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Table of Contents
Section I
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General
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General Information
Using the documentation .......................................................................................2 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................2 Accessing the Software Users Guide ...................................................................3 Viewing Documentation ...................................................................................3 Control panel overview ..........................................................................................6 Warning LED indications .................................................................................8 Printing Reports ...............................................................................................8
Loading documents ...............................................................................................9 Using the scanner glass ..................................................................................9 Scannable area .............................................................................................10 Acceptable paper and other media ......................................................................10 Recommended media ...................................................................................11 Handling and using media .............................................................................11 Choosing the right media...............................................................................12 Loading paper, envelopes and other media ........................................................14 Loading paper and other media.....................................................................14 Loading envelopes and post cards ................................................................16 Removing small printouts from the machine .................................................17 Printable area ................................................................................................18
Section II Copy
3 Making copies 20
How to copy .........................................................................................................20 Making a single copy .....................................................................................20 Making multiple copies ..................................................................................20 Stop copying ..................................................................................................20 Copy options ........................................................................................................20 Changing copy speed and quality .................................................................21 Enlarging or reducing the image copied ........................................................21 Making N in 1 copies or a poster ...................................................................22 Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Colour....................................................23 Paper options ................................................................................................24
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PhotoCapture Center Operations..................................................................... 28 Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC....... 28 Scanning to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC ........ 28 Using PhotoCapture Center from your computer....................................... 28 Using memory card or USB Flash memory drive ..........................................28 Memory cards or USB Flash memory drive folder structure.......................... 29 Getting started .....................................................................................................30 How to print from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ........................... 31 Print Index (Thumbnails) ............................................................................... 31 Printing Images..............................................................................................32 DPOF printing ................................................................................................33 PhotoCapture Center print settings..................................................................34 Print quality.................................................................................................... 34 Paper Options................................................................................................34 Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Colour.................................................... 35 Cropping ........................................................................................................ 36 Borderless printing.........................................................................................36 Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ..........................................37 Changing the image quality ...........................................................................37 Changing the monochrome file format ..........................................................38 Changing the colour file format......................................................................38 Understanding the Error Messages ..................................................................... 38
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Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera...............................................39 PictBridge requirements ................................................................................39 Setting your digital camera ............................................................................ 39 Printing Images..............................................................................................40 DPOF printing ................................................................................................40 Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)...................... 41 Printing Images..............................................................................................41 Understanding the Error Messages ..................................................................... 42
Section IV Software
6 Software features 44
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Section V Appendixes
A Safety and Legal 46
Choosing a location .............................................................................................46 To use the machine safely ...................................................................................47 Important safety instructions..........................................................................50 IMPORTANT - For your safety ......................................................................51 Legal limitations for copying ................................................................................52 Trademarks..........................................................................................................53
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Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................54 If you are having difficulty with your machine ................................................54 Error messages ...................................................................................................57 Changing LCD language ...............................................................................59 Improving the LCD viewing............................................................................59 Printer jam or paper jam ................................................................................60 Routine maintenance ...........................................................................................62 Replacing the ink cartridges ..........................................................................62 Cleaning the outside of the machine .............................................................64 Cleaning the scanner.....................................................................................64 Cleaning the machine printer platen ..............................................................65 Cleaning the Paper Pick-up Roller ................................................................65 Cleaning the print head .................................................................................66 Checking the print quality ..............................................................................67 Checking the print alignment .........................................................................68 Checking the ink volume ...............................................................................68 Machine Information ............................................................................................69 Checking the serial number ...........................................................................69 Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................69
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On-screen programming ......................................................................................71 Menu table .....................................................................................................71 Menu keys ...........................................................................................................71 Menu Table..........................................................................................................73
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Specifications
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General................................................................................................................ 77 Print media........................................................................................................... 78 Copy .................................................................................................................... 79 PhotoCapture Center .......................................................................................80 PictBridge ............................................................................................................81 Scanner ............................................................................................................... 82 Printer .................................................................................................................. 83 Interfaces ............................................................................................................. 83 Computer requirements .......................................................................................84 Consumable items ............................................................................................... 85
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Glossary Index
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Section I
General
General Information Loading documents and paper
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General Information
Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. Electrical Hazard icons alert you to possible electrical shock. Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the machine or other objects.
Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not compatible with the machine.
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Courier New
General Information
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If the language screen appears, click your language. The CD-ROM main menu will appear.
Viewing Documentation
Viewing Documentation (For Windows)
To view the documentation, from the Start menu, point to Brother, DCP-XXXX (where XXXX is your model number) from the programs group, and then select Users Guides in HTML format. If you have not installed the software, you can find the documentation by following the instructions below:
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If this window does not appear, use Windows Explorer to run the start.exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM.
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Turn on your PC. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, click your model name.
Chapter 1
Turn on your Macintosh. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will appear.
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Double-click the Documentation icon. Double-click your language folder. Double-click the top page file to view the Software Users Guide in HTML format. Click the documentation you want to read. Software Users Guide: Software Users Guide in HTML format
General Information
Chapter 1
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1 Copy keys: Lets you temporarily change the copy settings when in copy mode. Copy Options You can quickly and easily select temporary settings for copying. Enlarge/Reduce Lets you enlarge or reduce copies depending on the ratio you select. Copy Quality Use this key to temporarily change the quality of your copies. Number of Copies Use this key to make multiple copies. Menu keys: Menu Lets you access the main menu. +a or -b Press to scroll through the menus and options. OK Lets you select a setting.
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Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from a menu. 4 Start keys: Mono Start Lets you start making copies in monochrome. Also lets you start a scanning operation (in colour or mono, depending on the scanning setting in the ControlCenter software). Colour Start Lets you start making copies in full colour. Also lets you start a scanning operation (in colour or mono, depending on the scanning setting in the ControlCenter software). 5 On/Off You can turn the machine on and off. If you turn the machine off, it will still periodically clean the print head to maintain print quality. Ink Management Lets you clean the print head, check the print quality, and check the available ink volume.
General Information
LCD (liquid crystal display) Displays messages on the screen to help you set up and use your machine. Warning LED Turns red when the LCD displays an error or an important status message.
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Note
Most of the illustrations in this Users Guide show the DCP-135C.
Chapter 1
Printing Reports
The following reports are available: Help List A help list about how to quickly program your machine. User Settings Lists your settings.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 3.Print Reports. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the report you want. Press OK. Press Mono Start. Press Stop/Exit.
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Paper error
Other messages
Loading documents
You can make copies and scan from the scanner glass.
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Lift the document cover. Using the document guidelines on the left, center the document face down on the scanner glass.
If you are scanning a book or thick document, DO NOT slam the cover or press on it.
Chapter 2
Scannable area
The scannable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the areas you cannot scan on Letter and A4 paper.
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Usage Copy Scan Document Size Letter A4 Letter A4 Top (1) Bottom (2) 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm Left (3) Right (4) 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 0 mm
For best results, use Brother paper. When you print on inkjet paper (coated paper), transparencies and photo paper, be sure to choose the correct media in the Basic tab of the printer driver or in the Paper Type setting of the menu. When you print on Brother photo paper, load the instruction sheet included with the photo paper in the paper tray first, and then put the photo paper on the instruction sheet. When you use transparencies or photo paper, remove each sheet at once to prevent smudging or paper jams. Avoid touching the printed surface of the paper immediately after printing; the surface may not be completely dry and may stain your fingers.
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Recommended media
To get the best print quality, we suggest using Brother paper. (See table below.) If Brother paper is not available in your country, we recommend testing various papers before purchasing large quantities. We recommend using 3M Transparency Film when you print on transparencies.
