Brother DCP-J125 manual

ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE DCP-J1 25 Ver s i o n 0 USA/CAN[...]

i User's Guide s an d where do I find it? Which manual? What' s in it? Where is it? Safe t y an d Leg al Please rea d the Saf ety Inst ructions befor e you set up your machine. Prin ted / In the box Qui ck Se tup Guid e Read thi s G uide first. F ollow the i nstructi ons for setting up y our mach ine an d installing the drivers a nd softw[...]

ii Table of Conte nts 1 Gene ral setu p 1 Mem or y sto ra ge ..... .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. . 1 Sle ep M od e .... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. [...]

iii A Rou tine mai nte nan ce 16 Cleaning and c hecking the machin e ..... . ..... ........ ....... . ..... ........ ....... . ..... ........ ....... 16 Cl ea nin g t h e o utsi d e o f the m ac hine ... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .... .. 1 6 Cleaning the scanner glas s ......... . .. ......... ......... [...]

1 1 1 Mem or y sto rage 1 Your menu setting s are stored perm anently, and in the event of a power failure wil l not be lost. Also, y ou will not lose y our settings in the PHOTO CAPTURE m ode key menu i f you have cho sen Set New Default . Temporary se t tings (for exam ple, Contrast ) will be lost. Sleep Mode 1 You can choos e how long the machin[...]

Chapter 1 2 Setting the back light br ig htne ss 1 You can adjust the bright ness of the LCD bac k light . If y o u are havin g diff iculty rea ding the LCD, tr y changing the br ightness setting . a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to c h oose General Setup . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to choos e LCD Settings . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to c h oos[...]

3 2 2 Reports 2 The followi ng r epor t s are availab le:  Help List A help list showing how to progr am y our machin e.  User Settings Lists your settin gs. Ho w to print a re po rt 2 a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Print Reports . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose the report you want. Press OK . d Press Black Start . e Press Sto [...]

4 3 Copy settings 3 You c an c hange the cop y sett ings temporar ily for the next copy . These s et tings are temporary, and the machi ne retur ns to its default settings 1 minute aft er c o pying. To change a sett ing, press a or b to scro ll through the copy set tings. When the s etting you want is highli ghted, pr ess OK . When you ar e finishe[...]

Making c opies 5 3 Enlar ging or red uci ng the copi ed i mage 3 You can choos e an enl argement or r eduction ratio. If you choose Fit to Page , your machine will adjus t the size autom at i c ally to the paper size you set. a Load y our docum ent. b Enter the number of copies yo u want. c Press a or b to choose Enlarge/Reduce . Press OK . d Press[...]

Chapter 3 6 Mak in g N in 1 copi es or a poste r (P ag e Lay out ) 3 The N in 1 copy feature c an help you save paper by lett ing you copy two or four pages onto one print ed page. You can also pr oduce a pos t er. When you use the poster fe at ure your ma c hine div ides you r doc ument i nt o sections, then enlar ges the sec tions so you can asse[...]

Making c opies 7 3 Place your docume n t face down in the dir ecti on s how n bel ow.  2i n1( P )  2i n1( L )  4i n1( P )  4i n1( L )  Poster(3 x 3) You can make a poster size co py of a photograp h. Adjust ing De nsity 3 You can adjust the copy d ensity to m ake co pi e s da r k er or l i g ht e r . a Load your docum ent . b Enter t[...]

Chapter 3 8 R estori ng al l se tti ngs to the fact ory se t ting s 3 You can res tore the copy settings Quality , Enlarge/Reduce , Density a nd Page Layout , that you have changed, t o the fa c tory settings . a Pres s a or b to c h oose Factory Reset . Pres s OK . b Pres s + to choose Yes . c Pres s Stop/Ex it .[...]

9 4 4 PhotoCapture Ce nter ® o peration s 4 M emo ry ca rds fo lder stru ctur e 4 Your mac hine is design ed to be c ompatibl e with moder n dig ital camera image files and memory cards ; however, please read the points below to avoid er rors:  The i m a ge file ex tension must be .JPG (other image file ext ensions li ke .JPEG, .TIF, .GIF and s[...]

Chapter 4 10 Print Ima ges 4 Print In dex (T hum bnails) 4 The PhotoC apture Center ® assigns numbers for im ages (such as No. 1, No.2, No.3 , and so on) . The Photo Capture Center ® do es not recog nize any other numbers or file names that your dig it a l camera or compu t er has use d to ident ify t he pictures. You c an print a thumbnai l page[...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : P rinting ph otos fro m a mem ory card 11 4 e Repeat step d un til you have ent ered all the image num bers that you want to print. (For e x ample, enter 1 , OK , 3 , OK , 6 , OK to print images No.1, No.3 and No.6.) Note You can enter up to 12 charac t er s (incl uding commas) for the image numbers y ou want to print. f [...]

