Brother DCP-J152W manual

Basic User’s Guide D CP- J152W Ver sion 0 USA/CAN[...]

If y ou ne ed to call Customer Service Ple as e comp let e the fo llow ing in fo rma tio n for fu ture re fe re n ce : Mo de l Num b er : DC P-J 152W Seri al N umb er : 1 Dat e of P ur c ha se : Pl ac e o f P ur ch as e : 1 The se rial n umb er is on th e back of th e un it. Reta in this Us er 's Gu ide wit h yo ur sa les re ce ipt a s a perm [...]

i Brother numbers NOTE For technic al help, you must call the count ry wher e you bough t the machine . Calls must be made fro m within t hat count ry . Re giste r your pr odu ct By register ing your pr oduct with Brother Internat iona l Corporat ion, you wil l be recorde d as the origina l o wner o f the prod uct. Your regis trati on wi th Broth e[...]

ii Ser vice Cent er Lo cato r (US A only ) For the locat ion of a Brother authorized servic e center, call 1-877-B RO THE R (1 - 877- 276-843 7) or visit us at http: //www.b rother-usa .com/servi ce/ . Serv ic e Cen te r L oc ati on s (C an ad a o nly) For the locat ion of a Brother authorized servic e center, call 1-877-B RO THE R. Orde ring ac ce[...]

iii Acc ess ori es a n d S uppl ies 1 For mo re in formation ab o ut t he replacement c onsumables, v isit us a t http:// www.brother.c o m/pag eyield / . Descri ption It em Ink Cartridge S tandar d Yield < black> LC101B K (Prints app rox. 300 pages ) 1 Ink Cartridge S tandar d Yield < yellow > LC101Y (Prints approx. 300 pages ) 1 Ink C[...]

iv Notice - Discl aimer of Warra nties (USA and Canada ) BROTHER 'S LICE NSOR(S ), AND T HEIR DIREC TORS , OFFICER S, EMPL OYEES OR AG ENTS (COLLECTI VELY BRO THER'S LICENSOR) MAK E NO WARRAN TIES , EXPRES S OR IMPLIED, INCLUD ING WITHOUT LIMITA TION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTAB I L ITY AND FITNESS FO R A PARTICUL AR PURPOSE , REG[...]

v Compilati on and Public ation No tice Under the s upervision of Br other Indust ries, Ltd., t his manual ha s been c ompiled and publi s hed, covering the lat est produ c t descri pt ions and specificat ions. The contents of this manual and the specificat ions of this produc t are subject to change wit hout notice. Brother res erves the right to [...]

vi User' s Guide s and w here do I find them? 1 Vi sit us at ht t p:/ /sol uti ons. brot her. co m/ . Which Guide? What's in it ? Where is it ? Pr oduc t Saf e ty G ui de Read th is Gui de first. Pl ease read the S a fety Instruc tions befor e you s et up your machine. See this G uide for tra demarks and legal limitations. Printed / In th[...]

vii Table of Conte nts (Basic Us er’s Guide) 1 General info rmat ion 1 Usi ng th e doc um en tat ion ..... .. ... .. .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. . 1 Sym b ols a nd co nv ent ions us ed in the doc um e nta tio n ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. . 1 Acces s ing [...]

viii 6 How to sc an t o a compu ter 25 Befor e scanning ........ ..... . ..... ..... . .. . ..... ..... . .... . ..... ........ . ..... ........ . ..... ..... . .. . ...... ....... 25 Scanning a docum ent as a PDF f ile usi ng ControlCent er4 (Window s ® ) .... ... .. .. .. 26 How to change t he machine’s SCAN mode setting s f or PDF scanni ng u[...]

ix D Specif icati ons 73 General ........ ......... . .... ......... . .... . ..... . .. . ..... ........ . ...... ......... . .... ......... . .... . ..... ........ . ... 73 Pri nt m ed ia . ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... . 7 5 Co py ... [...]

x Table of Conten ts (A dva nced User ’s Gu ide) The Advanced U s er’s Guide explai ns the followin g features an d operati ons. You can view the Advanced Us er’s Guid e on the CD-ROM. 1 Gener al set up Memory St orage Volume Sett ings (MFC m o dels) Autom atic Da ylight Sa ving T ime (MFC models) Sleep Mode Au to Powe r Off ( DCP mod el) LCD[...]

