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BASIC USER'S GUIDE
DCP-J125
DCP-J315W
Version 0
UK/IRE/GEN
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  • Page 1 BASIC USER’S GUIDE DCP-J125 DCP-J315W Version 0 UK/IRE/GEN Downloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals...
  • Page 2 If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: DCP-J125 and DCP-J315W (Circle your model number) Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain...
  • Page 3 CD-ROM Software User's Guide Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning, PDF file / Network Scanning, PhotoCapture Center™, Documentation and using the Brother ControlCenter utility. CD-ROM Network User's Guide This Guide provides more advanced PDF file / (DCP-J315W only) information for configuring the Wireless network Documentation connections.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide..................1 Viewing Documentation...................1 ® Accessing Brother Support (Windows ) ..............3 Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) ..............3 Control panel overview ..................4 LCD display indications ...................5 Basic Operations .....................6 Warning LED indications .................6 LCD display ......................7 Setting the backlight brightness...............7...
  • Page 5 Printing photos from a memory card PhotoCapture Center™ operations ..............23 Using a memory card ..................23 Getting started ..................... 24 Print Images......................26 View Photos....................26 PhotoCapture Center™ print settings..............26 How to scan to a memory card ................27 How to print from a computer Printing a document.....................29 How to scan to a computer...
  • Page 6 Specifications General ........................60 Print media......................62 Copy ........................63 PhotoCapture Center™ ..................64 Scanner .......................65 Printer ........................66 Interfaces ......................67 Computer requirements ..................68 Consumable items ....................69 Network (LAN) (DCP-J315W only) ..............70 Index Downloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals...
  • Page 7 Table of Contents (ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE) The Advanced User's Guide explains the following features and operations. You can view the Advanced User's Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM. General setup Memory storage Sleep Mode LCD display Printing reports Reports Making copies Copy settings Printing photos from a memory card...
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  • Page 9: General Information

    Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Electrical Hazard icons alert you to Reading the documentation will help you possible electrical shock.

  • Page 10: How To Find Scanning Instructions

    Software User’s Guide  Scanning  ControlCenter  Network Scanning (DCP-J315W only) How to find Network setup instructions (DCP-J315W only) Your machine can be connected to a wireless network. You can find basic setup instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your wireless access point or router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™, you can also...

  • Page 11: Accessing Brother Support (Windows ® )

    Web support (Brother Solutions Center) on the Installation CD-ROM. Center) on the Installation CD-ROM.  Click Brother Support on the Top Menu.  Double-click the Brother Support icon. The following screen will appear: The following screen will appear: ...

  • Page 12: Control Panel Overview

    Chapter 1 Control panel overview The DCP-J125 and DCP-J315W have the same control panel keys. Press Start Quality Normal Enlarge/Reduce Paper Type 1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 4 Start keys: Displays messages on the screen to help you  Mono Start set up and use your machine.

  • Page 13: Lcd Display Indications

    Enlarge/Reduce 7 Mode keys: Paper Type  SCAN 1 Wireless Status (DCP-J315W only) Lets you access Scan mode. A four level indicator shows the current wireless signal strength if you are using a  PHOTO CAPTURE wireless connection.

  • Page 14: Basic Operations

    Chapter 1 Basic Operations Warning LED indications The following steps show how to change a The Warning LED (light emitting diode) is a setting in the machine. In this example the light that shows the status of the machine, as Paper Type setting is changed from shown in the table.

  • Page 15: Lcd Display

    General information LCD display Setting the backlight brightness If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the brightness setting. Press Menu. Press a or b to choose General Setup. Press OK. Press a or b to choose LCD Settings. Press OK.

  • Page 16: Loading Paper

    Loading paper Loading paper and With both hands, gently press and slide the paper side guides (1) and then the other print media paper length guide (2) to fit the paper size. Make sure that the triangular marks (3) If the paper support flap is open, close it, on the paper side guides (1) and paper and then close the paper support.
  • Page 17 Loading paper Gently put the paper into the paper tray Note print side down and top edge in first. When you use Legal size paper, press Check that the paper is flat in the tray. and hold the universal guide release button (1) as you slide out the front of the paper tray.

