Brother DCP-J125 Assembly instructions

ADVANCED
USER’S GUIDE
DCP-J125
Version 0
USA/CAN

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User's Guides and where do I find it?
Which manual? What's in it? Where is it?
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, and
printing reports. Perform routine maintenance.
PDF file /
Documentation
CD-ROM
Software User's Guide Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning,
PhotoCapture Center®, and using the Brother
ControlCenter utility.
PDF file /
Documentation
CD-ROM

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Table of Contents
1 General setup 1
Memory storage.....................................................................................................1
Sleep Mode ...........................................................................................................1
LCD screen............................................................................................................ 1
Changing LCD language .................................................................................1
LCD Contrast...................................................................................................1
Setting the backlight brightness....................................................................... 2
Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight .......................................................... 2
2 Printing reports 3
Reports ..................................................................................................................3
How to print a report ........................................................................................3
3 Making copies 4
Copy settings ......................................................................................................... 4
Stop copying....................................................................................................4
Changing copy quality .....................................................................................4
Enlarging or reducing the copied image..........................................................5
Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) ............................................. 6
Adjusting Density............................................................................................. 7
Setting your changes as the new default.........................................................7
Restoring all settings to the factory settings .................................................... 8
4 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card 9
PhotoCapture Center®operations.........................................................................9
Memory cards folder structure......................................................................... 9
Print Images.........................................................................................................10
Print Index (Thumbnails) ...............................................................................10
Printing Photos .............................................................................................. 10
Print All Photos .............................................................................................. 11
DPOF printing................................................................................................ 11
PhotoCapture Center®print settings ...................................................................12
Print Quality ................................................................................................... 12
Paper options ................................................................................................12
Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Color......................................................13
Cropping ........................................................................................................13
Borderless printing......................................................................................... 14
Print Date....................................................................................................... 14
Setting your changes as the new default.......................................................14
Restoring all settings to the factory settings .................................................. 14
Scan to a memory card........................................................................................15
How to set a new default ...............................................................................15
How to reset to the factory settings ............................................................... 15

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A Routine maintenance 16
Cleaning and checking the machine....................................................................16
Cleaning the outside of the machine .............................................................16
Cleaning the scanner glass ...........................................................................17
Cleaning the machine’s printer platen ........................................................... 17
Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers .................................................................18
Cleaning the print head .................................................................................18
Checking the print quality ..............................................................................19
Checking the print alignment ......................................................................... 20
Checking the ink volume ...............................................................................20
Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................21
B Glossary 23
C Index 24

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Memory storage 1
Your menu settings are stored permanently,
and in the event of a power failure will not be
lost. Also, you will not lose your settings in the
PHOTO CAPTURE mode key menu if you
have chosen Set New Default.
Temporary settings (for example, Contrast)
will be lost.
Sleep Mode 1
You can choose how long the machine must
be idle (from 1 to 60 minutes) before it goes
into sleep mode. The timer will restart if any
operation is carried out on the machine.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Sleep Mode.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose 1Min, 2Mins,
3Mins, 5Mins, 10Mins, 30Mins or
60Mins which is the length of time the
machine is idle before entering sleep
mode.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
LCD screen 1
Changing LCD language 1
You can change the LCD language.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
Initial Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose
Local Language.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose your language.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
LCD Contrast 1
You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper
and more vivid display. If you are having
difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the
contrast setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose LCD Contrast.
Press OK.
ePress dto decrease the contrast or
press cto increase the contrast.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
General setup 1

Chapter 1
2
Setting the backlight
brightness 1
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD
backlight. If you are having difficulty reading
the LCD, try changing the brightness setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Backlight.
Press OK.
ePress aor bto choose Light, Med or
Dark.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Setting the Dim Timer for the
backlight 1
You can set how long the LCD backlight stays
on after you go back to the Ready screen.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Dim Timer.
Press OK.
ePress aor bto choose 10Secs,
20Secs, 30Secs or Off.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.

