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Use only GENUINE brother supplies Brother multifunction machines are designed to work ink of a particular specification and work to a level of optimum performance when used with genuine Brother ink cartridges. Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance if ink or ink cartridges of other specifications are used.
Table of Contents Section I General General Information Using the documentation ..................2 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ........2 Accessing the Software User’s Guide ..............3 Viewing Documentation................... 3 Control panel overview ..................5 Warning LED indications ................. 6 Printing Reports....................
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Section III Direct Photo Printing Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive PhotoCapture Center™ Operations..............26 Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC..26 Scanning to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC ..26 Using PhotoCapture Center™...
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Section IV Software Software features Section V Appendixes 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 ................50 Trademarks......................51 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Troubleshooting ....................
Warnings tell you what to do to documentation prevent possible personal injury. Electrical Hazard icons alert you to Thank you for buying a Brother machine! possible electrical shock. Reading the documentation will help you Cautions specify procedures you make the most of your machine.
Software User’s Guide in HTML instructions below: format. Turn on your PC. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Click the documentation you want to read. If the model name screen appears, click your model name.
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PageManager application. ® Turn on your Macintosh . Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will appear. Double-click the Documentation icon. Double-click your language folder. Double-click the top page file to view the Software User’s Guide in HTML format.
General Information Control panel overview 1 Copy keys Colour Start Lets you temporarily change the copy settings Lets you start making copies in full colour. when in copy mode. Also lets you start a scanning operation (in Copy Options colour or mono, depending on the scanning You can quickly and easily select setting in the ControlCenter software).
Chapter 1 Warning LED indications Printing Reports The status LED (Light Emitting Diode) is a The following reports are available: light that shows the DCP status. The LCD Help List shows the current machine status when the A help list about how to quickly program machine is idle.
Loading documents and paper Loading documents How to load documents Lift the document cover. You can make copies and scan from the scanner glass. Using the document guidelines on the left, center the document face down on Using the scanner glass the scanner glass.
You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper, transparencies and envelopes. We recommend testing various paper types before buying large quantities. For best results, use the Brother paper. When you print on inkjet paper (coated paper), transparencies and photo paper, Usage Document...
To get the best print quality, we suggest using DO NOT use the following kinds of paper: Brother paper. (See table below.) • Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or If Brother paper is not available in your irregularly shaped paper country, we recommend testing various papers before purchasing large quantities.
Chapter 2 Choosing the right media Paper type and size for each operation Paper Type Paper Size Usage Copy Photo Printer Capture 216 × 279 mm (8 1/2 × 11 in.) Cut Sheet Letter 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.) 216 ×...
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Loading documents and paper Paper weight, thickness and capacity Paper Type Weight Thickness No. of sheets Plain Paper (17 to 32 lb) 0.08 to 0.15 mm (0.003 to 0.006 in.) 100 64 to 120 g/m Sheet Inkjet Paper (17 to 53 lb) 0.08 to 0.25 mm (0.003 to 0.01 in.) 64 to 200 g/m Glossy Paper Up to 220 g/m Up to 0.25 mm (Up to 0.01 in.)
Chapter 2 Loading paper, Press and slide the paper side guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to fit the envelopes and other paper size. media Loading paper and other media Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. Lift the output paper tray cover (1).
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Loading documents and paper Gently adjust the paper side guides to Slowly push the paper tray completely the paper with both hands. into the machine. Make sure the paper side guides touch the sides of the paper. While holding the paper tray in place, pull out the paper support (1) until it clicks and unfold the paper support flap (2).
Chapter 2 Loading envelopes and post How to load envelopes and post cards cards Before loading, press the corners and sides of the envelopes or post cards to make them as flat as possible. Loading envelopes Note Use envelopes that weigh from 75 to If the envelopes or post cards are ‘double- 95 g/m feeding’, put one envelope in the paper...
Loading documents and paper If you have problems when printing on envelopes, try the following suggestions: Open the envelope flap. Make sure the open flap is either to the side of the envelope or to the back edge of the envelope when printing. Adjust the size and margin in your application.
Chapter 2 Printable area The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. The machine can only print in the shaded areas when the Borderless print feature is available and turned on. Cut Sheet Paper Envelopes Top (1)
Making copies How to copy Copy options You can use your machine as a copier, When you want to quickly change the copy making up to 99 copies at a time. settings temporarily for the next copy, use the temporary Copy keys. You can use different combinations.
