Brother DCP-310CN manual

DCP-110C DCP-310CN USER ’S GUIDE Ver sion C[...]

If you nee d to ca ll Cust ome r Ser vice Please complete the fol lowing information for future refer ence: Model Number: DCP-110C and DCP-310CN (Circle your mod el numbe r) 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 ur sale s r ecei pt as a pe [...]

i Com pilati on an d P ublicat io n Notice Und er th e sup erv isi o n of Br ot he r In dus tr ies Lt d. , th is man ua l has be en co mpi led and pub li sh ed, c ove ri ng th e l ate s t prod uc t des cr ip tio ns an d s pec if ic ation s . The cont en ts of thi s man ua l an d th e spe cifi c ati ons of thi s pr od uct are su bje ct to c ha nge w[...]

ii Safety preca ution s To u se th e DCP safely Ple ase refer t o these instru ctions f or later refe renc e and before a tte mpt in g an y m ain te na nce . WARNI NG There are h igh vo ltage electr odes inside the DCP. Befor e y ou clean the DCP, make su re you have unplu gged the power cord from the elect rical socke t. Do not hand le the plug wi[...]

ii i WARNI NG Th is pr odu ct m us t be i nst alle d n ear an el ectr ical so cke t that i s eas ily access i ble. In case of em ergencies, yo u must disconnect t he power cord fro m the ele ctri cal socket in orde r to shu t off po wer c omple tel y. Caution To ma i nta in t he b est pri nt q ua li ty , we re c omm end th at y ou us e th e On/O ff[...]

iv Choosin g a loca tion Place you r DCP on a fl at, s tabl e sur fac e that i s free of vi br atio n and shocks, such as a desk. Pu t the DCP near a standard, groun ded elec tr ical soc ke t. C h oose a loca tion wh ere th e tem p era ture rem ain s betw ee n 10° and 35°C. Caution ■ Av oid pla ci ng yo ur D CP i n a hi gh- tr af fi c are a. ?[...]

v 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 [...]

vi 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 .... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..[...]

vii Cleaning the s canner ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... 5-18 Cleaning the DCP pr inter pl aten ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 5- 19 Re pl acing the i nk cart ri dges .... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .... 5-2 0 A Ap pend ix . .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ..[...]

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 Mono Start 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 olour or blac k, dependi ng on the scanning setting on your PC ). 5 Colour Start Lets you star t making copies i n full colour. Also, let y ou sta rt a sc a[...]

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 open The cover is open. Clos e the cover. (See Error messa ges on page 5-1.) Ink empt y Replace the Ink car tridge with a new on e.[...]

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 p age at a ti me. Docum ent s can b e up to A4 s iz e (21.6 to 29.7 cm). 1 Lift th e d ocum ent cov er . 2 Usin g th e doc ume nt gu ide lines on the le f[...]

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 Paper Letter 216 x 279 mm (8 1/2 " x 11") Yes Yes Yes A4 210 x 297 mm (8.3 " x 11.7 ") Y es Yes Y es Legal 216 x 356 mm (8 1/2 " x 14") Y es — Yes Executi ve 184 x 267 mm (7 1/4 " x 10 1/ 2&[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 9 Pape r weigh t, thick ness and capacit y * Up to 50 sheets f or Le gal size paper (80 g/m 2 ). * Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m 2 . Pap er cap aci t y of th e ou tp ut pa p er tr a y Paper Type Weight T hickness No. of sheets Cut Paper Plai n Paper 64 to 1 20 g/m 2 (17 to 32 lb) 0.08 to 0.15 m m (0.003" to 0.00 6" ) 100 * [...]

1 - 1 0 INT RODUCTIO N Print able ar ea Th e fi gur es belo w s how t he un pri nt ab le ar ea s on cut she et pa per and env elo pe s. * 1 When you set the Border less feature to On. 1 To p 2 Bottom 3 Left 4 Ri ght Cut Sheet 3 mm (0 mm) * 1 3 mm (0 mm) * 1 3 mm (0 mm)* 1 3 mm (0 m m)* 1 Env elopes 12 mm 24 mm 3 mm 3 mm ■ Pr int abl e a rea dep e[...]

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 out 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. U[...]

1 - 1 2 INT RODUCTIO N 4 Fan th e st ack of pap er w e ll to avoi d pa pe r j ams an d mi s-f e eds. 5 Gen tly in ser t th e pa pe r int o t he paper tra y p rin t sid e dow n a nd the lead in g 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 pa[...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 13 To lo ad envelop es ■ Use en v elo pe s th at we ig h fr om 75 -9 5 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 as fl at as p[...]

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 Mono Start or Colour Start . 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 w ant[...]