Improper Setup DO NOT use the following kinds of paper: Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped paper
Brother paper
Paper Type A4 Plain A4 Glossy Photo A4 Inkjet (Matte) 10 x 15 cm Glossy Item BP60PA BP61GLA BP60MA BP61GLP
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1 2 mm or longer
Extremely shiny or highly textured paper Paper already printed on by a printer Paper that cannot be arranged uniformly when stacked Paper made with a short grain
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0.08 to 0.15 mm (0.003 to 0.006 in.) 100 1 0.08 to 0.25 mm (0.003 to 0.01 in.) 20 20 20 30 30 10 10
Glossy Paper Up to 220 gsm (Up to 58 lb) Up to 0.25 mm (Up to 0.01 in.) Cards Photo Card Index Card Post Card Envelopes Transparencies
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Up to 240 gsm (Up to 64 lb) Up to 0.28 mm (Up to 0.01 in.) Up to 120 gsm (Up to 32 lb) Up to 0.15 mm (Up to 0.006 in.) Up to 200 gsm (Up to 53 lb) Up to 0.23 mm (Up to 0.01 in.) 75 to 95 gsm (20 to 25 lb) Up to 0.52 mm (Up to 0.02 in.)
Up to 50 sheets for Legal size paper 80 gsm (20 lb). Up to 100 sheets of 80 gsm (20 lb) paper.
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Chapter 2
Press and slide the paper side guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to fit the paper size.
Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. Lift the output paper tray cover (1).
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Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds.
Note
Always make sure that the paper is not curled.
Gently put the paper into the paper tray print side down and top edge first. Check that the paper is flat in the tray.
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Gently adjust the paper side guides to the paper with both hands. Make sure the paper side guides touch the sides of the paper.
While holding the paper tray in place, pull out the paper support (1) until it clicks and unfold the paper support flap (2).
Note
Be careful that you do not push the paper in too far; it may lift at the back of the tray and cause feed problems.
Note
Do not use the paper support flap for Legal paper.
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Chapter 2
Before loading, press the corners and sides of the envelopes or post cards to make them as flat as possible.
Note
If the envelopes or post cards are double-feeding, put one envelope in the paper tray at a time.
Double flap
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Occasionally you may experience paper feed problems caused by the thickness, size and flap shape of the envelopes you are using.
Put the envelopes or post cards into the paper tray with the address side down and the leading edge (top of the envelopes) in first. Slide the paper side guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to fit the size of the envelopes or post cards.
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If you have problems when printing on envelopes, try the following suggestions:
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Open the envelope flap. Make sure the open flap is either to the side of the envelope or to the back edge of the envelope when printing. Adjust the size and margin in your application.
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Chapter 2
Printable area
The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. The machine can only print in the shaded areas when the Borderless print feature is available and turned on. Cut Sheet Paper Envelopes
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Top (1) Cut Sheet Envelopes 3 mm 12 mm Bottom (2) 3 mm 24 mm Left (3) 3 mm 3 mm
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Right (4) 3 mm 3 mm
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The Borderless feature is not available for envelopes.
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Section II
Copy
Making copies
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Making copies
Copy options
When you want to quickly change the copy settings temporarily for the next copy, use the temporary Copy keys. You can use different combinations.
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How to copy
You can use your machine as a copier, making up to 99 copies at a time.
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Load your document. Press Mono Start for Monochrome Copy or Colour Start for Colour Copy.
The machine returns to its default settings 1 minute after it finishes copying.
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Note
You can save the copy settings you use most often by setting them as default. You can find instructions on how to do this in the section for each feature.
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Load your document. Press Number of Copies repeatedly until the number of copies you want appears (up to 99). Or press a or b to change the number of copies. Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
Stop copying
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
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Making copies
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 1.Copy. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 3.Quality. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Fast, Normal or Best. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Best
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Load your document. Press Copy Quality repeatedly to choose Fast, Normal or Best. Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
100% 97% LTRiA4 93% A4iLTR 83% 78% 69% A4iA5 50%
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Chapter 3
Important
Please make sure paper size is set to Letter, Legal, or A4.
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Load your document. Press Enlarge/Reduce. Do one of the following: Press a or b to choose the enlargement or reduction ratio you want. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Custom(25-400%). Press OK. Press a or b repeatedly to enter an enlargement or reduction ratio from 25% to 400%. Press OK.
You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce setting with the N in 1 and Poster features. N in 1 colour copies are not available. (P) means Portrait and (L) means Landscape. You can only make one poster copy at a time.
Press Off(1 in 1) 2 in 1 (P) 2 in 1 (L) 4 in 1 (P) and then a or b to choose Page Layout. 4 in 1 (L) Poster(3 x 3)
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Page Layout Options 2 in 1 (P), 2 in 1 (L), 4 in 1 (P), 4 in 1 (L) or Poster(3 x 3) are not available with Enlarge/Reduce.
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Load your document. Press Copy Options and a or b to choose Page Layout. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 2 in 1 (P), 2 in 1 (L), 4 in 1 (P), 4 in 1 (L), Poster(3 x 3)or Off(1 in 1). Press OK. Press Mono Start to scan the document. You can also press Colour Start if you are using the Poster layout. After the machine scans the page, press a (Yes) to scan the next page. Next Page? a Yes b No
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Making copies
Put the next document on the scanner glass. Press OK. Repeat e and f for each page of the layout. Set Next Page Then Press OK
After all the pages have been scanned, press b (No) to finish.
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If any photo paper is selected as the paper type setting for N in 1 copies, the images will be printed as if plain paper had been selected. Place your document face down in the direction shown below: 2 in 1 (P)
and then a or b to choose Brightness.
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Load your document. Press Copy Options and a or b to choose Brightness. Press OK. -nnonn+ e
2 in 1 (L)
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Press a or b to make a lighter or darker copy. Press OK. Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
4 in 1 (P)
To change the default setting follow the instructions below: Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 1.Copy. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 4.Brightness. Press OK. Press a or b to make a lighter or darker copy. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
4 in 1 (L)
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Chapter 3
Contrast
Adjust the contrast to help an image look sharper and more vivid.
Paper options
Paper type
If you are copying on special paper, be sure to select the type of paper you are using so you will get the best print quality.
Press Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Photo Other Photo Transparency and then a or b to choose Paper Type.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 1.Copy. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 5.Contrast. Press OK. Press a or b to increase or decrease the contrast. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Colour saturation
Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 1.Copy. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 6.Color Adjust. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 1.Red, 2.Green or 3.Blue. Press OK. Press a or b to change the colour saturation. Press OK. Do one of the following:
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Load your document. Press Copy Options and a or b to choose Paper Type. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using. Press OK. Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
To change the default setting, follow the instruction below: Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 1.Copy. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 1.Paper Type. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo, Other Photo or Transparency. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Making copies
Paper size
If copying on paper other than A4 size, you will need to change the paper size setting. You can copy on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or Photo Card (1015 cm) paper.
Press Letter Legal A4 A5 and then a or b to choose Paper Size 10(W) x 15(H)cm
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Load your document. Press Copy Options and a or b to choose Paper Size. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the size of paper you are using. Press OK. Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
To change the default setting, follow the instruction below: Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 1.Copy. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 2.Paper Size. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the paper size you are using, Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or 10x15cm. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 3
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Section III
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Note
Your Brother machine has media drives (slots) for use with popular digital camera media: CompactFlash, Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro, SecureDigital, MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture Card and USB Flash memory drives.
CompactFlash
SecureDigital MultiMediaCard
22 mm or less
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xD-Picture Card
11 mm or less
miniSD can be used with a miniSD adapter. Memory Stick Duo can be used with a Memory Stick Duo adapter. Memory Stick Pro Duo can be used with a Memory Stick Pro Duo adapter. Adapters are not included with the machine. Contact a third party supplier for adapters. The PhotoCapture Center feature lets you print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolution to get photo quality printing.
