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USER’S GUIDE DCP-373 CW DCP-375 CW DCP-377 CW Ver s i on 0 UK/IRE/GEN[...]
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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 : Mo del N umb er: DCP-3 73CW , DC P-3 75CW and DCP -377 CW (Ci r cl e you r m ode l n um b er) 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 &a[...]
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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 EC D e claration of Conformity[...]
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iii 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 [...]
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iv Section II Copy 4 Making cop ies 22 Ho w t o co py ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. 2 2 Mak in g a si ngl e co p y .... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. .. 2[...]
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v Section IV Software 6 Softwa re and Netwo rk featur es 42 Section V Appendix es A S afe ty a nd L ega l 44 Ch oosi ng a lo ca tio n . ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. . 44 To us e th e m ac hine sa fel y . .. .. ... .. .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ..[...]
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vi D Specif icat ions 87 Gen er al . .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. 8 7 Pri nt m ed ia . .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... [...]
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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 The DCP-373CW , DCP-375CW and DCP-377 CW have the same contr ol panel keys. 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 de[...]
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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 Warni ng LED Blinks in orange wh en the L CD d isplay s an error or a n importa nt status message. Note Most of th e illustrations in this User[...]
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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 s i z e. Mak e sur e th at th e tri ang ular mar ks (3) o n th e pa pe r si[...]
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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 t he pa per supp ort fl ap 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 g/m 2 . Some envel[...]
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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.) Yes –[...]
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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 g/m 2 pape r. 2 BP7 1 260 g/m 2 pa pe r is e spe cial ly de sig ne d for B rot he r in kjet mach ines . Pa per T ype Weight Thic kness No . o f sheet s Cut Sheet Plain P aper 64 to 120 g/m 2 0.08 to 0.1 5 mm 100 1 Inkjet P aper 64 to 200 g/m 2 0.08 to 0.2 5 mm 20 [...]
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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 a or b to choose your language. Press OK . e Press Sto p/Ex it . Ch ang ing t he LCD c ont rast 3 You can adjust t he LCD c ontra[...]
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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 o[...]
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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 If you are copying from the sc anner glass, plac e y our document face down in th e 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 b[...]
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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 Note The DCP-375 CW only s uppor ts memory cards. 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 withou[...]
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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 74 Specifi cations 87[...]
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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 Rea d all o f the s e in structi ons. 2 S ave them for later reference. 3 F ollow al l warnings and instructions mark ed on the product . 4 DO NOT us e this product ne ar water . 5 DO NOT plac e this product on an unstabl e cart, stand, or table. The produc t may fall , causing seriou[...]
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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 EU Di re ct ive 20 02 /96 /E C an d EN 50 41 9 A This equipm ent is mark ed with the above r ecy cl ing symbol. It means t hat at the end of the lif e of the equipment you mu s t dispose of it separatel y at an appr opriate collect ion point and not place it in the normal dome s tic uns orted waste stream. This will benef it[...]
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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 pa ge 6 9.) 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[...]
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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 Softw are Diffic ultie s Diffic ulty Sugg esti ons Ca nnot in stal l s oft war e or pri nt. Ru n the R e pa ir MF L- P ro Su it e program on the CD-ROM. This p rogram wi ll repair and r eins tall t he s oft wa re. ‘ Devi ce Busy ’ Ma ke s ure the mac hi ne is not show ing a n er ro r me ssag e on[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 61 B No Paper Fed The machi ne is out of p aper 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 [...]
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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) 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[...]
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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[...]
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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. The LCD wi ll tell [...]
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Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 65 B d Turn the green k nob on the protec t ive yell ow cap clockwis e until it clic k s as t o relea s e the seal va c uum, then remove the cap (1). e Each colour has its own c orrect position. Inser t the ink cartridg e in t he directi on of the a rrow on the label. f Gently push the ink c artridge unti[...]
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66 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[...]
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Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 67 B d Wipe t he inside and outside of the paper tray w ith a soft cloth t o remo ve dust. e Close the output paper tray cover and slowl y pus h the pa per tr ay compl et ely into the machine . 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 [...]
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68 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 mach ine from the electrical socket and open th e Jam Clear Cover (1) at the back of the machine. c Clean the Paper Pick-up Roll er (1) with isopropyl alcoh ol on a cotton swab. d Close the Jam Clear Cov er. Make sure the cover i s clo[...]
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Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 69 B Ch ec king the prin t quality B If faded or streaked colour s and text appear on your output, som e of the nozzles 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 Ink Management . b Press a or b to choose Test Print[...]
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70 C hecki ng t he p rint ali gnmen t B You may ne ed to adjus t the print a lignment aft er transporting t he machine, if your pri nted text becomes blurr ed or images become faded . a Pres s Ink Management . 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 Mono S tart or Colour Sta rt .[...]
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Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 71 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[...]
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72 Packing a nd sh ipping the machi ne B When you trans port the machine, use t he pac k ing material s that cam e with y our machi ne. Follow t he ins tructions below t o pro perly pack your machine. Damage caus ed to your machine dur ing tr ansit is not covered by your war ranty. IMPORT ANT It is impor tant to allow the machine to ‘park’ t he[...]