1 1 1 Using the d ocumentation 1 Thank you for buying a Bro ther machine! Reading t he docum entation w ill help you make t he most o f your mac hine. Symb ols a nd conv e ntions us ed in the docum ent ation 1 The followi ng s ymbol s and conventions ar e used thr oughout t he documentat ion. Acces sing Broth er Utilities (Windows ® 8) 1 If you ar[...]

Chapter 1 2 b Select your ma c hine. c Choose the funct ion you want to use. Acces sing the A dva nced User ’s Gui de and Softw are and Network User’s Gui d e 1 This B as ic User’s Gui de does not cont ain all the informati on about t he machine, such as how to use the advanc ed Copy, Print er, Scanne r, and Network featur es. W hen you are r[...]

Gener al i nfo rmation 3 1 c I f t he language s creen appears, cli c k your langua ge. T he CD-R O M Top Menu w ill appe ar. d Cli ck Use r’s Guid es . e Cli ck PDF /H T ML do c ume nt s . If the countr y screen appears, choo s e y our countr y. After the list of U s er’s Guides appear s , choose the guid e you want to read. (Mac intosh) 1 a T[...]

Chapter 1 4 How to access G uides for A d vanc ed Feature s 1 You can view and downlo ad these Gui des from the Brother Solut ions Center at: http : //s oluti on s. bro th er .co m/ . Click Manu als on you r model ’s page t o downloa d the documentatio n. We b Conn ect Gu ide 1 This Gui de provides usef ul informatio n about access ing Inte rnet [...]

Gener al i nfo rmation 5 1  To access the Br ot her CreativeCen ter (http: //www.brot her.co m /creat ivecenter/ ) for F REE photo projects and prin t able downloads , clic k Brother Creat i veCenter .  To return to the To p Me nu , cli ck Back or if you are finis hed, click Exit . Acces sing Broth er Support (Macinto sh) 1 You can fi nd all [...]

Chapter 1 6 Contro l panel ov ervie w 1 1 LCD ( Liqu id Crysta l Display) Displ ays message s on the s creen to help you set up and use y our machi ne. 2 Mode keys:  SCAN Lets you ac cess Scan mo de.  WEB Lets you c onne ct the Brother machi ne to an Internet serv ice. For more i nformatio n, see Web C onnect Gu ide . 3 Menu keys:  or Pre [...]

Gener al i nfo rmation 7 1 5 S t o p / E x i t Stops an o peration or exits the me nu. 6 Power On /Off Press to turn on the machi ne. Press and hold down to turn off the machine. T he LC D will d isplay Shutting Down and w ill st ay on for a few seconds before tur ning itself of f. If you turn off the mac hine usi ng , i t wi ll still periodic ally[...]

Chapter 1 8 LCD scr een 1 The LC D display s the machi ne’s statu s when the mac hine is idle. 1 W ireles s Status A fou r-level indicato r displa ys the curre nt wirele ss signal strength if you are u sing a wirele ss connecti on. B asic O p era tion s 1 The following s teps sho w how to change a sett ing in the machine. In this exampl e, the Pa[...]

Gener al i nfo rmation 9 1 Wa rning LED indicati ons 1 The Warnin g LED (Light Em itting Dio de) is a light that sh ows the DCP status. The LCD displays the machine status when th e machine is idle. LED DCP status Descrip tion Off Ready T he DCP i s read y for us e. Orang e Cover Op en The c over is ope n. Clo se the cov er. (See Erro r and mai nte[...]

10 2 Loadin g paper and other print medi a 2 Load only one size of paper a nd one ty pe of paper in the paper tra y at a t im e . (For more inf ormation about paper size, weight and t hickness , s ee Cho osing the right pri nt media on page 19.) a Pull t he paper tray complet ely out of the machine. NOTE • I f the paper support fl ap (1) is open,[...]

Loading pa per 11 2 NOTE When you are using Legal si z e pap er, press and ho ld the univers al guide relea s e butt on (1) as you s lide out the front of t he paper tray. d Fa n the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and mi sfeeds. NOTE Always ma k e sure that the paper is not curled or wr inkled . e Gently pu t the paper into t he paper tray[...]

Chapter 2 12 f Gently adjust the paper widt h guides (1) to f it t he paper. Make sur e the paper width guides light ly touch t he sides of the pap er. g Close the output paper tray c o v er. h Slowly and fi rml y push the paper tray complet ely into the machi ne. i While holdin g the paper tray in plac e, pull out the paper suppor t (1) until it l[...]

