Documents that we receive from a manufacturer of a Brother DCP-157C can be divided into several groups. They are, among others:
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All of them are important, but the most important information from the point of view of use of the device are in the user manual Brother DCP-157C.
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Brother DCP-157C - page 1
USER’S GU IDE DCP-1 35C DCP-1 50C DCP-1 53C DCP-1 57C ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 2
If yo u n eed to c all Cu stomer S ervice Ple ase com plete the fol lowin g inform ation for futu re refere nce: Model Number: DCP-135C, DCP -150C, DCP-153C and DCP-157C (Circle your model num ber) Ser ial N umb er: 1 Da te of P u rch a se : P lac e o f P urc h as e: 1 The seria l number is on the back of the unit. Re tain this U ser' s Guide ...
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i Compilation and Public ation Notice Under the supervision of Brother Indust ri es Ltd., this manual has been compi l ed and published, coverin g the latest product descriptions and specificat i ons. The conte nt s of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without not i ce . Brother reserves the right to make chan ...
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ii EC Declaration of Conformity under the R & TTE Directi ve ...
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iii Tabl e of Co nten ts Section I Genera l 1 General Informat ion 2 Usi ng the docume ntat i o n ... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... .... 2 Symb ols and conven tions used in the d ocumentation .................................... 2 Access ing t he Soft war e Use r’ s Guide ... ...
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iv Section II I Direc t Photo Printing 4 Pri nt in g p ho tos fr om a m emo r y car d or USB Fl as h memo ry drive 28 Photo Cap ture Center™ Opera tio ns..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .. 28 Printing f rom a memory card or USB Flash memo r y drive wi thout a PC ....... 28 Scanning to a memory ca ...
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v Section V Appen dixe s A S afe ty a nd Leg al 46 Choosi ng a locat i o n ...... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .... .. 46 To use the ma chine sa fel y . .. ... .... ..... .. ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... .. 47 Import ant s af ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 8
vi D Speci ficat ions 78 Genera l . .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .. 78 Prin t medi a ... .. ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. ..... .. 79 Copy .. ..... . ...
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Section I Genera l I General Information 2 Loading documents and pa per 9 ...
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2 1 Using the documen tation 1 Thank y ou for bu y ing a Brother m achine! Reading the docu m entation will help you make the mos t of your machine. Sy mbo l s and co nv en tion s used in th e docu menta ti o n 1 The f ol lowing symbols an d conventions are used throughou t t he documentat ion. Genera l Info rmation 1 Bold Bold typeface identifies ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 11
General Informat ion 3 1 Acces sing the Software Use r’s Guide 1 This User ’ s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine such as ho w to use the advanced f eat ures of the Printer and S canner. When you are ready t o learn detailed information ab out these operations, read the Softwa r e User’s G ui de that is on the CD-ROM ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 12
Chapter 1 4 How to f i nd Scanning instruc tions 1 There are several ways you can scan document s. You c an find the instructions as follo ws: Softwa r e User’s Guide Scannin g ( For Window s ® 2000 Profes s ional/Win dows ® XP and Windows Vis t a™) Co ntr ol C ent er 3 (F or Windows ® 20 00 Profes s ional/Win dows ® XP and Windows ...
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General Informat ion 5 1 How to find Scanning ins tructions 1 There are several way s you can scan docu m ents. Y ou can f ind the instructions as follo ws: So f tware User’ s Guide Scanni ng (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) ControlCent er2 (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) Pre sto! ® P ageMa nage r ® Use r’s G uide Instructi ...
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Chapter 1 6 Control panel over view 1 The D CP-135C , DCP-150C , DC P -153C and DCP-157 have the same control p anel k eys . 1 Copy keys Lets y ou temporari ly ch ange the copy set tings when in copy mode. Copy Options You can quickly and ea sily se lect temporar y setti ngs f or copyi ng. Enlarge/ Reduce Lets you enl arge or re duce copies ...
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General Informat ion 7 1 7 Sca n Lets you acce ss Scan mode. 8 PhotoCaptur e Lets you acce ss PhotoCapture Center™ mode. 9 LCD (liqui d crystal displ ay) Displa ys messag es on the screen to hel p you set up and us e your machine. 10 Warning LED Turns re d when t he LCD displ ays an er r or or an import ant stat us messag e. Note Mos t o f th ...