Making copies Changing copy speed and To change the default setting, follow the instructions below: quality Press Menu. You can select from a range of quality settings. The default setting is Normal. Press a or b to choose 1.Copy. Press OK. To temporarily change the quality setting, follow the instructions below: Press a or b to choose 3.Quality.
Chapter 3 Important To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the instruction below: Please make sure paper size is set to Letter, Legal, or A4. Load your document. You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce Press Enlarge/Reduce. setting with the N in 1 and Poster features. N in 1 colour copies are not available.
Making copies Put the next document on the scanner Adjusting Brightness, glass. Press OK. Contrast and Colour Repeat e and f for each page of the layout. Brightness Set Next Page To temporarily change the brightness setting, Then Press OK follow the instruction below: After all the pages have been scanned, press b (No) to finish.
Press a or b to choose 1.Paper Type. Do one of the following: Press OK. Return to d to select the next colour. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Press Stop/Exit. Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo, Other Photo or Transparency. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
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Making copies Paper size If copying on paper other than A4 size, you will need to change the paper size setting. You can copy on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or Photo Card (10×15 cm) paper. Press Letter Legal 10(W) x 15(H)cm and then a or b to choose Paper Size Load your document.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive PhotoCapture Center™ Using memory card or USB Flash memory drive Operations Your Brother machine has media drives Printing from a memory card (slots) for use with popular digital camera ® ® media: CompactFlash...
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Memory cards or USB Flash Please be aware of the following: memory drive folder structure When printing the INDEX or IMAGE, the PhotoCapture Center™ will print all the valid images, even if one or more images Your machine is designed to be compatible have been corrupted.
Chapter 4 Getting started PhotoCapture key indications: Firmly put a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into the correct slot. PhotoCapture light is on, the memory card or USB Flash memory drive is 2 3 4 5 properly inserted. PhotoCapture light is off, the memory 1 USB Flash memory drive card or USB Flash memory drive is not...
Press (PhotoCapture). Press a or b to choose Print Index. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using, Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Other Photo. Press OK.
Colour Start. Printing Images Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using, Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Before you can print an individual image, you Other Photo. have to know the image number.
DPOF Print:Yes. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the type of paper you are using, Plain Paper, DPOF printing Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Other Photo. DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. Press OK. Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon Press a or b to choose the paper size Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo...
Press a or b to choose or Max. Size. 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit. Press a or b to choose 2.Paper Type. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo or Other Photo. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Adjusting Brightness, Press a or b to choose 7.Color Enhance. Contrast and Colour Press OK. Press a or b to choose On (or Off). Brightness Press OK. Press Menu. If selecting Off, then go to g.
Chapter 4 Cropping Borderless printing If your photo is too long or wide to fit the This feature expands the printable area to the available space on your chosen layout, part edges of the paper. Printing time will be of the image will be automatically cropped. slightly slower.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Scan to a memory card Press a or b to choose Scan to Media, do one of the or USB Flash memory following: To change the quality press OK and drive go to step e.
USB Flash memory drive that is not Press Stop/Exit. supported has been connected to the USB direct interface (For more information, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.). This message can also appear if you connect a broken device to the USB direct interface.
Paper Type Plain Paper, Glossy Paper, Inkjet Paper, Printer Settings (Default setting) Your Brother machine supports the Layout Borderless: On, PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect Borderless: Off, Printer to and print photos directly from any Settings (Default setting) PictBridge compatible digital camera.
Chapter 5 Printing Images DPOF printing DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. Note Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon Remove any memory cards or USB Flash Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo memory drive from the machine before Film Co. Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial connecting a digital camera.
Printing photos from a camera Printing photos Printing Images directly from a digital Note camera (without Remove any memory cards or USB Flash PictBridge) memory drive from the machine before connecting the digital camera. If your camera supports (and is currently Connect your camera to the USB direct using) the USB Mass Storage standard, you interface (1) on the machine using the...
Chapter 5 Understanding the Error Messages Once you are familiar with the types of errors that can occur while you are using PictBridge, you can easily identify and troubleshoot any problems. Out of Memory This message will appear if you are working with images that are too large for the machine's memory.
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How to read the HTML User’s Guide ® Make sure your Macintosh is turned This is a quick reference to use the HTML on. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your User’s Guide. CD-ROM drive. ® (For Windows Double-click the Documentation icon.
