Brother DCP DCP-110C manual

USER’S GUIDE ® DCP-110C Ver sion A[...]

If you nee d to ca ll Cust ome r Ser vice Please complete the fol lowi ng inform ation for futur e refer ence: Model Number: DCP-110C Seri al Numbe r:* Date of Purchase: Plac e of Pu rch ase : * The s erial number is on the back of the unit. Reta in this Us er’ s Gui de wi th yo u r sal e s rece i pt as a pe rma nen t record of your purchase, in [...]

i Brother numbe rs Re gist er your produ ct By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, y ou will be recorded as the origi nal owner of the pr oduct. Your registration with Brother : ■ ma y se rve a s c onf irma tion o f the pu rcha se date of your pr oduc t should you lose you r receipt; ■ ma y su pp ort an i nsu ran ce[...]

ii B roth er f ax ba ck sy ste m (U SA on ly) Brother h as inst alled an easy- to-use f ax back system , so yo u can get ins tant answer s t o common techni cal question s and pro duct infor mation for all Bro ther produc ts. Thi s system is available 24 hour s a day, 7 days a week . You c an use the s ystem to receive f axed i nstruct ions an d an[...]

ii i Notice - Dis claimer of Warr anties (US A an d Can ada) BROT HER’S LICENSOR(S) , AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OF FICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY BROTHER’S LI CENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTI ES, EXPRESS OR I MPLIED, INCL UDING WITHOUT L IMITATIO N THE IMPLI ED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FO R A PARTICUL AR PURPOSE, REGARDING T HE S[...]

iv B rothe r ® One Year Limi ted Warranty an d Replacement Ser vice (USA only) W ho is cove r ed: • This lim ited wa rrant y ("warranty") i s g iven only t o the ori gi nal en d-us e/r eta il purchas er (referred to in this warranty as "Or igi na l Purch as er") of th e accomp an ying pr od uct, co ns uma bl es and a c ce sso[...]

v Brother ® O ne Year Limited Warra nty and Replacemen t Service (U SA o n ly ) by Brother in it s sole discreti on. Brother reserves the right to sup ply a refurbished or remanu factured replacem ent Machin e and/or accom panying C onsumable an d Accessory Items and use refurbished parts provided such replacem ent products conform to the ma nufac[...]

vi BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/ FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMI TED WARRANTY (Can ada o nly) Pu rs uant to thi s limit ed wa rr ant y of 1 y ear f rom the da te of pur cha se fo r la bour an d p ar ts, Br othe r In ter nat io nal C orp ora tion (C anad a) Lt d. (“B rot her ”), or i ts A utho riz ed Se rvic e Cen ter s, wil l re pa ir t his MF C/Fac si [...]

vii Safety pre cauti ons To use th e DC P saf ely Ple ase re fer to the se inst ructio ns for la ter refe ren ce and be fore atte mptin g any main tena nce. WARNI NG There are high volta ge electrode s inside the DCP. Before you cl ean t he D CP, make sur e you have unplugge d the p ower cor d from the AC power outlet Do not handl e the plug with w[...]

viii WARNI NG Th is pr oduc t m ust be i nst al led ne ar an AC pow er out let th at i s easi ly ac ces si bl e. I n ca se of em er genc ies, you mu st dis co nn ect the p owe r cord from the AC pow er ou tlet to shu t off po we r com plete ly. Caution To ma inta in the b est p rint q ual ity, we re comme nd th at you u se the On/Off key t o tur n [...]

ix Choosing a location Pl ace you r DCP on a f lat , st abl e su rf ace th at is fr ee of vib rat io n a nd shocks , such as a desk. Pu t the DC P n ear a st andard, grounded A C pow er ou tlet . Choo se a loc ati on wh ere th e t emp erat ure rema ins bet wee n 50 °F an d 95°F (10 ° and 35 °C) . Caution ■ A void pla cing yo ur D CP in a high[...]

x Table of Contents 1 Int ro duct io n .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ... .... .. 1-1 Usi ng thi s Guid e .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... .. 1-1 Fi ndi ng i nfo rma tion .... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. 1- 1 S ymb ols[...]

xi 3 Wa lk -Up Ph oto Ca ptu re C ente r ™ ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... . 3-1 Int roducti on ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... .. 3-1 Pho toCapture Cent er ™ requirement s .. ..... ..... ..... .... 3 -2 Get tin g start e d . ... .... ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... [...]

xii Ch eck ing the ink vol ume . ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... 5-1 4 Packing and sh ipping the DCP ... ....... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ... 5-15 Routine maint enance ... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 5- 18 Cleaning the s canner ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ....[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 1 1 Using this Guide Tha nk y ou f or buy i ng a Bro ther D ig it al Co pie r/ Pri nt er (DC P). Yo ur DCP is simple to use, with LCD screen instructions to guide you thr oug h pr og ramm i ng it . Yo u c an ma ke t he mo st of yo ur D CP b y rea din g thro ugh thi s Gu ide . Fin di ng inf orm ati on All the ch apte r he ad ing s [...]

