Brother DCP J525W User Manual

							General information3
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Presto! PageManager User’s Guide 
(DCP-J725DW only) 
(Macintosh users)
Note
Presto! PageManager must be 
downloaded and installed before use. See 
Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh)  
uu page 4 for further instructions.
 
The complete Presto! PageManager 
User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help 
section in the Presto! PageManager 
application.
How to find Network setup 
instructions
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Your machine can be connected to a wireless 
network.
Basic setup instructions 
uuQuick Setup Guide
If your wireless access point or router 
supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup or 
AOSS™ uuQuick Setup Guide
Network setup  uuNetworkUser’sGuide
Accessing Brother 
Support (Windows
®)1
You can find all the contacts you will need, 
such as Web support (Brother Solutions 
Center) on the CD-ROM.
 Click  Brother Support  on the Top Menu . 
The following screen will appear:
 
 To access our website 
(http://www.brother.com/
), click 
Brother Home Page .
 For the latest news and product support 
information 
(http://solutions.brother.com/
), click 
Brother Solutions Center .
 To visit our website for original Brother 
Supplies 
(http://www.brother.com/original/
), 
click  Supplies Information .
 To access the Brother CreativeCenter 
(http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/
) 
for FREE photo projects and printable 
downloads, 
click Brother CreativeCenter .
 To return to the top menu, click  Back or if 
you have finished, click  Exit.
 
						

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Accessing Brother 
Support (Macintosh)
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You can find all the contacts you will need, 
such as Web support (Brother Solutions 
Center) on the CD-ROM.  Double-click the  Brother Support  icon. 
The following screen will appear:
 
 (DCP-J725DW only) 
To download and install Presto! 
PageManager, click 
Presto! PageManager .
 To register your machine from the Brother 
Product Registration Page 
(http://www.brother.com/registration/
), 
click  On-Line Registration .
 For the latest news and product support 
information 
(http://solutions.brother.com/
), click 
Brother Solutions Center .
 To visit our website for original Brother 
Supplies 
(http://www.brother.com/original/
), click 
Supplies Information .
 
						

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Control panel overview1
The DCP-J525W and DCP-J725DW have the same control panel keys.
 
1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)This is a Touchscreen LCD. You can access 
the menus and options by pressing buttons 
displayed on the screen.
Also, you can adjust the angle of the screen by 
lifting it.
2 Lets you return to the Ready mode.
3 Start keys:
  Mono Start
Lets you start making copies in 
monochrome. Also lets you start a 
scanning operation (in colour or mono 
depending on the scan setting in the 
ControlCenter software).
  Colour Start
Lets you start making copies in full colour. 
Also lets you start a scanning operation (in 
colour or mono, depending on the scan 
setting in the ControlCenter software). 4
You can turn the machine on and off.
Press   to turn the machine on.
Press and hold down   to turn the machine 
off. The LCD will show  Shutting Down and 
will stay on for a few seconds before going off.
If you turn the machine off using the   
button, it will still periodically clean the print 
head to maintain print quality. To prolong print 
head life, provide the best ink cartridge 
economy, and maintain print quality, you 
should keep your machine connected to the 
power at all times.
5 Stop/Exit Stops an operation or exits the menu.
Note
Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide 
show the DCP-J525W.
 
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LCD screen indications1
The LCD shows the current machine status 
when the machine is idle.
 
1 Menu
Lets you access the main menu.
2 Photo (DCP-J725DW only)
Lets you access the PHOTO mode.
3 s or t
Press to display the previous or next page. The 
Up and Down arrow buttons do not light up 
when there is only one page.
4 If the Information button lights up, you can 
press it to view information about machine 
functions or error messages.
5   Press to recall present Favourite settings. 
These buttons are always lit, even when you 
have not registered your Favourite settings. 
Press a Favourite button to display instructions 
about how to set up a Favourite.
6 Press to go back to the previous menu level. It 
does not light up when its performance is 
rejected.
7 Wireless Status A four level indicator shows the current 
wireless signal strength if you are using a 
wireless connection.  8
Scan
Lets you access the SCAN mode.
9 Copy
Lets you access the COPY mode.
10 Ink indicator Lets you see the available ink volume. Also, 
lets you access the  Ink menu.
The warning icon   appears when there is 
an error or maintenance message. For 
details, see Error and Maintenance 
messages  uu page 43.
Status LED (DCP-J725DW 
only)1
When you turn the machine on, the status 
LED lights up. 
When the memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive is being read or written to, the 
status LED blinks.
When the machine is in Sleep Mode, the 
status LED will be off.
 
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Basic Operations1
To operate the Touchscreen, use your finger 
to press the Menu or option button directly on 
the Touchscreen. To display and access all 
the screen menus or options in a setting, 
press  sor t to scroll through them.
The following steps show how to change a 
setting in the machine. In this example the 
Paper Type setting is changed from 
Plain Paper  to Inkjet Paper .
aPress Menu.
bPress sor t to display 
General Setup .
 
cPress General Setup .
dPress sor t to display  Paper Type . 
ePress Paper Type .
fPress sor t to display 
Inkjet Paper .
gPress Inkjet Paper . 
Note
Press   to go back to the previous level 
if necessary.
 
hPress Stop/Exit .
 