You can access a memory card that is inserted in front of the machine from your PC. (See PhotoCapture Center for Windows or PhotoCapture Center for Macintosh in the Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM.)
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Please be aware of the following: When printing the INDEX or IMAGE, the PhotoCapture Center will print all the valid images, even if one or more images have been corrupted. A portion of the corrupted image may be printed. The corrupted image will not be deleted. (Memory card users) Your machine is designed to read memory cards that have been formatted by a digital camera. When a digital camera formats a memory card it creates a special folder into which it copies image data. If you need to modify the image data stored on a memory card with your PC, we recommend that you do not modify the folder structure created by the digital camera. When saving new or modified image files to the memory card we also recommend you use the same folder your digital camera uses. If the data is not saved to the same folder, the machine may not be able to read the file or print the image. (USB Flash memory drive users) This machine supports USB Flash memory drives that have been formatted by Windows.
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Chapter 4
Getting started
Firmly put a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into the correct slot.
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1 2 3 4 5 USB Flash memory drive CompactFlash
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PhotoCapture light is on, the memory card or USB Flash memory drive is properly inserted. PhotoCapture light is off, the memory card or USB Flash memory drive is not properly inserted. PhotoCapture light is blinking, the memory card or USB Flash memory drive is being read or written to. CAUTION DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove the memory card or USB Flash memory drive from the media drive (slot) or USB direct interface while the machine is reading or writing to the memory card or USB Flash memory drive (the PhotoCapture key is blinking). You will lose your data or damage the card.
CAUTION The USB direct interface supports only a USB Flash memory drive, a PictBridge compatible camera, or a digital camera that uses the USB mass storage standard. Any other USB devices are not supported.
The machine can only read one device at a time so do not put more than one device in a slot.
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Make sure you have put the memory card or USB Flash memory drive in the correct slot. The LCD will show the following message: C.Flash Active Press PhotoCa...
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The PhotoCapture Center does not recognise any other numbers or file names that your digital camera or PC has used to identify the pictures. You can print a thumbnail page (Index page with 5 images per line). This will show all the pictures on the media card or USB Flash memory drive.
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Press PhotoCapture. For DPOF printing, see DPOF printing on page 33. Press a or b to choose Print Index and then press OK. Press Colour Start to start printing the index sheet. Make a note of the image number you want to print. See Print Index (Thumbnails) on page 31 . To print images press a or b to choose Print Images in c and then press OK. See Printing Images on page 32. Enter the image number and press OK. Press Colour Start to start printing.
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Only file names that are 8 characters or less will be printed correctly on the index sheet.
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Make sure you have put the memory card in the correct slot. Press (PhotoCapture).
Press a or b to choose Print Index. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using, Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Other Photo. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the paper size you are using, Letter or A4. Press OK. Press Colour Start to print.
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Chapter 4
Printing Images
Before you can print an individual image, you have to know the image number.
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Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using, Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Other Photo. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the paper size you are using, Letter, A4, 10x15cm or 13x18cm. If you selected Letter or A4, go to h. If you selected another size, go to i. If you have finished choosing settings, press Colour Start.
Make sure you have put the memory card or USB Flash memory drive in the correct slot. Print the index first. (See Print Index (Thumbnails) on page 31.) Press (PhotoCapture).
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If your memory card or USB Flash memory drive contains valid DPOF information, the LCD will show DPOF Print:Yes, see DPOF printing on page 33.
Press a or b to choose the print size (10 x 8cm, 13 x 9cm, 15 x 10cm, 18 x 13cm, 20 x 15cm or Max. Size). Press OK. Do one of the following: To choose the number of copies go to j. If you have finished choosing settings, press Colour Start.
Press a repeatedly to enter the image number that you want to print from the thumbnail index. Press OK. No.:1,3,6
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Press a or b to enter the number of copies you want. Press OK. Press Colour Start to print.
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Press b to decrease the image number. You can enter a range of numbers at one time by using the Copy Options key for hyphen. (For example, enter 1, Copy Options, 5 to print images No.1 to No.5.) You can enter up to 12 characters (including commas) for the image numbers you want to print.
After you have selected the images you want to print, press OK to select your settings. If you have already chosen your settings, press Colour Start.
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5 20 x 15cm
6 Max. Size
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DPOF printing
DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and Sony Corporation) created this standard to make it easier to print images from a digital camera. If your digital camera supports DPOF printing, you will be able to choose on the digital camera display the images and number of copies you want to print. When a memory card (CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SecureDigital MultiMediaCard or xDPicture Card) containing DPOF information is put into your machine, you can print the chosen image easily.
Press a or b to choose the paper size you are using, Letter, A4, 10x15cm or 13x18cm. If you selected Letter or A4, go to g. If you selected another size, go to h. If you have finished choosing settings, press Colour Start.
Press a or b to choose the print size (10 x 8cm, 13 x 9cm, 15 x 10cm, 18 x 13cm, 20 x 15cm or Max. Size). Press OK. Press Colour Start to print.
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An Invalid DPOF File error can occur if the print order that was created on the camera has been corrupted. Delete and recreate the print order using your camera to correct this problem. For instructions on how to delete or recreate the print order, refer to your camera manufacturer's support website or accompanying documentation.
To print directly from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive containing DPOF information on it follow the instructions below:
Firmly insert the memory card into the correct slot. C.Flash Active Press (PhotoCapture).
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Press a or b to choose Print Images. Press OK. If there is a DPOF file on the card, the LCD will show: DPOF Print:Yes e Press a or b to choose DPOF Print:Yes. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using, Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Other Photo. Press OK.
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Paper Size
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 3.Paper Size. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the paper size you are using, Letter, A4, 10x15cm or 13x18cm. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Print quality
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 1.Print Quality. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Normal or Photo. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Print Size
This setting is available only when you select Letter or A4 in the paper size setting.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 4.Print Size. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the print size you are using, 10 x 8cm, 13 x 9cm, 15 x 10cm, 18 x 13cm, 20 x 15cm or Max. Size. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Paper Options
Paper Type
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 2.Paper Type. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Other Photo. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Press a or b to choose 7.Color Enhance. Press OK. Press a or b to choose On (or Off). Press OK. If selecting Off, then go to g.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 5.Brightness. Press OK. Press a or b to make a lighter or darker print. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Press a or b to choose 1.White Balance, 2.Sharpness or 3.Color Density. Press OK. Press a or b to adjust the degree of the setting. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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White Balance This setting adjusts the hue of the white areas of an image. Lighting, camera settings and other influences will effect the appearance of white. The white areas of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other colour. By using this, you can correct this effect and bring the white areas back to pure white. Sharpness This setting enhances the detail of an image, similar to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. If the image is not in true focus and you cannot see the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. Colour Density This setting adjusts the total amount of colour in the image. You can increase or decrease the amount of colour in an image to improve a washed out or weak picture.
Contrast
You can select the contrast setting. More contrast will make an image look sharper and more vivid.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 6.Contrast. Press OK. Press a or b to increase or decrease the contrast. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Colour Enhancement
You can turn on the colour enhancement feature to print more vivid images. Printing time will be slower.
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Chapter 4
Cropping
If your photo is too long or wide to fit the available space on your chosen layout, part of the image will be automatically cropped. The default setting is On. If you want to print the whole image, turn this setting to Off.
Borderless printing
This feature expands the printable area to the edges of the paper. Printing time will be slightly slower.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 8.Cropping. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Off (or On). Press OK. Press Stop/Exit. Cropping: On
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 9.Borderless. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Off (or On). Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Cropping: Off
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Press a or b to choose Scan to Media, do one of the following: To change the quality press OK and go to step e. To start scanning press Mono Start or Colour Start.