2 - 2 M AKING COPIES Using th e Copy ke ys (Temporary s e tting 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 seconds after it f[...]

MAKING CO PIES 2 - 3 Incr ea sing copy s peed or qu ality 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 Mono Start or Colour Start . — OR — Press other tempo r ar y copy keys for more setting[...]

2 - 4 M AKING COPIES En larg ing or r educ ing the im a ge co pied You c an se lec t th e fol lo wing en larg eme nt or re du cti on ra t ios. Cust om(2 5-40 0%) allow s you to ent e r a rat io fr om 25 % t o 400% . Pre ss E nlarge/Red uce C usto m(2 5- 400% ) 200% 198 % 10x 15 cm → A4 186 %1 0x1 5cm → LTR 142% A5 → A4 104% EX E → LTR 100% [...]

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 Mono Start or C[...]

2 - 6 M AKING COPIES C hang in g the tem por ar y copy setti ng s 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 Mono Start or Colour Start if you ’ r[...]

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 t o sel ec t the typ e of pa per you ar e usi ng ( Plai n , Ink j[...]

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 htn ess . Press Set . 3 Pr ess to ma ke a li g hte r co py. — OR — Press to m ake a da rker c opy. Press Set . 4 Press Mono St a rt or Colou r Sta[...]

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 y ou ar e pr odu ci ng m ulti pl e co lou r c opi es, N in 1 copi es are no t av a[...]

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 a nd Ph oto Card (10 x 15cm) . Wh en you c ha nge t he t ype of paper you load in the DCP, you will need to change the setting for Pap er S ize at t he sa me t ime so your D CP ca n fit th e co py on the page . 1 Pres [...]

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 da rker 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 sti ng Colo ur s atur ation 1 Pres s Menu . 2 Press or to sel ect 1.Co py . Pres s Set . 3 Press or to sel ect 6.C ol or Ad just . Pres s Set . 4 Press or to sel ect Red , Gree n or Blu e . Pres s Set . 5 Pr e ss t o inc r ease th e col our sa tu rat io n. — OR — Press to d ecre ase the colour s a tur ation. Pres s Set[...]

2 - 1 6 MAKING COPIES Legal lim itation s Colo ur reproductions of certain documents are ille gal and may result 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 ca se of do ubt, we s ugg est th at y ou che ck with rel e vant auth or[...]

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 int i 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 pe of pa pe r you a re us in g ( Lett er Glos sy , 10 x1 5cm G lo ssy , 13x 18 cm Gl ossy , A4 Gl os sy , Lett er Pl ain , A 4 Plain , Lett er I nkje t , A4 In kj et or 10 x1 5cm Ink je t ). Pres s Set . If you selected A4 or Le tter , go t o S t ep 6[...]

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 . Incr ea sing prin t speed o r qu ality 1 Pres s Menu . 2 Press or to sel ect 2.P ho toC aptu re . Pres s Set[...]

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 Col ou r enha ncem ent You c an tur n o n the co lou r en hanc eme nt feat u re t o pr int more vi vid images . Printing time will be slow er. 1 Pres s Menu . 2 Press or to sel ect 2.P ho toC aptu re . Pres s Set . 3 Press or to sel ect 5.C ol or En hanc e . Pres s Set . 4 Press or to sel ect On . Pres s Set [...]

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 ome ot he r col o ur. By u sing t hi s adj us tm[...]

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.P ho [...]

3 - 1 4 WAL K-UP P H OTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Bo rd e rl e ss Th is fea tu re expa nd s th e p rin ta ble ar ea to fi t th e e dg es of t he pa pe r. Prin ting time will be sligh tly 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[...]

WALK-UP PHO T O CAPTURE CENTER ™ 3 - 15 Using Photo C apture Center ™ from your PC You c an a cc ess t he m ed ia car d th at is in the m ed ia dr iv e (sl ot) of t he DCP fro m your P C. (See Using th e Phot oC apt ure C e nter ™ from yo ur P C o n pa ge 6-1 in Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM or Us ing th e Phot o Cap tu re Center ™ [...]

4 - 1 I MPORTANT INFORM ATION 4 Fo r your safe ty To en sur e sa fe oper ati o n the su ppl ie d th re e-p in p lug su ppl ied mus t be in sert e d onl y i nto a s tan dar d t hre e-p in e lec tri ca l so ck et th at is ef fe cti v ely gr oun de d th roug h t he n orma l ho use hol d wi rin g. Th e f act th at th e e qui pme nt oper ate s s ati sf [...]

IMPORTANT INFORM ATION 4 - 2 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 th is pr odu c t fro m the wal l soc ket be fo re c le ani ng . Do no t us e liq uid or ae ro so l cl eane rs . Use a dam p cl oth [...]

