Brother DCP 185C User Manual

Specifications93
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ScannerD
1Windows® XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® 
XP Professional x64 Edition.
2Maximum 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)
Colour /Monochrome Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista
®)
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or...

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PrinterD
1Based on Brother standard pattern.
A4 size in draft mode.
2When you set the Borderless feature to On.
3See Paper type and size for each operation  on page 15.
Printer Driver
Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ 
Windows Vista
® driver supporting Brother Native Compression 
mode
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater: Brother Ink driver
Resolution Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi
1200  × 2400 dpi
1200  × 1200 dpi
600  × 1200 dpi
600  × 600 dpi
600  × 300 dpi
450  × 150 dpi (Mono)
600  × 150...

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InterfacesD
1Your machine has a Full-speed USB 2.0 interface. This interface is compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0; however, the 
maximum data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 
interface.
2Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh®.
USB12A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 2.0 m.
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Computer requirementsD
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Computer Platform & Operating System 
VersionSupported 
PC Software 
FunctionsPC 
InterfaceProcessor  Minimum 
SpeedMi nimum 
RAMRecommended  RAMHard Disk Space to install
For 
DriversFor 
Applications
Windows® 
Operating 
System
1
2000 
Professional
4
Printing,  
Scanning, 
Removable 
Di skUSB Intel® 
Pentium
®II 
or equivalent 64 MB 256 MB 110 MB 340 MB
XP Home24
XP 
Professional
24
128 MB 110 MB 340 MB
Professional  
x64...

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Consumable itemsD
Ink The machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink 
cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly.
Service Life of Ink 
Cartridge The first time you install a set of ink cartridges the machine will use 
an amount of ink to fill the ink delivery tubes for high quality 
printouts. This process will only happen once. With all following ink 
cartridges you can print the specified number of pages.
The cartridges provided with your machine have...

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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” print results.
When you print photo images, Brother recommends Innobella™ 
glossy photo paper (BP71 series) for high quality. Brilliant prints are 
made easier with Innobella™ Ink and paper. 
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This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of 
these features depends on the model you purchased.
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GlossaryE
ADF (automatic document feeder)The document can be placed in the ADF 
and scanned one page at a time 
automatically.
Brightness Changing the Brightness makes the whole 
image lighter or darker.
Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light 
documents, by making copies of dark 
documents lighter and light documents 
darker.
Colour...

Index
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A
ADF (automatic document feeder) ........... 17
Apple® Macintosh®
See Software Users Guide on the 
CD-ROM.
 ..................................................
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Cleaning paper pick-up roller
 ...............................73
print head
 .............................................. 73
printer platen
 .........................................72
scanner
 ................................................. 72
Consumable items
 ...................................97
Control panel overview...

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P
Paper ................................................ 13, 89
capacity
 ................................................. 16
loading
 .................................................... 8
size
 ....................................................... 15
size of document
 ................................... 17
type
 ....................................................... 15
PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR
See Software Users Guide on the 
CD-ROM and PaperPort™ 11SE 
with OCR How-to-Guides....

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Temporary copy settings ..........................22
Transparencies
 ................................. 16, 89
Troubleshooting
 .......................................59
checking ink volume
 .............................. 75
document jam
 .......................................66
error messages on LCD
 ........................ 63
if you are having difficulty
copying
 ...............................................61
PhotoCapture Center™
 ..................... 62
printing...