Loading pa per 13 2 Load ing enve lope s 2 Abou t en velop es 2  Use envelo pes that weigh from 20 to 25 lb (80 to 95 g/m 2 ).  Some envelopes need margin setting s to be set in the applicat ion you are using. Make sure you do a test print first before prin t ing m ultiple e nvelopes. IMPORTANT DO NOT use the followi ng types of envel opes, a[...]

Chapter 2 14 b Put env elopes in th e paper tr ay with the pr i n ti n g su r f ac e fa c e do w n . If t h e envelop e flaps are on the long edge, load the envelopes in t he tray with the flap on the left, as shown in the illus t ration. Gently press and slide the paper width guides (1) and pa per lengt h guide (2) to fit the size of the envelo pe[...]

Loading pa per 15 2 Un pri nt ab le a rea 2 The printable area depends on the settings in the appli cation you are using. The figures show the unprintable are as on cut-sheet paper and envelop es. The m achine c an print i n the s haded a reas of cut-shee t paper only when th e Borderl ess print featur e is availabl e and turned on. For mo re infor[...]

Chapter 2 16 Paper settings 2 Pa pe r Type 2 To get the best print quality, s et the machine for the t y pe of paper you are using . a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to c hoos e General Setup . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to c hoos e Paper Type . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to c hoos e Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71 , Other Glossy or Tran[...]

Loading pa per 17 2 Accepta ble p aper and other print m edia 2 The print quali ty c an be affected by the type of paper you use in the machine. To get the best print qualit y for the set tings you ha v e chos en, alway s set the Paper Type to match the type of paper you load. You can use plain p aper, inkjet paper ( c oated paper), glossy paper , [...]

Chapter 2 18 IMPORTANT DO NOT use the follo wing kinds of paper : • Damaged, curled , wrinkled , or ir regularly shaped 1 0.08 in. (2 m m) or greater cu rl may cause ja ms to occur. • Extremely shiny or highl y textured • Paper that cannot be ar ranged unif ormly when stacke d • Paper made with a short g r ain Pap er c apac ity of the o utp[...]

Loading pa per 19 2 Ch oosing t he r ight p rint m ed ia 2 P ap er ty pe an d si z e fo r ea ch ope ra t io n 2 P ap er we ig ht , thic kn es s a nd cap ac i ty 2 1 Up t o 10 0 she et s of pl ain p ap er 20 lb (80 g/ m 2 ). 2 BP 71 69 l b (260 g /m 2 ) p ape r is e speci al ly de sign ed f or B rot her inkj et m achi ne s. Pape r Type Paper Siz e U[...]

20 3 How t o l oa d documents 3 You can make copies, and scan f rom the scann er glass. Using t he sc an ner glas s 3 You can use the sc anner glass to copy or scan page s of a book or one page at a time. Do cument si zes s upp orted 3 How to lo ad d ocume nt s 3 a Lift the docu m ent cover . b Using the document guidelines on the left and top, pla[...]

Loadi ng documen ts 21 3 Un sc an na ble a re a 3 The unscannab le area depends on the settings in t he applicati on you are using. Th is figure s hows the u nscannable areas. Usage Do cume nt Size Top (1 ) Bo tt om (3 ) Le ft (2) Right (4) Copy All paper sizes 0.12 in. (3 mm) 0.12 in. (3 m m) Scan 0.04 in. (1 mm) 0.04 in. (1 m m) 1 3 24[...]

22 4 How to copy 4 a Place the document fa ce do wn on the scanner glas s. (See Using the sc anner glass on page 20.) b Pres s + or - until the number of copies you want appear s (up to 99). 1 N umber of Cop ies c Pres s Black S tart or Color Start . Stop copy ing 4 To stop copy ing, press Sto p/Exit . Copy options 4 You can change the follo wing c[...]

Making c opies 23 4 Pape r Type 4 If you are copying on special paper , se t the machine for the type o f paper you are using to get the best print quality . a Load your document. b E nt e r the number of copies you want. c Press a or b to choose Paper Type . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71 , Other Glos[...]

24 5 Printing a document 5 The mac hine can recei ve and pri nt data from you r computer . To print from a computer, you must instal l the printer d river. For more inf ormat ion, see Software and Ne twork User’s G uid e: Pr int . a Install the Brother pri nter driv er from the CD-ROM. ( See Quic k S etup G uide.) b From you r appli cation, c hoo[...]