4 - 3 I MPORTANT INFORM ATION 11 Do not place anything i n front o f the DCP that will block prin ting. Do n ot pl ac e an yth ing in t he pat h of pr inti ng. 12 Wai t unt il page s have exi ted t he DCP be f ore pic king th em u p. 13 Unp lu g th is pro duct fr om th e po wer so cke t a nd re fer serv ic in g t o Aut ho riz ed Ser vic e Pe rson n[...]

IMPORTANT INFORM ATION 4 - 4 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 wit h 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 belo w. 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. Take out the in k cartri dge and put it in again seating it proper ly. (S ee R eplacing the i nk cartri dges on page 5-20.) No F ile [...]

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 Pul l up th e ja mmed pap er to re mov e i t. 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 the Jam Cl ear Co ver. Pull t he j ammed paper o ut o f the DCP . 2 R e-insert the Jam Cl ear Cover. 3 If y ou ca n no t p ull out t he j amme d pape r, l ift the scann er c over from the right-hand sid e of the DCP u ntil it lo cks secur ely 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 sca nn er c ove r sup p ort a nd cl os e th e scan ne r 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 Re pair M FL-Pro Su ite p rogram on the CD- ROM. T his progr am will repa ir and reinstall the softw are. ‘Device B usy’ Make s ure the DC P is no t showing an err or messag e on th e LCD. Phot oCaptur e Cente r ™ Difficulties R[...]

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 fa ded or st re aked col our s an d t ext appea rs on yo ur ou t pu t, s ome of the nozz les ma y be clogge d. You ca n check this by printing the Pr in t Q ua lit y Chec k S heet a nd l ooki ng a t t he noz zl e c h eck pa tt er n. 1 Press In k Ma nagem ent . 2[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 12 8 Pres s ( No ) for bla ck or thre e co lou rs wit h a pr obl em. 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 Co lour Start . The DCP will star t print ing the Pri nt Qual ity Ch eck S heet ag ain and then retu rn to S te[...]

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 In k Ma nagem ent . 2[...]

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 I n k Ma na gem e nt . 2 Press or to sel ect Ink Vo lume . Pres s Set . 3 Press or to se lect th e c olour yo u want to chec k. The LCD shows th e ink volume. 4 Pres s Stop /E xit . Ink Volume Bk: -+[...]

5 - 1 5 TRO UBLESHOOTING AN D ROUTINE MAIN TENANCE Packi ng and sh ipping the D CP W hene ve r y ou tra ns p ort th e D CP , us e th e pac ki ng m ater i als 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 al l ow t he DC P to ‘pa rk ’ th e pr int he ad a fte[...]

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 th e sca nner cover. 4 U npl ug the D CP fr om t he el e ctr ic al so cket . 5 U npl ug the USB cabl e or LA N c abl e from the DC P, if it is co nn ect ed. 6 W rap the D CP in t he ba g and p l[...]

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 L i ft t he d ocum ent cov e r. Cle an th e sc anner gl a ss wit h is o pro pyl al coho l on a so ft li nt -f ree clo th. Cl ean the g lass str ip unde r the f ilm wi th i so pro pyl alcoho l on a lin t- fr ee c lo t h. Document Cover Glass S trip[...]

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 ele ctri cal s ocket b efor e 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 [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 20 Rep la cing th e ink ca rtr idg es Your D CP is equ ip ped wit h an ink dot c ount er . The ink dot count e 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 colour has its own correct position. Keep the ink cartridge 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 sc [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 22 7 If you r epl ac ed a n in k ca rt ridg e wh ile Near Empt y was displayed on the LCD, the LCD ma y ask you to ver ify that it was a br and ne w one . Exam p le: Did You Ch an ge Blck ? ▲ Yes ▼ No . Fo r each new c ar tri dge y ou in sta ll ed, pres s ( Ye s ) to autom atica l ly reset th e i nk [...]

5 - 2 3 TRO UBLESHOOTING A N D ROUTIN E MAINTENANCE Caution ■ Do n ot r emo ve ink cart ri dge s if yo u do no t 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 tou ch the c ar tr idg e ins ert ion sl ot s. I f yo u do so , t h[...]

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 — Plai n Inkj et Glos sy Tran sprn cy Sets the type of paper i n the paper tray. 2-12 2 . Pa per Si ze — Lett er Lega l A4 A5 10x1 5cm Sets the size of the paper i n the paper tray. 2-13 3 . Qu alit y — Best Norm al Fast Selects the Copy[...]

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 . Co lor Enha nc e Enh anc e: On Enh anc e: Off 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 olour in the image. 6 . C[...]