1 - 2 INTRODUCTION Control pa nel overv iew 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Co py keys (Tem porary settings): Co py Options Yo u c an quickly and eas ily select tem porary set tings for copying. Enlarge/ Reduce Le ts you e nlarge or redu ce copies depend ing on the ratio y ou sel ect. Copy Qualit y Us e this key t o tempor arily change the quality f or c[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 3 3 Stop/Exit Stops an o peration or exits f rom t he menu. 4 Black St art Lets you star t making copies i n black and whi te. Also, let y ou sta rt a sc anning operatio n (in c olor or black , dependi ng on the scanning setting on your PC ). 5 Color Start Lets you star t making copies i n full color. Also, let y ou sta rt a sc an[...]

1 - 4 INTRODUCTION St at us LED i ndi ca ti ons Th e st at us LE D (Li ght E mit ti ng Dio de) i s a l ig ht t ha t sh ows the D CP stat us. LED DCP st atus Descripti on Off Rea dy The DCP is ready fo r use. Red Cov er is O p en The cover is open. Clos e the cov er. (See Error messa ges on page 5-1.) Ink Em pty Replace the Ink car tridge with a new[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 5 Load doc uments You c an copy and s can fr om t he sc anne r gl as s. Usi ng the sc anne r gla ss You can u se the s canne r gl as s t o cop y or scan pag es of a bo ok or one page a t a ti me. Do cume nt s ca n be up to letter size (8.5 in ch es to 11 inches). 1 Lift th e d ocum ent cov er . 2 Usin g th e doc ume nt gu ide line[...]

1 - 6 INTRODUCTION About pa per Th e p rin t qual it y ca n be af fec ted by th e t ype of p ape r y ou u s e in the DCP . To get the best print quality for the settin gs yo u’ve chosen, alway s set th e Paper T ype to ma tch the t ype of p aper y ou loa d. You can use plain paper, inkjet pape r (coated paper), gl ossy paper, tran spa ren ci es a[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 7 Ha ndli ng and usin g spec ial pape r ■ Sto re p ape r in its or igin al pac kag in g, and k ee p it seale d. Ke ep th e pa per fl at and away f ro m mois tu re , di re ct sun l ig ht and hea t . ■ The coated s i de of glossy p aper i s shiny. Avo id touchin g the shiny (coat ed) side. Load glossy p aper with the shiny sid e[...]

1 - 8 INTRODUCTION Paper type an d si ze for each op eratio n Paper T ype Paper Size Usage Copy PhotoCa pture P rinter Cut Sheet Letter 8 1/2" x 1 1" ( 216 x 27 9 mm) Yes Yes Yes A4 8.3" x 11 .7 " (210 x 297 mm) Yes Yes Yes Legal 8 1/2" x 1 4" ( 216 x 35 6 mm) Yes — Yes Executi ve 7 1/4" x 1 0 1/2" ( 184 x [...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 9 Pape r weigh t, thick ness and capacit y * Up t o 50 sh eets for Legal size paper 20 l b (75 g/m 2 ). * Up to 100 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 2 ). Pap er cap a cit y of th e ou tp ut pap er tr a y Paper Type Weight T hickness No. of sheets Cut Paper Plai n Paper 17 to 3 2 lb (64 to 120 g/m 2 ) 0.003" to 0. 006" (0.08 to 0 [...]

1 - 1 0 INT RODUCTIO N Print able ar ea Th e p rin ta ble are a depe nd s on t he set ti ngs in t he app l icat io n you are usin g. The figur es be low sho w the un print abl e area s on cut shee t pape r and env elo pes . * 1 When you set the Border less feature to On. 1 To p 2 Bottom 3 Left 4 Ri ght Cut Sheet 0.12 in. (3 mm) ( 0 in . / 0 m m )* [...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 11 How t o loa d pa per, enve lope s a nd pos t car ds To l oad pa per or ot her m edi a 1 Pul l th e pa per tr ay c omp let el y ou t of the D CP a nd remo ve the outpu t pape r tray. 2 Pres s an d slid e th e pa per side gui de t o fit th e pa per widt h. 3 Pull ou t the pape r su ppor t and unfol d th e pape r su ppor t fl ap. [...]

1 - 1 2 INT RODUCTIO N 4 Fan th e st ack of pap er w el l to avoi d pa pe r ja ms an d mi s-f e eds. 5 Gen tly in ser t th e pa pe r int o t he pa per tra y p rin t sid e dow n a nd the lead i ng ed ge (t o p of th e p ape r) in fir st . Che ck tha t the pa pe r i s f lat in t he t ra y a nd be low t he m axim um pape r m ar k. 6 Put th e out put p[...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 13 To lo ad envelop es ■ Use en v elo pe s th at we ig h fr om 20 - 25 lb (75 - 90 g /m 2 ). ■ So me e nvel op es r equ ir e ma rgin s etti ng s in th e appl i cat ion . M ake sur e you do a test print fir st. How to lo ad env elop es 1 Bef o re lo ad ing , pre s s th e cor ner s and s ide s of the e nve lop es to m ake t he m[...]

1 - 1 4 INT RODUCTIO N 2 Ins e rt the env el op es in to th e pape r tr ay wit h th e a ddr ess s ide do wn and t h e l ea din g e dge (t op of t h e e nve lop es ) in fi rst. S lid e the pap er s id e gu ide to fit th e wid t h of th e en v elo pe s. If you have problems when printing on en velopes, try the following suggestions: 1 Ope n th e en v[...]