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Chapter 1 8 War ning LED indic at ions 1 The st atus LED (Light Emitting D iode) is a light that shows the DCP s tatus. The LCD shows t he c urrent machine s tat us when the ma chine is idle. Prin ting R epo rts 1 The f ol lowing reports are av ai lable: Help List A h elp list about how to qu ick ly program your machine. User Settings Lists ...
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9 2 2 Loading do cuments 2 You can ma k e copies and sc an f rom the scanne r glass. Us ing the scan ner glas s 2 You can use the scanner glass t o copy or scan page s of a book or one page at a time. Document Size s Supported 2 Size : Up to A4 size [215. 9 to 297 mm] Weigh t: Up to 2 kg How to load doc um ents 2 a Lift t he documen t cover ...
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Chapter 2 10 Sc an na ble a rea 2 The sc annable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below sho w the areas you cannot sca n on Letter and A4 paper. Acceptab le paper a nd other med ia 2 The print quality can be affected by the type of pa per you are using in the machin e. To ge t the best print qualit y for th ...
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Loading doc uments and paper 11 2 Recomme nd ed med ia 2 To get t he best print quality, w e suggest using Brother p aper. (See table below.) If B rot her pa per is not a vailable in y our coun t ry, we recommen d t est ing various papers before purchas i ng la r ge qu antities. W e recom mend using ‘3M Transparen c y Film’ when you print on tr ...
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Chapter 2 12 Ch oosi ng t he righ t me dia 2 Paper t ype and s ize fo r each ope ration 2 Paper Type Paper Si ze Usage Copy Photo Captur e Printer Cut Sheet Letter 216 × 279 mm (8 1/ 2 × 11 in. ) Yes Yes Yes A4 210 × 297 mm ( 8.3 × 1 1.7 in . ) Yes Yes Yes Legal 216 × 356 mm ( 8 1/2 × 14 in.) Yes – Yes Executi ve 184 × 267 mm (7 1/4 × 10 ...
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Loading doc uments and paper 13 2 Paper weight , thickne ss and c apacity 2 1 Up to 50 s heet s for Le gal size paper 80 g/m 2 (20 lb) . Up to 100 sh eets of 8 0 g/m 2 (2 0 lb) pa per . Paper T ype Weight Thickness No. of sheets Cut Sheet Plai n Paper 64 to 120 g/m 2 (17 t o 32 lb) 0.08 to 0 .15 mm (0 .003 t o 0.006 i n.) 100 1 Inkj et Pa per 64 to ...
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Chapter 2 14 Loading pape r , envelop es and ot her media 2 Load ing pape r and othe r medi a 2 a Pull the paper tray co m plete l y out of the machine. Lift t he output paper tray cover (1). b Press and slide the paper side guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to fit the paper size. c Fan th e stack of p aper well t o av oi d paper jams and misfe ...
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Loading doc uments and paper 15 2 e Gently adjust the pape r s ide guides to the pa per with both hands. Make s ure the pa per side gu ides touch the sid es of the paper. Note Be caref ul that you do not push the pape r in too f ar; it may lift at t he bac k of the t ray and c ause feed problems. f Close the output paper tray cover. g Slowly push t ...
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Chapter 2 16 Lo adin g envel opes an d post car d s 2 Loading e nvelopes 2 Use envelopes that weigh from 7 5 to 95 g/m 2 . Som e envelopes need margin settings to be set in the application. Make sure you do a te st p rint f irs t. CAUTION DO NOT use any of the foll owing type s of envelopes, as they will cause paper feed problems: • If th ...
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Loading doc uments and paper 17 2 If y ou have p robl ems when printi ng o n envelop es, try the following suggestion s: 2 a Open t he envelop e flap. b Make s ure the op en flap is either to th e side of t he envelope or to t he back edge of the envelope whe n printing. c Adjust the size an d margin in your application. Rem oving s mall pr intout ...
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Chapter 2 18 Pr intable area 2 The printable area depend s on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envel opes. The machi ne c an only print in the shade d area s when the B ord erl ess print f e at ure is av ai lable and turned on. Note The Borderless feat ure is not a v ...