A - 6 APPENDIX 3 . LAN (DCP-310CN only ) 1 . Setu p TCP/ IP 1 . BO OT Meth od Auto Stat ic RARP BOOT P DHCP You c an choos e the BOOT method that best s uits you ne eds . See Network User’ s Gui de on t he CD-ROM 2 . IP Ad dre ss [000-25 5]. [000-25 5]. [000-25 5]. [000-25 5] Enter the IP add ress. 3 . Su bnet Mask [000-25 5]. [000-25 5]. [000-25[...]

APPENDIX A - 7 3 . Pr int Repo rts (DCP- 110C only) 4 . Pr int Repo rts (DCP-310CN only) 1 . He lp L ist — — You can print th ese lists and rep orts. A-1 2 . Us er Sett in gs —— 3 . Ne twor k Conf ig (DCP-310CN only) —— 0 . In itia l Setu p 1 . Da te/T ime — — Puts the date and time in your DCP. See Qu ick Setu p Gu ide 2 . LC D Con[...]

S - 1 SPECIFICATIONS S Product d escription Ge ner al Spe cif ication s Memor y Capa city 8 MB (DCP-110 C) 16 MB (DCP-310CN) Paper Tr ay 100 Shee ts ( 80 g/m 2 ) Printer Type In k Je t Pr int Meth od Piezo with 74 x 5 nozzles LCD (Li quid Cr ystal Di sp l a y) 16 char acter s x 1 line ( DCP- 110C) 16 characte rs x 2 lines (DCP-310C N) Power Source [...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 2 Print media Weight 5.0 k g Noise Operating: 42.5 to 51 dB * * It d epends on printi ng condi tions Tempe rature Ope rating: Best Prin t Quality : 10 - 35 °C 20 - 33 °C Humidity Operati ng: Best Prin t Qua l ity: 20 t o 80% (wi thout con densation) 20 t o 80% (wi thout con densation) Paper Input Paper Tray ■ Pa per type: Pla[...]

S - 3 SPECIFICATIONS Co py Colour/Bla ck Colou r/Blac k Copy Speed Black Up to 17 pages/ minute (A4 pa per)* Colour Up to 11 pages/ minute (A4 pa per)* * Does not i nclude the time i t takes to feed the p aper. Based o n Brothe r standar d pattern . (Fast mo de) Copy sp eeds va ry with the c omplex ity of the doc ume nt. M ult ip le C op ie s Up to[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 4 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 - 5 SPECIFICATIONS Scann er Colour/Bla ck Colou r/Blac k TWAIN Compl iant Yes (Windo ws ® 98/ 98 SE/M e/2 00 0 Pr ofe ss iona l/ XP) Mac OS ® 8.6-9.2/M ac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater WIA Com pliant Yes (Window s ® XP) Colour Depth 36 bit colour proc essing (Input) 24 bit colour proc essing (Output) Resolut ion U p to 19200 × 1920 0 dpi (inter p[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 6 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 Compr ession mode an d bi-direc tional capab ility Apple ® Macintosh ® Qu ickDra w ® Dr iver Fo r Mac OS ® 8.6-9.2/M ac OS ® X 10.2.4 or great er Resolution Up to 1200 x 6000 dots per inch (dpi )* 120[...]

S - 7 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 M B 90 MB 130 MB Me 20[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 8 Consumab le items 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 - Ap proximatel y 400 pages at 5% coverage The a bove figures are[...]

S - 9 SPECIFICATIONS Network (LAN) (DCP-310CN only) Optional External Wire less Print/Sc an Server (N C-22 00w) LAN You can con nect your mach ine to a n etwork for Netwo rk Printing, Ne twork Scann ing. Also included is Brot her BRA dmin Profess i on al Netw ork Managem ent softwa re. Support for: Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/ 2000/XP Mac OS ® 8. 6-9.2,[...]

INDEX I - 1 In dex C Cleaning pri nt he ad ...... ........ ....... .. 5-10 print e r p late n ..... ....... ...... 5-1 9 scanne r .. ....... ........... ...... 5-18 Co nsumab le item s ...... ........S-8 Co ntro l panel overvi ew ... .... 1-2 Copy brigh tness ... ... ........ ... ........ 2-8 Colou r adj ustmen t .... ...... 2-1 5 contr ast .. ....[...]

I - 2 I NDEX xD-Pic ture Ca rd ™ . ........ ... 3-1 Pri nt are a ........ ....... ....... ........ . 1-10 dif ficu lties ... ........ ....... ....... 5-6 drive rs . .... ....... ....... ........ ... S-6 impr ovi ng qu alit y ........... . 5-10 pap er ja ms ..... ....... ........ ... 5 -3 reso luti on ... ........ ....... ....... S-6 speci ficati [...]

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