  • Page 18: Loading Envelopes And Postcards

    Chapter 2 Loading envelopes and Close the output paper tray cover. postcards About envelopes  Use envelopes that weigh between 80 to 95 g/m  Some envelopes need margin settings to be set in the application. Make sure you do a test print first before printing many envelopes.
  • Page 19 Loading paper How to load envelopes and postcards Put envelopes or postcards in the paper tray with the address side down and the Before loading, press the corners and leading edge (top of the envelopes) in sides of envelopes or postcards to make first.

  • Page 20: Removing Small Printouts From The Machine

    Chapter 2 If you have problems printing on envelopes with the flap on the short edge, try the following suggestions: Open the envelope flap. Put the envelope into the paper tray with the address side down and the flap positioned as shown in the illustration. Adjust the size and margin in your application.

  • Page 21: Printable Area

    Loading paper Printable area 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. ®...

  • Page 22: Paper Settings

    Press OK. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Press a or b to choose A4, A5, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, 10x15cm, Letter or Legal. Brother BP61, Other Glossy or Press OK. Transparency. Press Stop/Exit. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.

  • Page 23: Acceptable Paper And Other Print Media

    To get the best print quality, we suggest using Brother paper. (See the table below.) The print quality can be affected by the type If Brother paper is not available in your of paper you use in the machine. country, we recommend testing various To get the best print quality for the settings papers before purchasing large quantities.

  • Page 24: Handling And Using Print Media

    Chapter 2 Handling and using print Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover media Up to 50 sheets of 80 g/m A4 paper.  Store paper in its original packaging, and  Transparencies and photo paper must be keep it sealed. Keep the paper flat and picked up from the output paper tray cover away from moisture, direct sunlight and one page at a time to avoid smudging.

  • Page 25: Choosing The Right Print Media

    Loading paper Choosing the right print media Paper type and size for each operation Paper Type Paper Size Usage Copy Photo Printer Capture 210  297 mm (8.3  11.7 in.) Cut Sheet 215.9  279.4 mm (8 1/2  11 in.) Letter 215.9 ...
  • Page 26 Up to 0.25 mm Up to 200 g/m Envelopes Up to 0.52 mm 75 to 95 g/m Transparencies – – Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m paper. BP71 260 g/m paper is especially designed for Brother inkjet machines. Downloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals...

  • Page 27: Loading Documents

    Loading documents How to load How to load documents documents Lift the document cover. Using the document guidelines on the Using the scanner glass left and top, place the document face down in the upper left corner of the scanner glass. You can use the scanner glass to copy or scan pages of a book or one page at a time.

  • Page 28: Scannable Area

    Chapter 3 Scannable area The scannable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show unscannable areas. Usage Document Top (1) Left (3) Size Bottom (2) Right (4) Copy 3 mm 3 mm Letter 3 mm 3 mm Scan...

  • Page 29: Making Copies

    Making copies How to copy Copy settings You can change the following copy settings. The following steps show the basic copy Press a or b to scroll through the copy operation. For details about each option, see settings. When the setting you want is the Advanced User’s Guide.

  • Page 30: Paper Options

    Press a or b to choose Paper Type. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, Brother BP61, Other Glossy or Transparency. Press OK. If you do not want to change additional settings, press Mono Start or Colour Start.

  • Page 31: Printing Photos From A Memory Card

    Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide.) Using a memory card Your Brother machine has media drives (slots) for use with the following popular digital camera media: Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, SD and SDHC.

  • Page 32: Getting Started

    Chapter 5 Getting started Firmly put a memory card into the correct slot. 1 Memory card slot Slot Compatible memory cards Upper slot Memory Stick™ Memory Stick PRO™ Memory Stick Duo™ Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Memory Stick Micro™ (Adapter required) Lower slot SDHC mini SD (Adapter required)
  • Page 33 Printing photos from a memory card PHOTO CAPTURE key indications:  PHOTO CAPTURE light is on, the memory card is correctly inserted.  PHOTO CAPTURE light is off, the memory card is not correctly inserted.  PHOTO CAPTURE light is blinking, the memory card is being read or written to. IMPORTANT DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove the memory card from the media drive (slot) while the machine is reading or writing to the memory card (the PHOTO CAPTURE key is blinking).