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Section I I Copy II Making copies 20 ...
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20 3 How to c opy 3 You can use your mach i ne as a copier, making up to and 99 c opi e s at a time. Ma king a sin gle copy 3 a Load your docume nt . b Pre ss Mono S tart or Colour Start . Mak ing mu ltiple copies 3 You can make up to 99 copie s. a Load your docume nt . b Pre ss Number of Copies repeatedly until the number of copies you want appear ...
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Making cop ies 21 3 Cha ngi ng copy s peed and qu ality 3 You can select f rom a range of quality se tti ngs . Th e de fau lt se ttin g is Normal . To temporaril y c hange the quality setting, follow the instructions below: a Load your docum ent . b Pr ess Copy Qu ality repeate dly to choose Fast , Normal or Best . c Pr ess Mono S tart or Colou r S ...
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Chapter 3 22 To en large or redu c e the next copy follow the in s tr uctio n belo w: a Load your docume nt . b Pre ss Enlarge/Red uce . c Do one o f the following: Pre ss a or b to choose the enlargemen t or redu ction ratio y ou want. Press OK . Pre ss a or b t o choose Custom(25-400%) . Pre ss OK . Pre ss a or b rep eatedly to enter an e ...
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Making cop ies 23 3 f Put the n ext doc ument on the scann er gla ss. Press OK . Repeat e and f fo r eac h p age of t he layout. Set Next Page Then Press OK g After all the p ages ha v e been scanned, press b ( No ) to fin ish. Note If any photo paper is sele c ted a s the paper type setting for N in 1 c opies, the ima ges will be printed as if pla ...
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Chapter 3 24 Contrast 3 Adjust the contra s t t o help an image look sharper and more vivid. a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b t o choose 1.Copy . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b t o choose 5.Contrast . Pre ss OK . d Pre ss a or b t o increase or decrease the co ntr as t. Pre ss OK . e Pre ss Sto p/ Exit . Colour sa turation 3 a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss ...
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Making cop ies 25 3 Pap er si ze 3 If c opying on paper other t han A 4 size, y ou will need to change the pape r s i ze setting. You can copy on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or Photo Card (10 × 15 cm) paper. a Load your docum ent . b Pr ess Copy Optio ns a nd a or b to choose Paper Size . Pr ess OK . c Pr ess a or b to choose t he size of paper you are ...
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Section II I Direct Phot o Printing III Printing photos from a mem ory card or USB Flash memory dri ve 28 Printing photos from a cam era 39 ...
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28 4 PhotoCapture Cente r™ Operatio ns 4 Note The DCP-135C only supports USB Flash memo ry dr iv e. Pr intin g from a m emory ca rd or USB Fla sh mem ory dri v e wi thout a PC 4 Even if y our machine i s not connected to your comput er, you can print photos directly f rom digital camera media or a USB Flash memory drive. (See H ow to p rin t fr o ...
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Pri nting phot os f r om a me mory card or USB Fla sh memory driv e 29 4 Mem or y ca rd s o r U SB Flas h me mory d rive fo lder st ructur e 4 Your m achine i s designed to be compatible with m odern digital c amera image f iles and mem ory cards; ho wever, plea s e read the points below to avoid errors: The im age f ile extension must be .JPG ...
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Chapter 4 30 Getting starte d Firmly put a mem ory card or USB Flash mem ory drive into the correct slot. 1 USB F l ash memor y d r ive 2 Compact Flash ® 3 S ecu reDi gita l™, M ultiM edia Car d™ 4 Memory Stick ® , Memory St ick Pro™ 5 xD-Picture Car d™ CAUTION The USB direct interface s upports only a USB Fla s h memory dri ve, a PictBri ...
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Pri nting phot os f r om a me mory card or USB Fla sh memory driv e 31 4 How to print from a memory card or USB Flash me mory drive 4 Before printing a p hoto you must first p r int a thum bnail index to cho ose the number of t he photo y ou want to print. Follow t he instructions below to start printing directly from y our memory card: a Make s ur ...