MAKING CO PIES 2 - 1 2 Usin g the D C P as a cop ier You c a n use your D CP as a c opi er , ma king up t o 99 c opi es at a t ime. Maki ng a sing le c opy 1 Load your docu ment. 2 Pres s Black Start or Col o r S ta r t . Maki ng mul tip le co pi es 1 Load your docu ment. 2 Pres s Nu mber of Copies repe ate dly un ti l th e num be r of cop ies you [...]

2 - 2 M AKING COPIES Using th e Copy ke ys (Changi ng the temp orary copy setting s) W hen y ou want to qu ic kl y ch ange t he copy set t ing s te mpo rar il y fo r th e ne xt c opy , u se th e tem por ar y Cop y ke y s. Y ou ca n use dif fe ren t co mbi nat io ns. Th ese se ttings are temp orar y, the DCP r etu rns to i ts de fault settin gs 6 0 [...]

MAKING CO PIES 2 - 3 Sett ing c op y qual ity You ca n select th e copy qua lity. The defa ult set ting is Norma l . 1 Load your docu ment. 2 Pres s Copy Quality re pe ated ly to ch oo se t he co py qu ali ty ( Fast , Norm al or Be st ). 3 Pres s Black Start or Col o r S ta r t . — OR — Press other tempo r ar y copy keys for more settings. Pre [...]

2 - 4 M AKING COPIES Enlar ging or re ducing the copi ed imag e You c an s e lect th e f oll o wi ng en lar gem e nt or re du cti on rat ios. Cust om(2 5-40 0% ) all ow s you to ent e r a rat io fr om 25 % t o 4 00% . Pre ss E nlarge/Red uce C usto m(2 5- 400% ) 200% 198% 4" x6" → A4 186% 4" x6" → LT R 142% A5 → A4 104% EX[...]

MAKING CO PIES 2 - 5 1 Load your docu ment. 2 Pres s E n large/ Reduce . 3 Pr es s or to s e lect the en larg em ent or re duct io n ra tio y o u w ant. Pres s Set . — OR — You can select Custom (25- 400% ) and pres s Set . Pres s or to e nt er a n enl ar gem ent o r re duc tio n ra tio f rom 25% to 400 % . Pres s Set . 4 Pres s Black Start or [...]

2 - 6 M AKING COPIES Usi ng the Copy Opti on s key Us e th e Copy Opt i ons key to quickly se t the fo llowin g co py setti ngs te mpo rari ly fo r the n ext copy. After you choose your se tting s by pressing Set , th e LCD sho ws Set te mpor aril y and then r eturns to Menu selection s. Pres s Black Start or Col o r S ta r t if you ’ r e f inis [...]

MAKING CO PIES 2 - 7 Set tin g p ape r ty pe If copy in g on pape r ot her th an pla in pape r, s el ect th e type of p aper that you a re usi ng t o ge t the best pr int qual ity. 1 Load your docu ment. 2 Pres s Copy Options and or to select Pape r T yp e . Pres s Set . 3 Pr es s or to sele c t the typ e of pa per you ar e usi ng ( Plai n , Ink je[...]

2 - 8 M AKING COPIES Adjusting b rightness You c an adj ust th e cop y br i ghtn es s t o ma ke c op ies da r ker or l i ghte r. 1 Load yo ur docu men t. 2 Press Co py Opti ons and or to sel ect Brig htnes s . Press Set . 3 Pr ess to ma ke a li g hte r co py. — OR — Press to m ake a dar ker c opy. Press Set . 4 Press Bla ck Start or Color Star [...]

MAKING CO PIES 2 - 9 Mak i n g N in 1 copi es or a post er (Pa ge Layo ut) You can r edu ce the a mou nt of co pie s by us ing th e N in 1 c opy feat ure. T his all ows you t o cop y two or four pag e s onto one pa ge, al lowi n g you to sav e pa per . It is a ls o pos si bl e to crea te a po ste r. When yo u use the Pos ter feat u re you r D CP d [...]

2 - 1 0 MAKING COPIES Place the document face down in the direction shown be low. 2 in 1 (P ) 4 in 1 (P ) If Glossy ha s be en sel ec ted in t h e P aper T ype set ti ng for N in 1 copies, the DCP will print the ima ges as if Normal paper had been se lect e d. ■ If you are producing mult iple color copie s , N in 1 copies are no t av aila bl e. ?[...]

MAKING COPIES 2 - 11 Po st er (3x 3) You c an ma ke a po st er si ze copy of a pho t ogr aph. Fo r Po ste r co pi es, you ca nno t ma ke m or e tha n on e cop y.[...]

2 - 1 2 MAKING COPIES Changin g the defa ult copy s e tting s You c an sav e t he co py set tings y ou use mo st o ften by set ting th em as default. These settings will remain until you change them again. Se tt ing P ape r Ty pe To g et th e best p rint quali ty, se t the DC P for the typ e of pape r you are us in g. 1 Press Men u . 2 Press or to [...]

MAKING COPIES 2 - 13 Sett ing Pape r Size You can use five s ize s o f pape r for pri nti ng you r copi es: Lette r, Lega l, A4, A5 an d Pho t o Ca rd ( 4" x 6") . W hen you cha ng e the t ype of pape r you load in the DCP, you will need to change the se tt ing for Paper Si ze at th e sam e ti m e so y ou r DCP c an fit the co py on th e [...]

