Brother DCP J525W User Manual

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ScannerD
1Windows® XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® 
XP Professional x64 Edition.
2For the latest driver updates for the Mac OS X you are using, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
3Maximum 1200   1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 
(resolution up to 19200   19200 dpi can be selected by using the Brother scanner utility).
Colour/Monochrome Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
® XP1/Windows Vista®/Windows®7)
Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x
2
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows® XP1/Windows Vista®/Windows®7)
ICA Compliant Yes (Mac OS X 10.6.x)
Colour Depth 36 bit colour Processing (Input)
24 bit colour Processing (Output)
Resolution Up to 19200  19200 dpi (interpolated)
3
Up to 1200   2400 dpi (optical) (Scanner Glass)
Up to 1200   600 dpi (optical) (ADF) (DCP-J725DW only)
Scanning Width and Length (Scanner Glass) 
Width: Up to 210 mm
Length: Up to 291 mm
(ADF, DCP-J725DW only)
Width: Up to 210 mm
Length: Up to 349.6 mm
Greyscale 256 levels
 
						

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PrinterD
1When the Borderless feature is set to On.
2See Paper type and size for each operation  uu page 22.
3When printing on A4 size paper.
4For detailed specifications visit http://www.brother.com/.
InterfacesD
1Your machine has a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 
1.1 interface.
2Third party USB ports are not supported.
Resolution Up to 1200  6000 dpi
Printing Width
3204 mm [210 mm (borderless)1]
Borderless
2A4, Letter, A6, Photo 10 15 cm, 
Index Card 127 203 mm, Photo L 89 127 mm 
(DCP-J725DW only), Photo 2L 13 18 cm
Duplex (2-sided) 
(DCP-J725DW 
only) 
Paper type:
Plain paper
 Paper size:
A4, Letter, A5, A6, Executive
Print Speed
4
USB12A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 2 m.
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure/Ad-hoc Mode)
 
						

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Computer requirementsD
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Computer Platform & 
Operating System Version
Supported 
PC Software  FunctionsPC 
InterfaceProcessor 
Minimum  SpeedMinimum  RAMRecommended  RAMHard Disk Space to install
For 
DriversFor 
Applications
Windows® 
Operating 
SystemWindows® XP Home13
Windows® XP 
Professional13
Printing, 
Scanning, 
Removable 
Di sk
4
USB, 
Wireless 
802.11b/g/nIntel® Pent ium®II 
or equivalent128 MB 256 MB 150 MB1GB
Windows
® XP 
Professional  x64 
Edition
13
64-bit (Intel® 64 
or AMD64) 
supported CPU256 MB 512 MB 150 MB1GB
Windows Vista®13Intel® Pent ium®4 
or equivalent
64-bit (Intel® 64 
or AMD64) 
supported CPU
512 MB1GB500 MB1.3 GB
Windows
® 7131GB 
(32 bit)
2GB 
(64 bit) 1GB 
(32 bit)
2GB 
(64 bit)650 MB1.3 GB
Windows Server® 2003 
(print only via network)PrintingWireless 
802.11b/g/nIntel® Pentium®III 
or equivalent256 MB 512 MB50 MB N/A
Windows Server® 2003  
x64 Edition (print only 
via network)64-bit (Intel® 64 
or AMD64) 
supported CPU
Windows Server® 2003 
R2 (print only via network)Intel® Pentium®III 
or equivalent
Windows Server® 2003 
R2 x64 Edition (print 
only via network)64-bit (Intel® 64 
or AMD64) 
supported CPU512 MB1GB
Windows Server® 2008 
(print only via network) Intel® Pentium®4 or 
equivalent 64-bit 
(Intel
® 64 or AMD64) 
supported CPU
2GB
Windows Server® 2008 
R2 (print only via network)64-bit (Intel® 64 or 
AMD64) supported CPU
Macintosh 
Operating 
SystemMac OS X 
10.4.11, 10.5.xPrinting, 
Scanning, 
Removable 
Di sk
4
USB2, 
Wireless 
802.11b/g/nPowerPC 
G4/G5
Intel® Processor
512 MB1GB 80MB550 MB
Mac OS X 10.6.xIntel® Processor1GB 2GB
Conditions:
1For WIA, 1200 1200 resolution. Brother Scanner 
Utility enables to enhance up to 19200 19200 dpi.
2Third party USB ports are not supported.
3PaperPort™12SE supports Windows® XP Home 
(SP3 or greater), XP Professional (SP3 or greater), 
XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or greater), 
Windows Vista
® (SP2 or greater) and Windows® 7.
4Removable disk is a function of PhotoCapture 
Center™. (DCP-J725DW only)
For the latest driver updates, visit us at 
http://solutions.brother.com/
.
All trademarks, brand and product names are the 
property of their respective companies.
 
						

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Consumable itemsD
InkThe machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink 
cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly.
Service Life of Ink 
Cartridge The first time you install a set of ink cartridges the machine will use 
an amount of ink to fill the ink delivery tubes for high quality 
printouts. This process will only happen once. After this process is 
complete the cartridges provided with your machine will have a 
lower yield than standard cartridges (80%). With all following ink 
cartridges you can print the specified number of pages.
Replacement 
Consumables  LC1220BK 
 LC1220Y 
 LC1220C 
 LC1220M
Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 300 pages
1
 LC1240BK 
 LC1240Y 
 LC1240C 
 LC1240M
Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 600 pages
1
1Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711.
For more information about the replacement consumables, visit us 
at http://www.brother.com/pageyield/
.
What is Innobella™?
Innobella™ is a range of genuine consumables offered by Brother. 
The name Innobella™ derives from the words Innovation and 
Bella (meaning Beautiful in Italian) and is a representation of the 
innovative technology providing you with beautiful and long 
lasting print results.
When you print photo images, Brother recommends Innobella™ 
glossy photo paper (BP71 series) for high quality. Brilliant prints are 
made easier with Innobella™ Ink and paper.
 