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Chapter 4 32 Pr inting Im ages 4 Before y ou can print an i ndi vidual image, you have to know the image num ber. a Make sure you have put the memory card or USB F lash m emory drive in the correct sl ot . b Print the i ndex first. (See Pr i nt Index (Thumbnai l s) on page 31 . ) Pre ss ( Pho to Capt ur e ). c Pre ss a or b to c ho ose Print Images ...
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Pri nting phot os f r om a me mory card or USB Fla sh memory driv e 33 4 DP OF pri nti ng 4 DPO F stands for Di gital Print Order Format. Majo r dig it al camera manuf act urers (Canon Inc., Eastm an K odak Com pany, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and Sony Corporation) created this standard to make it easier to pr ...
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Chapter 4 34 PhotoCapture Cente r™ print settin gs 4 Thes e s ettings will r e main until you cha nge them again. Pr int qua lity 4 a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b t o choose 2.PhotoCapture . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b t o choose 1.Print Quality . Pre ss OK . d Pre ss a or b t o choose Normal or Photo . Pre ss OK . e Pre ss Sto p/ Exit . Pape r ...
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Pri nting phot os f r om a me mory card or USB Fla sh memory driv e 35 4 Adju sting Brig htnes s, Cont rast an d Col ou r 4 Brightness 4 a Pr ess Me nu . b Pr ess a or b t o choose 2.PhotoCapture . Pr ess OK . c Pr ess a or b to c hoose 5.Brightness . Pr ess OK . d Pr ess a or b to m ake a l i ghter or darker print. Pr ess OK . e Pr ess Sto p /Exi ...
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Chapter 4 36 Crop ping 4 If your p hoto is t oo l ong or wide t o fit the available space on yo ur c hosen layout, part of the image wi ll be automatically cr opped. The d efault setting i s On . If you wan t to print the whole image, t urn this setting t o Off . a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b t o choose 2.PhotoCapture . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or ...
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Pri nting phot os f r om a me mory card or USB Fla sh memory driv e 37 4 Scan to a memor y car d or USB Flash me mory drive 4 You can sca n m onochrome and colour doc um ent s i nt o a me mo ry c a r d o r US B F las h me mor y dri ve. Mo noch rome docu men ts w ill be s tor ed i n PDF ( *. PDF ) or T I FF fi l e fo r m a ts (*.TIF). C olour docum ...
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Chapter 4 38 Ch angi ng t he mon och rom e file fo rmat 4 a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b t o choose 2.PhotoCapture . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b t o choose 0.Scan to Media . Pre ss OK . d Pre ss a or b t o choose 2.B/W File Type . Pre ss OK . e Pre ss a or b t o choose TIFF or PDF . Pre ss OK . f Pre ss Sto p/ Exit . Chan ging t he colour f ile f ...
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39 5 5 Printing photos direct ly from a PictBridge camera 5 Your Brothe r machine supports t he PictB r i dge standard, allowing you to c onnect to and print photos directly from any PictB r i dge compatible digital camera. If your camera supports the USB Mass Storage s t andard, you can also print photos from a digital camera without P i ctBridge. ...
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Chapter 5 40 Pr inting Im ages Note Remove any m emory cards or USB Flash mem ory drive from t he m achine before conne c ting a digital cam era. a Make sure that your camera is turned off. Connect your camera to the USB direct interface (1) port on the machine using the USB cab le. 1 USB direct int erface b Turn on t he camera. When t he machine h ...
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Pri nting pho t os from a camer a 41 5 Printing photos direct ly from a di gital camer a (witho ut PictBridge) 5 If your camera supports (an d is currently using) the USB Mass Stora ge s tandard, you can connect you r c amera in st orage mode. This enable s you to print photos from your camera. If you wo uld like to p r int phot os in PictBridg e m ...
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Chapter 5 42 Understandi ng the Error Messages 5 O nce y ou are f amilia r with the t ype s of e rrors that c an occur while you a r e using PictB r i dge, you can easily identify and troublesho ot any problem s . Out of Memory This message will appear if you are working with images t ha t are too large for the machine's m emory. Unusa ...
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Sectio n IV Software IV Software features 44 ...
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44 6 The CD - R OM includes the Software User’s Guide for f eat ures avail able when c onnec ted to a computer (for e xample, printing and scannin g). The guide has easy to use links that, when clicked, will ta ke you directly to a parti cul ar sect ion. You can find in f ormation on these features: Prin ti ng Scannin g ControlCenter3 ...