25 6 6 Be fore sc annin g 6 To use t he machine as a scanner, i nstall a scanner dr iver. If the machi ne is on a net work, configur e it wit h a TCP / IP add r e s s.  Instal l the scann er drivers from the CD -ROM. (Se e Quick Setup Guide: Ins tall MF L-Pro Suit e .)  Configu re the mach ine with a TCP/I P address if networ k scann ing does[...]

Chapter 6 26 Scann ing a docum ent as a PDF file using ControlCenter4 (Window s ® ) 6 For more inf ormat ion, see Software and Net work User’s Guide: Scan Using Contr olCenter4 Advanced Mode (W in dows ® ) . NOTE The screens on yo ur PC m ay vary depending on your model. Control Center4 is a s of tware ut ility that let s you access the appl ic[...]

How to s can to a comp uter 27 6 d M ake sure the machi ne you want to use is selec t ed from the Model dr op - d ow n li st . e S et the scann ing configuration. Clic k Co nfig urat ion , a nd then select Button set tings , Scan an d File . The configu r atio n dialog box appear s. You can change the defaul t settings. 1 Choose PD F (* .pd f) from[...]

Chapter 6 28 f Click OK . g Click the Scan tab. h Click File . i Click Scan . The mac hine star t s t he s canning proces s. The folder wh ere the sc anned data i s sav ed will open automati cally.[...]

How to s can to a comp uter 29 6 How to c hange the mach ine’s SC AN mode settings for PDF scanni ng us ing ControlCenter4 (Window s ® ) 6 You can change your mach ine’s SCAN mode set tings. a ( W indows ® XP, W indows Vista ® and Windows ® 7) Open C ontrolCenter 4 by click ing ( Star t )/ All Programs / Bro the r / DCP-XXXX (w here XXXX is[...]

Chapter 6 30 e Choose the File t ab. Yo u can change the default set t in gs. 1 Ch oose PDF (*.pdf) from t he Fi le T ype drop-down list. 2 Y ou c an enter the file name you want to use for t he document . 3 Y ou can save the f ile to the default fold er, or c hoos e your preferred fo lder by clicking the ( Browse ) button. 4 Y ou c an choose a sca[...]

How to s can to a comp uter 31 6 How to s can a do cument as a PDF fi le us ing the control pa nel (Windows ® and Mac intosh) 6 a Load your docum ent. (S e e How to l oad docum ents on page 20.) b Press (SCAN). c Press a or b to choose Scan to File . Press OK . d I f the m achine is connect ed to a network, p ress a or b to s ele ct t he PC Na me.[...]

32 A Replacing the ink cartridge s A Your mac hine is equipped with an ink dot cou nt er. The ink dot count er monitors t he lev el of ink in each of the four ca rt ridg es. When t he machine detects an i nk cartr idge is run ning out of ink, t he machine will dis play a message. The LCD will d isplay whi c h ink c artridge is low or need s replaci[...]

Routine maintenan ce 33 A b P ress the lock rel ease lever ( 1) as shown to releas e the c artrid ge color indic at e d on t he LCD. Remove the cartri dge from the machine. c Op en the new ink c artridg e bag f or the color indi cated on the LCD, and then take ou t the ink cartri dge. d Turn the green re lease lever on the orange prot ective packin[...]

34 e Each c olor has i ts ow n correct position. Insert t he ink car tridge in the di rection of the arrow on the label. f Gently pu s h the back of the ink cartridge —marked PUSH— until it latche s, and then clo se the ink cart ridge cover. g The machi ne will automati c ally reset the ink dot counter . NOTE • I f you replac ed an ink cartri[...]

Routine maintenan ce 35 A Cleaning and c hecking the ma chine A Clea ning the scan ner A a Unpl ug the mach ine from the A C powe r outlet. b Lif t the document cover (1). Clean th e scanner glas s ( 2) and the whit e plastic (3) with a soft lint-fr ee cloth moist ened with a non-flamm able glas s clean er. NOTE In addit ion t o clean ing t he scan[...]

36 NOTE • I f you cle an the pr int head at least five times and the pr int has not improved , t ry installi ng a ne w Genuine Brother B rand repla c ement ink cart ridge for each probl em color. Try cle aning the pr int head again up t o five more t imes. If th e print has not impro v ed, call Br ot her Customer Servic e. (See Brother numbers on[...]

Routine maintenan ce 37 A NOTE Check ing t he pri nt al ig nment A You may need to adjust the prin t align m ent after tran s por t ing the mac hine if your pri nted text becomes blurr ed or images bec ome faded. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose Ink . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Test Print . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Alignm[...]