 
						

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Network (LAN)D
Note
For more information about the Network specifications  uuNetworkUser’sGuide
 
1See the Computer Requirements chart on page 85.
2If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version that is 
available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/
.
3PhotoCapture Center™ is available for DCP-J725DW only.
LANYou can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, 
Network Scanning and access photos from PhotoCapture 
Center™
13. Also included is Brother BRAdmin Light2 Network 
Management software.
Wireless Network 
Security SSID (32 chr), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), 
WPA2-PSK (AES)
Setup Support Utility AOSS™  Yes
WPS Yes
 
						

							Index
88
E
A
ADF (automatic document feeder) ........... 24
Apple Macintosh See Software Users Guide.
B
BrotherCreativeCenter
 ........................................3
C
Cleaningprint head
 .............................................. 41
scanner
 ................................................. 40
Consumable items
 ................................... 86
Control panel overview
 .............................. 5
ControlCenter See Software Users Guide.
Copy paper size
 ............................................. 28
paper type
 ............................................. 28
using scanner glass
 .............................. 25
D
Document loading
 ........................................... 24, 25
E
Envelopes ............................ 13, 14, 22, 23
Error messages on LCD
 .......................... 43
B&W Print Only
 ..................................... 43
Cannot Detect
 ....................................... 44
Cannot Print
 .......................................... 44
Cover is Open
 ....................................... 44
Data Remaining
 .................................... 44
Document Jam
 ...................................... 44
Ink Absorber Full
 ................................... 45
Ink low
 ................................................... 45
InkAbsorberNearFull
 ............................. 45
No Ink Cartridge
 .................................... 46
No Paper Fed
 ........................................ 46
Out of Memory
 ...................................... 47
Paper Jam
 ............................................. 47 Unable to Clean
 .................................... 47
Unable to Init.
 ....................................... 47
Unable to Print
 ...................................... 47
Unable to Scan
 ..................................... 47
Wrong Paper Size
 ................................ 48
F
Favourite Settings ..................................... 8
changing
 ................................................. 9
deleting
 ................................................... 9
recalling
 .................................................. 9
registering
 ............................................... 8
G
Greyscale ................................................ 83
H
Help LCD messages
 ..................................... 61
Menu Table
 .......................................... 62
I
Ink cartridges ink dot counter
 ...................................... 37
replacing
 ............................................... 37
Innobella™
 .............................................. 86
J
Jams document
 .............................................. 49
paper
 .................................................... 50
L
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) ............... 6, 61
Brightness
 ............................................ 10
 
						

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E
M
MacintoshSee Software Users Guide.
Maintenance, routine replacing ink cartridges
 ......................... 37
Mode, entering COPY
 ...................................................... 6
PHOTO
 ................................................... 6
SCAN
 ...................................................... 6
N
Network PrintingSee Network Users Guide.
Scanning See Software Users Guide.
P
Paper ................................................ 20, 79
capacity
 ................................................. 23
loading
 ........................................... 11, 13
loading envelopes and postcards
 .........13
loading photo paper
 .............................. 15
printable area
 ........................................ 18
size
 ....................................................... 19
size of document
 ................................... 24
type
 ................................................ 19, 22
PaperPort™12SE with OCR See Software Users Guide. Also see Help 
in the PaperPort™12SE application.
Photo Paper Tray
 ..................................... 15
PhotoCapture Center™ from PCSee Software Users Guide.
Memory Stick PRO™
 ............................ 29
Memory Stick™
 .................................... 29
MultiMedia Card
 .................................... 29
Preview photos
 ..................................... 32
Print settings
 ......................................... 32
Scan to Media change file name
 ............................... 33
SD Memory Card
 .................................. 29
SDHC Memory Card
 ............................. 29
SDXC Memory Card
 ............................. 29
specifications
 ........................................ 81 Presto! PageManager
See Software Users Guide. Also see Help 
in the Presto! PageManager application.
Print difficulties
 ............................................. 55
paper jams
 ........................................... 50
printable area
 ....................................... 18
resolution
 .............................................. 84
specifications
 ........................................ 84
Printing See Software Users Guide.
Programming your machine
 .................... 61
R
Resolution copy
 ...................................................... 80
print
 ...................................................... 84
scan
 ...................................................... 83
S
Scanning See Software Users Guide.
Serial Number how to find ...............See inside front cover
T
Text, entering .......................................... 75
Transparencies
 ..................... 20, 21, 23, 79
Troubleshooting
 ....................................... 55
document jam
 ....................................... 49
error messages on LCD
 ....................... 43
if you are having difficulty copying
 .............................................. 57
document jam
 .................................... 49
Network
 ............................................. 59
PhotoCapture Center™
 ..................... 58
printing
 .............................................. 55
scanning
 ............................................ 58
software
 ............................................. 58
maintenance messages on LCD
 .......... 43
paper jam
 ............................................. 50
U
Unscannable area ................................... 26
 
						

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V
Volume, settingbeeper
 ..................................................... 9
W
Windows®
See Software Users Guide.
Wireless Network See Quick Setup Guide and Network 
Users Guide.
 
						

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