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Section V Appendix es V Safety and Legal 46 Troubleshooting and Routin e Maintenance 55 Menu and Features 72 Specifications 78 Glossary 87 ...
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46 A Choosing a location A Put you r m achi ne on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and sho cks, such as a desk. Put the ma chine near a s tandard, gro unded el ectrical socket. Ch oose a l ocation where the temperatu r e rem ai ns between 10 ° C and 35 ° C. CAUTION • Avoid plac i ng your machine i n a hig h-t raf f ic area. • ...
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Safety an d L egal 47 A To use the machine sa fely A Ple ase k eep these instructions for l ater reference and read them before attempting any main t enanc e. WARNIN G There are high voltage electrodes inside the machi ne. Before you clean the inside of the machine, m ake sure you have unplugg ed the power cord f rom the electrical socket. Doing t ...
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48 DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the machine under the scanner cove r . Doi ng this may cause injury. DO NOT put your hands on the e dge of t he paper t ray under the output paper tray cover. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT touch the paper feed roller. Doing this may cause injury. ...
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Safety an d L egal 49 A DO NOT touch the area shade d i n the illustrat i on. Do i ng thi s may caus e injury . When moving the machine you must l if t it f rom the base, by placing a hand at each s ide of the unit as shown in the illustration. DO NOT carry the machine by holding the scanner cover. DO NOT use flamma ble substances or any type of sp ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 58
50 WARNIN G • This product must be installed near an el ect rical socket that is easily accessible. In case of an emergency, you must unp lug t he power cord from the el ec trical socket to shut off the power completely. • Always make sure the plug is fully inserted. Imp ortan t safe ty in struct ions A 1 Rea d al l of these instructions. 2 Sav ...
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Safety an d L egal 51 A If t he product doe s not o perate normal l y whe n the operating instructions are f ollowed , adjust onl y those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Incorrect adjust m ent of other controls may r esu l t i n damage and wil l often require ex t ensive work by a qualified technician t o rest ore t he ...
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52 EU D irect ive 20 02/96/ EC an d E N50419 A This equ ipment is mark ed with the a bove recycling s ymbol. It means that at the end of th e l ife of the eq uipment, you m ust dispose of it separately at an appropriate collection point, and not pl ace it in the normal dom estic unsorted was t e stream . This will benefit the env ironmen t for all. ...
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Safety an d L egal 53 A Legal lim itations fo r copy ing It is an offence to make reproductions of certain items or documents with the intent to commit fraud. T his me m orandum is intended to be a guide rat her than a complete li st. W e sug gest you check with r elevant le gal authorities i f i n doubt about a particular item or doc um e nt . The ...
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54 Trade mark s A The B rother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Indus tries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Multi-Fun c t ion Link is a registere d trademark of Brother I nternational C orporation. © 2 007 Brother I ndustries, L t d. All rig ht s reserv ed. Microsoft and W indows are registe r e d trade ...
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55 B B Troubleshoo ting B If you think there is a prob lem with y our machine, c heck the chart belo w and f ol low the troubl es hoot i ng tips. Most prob lems can be easily r eso lved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Sol ut ions Center offers latest FAQs and troubleshoot i ng tips. Visit us at http:// s o lutions.brother.com ...
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56 Prin ted t ext or im ages a re s kewe d. Ma ke sur e the pape r is lo aded prope rly in the pape r tra y and the pa per si de gu ide is ad juste d co rrectl y. ( Se e Load ing pa pe r and other m edia o n pa ge 1 4.) Make sure th e Jam C lear co ver i s se t pr oper ly . Sm udge d sta in at t he to p cen ter of the print ed pag e. M ake sur e th ...
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Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 57 B Copying Diff iculti es Difficulty Su ggesti ons Ver tic al st rea ks ap pe ar on copies If you s ee v ert ic al str eak s on cop ies, clean t he sca nne r. (See C lea ning the sc anne r o n pa ge 65.) Scanning Dif ficul ties Difficulty Su ggesti ons TWA IN /WI A e rror s ap pear when star ting to sc ...