  • Page 34: Print Images

    Chapter 5 Print Images PhotoCapture Center™ print settings View Photos You can change the print settings temporarily You can preview your photos on the LCD for the next print. before you print them. If your photos are large The machine returns to its default settings files there may be a delay before each photo after 3 minutes.

  • Page 35: How To Scan To A Memory Card

    Printing photos from a memory card How to scan to a Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. memory card Sel.&Press You can scan monochrome and colour Scan to File documents into a memory card. Monochrome documents will be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or Scan to Media TIFF (*.TIF) file formats.
  • Page 36 Chapter 5 Do one of the following:  To change the file name, go to step j. Press Mono Start or Colour Start to  start scanning without changing additional settings. The file name is set automatically; however, you can set a name of your choice using the a, b, d or c keys.

  • Page 37: How To Print From A Computer

    (See Printing for Windows or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User’s Guide for the details about the print settings.) Install the Brother printer driver on the Installation CD-ROM. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) From your application, choose the Print command.

  • Page 38: How To Scan To A Computer

    Press the SCAN key. a scanner driver. If the machine is on a Network, Choose the scan mode you want. configure it with a TCP/IP address.  (DCP-J315W only) Scan to File  Install the scanner drivers on the Scan to Media ...

  • Page 39: A Routine Maintenance

    Brother Original ink cartridges. Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance and reliability if ink or ink cartridges of other specifications are used.
  • Page 40 Turn the green knob on the protective Gently push the ink cartridge in until it yellow cap clockwise until it clicks to clicks, and then close the ink cartridge release the vacuum seal, then remove cover. the cap (1). The machine will automatically reset the ink dot counter.

  • Page 41: Cleaning And Checking The Machine

    Routine maintenance Cleaning and checking IMPORTANT the machine • DO NOT take out ink cartridges if you do not need to replace them. If you do so, it may reduce the ink quantity and the Cleaning the scanner glass machine will not know the quantity of ink left in the cartridge.

  • Page 42: Cleaning The Paper Pick-Up Rollers

    Close the Jam Clear Cover. times and the print has not improved, try Make sure the cover is closed correctly. installing a new Brother Original Innobella™ ink cartridge for each problem Re-connect the power cord. colour. Try cleaning the print head again up to five more times.

  • Page 43: Checking The Print Quality

    Press a or b to choose Test Print. procedures at least five times for the Press OK. new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, call your Brother dealer. Press a or b to choose Print Quality. IMPORTANT Press OK.

  • Page 44: Checking The Print Alignment

    Checking the print alignment You may need to adjust the print alignment after transporting the machine, if your printed text becomes blurred or images become faded. Press Menu. Press a or b to choose Ink Management. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Test Print. Press OK.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    You can correct most errors and routine maintenance by yourself. If you need more help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ Error Message...
  • Page 46 Cannot Detect too quickly and the machine did re-install it slowly. not detect it. If you are using non Brother Replace the cartridge with a Brother Original ink the machine may not Original ink cartridge. If the error message detect the ink cartridge.
  • Page 47 Troubleshooting Error Message Cause Action The memory card in the media Put the correct memory card into the slot No File drive does not contain a .JPG again. file. An ink cartridge is not installed Take out the ink cartridge and put it in No Ink Cartridge correctly.