Press a or b to choose the quality, and then press OK. Do one of the following. To change the file type, go to step f. To start scanning press Mono Start or Colour Start.
Press a or b to choose the file type and then press OK. Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 0.Scan to Media. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 1.Quality. Press OK. Press a or b to choose B/W 200x100 dpi, B/W 200 dpi, Color 150 dpi, Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Insert a CompactFlash , Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SecureDigital, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card or USB Flash memory drive into your machine. WARNING
DO NOT take out the memory card while PhotoCapture is blinking to avoid damaging the card or data stored on the card.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 0.Scan to Media. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 2.B/W File Type. Press OK. Press a or b to choose TIFF or PDF. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 0.Scan to Media. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 3.ColorFile Type. Press OK. Press a or b to choose JPEG or PDF. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
This message will appear if a USB device or USB Flash memory drive that is not supported has been connected to the USB direct interface (For more information, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.). This message can also appear if you connect a broken device to the USB direct interface.
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Your Brother machine supports the PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect to and print photos directly from any PictBridge compatible digital camera. If your camera supports the USB Mass Storage standard, you can also print photos from a digital camera without PictBridge. See Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge) on page 41.
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Normal, Fine, Printer Settings (Default setting) 2 On, Off, Printer Settings (Default setting) 2
PictBridge requirements
To avoid errors, remember the following points:
See DPOF printing on page 40 for more details. If your camera is set to use the Printer Settings (Default setting), the machine will print your photo using the following settings.
The machine and the digital camera must be connected using a suitable USB cable. The image file extension must be .JPG (Other image file extensions like .JPEG, .TIF, .GIF and so on will not be recognized). PhotoCapture Center operations are not available when using the PictBridge feature.
Settings Paper Size Paper Type Layout Print Quality Color Enhancement
When your camera does not have any menu selections, this setting is also used. The names and availability of each setting depends on the specification of your camera. Please refer to the documentation supplied with your camera for more detailed information on changing PictBridge settings.
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Printing Images
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Remove any memory cards or USB Flash memory drive from the machine before connecting a digital camera.
DPOF printing
DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and Sony Corporation) created this standard to make it easier to print images from a digital camera. If your digital camera supports DPOF printing, you will be able to choose on the digital camera display the images and number of copies you want to print.
Make sure that your camera is turned off. Connect your camera to the USB direct interface (1) port on the machine using the USB cable.
Turn on the camera. When the machine has recognized the camera, the LCD shows the following message: Camera Connected
Choose the photo you want to print following the instructions from your camera. When the machine starts printing a photo, the LCD will show Printing. WARNING
To prevent damage to your machine, do not connect any device other than a digital camera or USB Flash memory drive to the USB direct interface.
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Remove any memory cards or USB Flash memory drive from the machine before connecting the digital camera.
Connect your camera to the USB direct interface (1) on the machine using the USB cable.
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The name, availability and operation differ among digital cameras. Please refer to the documentation supplied with your camera for detailed information, such as how to switch from PictBridge mode to USB mass storage mode.
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Turn on the camera. Follow the steps in Printing Images on page 32. WARNING
To prevent damages to your machine, do not connect any device other than a digital camera or USB Flash memory drive to the USB direct interface.
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Section IV
Software
Software features
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Software features
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Click the heading you would like to read from the list at the left of the window.
The CD-ROM includes the Software Users Guide for features available when connected to a computer (for example, printing and scanning). The guide has easy to use links that, when clicked, will take you directly to a particular section. You can find information on these features: Printing Scanning ControlCenter3 (for Windows) ControlCenter2 (for Macintosh) PhotoCapture Center How to read the HTML Users Guide This is a quick reference to use the HTML Users Guide. (For Windows)
(For Macintosh)
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Make sure your Macintosh is turned on. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Documentation icon. Double-click your language folder, and then double-click the top page file. Click SOFTWARE USERS GUIDE in the top menu, and then click the heading you would like to read from the list at the left of the window.
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If you have not installed the software, see Viewing Documentation on page 3.
From the Start menu, point to Brother,DCP-XXXX (where XXXX is your model number) from the programs group, then click Users Guides in HTML format. Click SOFTWARE USERS GUIDE from the top menu.
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Section V
Appendixes
Safety and Legal Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Menu and Features Specifications Glossary
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Choosing a location
Put your machine on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and shocks, such as a desk. Put the machine near a standard, grounded electrical socket. Choose a location where the temperature remains between 10 C and 35 C. CAUTION Avoid placing your machine in a high-traffic area. Avoid placing your machine on a carpet. DO NOT put the machine near heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, medical equipment, chemicals or water. DO NOT expose the machine to direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, or dust. DO NOT connect your machine to electrical sockets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers. Disruption of power can wipe out information in the machine's memory. Do not connect your machine to electrical sockets on the same circuit as large appliances or other equipment that might disrupt the power supply. Avoid interference sources, such as speakers or the base units of non-Brother cordless phones.
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There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before you clean the inside of the machine, make sure you have unplugged the power cord from the electrical socket. Doing this will prevent an electrical shock.
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DO NOT handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might cause an electrical shock.
DO NOT pull in the middle of the power cord. Doing this might cause an electrical shock.
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DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the machine under the scanner cover. Doing this may cause injury.
DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the paper tray under the output paper tray cover. Doing this may cause injury.
DO NOT touch the paper feed roller. Doing this may cause injury.
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DO NOT touch the area shaded in the illustration. Doing this may cause injury.
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When moving the machine you must lift it from the base, by placing a hand at each side of the unit as shown in the illustration. DO NOT carry the machine by holding the scanner cover.
DO NOT use flammable substances or any type of spray to clean the inside or outside of the machine. Doing this may cause a fire or electrical shock. If the machine becomes hot, releases smoke, or generates any strong smells, immediately turn off the power switch and unplug the machine from the electrical socket. Call your Brother dealer or Brother Customer Service. If metal objects, water or other liquids get inside the machine, immediately turn off the power switch and unplug the machine from the electrical socket. Call your Brother dealer or Brother Customer Service.
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WARNING This product must be installed near an electrical socket that is easily accessible. In case of an emergency, you must unplug the power cord from the electrical socket to shut off the power completely. Always make sure the plug is fully inserted.
If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed, adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Incorrect adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation. If the product has been dropped or the casing has been damaged. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service. 15 To protect your product against power surges, we recommend the use of a power protection device (Surge Protector). 16 To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to people, note the following: DO NOT use this product near appliances that use water, a swimming pool or in a wet basement. DO NOT use the machine during an electrical storm (there is the remote possibility of an electrical shock) or to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
To ensure safe operation, the supplied three-pin plug must be inserted only into a standard threepin electrical socket that is effectively grounded through the normal household wiring. The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power is grounded and that the installation is completely safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective grounding of the power, consult a qualified electrician.
