Brother DCP-J125 User manual

BASIC USER’S GUIDE
DCP-J125
DCP-J315W
Version 0
UK/IRE/GEN

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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,
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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
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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.