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58 Error messages B As with any sophisticated office product, e r rors m ay occ ur. If this happens, your machine ide nt ifies the err or and shows an error mess age. The m ost com mon error m essages a r e shown below. You can correct most errors by yourself. If you ne ed more he lp, t he B rot her So lutions Center offers latest F AQs an d troubl ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 67
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 59 B No Ca rtri dg e An ink cartridge is not inst alled proper ly. Take o ut the i nk cartridge and pu t i t in ag ai n seati ng it pr operly . (Se e Replacin g the i nk cart r i dges o n pa ge 63. ) No Fi le The memory card or USB Flash memory drive in the media dri ve does not cont ain a .JPG fil e. Pu ...
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60 Ch angi ng L CD l ang uag e B You can change the LCD lan guage. a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b t o choose 0.Initial Setup . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b t o choose 0.Local Language . Pre ss OK . d Pre ss a or b t o choose your language. Pre ss OK . e Pre ss Sto p/ Exit . Impr ovin g t he LC D v iew ing B You can ad just the L CD c ontrast for a ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 69
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 61 B Pr inte r j am o r pa pe r jam B Take out the j ammed pap er dependin g on where it is jammed in t he m achine. Open a nd close the scanner cover to clear t he error. a Pull th e paper tray (1) out of t he machine. b Pull out the jammed paper (1) an d press St op/Exi t . If yo u cannot rem ove t ...
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62 d Put the J am Clear C over back on. Make sure t he Co ver is set pr operly. e Lift t he scanner cover (1) from the front of the machine until it lock s securel y int o the open position. Make sure that there is no ja mme d paper left inside the ma chine. Che ck both en ds of the print carriage. Note If the paper is j amm ed under t h e print he ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 71
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 63 B Routine mai ntenance B Rep l a cing th e ink ca rt ri dg es B Your mac hi ne is equipped with an ink dot coun t er. The ink dot counter auto m atically moni t ors the level of ink in each of the 4 cartridges. W hen th e machine d etects an ink cartridge is running out of ink, the machine will tell y ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 72
64 f Lift each lock release l ever and pu s h i t until it clicks, and then close the ink car tridge cover. g The machine will automatically reset the ink dot counter. Note • If you replaced an ink cartridge, for example Black, before the LCD s hows Near Empty Black or Ink Empty Black , the LCD will ask you to verify that it was a brand new one ( ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 73
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 65 B Cl eanin g the o uts ide o f the machin e B CAUTION Use n eut ral de t ergents. Cl eani ng with volatile liquids such as thinner or ben z i ne will damage the outside surface of the machine. DO NOT use cleaning ma t erials that contain ammoni a. DO NOT use isopropyl alcohol to remove dirt from the c ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 74
66 Cl ea ning t he ma ch in e pr inter plat en B WARNIN G Unplug the machine from the electrical socket b ef ore clean ing the pri nt er platen (1). a Clean the machin e prin ter platen (1) a nd the area around it, wiping off any scattered ink with a s o ft, dry, li nt-free cl oth . Cl ea ning the Pa per Pi ck -u p Rolle r B a Pull the paper tray c ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 75
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 67 B c Clean the Paper Pick-up Roll er (1) wit h isopropyl alcoh ol on a cotton swab. d Put the Jam Clear Cover back on. Make sure the Cover i s set properly. e Re-connect the power cord. f Put t he paper tray f i rmly b ack in t he machine. Cl eanin g th e print hea d B To m aintain print quality, t he ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 76
68 Ch ecking the p rint q uality B If fa ded or streak ed c ol ours and t ext appear on your output, some of the nozzles may be clogged. You c an check th is by printing t he Print Qu ality Check Shee t and look i ng at t he nozzle check p attern. a Pre ss Ink Man agement . b Pre ss a or b t o choose Test Print . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b t o cho ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 77
