Brother Dcp 383c User Manual

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Setting the backlight 
brightness3
If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, 
try changing the brightness setting.
aPress 
Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
General Setup .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose  LCD Settings .
Press  OK.
dPress  a or  b to choose  Backlight .
ePress d or  c to choose  Light, Med  or 
Dark .
Press  OK.
fPress  Stop/Exit .
Setting the Dim Timer for the 
backlight 3
You can set how long the LCD backlight stays 
on for after the last key is pressed....

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Section II
CopyII
Making copies26
 

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How to copy4
Making a single copy4
aLoad your document.
(See Loading documents  on page 20.)
bPress Mono Start  or Colour Start .
Making multiple copies4
You can make up to 99 copies in one print 
run.
aLoad your document.
(See Loading documents  on page 20.)
bPress + or  - repeatedly until the number 
of copies you want appears (up to 99).
cPress  Mono Start  or Colour Start .
Stop copying4
To stop copying, press  Stop/Exit.
Copy options4
You can change the copy settings from the 
default display....

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If you have finished choosing settings, press 
Mono Start or Colour Start .
If you want to choose more settings, press  a 
or  b.
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 a new default  on page 32.)
 
Changing copy speed and 
quality4
You can choose the copy quality. The factory 
setting is Normal.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you...

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fIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Note
•Page Layout  is not available with 
Enlarge/Reduce .
• Fit to Page  options are not available 
with  Page Layout , Book Copy  and 
Watermark Copy .
• 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...

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Place your document face down in the 
direction shown below.„ 2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
„Poster (3 x 3)
You can make a poster size copy of a 
photograph.
 
Adjusting Brightness and 
Contrast 4
Brightness4
You can adjust the copy brightness to make 
copies darker or lighter.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress  a or  b to choose  Brightness .
dPress d to or  c to make a lighter or a 
darker copy.
Press  OK.
eIf you do not want...

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Paper options4
Paper Type4
If you are copying on special paper, set the 
machine for the type of paper you are using to 
get the best print quality.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress  a or  b to choose  Paper Type .
dPress d or  c to choose  Plain Paper , 
Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71 , 
Other Glossy  or Transparency .
Press  OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Paper Size4
If copying on paper other than...

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Watermark Copy4
You can place a logo or text into your 
document as a Watermark. You can select 
one of the template watermarks, data from 
your media cards or USB Flash memory 
drive, or scanned data.
Note
Watermark Copy  is not available with 
Fit to Page ,Page Layout  and 
Book Copy .
 
Using a template data4
aLoad your document. 
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress aor b to choose 
Watermark Copy
Press  OK.
dPress  dor c to choose  On.
ePress  aor b to choose 
Current...

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Using a scanned paper document as 
your watermark
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aEnter the number of copies you want.
bPress  aor b to choose 
Watermark Copy .
Press  OK.
cPress  dor c to choose  On.
dPress  aor b to choose 
Current Setting .
Press  OK.
ePress  aor b to choose  Scan. Press  OK 
and set the page that you want to use as 
a watermark on the scanner glass.
fPress  Mono Start  or Colour Start .
gTake out the watermark document you 
scanned and load the document you 
want to copy.
hPress dor c to change the...