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Section V Appendixes Safety and Legal Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Menu and Features Specifications Glossary...
• Do not connect your machine to electrical sockets on the same circuit as large appliances or other equipment that might disrupt the power supply. • Avoid interference sources, such as speakers or the base units of non-Brother cordless phones.
Safety and Legal To use the machine safely Please keep these instructions for later reference and read them before attempting any maintenance. WARNING There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before you clean the inside of the machine, make sure you have unplugged the power cord from the electrical socket. Doing this will prevent an electrical shock.
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DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the machine under the scanner cover. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the paper tray under the output paper tray cover. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT touch the paper feed roller.
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Doing this may cause a fire or electrical shock. If the machine becomes hot, releases smoke, or generates any strong smells, immediately turn off the power switch and unplug the machine from the electrical socket. Call your Brother dealer or Brother Customer Service.
13 Wait until pages have exited the machine before picking them up. 14 Unplug this product from the power socket and refer all servicing to Brother Authorized Service Personnel under the following conditions: When the power cord is damaged or frayed.
Safety and Legal If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed, adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Incorrect adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation.
Legal limitations for copying It is an offence to make reproductions of certain items or documents with the intent to commit fraud. This memorandum is intended to be a guide rather than a complete list. We suggest you check with relevant legal authorities if in doubt about a particular item or document.
If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips. Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Printing (Continued) Difficulty Suggestions Printed text or images are skewed. Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and the paper side guide is adjusted correctly. (See Loading paper and other media on page 12.) Make sure the Jam Clear cover is set properly.
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Quick Setup Guide. Also, before you start FaceFilter Studio for the first time, you must make sure your Brother machine is turned On and connected to your computer. This will allow you to access all the functions of FaceFilter Studio.
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this happens, your machine identifies the error and shows an error message. The most common error messages are shown below. You can correct most errors by yourself. If you need more help, the Brother Solutions Center offers latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.
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Error Message Cause Action An ink cartridge is not installed Take out the ink cartridge and put it in again No Cartridge properly. seating it properly. (See Replacing the ink cartridges on page 60.) The memory card or USB Flash Put the correct memorycard or USB Flash No File memory drive in the media drive...
USB Device. has been connected to the USB direct interface. For more information, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com. Changing LCD language Improving the LCD viewing You can change the LCD language. You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper and more vivid display.
Printer jam or paper jam Remove the Jam Clear Cover (1). Pull the jammed paper out of the machine. Take out the jammed paper depending on where it is jammed in the machine. Open and close the scanner cover to clear the error. Pull the paper tray (1) out of the machine.
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Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Put the Jam Clear Cover back on. Lift the scanner cover to release the Make sure the Cover is set properly. lock (1). Gently push the scanner cover support down (2) and close the scanner cover (3). Lift the scanner cover (1) from the front of the machine until it locks securely into the open position.
Note If the protective yellow caps come off when you open the bag, the cartridge will not be damaged. Each colour has its own correct position. Insert the ink cartridge in the direction of the arrow on the label. brother...
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Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance if ink or ink cartridges of other WARNING specifications are used. Brother does not therefore recommend the use of cartridges If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with other than genuine Brother Branded...
Cleaning the outside of the Wipe the inside and outside of the paper tray with a soft cloth to remove dust. machine CAUTION Use neutral detergents. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the outside surface of the machine.
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Cleaning the machine printer Cleaning the Paper Pick-up platen Roller Pull the paper tray completely out of the WARNING machine. Unplug the machine from the electrical Unplug the machine from the electrical socket before cleaning the printer socket and remove the Jam Clear platen (1).
The machine cleans the print head. When cleaning is finished, the machine will go back to standby mode automatically. Note If you clean the print head at least five times and the print has not improved, call your Brother dealer.
Is Quality OK? procedures at least five times for the new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, a Yes b No call your Brother dealer. Do one of the following: CAUTION If all lines are clear and visible, press a to choose Yes, and go to step j.
Checking the print alignment For 1200 dpi, press a or b to select the number of the test print that most closely matches the number 0 sample (1-8). You may need to adjust the print alignment. If after transporting the machine your printed 1200dpi Adjust text becomes blurred or images become faded then adjustments may need to be...
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Machine Information Packing and shipping the machine Checking the serial number When you transport the machine, use the You can see the machine’s serial number on packing materials that came with your the LCD. machine. If you do not pack the machine properly, you could void your warranty.