2 - 1 4 MAKING COPIES A dju sti ng br ig ht ne ss 1 Press Men u . 2 Press or to select 1.Co py . Press Set . 3 Press or to select 4.Br ig htn ess . Press Set . 4 Pr ess to ma ke a li g hte r co py. — OR — Press to m ake a dar ker c opy. Press Set . 5 Press Stop /Ex it . A djust in g cont rast You c an c han ge th e cont ras t to he lp an im age[...]

MAKING COPIES 2 - 15 Adju sting Colo r saturat ion 1 Pres s Menu . 2 Press or to sel ect 1.Co py . Pres s Set . 3 Press or to sel ect 6 .Col or Ad ju st . Pres s Set . 4 Press or to sel ect Red , G reen or Blu e . Pres s Set . 5 Press to i ncrea se the col or satu ratio n. — OR — Press to d ecrease the colo r satur ati on. Pres s Set . 6 R et u[...]

2 - 1 6 MAKING COPIES Legal lim itation s C olo r r ep rod uct ion s o f ce rta in doc um ents are i lleg al an d m ay re sul t in eith er criminal or civil liabili ty. This memorandum is intended to be a gui de ra t her t h an a c om ple te li st ing of e very po ssi bl e p roh ibi ti on. In case of doubt, we suggest tha t you check with relev ant[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 1 3 Introductio n Eve n if your DC P is not c on nec te d to y ou r com put er, you ca n pr int pho tos dir ec tly fr om the digit al ca mer a m edi a. Yo ur B roth er DCP in clud es fi ve me dia dr ives (sl ots ) f or use w ith po pu lar di git al came ra media : CompactFlas h ® , Sm art Med ia ® , Me mory Sti[...]

3 - 2 W ALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ P hot oCa ptu re Ce nte r ™ requ irements To avoi d er ro r con di tio ns, ple ase rem em ber : ■ The D POF file on t he med ia card m ust be in a valid forma t. (See DPOF p rinting o n p age 3-8 .) ■ The imag e file e xtens ion must be .J PG (O ther im age file extensions . JPEG, . TIF, .GIF and so on w[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 3 Getting starte d Fir ml y in ser t t he card in to th e ap pr opr iat e s lo t. Phot o Capt ur e key indications: ■ Phot oC ap tu re l i gh t i s ON , t he med ia c a rd is ins er ted p ro per ly. ■ Phot oC ap tu re lig ht is OF F, th e med ia c ar d is no t pr op erl y in s erted . ■ Phot oC ap tu re lig[...]

3 - 4 W ALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ The steps below give a bri ef outl ine of the Direc t Pr inting feat ure . Pl ease see th e rem ain in g pag es o f thi s c hapt er fo r m ore deta iled instructions. 1 Inse rt the media car d firmly into the media driv e (slot). When yo u inse rt your me dia card in to the pr op er slot , the LCD s hows : 2 P[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 5 Printing the Index (Thumbna ils) Th e Pho toCap tu re Ce nter ™ as si gn s nu mbe rs fo r i ma ges (s u ch as No .1, No. 2, No. 3, and so on ). It d oe s not reco gni ze any o ther num ber s or fil e na mes that you r di git al came ra o r P C ha ve u se d to ide nt ify the pi ct ure s. You c an pr i nt a thu[...]

3 - 6 W ALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Pr in ti n g im a ge s Befor e y ou c an pri nt a n in divi dua l im age, you h av e to k now th e i mag e num ber . 1 Ma ke s ure y ou ha v e in sert ed the m edi a ca rd. Press Phot oCa ptu re . (S ee pag e 3-3. ) 2 Press or t o cho ose Prin t Im ag es . Press Set . 3 Pr ess r epe at ed ly t o e nter t h e i[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 7 Paper Type & Paper Size 5 Pr es s or t o sel ec t the ty p e of pa per you a re us in g ( Lett er Glos sy , 4" x 6" Gl ossy , 5" x 7" Glos sy , A4 Gl os sy , Lett er Pl ain , A 4 Pl ain , Letter Ink jet , A4 In kj et or 4"x 6" Inkj et ). Pres s Set . If you sele cted A4 or Le t[...]

3 - 8 W ALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ DP OF p ri nt ing DPOF stand s for Digita l Prin t Order For mat. M ajo r Di git al Came ra ma nu fa ctu re rs ( Can on I nc. , Eas tm a n Koda k Comp any, Fuji Pho to Film Co . Ltd., Ma tsushita Electric Ind ustrial Co. Lt d. and Sony Corp or at ion .) crea te d thi s s tand ar d to mak e it ea s ier to pr in[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 9 Changing the default settings You c a n sav e the Ph otoC apt ur e Cen te r ™ sett ing s yo u use mos t of te n by setting them as default . Th ese settings will rem ain until you ch ange them agai n . Set tin g prin t qu ali ty 1 Pres s Menu . 2 Press or to sel ect 2 .Pho toC ap ture . Pres s Set . 3 Press o[...]

3 - 1 0 WAL K-UP P H OTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ A dju sti ng br ig ht ne ss 1 Press Men u . 2 Press or to select 2.Ph ot oCa ptur e . Press Set . 3 Press or to select 3.Br ig htn ess . Press Set . 4 Pre ss to make a l ighter pr int. — OR — Pr ess to make a da rker pr int . Press Set . 5 Press Stop /Ex it . A djust in g cont rast You can cho ose the [...]

