Brother DCP J125 User Manual

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Table of Contents 
(BASIC USER’S GUIDE)
1 General information 1
Using the documentation ....................................................................................... 1
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation .................................... 1
Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide and Software User’s Guide...................... 2
Viewing Documentation ................................................................................... 2
Accessing Brother Support (Windows
®) ................................................................ 4
Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) ................................................................ 5
Control panel overview .......................................................................................... 6
LCD screen ...................................................................................................... 7
Basic Operations ............................................................................................. 8
Status LED indications .................................................................................... 8
2 Loading paper 9
Loading paper and other print media ..................................................................... 9
Loading envelopes and postcards ................................................................. 11
Removing small printouts from the machine ................................................. 13
Printable area ................................................................................................ 14
Paper settings ...................................................................................................... 15
Paper Type .................................................................................................... 15
Paper Size ..................................................................................................... 15
Acceptable paper and other print media .............................................................. 16
Recommended print media ........................................................................... 16
Handling and using print media ..................................................................... 16
Choosing the right print media....................................................................... 18
3 Loading documents 20
How to load documents ....................................................................................... 20
Using the scanner glass ................................................................................ 20
Scannable area ............................................................................................. 21
4 Making copies 22
How to copy ......................................................................................................... 22
Stop copying .................................................................................................. 22
Copy settings ................................................................................................. 22
Paper options ................................................................................................ 23
5 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card 24
PhotoCapture Center® operations ....................................................................... 24
Using a memory card .................................................................................... 24
Getting started ..................................................................................................... 25
Print Images......................................................................................................... 27
View Photos................................................................................................... 27
PhotoCapture Center
® print settings ................................................................... 27
How to scan to a memory card ............................................................................ 28
 
						

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6 How to print from a computer 30
Printing a document ............................................................................................. 30
7 How to scan to a computer 31
Scanning a document .......................................................................................... 31
Scanning using the scan key ............................................................................... 31
Scanning using a scanner driver ......................................................................... 31
A Routine maintenance 32
Replacing the ink cartridges ................................................................................ 32
B Troubleshooting 35
Error and Maintenance messages ....................................................................... 35
Error animation .............................................................................................. 40
Printer jam or paper jam ................................................................................ 40
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................... 42
If you are having difficulty with your machine ................................................ 42
Machine Information ............................................................................................ 47
Checking the serial number ........................................................................... 47
Reset function ................................................................................................ 47
How to reset the machine .............................................................................. 47
C Menu and features 48
On-screen programming ...................................................................................... 48
Menu table ........................................................................................................... 49
Entering Text ....................................................................................................... 56
Entering numbers and letters ........................................................................ 56
Inserting spaces ............................................................................................ 56
Inserting symbols........................................................................................... 56
Making corrections ........................................................................................ 56
D Specifications 57
General ................................................................................................................ 57
Print media ........................................................................................................... 59
Copy .................................................................................................................... 60
PhotoCapture Center
®......................................................................................... 61
Scanner ............................................................................................................... 62
Printer .................................................................................................................. 63
Interfaces ............................................................................................................. 64
Computer requirements ....................................................................................... 65
Consumable items ............................................................................................... 66
E Index 67
 
						

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Table of Contents 
(ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE)
The Advanced Users Guide explains the following features and operations.
You can view the Advanced Users Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM.
1 General setup
Memory storage
Sleep Mode
LCD screen
2 Printing reports
Reports
3 Making copies 
Copy settings
4 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing 
photos from a memory card
PhotoCapture Center® operations
Print Images
PhotoCapture Center
® print settings
Scan to a memory card
A Routine maintenance
Cleaning and checking the machine
Packing and shipping the machine
B Glossary
C Index
 
						

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1
Using the 
documentation
1
Thank you for buying a Brother machine! 
Reading the documentation will help you 
make the most of your machine. 
Symbols and conventions 
used in the documentation1
The following symbols and conventions are 
used throughout the documentation.
General information1
BoldBold typeface identifies specific 
keys on the machine’s control 
panel, on the computer screen.
ItalicsItalicized typeface emphasizes 
an important point or refers you 
to a related topic.
Courier
NewText in Courier New font 
identifies messages on the 
LCD of the machine.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a potentially 
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, 
could result in death or serious injuries.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous 
situation which, if not avoided, may result in 
minor or moderate injuries.
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT indicates a potentially 
hazardous situation which may result in 
property-damage-only accidents or loss of 
product function.
Notes tell you how you should 
respond to a situation that may arise 
or give tips about how the operation 
works with other features.
Electrical Hazard icons alert you to 
possible electrical shock.
 
