Brother DCP-130C User manual

USER’S GUIDE
DCP-130C

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EC Declaration of Conformity under the R & TTE
Directive

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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
Control panel overview ..........................................................................................3
Warning LED indications .................................................................................4
Printing Reports...............................................................................................5
2 Loading documents and paper
Loading documents ...............................................................................................6
Loading paper, envelopes and other media ..........................................................6
Loading paper and other media.......................................................................6
Section II Copy
3 Making copies
How to copy .........................................................................................................10
Making a single copy .....................................................................................10
Making multiple copies ..................................................................................10
Copy options........................................................................................................10
Section III Direct Photo Printing
4 Printing photos from a memory card
PhotoCapture Center™ Operations.....................................................................12
Using memory cards......................................................................................12
How to print from a memory card ........................................................................13
Printing the thumbnail index ..........................................................................14
Printing Images..............................................................................................14
DPOF printing................................................................................................15
5 Printing photos from a camera with PictBridge
Before Using PictBridge.......................................................................................16
PictBridge requirements ................................................................................16

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Section IV Appendices
A 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
B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................25
If you are having difficulty with your machine ................................................25
Error messages ...................................................................................................28
Changing LCD language ...............................................................................30
Improving the LCD viewing............................................................................30
Printer jam or paper jam ................................................................................30
Routine maintenance...........................................................................................32
Replacing the ink cartridges ..........................................................................32
Cleaning the scanner.....................................................................................33
Cleaning the print head .................................................................................33
Checking the print quality ..............................................................................34
Checking the printing alignment ....................................................................35
Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................35
C Menu and Features
Menu keys ...........................................................................................................37
D Specifications
General................................................................................................................38
Consumable items...............................................................................................40
EIndex

Section I
General I
General Information 2
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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.
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
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Control panel overview 1
1 Copy keys
Lets you temporarily change the copy settings
when in copy mode.
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 of your copies.
Number of Copies
Use this key to make multiple copies.
2 Menu keys:
Menu
Lets you access the main menu.
+aor -b
Press to scroll through the menus and
options.
OK
Lets you select a setting.
3Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from a menu.
4 Start keys:
Mono Start
Lets you start making copies in
monochrome. Also lets you start a
scanning operation (in colour or mono,
depending on the scanning setting in the
ControlCenter software).
Colour Start
Lets you start making copies in full colour.
Also lets you start a scanning operation (in
colour or mono, depending on the scanning
setting in the ControlCenter software).
5On/Off
You can turn the machine on or off.
If you turn the machine off, it will periodically
clean the print head to maintain print quality.
6 Ink Management
Lets you clean the print head, check the print
quality, and check the available ink volume.
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7Scan
Lets you access Scan mode.
8PhotoCapture
Lets you access PhotoCapture Center™
mode.
9 LCD (liquid crystal display)
Displays messages on the screen to help you
set up and use your machine.
10 Warning LED
Turns red when the LCD displays an error or an
important status message.
Warning LED indications 1
The status LED (Light Emitting Diode) is a
light that shows the DCP status.The LCD
shows the current machine status when the
machine is idle.
LED DCP status Description
Off
Ready The DCP is ready for
use.
Red
Cover open The cover is open.
Close the cover. (See
Error messages on
page 28.)
Ink empty Replace the Ink
cartridge with a new
one. (See Replacing
the ink cartridges on
page 32.)
Paper error Put paper in the tray or
clear the paper jam.
Check the LCD
message. (See
Troubleshooting and
Routine Maintenance
on page 25.)
Other
messages
Check the LCD
message. (See
Troubleshooting and
Routine Maintenance
on page 25.)

General Information
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Printing Reports 1
The following reports are available:
Help List
User Settings
How to print a report 1
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
3.Print Reports.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose the report you
want.
Press OK.
dPress Mono Start.

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Loading documents 2
You can make copies and scan from the
scanner glass.
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envelopes and other
media 2
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