38 Setting th e date an d time A If the machine’s power has been off, the machi ne's date and time may not be cur rent. Reent er the dat e and t ime here. a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to c hoos e Initial Setup . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to c hoos e Date & Time . Pres s OK . d To enter the last two digi ts of the year, press a , b ,[...]

39 B B Identify ing y our problem B First, chec k the followin g:  The mac hine's power c ord is connected corr ectly and th e machine's power s witch is turned o n.  All of the prote c tive par ts have been remov ed.  Paper is inser t ed c orrectly i n the paper tray.  The int erface cables are secur ely connected to the mach[...]

40 Error and mainten ance messa ges B As wit h any sophisticat ed office produ c t, errors m ay occur and consum able items may need to be rep laced. If this happens, your machine iden t ifies the error or requir ed routine maintenanc e and dis plays the appropriate message. T he most comm on error a nd mai ntenance m essages ar e sho wn in the tab[...]

Troubleshooti ng 41 B Cannot Detect You instal led a new ink cartridge to o quickly and the mac hine did not detect it. Tak e out the new ink car tridge an d reins t al l it slowl y and firmly unt il it latches. (S ee Replaci ng the ink cartridges on page 32 .) An ink cartridge is not installed cor r ectl y. If you are not using G enuine Brother In[...]

42 Ink Absorber Full The ink absorbe r box or flush ing box is full. T hese compon ents are periodic ma intenanc e items that may require r eplacement a fter a period of time to ensure opt imum performanc e from your Broth er machine. Because these comp onents ar e perio dic mainten ance items , the replac ement is not c overed under the w arranty.[...]

Troubleshooti ng 43 B No Paper Fed The mac hine is out of paper or paper is not co rrectly loaded i n the paper tray. Do one o f the fol lowing:  Refill the pape r tray, and the n press B lack Start or Co lor S ta rt .  Remove and r eload the p aper, then press Blac k Start or Color S tar t . ( See Lo ading pape r and other p rint med ia on p[...]

44 Paper Jam The pape r is jam med in the m achin e. Remove the jammed p aper by following the s teps in Printer jam o r paper jam on page 45. Make sure th e paper l ength guid e is set to the correct pape r size. DO NO T extend the p aper tray w hen you l oad A5 or sma ller size paper . If there is a r epeat paper jam, a small piece of paper may b[...]

Troubleshooti ng 45 B Error animation B Error animat ions display step- by-step instruct ions when paper gets jammed. You can read the steps at your own pace by pressing c to see t he next step a nd d to go back a step. Printer ja m or pa per jam B Locate and remove the jamm ed paper by followin g these steps: a Unpl ug the mach ine from the A C po[...]

46 f Move t he print he ad (i f neces sary) to take out any pap er remain ing in this area. M ake sure t hat jammed paper is not left in t he c or ners of th e m achine ( 1) and (2). IMPORTANT • D O NOT touch the encoder strip (1). Doing this ma y cause damage to the machine. • I f t he pr int head is in t he right corner as shown in the illus [...]

Troubleshooti ng 47 B g Make sure you lo ok caref ully inside t he machine (1) f or any pieces of paper. h Look inside the machine from a lower angle a nd make sure there are no piece s of paper rem aining. i Ope n th e J am Cle ar Cov er (1) at the ba c k of th e ma c h in e. j Remove the jammed paper . k Close the Jam Clear Cov er. Make sure the [...]

48 l Put th e paper t ray firmly back in the machine. m Lift the scanner cover (1) to releas e the lock. Gentl y push the scanner cov er support down (2) and close t he scann er cover (3) using bot h hands. CAUTIO N Be careful n ot to pi nc h y our fi ngers w hen you close th e scanner cover . n While holdin g the paper tray in plac e, pull out the[...]

Troubleshooti ng 49 B c P ull the two green lev ers inside the machine t o remove the jammed pape r . d P lace both han ds under th e plastic tabs on bot h sides of the machine to lift the scanner cover in to the op en positi on. e Load one sheet of thi c k Let ter or A 4 sized p aper, such a s glossy paper, deep into the machine as s hown in the i[...]

50 f If the t hick paper i s pushing any jam med paper out, rem ove the jammed paper. IMPORTANT DO NOT touch the encoder strip (1) . Doing this ma y cause damage to the machine. g Pull the thick paper out of the mach ine. h Open the Jam Clear Cover (1) at the back of the mac hine. i Load one sheet of thick Let t er or A4 sized paper, such as glossy[...]

