Brother DCP-130C User manual

USER’S GUIDE
DCP-130C

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Compilation and Publication Notice
Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published,
covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.
The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without
notice.
Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials
contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused
by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors
relating to the publication.

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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

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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

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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

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1
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
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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.