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USER’S GUIDE
DCP-135C
DCP-150C
DCP-153C
DCP-157C
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If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: DCP-135C, DCP-150C, DCP-153C and DCP-157C (Circle your model number) 1 Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: 1 The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain
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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
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EC Declaration of Conformity under the R & TTE Directive ii
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Table of Contents Section I General 1 General Information 2 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 ...
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Section III Direct Photo Printing 4 Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive 28 PhotoCapture Center™ Operations.....................................................................28 Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC.......28 Scanning to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC ........28 Using PhotoCapture Center™ from your computer.......................................28 Using memory card or USB Flash memory drive .............
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Section V Appendixes A Safety and Legal 46 Choosing a location .............................................................................................46 To use the machine safely...................................................................................47 Important safety instructions..........................................................................50 IMPORTANT - For your safety ......................................................................51 Radio interference ....
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D Specifications 78 General................................................................................................................78 Print media...........................................................................................................79 Copy ....................................................................................................................80 PhotoCapture Center™ .......................................................................................81 Pi
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Section I General I General Information 2 Loading documents and paper 9
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General Information 1 1 Using the Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. documentation 1 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. must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the machine or other objects. Symbols and conventions Notes tell you how you should used in the documentation
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General Information c If the language screen appears, click Accessing the your language. The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Software User’s Guide 1 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 ) 1 Note
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Chapter 1 How to find Scanning instructions 1 Viewing Documentation ® (For Macintosh ) 1 There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as ® a Turn on your Macintosh . Insert the follows: Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Software User’s Guide drive. The following window will appear. ® Scanning (For Windows 2000 ® Professional/Windows XP and Windows Vista™) ® ControlCenter3 (For Windows 2000 ® Professional/Windows XP and Windows Vista™) ScanSoft™ Pape
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General Information How to find Scanning instructions 1 There are several ways you can scan 1 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 appl
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Chapter 1 Control panel overview 1 The DCP-135C, DCP-150C, DCP-153C and DCP-157 have the same control panel keys. 10 9 8 7 6 5 2 3 4 1 1 Copy keys 3 Stop/Exit Lets you temporarily change the copy settings when in copy mode. Stops an operation or exits from a menu. Copy Options 4 Start keys: You can quickly and easily select Mono Start temporary settings for copying. Enlarge/Reduce Lets you start making copies in Lets you enlarge or reduce copies monochrome. Also lets you start a dep
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General Information 7 Scan Lets you access Scan mode. 1 8 PhotoCapture 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. Note Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide show the DCP-135C. 7
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Chapter 1 Warning LED indications 1 Printing Reports 1 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. your machine. User Settings Lists your settings. How to print a report 1 LED DCP Description a Press Menu. status Ready The DCP is ready for use. b Press a or b to choose 3.Print Reports. Press OK. Off
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Loading documents and paper 2 2 How to load documents 2 Loading documents 2 a Lift the document cover. 2 You can make copies and scan from the scanner glass. b Using the document guidelines on the left, center the document face down on the scanner glass. Using the scanner glass 2 You can use the scanner glass to copy or scan pages of a book or one page at a time. Document Sizes Supported 2 Size: Up to A4 size [215.9 to 297 mm] Weight: Up to 2 kg c Close the document cover. CAUTION If
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Chapter 2 Scannable area 2 Acceptable paper and other media 2 The scannable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures The print quality can be affected by the type below show the areas you cannot scan on of paper you are using in the machine. Letter and A4 paper. To get the best print quality for the settings 3 4 you have chosen, always set the Paper Type 1 to match the type of paper you load. You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy
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Loading documents and paper Recommended media 2 Improper Setup 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 2 country, we recommend testing various papers before purchasing large quantities. 1 We recommend using ‘3M Transparency Film’ when you print on transparencies. Brother paper 1 Paper Type Item 1 2 mm or lon
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Chapter 2 Choosing the right media 2 Paper type and size for each operation 2 Paper Type Paper Size Usage Copy Photo Printer Capture Cut Sheet Letter 216 × 279 mm (8 1/2 × 11 in.) Yes Yes Yes A4 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.) Yes Yes Yes Legal 216 × 356 mm (8 1/2 × 14 in.) Yes – Yes Executive 184 × 267 mm (7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.) – – Yes JIS B5 182 × 257 mm (7.2 × 10.1 in.) – – Yes A5 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in.) Yes – Yes A6 105 × 148 mm (4.1 × 5.8 in.) – – Yes Cards Photo 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in.) Yes