WALK-UP PHO TOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 11 Co lor e nhan c emen t (Tr ue2 Lif e ® ) You c an tu rn o n the c ol or en ha nce men t (T r ue2 Li fe ® ) featu re to pr int mo re vi vid i m ages . P ri n ti ng t im e w i ll be sl o wer . 1 Pres s Menu . 2 Press or to sel ect 2 .Pho toC ap ture . Pres s Set . 3 Press or to sel ect 5 .Tru e2L if e . Pres [...]

3 - 1 2 WAL K-UP P H OTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ ■ Whi te B al an ce This s ettin g ad just s the hue of th e wh ite are as of an im age. Light ing, camera settings and other infl uences will effect the app ea ran ce o f w hit e. T he w h ite a rea s of a pic ture ma y be s ligh tl y pi nk, yel lo w or s om e othe r c olo r. By us in g th is ad jus t m[...]

WALK-UP PHO TOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 13 Cro ppin g If y our phot o is too lo ng or wid e t o fi t the av ail abl e spa ce on yo ur selected layout, part of the image will be automatically cropped. The def aul t s ett ing is On . If you wan t to p ri nt th e wh ole i mag e, tu rn thi s settin g to Of f . 1 Pres s Menu . 2 Press or to sel ect 2 .Pho [...]

3 - 1 4 WAL K-UP P HOTOCAP TURE CENTER ™ Bo rd e rl e ss Th is fe at u re ex p an ds th e p rin t a ble area to th e ed ge s o f the pa per . Prin t ing time will be slightl y slower. 1 Press Men u . 2 Press or to select 2.Ph ot oCa ptur e . Press Set . 3 Press or to select 7.Bo rd erl ess . Press Set . 4 Press or to select Off (o r On ). Press S[...]

WALK-UP PHO T OCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 15 1 Inser t a S mar tMedi a ® , Compa ctFlash ® , Memory Stick ® , Secure Digital ™ or x D-Picture Card ™ i nto your mach i ne . 2 Load your docu ment. 3 Pres s ( Scan ). 4 Press or to select Scan t o C ard . To chan ge qua l it y , pr es s Set and go to Step 5. — OR — Pres s Black Start or Col o r [...]

3 - 1 6 WAL K-UP P H OTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Unde rs tand ing th e Er ror Me ssag es On ce you a re f amil i ar wi th th e typ es of err ors tha t c an oc cur wh ile you ’re us in g the P h o toC aptu r e C enter ™ , you can ea si ly i de ntif y and trou ble sho ot an y diffi cu lties . When an e rror message a ppears on the L CD, th e DCP will b[...]

WALK-UP PHO TOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 17 Using Photo C apture Center ™ from your PC You c an acc ess t he m edi a car d th at is in the m edi a dr ive ( slo t) o f t he DCP fro m your P C. (See Using th e Phot oC apt ur e Ce nter ™ from your P C o n pa ge 6-1 in Software User’s G u ide on the CD-ROM or Us ing th e Phot o Cap tu re Center ™ f[...]

4 - 1 I MPORTANT INFORM ATION 4 Feder al Comm unic ati ons Commissi on (F CC) Decla rati o n of Conf ormit y (USA only) dec lares , that the produ cts Pro du c t Nam e: DCP-1 10 C co mpl y wi t h Par t 15 of th e FCC Rule s . O pe r ati o n i s subj ec t to th e fo ll owi ng two condi ti ons : ( 1) Th is de vi ce m ay no t ca us e h ar mf u l inter[...]

IMPORTANT INFORM ATION 4 - 2 WARNI NG ■ This DCP has b een certif ied to comply with FCC standa r ds, wh ich a re ap pli ed to t he U SA o nly. A grou nd ed p lug sh oul d be plu gg ed i nto a g rou nd ed AC pow er ou tl et af ter che ck ing the rat ing of the l oca l po wer s upply for t he D CP to op erate prope rly and s afel y. ■ Fo r pr ot[...]

4 - 3 I MPORTANT INFORM ATION Inte rn ati onal E NER GY S TAR ® Complia nc e St at emen t Th e p urp ose o f the In te rn ati onal E NERGY S TA R ® Pro gram is to prom ote the de velo pment an d popu lari zat ion of ene r gy -ef fic ien t o ffi ce eq uip men t. As an E NE RGY S TAR ® Pa rtne r , Br ot he r Ind us tr ie s, Lt d. h as det er mi ne[...]

IMPORTANT INFORM ATION 4 - 4 Imp orta nt sa fe ty in str uct ions 1 R ead al l o f the se i nst ru ctio ns. 2 Save them for lat er refere nce. 3 Follo w a ll warnings and instructi ons marked on the product. 4 U npl ug thi s prod uc t fr om the A C powe r ou t let be for e cle an ing . Do n ot us e liq uid or ae rosol clea ners . Use a damp cloth f[...]

4 - 5 I MPORTANT INFORM ATION 13 Wai t unt il page s have exi ted t he DCP be f ore pic king th em u p. 14 Ne ver pu sh obje cts of an y k ind in to thi s pr odu ct th roug h cabi net slot s , si nce t he y m ay to uch dan ge rou s vo lt age po i nts o r s hor t out part s resulting in the risk o f fire or electric shock. Ne ver spill liq uid o f a[...]