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Trademarks
The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Multi-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother International Corporation. 2007 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Nuance, the Nuance logo, PaperPort and ScanSoft are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Presto! PageManager is a registered trademark of NewSoft Technology Corporation. Microdrive is a trademark of International Business Machine Corporation. CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Memory Stick is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. SecureDigital is a trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., SanDisk Corporation and Toshiba Corporation. SanDisk is a licensee of the SD and miniSD trademarks. MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies and licensed to the MultiMediaCard Association. xD-Picture Card is a trademark of Fujifilm Co. Ltd., Toshiba Corporation and Olympus Optical Co. Ltd. Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Duo and MagicGate are trademarks of Sony Corporation. PictBridge is a trademark. Each company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs. FaceFilter Studio is a trademark of Reallusion, Inc. All other brand and product names mentioned in this User's Guide and the Software User's Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Troubleshooting
If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips. Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
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Printing (continued)
Difficulty Printed text or images are skewed. Suggestions Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and the paper side guide is adjusted correctly. (See Loading paper and other media on page 14.) Make sure the Jam Clear cover is set properly. Smudged stain at the top center of the printed page. Printing appears dirty or ink seems to run. Stains appear on the reverse side or at the bottom of the page. Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled. (See Acceptable paper and other media on page 10.) Make sure you are using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other media on page 10.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is dry. Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink. (See Cleaning the machine printer platen on page 65.) Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other media on page 14.) The machine prints dense lines on the page. The printouts are wrinkled. Cannot perform 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 printing. Print speed is too slow. Check Reverse Order in the Basic tab of the printer driver. In the printer driver Basic tab, click Settings, and uncheck Bi-Directional Printing. Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the same. Try changing the printer driver setting. The highest resolution needs longer data processing, sending and printing time. Try the other quality settings in the printer driver Basic tab. Also, click the Settings tab, and make sure you uncheck Colour Enhancement. Set the borderless feature off. Borderless printing is slower than normal printing. (See Printing for Windows or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) Colour Enhancement is not working properly. Machine feeds multiple pages. If the image data is not full colour in your application (such as 256 colour), Colour Enhancement will not work. Use at least 24 bit colour data with the Colour Enhancement feature. Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray. (See Loading paper and other media on page 14.) Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any one time. Printed pages are not stacked neatly. Printed pages re-feed and cause a paper jam. Machine does not print from Paint Brush. Machine does not print from Adobe Illustrator. The machine cannot print full pages of a document. Out of Memory message occurs. Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other media on page 14.) Make sure you pull out the paper support until it clicks and unfold the paper support flap. Try setting the Display setting to 256 colours. Try to reduce the print resolution. (See Printing for Windows or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) Reduce the printing resolution. (See Printing for Windows or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) Reduce the complexity of your document and try again. Reduce the graphic quality or the number of font sizes within your application software.
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Copying Difficulties
Difficulty Vertical streaks appear on copies. Suggestions If you see vertical streaks on copies, clean the scanner. (See Cleaning the scanner on page 64.)
Scanning Difficulties
Difficulty TWAIN/WIA errors appear when starting to scan. Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver is chosen as the primary source. In PaperPort 11SE with OCR, click File, Scan or Get Photo and click Select to choose the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver.
Software Difficulties
Difficulty Cannot install software or print. Device Busy Cannot print images from FaceFilter Studio. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on the CD-ROM. This program will repair and reinstall the software. Make sure the machine is not showing an error message on the LCD. To use FaceFilter Studio, you must install the FaceFilter Studio application from the CD-ROM supplied with your machine. To install FaceFilter Studio see the Quick Setup Guide. Also, before you start FaceFilter Studio for the first time, you must make sure your Brother machine is turned On and connected to your computer. This will allow you to access all the functions of FaceFilter Studio.
Make sure that you have correctly inserted the memory card or USB Flash memory drive.
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Error messages
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this happens, your machine identifies the error and shows an error message. The most common error messages are shown below. You can correct most errors by yourself. If you need more help, the Brother Solutions Center offers latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
Error Message Cover is Open Cause The scanner cover is not closed completely. Action Lift the scanner cover and then close it again. Re-start printing from your computer. Press Stop/Exit. The machine will cancel the job and clear it from the memory. Try to print again.
Data Remaining Print data is left in the machine's memory. Print data is left in the machine's memory. The USB cable was unplugged while the computer was sending the data to the machine. High Temperature Hub is Unusable. The print head is too warm. A Hub or USB Flash memory drive with a Hub has been connected to the USB direct interface.
Allow the machine to cool down. A Hub or USB Flash memory drive with a Hub are not supported. Unplug the device from the USB direct interface. Open the scanner cover and remove any foreign objects inside the machine. If the error message continues, disconnect the machine from the power source for several minutes then reconnect it. Replace the ink cartridge indicated on the display. (See Replacing the ink cartridges on page 62.)
Init Unable XX The machine has a mechanical problem. OR A foreign object such as a clip or ripped paper is in the machine. Ink Empty Black Ink Empty Yellow The indicated ink cartridge is empty.
Ink Empty Cyan The machine will stop all print operations. Ink Empty Magent Low Temperature Media Error The print head is too cold. The memory card is either corrupted, improperly formatted, or there is a problem with the memory card.
Allow the machine to warm up. Put the card firmly into the slot again to make sure it is in the correct position. If the error remains, check the media drive (slot) of the machine by putting in another media card that you know is working. Your machine can only save to your memory card or USB flash memory drive if it contains less than 999 files. Try deleting unused files to free some space and try again. Order a new ink cartridge.
Media is Full. The memory card or USB flash memory drive you are using already contains 999 files. Near Empty Black Near Empty Yellw Near Empty Cyan Near Empty Mgent The indicated ink cartridge is running out of ink.
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Cause An ink cartridge is not installed properly. The memory card or USB Flash memory drive in the media drive does not contain a .JPG file. The machine is out of paper or paper is not properly loaded in the paper tray.
Action Take out the ink cartridge and put it in again seating it properly. (See Replacing the ink cartridges on page 62.) Put the correct memory card or USB Flash memory drive into the slot again. Do one of the following: Refill the paper in the paper tray, and then press Mono Start or Colour Start. Remove the paper and load it again and then press Mono Start or Colour Start.
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The paper is jammed in the machine. See Printer jam or paper jam on page 60. Out of Memory The machine's memory is full. Copy operation in progress Press Stop/Exit and wait until the other operations in progress finish and then try again. Printing operation in progress Reduce print resolution. (For details, see Printing for Windows or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) The memory card (DCP-150C users only) or USB Flash memory drive you are using does not have enough free space to scan the document. Paper Jam Paper is jammed in the machine. Delete unused files from your memory card (DCP-150C users only) or USB Flash memory drive to make some free space and then try again. Remove the Jam Clear Cover (at the back of the machine) and pull out the jammed paper. (See Printer jam or paper jam on page 60.) Open the scanner cover and remove any foreign objects inside the machine. If the error message continues, disconnect the machine from the power source for several minutes then reconnect it. Open the scanner cover and remove any foreign objects inside the machine. If the error message continues, disconnect the machine from the power source for several minutes then reconnect it. Unplug the device from the USB direct interface, then press On/Off to turn the machine off then on again.
Print Unable XX
The machine has a mechanical problem. OR A foreign object such as a clip or ripped paper is in the machine.
Scan Unable XX The machine has a mechanical problem. OR A foreign object such as a clip or ripped paper is in the machine. Unusable Device A broken device has been connected to the USB direct interface.
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Cause A USB device or USB Flash memory drive that is not supported has been connected to the USB direct interface. For more information, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 0.Initial Setup. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 0.Local Language. Press OK. Press a or b to choose your language. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 0.Initial Setup. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 2.LCD Contrast. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Light or Dark. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Remove the Jam Clear Cover (1). Pull the jammed paper out of the machine.
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CAUTION DO NOT place the jam clear cover face down as shown in the illustration. You may damage the cover and cause paper jams.
If you cannot remove the jammed paper from the front side, or the error message still appears on the LCD after you remove the jammed paper, please go to the next step.
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Put the Jam Clear Cover back on. Make sure the Cover is set properly.
Lift the scanner cover to release the lock (1). Gently push the scanner cover support down (2) and close the scanner cover (3).
Lift the scanner cover (1) from the front of the machine until it locks securely into the open position. Make sure that there is no jammed paper left inside the machine. Check both ends of the print carriage.
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Make sure you pull out the paper support until it clicks.
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If the paper is jammed under the print head, unplug the machine from the power source, and then move the print head to take out the paper.
