Brother DCP J125 User Manual
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Loading paper 17 2 IMPORTANT DO NOT use the following kinds of paper: • Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped 1 0.08 in. (2 mm) or greater curl may cause jams to occur. • Extremely shiny or highly textured paper • Paper that cannot be arranged uniformly when stacked • Paper made with a short grain Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover 2 Up to 50 sheets of Letter, Legal or A4 20 lb (80 g/m 2) paper. Transparencies and photo paper must be picked up from the output paper tray cover one page at a time to avoid smudging. 11
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Chapter 2 18 Choosing the right print media2 Paper type and size for each operation2 Paper TypePaper SizeUsage CopyPhoto CapturePrinter Cut Sheet Letter 8 1/2 11 in. (215.9 279.4 mm) Yes Yes Yes A4 8.3 11.7 in. (210 297 mm) Yes Yes Yes Legal 8 1/2 14 in. (215.9 355.6 mm) Yes – Yes Executive 7 1/4 10 1/2 in. (184 267 mm) Yes – Yes JIS B5 7.2 10.1 in. (182 257 mm) – – Yes A5 5.8 8.3 in. (148 210 mm) Yes – Yes A6 4.1 5.8 in. (105 148 mm) – – Yes Cards Photo 4 6 in. (10 15 cm) Yes Yes Yes Photo 2L 5 7 in. (13 18 cm) – Yes Yes Index Card 5 8 in. (127 203 mm) – – Yes Postcard 1 3.9 5.8 in. (100 148 mm) – – Yes Postcard 2 (Double)5.8 7.9 in. (148 200 mm) – – Yes Envelopes C5 Envelope6.4 9 in. (162 229 mm) – – Yes DL Envelope4.3 8.7 in. (110 220 mm) – – Yes COM-10 4 1/8 9 1/2 in. (105 241 mm) – – Yes Monarch 3 7/8 7 1/2 in. (98 191 mm) – – Yes JE4 Envelope4.1 9.3 in. (105 235 mm) – – Yes Transparencies Letter 8 1/2 11 in. (215.9 279.4 mm) Yes – Yes A4 8.3 11.7 in. (210 297 mm) Yes – Yes Legal 8 1/2 14 in. (215.9 355.6 mm) Yes – Yes A5 5.8 8.3 in. (148 210 mm) Yes – Yes
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Loading paper 19 2 Paper weight, thickness and capacity2 1Up to 100 sheets of plain paper 20 lb (80 g/m2). 2BP71 69 lb (260 g/m2 ) paper is especially designed for Brother inkjet machines. Paper TypeWeightThicknessNo. of sheets Cut SheetPlain Paper 17 to 32 lb (64 to 120 g/m 2)3 to 6 mil. (0.08 to 0.15 mm) 1001 Inkjet Paper 17 to 53 lb (64 to 200 g/m2)3 to 10 mil. (0.08 to 0.25 mm) 20 Glossy Paper Up to 58 lb (Up to 220 g/m 2)Up to 10 mil. (Up to 0.25 mm) 202 Cards Photo 46 Up to 58 lb (Up to 220 g/m2)Up to 10 mil. (Up to 0.25 mm) 202 Index Card Up to 32 lb (Up to 120 g/m2)Up to 6 mil. (Up to 0.15 mm) 30 Postcard Up to 53 lb (Up to 200 g/m 2)Up to 10 mil. (Up to 0.25 mm) 30 Envelopes 20 to 25 lb (75 to 95 g/m 2)Up to 20 mil. (Up to 0.52 mm) 10 Transparencies – – 10
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20 3 How to load documents 3 Using the scanner glass3 You can use the scanner glass to copy or scan pages of a book or one page at a time. Document Sizes Supported3 How to load documents3 aLift the document cover. bUsing the document guidelines on the left and top, place the document face down in the upper left corner of the scanner glass. cClose the document cover. IMPORTANT If you are scanning a book or thick document, DO NOT slam the cover down or press on it. Loading documents3 Length: Up to 11.7 in. (297 mm) Width: Up to 8.5 in. (215.9 mm) Weight: Up to 4.4 lb (2 kg)
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Loading documents 21 3 Scannable area3 The scannable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show unscannable areas. UsageDocument SizeTop (1) Bottom (2)Left (3) Right (4) Copy Letter 0.12 in. (3 mm)0.12 in. (3 mm) A4 0.12 in. (3 mm)0.12 in. (3 mm) Scan Letter 0.12 in. (3 mm)0.12 in. (3 mm) A4 0.12 in. (3 mm)0.12 in. (3 mm) 3 4 1 2
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22 4 How to copy4 The following steps show the basic copy operation. For details about each option, see the Advanced User’s Guide. aLoad your document face down on the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 20.) bPress + or - repeatedly until the number of copies you want appears (up to 99). 1 No. of Copies cPress Black Start or Color Start. Stop copying4 To stop copying, press Stop/Exit. Copy settings4 You can change the following copy settings. Press aorb to scroll through the copy settings. When the setting you want is highlighted, press OK. (Basic Users Guide) For details about changing the following copy settings, see page 23. Paper Type Paper Size (Advanced User’s Guide) For details about changing the following copy settings, see chapter 3: Quality Enlarge/Reduce Density Page Layout Set New Default Factory Reset Making copies4 01011Press Start Normal Quality Enlarge/Reduce Paper Type
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Making copies 23 4 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. Press OK. dPress a or b to choose Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, Brother BP61, Other Glossy or Transparency. Press OK. eIf you do not want to change additional settings, press Black Start or Color Start. Paper Size4 If you are copying on paper other than Letter size, you will need to change the paper size setting. You can copy only on Letter, Legal, A4, A5, Executive or Photo 46 (1015 cm) paper. aLoad your document. bEnter the number of copies you want. cPress a or b to choose Paper Size. Press OK. dPress a or b to choose Letter, Legal, A4, A5, EXE or 4x 6. Press OK. eIf you do not want to change additional settings, press Black Start or Color Start.
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24 5 PhotoCapture Center® operations 5 Even if your machine is not connected to your computer, you can print photos directly from digital camera media. (See Print Images on page 27.) You can scan documents and save them directly to a memory card. (See How to scan to a memory card on page 28.) If your machine is connected to a computer, you can access a memory card that is inserted in the front of the machine from your computer. (See PhotoCapture Center ® for Windows® or Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center ® for Macintosh in the Software Users Guide.) Using a memory card5 Your Brother machine has media drives (slots) for use with the following popular digital camera media: Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, SD and SDHC. The PhotoCapture Center ® feature lets you print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolution to get photo quality printing. PhotoCapture Center ® : Printing photos from a memory card 5
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PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card 25 5 Getting started5 Firmly put a memory card into the proper slot. IMPORTANT DO NOT insert a Memory Stick Duo™ in the lower SD slot. Doing this, may cause damage to the machine. 1 Memory card slot SlotCompatible memory cards Upper slot Memory Stick™ Memory Stick PRO™ Memory Stick Duo™ Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Memory Stick Micro™ (Adapter required) Lower slot SD SDHC mini SD (Adapter required) micro SD (Adapter required) 1
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Chapter 5 26 PHOTO CAPTURE key lights: PHOTO CAPTURE light is on, the memory card is properly inserted. PHOTO CAPTURE light is off, the memory card is not properly inserted. PHOTO CAPTURE light is blinking, the memory card is being read or written to. IMPORTANT DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove the memory card from the media drive (slot) while the machine is reading or writing to the memory card (the PHOTO CAPTURE key is blinking). You will lose your data or damage the card. The machine can only read one memory card at a time.