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Troubleshooti ng a nd Rou tine Maintenan ce 73 B f Lift the scanner c over (1) to release the lock. Gently pus h the s canner c over 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 [...]
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74 C On-scr ee n programming C Your mac hine is designed to be easy to oper ate with LCD on-screen pr ogramming usi ng the menu keys. User-friend ly pro gramming hel ps y o u t ake full advantage o f all the menu select ions your machin e has to of fe r . Sin c e y our programming is done on the LCD, we ha ve creat ed step-by -step on -screen ins t[...]
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Menu and F eatur es 75 C To access the menu mode: a Press Me nu . b Choose an opt ion. You can scroll more quickly t hrou gh 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 th[...]
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76 Menu Tabl e C The menu tabl e will help you underst and the menu selections and opti ons that are found in the machi ne's progr ams. The f actory settings are shown in B old wit h an ast erisk. Choos e & OK Choose & OK to accept to exit Mai n Me nu Su bmenu Menu Sel ecti ons Opti ons D es crip tion s Page 1.Copy 1.Paper T ype — Pl[...]
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Menu and F eatur es 77 C 2. Pho toCaptur e 1. Print Qu ality — Normal Photo * Sel ects th e pri nt qu ali ty. 35 2.Paper Ty pe — Plain Pa per Inkjet P aper Brother BP71 Other Gl ossy * Sel ects th e pa per typ e. 3 5 3.Paper Si ze — Letter A4 10 x 15c m * 13 x 18c m Se lect s the paper si ze . 35 4.Print Si ze — 8 x 10cm 9 x 13cm 10 x 15c m[...]
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78 2. Phot oCapture (C onti nu ed) 5. Colo r Enhance Enhance :On Enhance :Off * 1.Brigh tness - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnon n + * - nonn n + - onnn n + Adju sts the brig htn ess . 36 2.Contr ast - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnon n + * - nonn n + - onnn n + Adjust s the con trast . 36 3.White Balan ce - nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnon n + * - nonn n + - onnn n[...]
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Menu and F eatur es 79 C Network menu 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 int w hol e i mag es o r pr ev ent un w an ted c rop pi ng. 38 7.Borderle ss — On * Off Exp an ds t h e pr int a ble area to f[...]
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80 3.Network (C onti nu ed) 1.Wire d LAN (C ont i nued) 1.TCP/IP (Co nti nued ) 4.Gate way [000-255]. [000-255] . [000-255] . [000-255] Enter th e Gate wa y addr e ss. 5.Node Name BRNXXXXX XXXXXXX You c an s ee th e cur rent Node nam e. 6.WINS Conf ig Auto * Static Cho oses t he WINS conf igur a tion mode. 7.WINS Serv er (Primary ) 000.000. 000.000[...]
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Menu and F eatur es 81 C 3.Network (Co nti nu ed) 2.WLAN 1.TCP/IP 1. BOOT Metho d Auto * Static RARP BOOTP DHCP Ch oo se s the BOOT method th at be st suit s yo ur need s. 2.IP Ad dress [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ] Enter the IP addr ess . 3.Subne t Mas k [0 00- 255 ]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ]. [0 00-2 55 ] Ente r th e Su[...]
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82 3.Network (C onti nu ed) 2.WLAN (C ont i nued) 2. Setup Wizard — — Yo u c an conf igur e y our pri nt serv er . 3. SES/WPS/AOSS — — Yo u c an e as ily conf igur e y our wire less ne t wor k set tings usin g the on e-bu tt on pu sh method. 4.WPS w/ PIN Code — — Yo u c an e as ily conf igur e y our wire less ne t wor k set tings u sing[...]
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Menu and F eatur es 83 C Ma in Me nu Subm enu Menu Se le cti ons Opti ons Descr ipt ions Page 4.Print Reports 1.Help Lis t — — Yo u ca n pri nt t he se lis ts and r eport . 20 2. Use r Settings —— 3.Network Config — — Li sts y o ur N etwo rk se tti ngs. 20 5.Machine Info. 1.Serial N o. — — L et s yo u c heck t he seri al num ber o f[...]
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84 Co py Qu al i t y () Enlar ge/Reduce () Co py Op tio ns () Leve l1 Leve l2 Leve l3 Opt ions De scri pti ons P age — —— Fast Normal * Best Ch oose th e Cop y res olut ion for yo ur type of doc ume nt. 23 The fact ory s et tin gs ar e show n in B ol d w it h an a ste risk . Leve l1 Leve l2 Leve l3 Opt ions De scri pti ons P age — —— Fi[...]
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Menu and F eatur es 85 C Sc an () Brightness —— - nnn no + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Adj usts th e bri ghtn es s of copi es . 26 Page Layout —— Off(1 in 1 ) * 2 in 1 (P) 2 in 1 (L) 4 in 1 (P) 4 in 1 (L) Poster(3 x 3) Yo u can mak e N in 1 or Po ster copi es. 25 Lev el1 Opt ion1 Opti on2 O ption3 D escri ptio ns Pa ge Sc an t[...]
