Brother DCP J525W User Manual

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How to scan to a 
memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive
5
You can scan monochrome and colour 
documents onto a memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive. 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 200 dpi and 
the default file format is PDF. The machine 
automatically creates file...

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Printing a document6
The machine can receive data from your 
computer and print it. To print from a 
computer, you must install the printer driver.
uuSoftware User’s Guide:  Printing 
(Windows
®) 
uu Software User’s Guide:  Printing and 
Faxing  (Macintosh)
aInstall the Brother printer driver from the 
CD-ROM. ( uuQuick Setup Guide)
bFrom your application, choose the Print 
command.
cChoose the name of your machine in the 
Print dialog box and click  Preferences.  
dChoose the settings you want to...

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Scanning a document7
There are several ways to scan documents. 
You can use the Scan button on the screen 
or the scanner drivers on your computer.
aTo use the machine as a scanner, you 
must install a scanner driver. If the 
machine is on a Network, configure it 
with a TCP/IP address.
 Install the scanner drivers from the 
CD-ROM. ( uuQuick Setup Guide)
 Configure the machine with a TCP/IP 
address if network scanning does not 
work. ( uuSoftware User’s Guide: 
Configuring Network Scanning for...

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Scanning using a 
scanner driver
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uu Software User’s Guide:  Scanning a 
document using the TWAIN driver  
(Windows
®)
uu Software User’s Guide:  Scanning a 
document using the WIA driver  (Windows
®)
uu Software User’s Guide:  Scanning a 
document using the TWAIN driver  
(Macintosh)
uu Software User’s Guide:  Scanning a 
document using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 
10.6.x)
aStart a scanning application and click 
the  Scan  button.
bAdjust the settings such as  Resolution, 
Brightness  and...

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A
Replacing the ink 
cartridges
A
Your machine is equipped with an ink dot 
counter. The ink dot counter automatically 
monitors the level of ink in each of the 
four cartridges. When the machine detects an 
ink cartridge is running out of ink, the machine 
will display a message on the LCD.
The LCD will show 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 ink...

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bPress the lock release lever as shown to 
release the cartridge indicated on the 
LCD. Remove the cartridge from the 
machine.
 
 
cOpen the new ink cartridge bag for the 
colour shown on the LCD, and then take 
out the ink cartridge.
dTurn the green release lever on the 
orange protective packing (1) clockwise 
until it clicks to release the vacuum seal. 
Then remove the orange protective 
packing as shown.
 
 
eEach colour has its own correct position. 
Insert the ink cartridge in the direction of...

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A
fGently push the back of the ink cartridge 
marked “PUSH” 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 was a brand new one (for 
example,  Did You Change  Black). 
For each new cartridge you installed, 
press  Yes to automatically reset the ink 
dot counter for that colour. If the ink 
cartridge you installed...

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Cleaning and checking 
the machine
A
Cleaning the scanner glassA
aUnplug the machine from the electrical 
socket.
bLift the document cover (1). Clean the 
scanner glass (2) and the white 
plastic (3) with a soft lint-free cloth 
moistened with a non-flammable glass 
cleaner.
 
c(DCP-J725DW only)
In the ADF unit, clean the white bar (1) 
and the glass strip (2) with a lint-free 
cloth moistened with a non-flammable 
glass cleaner.
 
Note
In addition to cleaning the glass strip with 
a non-flammable...

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A
Cleaning the print headA
To maintain good print quality, the machine 
will automatically clean the print head when 
needed. You can start the cleaning process 
manually if there is a print quality problem.
Clean the print head if you get a horizontal 
line in the text or graphics, or blank text on 
your printed pages. You can clean Black only, 
three colours at a time 
(Yellow/Cyan/Magenta), or all four colours at 
once.
Cleaning the print head consumes ink. 
Cleaning too often...

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iAfter the cleaning procedure is finished,  
press Start.
The machine starts printing the Print 
Quality Check Sheet again and repeat 
the procedure from step e. 
jPress Stop/Exit.
If you repeat this procedure at least five 
times and the print quality is still poor, 
replace the ink cartridge for the clogged 
colour. 
After replacing the ink cartridge, check 
the print quality. If the problem still 
exists, repeat the cleaning and test print 
procedures at least five times for the 
new ink cartridge....