IMPORTANT INFORM ATION 4 - 6 Tr adem ark s The Br othe r l ogo i s a r eg iste red t rad ema rk o f B ro ther In du stri es , Lt d. Br othe r is a reg is tere d t rad ema rk of Bro t her Indu s tri es, Ltd. Mu lti -F unc ti on L in k is a re gis ter ed tr ad ema rk of B rothe r I nt er na tiona l Corporatio n. © 200 4 B rot her Indu st ri es, Ltd.[...]

5 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTI NE M AI NTENANCE 5 Troubleshoo ting Error me ssages As wi th an y so ph isti ca t ed off ic e pr oduc t , err or s may occ u r. If th is happ ens, y our D CP id entifi es th e prob lem an d displ ay s an error mess age. The most co mmon error messa ges are shown be low. You c an co rrec t mos t pr obl em s by y ou rs[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINT ENANCE 5 - 2 Near Em pt y One or mor e of the i nk ca rtridges are r unning out of i nk. Order a new ink c artridge . No C art ri dge An i nk cartr idge is not proper ly instal led. T a ke out the ink c artridge an d put it in again seating it proper ly. (S ee R eplacing the i nk cartri dges on page 5-20.) No F il[...]

5 - 3 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTI NE M AI NTENANCE Pr inte r jam or pape r jam R emo ve th e jamm ed pap er depe nd ing on wher e i t is jam me d in th e DCP . Paper is jam med i nside th e paper t ray 1 Pul l th e pa per tr ay ou t of the D CP . 2 Pull out th e jammed paper t o remove it. Pa per T ray Ja mme d pa pe r[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINT ENANCE 5 - 4 Paper is jammed in side the DCP 1 R emove th e Jam Cl ear Co ver. Pull t he j ammed paper o ut of the DCP . 2 R e-insert the J am Cl ear Cover. 3 If y ou ca n no t pu ll ou t the jamm ed pape r, lif t th e sca nner c over from the right-hand sid e of the DCP un til it locks s ecurely into th e op en p[...]

5 - 5 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTI NE M AI NTENANCE 5 Lift the scanner cove r to release the lock. Gently push the sc anne r co ver s u ppor t dow n an d cl ose the s cann er cov er.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINT ENANCE 5 - 6 If yo u are hav in g dif fic ul ty wit h yo ur DCP If y ou t hi nk th ere is a pr ob lem w it h you r DC P, ch eck th e char t be lo w and f oll ow the t ro ubl esho ot in g tips . Th e Br ot her Sol ut ion s Ce nt er o ff ers l ate st F AQs and t roub les hootin g tip s. Visit us at http: //solut ion[...]

5 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTI NE M AI NTENANCE Smudge d st ain at the t op center of the pr inted pa ge. Make sure the paper is n ot too thi ck or no t curl ed. (See About paper on page 1- 6.) Printin g app ears dirty o r ink seems to run. Make sure you a re usi ng the pr oper types of pa per. (See A bout paper on page 1- 6 .) Don’ t handle th [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINT ENANCE 5 - 8 Soft ware Diff icul ties Cannot inst all softwa re or print Run the R epair MFL-Pr o Suite prog ram on the CD- ROM. Thi s program will repa ir and reinstall the softw are. ‘Device B usy’ Make s ure the DC P is no t showing an error messag e on the LC D. Phot oCaptur e Cente r ™ Difficulties Remo[...]

5 - 9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTI NE M AI NTENANCE How to c hange LC D lang uage You c an chan ge th e LCD l ang uage. 1 Press Men u . 2 Press or to select 0.In it ial Set up . Press Set . 3 Press or to select 0.Lo ca l L angu ag e . Press Set . 4 Press or to select your language. Press Set . 5 Press Stop /Ex it . H ow to imp rove th e LCD vie win g [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 10 How to im prove print q uality Cl eani ng th e prin t hea d To ensure good print quality, the DCP will re gu l arly clean the print head . You ca n s tart th e cl eani ng proc es s ma nual l y if ne ed ed. Cle an th e p rin t h ea d an d i nk c a rtr id ges i f y o u get a hor iz onta l lin e i n the [...]

5 - 1 1 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE C he cking t he prin t qu ali ty If f aded or s tr eak ed colo rs a nd te x t ap pe ars on y o ur outp ut , s ome o f th e no zzl es may be clo gg ed. Y ou ca n c heck t his by pr i nting th e Pr int Qual ity Ch eck Shee t and l ooki ng at th e no zzl e c heck patt ern. 1 Press Ink . 2 Press or to[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 12 8 Pres s ( No ) for bla ck or thre e color s with a problem. Th e L CD sh ows: Pres s ( Yes ). The D CP will start cleaning the print head. 9 Af te r c lea nin g is fi nish ed , p res s Color Start . The DCP will start pri nting the P rint Q uali ty Ch eck Shee t ag ain and then return to Step 5. 10 P[...]

5 - 1 3 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE C hecki ng t he pr in ting al ign men t You s ho uld rar ely need to adj us t the pri nti ng a lig nme nt ho we ver, if a fte r t ran spor ti ng the mac h ine your pr int ed te x t bec o mes bl u rre d or ima ges b ecome faded t hen adj ustme nt may need t o be m ade. 1 Press Ink . 2 Press or to s[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 14 Chec king the i nk volum e You c an chec k t he in k that is lef t in th e cart ri dg e. 1 Pres s Ink . 2 Press or to sel ect Ink Vo lume . Pres s Set . 3 Press or to select the c olo r you want to check. The LCD shows th e ink volume. 4 Pres s Stop /E xit . Ink Volume Bk: -+[...]