  • Page 48: Error Animation

    Error animation Close the Jam Clear Cover. Make sure the cover is closed correctly. Error animations display step-by-step instructions when paper gets jammed. You can read the steps at your own pace by pressing c to see the next step and d to go backward.
  • Page 49 Troubleshooting Using both hands, grasp the plastic tabs Lift the scanner cover to release the on both sides of the machine and lift the lock ( ). Gently push the scanner cover scanner cover (1) until it locks securely support down ( ) and close the in the open position.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips. Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/...
  • Page 51 Enhancement will not work. Use at least 24 bit colour data with the Colour Enhancement feature. Photo paper does not feed When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo correctly. paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package for this purpose.
  • Page 52 Scanning Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions TWAIN or WIA errors appear when Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is chosen as the primary source. starting to scan. Software Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions Cannot install software or print.
  • Page 53 Troubleshooting PhotoCapture Center™ Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions Removable Disk does not work ® Have you installed the Windows 2000 update? If not, do the following: correctly. 1) Unplug the USB cable. ® 2) Install the Windows 2000 update using one of the following methods. ...
  • Page 54 It is necessary to configure third-party Security/Firewall Software to allow Network scanning. To add port 54925 for Network scanning, enter the information below: In Name: Enter any description, for example Brother NetScan. In Port number: Enter 54925. In Protocol: UDP is selected.

  • Page 55: Machine Information

    IP address information. 2 All Settings You can reset all the machine settings back to the settings that were set at the factory. Brother strongly recommends you use this operation when you dispose of the machine. Downloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals...

  • Page 56: C Menu And Features

    Menu and features On-screen programming Your machine is designed to be easy to operate with LCD on-screen programming using the menu keys. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the menu selections your machine has to offer. Since your programming is done on the LCD, we have created step-by-step on-screen instructions to help you program your machine.

  • Page 57: Menu Table

    — Sets the type of paper in General Setup Paper Type Plain Paper* the paper tray. Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy Transparency — Sets the size of the paper Paper Size in the paper tray.
  • Page 58 Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Page Adjusts the contrast of General Setup LCD Settings LCD Contrast the LCD. (Continued) You can adjust the Backlight Light* brightness of the LCD backlight. Dark You can set how long the Dim Timer LCD backlight stays on 10Secs for after you go back to the Ready screen.
  • Page 59 Menu and features Network menu (DCP-J315W) Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Chooses the BOOT method Network TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto* that best suits your needs. Static RARP BOOTP DHCP [000-255]. Enter the IP address. IP Address [000-255]. [000-255]. [000-255] [000-255].
  • Page 60 Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions — — You can easily configure Network WPS/AOSS your wireless network (Continued) settings using the one-button push method. — — You can easily configure WPS w/PIN Code your wireless network settings using WPS with a PIN code.
  • Page 61 — — You can print these lists Print Reports Help List and reports. — — User Settings — — Network Config (DCP-J315W only) — — WLAN Report (DCP-J315W only) — — Lets you check the serial Machine Info. Serial No.
  • Page 62 — — Choose the paper type Paper Type Plain Paper* that matches the paper in Inkjet Paper the tray. Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy Transparency — — Choose the paper size Paper Size that matches the paper in the tray.

  • Page 63: Photo Capture

    You can print a thumbnail Print Index 6 IMGs/Line* Paper Type Plain Paper* page. 5 IMGs/Line Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy Paper Size Letter — — See the print You can print an individual Print Photos settings in the image.

  • Page 64: Print Settings

    (Does not appear Photo* for DPOF printing.) — — Choose the paper type. Paper Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy* (When Letter or — Choose the paper and Paper Size Letter A4 is chosen) print size.
  • Page 65 Menu and features Option1 Option2 Option3 Option4 Descriptions Page — — Prints the date on your Date Print photo. (Does not appear Off* when DPOF Print is chosen.) — — — You can save your print Set New Default settings. —...
  • Page 66 SCAN ( Level1 Option1 Option2 Option3 Descriptions Page — — — You can scan a monochrome Scan to File or a colour document into your computer. — You can choose the scan Scan to Media Quality Color 150 dpi* resolution and file format for (When a memory Color 300 dpi your document.

  • Page 67: Entering Text

    Menu and features Entering Text Press a, b, d or c to select numbers or characters you want to choose, and press OK repeatedly until the file name is complete. Press a, b, d or c to select , and press OK. 010310 E F G H I J Inserting special characters...

