Brother Dcp 6690cw User Manual

							
General Information3
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Accessing the 
Software User’s Guide 
and Network User’s 
Guide
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, 
Scanner and Network. When you are ready to 
learn detailed information about these 
operations, read the Software User’s Guide  
and  Network User’s Guide  that are on the 
CD-ROM.
Viewing Documentation1
Viewing Documentation 
(For Windows
®)1
To view the documentation, from the  Start 
menu, point to  Brother, DCP-XXXX  (where 
XXXX is your model name) from the 
programs group, and then choose 
User’s Guides in HTML format .
If you have not installed the software, you can 
find the documentation by following the 
instructions below:
aTurn on your PC. Insert the Brother 
CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
bIf the model name screen appears, click 
your model name.
cIf the language screen appears, click 
your language. The CD-ROM Main 
Menu will appear.
 
Note
If this window does not appear, use 
Windows
® Explorer to run the start.exe 
program from the root directory of the 
Brother CD-ROM.
 
dClick  Documentation .
eClick the documentation you want to 
read. 
„ HTML documents : Software 
User’s Guide  and Network User’s 
Guide  in HTML format.
This format is recommended for 
viewing on your computer.
„ PDF documents : User’s Guide  for 
stand-alone operations,  Software 
User’s Guide  and Network User’s 
Guide  in PDF format.
This format is recommended for 
printing the manuals. Click to go to 
the Brother Solutions Center, where 
you can view or download the PDF 
documents. (Internet access and 
PDF Reader software are required.) 
 
						

							
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How to find Scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software User’s Guide „ Scanning  
(For Windows
® 2000 Professional/
Windows
® XP and Windows Vista®)
„ ControlCenter3  
(For Windows
® 2000 Professional/
Windows
® XP and Windows Vista®)
„ Network Scanning
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR 
How-to-Guides
„ The complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 
11SE with OCR How-to-Guides can be 
viewed from the Help selection in the 
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE 
application.
How to find Network setup 
instructions 
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Your machine can be connected to a wireless 
or wired network. You can find basic setup 
instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your 
wireless access point supports 
SecureEasySetup
™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ 
or AOSS
™, follow the steps in Quick Setup 
Guide. For more information about network 
setup please see the Network Users Guide.
Viewing Documentation 
(For Macintosh
®)1
aTurn on your Macintosh®. Insert the 
Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 
drive. The following window will appear.
 
bDouble-click the  Documentation icon.
cDouble-click your language folder.
dDouble-click top.html to view the 
Software Users Guide  and Network 
Users Guide  in HTML format.
 
eClick the documentation you want to 
read:
„ Software User’s Guide
„ Network User’s Guide
 
						

							
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How to find Scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
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)
„ Network Scanning  
(For Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater)
Presto!
® PageManager® User’s Guide
„ The complete Presto!
® PageManager® 
User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help 
selection in the Presto!
® PageManager® 
application.
How to find Network setup 
instructions
1
Your machine can be connected to a wireless 
or wired network. You can find basic setup 
instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your 
wireless access point supports 
SecureEasySetup
™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ 
or AOSS
™, follow the steps in Quick Setup 
Guide. For more information about network 
setup please see the Network Users Guide.
Accessing Brother Support 
(For Windows®)1
You can find all the contacts you will need, 
such as Web support (Brother Solutions 
Center) and Customer Service on the Brother 
CD-ROM.
„ Click  Brother Support  on the main menu. 
The following screen will appear:
 
„ To access our web site 
(http://www.brother.com
), click  Brother 
Home Page .
„ For the latest news and product support 
information (http://solutions.brother.com
), 
click  Brother Solutions Center .
„ To visit our web site for original Brother 
Supplies 
(http://www.brother.com/original/
), click 
Supplies Information .
„
To access the Brother CreativeCenter 
(http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/
) 
for FREE photo projects and printable 
downloads, click 
Brother CreativeCenter.
„ To return to the main page, click  Back or 
if you have finished, click  Exit.
 
						

							
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Control panel overview1
 
1 LCD (liquid crystal display) This is a Touchscreen LCD.
You can access the menus and options by 
pressing buttons displayed on the screen. 
Displays messages on the screen to help you 
set up and use your machine.
Also, you can adjust the angle of the display by 
lifting it. 
2 Mode keys:
„  Scan
Lets you access Scan mode.
„  Copy
Lets you access Copy mode.
„  Photo Capture
Lets you access PhotoCapture Center™ 
mode. 3 Start keys:
„  Colour Start
Lets you start making copies in full colour. 
Also lets you start a scanning operation (in 
colour or mono, depending on the scanning 
setting in the ControlCenter software).
„  Mono Start
Lets you start making copies in 
monochrome. Also lets you start a 
scanning operation (in colour or mono 
depending on the scanning setting in the 
ControlCenter software).
4On/Off You can turn the machine on and off. If you turn 
the machine off, it will still periodically clean the 
print head to maintain the print quality.
5  Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from a menu.
6 Warning LED (light emitting diode) Turns orange and blinks when the LCD 
displays an error or an important status 
message.
Quality:Normal
MENU Copy
Enlarge/Reduce:100%
Tray Select:Tray#1
Paper Type:Plain Paper
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LCD screen indications1
The LCD shows the current machine status 
when the machine is idle.
 
