Brother DCP-116C User manual

DCP-115C
DCP-116C
DCP-120C
DCP-315CN
USER’S GUIDE

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Safety precautions
To use the machine safely
Please refer to these instructions for later reference and before
attempting any maintenance.
WARNING
There are high voltage
electrodes inside the machine.
Before you clean the machine,
make sure you have
unplugged the power cord from
the electrical socket.
Do not handle the plug with wet
hands. Doing this might cause
an electrical shock.
To prevent injuries, be careful
not to put your hands on the
edge of the machine under the
scanner cover.
To prevent injuries, be careful
not to touch the area shaded in
the illustration.
When you move the machine,
place a hand at each side of
the unit so you are supporting
the base when you lift it. (See
the illustration on the right.)
Do not carry the machine by
holding the scanner cover.
Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide show the DCP-115C.

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WARNING
This product must be installed near an electrical socket that is easily
accessible. In case of emergencies, you must disconnect the power
cord from the electrical socket in order to shut off power completely.
Caution
To maintain the best print quality, we recommend that you use the
On/Off key to turn off your machine. Do not unplug the power cord
from the electrical socket, unless moving the machine or performing
maintenance. If you need to disconnect your machine from the
power, you will need to set the date and time again. (See Quick
Setup Guide.)

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Choosing a location
Place 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. Select a location where the temperature
remains between 10° and 35°C.
Caution
■Avoid placing your machine in a high-traffic area.
■Avoid placing your machine on the carpet.
■Do not place near heaters, air conditioners, water, chemicals, or
refrigerators.
■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.

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How to access the complete User’s
Guide
This User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the
machine such as how to use the advanced features of the Printer,
Scanner and Network. When you are ready to learn detailed
information about these operations, read the complete User’s Guide
located in the ‘Documentation’ section of the CD-ROM.
To view Documentation (For Windows®)
From the Start menu, select Brother, MFL Pro Suite DCP-XXXX
(where XXXX is your model name) from the Programs Group, and
then select User’s Guide.
—OR—
1 Turn on your PC. Insert the Brother CD-ROM labelled
Windows®into your CD-ROM drive.
2 If the model name screen appears, click your model name.
3 If the language screen appears, click your language.
The CD-ROM main menu will appear.
4 Click Documentation.
Network is available only for DCP-315CN.
If this window does not appear, use Windows®Explorer to run
the setup.exe program from the root directory of the Brother
CD-ROM.

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5 Click the documentation you want to read.
■Quick Setup Guide: Setup and Software Installation
Instructions
■User’s Guide (3 manuals): User’s Guide for stand-alone
operations, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s
Guide (DCP-315CN only)
■PaperPort®User’s Guide: Document Management
Software
How to find Scanning instructions
There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the
instructions as follows:
Software User’s Guide:
■Scanning on page 2-1
(For Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and
Windows®XP)
■ControlCenter2 on page 3-1
(For Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and
Windows®XP)
■Network Scanning (DCP-315CN only) on page 4-1
PaperPort®User’s Guide
■Instructions for scanning directly from ScanSoft®PaperPort®

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To view Documentation (For Macintosh®)
1 Turn on your Macintosh®. Insert the Brother CD-ROM labelled
Macintosh®into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will
appear.
2 Double-click the Documentation icon.
3 The select Language screen appears, double-click your
language.
4 Click the documentation you want to read.
■Quick Setup Guide: Setup and Software Installation
Instructions
■User’s Guide (3 manuals): User’s Guide for stand-alone
operations, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s
Guide (DCP-315 CN only)
How to find Scanning instructions
There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the
instructions as follows:
Software User’s Guide:
■Scanning on page 9-1
(For Mac OS®9.1-9.2/Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater)
■ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater) on page 10-1
■Network Scanning (DCP-315CN only) (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or
greater) on page 11-1
Presto!®PageManager®User’s Guide
■Instructions for scanning directly from Presto!®PageManager®
(Mac OS®X)