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 69 B Ch ecki ng the prin t alig nme n t B You m ay need to adjust t he print alignme nt. If after tr ansporting the m achine your pri nted text becomes bl urred or images become faded then adjust ments m ay need to be made . a Pr ess I nk Man agement . b Pr ess a or b t o choose Test Print . Pr ess OK . ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 78
70 Machin e Infor mation B Ch ecking the s eria l numb er B You can see the m achine’s serial number on the LCD. a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b to s elect 4.Machine Info. . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b to s elect 1.Serial No. . Pre ss OK . XXXXXXX d Pre ss Sto p/ Exit . Packing and shipp ing th e ma chi ne B When y ou trans port the m achine, us ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 79
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 71 B CAUTION If you are not a ble t o find the yellow protective parts, DO NOT remove the ink cartridges before shipping. It is e ssential that the machine be shipp ed with eit her the yellow prot ective parts or the i nk cartr idges in position. Shipping without them will cause d amage t o your m achine ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 80
72 C On-scre en programmin g C Your machi ne i s designed to be easy to use with LCD on-screen pro gram ming us i ng t he menu keys . User-friendly programming h elps you take full advantage of all the menu sele ctio ns your machi ne has to offer. Since your programming is done on t he LCD, we have created step-by-step on-sc reen instructions to he ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 81
Menu a nd Feature s 73 C To access the m enu mode: a Pr ess Me nu . b Choose an option. You c an sc roll m ore quickly through each menu level by pressing a or b fo r the direc t ion you want. 1.Copy 2.PhotoCapture 3.Print Reports 4.Machine Info. 0.Initial Setup c Pr ess OK when t hat option appears on the LC D. The LCD will t hen show t he next me ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 82
74 Menu T able C The m enu table will help you understand t he m enu selections an d options t hat are f ound in the machine's program s. The factory settings are shown in B old with an asterisk. Choose & OK Choose & OK to accept to e x it Mai n Me nu Su bmen u Menu Se l e ctio ns Opti ons De scrip ti o n s Pa g e 1.Copy 1.Paper Type ? ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 83
Menu a nd Feature s 75 C 1.Copy (Co nti nued ) 6.Co lo r Adj ust 1.Red R:- nnnn o + R:- nnno n + R:- nnonn + * R:- nonn n + R:- onnn n + Ad just s the a mou nt of Re d in copi es. 24 2.Green G:- nnnno + G:- nnno n + G:- nnonn + * G:- nonn n + G:- onnn n + Ad just s the a mou nt of Gree n in co pies . 3.Blue B:- nnnno + B:- nnno n + B:- nnonn + * B: ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 84
76 2 .P hot oCapt ure (Con ti nued ) 4.Print Size — 10 x 8cm 13 x 9cm 15 x 10cm 18 x 13cm 20 x 15cm Max. Size * Se lect s t he p rin t s ize. (A pp ear s when A 4 or Lette r is select ed in the Paper Si ze menu. ) 34 5.Brightness — - nnnno + - nnnon + - n nonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Adj u s ts th e bri gh tne ss. 3 5 6.Contrast — - nnnno + - ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 85
Menu a nd Feature s 77 C 2.Ph ot oCa ptur e (Co nti nued ) 8.Cropping — On * Off Cr ops th e imag e a rou nd the marg in to fi t the pap er size or pr int si ze. T u rn t his feat ure o ff if yo u want to pr int w hol e imag es o r pr even t unwan ted cr oppi ng. 36 9.Borderless — On * Off Ex pan ds th e pri ntabl e are a t o fi t the edge s of ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 86
78 D Gen eral D 1 Thi s depe nds on prin t i ng co nd itio ns. Specifications D Memory Cap acity 16 MB Pap er Tray 100 Sh eet s [80 g/m 2 (20 lb)] Pri n t er T ype In k Jet Print Method Bl ac k: Colour: Piezo with 94 × 1 nozzl e Piezo with 94 × 3 nozzl es LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 1 6 ch arac te rs × 1line Pow er Sour ce AC 220 to 2 40 V 50/6 ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 87
Specif icati ons 79 D Print me dia D 1 Use o n l y trans parenc ies rec ommen de d for in kj et pr i ntin g. 2 For glo ss y pa per o r tr an spar e nci es , we reco mme nd remov ing pri n ted pa ges fr om the out p ut pa per tr ay i mmedi ate ly af ter t hey exit the ma chin e to a voi d smud ging . 3 Se e Pap er type an d size f or e ach op era ti ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 88
