Brother DCP-J125 User manual

BASIC USER’S GUIDE

DCP-J125

DCP-J315W

Version 0

UK/IRE/GEN

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Safety and Legal Please read the Safety Instructions before you

set up your machine.

Printed / In the box

Quick Setup Guide Read this Guide first. Follow the instructions for

setting up your machine and installing the

drivers and software for the operating system

and connection type you are using.

Printed / In the box

Basic User's Guide Learn the basic Copy, Scan and PhotoCapture

Center™ operations and how to replace

consumables. See troubleshooting tips.

Printed / In the box

Advanced User's Guide Learn more advanced operations: Copy,

printing reports and performing routine

maintenance.

PDF file /

Documentation

CD-ROM

Software User's Guide Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning,

Network Scanning, PhotoCapture Center™,

and using the Brother ControlCenter utility.

PDF file /

Documentation

CD-ROM

Network User's Guide

(DCP-J315W only)

This Guide provides more advanced

information for configuring the Wireless network

connections. In addition, find information about

network utilities, network printing,

troubleshooting tips and supported network

specifications.

PDF file /

Documentation

CD-ROM

Table of Contents

(BASIC USER’S GUIDE)

1 General information 1

Using the documentation ....................................................................................... 1

Symbols and conventions used in the documentation .................................... 1

Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and

Network User’s Guide.........................................................................................1

Viewing Documentation................................................................................... 1

Accessing Brother Support (Windows®)................................................................3

Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) ................................................................3

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

LCD display indications ...................................................................................5

Basic Operations .............................................................................................6

Warning LED indications .................................................................................6

LCD display ...........................................................................................................7

Setting the backlight brightness.......................................................................7

2 Loading paper 8

Loading paper and other print media.....................................................................8

Loading envelopes and postcards.................................................................10

Removing small printouts from the machine .................................................12

Printable area ................................................................................................13

Paper settings......................................................................................................14

Paper Type ....................................................................................................14

Paper Size .....................................................................................................14

Acceptable paper and other print media..............................................................15

Recommended print media ...........................................................................15

Handling and using print media .....................................................................16

Choosing the right print media.......................................................................17

3 Loading documents 19

How to load documents .......................................................................................19

Using the scanner glass ................................................................................19

Scannable area .............................................................................................20

4 Making copies 21

How to copy .........................................................................................................21

Stop copying..................................................................................................21

Copy settings.................................................................................................21

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

iii

5 Printing photos from a memory card 23

PhotoCapture Center™ operations ..................................................................... 23

Using a memory card .................................................................................... 23

Getting started ..................................................................................................... 24

Print Images......................................................................................................... 26

View Photos................................................................................................... 26

PhotoCapture Center™ print settings.................................................................. 26

How to scan to a memory card ............................................................................ 27

6 How to print from a computer 29

Printing a document.............................................................................................29

7 How to scan to a computer 30

Scanning a document..........................................................................................30

Scanning using the scan key ...............................................................................30

Scanning using a scanner driver ......................................................................... 30

A Routine maintenance 31

Replacing the ink cartridges ................................................................................ 31

Cleaning and checking the machine.................................................................... 33

Cleaning the scanner glass ........................................................................... 33

Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers .................................................................34

Cleaning the print head .................................................................................34

Checking the print quality .............................................................................. 35

Checking the print alignment ......................................................................... 36

B Troubleshooting 37

Error and Maintenance messages.......................................................................37

Error animation .............................................................................................. 40

Printer jam or paper jam ................................................................................ 40

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................... 42

If you are having difficulty with your machine ................................................ 42

Machine Information ............................................................................................ 47

Checking the serial number........................................................................... 47

Reset functions.............................................................................................. 47

How to reset the machine.............................................................................. 47

C Menu and features 48

On-screen programming......................................................................................48

Menu table ........................................................................................................... 49

Entering Text ....................................................................................................... 59

Inserting special characters........................................................................... 59

Making corrections ........................................................................................ 59

D Specifications 60

General ................................................................................................................60

Print media...........................................................................................................62

Copy .................................................................................................................... 63

PhotoCapture Center™ .......................................................................................64

Scanner ...............................................................................................................65

Printer ..................................................................................................................66

Interfaces .............................................................................................................67

Computer requirements ....................................................................................... 68

Consumable items ............................................................................................... 69

Network (LAN) (DCP-J315W only) ......................................................................70

E Index 71

Table of Contents

(ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE)

The Advanced User's Guide explains the following features and operations.

You can view the Advanced User's Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM.

1 General setup

Memory storage

Sleep Mode

LCD display

2 Printing reports

Reports

3 Making copies

Copy settings

4 Printing photos from a memory

card

PhotoCapture Center™ operations

Print Images

PhotoCapture Center™ print settings

Scan to a memory card

A Routine maintenance

Cleaning and checking the machine

Packing and shipping the machine

B Glossary

C Index

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

Advanced User’s

Guide, Software User’s

Guide and Network

User’s Guide 1

This Basic User’s Guide does not contain all

the information about the machine such as

how to use the advanced features for Copy,

PhotoCapture Center™, Printer, Scanner

and Network. When you are ready to learn

detailed information about these operations,

read the Advanced User’s Guide,

Software User’s Guide and

Network User’s Guide that are on the

Documentation CD-ROM.

Viewing Documentation 1

aTurn on your computer. Insert the

Documentation CD-ROM into your

CD-ROM drive.

Note

(Windows®users)

If the screen does not appear

automatically, go to

My Computer (Computer), double-click

the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click

index.html.

b(Macintosh users)

Double-click the CD-ROM icon, and

then double-click index.html.

General information 1

Bold Bold typeface identifies specific

buttons on the machine’s

control panel, or on the

computer screen.

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.

WARNING

WARNING indicates a potentially

hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

could result in death or serious injuries.

CAUTION

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous

situation which, if not avoided, may result in

minor or moderate injuries.

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT indicates a potentially

hazardous situation which may result in

property-damage-only accidents or loss of

product functionality.

Notes tell you how you should

respond to a situation that may arise

or give tips about how the operation

works with other features.

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to

possible electrical shock.

Chapter 1

cClick your country.

dPoint to your language, point to

View Guide, and then click the guide

you want to read.

Note

• (Windows®users only)

Your web browser may display a yellow

bar at the top of the page that contains a

security warning about Active X controls.

For the page to display correctly you must

click on the bar, click

Allow Blocked Content, then click Yes

in the Security Warning dialog box.

• (Windows®users only) 1

For faster access, you can copy all user

documentation in PDF format to a local

folder on your computer. Point to your

language, then click Copy to local disk.

1Microsoft®Internet Explorer®6.0 or greater.

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

ControlCenter

Network Scanning (DCP-J315W only)

How to find Network setup

instructions (DCP-J315W only) 1

Your machine can be connected to a wireless

network. You can find basic setup

instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your

wireless access point or router supports Wi-Fi

Protected Setup or AOSS™, you can also

follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. For

more information about network setup please

see the Network User’s Guide on the

Documentation CD-ROM.

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