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Reports 2
The following reports are available:
Help List
A help list showing how to program your
machine.
User Settings
Lists your settings.
How to print a report 2
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
Print Reports.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose the report you
want.
Press OK.
dPress Black Start.
ePress Stop/Exit.
Printing reports 2

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Copy settings 3
You can change the copy settings temporarily
for the next copy.
These settings are temporary, and the
machine returns to its default settings
1 minute after copying.
To change a setting, press aor bto scroll
through the copy settings. When the setting
you want is highlighted, press OK.
When you are finished choosing settings,
press Black Start or Color Start.
Note
You can save some of the settings that
you use most often by setting them as
default. These settings will stay until you
change them again. (See Setting your
changes as the new default on page 7.)
Stop copying 3
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
Changing copy quality 3
You can choose the copy quality. The factory
setting is Normal.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress aor bto choose Quality.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Fast, Normal or
Best.
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional
settings, press Black Start or
Color Start.
Making copies 3
Fast Fast copy speed and lowest
amount of ink used. Use this
setting to save time (documents to
be proof read, large documents or
many copies).
Normal Recommended setting for ordinary
printouts. Good copy quality with
adequate copy speed.
Best Use this setting to copy precise
images such as photographs. The
highest resolution and slowest
speed.

Making copies
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Enlarging or reducing the
copied image 3
You can choose an enlargement or reduction
ratio. If you choose Fit to Page, your
machine will adjust the size automatically to
the paper size you set.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress aor bto choose
Enlarge/Reduce.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose 100%, Enlarge,
Reduce, Fit to Page,
Custom(25-400%).
eDo one of the following:
If you chose Enlarge or Reduce
press OK and press aor bto choose
the enlargement or reduction ratio
you want. Press OK and go to
step f.
If you chose Custom(25-400%),
press OK. Press a, b, dor cto select
a number, and then press OK.
Repeat for each number until the
percentage is complete.
Press a, b, dor cto select , and
press OK. Go to step f.
If you chose 100% or Fit to Page,
press OK. Go to step f.
fIf you do not want to change additional
settings, press Black Start or
Color Start.
Note
•Page Layout is not available with
Enlarge/Reduce and Fit to Page.
•Fit to Page does not work properly if
the document on the scanner glass is
skewed by more than 3 degrees. Using
the document guidelines on the left and
top, place your document in the upper left
hand corner, with the document face down
on the scanner glass.
OK
OK
198% 4"x6"iA4
186% 4"x6"iLTR
104% EXEiLTR
100%
97% LTRiA4
93% A4iLTR
85% LTRiEXE
83%
78%
46% LTRi4"x6"
Fit to Page
Custom(25-400%)

Chapter 3
6
Making N in 1 copies or a
poster (Page Layout) 3
The N in 1 copy feature can help you save
paper by letting you copy two or four pages
onto one printed page.
You can also produce a poster. When you
use the poster feature your machine divides
your document into sections, then enlarges
the sections so you can assemble them into a
poster.
IMPORTANT
• Make sure the paper size is set to
Letter, A4 or EXE.
• Poster copy is not available for Executive
paper size.
• You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce
setting with the N in 1 and Poster features.
• If you are producing multiple color copies,
N in 1 copy is not available.
•(P) means Portrait and (L) means
Landscape.
• You can only make one poster copy at a
time.
Note
Enlarge/Reduce is not available with
Page Layout.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress aor bto choose Page Layout.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Off(1in1),
2in1(P), 2in1(L),
4in1(P), 4in1(L)or
Poster (3x3).
Press OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional
settings, press Black Start or
Color Start to scan the page.
If you are making a poster the machine
scans the pages and starts printing.
Go to step f.
fAfter the machine scans the page, press
+(Yes) to scan the next page.
gPlace the next page on the scanner
glass.
Press OK.
Repeat steps fand gfor each page of
the layout.
hAfter all the pages have been scanned,
press -(No) to finish.
Note
If photo paper has been chosen in the
Paper Type setting for N in 1 copies, the
machine will print the images as if plain
paper had been chosen.