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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.   
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  Dim Timer .
ePress d or  c to choose  10 Secs, 
20 Secs , 30 Secs  or Off .
Press  OK.
fPress  Stop/Exit .
Printing Reports3
The following reports are available: 
„ Help List
A help list showing how to program your 
machine.
„ User Settings
Lists your settings.
„ Network Config  (DCP-585CW only)
Lists your Network settings.
How to print a report3
aPress  Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
Print Reports .
Press  OK.
cPress  a or  b to choose the report you 
want.
Press  OK.
dPress  Mono Start .
ePress Stop/Exit .
 
						

							
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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. The LCD shows:
 
1 No of Copies
You can enter the number of copies you want 
by pressing  + or  - repeatedly.
Press  a or  b to scroll through the copy options 
menu.
„ Quality  (See page 27.)
„ Enlarge/Reduce  (See page 27.)
„ Paper Type  (See page 30.)
„ Paper Size  (See page 30.)
„ Brightness  (See page 29.)
„ Contrast  (See page 29.)
„ Page Layout  (See page 28.)
„ Book Copy  (See page 30.)
„ Watermark Copy  (See page 31.)
„ Set New Default  (See page 32.)
„ Factory Reset  (See page 32.)
When the option you want is highlighted, 
press  OK.
Note
Book Copy  and Watermark Copy  
features are supported by technology 
from Reallusion, Inc. 
 
You can change the copy settings temporarily 
for the next copy. 
The machine returns to its default settings 
after 1 minute.
Making copies4
COPY Copy Press Start Normal
100%
1
00%Enlarge/ReduceE nla rg e/R ed uce
Plain PaperP la in  P aperPaperP aper T ypeyp e
Ratio:R atio :
Quality
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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 want.
cPress a or  b to choose  Quality.
dPress d or  c to choose  Fast, Normal  or 
Best .
Press  OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied4
You can choose an enlargement or reduction 
ratio.If you choose  Fit to Page, your 
machine will adjust the size automatically to 
the paper size you set.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress  a or  b to choose 
Enlarge/Reduce .
dPress d or  c to choose  Enlarge, 
Reduce , Fit to Page , 
Custom(25-400%) , or 100% .
eDo one of the following.
„ If you choose  Enlarge or Reduce  
press  OK and press  d or  c to choose 
the enlargement or reduction ratio 
you want. Press  OK and go to 
step f.
„ If you choose  Custom(25-400%) , 
press  OK. Press  + or  - to enter an 
enlargement or reduction ratio from 
25%  to 400% . Press  OK. Go to 
step f.
„ If you choose  100% or 
Fit to Page , press OK. Go to 
step f.
Fast Fast copy speed and lowest 
amount of ink used. Use this 
setting to save time (documents to 
be proof read, large documents or 
many copies).
Normal Recommended setting for ordinary 
print outs. Good copy quality with 
adequate copy speed.
Best Use this setting to copy precise 
images such as photographs. The 
highest resolution and slowest 
speed.
198% 10x15cm iA4
186% 10x15cm iLTR
142% A5 iA4
97% LTR iA4
93% A4 iLTR
83%
69% A4 iA5
47% A4 i10x15cm
Fit to Page
Custom(25-400%)
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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 scanner glass.
• Fit to Page  options are not available 
when using Legal size paper.
 
Making N in 1 copies or a 
poster (Page Layout) 4
The N in 1 copy feature can help you save 
paper by letting you copy two or four pages 
onto one printed page.
You can also make a poster. When you use 
the poster feature your machine divides your 
document into sections, then enlarges the 
sections so you can assemble them into a 
poster.
Important4
„ Make sure paper size is set to  Letter or 
A4 .
„ You cannot use the  Enlarge/Reduce 
setting with the N in 1 and Poster features.
„ If you are producing multiple colour 
copies, N in 1 copy is not available.
„ (P ) means Portrait and ( L) means 
Landscape.
„ You can only make one poster copy at a 
time.
Note
Watermark Copy , Book Copy  and 
Enlarge/Reduce  are not available with 
Page Layout .
 
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or  b to choose  Page Layout .
dPress d or  c to choose  Off(1 in 1) , 
2in1(P) , 2in1(L) , 
4in1(P) , 4in1(L)  or 
Poster(3 x 3) .
Press  OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start  to scan the page.
If you are making a poster the machine 
scans the pages and starts printing.
Go to  f.
fAfter the machine scans the page, press 
+ ( Yes ) to scan the next page.
gPlace the next page on the scanner 
glass.
Press  OK.
Repeat  f and  g for each page of the 
layout.
hAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press  - ( No ) to finish.
 
						

							
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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 to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Contrast4
You can adjust the copy contrast to help an 
image look sharper and more vivid.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress a or  b to choose  Contrast.
dPress d or  c to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
Press  OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
 
						

							
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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 A4 size, you 
will need to change the paper size setting.
You can copy only on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or 
Photo 10 cm  × 15 cm paper.
aLoad your document. 
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress  a or  b to choose  Paper Size .
dPress d or  c to choose  Letter, Legal , 
A4 , A5  or  10x15cm .
Press  OK.
eIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Book Copy4
Book copy corrects dark borders and skew. 
Your machine can correct the data 
automatically or you can make specific 
corrections.
aLoad your document.
bEnter the number of copies you want.
cPress aor b to choose  Book Copy .
dDo one of the following:
„ If you want to correct the data 
yourself, press  dor c to choose 
On(Preview) .
Press  OK.
Press  Mono Start  or Colour Start  
and go to step e.
„ If you want the machine to correct 
the data automatically, press  dor c 
to choose  On and go to step f.
eAdjust the skewed data using  dor c.
Remove the shadows by using  aor b.
fIf you have finished making corrections, 
press  Mono Start  or Colour Start .
Note
Book Copy is not available with 
Page Layout , Fit to Page  and 
Watermark Copy . 
 
 
						

							
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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 Setting . 
Press  OK.
fPress  aor b to choose  Template. 
Press  OK.
gChange the settings from the options 
displayed on the LCD if required.
hIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Using media cards or a USB Flash 
memory drive data
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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 Setting . 
Press  OK.
fPress  aor b to choose  Media. Insert a 
media card or USB Flash memory drive.
gPress  OK and press  dor c to choose 
the data you want to use for the 
watermark.
hPress  OK and change any additional 
settings from the options shown on the 
LCD.
iIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive while  Photo Capture 
is blinking to avoid damaging the card, USB 
Flash memory drive or data stored on the 
card.
 
 
						

							
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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 
Transparency  of the watermark. 
Press  OK.
iIf you do not want to change any 
additional settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Note
You cannot enlarge or reduce the 
scanned watermark.
 
Setting your changes as a 
new default4
You can save the copy settings for  Quality, 
Enlarge/Reduce , Brightness , 
Contrast  and Page Layout  that you use 
most often by setting them as the default 
settings. These settings will stay until you 
change them again.
aPress  a or  b to choose your new setting.
Press  OK.
Repeat this step for each setting you 
want to change.
bAfter changing the last setting, press  a 
or  b to choose  Set New Default .
Press  OK.
cPress  + to choose  Yes.
dPress  Stop/Exit .
Restoring all settings to the 
factory settings4
You can restore all the settings you have 
changed back to the factory settings. These 
settings will stay until you change them again.
aPress a or  b to choose 
Factory Reset .
Press  OK.
bPress  + to choose  Yes.
cPress  Stop/Exit .