Table of Contents Section I General General Information Using the documentation ..................2 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ........2 Control panel overview ..................3 Warning LED indications .................4 Printing Reports ....................5 Loading documents and paper Loading documents ....................6 Loading paper, envelopes and other media ............6 Loading paper and other media...............6 Section II Copy Making copies...
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Section IV Appendices Safety and Legal Choosing a location ..................... 18 To use the machine safely................... 19 Important safety instructions................22 IMPORTANT - For your safety ..............23 EU Directive 2002/96/EC and EN50419............23 Trademarks ....................24 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Troubleshooting ....................25 If you are having difficulty with your machine ..........
General Information Using the documentation Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine. Symbols and conventions used in the documentation The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation.
General Information Control panel overview 1 Copy keys Stop/Exit Lets you temporarily change the copy settings Stops an operation or exits from a menu. when in copy mode. Copy Options 4 Start keys: You can quickly and easily select temporary settings for copying. Mono Start Enlarge/Reduce Lets you start making copies in...
Chapter 1 Warning LED indications Scan Lets you access Scan mode. The status LED (Light Emitting Diode) is a light that shows the DCP status.The LCD PhotoCapture shows the current machine status when the Lets you access PhotoCapture Center™ machine is idle. mode.
General Information Printing Reports The following reports are available: Help List User Settings How to print a report 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.
Loading documents and paper Loading documents Loading paper, envelopes and other You can make copies and scan from the media scanner glass. Loading paper and other media...
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Loading documents and paper Gently adjust the paper side guides with both hands and the paper length guide to the paper. 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.
Making copies How to copy Copy options When you want to quickly change the copy Making a single copy settings temporarily for the next copy, use the temporary Copy keys. You can use different combinations. Load your document. Press Mono Start or Colour Start. Making multiple copies The machine returns to its default settings 60 Load your document.
Printing photos from a memory card How to print from a The machine can only read one memory card at a time so do not put more than one card in memory card a slot. Make sure you have put the memory card in the proper slot.
Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using, Plain Paper, 5 Images/Line 6 Images/Line Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Press Colour Start to print. Other Photo. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the paper size you are using, Letter, A4, 10×15cm or...
DPOF Print:Yes 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 18×13cm 20×15cm Max. Size Other Photo. Press OK.
Printing photos from a camera with PictBridge Before Using PictBridge PictBridge requirements To avoid errors, remember the following points: 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).
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Section IV Appendices Safety and Legal Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Menu and Features Specifications...
Safety and Legal 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° and 35° C (50° F and 95° F). CAUTION •...
Safety and Legal To use the machine safely Please keep these instructions for later reference and read them before attempting any maintenance. WARNING 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 put your hands on the edge of the machine under the scanner cover. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT touch the paper feed roller. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT touch the area shaded in the illustration. Doing this may cause injury.
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Do not carry the machine by holding the scanner cover. 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.
13 Wait until pages have exited the machine before picking them up. 14 Unplug this product from the power socket and refer all servicing to Brother Authorized Service Personnel under the following conditions: When the power cord is damaged or frayed.
Safety and Legal 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.
Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Make sure the machine is online. Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. Right- click and choose Brother DCP-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), and make sure that ‘Use Printer Offline’ is unchecked.
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33.) Scanning Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions TWAIN/WIA errors appear while Make sure the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver is chosen as the primary source. In scanning. ® PaperPort SE with OCR, click File, Scan and choose the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver.
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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Software Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions Cannot install software or print Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on the CD-ROM. This program will repair and reinstall the software. ‘Device Busy’ Make sure the machine is not showing an error message on the LCD. PhotoCapture Center™...
Error messages Error Message Cause Action The machine has a mechanical Open the scanner cover and remove any foreign Change Unable problem. objects inside the machine. If the error message continues, disconnect the machine from the —OR— power source for several minutes then A foreign objects such as a clip or reconnect it.
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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Error Message Cause Action The machine is out of paper or Do one of the following: No Paper Fed paper is not properly loaded in the Refill the paper in the paper tray, and then paper tray. press Mono Start or Colour Start.
Changing LCD language Printer jam or paper jam 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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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Put the Jam Clear Cover back on. Make sure the Cover is set properly. Make sure that there is no jammed paper left inside the machine.
Routine maintenance Replacing the ink cartridges Open the ink cartridge cover. brother XXXX Open the new ink cartridge bag for the colour shown on the LCD, and then take out the ink cartridge.
Brother Branded ink cartridges. Brother cannot guarantee this optimum Press Ink Management. performance if ink or ink cartridges of other specifications are used. Brother does not Press a or b to choose Cleaning. therefore recommend the use of cartridges Press OK.
Is Quality OK? new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, call your Brother dealer. aYes bNo CAUTION Do one of the following: If all lines are clear and visible, press DO NOT touch the print head.
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Packing and shipping Checking the printing alignment the machine Press Ink Management. CAUTION Press a or b to choose Test Print. It is important to allow the machine to ‘park’ Press OK. the print head after a print job. Listen Press a or b to choose Alignment.
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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.
Menu and Features Menu keys To access the menu mode: 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 Access the menu. 4.Machine Info.
Specifications General Memory Capacity 16 MB Paper Tray 100 Sheets [80 g/m (20 lb)] Printer Type Ink Jet Piezo with 94 × 1 nozzles Print Method Black: Piezo with 94 × 3 nozzles Colour: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 16 characters × 1 line Power Source AC 220 to 240V 50/60Hz Power Consumption...
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Specifications Dimensions 150 mm (5.9 in.) 398 mm (15.7 in.) 360 mm (14.2 in.) (13.8 in.) 351 mm 443 mm (17.4 in.) Weight 7.1 kg (15.6 lb) Noise Operating: 50db or less Temperature Operating: 10 to 35° C (50° F to 95° F) Best Print Quality: 20 to 33°...
Consumable items The machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly. Service Life of Ink Replacement Ink Cartridges Cartridge Black - Approximately 500 pages at 5% coverage Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 400 pages at 5% coverage The first time you install a set of ink cartridges the machine will use an amount of ink to fill the ink delivery tubes for high quality...
Index Cleaning Maintenance, routine ....... 32 print head ..........33 Mode, entering scanner ..........33 PhotoCapture ......... 4 Consumable items ........40 Scan ............4 Control panel overview ......3 ControlCenter See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM........... Paper Copy loading ............ 6 ®...
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Safety Instructions ........22 Scanning See Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM........... Shipping the machine ......35 Temporary copy settings ......10 Troubleshooting ........25 error messages on LCD ......28 if you are having difficulty copying ..........26 PhotoCapture Center™ .....27 printing ..........25 scanning ..........26 software ..........27 paper jam ..........30 print quality ........
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