Brother DCP J315W User Manual

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PhotoCapture Center™ 
operations
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Even if your machine is not connected to your 
computer, you can print photos directly from 
digital camera media. (See  Print Images 
on page 26.)
You can scan documents and save them 
directly to a memory card. (See  How to scan 
to a memory card  on page 27.)
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 &...

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Getting started5
Firmly put a memory card into the correct slot.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT insert a Memory Stick Duo™ into the lower SD slot, 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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PHOTO CAPTURE key indications:
 PHOTO CAPTURE  light is on, the memory card is correctly inserted.
 PHOTO CAPTURE  light is off, the memory card is not correctly 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...

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Print Images5
View Photos5
You can preview your photos on the LCD 
before you print them. If your photos are large 
files there may be a delay before each photo 
is displayed on the LCD.
aMake sure you have put the memory 
card in the correct slot.
Press ( PHOTO CAPTURE ). 
bPress a or  b to choose 
View Photo(s) .
Press  OK.
cPress  d or  c to choose your photo.
dPress  + or  - repeatedly to enter the 
number of copies you want.
eRepeat steps c and d until you have 
chosen all the photos....

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How to scan to a 
memory card
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You can scan monochrome and colour 
documents into a memory card. Monochrome 
documents will be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or 
TIFF (*.TIF) file formats. Colour documents 
may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG 
(*.JPG) file formats. The factory setting is 
Color 150 dpi and the default file format 
is  PDF. The machine automatically creates 
file names based on the current date. (For 
details, see the  Quick Setup Guide .) For 
example, the...

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iDo one of the following:  To change the file name, go to 
step j.
 Press  Mono Start or Colour Start  to 
start scanning without changing 
additional settings.
jThe file name is set automatically; 
however, you can set a name of your 
choice using the  a, b,  d or  c keys.
Press  a or  b to choose  File Name .
Press  OK.
Enter the new name. (See  Entering Text 
on page 59.)
You can only change the first 
6 characters.
Press  a,  b, d or  c to select  , and 
press  OK.
kPress  Mono Start...

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Printing a document6
The machine can receive data from your 
computer and print it. To print from a 
computer, install the printer driver.
(See Printing  for Windows
® or Printing and 
Faxing  for Macintosh in the  Software User’s 
Guide  for the details about the print settings.)
aInstall the Brother printer driver on the 
Installation CD-ROM. (See the  Quick 
Setup Guide .)
bFrom your application, choose the Print 
command.
cChoose the name of your machine in the 
Print dialog box and click...

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Scanning a document7
There are several ways to scan documents. 
You can use the SCAN key on the machine or 
the scanner drivers on your computer.
aTo use the machine as a scanner, install 
a scanner driver. 
If the machine is on a Network, 
configure it with a TCP/IP address. 
(DCP-J315W only)
 Install the scanner drivers on the 
Installation CD-ROM. (See the  Quick 
Setup Guide  and Scanning  in the 
Software User’s Guide .)
 (DCP-J315W only) 
Configure the machine with a TCP/IP 
address if...

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A
Replacing the ink 
cartridges
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Your machine is equipped with an ink dot 
counter. The ink dot counter automatically 
monitors the level of ink in each of the 4 
cartridges. When the machine detects an ink 
cartridge is running out of ink, the machine 
will tell you with a message on the LCD.
The LCD will tell you which ink cartridge is low 
or needs replacing. Be sure to follow the LCD 
prompts to replace the ink cartridges in the 
correct order.
Even though the machine tells you to replace 
an...

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dTurn the green knob on the protective 
yellow cap clockwise until it clicks to 
release the vacuum seal, then remove 
the cap (1).
 
 
eEach colour has its own correct position. 
Insert the ink cartridge in the direction of 
the arrow on the label.
 
fGently push the ink cartridge in until it 
clicks, and then close the ink cartridge 
cover.
 
gThe machine will automatically reset the 
ink dot counter.
Note
• If you replaced an ink cartridge, for example Black, the LCD may ask you to 
verify that it...