Troubleshooti ng 51 B j I f the thick paper is pushin g any ja m med paper out, rem ove t he jammed paper. IMPORTANT DO NOT touch the encoder s trip (1) . Doing this m ay cause damage to the machin e. k P ull the thick paper out of the machine. l Close the Jam Clear Cov er. Make sure the cover is closed correctly. m Lift the scanner cover (1) to re[...]

52 n Put th e paper t ray firmly back in the machine. o Re-connect the power cord.[...]

Troubleshooti ng 53 B I f you ar e having difficu lty with y our ma chine B NOTE • For technic al help, you must call the count ry wher e you bought the machine . Calls must be made from wit hin t hat count ry . • If you thin k there is a probl em with your machin e, check the followin g chart and foll ow t he troubles hooting t ips. You can co[...]

54 No pr intout. (c onti nued ) If old, un print ed data rema ins i n t he pri nt er dr ive r spo oler , it wil l pre ven t new prin t job s from pr inti n g. De lete old data as foll ows: (Win d ows ® XP and Wi ndo ws Se rver ® 2003 ) Clic k Sta rt / Pri nte rs an d F ax es . (Win d ows Vista ® and W ind ow s Ser ver ® 2008 ) Clic k / Con trol[...]

Troubleshooti ng 55 B Print Quality Difficu lties Diffic u lty S uggest ions P oor pr int qua lit y. C hec k t he print qu alit y. (See C heck ing t he print qu alit y on pa ge 3 6.) Make sure th a t th e Me dia T yp e s e ttin g in th e prin ter driver or the Paper Typ e sett ing in the mac hi ne ’s me nu m atch es th e type of pa pe r y ou ar e[...]

56 Pr inting ap pe ars di rty or ink see ms to ru n. Ma ke su re yo u are usin g t he re com men de d typ es o f pap er. (Se e Acce pt able pape r a nd ot her p rin t m ed ia on p ag e 17.) D o n't ha nd le th e p ap er un til th e in k is dry . Mak e s ure th e pr int i ng sur fac e is fa ce d own in th e pa per tr ay. Mak e s ure y ou ar e u[...]

Troubleshooti ng 57 B Machin e feeds mu ltiple p a ges. Do th e follo wing: (See Load ing p aper and oth er pri nt med ia o n pa ge 10.)  Mak e sur e the pape r i s lo aded corre ct ly i n the pape r t ray.  Re mo ve al l the paper from the tra y an d fan t he sta ck of pa pe r well, then put it back in t h e tra y.  M ake sure you do not [...]

58 So ftwar e Diff icult ies Dif fic ulty Su gges tion s Cannot instal l softwa re or prin t. (Win d ows ® ) Run the Repa ir MFL -Pro Suite program o n the CD- ROM . Th is pro g ram wil l rep a ir and r eins t all t he s oft war e. “D evice Busy ” Make su re t he mach ine is no t dis play ing an er ror m essa ge on the LC D. Netwo r k Dif fic [...]

Troubleshooti ng 59 B Mac hine I nformatio n B Ch ec king the se ria l n umb er B a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose Machine Info . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Serial No . Press OK . Your machi ne’s serial number will appear on the L CD. d Press Stop/Ex it . Ch ec king the fi rm wa re versi on B a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choos[...]

60 C Using the Settin gs tables C Press t he Menu keys to choose the sett ings and o ptions y ou want to set as they ar e dis played on the screen. We h av e c reated step- by-step Sett ings tab l es and Feat ures table s so you can see all the ava ilable choices fo r each setting an d feature at-a- glance. You can use these table s to quic kly set[...]

Settings and featur es tabl es 61 C Menu table C The menu table wil l help you understand t he m enu se lect i ons and options in t he machi ne's LCD menu. The facto r y setting s are shown in bold fo llowed by an asterisk. Me nu ( ) C Level1 L evel2 L evel3 Options D escriptions Pa g e Ink Te st Pr int — Pri nt Qu ality Alignmen t L et s yo[...]

62 General S etup (C onti nued ) LCD Se ttings Backlight Light * Med Dark Yo u can ad just th e bri ghtn es s of t he L CD back light. See . Dim Timer Off 10Secs 20Secs 30Secs * Yo u can s et h ow l ong th e LCD backl igh t sta ys on afte r the last k ey pr e ss. Sleep Mode — 1Min 2Mins 3Mins 5Mins * 10Mins 30Mins 60Mins Yo u can choo se ho w lo [...]