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Routine maintenance
Replacing the ink cartridges
Your machine is equipped with an ink dot counter. The ink dot counter automatically monitors the level of ink in each of the 4 cartridges. When the machine detects an ink cartridge is running out of ink, the machine will tell you with a message on the LCD. The LCD will tell you which ink cartridge is low or needs replacing. Be sure to follow the LCD prompts to replace the ink cartridges in the correct order. Even though the machine tells you that an ink cartridge is empty, there will be a small amount of ink left in the ink cartridge. It is necessary to keep some ink in the ink cartridge to prevent air from drying out and damaging the print head assembly.
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Open the new ink cartridge bag for the colour shown on the LCD, and then take out the ink cartridge. Take out the protective yellow cap (1).
Improper Setup DO NOT touch the area shown in the illustration below.
Open the ink cartridge cover. If one or more ink cartridges are empty, for example Black, the LCD shows Ink Empty Black and Replace Ink. Pull the lock release lever and take out the ink cartridge for the colour shown on the LCD.
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If the protective yellow caps come off when you open the bag, the cartridge will not be damaged.
Each colour has its own correct position. Insert the ink cartridge in the direction of the arrow on the label.
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Lift each lock release lever and push it until it clicks, and then close the ink cartridge cover.
CAUTION DO NOT take out ink cartridges if you do not need to replace them. If you do so, it may reduce the ink quantity and the machine will not know the quantity of ink left in the cartridge. DO NOT touch the cartridge insertion slots. If you do so, the ink may stain your skin. If ink stains your skin or clothing, wash with soap or detergent at once. If you mix the colours by installing an ink cartridge in the wrong position, clean the print head several times after correcting the cartridge installation. Once you open an ink cartridge, install it in the machine and use it up within six months of installation. Use unopened ink cartridges by the expiration date written on the cartridge package. DO NOT dismantle or tamper with the ink cartridge, this can cause the ink to leak out of the cartridge. Brother multifunction machines are designed to work with ink of a particular specification and will work to a level of optimum performance when used with genuine Brother Branded ink cartridges. Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance if ink or ink cartridges of other specifications are used. Brother does not therefore recommend the use of cartridges other than genuine Brother Branded cartridges or the refilling of empty cartridges with ink from other sources. If damage is caused to the print head or other parts of this machine as a result of using incompatible products with this machine, any repairs required as a result may not be covered by the warranty.
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If you replaced an ink cartridge, for example Black, before the LCD shows Near Empty Black or Ink Empty Black, the LCD will ask you to verify that it was a brand new one (Did You Change Blck?). For each new cartridge you installed, press a (Yes) to automatically reset the ink dot counter for that colour. If the ink cartridge you installed is not a brand new one, be sure to press b (No). If the LCD shows No Cartridge after you install the ink cartridge, check that the ink cartridges are installed properly. WARNING If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with water at once and call a doctor if you are concerned.
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Wipe the inside and outside of the paper tray with a soft cloth to remove dust.
Close the output paper tray cover and slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine.
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Lift the document cover (1). Clean the scanner glass (2) and white plastic (3) with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with a non-flammable glass cleaner.
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Wipe the outside of the machine with a soft cloth to remove dust.
Lift the output paper tray cover and remove anything that is stuck inside the paper tray.
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Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. Unplug the machine from the electrical socket and remove the Jam Clear Cover.
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CAUTION DO NOT place the jam clear cover face down as shown in the illustration. You may damage the cover and cause paper jams.
Clean the machine printer platen (1) and the area around it, wiping off any scattered ink with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth.
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Clean the Paper Pick-up Roller (1) with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab.
Clean the print head and ink cartridges if you get a horizontal line in the text or graphics on your printed pages. You can clean Black only, three colours at a time (Cyan/Yellow/Magenta), or all four colours at once. Cleaning the print head consumes ink. Cleaning too often uses ink unnecessarily. CAUTION
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Put the Jam Clear Cover back on. Make sure the Cover is set properly. Re-connect the power cord. Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine.
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head's warranty.
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Press Ink Management. Press a or b to choose Cleaning. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Black, Color or All. Press OK. The machine cleans the print head. When cleaning is finished, the machine will go back to standby mode automatically.
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If you clean the print head at least five times and the print has not improved, call your Brother dealer.
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The LCD asks you if you want to start cleaning. Start Cleaning? a Yes b No Press a (Yes). The machine starts cleaning the print head.
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Press Ink Management. Press a or b to choose Test Print. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Print Quality. Press OK. Press Colour Start. The machine begins printing the Print Quality Check Sheet. Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet. Is Quality OK? a Yes b No
After cleaning is finished, press Colour Start. The machine starts printing the Print Quality Check Sheet again and then return to step e. Press Stop/Exit. If you repeat this procedure at least five times and the print quality is still poor, replace the ink cartridge for the clogged colour. After replacing the ink cartridge, check the print quality. If the problem still exists, repeat the cleaning and test print procedures at least five times for the new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, call your Brother dealer. CAUTION
Do one of the following: If all lines are clear and visible, press a to choose Yes, and go to step j. If you can see missing short lines as shown below, press b to choose No.
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head's warranty.
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The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for black and three colours. Black OK? a Yes b No Press a (Yes) or b (No). When a print head nozzle is clogged the printed sample looks like this.
After the print head nozzle is cleaned, the horizontal lines are gone.
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For 1200 dpi, press a or b to select the number of the test print that most closely matches the number 0 sample (1-8). 1200dpi Adjust Select Best #5 Press OK.
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Press Ink Management. Press a or b to choose Test Print. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Alignment. Press OK. Press Mono Start or Colour Start. The machine starts printing the Alignment Check Sheet. Is Alignment OK? a Yes b No
Press Stop/Exit.
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Press Ink Management. Press a or b to choose Ink Volume. Press OK. The LCD shows the ink volume. BK:-nnnnonn+ e
Check the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints to see if number 5 most closely matches number 0. If the number 5 samples of both the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints are the best matches, press a (Yes) to finish Alignment Check, and go to step h. If another test print number is a better match for either 600 dpi or 1200 dpi, press b (No) to choose it.
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You can check the ink volume from your computer. (See Printing for Windows or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)
For 600 dpi, press a or b to select the number of the test print that most closely matches the number 0 sample (1-8). 600dpi Adjust Select Best #5 Press OK.
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Machine Information
Checking the serial number
You can see the machines serial number on the LCD.
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Press Menu. Press a or b to choose 4.Machine Info.. Press OK. Press a or b to choose 1.Serial No.. Press OK. XXXXXXX Press Stop/Exit.
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Open the ink cartridge cover. Pull the lock release levers down and take out all the ink cartridges. (See Replacing the ink cartridges on page 62.) Install the yellow protective part, lift each lock release lever and push it until it clicks, and then close the ink cartridge cover.
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CAUTION If you are not able to find the yellow protective parts, DO NOT remove the ink cartridges before shipping. It is essential that the machine be shipped with either the yellow protective parts or the ink cartridges in position. Shipping without them will cause damage to your machine and may void your warranty.
Wrap the machine in the bag and put it in the original carton with the original packing material.
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Unplug the machine from the electrical socket. Using both hands, use the plastic tabs on both sides of the machine to lift the scanner cover until it locks securely into the open position. Then unplug the interface cable from the machine, if it is connected. Lift the scanner cover (1) to release the lock. Gently push the scanner cover support down (2) and close the scanner cover (3).
Pack the printed materials in the original carton as shown below. Do not pack the used ink cartridges in the carton.
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On-screen programming
Your machine is designed to be easy to use with LCD on-screen programming using the menu keys. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the menu selections your machine has to offer. Since your programming is done on the LCD, we have created step-by-step on-screen instructions to help you program your machine. All you need to do is follow the instructions as they guide you through the menu selections and programming options.