  • Page 68: D Specifications

    Power Consumption Copying Mode: Approx. 17 W Standby Mode: Approx. 3.5 W Sleep Mode: Approx. 1.5 W Off: Approx. 0.45 W (DCP-J315W) Copying Mode: Approx. 17 W Standby Mode: Approx. 3.5 W Sleep Mode: Approx. 2 W Off: Approx. 0.45 W When all the modes are connected to USB.
  • Page 69 Specifications Dimensions 150 mm 390 mm 368 mm 360 mm 450 mm Weight 6.8 kg Noise Operating: m = 50 dB (A) or less Noise per ISO9296 Operating: d = 62.3 dB (A) (Mono) d = 56.7 dB (A) (Colour) Office equipment with L d >...

  • Page 70: Print Media

    Print media Paper Input Paper Tray  Paper type: Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper transparencies and envelopes  Paper size: A4, Legal, Executive, Letter, A5, A6, JIS B5, envelopes (commercial No.10, DL, C5, Monarch, JE4), Photo 10  15 cm, Photo 2L 13  18 cm, Index card and Postcard Width: 98 mm - 215.9 mm Length: 148 mm - 355.6 mm...

  • Page 71: Copy

    Specifications Copy Colour/Monochrome Yes/Yes Copy Width Max. 210 mm Multiple Copies Stacks up to 99 pages Enlarge/Reduce 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%) Resolution (Monochrome) Prints up to 1200  1200 dpi  (Colour) Prints up to 600  1200 dpi ...

  • Page 72: Photocapture Center

    PhotoCapture Center™ Memory Stick™ (16 MB - 128 MB) Compatible Media Memory Stick PRO™ (256 MB - 16 GB) Memory Stick Duo™ (16 MB - 128 MB) Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (256 MB - 16 GB) Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) with adapter SD (16 MB to 2 GB) SDHC (4 GB to 16 GB) microSD with adapter...

  • Page 73: Scanner

    Scanning Width Up to 210 mm Scanning Length Up to 291 mm Greyscale 256 levels For the latest driver updates for the Mac OS X you are using, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ ® ® ® ® Windows XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows...

  • Page 74: Printer

    Printer Up to 1200  6000 dpi Resolution Printing Width 204 mm [210 mm (borderless) A4, Letter, A6, Photo 10  15 cm, Borderless Index Card 127  203 mm, Photo 2L 13  18 cm, Postcard 1 100  148 mm When you set the Borderless feature to On.

  • Page 75: Interfaces

    Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g (Infrastructure/Ad-hoc Mode) (DCP-J315W only) Your machine has a full-speed USB 2.0 interface. This interface is compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0; however, the maximum data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 interface.

  • Page 76: Computer Requirements

    5.5 or greater. For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ For WIA, 1200  1200 resolution. Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to 19200  19200 dpi. All trademarks, brand and product names are the property of their respective companies.

  • Page 77: Consumable Items

    For more information about the replacement consumables, visit us at 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"...

  • Page 78: Network (Lan) (Dcp-J315W Only)

    WPA2-PSK (AES) Setup Support Utility AOSS™ See the Computer Requirements chart on page 68. If 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/ Downloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals...

  • Page 79: Index

    Index Apple Macintosh Help See Software User's Guide. LCD messages ........48 Menu Table .......... 49 Cleaning paper pick-up roller .......34 Ink cartridges print head ..........34 ink dot Counter ........31 scanner ..........33 replacing ..........31 Consumable items ........69 Innobella™ ..........69 Control panel overview ......4 ControlCenter See Software User's Guide.
  • Page 80 Paper ..........15 Transparencies ..14 capacity ..........18 Troubleshooting ........42 loading ..........8 error messages on LCD ....... 37 loading envelopes and postcards ..10 if you are having difficulty printable area ........13 copying ..........44 size ..........14 Network ..........46 size of document ........19 PhotoCapture Center™...
  • Page 81 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com This machine is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries. Downloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals...

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