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86 Photo Captu re () Ink Man ag ement () Leve l1 Leve l2 Leve l3 Opt ions De scri pti ons P age Print Ind ex 6 Images/ Line 5 Images/ Line Pa per Type Plain Pap er * Inkjet Pa per Brother B P71 Other Glo ssy Yo u can pri nt a t humbn ai l page . 32 Pa per Size A4 * Letter Print Ima ges — — — Yo u can pr int an ind iv isu al im age. 32 The fac[...]
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87 D D Genera l D 1 Thi s de pe nds on pr int ing co nd iti ons . Specifications D Printer Type Inkj e t Print Meth od Bla ck: Colour : 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 characters × 1 line Power Source AC 220 to 240 V 50/60 Hz Pow er Co ns ump t io n Off Mode: Sl[...]
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88 Print me dia D 1 For glos sy p ap er or tra nspa r enc ies, we r ec omme nd rem o ving prin ted p ag es f rom t he outp ut pa pe r tra y im m ed iate ly aft er the y ex it the mach in e to a voi d s mud gi ng . 2 Use on ly tr ansp ar enci es reco m men de d for i nkjet pri nti ng . 3 See Paper type a nd siz e for ea ch ope r atio n o n pa ge 15 [...]
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Sp ecifications 89 D Copy D Co lour /Mon oc hrome Yes/Yes Documen t S ize Scanner G lass Wi dth: Max. 215 .9 mm Scanner Glass Length: Max. 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 (Monochrom e) Scans up to 1200 × 1200 dpi Print s up t o 1200 × 1200 dpi (Colou r ) S[...]
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90 PhotoCapture Center™ D Note The DCP-373 CW, DCP-375 CW and DCP-377CW only support memory c ards . 1 Me mor y card s an d ad ap ters are no t includ ed . 2 16 M B t o 2 GB 3 4 GB to 1 6 GB 4 xD-Pictu re Card™ Co nventional Card from 16 MB to 51 2 MB xD-Pictu re Card™ Type M from 256 MB to 2 GB xD-Pictu re Card™ Type M + 256 MB an d 2 GB x[...]
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Sp ecifications 91 D Scanne r D 1 For t h e la test driv er updates, v isit http:// solution s.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 fo[...]
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92 Printer D 1 For the latest d river updates, vis it http ://solu tions.brot her.com . 2 Bas ed on B rot her stan da rd patt er n. A4 siz e in draft mode. 3 When Borderl ess feature is set to On. 4 See Paper type a nd siz e for ea ch ope r atio n o n pa ge 15 . Prin t er Dr iv er Windows ® 2000 P rofessional/ Windows ® XP/ Windows ® X P Pr ofes[...]
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Sp ecifications 93 D I nterface s D 1 Yo ur ma chin e h as a Fu ll- spe ed US B 2.0 i nte rfa ce. This int er face i s comp at ible wit h Hi- Spee d US B 2.0 ; how eve r, th e max imu m data tr ans fer r ate wi ll be 12 M bit 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[...]
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94 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 Interf ace Processo r Minimum Speed M ini mu m RA M Re c o m me nded RA M Hard Di sk Space to in stall For Driver s For Applicati ons Wi ndows ® Oper atin g Syste m 1 Windo[...]
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Sp ecifications 95 D Consuma ble i tems D Black - Approxi mately 300 pages 1 Yellow, C yan an d Magenta - Approxi mately 260 pages 1 For more informat ion about the replace m ent cons umables, visit us at http:// www.broth er.com/pageyiel d . 1 Approx . cartridge yield is declare d in a ccordance wit h ISO/IEC 24 711. Ink The machine uses indi vidu[...]
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96 Network (LAN ) D 1 Se e the Co m put er Req ui reme nts c har t on page 94. 2 If you req ui re mo re adv ance d pri nter mana gem ent , us e t he la te st B rot her B RAdm in P rof es sion al uti lit y v ersi on that is ava ila ble as a downl oad f rom htt p:/ /s olut ion s. brot her. c om . 3 For the latest d river u pdates, vis it http: //solu[...]
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Sp ecifications 97 D Wir ele ss one- pus h co nfig urat io n D If your wi reless ac cess point supports e ither Sec ureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Prot ected Setup (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, y ou can configure t he machine eas ily witho ut a computer. B y p us hing a b utton on the wireless LA N router / acc ess point and th e machin e, you can set up the wirele[...]
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Index 98 E A Appl e Macintosh See Softwar e User's Guide on the CD-R OM. C Cleani ng paper pick-u p roller ... ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 6 8 pri nt head .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 6 8 pri nter platen .. .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. 67 scanne r ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. [...]
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99 E N Network Pri n tin g See Network U ser's G uide on the CD- R O M . Scanning See Sof tware User's Guide on the CD- R O M . O Out of M emory m es sage .... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... . 61 P Packing an d shi pping t he machine .... .. ... . 72 Paper ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... . 1 3 , 88 cap aci ty[...]
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100 T Tempor ary cop y s ettings ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 2 2 Trans parencies . .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 16 , 88 Troubl eshooting .... ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. 54 checking ink volume .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 7 0 error messages on LCD . .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. 59 if you a[...]
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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.[...]