Menu table
You can program your machine by using the menu table that begins on page 73. These pages list the menu selections and options.
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Press Menu. Choose an option. You can scroll more quickly through each menu level by pressing a or b for the direction you want. 1.Copy 2.PhotoCapture 3.Print Reports 4.Machine Info. 0.Initial Setup
Press OK when that option appears on the LCD. The LCD will then show the next menu level. Press a or b to scroll to your next menu selection. Press OK. When you finish setting an option, the LCD shows Accepted.
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Menu Table
The menu table will help you understand the menu selections and options that are found in the machine's programs. The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk. Choose & OK Choose & OK to accept to exit
Menu Selections
Options Plain Paper* Inkjet Paper Brother Photo Other Photo Transparency
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2.Paper Size
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3.Quality
Chooses the copy resolution for your type of document. Adjusts the brightness for copies.
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5.Contrast
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2.Green
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2.PhotoCapture
1.Print Quality
Normal Photo*
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2.Paper Type
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3.Paper Size
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Menu Selections
Descriptions Selects the print size. (Appears when A4 or Letter is selected in the Paper Size menu.)
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5.Brightness
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6.Contrast
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7.Color Enhance
Enhance:On Enhance:Off*
1.White Balance -nnnno+ -nnnon+ -nnonn+* -nonnn+ -onnnn+ 2.Sharpness -nnnno+ -nnnon+ -nnonn+* -nonnn+ -onnnn+ 3.Color Density -nnnno+ -nnnon+ -nnonn+* -nonnn+ -onnnn+
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Enhances the detail of the image.
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Submenu 8.Cropping
Menu Selections
Descriptions Crops the image around the margin to fit the paper size or print size. Turn this feature off if you want to print whole images or prevent unwanted cropping. Expands the printable area to fit the edges of the paper. Selects the Scan resolution for your type of document.
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9.Borderless
On* Off
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0.Scan to Media (When a memory card or USB Flash memory drive is inserted)
1.Quality
B/W 200x100 dpi B/W 200 dpi Color 150 dpi* Color 300 dpi Color 600 dpi
TIFF* PDF
Selects the default file format for black and white scanning. Selects the default file format for colour scanning. You can print these lists and reports. Lets you check the serial number of your machine. Puts the date and time in your machine. 8 69 See Quick Setup Guide 59
3.ColorFile Type
PDF* JPEG
3.Print Reports
2.LCD Contrast
Light Dark*
Adjusts the contrast of the LCD. Allows you to change the LCD language for your country.
0.Local Language
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General
Paper Tray Printer Type Print Method
Specifications
Memory Capacity
16 MB 100 Sheets [80 gsm (20 lb)] Ink Jet Black: Colour: Piezo with 94 1 nozzle Piezo with 94 3 nozzles
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 16 characters 1line Power Source Power Consumption AC 220 to 240 V 50/60 Hz Power Save Mode: Average 4 W Standby: Operating: Dimensions
150 mm
Average 6 W Average 20 W
398 mm
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360 mm
351 mm 443 mm
7.1 kg Operating: Operating: Best Print Quality: Operating: Best Print Quality: 50 db or less 1 10 to 35 C 20 to 33 C 20 to 80% (without condensation) 20 to 80% (without condensation)
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Print media
Paper Input Paper Tray Paper type: Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper 2, transparencies 1 2 and envelopes Paper size: Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, JIS B5, envelopes (commercial No.10, DL, C5, Monarch, JE4), Photo card, Index card and Post card 3. Width: 89 mm (3.5 in.)-216 mm (8.5 in.) Height: 127 mm (5.0 in.)-356 mm (14.0 in.) For more details, see Paper weight, thickness and capacity on page 13. Maximum paper tray capacity: Approx. 100 sheets of 80 gsm (20 lb) plain paper Paper Output
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Up to 50 sheets of A4 plain paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray) 2
Use only transparencies recommended for inkjet printing. For glossy paper or transparencies, we recommend removing printed pages from the output paper tray immediately after they exit the machine to avoid smudging. See Paper type and size for each operation on page 12.
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Specifications
Copy
Colour/Monochrome Document Size Copy Speed Yes/Yes Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm (DCP-135C) Monochrome: Up to 5 pages/minute (A4 paper) 1 Colour: Up to 5 pages/minute (A4 paper) 1 (DCP-150C) Monochrome: Up to 20 pages/minute (A4 paper) 1 Colour: Up to 18 pages/minute (A4 paper) 1 Multiple Copies Enlarge/Reduce Resolution Stacks up to 99 pages 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%) (Monochrome) Scans up to 6001200 dpi Prints up to 12001200 dpi (Colour) Scans up to 6001200 dpi Prints up to 6001200 dpi
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Based on Brother standard pattern (Fast mode/Stack Copy). Copy speeds vary with the complexity of the document.
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PhotoCapture Center
Note
The DCP-135C only supports USB Flash memory drive. Available Media 1 CompactFlash Version 1.0 (Type I only) (Microdrive is not compatible) (Compact I/O card such as Compact LAN card and Compact Modem card are not supported.) Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro (Not available for music data with MagicGate) Memory Stick Duo with adapter MultiMediaCard Secure Digital miniSD with adapter xD-Picture Card 2 USB Flash memory drive 3 Resolution File Extension (Media Format) (Image Format) Up to 12002400 dpi DPOF, EXIF, DCF Photo Print: JPEG 4 Scan to Media: JPEG, PDF (Colour) TIFF, PDF (Monochrome) Number of Files Up to 999 files in the memory card (the folder inside memory cards or USB Flash memory drive is also counted.) Folder Borderless
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File must be in the 4th folder level of the memory card or USB Flash memory drive. Letter, A4, Photo Card 5
Memory cards, adapters and USB Flash memory drive are not included. xD-Picture Card Conventional Card from 16MB to 512MB xD-Picture Card Type M from 256MB to 2GB xD-Picture Card Type H from 256MB to 2GB USB 2.0 standard USB Mass Storage Class from 16MB to 8GB Support format: FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 Progressive JPEG format is not supported. See Paper type and size for each operation on page 12.
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Specifications
PictBridge
Compatibility Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001. Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information. PictBridge (USB) Port
Interface
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Scanner
Colour/Monochrome TWAIN Compliant Yes/Yes Yes (Windows 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista) Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater WIA Compliant Colour Depth Yes (Windows XP 1/Windows Vista) 36 bit colour Processing (Input) 24 bit colour Processing (Output) (Actual Input: 30 bit colour/Actual Output: 24 bit colour) Resolution Up to 19200 19200 dpi (interpolated) 2 Up to 600 2400 dpi (optical) Scanning Speed Monochrome: Up to 3.82 sec. Colour: Up to 6.02 sec. (A4 size in 100 100 dpi) Document Size Scanning Width Greyscale
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Scanner Glass Width: Max. 215.9 mm Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm 210 mm 256 levels
Windows XP in this Users Guide includes Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Maximum 1200 1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows XP, and Windows Vista (resolution up to 19200 19200 dpi can be selected by using the Brother scanner utility)
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Specifications
Printer
Printer Driver Windows 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista driver supporting Brother Native Compression mode Brother Ink Driver For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Resolution Up to 1200 6000 dpi 1200 2400 dpi 1200 1200 dpi 600 600 dpi 600 300 dpi 600 150 dpi Print Speed (DCP-135C) Monochrome: Up to 25 pages/minute 1 Colour: Up to 20 pages/minute 1 (DCP-150C) Monochrome: Up to 27 pages/minute 1 Colour: Up to 22 pages/minute 1 Printing Width Disk-Based Fonts Borderless
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204 mm (210 mm) 2 (A4 size) 35 TrueType (Windows only) Letter, A4, A6, Photo Card, Index Card, Post Card 3
Based on Brother standard pattern. A4 size in draft mode. When you set the Borderless feature to On. See Paper type and size for each operation on page 12.