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1
Using this Guide ...............................................................1-1
Finding information .....................................................1-1
Symbols used in this Guide ........................................1-1
Control panel overview ..................................................... 1-2
Warning LED indications ............................................ 1-4
Load documents ...............................................................1-5
Using the ADF (automatic document feeder)
(DCP-120C only) ....................................................1-5
Using the scanner glass ............................................. 1-7
About paper ......................................................................1-8
Recommended Paper................................................. 1-8
Handling and using special paper............................... 1-9
Paper type and size for each operation................1-10
Paper weight, thickness and capacity .................. 1-11
Paper capacity of the output paper tray ...............1-11
Printable area ....................................................... 1-12
How to load paper, envelopes and post cards.......... 1-13
To load paper or other media ............................... 1-13
To load envelopes ................................................1-15
To load post cards ................................................1-16
2 Making copies ...................................................................... 2-1
Using the machine as a copier ......................................... 2-1
Making a single copy ..................................................2-1
Making multiple copies ............................................... 2-1
Stop copying............................................................... 2-1
Using the Copy keys ........................................................ 2-2
Increasing copy speed or quality ................................ 2-3
Enlarging or reducing the image copied ..................... 2-4
Changing the temporary copy settings .......................2-6
Setting paper type ..................................................2-7
Setting paper size...................................................2-7
Adjusting brightness ...............................................2-8
Sorting copies using the ADF (DCP-120C only)..... 2-8
Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout)......... 2-9
Changing the default copy settings................................. 2-12
Setting Paper Type ................................................... 2-12
Setting Paper Size .................................................... 2-13
Increasing copy speed or quality .............................. 2-13
Adjusting brightness .................................................2-14

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Adjusting contrast ..................................................... 2-14
Adjusting Colour saturation ...................................... 2-15
Legal limitations.............................................................. 2-16
3 Walk-Up PhotoCapture Center™ ......................................... 3-1
Introduction....................................................................... 3-1
PhotoCapture Center™requirements ..................... 3-2
Getting started .................................................................. 3-3
Printing the Index (Thumbnails)........................................ 3-5
Printing images................................................................. 3-6
DPOF printing............................................................. 3-8
Changing the default settings ........................................... 3-9
Increasing print speed or quality................................. 3-9
Setting paper and size................................................ 3-9
Adjusting brightness ................................................. 3-10
Adjusting contrast ..................................................... 3-10
Colour enhancement ................................................ 3-11
Cropping ................................................................... 3-12
Borderless ................................................................ 3-13
Scan to Card (DCP-115C, DCP-120C and
DCP-315CN only)....................................................... 3-13
Changing the default quality ..................................... 3-14
Changing the default black & white file format ......... 3-15
Changing the default colour file format..................... 3-15
Understanding the Error Messages................................ 3-16
Using PhotoCapture Center™from your computer......... 3-16
4 Software and Network features .......................................... 4-1
5 Important information ......................................................... 5-1
For your safety............................................................ 5-1
LAN connection (DCP-315CN only) ........................... 5-1
International ENERGY STAR®
Compliance Statement ........................................... 5-1
Important safety instructions....................................... 5-2
Trademarks ................................................................ 5-4
6 Troubleshooting and routine maintenance ....................... 6-1
Troubleshooting ................................................................ 6-1
Error messages .......................................................... 6-1
Document jams (DCP-120C only) .............................. 6-3
Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit....... 6-3
Document is jammed inside the ADF unit .............. 6-3
Printer jam or paper jam ............................................. 6-4

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Paper is jammed inside the paper tray ...................6-4
Paper is jammed inside the machine......................6-5
If you are having difficulty with your machine ............. 6-7
How to change LCD language..................................6-10
How to improve the LCD viewing.............................. 6-10
Setting the Beeper Volume.......................................6-10
How to improve print quality ...........................................6-11
Cleaning the print head.............................................6-11
Checking the print quality .........................................6-12
Checking the printing alignment ............................... 6-14
Checking the ink volume................................................. 6-15
Packing and shipping the machine .................................6-16
Routine maintenance......................................................6-19
Cleaning the scanner................................................ 6-19
Cleaning the machine printer platen .........................6-20
Cleaning the Paper Pick-up Roller............................6-21
Replacing the ink cartridges .....................................6-22
A Appendix .............................................................................. A-1
On-screen programming.................................................. A-1
Menu table ................................................................. A-1
Printing reports .......................................................... A-1
Menu keys ....................................................................... A-2
S Specifications ...................................................................... S-1
Product description .......................................................... S-1
General ............................................................................ S-1
Print media....................................................................... S-2
Copy ................................................................................ S-3
PhotoCapture Center™.................................................... S-4
Scanner ........................................................................... S-5
Printer .............................................................................. S-6
Interfaces ......................................................................... S-6
Computer requirements ................................................... S-7
Consumable items ........................................................... S-8
Network (LAN) (DCP-315CN only) .................................. S-9
7 Index .......................................................................................I-1

INTRODUCTION 1 - 1
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Using this Guide
Thank you for buying a Brother Digital Copier/Printer (DCP). Your
machine is simple to use, with LCD screen instructions to guide you
through programming it. You can make the most of your machine by
reading through this Guide.
Finding information
All the chapter headings and subheadings are listed in the Table of
Contents. You will be able to find information about a specific feature
or operation by checking the Index at the back of this Guide.
Symbols used in this Guide
Throughout this Guide you will see special symbols alerting you to
important warnings, notes and actions. To make things clearer and
to help you press the correct keys, we used special fonts and added
some of the messages that will appear in the LCD.
Introduction
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 Courier New type face identifies the messages on the
LCD of the machine.
Warnings inform you what to do to avoid possible personal
injury.
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 alerts you to devices and operations that are
not compatible with the machine.