5 - 1 5 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE Packi ng and sh ipping the D CP W hen eve r y ou tr ans p ort the D CP , us e th e pa ck ing mat er ials tha t ca me wi th y our DC P. If you d o not pa ck t he DCP prop erly , yo u cou ld void your wa rranty. Caution It is impo rt an t to all ow t he DCP to ‘p ar k’ th e pr in t he ad afte r [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 16 3 Lift the sc anner cov er to rele as e the loc k. G ently push the scanner co ver suppo r t down and close the sca nner cove r. 4 U npl ug the D CP fr om t he AC pow er outl et. 5 U npl ug the USB cabl e or LAN cab le f rom t he DCP, if it is co nn ect ed. 6 W rap the D CP in t he ba g and p lac e it[...]

5 - 1 7 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE 7 Pac k t he pr in ted m at erial s in the o rigi nal ca rton a s sho wn belo w. Do not p ack th e used ink c artr idg es i n t he ca r t on. 8 Close the ca rton.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 18 Routine m a inte nance Cl eani ng th e scanne r Li ft t he d ocum ent co ve r. Cl ean th e s can ner gla ss an d wh it e pla s ti c abov e it wit h is op ropy l al c ohol on a sof t lin t -fr ee cl ot h. Cle an the gla ss s tr ip wi th i sopr op yl alc oho l o n a lin t- fr ee clo t h. Document Cover [...]

5 - 1 9 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE C lea nin g th e DCP pr inte r pl ate n ■ Be ca refu l no t to touc h th e pa per fe ed sta r w heels or enco der film . ■ Be su re to unp lug the DCP f r om the AC po wer o utlet b e f ore cle an ing th e pr int er plat e n. ■ If in k is sca tte re d o n o r ar ou nd the p r in ter p lat en[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 20 Rep la cing th e ink ca rtr idg es Your DCP is equi pped wi th an ink dot c ou nter . The i nk do t co unte r au tom ati ca ll y m oni tor s th e le ve l o f i nk i n eac h of t he fo ur c ar tr id ge s. When the DCP de tec ts an in k ca rtr idg e is run ni ng o ut of ink , th e DCP will notify you wi[...]

5 - 2 1 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE 4 Remove the cartridge covers. 5 Each co lor has its ow n correct position. K eep th e ink car tridge in an u prigh t po siti on w hen you inse rt i t in to s lo t. Pr es s dow n on the in k car tri dge un til the ho ok snaps ov er it. 6 Lift the scanner cove r to release the lock. Gently push the[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 22 WARNI NG If i nk ge ts in yo ur eyes , i rri ga te th em wi th wat er i m med iat el y and ca ll a do ctor if y ou are co nce rne d. If you wa it until Ink Emp ty mess age i s dis pl ayed o n the LC D, the D CP w ill automa tica lly rese t the ink dot co unte r. If the In st all mes sage i s on th e d[...]

5 - 2 3 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE Caution ■ Do n ot r emo v e i nk car tr id ges if yo u do not n eed t o re pla ce th em. If you d o s o, i t ma y redu c e the ink qua nti ty and th e D CP wi l l no t know the qu anti ty of ink left in the cart ridge . ■ Do not t ou ch th e c ar tri dge i nse rt ion sl ots . If you do so , th[...]

APPENDIX A - 1 A On- s cr een pr og ra m min g Your DCP is desig ne d to be eas y t o use wi th LC D on -sc ree n pr ogr amm ing . User - fri endl y p rog ra mming hel ps you take ful l adv ant age of all the m enu s ele ction s your DCP has to offer . Si nce y our prog ram m ing is done on the LCD, we ha ve c rea ted st ep- by-s tep on- sc ree n i[...]

A - 2 APPENDIX Men u Mode You c an acces s the menu mode by pre ssi ng Me nu . When you ente r the m enu , t he L CD scr olls . You ca n scr ol l more quic kly thr oug h ea ch m enu l eve l by pr es si ng th e arro w for the direct ion you want: or . Sele ct an op tion by pr ess i ng Set w hen that optio n ap pears on the LCD. The LCD will then sho[...]

APPENDIX A - 3 Main Me nu Subme nu Me nu Select ions Opt ions Description s Page 1 . Copy 1 . Pa per Ty pe — Pl ain Inkj et Glos sy Tran sprn cy Sets the type of paper i n the paper tray. 2-12 2 . Pa per Si ze — Le tter Lega l A4 A5 4"x6 " Sets the size of the paper i n the paper tray. 2-13 3 . Qu alit y — Best Norm al Fast Selects [...]

A - 4 APPENDIX 1 . Copy (Conti nued) 6 . Colo r Adju st 1 . Re d R: - + R: - + R: - + R: - + R: - + Adjust s the am ount of Re d in copies . 2-15 2 . Gr een G: - + G: - + G: - + G: - + G: - + Adjust s the am ount of Green i n copi es. 3 . Bl ue B: - + B: - + B: - + B: - + B: - + Adjust s the am ount of Blue in c o pie s. 2 . P hotoCa pture 1 . Prin[...]