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Interfaces
USB
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Your machine has a full-speed USB 2.0 interface. This interface is compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0; however, the maximum data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 interface. Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh.
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Computer requirements
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS Operating Systems Windows 1, 4 2000 Professional XP Home XP Professional XP Professional x64 Edition Supported Interface Functions Printing, USB Scanning, Removable Disk 3 Minimum Processor Intel Pentium II or AMD equivalent AMD Opteron AMD Athlon 64 Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T Windows Vista Mac 5 OS X 10.2.4 or greater Printing, USB 2 Scanning, Removable Disk 3 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor PowerPC G4/G5, Intel Core Solo/Duo PowerPC G3 350MHz Conditions:
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256MB
480MB
512MB
1GB
1.1GB
256MB
480MB
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater. Third party USB ports are not supported. Removable disk is a function of PhotoCapture Center. PaperPort 11SE supports Microsoft SP4 or higher for Windows 2000 and SP2 or higher for XP.
For the latest driver updates, visit www.brother.com. All trademarks, brand and product names are property of their respective companies.
Presto! PageManager on the CD-ROM supports Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. For Mac OS X 10.2.4-10.3.8 Presto! PageManager is available as a download from the Brother Solutions Center.
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Specifications
Consumable items
Ink Service Life of Ink Cartridge The machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly. Replacement Ink Cartridges The first time you install the ink cartridges the machine will use extra ink to fill the ink delivery tubes. This is a one-time process that enables high quality printing. Afterward, replacement ink cartridges will print the specified number of pages. Black - Approximately 350 pages at 5% coverage Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 300 pages at 5% coverage The above figures assume continuous printing at a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi in normal mode after installing a new ink cartridge. The number of pages a cartridge will print may change depending on how often you use the machine and how many pages you print with each use. The machine will automatically and periodically clean the print head assembly, a process that uses a small amount of ink. When the machine identifies a cartridge as empty there may be a small amount of ink left in it. This is necessary to prevent air from drying out and damaging the print head assembly. Replacement Consumables <Black> LC37BK, <Yellow> LC37Y, <Cyan> LC37C, <Magenta> LC37M
What is Innobella? Innobella is a range of genuine consumables offered by Brother. The name "Innobella" derives from the words "Innovation" and "Bella" (meaning "Beautiful" in Italian) and is a representation of the "innovative" technology providing you with "beautiful" and "long lasting" print results. When you print photo images, Brother recommends Innobella glossy photo paper (BP61GL series) for high quality. Brilliant prints are made easier with Innobella Ink and paper.
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Glossary
This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased. Brightness Changing the Brightness makes the whole image lighter or darker. Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light documents, by making faxes or copies of dark documents lighter and light documents darker. Greyscale The shades of grey available for copying and scanning. Help list A printout of the complete Menu table that you can use to program your machine when you do not have the User's Guide with you. Innobella Innobella is a range of genuine consumables offered by brother. For best quality results Brother recommends Innobella Ink and Paper. LCD (liquid crystal display) The display screen on the machine that shows interactive messages during OnScreen Programming and shows the date and time when the machine is idle. Menu mode Programming mode for changing your machine's settings. OCR (optical character recognition) The bundled ScanSoft PaperPort 11SE with OCR or Presto! PageManager software application converts an image of text to text you can edit. PhotoCapture Center Allows you to print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolution for photo quality printing. PictBridge Allows you to print photos directly from your digital camera at high resolution for photo quality printing. Scan to Media You can scan a monochrome or colour document into a memory card or USB Flash memory drive. Monochrome images can be in TIFF or PDF file format and colour images can be in PDF or JPEG file format. Scanning The process of sending an electronic image of a paper document into your computer. Temporary settings You can choose certain options for each copy without changing the default settings. User Settings A printed report that shows the current settings of the machine.
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Index
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Help LCD messages ..................................... 71 using menu keys ............................... 71 Menu Table .......................................... 71
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Cleaning paper pick-up roller ...............................65 print head ..............................................66 printer platen .........................................65 scanner .................................................64 Consumable items ...................................85 Control panel overview .............................. 6 ControlCenter See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Copy colour adjustment .................................24 Enlarge/Reduce ....................................21 keys ......................................................20 multiple .................................................20 paper .....................................................24 Quality key ............................................21 single ....................................................20 temporary settings ................................20 using scanner glass ................................ 9 Copy Options key (copying) Paper Size ............................................25 Paper Type ...........................................24
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Ink cartridges checking ink volume ............................. 68 ink dot counter ...................................... 62 replacing ............................................... 62 Innobella .............................................. 85
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Jams paper .................................................... 60
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LCD (liquid crystal display) ...................... 71 Contrast ................................................ 59 Help List ................................................. 8 Language ............................................. 59
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Macintosh See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM. ................................................. Maintenance, routine replacing ink cartridges ........................ 62 Menu Table ............................................. 71 Mode, entering PhotoCapture ......................................... 7 Scan ....................................................... 7
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Envelopes ......................................... 13, 16 Error messages on LCD ..........................57 Init. Unable ............................................57 Ink Empty ..............................................57 Near Empty ...........................................57 No Paper Fed .......................................58 Out of Memory ......................................58 Print Unable ..........................................58 Scan Unable .........................................58
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Out of Memory message ......................... 58
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Paper ................................................. 10, 78 capacity ................................................ 13 loading .................................................. 14
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Greyscale .................................................82
size ........................................................12 type .......................................................12 PaperPort 11SE with OCR See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM and PaperPort 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides. ......................... PhotoCapture Center Borderless .............................................36 CompactFlash .....................................28 Cropping ...............................................36 DPOF printing .......................................33 from PC See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM. ............................................... Memory Stick Pro ..............................28 Memory Stick ......................................28 MultiMediaCard .................................28 Print settings Brightness ..........................................35 Colour enhancement ..........................35 Contrast .............................................35 Paper type & size ...............................34 Print speed & quality ..........................34 Quality ................................................34 Printing images .....................................32 Printing Index ........................................31 Scan to Media .......................................37 SecureDigital .....................................28 specifications ........................................80 xD-Picture Card .................................28 PictBridge DPOF Printing .......................................40 Presto! PageManager See Help in Presto! PageManager to access the Users Guide. ...................... Print area .......................................................18 difficulties ..............................................54 drivers ...................................................83 improving quality ............................ 66, 67 paper jams ............................................60 reports .....................................................8 resolution ..............................................83 specifications ........................................83 Printing on small paper ......................................17 Programming your machine .....................71
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Reducing copies ................................................... 21 Reports Help List ................................................. 8 how to print ............................................. 8 User Settings .......................................... 8 Resolution copy ...................................................... 79 print ...................................................... 83 scan ...................................................... 82
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Safety Instructions ................................... 50 Scanner glass cleaning ................................................ 64 using ....................................................... 9 Scanning See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Serial Number how to find ..............See inside front cover Shipping the machine .............................. 69
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Temporary copy settings ......................... 20 Transparencies ........................................ 78 Troubleshooting ....................................... 54 checking ink volume ............................. 68 error messages on LCD ....................... 57 if you are having difficulty copying .............................................. 56 PhotoCapture Center ..................... 56 printing .............................................. 54 scanning ............................................ 56 software ............................................. 56 paper jam ............................................. 60 print quality ..................................... 66, 67
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Windows See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM. ..................................................
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Quality key (copying) ...............................20
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This machine is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries.
ARL/ASA/NZ