Settings and featur es tabl es 63 C Leve l 1 Lev el 2 Le ve l3 L eve l4 O p tion s Des cri pti o ns Pag e Network WLA N TCP/IP BOOT Meth od Auto * Static RARP BOOTP DHCP Cho oses t he BOOT method that be st suit s your ne eds. See . IP Addres s [0 00 -255 ]. [0 00 -255 ]. [0 00 -255 ]. [0 00 -255 ] Enter th e IP addr e ss. Subnet Ma sk [0 00 -255 ][...]

64 Network (C onti nued ) WLAN (Con ti nued ) W LAN Assis tant — — Y ou ca n conf igur e your wire less n etw ork set tin gs us ing th e Br othe r CD-R O M. See . Setu p Wiz ar d — — Y ou ca n man uall y conf igur e your pri nt se rver for a wire less n etw ork. WPS/AOSS — — Y ou ca n easi ly conf igur e your wire less n etw ork set tin[...]

Settings and featur es tabl es 65 C Me nu ( ) (con tin ued) C Network (Co nti nued ) WLAN Ena ble —— On Off * Lets you use the wire less ne t work co nnec tio n. See . Net work Reset ———R e s t o r e s a l l netwo r k setti ngs to th e f ac to r y setti ng s. Level1 L evel2 L evel3 Options D escriptions Pa g e Print Repo rts User Se tting[...]

66 SCA N ( ) C Level1 L evel2 L e vel3 Options Descriptions Page Scan to F ile Set w ith Panel — Off (Set with PC) * On I f you wa nt to use t he cont rol panel to ch an ge the ma ch ine’ s se tting s, choo se On . See . The set tings bel ow wil l appea r when On is selec ted in Set with Pane l . Scan T ype — Co lor * Bl ack and White You can[...]

Settings and featur es tabl es 67 C Sca n to E-ma il Set with Pane l — Off (Set with PC) * On If you wa n t to use the co ntr ol pa nel t o c han ge the ma ch ine’ s se tting s, choos e On . See . The se ttings be low will a p pe a r w h en On is sele ct ed in Set with Panel . Scan Ty pe — Col or * Bla ck and White Y ou ca n ch oo se t he s c[...]

68 Scan to I mage Set w ith Panel — Off (Set with PC) * On I f you wa nt to use t he cont rol panel to ch an ge the ma ch ine’ s se tting s, choo se On . See . The set tings bel ow wil l appea r when On is selec ted in Set with Pane l . Scan T ype — Co lor * Bl ack and White You can ch oose t h e scan ty pe fo r y ou r d oc um e nt . Resolu t[...]

Settings and featur es tabl es 69 C C OPY (D ef aul t s cree n) C Level1 L evel2 L evel3 Options D escriptions Pa g e Quality —— Normal * Best Choo se th e Cop y r esolution fo r the next copy. See . Paper Type —— Pla in Pa per * Inkjet P aper Brother BP71 Other Gl ossy Transpar ency Choo se the pa pe r ty pe t hat ma tche s the pa per in t[...]

70 Stack/Sor t —— St ack * Sort Yo u can ch oos e to st ack or so rt mu lti ple co pies . See . Page Layo ut —— Of f(1in 1) * 2in1(P) 2in1(L) 2in1(ID ) 4in1(P) 4in1(L) Poster (2x1) Poster (2x2) Poster (3x3) You can make N in 1, 2 in 1 ID , or Pos t er cop ies. Advanced Settings —— Of f * Remove Backgro und (Options) Low Medium * High Ch[...]

Settings and featur es tabl es 71 C WE B ( ) C Leve l 1 Le ve l2 Lev el 3 Opt ion s Des cri pt ion s P age Apps — — — Le ts yo u co nn ect t he Br othe r m ach i ne t o an Inte rnet servi c e. Web ser vic es ma y ha ve been a dd ed an d/o r se rvic e nam e s may hav e been chan ge d by the pr o vide r sinc e thi s do cu men t was publ i she d[...]

72 Entering T ext C You may need to ent er text into the machine, when you set the dat e and time. Enterin g number s and lett ers C Press a , b , d or c to selec t the number or letter you want, and press the OK butt on on the machi ne’s control panel. Repeat fo r each charact er until the number or name is compl et e. Then pr es s a , b , d or [...]