						

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Favourite Settings1
You can register the copy and scan settings 
you use most often by setting them as your 
Favourite Settings. Later you can recall and 
apply those settings quickly and easily. You 
can register three Favourites.
The following settings can be included in a 
copy or scan Favourite:
Copy  Quality
 Paper Type
 Paper Size
 Enlarge/Reduce
 Density
 Stack/Sort
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Page Layout
 Duplex Copy
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Scan (Scan to Media )1
Quality
 File Type
 File Name
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Registering Favourite 
Settings1
aPress  Menu.
bPress sor t to display 
Favorite Settings .
Press  Favorite Settings .
cPress a Favourite displayed as 
”-Blank-”.
Note
Each Favourite button will show the word 
”-Blank-” next to it before you register it.
 
dPress Next to display the modes  Copy 
and  Scan.
ePress  Copy or Scan for the mode you 
want to register.
fPress  sor t to display the available 
settings for the mode you chose in 
step e, and then press the setting you 
want to store.
gPress  sor t to display the available 
options for the setting, and then press 
the option you want.
Repeat steps f and g until you have 
chosen all the settings for this Favourite.
hWhen you finish, press  OK.
iUse the buttons on the Touchscreen to 
enter a name for the Favourite. (To help 
you enter letters, see Entering Text 
uu page 75.)
Press  OK.
jTo finish and register the settings for this 
Favourite, press  Yes.
kPress OK to confirm.
lPress Stop/Exit .
 
						

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Changing Favourite Settings1
You can change the settings registered to a 
Favourite.
aPress Menu.
bPress sor t to display 
Favorite Settings .
Press  Favorite Settings .
cPress the Favourite (1, 2 , or 3 ) you want 
to change.
dPress  Change, and then  Yes to confirm. 
ePress sor t to display the available 
settings, and then press the setting you 
want to change.
fPress  sor t to display the available 
options, and then choose your new 
option.
Repeat steps e and f to change other 
settings as needed.
gPress  OK when you are finished 
changing settings.
hTo edit the name, hold down   to 
delete the current name, and then enter 
a new name by pressing the buttons on 
the Touchscreen. (To help you enter 
letters, see  Entering Text  uu page 75.)
Press  OK.
iTo finish and register the settings for this 
Favourite, press Yes.
jPress OK to confirm.
kPress Stop/Exit .
Deleting Favourite Settings1
You can delete a Favourite.
aPress Menu.
bPress sor t to display 
Favorite Settings .
Press  Favorite Settings .
cPress the Favourite (1, 2 , or  3) that you 
want to delete.
dPress  Delete to delete the Favourite 
that you chose in step c.
Press  Yes to confirm.
ePress Stop/Exit .
Recalling Favourite Settings1
  
Buttons for each Favourite are always 
displayed on the screen. To recall a 
Favourite, simply press its button.
Beeper Volume1
When the beeper is on, the machine will beep 
when you press a key, or make a mistake.
You can choose from a range of beeper 
volume levels, from  High to Off.
aPress  Menu.
bPress sor t to display 
General Setup .
cPress General Setup .
dPress sor t to display  Beeper.
ePress Beeper.
fPress Low, Med, High or  Off.
gPress Stop/Exit .
 
						

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LCD display1
Setting the backlight 
brightness1
If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, 
try changing the brightness setting.
aPress  Menu.
bPress  sor t to display 
General Setup .
cPress General Setup .
dPress sor t to display 
LCD Settings .
ePress LCD Settings .
fPress sor t to display  Backlight .
gPress Backlight .
hPress Light , Med or  Dark.
iPress Stop/Exit.
 
						

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Loading paper and 
other print media
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Note
(DCP-J725DW only)
To print on Photo (1015 cm) or Photo L 
(89 127 mm) paper, you must use the 
photo paper tray. (See  Loading photo 
paper (DCP-J725DW only)  uu page 15.)
 
Load only one size of paper and one type of 
paper in the paper tray at any one time.
aPull the paper tray completely out of the 
machine.
 
Note
If the paper support flap (1) is open, close 
it, and then close the paper support (2). 
 
 
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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dFan the stack of paper well to avoid 
paper jams and misfeeds.
 
Note
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 not to push the paper in too far; 
it may lift at the back of the tray and cause 
paper feed problems.
 
Note
When there are only a few sheets of paper 
left in the paper tray, the machine may 
start to misfeed. Load at least 10 sheets of 
paper into the paper tray.
 
fGently adjust the paper side guides (1) 
to fit the paper using both hands.
Make sure the paper side guides touch 
the sides of the paper.
 
gClose the output paper tray cover. 
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