						

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Accessing the 
Advanced User’s 
Guide and Software 
User’s Guide
1
This Basic User’s Guide does not contain all 
the information about the machine such as 
how to use the advanced features for Copy, 
PhotoCapture Center
®, Printer and Scanner. 
When you are ready to learn detailed 
information about these operations, read the 
Advanced User’s Guide and 
Software User’s Guide that are on the 
Documentation CD-ROM.
Viewing Documentation1
aTurn on your computer. Insert the 
Documentation CD-ROM into your 
CD-ROM drive. For Windows
® users, go 
to stepc.
Note
(Windows® users) 
If the screen does not appear 
automatically, go to 
My Computer (Computer), double-click 
the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click 
index.html.
 
b(Macintosh users)
Double-click the Documentation 
CD-ROM icon, and then double-click 
index.html.
cClick your country. 
dPoint to your language, point to 
View Guide, and then click the guide 
you want to read.
 
 
 
						

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1
Note
• (Windows® users only) 
Your Web browser may display a yellow 
bar at the top of the page that contains a 
security warning about Active X controls. 
For the page to display correctly you must 
click on the bar, click 
Allow Blocked Content, then click Yes 
in the Security Warning dialog box.
• (Windows
® users only)1 
For faster access, you can copy all user 
documentation in PDF format to a local 
folder on your computer. Point to your 
language, then click Copy to local disk.
1Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or greater.
 
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
ControlCenter
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE with OCR 
How-to-Guides 
(Windows
®)
The complete ScanSoft™ 
PaperPort™11SE with OCR How-to-
Guides can be viewed from the Help 
selection in the ScanSoft™ 
PaperPort™11SE application.Presto! PageManager User’s Guide 
(Macintosh)
Note
Presto! PageManager is available as a 
download from 
http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/
brother/PM7installer_BR_multilang.dmg
 
The complete Presto! PageManager 
Users Guide can be viewed from the Help 
selection in the Presto! PageManager 
application.
 
						

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Accessing Brother 
Support 
(Windows
®)1
You can find all the contacts you will need, 
such as Web support (Brother Solutions 
Center), Customer Service and Brother 
Authorized Service Centers in Brother 
numbers on page i and on the Installation 
CD-ROM.
Click Brother Support on the Top Menu. 
The following screen will appear:
 
To access our Web site 
(http://www.brother.com
), click 
Brother Home Page.
To view all Brother Numbers, including 
Customer Service numbers for the USA 
and Canada, click Support Information.
To access the USA Brother online 
shopping mall 
(http://www.brothermall.com
) for 
additional product and services 
information, click Brother Mall.com.
To access Canada’s Brother online 
shopping mall (http://www.brother.ca
) for 
additional product and services 
information, click Shop Online (Canada).
For the latest news and product support 
information 
(http://solutions.brother.com/
), click 
Brother Solutions Center.To visit our Web site for original/genuine 
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 Top Menu, click Back or 
If you are finished, click Exit.
 
						

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1
Accessing Brother 
Support (Macintosh)
1
You can find all the contacts you will need, 
such as Web support (Brother Solutions 
Center) on the Installation CD-ROM.
Double-click the Brother Support icon. 
The following screen will appear:
 
To download and install Presto! 
PageManager, click 
Presto! PageManager.
To register your machine from the Brother 
Product Register Page 
(http://www.brother.com/registration/
), 
click On-Line Registration.
For the latest news and product support 
information 
(http://solutions.brother.com/
), click 
Brother Solutions Center.
To visit our Web site for original/genuine 
Brother Supplies 
(http://www.brother.com/original/
), 
click Supplies Information.
 
						

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Control panel overview1
 
1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Displays messages on the screen to help you 
set up and use your machine.
2 Number of Copies
Use this key to make multiple copies.
3 Menu keys:
d or c
Press d or c to move the selected area left 
or right on the LCD.
a or b
Press a or b to scroll through the menus 
and options.
Clear
Press to go back to the previous menu 
level.
Menu
Lets you access the main menu to program 
the machine.
OK
Lets you choose a setting.4 Start keys:
 Black Start
Lets you start making copies in black & 
white. Also lets you start a scanning 
operation (in color or black & white, 
depending on the scanning setting in the 
ControlCenter software).
 Color Start
Lets you start making copies in full color. 
Also lets you start a scanning operation (in 
color or black & white, depending on the 
scanning setting in the ControlCenter 
software).
5  Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from a menu.
0101  Press Start
Enlarge/Reduce
Paper Type
Normal Quality
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