73 D D Genera l D NOTE This c hapter provi des a summar y of t he machine s ’ spec ifications. For addit ional specif ications visit http:// www.brother.c om/ . 1 Me asu red d iag ona lly. 2 Me asu red when the m a chin e is conne ct ed t o the U SB i nterf ac e. Po wer co nsum p tio n varies sli ght ly dep en ding on the us age en vi ron men t o[...]

74 1 Noi se depe nd s on prin tin g cond iti ons . Dimens i on We ight 15.4 lb (7.0 kg) Noise Level (Sound Pr ess ure ) O p erat i ng: 50 dB(A ) (Maxi mum ) 1 Temper ature Op erating: Best Print Quality : 50 to 95  F (10 to 35  C) 68 to 91  F (20 to 33  C) Humidity Oper at ing: Best Print Quality : 20 to 80% (without condensat ion) 20 t[...]

Specific a ti o ns 75 D Prin t media D 1 For gloss y pa pe r or tra nspar e ncie s, remo ve p rin ted pa ge s fr om t he ou tp ut pa pe r tray imm edi ate ly afte r th ey exi t the mac hin e to a void sm udgi ng . 2 Us e on ly tra nsp are ncy pa per rec ommen ded for inkj et pr int in g. 3 See Pa per ty pe an d si ze f or e ach oper ati on on pa ge[...]

76 Cop y D 1 When cop yin g on Lette r s ize paper . Scann er D 1 Wind ows ® XP i n thi s Use r’s Gu ide in clud es Wi ndows ® XP Home Edi tion, Windo ws ® XP Pr ofes sion al, an d Wind ows ® XP Pr o f e ss ional x 6 4 Ed itio n . 2 Maximum 1 200  1200 dpi scan ning whe n usi ng th e WIA Driv er f or Wi ndows ® XP, Wind ow s Vi sta ® , W[...]

Specific a ti o ns 77 D Printer D 1 Wh en th e B ord erl ess featur e is set to O n. 2 See Pa per ty pe an d si ze f or e ach oper ati on on pa ge 1 9. 3 Wh en print in g on Le t ter s ize pa pe r. 4 For det ailed spec ificati o ns vi s it h ttp://www.b ro t h er.c om/ . I nterface s D 1 You r m ac hine ha s a US B 2. 0 Hi -Sp ee d in ter face . Th[...]

78 Ne t wor k D NOTE For more inf orm ation about the Network specificati ons, see S oft ware and Netwo r k User’s Guide. You can connec t your mach ine to a network for Network P r inti ng and Net wor k Scanning 1 . Also inc luded is Br o t her BRAdmin Light 2 Network Management software . 1 See Co mp uter req uir eme nt s on pa ge 79 . 2 (Wi n [...]

Specific a ti o ns 79 D Computer requ ireme nts D SUPPORTED OPERATING SYST EMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS PC Inte rface Hard Dis k Spac e to instal l Comput er Platfo rm & Operat ing System Ve rsion USB 2 Wireless 802.11b/g /n Processor For Driv ers For App licatio ns (including Dr ivers) Windows ® Operating Syst em Windows ® XP Home 1 Windows ®[...]

80 Consuma ble items D Ink The mach ine uses individ ual Black, Yellow, Cyan and M agenta ink cart ridges that are separate f rom the print head assembly . Service Life of Ink Ca rt ri dg e Star t er in k cartr i dges are i n the box. The fi r st ti m e you ins t all th e ink cart ridges th e machine will use extr a ink to fill the ink delivery tub[...]

Index 81 E E A Accessories and s upplies .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... ... ii Apple Macinto s h See Sof t ware and Networ k User’s Guide. B Brother accessorie s and suppl ies .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. . ii Brother number s . .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. i Creativ eCenter .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ..[...]

82 N Net w or k Printing See S oft ware an d Network User’s Guide. Scanni ng See S oft ware an d Network User’s Guide. P Pape r .. .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. 17 , 75 capa c ity ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. 19 loading . ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. .....[...]

www.brothe rearth.com Brother Internat ional Corp oration 200 Crossin g Bouleva rd P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807-09 11 USA Brother Intern ational C orporation (Canada ) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville , Dollard-des -Ormeaux, QC, Cana da H9B 3 H6 Visi t us on t h e Wo rld Wide Web http ://www .broth er.com/ This machi ne is appr oved fo r use in th[...]