APPENDIX A - 5 2 . Pho toCap ture (Contin ued) 5 . Tr ue2L ife Tr ue2L if e:On Tr ue2L if e:Of f 1 . Whit e Bala nc e - + - + - + - + - + Adjusts the h ue of the white ar eas. 3-11 2 . Shar pn ess - + - + - + - + - + Enhance s the detai l of the imag e. 3 . Colo r Dens it y - + - + - + - + - + Adjusts the total amount of c olor in the image. 6 . Cr[...]

A - 6 APPENDIX 0 . Init ia l Setu p 1 . Da te/T im e — — Pu ts the date and time i n your DCP. S ee Qui ck Setup Gui de 2 . LCD Cont rast — Ligh t Dark Adju st s th e con tra st of t he LCD. 5- 9 0 . Loca l Lang uage — Engl is h Fren ch Al lows you to cha nge the LC D Language for y our countr y. See Qui ck Setup Gui de Main Menu Sub menu M[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 1 S Product des cription Gen eral Speci f ica ti on s Memo ry Capa cit y 8 MB Paper Tray 100 S heet s 20 l b (7 5 g/m 2 ) Printer Ty pe Ink Jet Pr int Me thod Piezo with 74 x 5 nozz l e s LCD (Liquid Crys tal Displ ay) 16 chara cters x 1 line Powe r Sour ce 100 - 120V AC 50/60 Hz Powe r Consumption Of f Mode: Standb y: Ope rating[...]

S - 2 SPECIFICATIONS Print media Co py Paper Input Paper Tr ay ■ Paper typ e: Plain pape r , inkj et paper ( coated paper ), gloss y paper* 2 , tran sparencies * 1 * 2 and env elopes ■ Paper si ze: Letter, Le gal* 3 , Executive, A4, A5, A6, JIS_B5, envelo pes (comme rcial No.10, DL, C5, Monar ch, JE4), Photo card, Index card, Post Card. For m o[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 3 PhotoC apture Center ™ Availa ble M edia CompactFl ash ® (Type I only) (Mi crod rive ™ is not c ompatible ) (Compac t I/O card such as Com pact LAN card and Compact Modem card are not sup ported.) Smar tMedia ® ( 3.3V) (Not a vailable for use w ith ID ) Memory St ic k ® (Not a vailable f or musi c dat a with MagicGate ?[...]

S - 4 SPECIFICATIONS Scanner Color/Monochr ome Yes/Yes TWAIN Compl iant Yes (Windo ws ® 98/ 98 SE/M e/2 00 0 Pr ofe ss iona l /X P) Mac OS ® 8. 6 - 9 .2/Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater WIA Com pliant Yes (Window s ® XP) Color Dept h 36 bit color proce ssing (Input) 24 bit color proce ssing (Output ) Resolut ion U p to 19200 × 1920 0 dpi (inter po[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 5 Printer Inter faces Pr inte r D rive r Wi ndows ® 98/98SE/M e/2000 Profes sional and XP driver s upporting Brothe r Native Compress i on mode and b i -direc tional capab i lity Apple ® Macintosh ® Qu ickDra w ® Dr iver For Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2/ Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or gr eater Resolution Up to 1200 x 6000 dots per inch (dpi )*[...]

S - 6 SPECIFICATIONS Computer requirements Minimum S ystem Requi rements Comp uter Platf orm & O perating Syst em Versio n P roc es sor Minimum Sp eed Minimu m RAM Recommended RA M Avail able Hard Dis k Spac e fo r Drivers for Appl icatio ns Windo ws ® * 1 Operati ng Sy ste m 98, 98S E P entium II or equiv alent 32 MB 64 MB 90 MB 130 MB Me 200[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 7 Consumab le items Optiona l External W ireless Prin t/Scan Serv er (NC- 2200w ) Ink The DC P uses indi vidual Black, Y el low, Cyan and Mage nta ink cartridges t hat are separate from the print hea d a ssembly. Se rvice Life of Ink Cart ri dge Black - Ap pr oximat ely 500 page s a t 5% c overage Yellow , Cya n and M agent a - A[...]

I - 1 I NDEX Inde x A Accesso ries a nd supp li es ....... ii B Brot her acces sories an d supplie s .... ii Bro ther n umb ers ....... .... ....... . i Cu stomer Ser vice ..... .... ....... . i FA Qs (fr equ ently a sked qu estio ns) .... ....... ........ ....... . i fax b ack syste m . ....... .... ....... ii pro duct sup port .. ....... ....... [...]

INDEX I - 2 crop ping . ....... .... ....... ...... 3-13 defa ult s etting s ...... ....... .... 3-9 DPOF pr int ing ....... ... ........ 3-8 Memo ry St ick ® ... ....... ........ 3-1 Photo Cap tur e key ........ .... 3-3 print i ng ima ges ...... ....... .... 3-6 print i ng In dex ..... .... ....... .... 3-5 qual ity . ........ ........... ......[...]

EQUIPMENT A TT A CHMENT LIMIT A TIONS (Canada only) NOTICE This product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications.[...]

These machines are made for use in the USA and Canada only . We cannot recommend using them ov erseas because the power requirement of y our Digital Copier/Printer may not be compatible with the po wer av ailable in f oreign countr ies. Using USA or Canada models over seas is at your own risk and ma y void your warranty . Brother International Cor [...]