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Wrap the machine in the bag and put it CAUTION in the original carton with the original packing material. If you are not able to find the yellow protective parts, DO NOT remove the ink cartridges before shipping. It is essential that the machine be shipped with either the yellow protective parts or the ink cartridges in position.
Menu and Features On-screen Menu keys programming Your machine is designed to be easy to use with LCD on-screen programming using the menu keys. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the menu selections your machine has to offer. Since your programming is done on the LCD, we have created step-by-step on-screen instructions to help you program your...
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To access the menu mode: Press Menu. Choose an option. You can scroll more quickly through each menu level by pressing a or b for the direction you want. 1.Copy 2.PhotoCapture 3.Print Reports 4.Machine Info. 0.Initial Setup Press OK when that option appears on the LCD.
Descriptions Page — Sets the type of paper in 1.Copy 1.Paper Type Plain Paper* the paper tray. Inkjet Paper Brother Photo Other Photo Transparency — Sets the size of the paper 2.Paper Size Letter in the paper tray. Legal 10x15cm —...
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Selects the print quality. Normal Photo* — Selects the paper type. 2.Paper Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Photo Other Photo* — Selects the paper size. 3.Paper Size Letter 10x15cm* 13x18cm The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.
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Menu and Features Main Menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 2.PhotoCapture — Selects the print size. 4.Print Size 10 x 8cm (Appears when A4 or (Continued) 13 x 9cm Letter is selected in the Paper Size menu.) 15 x 10cm 18 x 13cm 20 x 15cm Max.
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Main Menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 2.PhotoCapture — Crops the image around 8.Cropping the margin to fit the paper (Continued) size or print size. Turn this feature off if you want to print whole images or prevent unwanted cropping.
Print media Paper Input Paper Tray Paper type: Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper transparencies and envelopes Paper size: Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, JIS B5, envelopes (commercial No.10, DL, C5, Monarch, JE4), Photo card, Index card and Post card Width: 89 mm (3.5 in.)-216 mm (8.5 in.) Height: 127 mm (5.0 in.)-356 mm (14.0 in.) For more details, see Paper weight, thickness and...
Resolution (Monochrome) Scans up to 600×1200 dpi Prints up to 1200×1200 dpi (Colour) Scans up to 600×1200 dpi Prints up to 600×1200 dpi Based on Brother standard pattern (Fast mode/Stack Copy). Copy speeds vary with the complexity of the document.
PhotoCapture Center™ ® Available Media CompactFlash Version 1.0 (Type I only) (Microdrive™ is not compatible) (Compact I/O card such as Compact LAN card and Compact Modem card are not supported.) ® Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro™ (Not available for music data with MagicGate™) Memory Stick Duo™...
Specifications PictBridge Compatibility Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001. Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information. Interface PictBridge (USB) Port...
XP Professional, and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. ® Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows XP, and Windows Vista™ (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be selected by using the Brother scanner utility)
Specifications Printer Printer Driver ® Windows 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista™ driver supporting Brother Native Compression mode Brother Ink Driver ® For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi Resolution 1200 × 2400 dpi 1200 ×...
Core™ Solo/Duo Disk PowerPC G3 350MHz Conditions: ® For the latest driver updates, visit www.brother.com. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater. All trademarks, brand and product names are Third party USB ports are not supported. property of their respective companies.
Consumables <Magenta> LC960M What is Innobella™? Innobella™ is a range of genuine consumables offered by Brother. The name "Innobella™" derives from the words "Innovation" and "Bella" (meaning "Beautiful" in Italian) and is a representation of the "innovative" technology providing you with "beautiful“and “long lasting”...
Glossary This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased. Brightness PictBridge Changing the Brightness makes the whole Allows you to print photos directly from image lighter or darker.
Index ® ® Apple Macintosh Help See Software User's Guide on the LCD messages ........69 CD-ROM using menu keys ....... 69 Menu Table .......... 69 Cleaning paper pick-up roller .......63 Ink cartridges print head ..........64 checking ink volume ......66 printer platen .........63 ink dot counter ........
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loading ..........12 size ............10 type ............10 Reducing PhotoCapture Center™ copies ........... 19 Borderless ..........34 Reports ® CompactFlash ........26 Help List ..........6 Cropping ..........34 how to print ..........6 DPOF printing ........31 User Settings .......... 6 from PC Resolution See Software User's Guide on the copy ............
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