1 Wireless StatusA four level indicator shows the current 
wireless signal strength if you are using a 
wireless connection. 
2Menu Lets you access main menu.
3 Ink indicator Lets you see the available ink volume.
Also, lets you access the  Ink menu.
4 No. of copies Lets you enter the number of copies for Copy 
and photo printing. Press the number box 
directly and enter the number you want.
 
Also you can enter the number of copies by 
pressing  + or  -.
Basic Operations1
The Touchscreen is easy to use. Press the 
menu or option button that you like to operate 
directly on the LCD. To access more menus 
or options, press  d,c  or  a,b  to scroll the 
display.
The following steps show how to change a 
setting in the machine. In this example the 
Sleep mode setting is changed from 
10 minutes to 5 minutes.
aPress  MENU.
bPress  a or  b to display 
General Setup .
cPress General Setup . 
dPress a or  b to display  Sleep Mode .
ePress Sleep Mode . 
fPress 5 Mins .
gPress Stop/Exit .
0Max
Quality:Normal
MENU Copy
Enlarge/Reduce:100%
Tray Select:Tray#1
Paper Type:Plain Paper
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No. of CopiesN o. o f C op ie s
ClearC le ar
MENUM EN U
General Setup
Network
Print Reports
General  SteupG enera l   S te u p
10 Mins
Sleep Mode
On
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Warning indications1
The Warning LED is a light that shows the 
status of the machine, as shown in the table.
The warning icon also appears on the display 
as shown in the illustration.
 
1 Warning icon
2 Warning LED
IndicationDCP 
statusDescription
Off Ready The machine is ready for  use.
 
OrangeCover 
open
The cover is open. Close 
the cover. (See 
Error 
and Maintenance 
messages  on page 78.)
Cannot 
Print Replace the ink cartridge 
with a new one. (See 
Replacing the ink 
cartridges
 on page 85.)
Paper 
error Put paper in the tray or 
clear the paper jam. 
Check the LCD 
message. (See 
Error 
and Maintenance 
messages  on page 78.)
Other 
messages Check the LCD 
message. (See 
Error 
and Maintenance 
messages  on page 78.)
Quality:Normal
MENU Copy
Enlarge/Reduce:100%
Tray Select:Tray#1
Paper Type:Plain Paper
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Loading paper and 
other print media
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Note
For Tray #2, see Loading paper in paper 
tray #2  on page 12.
 
Loading paper in paper 
tray #12
aIf the paper support flap is open, close it, 
and then pull the paper tray completely 
out of the machine.
 
Note
• When you are using A3, Legal or Ledger 
size paper, press and hold the universal 
guide release button (1) as you slide out 
the front of the paper tray.
 
• If you are using A4 or smaller size paper, make sure that the paper tray is not 
extended.
 
bOpen the paper tray cover (1). 
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cWith both hands, gently press and slide 
the paper side guides (1) and then the 
paper length guide (2) to fit the paper 
size. Make sure that the triangular 
marks (3) on the paper side guides (1) 
and paper length guide (2) line up with 
the mark for the paper size you are 
using.
 
dFan the stack of paper well to avoid 
paper jams and misfeeds.
 
Note
Always make sure that the paper is not 
curled.
 
eGently put the paper into the paper tray 
print side down and top edge in first.
Check that the paper is flat in the tray.
 
fGently adjust the paper side guides to fit 
the paper with both hands.
Make sure the paper side guides touch 
the sides of the paper.
 
Note
Be careful that you do not push the paper 
in too far; it may lift at the back of the tray 
and cause feed problems.
 
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gClose the paper tray cover.
Check that the paper is flat in the tray 
and below the maximum paper 
mark (1).
 
hSlowly push the paper tray completely 
into the machine.
 
Note
DO NOT push Tray #1 into the machine 
too quickly. Doing this may cause injury to 
your hand by trapping it between Tray #1 
and Tray #2. Please push Tray #1 slowly.
 
iWhile holding the paper tray in place, 
pull out the paper support (1) until it 
clicks and unfold the paper support 
flap (2).
 
Note
When you shorten tray #1, take the paper 
out of tray. Then shorten the tray by 
pressing the universal guide release 
button (1) and put the paper into the tray. 
Adjust the paper length guide (2) to fit the 
paper size.
 
 
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Loading paper in paper 
tray #22
Note
You can only use plain paper sizes A3, 
Legal, Ledger, A4, Letter or Executive in 
Tray #2.
 
aPull the paper tray completely out of the 
machine.
 
bTake off the paper tray cover (1). 
cWith both hands, gently press and slide 
the paper side guides (1) and then the 
paper length guide (2) to fit the paper 
size.
Make sure that the triangular marks (3) 
on the paper side guides (1) and paper 
length guide (2) line up with the mark for 
the paper size you are using.
 
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