Brother DCP J515W User Manual

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Speaker Volume1
You can choose a range of speaker volume 
levels, from  High to Off.
aPress Menu.
bPress  aor b to choose 
General Setup .
Press  OK.
cPress  aor b to choose  Volume.
Press  OK.
dPress  aor b to choose  Speaker.
Press  OK.
ePress  aor b to choose  Low, Med, High 
or  Off.
Press  OK.
fPress  Stop/Exit.
LCD display1
Setting the backlight 
brightness1
If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, 
try changing the brightness setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress  aor b to choose 
General...

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Loading paper and 
other print media
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aIf the paper support flap is open, close it, 
and then close the paper support. Pull 
the paper tray completely out of the 
machine.
 
bLift the output 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 marks 
for the paper size you are using....

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Note
When you are using Legal size paper, 
press and hold the universal guide release 
button (1) as you slide out the front of the 
paper tray.
 
 
dFan the stack of paper well to avoid 
paper jams and misfeeds.
 
IMPORTANT
Always make sure that the paper is not 
curled or wrinkled.
 
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.
 
IMPORTANT
Be careful that you do not push the paper 
in too far; it may lift at the...

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gClose the output paper tray cover. 
hSlowly push the paper tray completely 
into the machine.
 
iWhile holding the paper tray in place, 
pull out the paper support ( ) until it 
clicks and unfold the paper support 
flap ( ).
 
IMPORTANT
DO NOT use the paper support flap for 
Legal size paper.
 
Loading envelopes and 
postcards2
About envelopes2
 Use envelopes that weigh between 80 to 
95 g/m
2.
 Some envelopes need margin settings to 
be set in the application. Make sure you 
do a...

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Loading envelopes and postcards2
aBefore loading, press the corners and 
sides of envelopes or postcards to make 
them as flat as possible.
IMPORTANT
If envelopes or postcards are “double-
feeding”, put one envelope or postcard in 
the paper tray at a time.
 
 
 
 
bPut envelopes or postcards in the paper 
tray with the side to be printed on face 
down, and the shortest edge in first as 
shown in the illustration. With both 
hands, gently press and slide the paper 
side guides (1) and paper...

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If you have problems printing on 
envelopes with the flap on the short edge, 
try the following:
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aOpen the envelope flap.
bPut the envelope into the paper tray with 
the address side down and the flap 
positioned as shown in the illustration.
 
cAdjust the size and margin in your 
application.
Removing small printouts 
from the machine2
When the machine ejects small paper onto 
the output paper tray cover you may not be 
able to reach it. Make sure printing has 
finished, and then...

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Printable area2
The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below 
show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. The machine can print in the 
shaded areas of cut sheet paper  when the Borderless print feature is available and turned on. 
(See  Printing  for Windows
® or Printing and Faxing  for Macintosh in the  Software User’s Guide .)
Note
The Borderless feature is not available for envelopes.
 
Cut Sheet Paper Envelopes
   
Top...

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Paper settings2
Paper Type2
To get the best print quality, set the machine 
for the type of paper you are using.
aPress Menu.
bPress  a or  b to choose 
General Setup .
Press  OK.
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.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Note
The machine ejects paper with printed 
surfaces face up onto the paper tray in 
front of the machine....

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Acceptable paper and 
other print media
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The print quality can be affected by the type 
of paper you use in the machine.
To get the best print quality for the settings 
you have chosen, always set the Paper Type 
to match the type of paper you load.
You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated 
paper), glossy paper, transparencies and 
envelopes.
We recommend testing various paper types 
before buying large quantities.
For best results, use Brother paper.  When you print on inkjet paper...

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IMPORTANT
DO NOT use the following kinds of paper:• Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or  irregularly shaped paper
 
1 2 mm or greater curl may cause jams 
to occur.
• Extremely shiny or highly textured paper
• Paper that cannot be arranged  uniformly when stacked
• Short grain paper
 
Paper capacity of the output paper 
tray cover
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Up to 50 sheets of 80 g/m2 A4 paper.
 Transparencies and photo paper must be 
picked up from the output paper tray cover 
one page at a time to avoid smudging.
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