 5 Ima ges/ Line Pa per Type Plain Paper * Inkjet Pap er Brother BP 71 Other Glossy Yo u can pri nt a t humb nai l page . 32 Pa per Size A4 * Letter Print Images — — — Y ou can pr int an indiv is ual[...]

  • Page 96

    88 D Ge ner al D 1 Thi s de pe nd s on pr int ing co nd iti on s. Specifica t ions D Pr inte r Ty pe Ink je t P ri nt Me thod Black: Colour : Piezo wit h 94 × 1 nozzle Piezo wit h 94 × 3 n o z zl es Memory C apacity 32 MB LCD (Liqui d Crys t al Displ ay) 16 characters × 1 line Power S ou rce (Taiwan) AC 1 10 V 50/ 60 Hz (Other Count ries) AC 100[...]

  • Page 97

    Sp ecifications 89 D Prin t media D 1 For gloss y pa pe r or tra nsp are nc ie s, we reco mm e nd r e mov in g prin te d pa ge s from the out p ut pa pe r tray imm e diat e ly aft er the y ex it th e ma ch in e to av oi d sm ud ging . 2 Use onl y tr anspa r enci es re com men de d for in kj et pri nt ing. 3 See Pap er t ype and siz e f or e ach ope[...]

  • Page 98

    90 Cop y D 1 Bas ed on B rothe r stan da rd pa tte rn ( Fast mod e/S tack Co py). Cop y sp ee ds va ry w ith the co mpl ex ity of the doc ume nt. Co lour /Mon och rome Ye s/Y es Docum ent Size Scanner Glass Widt h: Max. 215.9 mm Scanner G lass L ength: Max . 297 mm Mul tip le C opi es Stacks u p to 99 p ages Enlarg e/Reduce 25% to 400% (in incremen[...]

  • Page 99

    Sp ecifications 91 D PhotoCapture Ce nter™ D 1 Memory cards a nd adapters a re not i ncluded. 2 16 M B to 2 GB 3 4 GB t o 16 GB 4 xD -Pi ctur e Ca rd™ Conv enti onal Car d fr om 16 MB to 5 12 MB xD-Pict u re Ca rd ™ Type M from 256 MB to 2 GB xD-Pict u re Card™ Type M + 2 56 M B an d 2 G B xD-Pict ure Card™ Type H from 256 MB t o 2 GB 5 P[...]

  • Page 100

    92 Scann er D 1 For the latest d river updates, vis it http ://solu tions.brot her.com . 2 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. 3 Maximum 1 200 × 12 00 dp i scan ni ng when usi ng the W IA Dr iver for Windo w s ® X P, [...]

  • Page 101

    Sp ecifications 93 D Printer D 1 For t h e la test driv er updates, v isit http:// solution s.brother.com . 2 Base d o n B rothe r stand ar d pa tter n . A4 siz e in draft mod e . 3 When Borderl ess feature is set to On. 4 See Pap er t ype and siz e f or e ach oper ati on on pa ge 1 5. Prin t er D riv er Windows ® 2000 P rofessional/ Windows ® XP[...]

  • Page 102

    94 Interfac es D 1 Yo ur mac hin e has a Ful l-sp eed U SB 2. 0 inte rfac e. This int erf ace i s com pati bl e wit h Hi -Sp ee d USB 2. 0; how eve r, th e ma xim um data t rans fer rate will be 12 Mbi ts/ s. Th e mac hi ne can also be co nn ecte d to a com put e r tha t has a U SB 1.1 int erf ac e. 2 Thi rd pa r ty US B por ts ar e no t sup po r t[...]

  • Page 103

    Sp ecifications 95 D Computer requ ireme nts D SUPPORTED O PERATING SYST EMS AND SO FTWARE F UNCTIONS Comput er Platform & Operati ng System Versi on Su pport ed PC So ftware Fu ncti ons PC Inte rface Processo r Mini mum Speed Mi nim u m RAM Re comm e n ded RA M Hard Disk Space to instal l For Drivers For Applications Wi ndows ® Oper ati ng Sy[...]

  • Page 104

    96 Consuma ble items D Bla c k - Approxi m ately 300 pages 1 Yel low, Cyan and Magent a - A pproximately 260 pages 1 For more inf ormation about the replac ement consuma bles, visit us at htt p://www.b rother.com/pa geyield . 1 Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with I SO/IEC 24711. Ink The m ach ine uses individ ual Black, Yell ow, [...]

  • Page 105

    Sp ecifications 97 D Network (LA N) D 1 See th e Com p ute r Re qu ire men ts cha rt o n page 95 . 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 . 3 For t h e la test driv er up[...]

  • Page 106

    98 Wirele ss one -pus h co nfig uratio n D If your wire less access point supp orts eithe r Secu reEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Prot ected Setup (PBC 1 ) or A OSS™, y ou can c onfigure the m achine easily without a com puter. By pushi ng a button on t he wir eless LAN router / access poin t and t he machine , you can set up the wireless network and securi[...]

  • Page 107

    Index 99 E E A Apple Macinto sh See Software User' s Guide on th e CD-ROM. C Cleaning paper pick- up roller .... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .... 6 8 print hea d ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 6 9 printer platen ..... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... . 68 scanner ... ... .... ... .. .. ... ..[...]

  • Page 108

    100 N Net w or k Printing See Network User 's Guide on t he CD-ROM . Scanni ng See Softwar e User's Guide on the CD-ROM . O Out of Memory message . .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 6 1 P Packing and shipping the machin e . ..... .. .. 72 Pape r .. .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 13 , 89 capa c ity ..... .[...]

  • Page 109

    101 E T Temporary co py setti ngs . ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... . 22 Transparen c ies . ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 16 , 89 Troubles hooting ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... . 54 ch ecking ink volume .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 71 error m essages on LCD .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .... 5 9 if yo[...]

  • Page 110

    For Australia On ly : Warranty & Repair - F o r detai ls about warrant y on your Brothe r Product, the details ar e listed on the follow ing link: ww w. br o ther .c om .a u under Warranty. For w arr anty servic e (repair ) of y our Brother produc t you will need t o retain a copy of your sa les doc k et and cont ac t the Support Cent re for lo[...]

  • Page 111

    V isit us on the W orld Wide We b http ://ww w.broth er.com This machi ne is appr oved fo r use in the c ountry of pu rchase on ly. Local B rother companies or their dealers w ill only supp ort m achines pu rchsed in thei r own c ount ries.[...]