Chapter 4 12 PhotoCapture Center ® print settings 4 You can cha nge the print s et tings t emporarily for the next printi ng . These s et tings are temporary, and the machi ne retur ns to its default settings 3 minutes after p rinting. Note You can save the pri nt settings y ou use most often by s et ting them as the defau lt. (See Setting your ch[...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : P rinting ph otos fro m a mem ory card 13 4 Adjustin g Bright ness, Co ntrast and Colo r 4 B rig htne ss 4 a Press a or b to choose Brightness . Press OK . b Press d to ma ke a dark er pr in t or press c t o m ake a lighter print . Press OK . c If you do no t want t o cha nge additiona l settin gs, press Color Star t to p[...]

Chapter 4 14 Borde rless printing 4 This f eature expan ds the pr intable ar ea to the edges of t he pap er. P rinti ng time will be sl ightly slo wer. a Pres s a or b to c h oose Borderl ess . Pres s OK . b Pres s a or b to c h oose Off (or On ). Pres s OK . c If y ou do not w ant to c hange a dditional settings, pres s Color S tart to prin t. Pri[...]

PhotoC apture Cen ter ® : P rinting ph otos fro m a mem ory card 15 4 Scan to a memor y c ard 4 Ho w to set a new de fa ul t 4 You can save the Scan to Media sett ings ( Quality and File Type ) yo u us e m os t often by setti ng t hem as the default setti ngs. These setting s will stay until you change them again. a Press ( SCAN ). b Press a or b [...]

16 A Cleani ng and chec king the machi ne A C leani ng th e ou tsi de of the mach ine A IMPORT ANT • Use neutral d etergents. Cleanin g with volatile liquids such as thinner or b enzine will dama ge the outs ide surface of the machine. • DO NOT use cleaning mate r ials that contain am m onia. • DO NOT use isopropyl alcohol to remove dirt from[...]

Routin e maintenan ce 17 A Clea ni ng t he sc anne r gl ass A a Lift the document cov er (1). Clean th e scanner glas s ( 2 ) and the white plastic (3) with a soft lint - free c loth moist ened with a non-flammable glass clean er. Note In addit ion to cleaning the scanner glas s with a non-fl ammable glass cl eaner, run your f inger tip over t he g[...]

18 C lea ning the pape r pi ck-u p rolle r s A a Pull the pape r tray c ompletely o ut of t he machine. b Unplug the machine fro m the AC power outlet and open the J am Clear Co ver (1) at the back of the machine. c Clean t he Paper Pick-up Rol lers (1) wit h isopropyl alcoh ol on a cotton swab. d Close the Jam Clear Cov er. Make sure the cover i s[...]

Routin e maintenan ce 19 A Ch ecking the pr int qu ality A If faded or streaked c olors and text appe ar o n your output, som e of the nozzle s may be clogged. You can check t his by pr inting t he Print Qualit y Check Sheet and look ing at the nozzle chec k pattern . a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Ink . Press OK . c Press a or b to choos[...]

20 C hecki ng t he p rint ali gnment A You may need t o adjust the print a lignment aft er transporting the mac hine if your prin t ed text becomes blur red or images become faded . a Pres s Menu . b Pres s a or b to c h oose Ink . Pres s OK . c Pres s a or b to c h oose Test Pr int . Pres s OK . d Pres s a or b to c h oose Alignme nt . Pres s OK .[...]

Routin e maintenan ce 21 A Packi ng an d ship ping the ma chine A When you transpo r t the machine, use the packing materials that cam e with y our machine. If you do not pack the machine properly, any damage that may occur in transit may not be covered by your warrant y . IMPORT ANT It is impor t an t to allow the machine to “park” t he print [...]

22 d Lift the m achine from the fron t and hook the tab of the green pro t ectiv e part into the key ed openi ng (1) on the b ottom of the paper t ray. Then latch the protective part ov er the raised p ortion of the paper tray (2 ). e Unplug the machine fro m the AC power outlet . f Using both hands , use t he plastic tab s on both sides of the mac[...]

23 B This is a c ompre hensive li s t of fea tures and term s that appear in Brother m anuals. Availabi lity of these featu r es depe nds on the model you purcha s ed. B Glossary B Bri ghtn ess Changing the Bri ght n es s makes the whole image lighter or dark er. Contrast Settin g to compe nsate for dark or light document s, by m aki ng copies of d[...]

Index 24 C A Appl e Macintosh See Softwar e User's Guide. C Cleani ng paper pick-u p roller . .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. 18 pri nt head .... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. 18 pri nter platen .. .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. 1 7 scanne r ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... ..[...]

25 C S Scanner gl ass cleaning .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .... ... . 1 7 Scanning S ee So ftw ar e Use r's Gu id e. Shipping the m achine . .... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... . 21 Sleep Mode ..... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. . 1 T Troubles hooting ch ecking ink volume .. .. ..... .. .[...]

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