Brother DCP-130C User manual

USER’S GUIDE

DCP-130C

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covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without

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Table of Contents

Section I General

1 General Information

Using the documentation .......................................................................................2

Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................2

Accessing the Software User’s Guide ...................................................................2

Viewing Documentation ...................................................................................2

Control panel overview ..........................................................................................4

Warning LED indications .................................................................................5

Printing Reports...............................................................................................6

2 Loading documents and paper

Loading documents ...............................................................................................7

Using the scanner glass ..................................................................................7

Scanning area .................................................................................................8

Acceptable paper and other media........................................................................8

Recommended media .....................................................................................9

Handling and using media ...............................................................................9

Choosing the right media...............................................................................10

Loading paper, envelopes and other media ........................................................12

Loading paper and other media.....................................................................12

Loading envelopes and post cards ................................................................14

Printable Area................................................................................................16

Section II Copy

3 Making copies

How to copy .........................................................................................................18

Making a single copy .....................................................................................18

Making multiple copies ..................................................................................18

Stop copying ..................................................................................................18

Copy options........................................................................................................18

Changing copy speed and quality .................................................................19

Enlarging or reducing the image copied ........................................................19

Making N in 1 copies or a poster ...................................................................20

Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Colour....................................................21

Paper options ................................................................................................22

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Section III Direct Photo Printing

4 Printing photos from a memory card

PhotoCapture Center™ Operations.....................................................................26

Printing from a memory card without a PC....................................................26

Scanning to a memory card without a PC .....................................................26

Using PhotoCapture Center™ from your computer.......................................26

Using memory cards......................................................................................26

Memory card folder structure.........................................................................27

How to print from a memory card ........................................................................28

Printing the thumbnail index ..........................................................................29

Printing Images..............................................................................................29

DPOF printing................................................................................................30

PhotoCapture Center™ print settings..................................................................31

Print quality....................................................................................................31

Paper Options................................................................................................31

Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Colour....................................................32

Cropping ........................................................................................................33

Borderless printing.........................................................................................34

Scan to Card .......................................................................................................34

Changing the image quality ...........................................................................35

Changing the monochrome file format ..........................................................35

Changing the colour file format......................................................................35

Understanding the Error Messages..................................................................... 36

5 Printing photos from a camera with PictBridge

Before Using PictBridge.......................................................................................37

PictBridge requirements ................................................................................37

Using PictBridge ..................................................................................................37

Setting your digital camera ............................................................................37

Printing Images....................................................................................................38

DPOF printing................................................................................................38

Understanding the Error Messages..................................................................... 39

Section IV Software

6 Software features

Section V Appendixes

A Safety and Legal

Choosing a location .............................................................................................44

To use the machine safely...................................................................................45

Important safety instructions..........................................................................48

IMPORTANT - For your safety ......................................................................49

Legal limitations for copying ..........................................................................49

Trademarks ...................................................................................................50

B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................51

If you are having difficulty with your machine ................................................51

Error messages ...................................................................................................54

Changing LCD language ...............................................................................56

Improving the LCD viewing............................................................................56

Printer jam or paper jam ................................................................................56

Routine maintenance...........................................................................................58

Replacing the ink cartridges ..........................................................................58

Cleaning the outside of the machine .............................................................60

Cleaning the scanner.....................................................................................61

Cleaning the machine printer platen..............................................................61

Cleaning the Paper Pick-up Roller ................................................................62

Cleaning the print head .................................................................................62

Checking the print quality ..............................................................................63

Checking the printing alignment ....................................................................64

Checking the ink volume ...............................................................................64

Machine Information ............................................................................................65

Checking the serial number...........................................................................65

Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................65

C Menu and Features

On-screen programming......................................................................................67

Menu table.....................................................................................................67

Menu keys ...........................................................................................................67

Menu Table..........................................................................................................69

D Specifications

General................................................................................................................73

Print media...........................................................................................................75

Copy .................................................................................................................... 76

PhotoCapture Center™ .......................................................................................77

PictBridge ............................................................................................................77

Scanner ...............................................................................................................78

Printer ..................................................................................................................79

Interfaces.............................................................................................................80

Computer requirements.......................................................................................81

Consumable items...............................................................................................82

E Glossary

FIndex

Section I

General I

General Information 2

Loading documents and paper 7

Using the

documentation 1

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 1

The following symbols and conventions are

used throughout the documentation.

Accessing the

Software User’s Guide 1

This User’s Guide does not contain all the

information about the machine such as how

to use the advanced features of the Printer

and Scanner. When you are ready to learn

detailed information about these operations,

read the Software User’s Guide that is on the

CD-ROM.

Viewing Documentation 1

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 User’s

Guide.

If you have not installed the software, you can

find the documentation by following the

instructions below:

aTurn on your PC. Insert the Brother

CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

bIf the model name screen appears, click

your model name.

General Information 1

Bold Bold typeface identifies specific

keys on the machine control

panel.

Italics Italicized typeface emphasizes

an important point or refers you

to a related topic.

Courier

New

Text in the Courier New font

identifies messages on the

LCD of the machine.

Warnings tell you what to do to

prevent possible personal injury.

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to

possible electrical shock.

Hot Surface icons warn you not to

touch machine parts that are hot.

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.

General Information

cIf the language screen appears, click

your language.

The CD-ROM main menu will appear.

Note

If this window does not appear, use

Windows®Explorer to run the setup.exe

program from the root directory of the

Brother CD-ROM.

dClick User’s Guide to view the Software

User’s Guide in HTML format.

How to find Scanning instructions 1

There are several ways you can scan

documents. You can find the instructions as

follows:

Software User’s Guide

Scanning

(For Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000

Professional and Windows®XP)

ControlCenter3

(For Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000

Professional and Windows®XP)

PaperPort®SE with OCR User’s Guide

Instructions for scanning directly from

ScanSoft®PaperPort®. The complete

ScanSoft®PaperPort®SE with OCR

User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help

selection in the ScanSoft®PaperPort®SE

with OCR application.

Viewing Documentation

(For Macintosh®)1

aTurn on your Macintosh®. Insert the

Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

drive. The following window will appear.

bDouble-click the Documentation icon.

cDouble-click your language folder.

dDouble-click the top page file to view the

Software User’s Guide in HTML format.

eClick the documentation you want to read.

Software User’s Guide:

Software User’s Guide in HTML

format.

How to find Scanning instructions 1

There are several ways you can scan

documents. You can find the instructions as

follows:

Software User’s Guide

Scanning

(For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater)

ControlCenter2

(For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater)

Presto!®PageManager®User’s Guide

Instructions for scanning directly from

Presto!®PageManager®. The complete

Presto!®PageManager®User’s Guide

can be viewed from the Help selection in

the Presto!®PageManager®application.

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