80 Copy D 1 Base d on B rothe r st a nda rd patte rn ( F as t mod e/St ack Cop y). Copy speeds vary wi th t he c omple xity of t h e do cum ent. Colour / Mono chrom e Yes/ Y es Document Size Scanner G lass Widt h: Max. 216 mm Scanner G lass Height: M ax. 297 mm Copy Sp eed (DCP-135C) Monochrom e: Up to 5 pages/minute (A4 paper) 1 Colour: Up to 5 pa ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 89
Specif icati ons 81 D PhotoCapture Cen ter™ D Note The DCP -135C onl y supports USB Flash memory drive. 1 Mem ory ca rds, a dap ter s a nd USB Fl as h me mory d riv e are not includ ed. 2 xD-P ictur e Car d ™ Conv ent ional Ca rd from 16 MB to 51 2MB xD-Pi c ture Ca rd™ Type M f rom 256MB to 2GB xD- Picture Card™ Type H from 256M B to 2 GB ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 90
82 PictBridge D Co mp atib il ity Suppo r ts the Camera & Imaging Prod uct s Association PictBridge standa r d CIPA DC-001. Visit http://www . cipa.jp/pictbridge for m ore information. Interface PictBridge (USB) Port ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 91
Specif icati ons 83 D Scanner D 1 Wind ows ® X P in t his Us er’s G uid e incl ud es Wind ows ® XP H ome Editio n, W ind ows ® XP Prof essi on al, a nd Wind ows ® XP Pr of es siona l x 64 Ed ition. 2 Max imum 12 00 × 1 200 dpi sc anni ng when usi ng the W I A Dr iv er f or Wind ows ® XP , an d Window s Vist a™ ( resol ution up t o 1920 0 ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 92
84 Printer D 1 Ba sed on Br oth er st anda rd patte rn. A4 si ze i n draf t mode . 2 Whe n you s et th e Bor derle ss feat ure to On. 3 See Pa pe r typ e and size for eac h opera tion o n page 12 . Interfa ces D 1 You r ma chine h as a f ull -spe ed U SB 2. 0 inte r f ace. T his in ter f ac e is comp ati ble wi th Hi-Spe ed USB 2. 0; ho wever , th ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 93
Specif icati ons 85 D Comput er require men ts D SUPPORTED OP E RATING S Y STEMS AND S O FTWARE F UNCTIONS Operati n g S ystems Supp orted Func t ion s Interface Minimum Proces so r Recomm ended RAM Req ui re d HA RD Disk Space Windows ®1 ,4 2000 Profes s ional Printing, Scanning, Rem ovable Disk 3 USB In tel ® Pentium ® II o r AMD equivalent 25 ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 94
86 Consumab le items D In k The machine uses in dividual Bla c k , Yellow, Cyan and Magent a ink cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly. Service Li f e of Ink Cartri dge Repl acement Ink Cartridges The f i rst time you install the i nk cartridges the m achine will use ex tra ink to fill the ink delivery tubes. This is a one-time ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 95
87 E This is a comprehensive l ist of feat ures and terms t hat appear in Br other manuals. A vail ability of these fe at ures depends on t he m odel you purcha s ed. E Glossar y E Br ightne ss Changin g the Brightness mak es t he whole ima ge lighter or dark er. Contrast Sett i ng to compensate for dark or li ght doc um ents, by m aking faxes or c ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 96
In dex 88 F A Apple ® Ma cinto sh ® See Softwa r e User's G ui de on the CD-ROM. .... ....... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... ... C Cleaning paper pick-up roller ... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ..... .. 66 print head ...... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... .... 6 7 printer platen ...... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. .. ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 97
89 F P Pape r .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. .. .... 1 0 , 79 capacity ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... ..... ... 13 loading .... .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. . 14 size .. ..... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... . 12 typ e .. ..... .. ..... .... ... .. ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 98
90 W Windows ® See Softwa r e User's G ui de on the CD-ROM. .... ....... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... ... ...
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Brother DCP-157C - page 99
Vi sit us on the W orl d Wi de Web http: //www.br other .com This mac hi n e is appro v ed for use i n the country of pu rchase o nly . Local Brother comp anies or their dealer s will only sup port machines pur chased in their own cou nt r i e s. UK/I RE/GEN/ SAF ...
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