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Control panel overview
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1Copy keys
(Temporary settings):
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 for copying.
Number of Copies
Use this key to make multiple
copies.
2Menu keys:
Menu
Lets you access the Menu to
program.
+ or -
Press to scroll through the menus
and options.
Also you can use these keys to
enter the number.
Set
Lets you store your settings in the
machine.

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3Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from the
menu.
4Mono Start
Lets you start making copies in
black and white.
Also, lets you start a scanning
operation (in colour or black,
depending on the scanning setting
in the ControlCenter2 software).
5Colour Start
Lets you start making copies in full
colour.
Also, lets you start a scanning
operation (in colour or black,
depending on the scanning setting
in the ControlCenter2 software).
6On/Off
You can turn the machine on or off.
If you turn the machine off, it will still
periodically clean the print head to
maintain print quality.
7Ink Management
Lets you clean the print head, check
the print quality, and check the
available ink volume.
8Scan
Lets you access Scan mode.
9PhotoCapture
Lets you access the PhotoCapture
Center™.
0Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Displays messages on the screen to
help you set up and use your
machine.
The LCD examples in this guide are
for models with a one-line display.
There may be slight differences
between the examples provided
and models with a two-line display.
AWarning LED
Turns red when LCD displays an
error or an important status
message.

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Warning LED indications
The Warning LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights when there is a
problem with your machine. You should check the LCD displays for
more details about the problem.
LED Machine status Description
Off
Ready The machine is ready for use.
Red
Cover open The cover is open. Close the cover. (See Error
messages on page 6-1.)
Ink empty Replace the Ink cartridge with a new one. (See
Replacing the ink cartridges on page 6-22.)
Paper error Put paper in the tray or clear the paper jam.
Check the LCD message. (See Troubleshooting
and routine maintenance on page 6-1.)
Others Check the LCD message. (See Troubleshooting
and routine maintenance on page 6-1.)

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Load documents
You can make copies and scan from the ADF (automatic document
feeder) or from the scanner glass (flatbed).
Using the ADF (automatic document feeder)
(DCP-120C only)
The ADF can hold up to 10 pages and feeds each sheet individually.
Use standard (80 gsm) paper and always fan the pages before
putting them in the ADF.
Recommended environment
Temperature: 20 to 35°C
Humidity: 50 to 70%
Paper: 80 gsm A4
Available document
Length: 147 to 356 mm
Width: 147 to 216 mm
Weight: 64 to 90 gsm
■Make sure documents written with ink or correction fluid are
completely dry.
DO NOT use paper that is curled, wrinkled, folded, ripped,
stapled, paper clipped, pasted or taped.
DO NOT use cardboard, newspaper or fabric. (To copy or
scan this kind of document, see Using the scanner glass on
page 1-7.)

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1 Fan the pages well. Make sure you put the documents face
down, top edge first in the ADF until you feel them touch the
feed roller.
2 Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your documents.
3 Unfold the ADF Document Output Support Flap.
DO NOT pull on the document while it is feeding.
To use the ADF, the scanner glass must be empty.
ADF Document
Output Support Flap

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Using the scanner glass
You can use the scanner glass to copy or scan pages of a book or one
page at a time. Document
s can be up to 216 mm wide and 297 mm long .
1 Lift the document cover.
2 Using the document guidelines on the left, center the document
face down on the scanner glass.
3 Close the document cover.
(DCP-120C only) To use the scanner glass, the ADF must be
empty.
If the document is a book or is thick, do not slam the cover or
press on it.
Place documents face
down on the
Scanner Glass

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About paper
The print quality can be affected by the type of paper you use in the
machine.
To get the best print quality for the settings you’ve chosen, always
set the Paper Type to match the type of paper you load.
You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper,
transparencies and envelopes.
We recommend testing various paper types before purchasing large
quantities.
For best results, use the recommended paper.
Recommended Paper
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.
Brother Paper
■When you print on inkjet paper (coated paper),
transparencies and glossy paper, be sure to select the
proper media in the “Basic” tab of the printer driver or in the
Paper Type setting of the menu.
■When you print on Brother glossy paper, load the instruction
sheet included with the glossy paper in the paper tray first,
and then place the glossy paper on the instruction sheet.
■When you use transparencies or glossy paper, remove each
sheet immediately 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.
Paper Type Item
A4 Plain BP60PA
A4 Glossy BP60GLA
A4 Inkjet (Photo Matte) BP60MA
10 x 15 cm Glossy BP60GLP