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BASIC USER'S GUIDE
DCP-J125
Version 0
USA/CAN

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  • Page 1 BASIC USER’S GUIDE DCP-J125 Version 0 USA/CAN...
  • Page 2 Register your product on-line at http://www.brother.com/registration/ By registering your product with Brother, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother:  may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;...

  • Page 3: Brother Numbers

    For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother: ...

  • Page 4: Ordering Accessories And Supplies

    If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (You can visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.) Note In Canada only Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

  • Page 5: Usa And Canada

    LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), WILL BE LIMITED TO $50. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries, Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 6 Product without the proper Consumable and Accessory Items at no preparation and/or packaging); charge to you for parts or labor. The decision as to whether to repair or replace the Machine and/or accompanying Consumable Accessory Items is made by Brother in its sole...
  • Page 7 This Limited Warranty is the only warranty to replace. You are then expected to pack the that Brother is giving for this Product. It is Machine that Brother agreed to replace in the the final expression and the exclusive and package from the replacement Machine and only statement of Brother’s obligations to...
  • Page 8 LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only) Pursuant to the limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. (“Brother”), or its Authorized Service Centres, will repair or replace (at Brother's sole discretion) this MFC/Fax machine free of charge if defective in material or workmanship.
  • Page 10 Learn more advanced operations: Copy, and PDF file / printing reports. Perform routine maintenance. Documentation CD-ROM Software User's Guide Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning, PDF file / ® Documentation PhotoCapture Center , and using the Brother CD-ROM ControlCenter utility. viii...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ........1 Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide and Software User’s Guide......2 Viewing Documentation...................2 ® Accessing Brother Support (Windows )..............4 Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) ..............5 Control panel overview ..................6 LCD screen......................7 Basic Operations .....................8 Status LED indications ..................8 Loading paper Loading paper and other print media..............9...
  • Page 12 How to print from a computer Printing a document.....................30 How to scan to a computer Scanning a document ..................31 Scanning using the scan key ................31 Scanning using a scanner driver .................31 Routine maintenance Replacing the ink cartridges ................32 Troubleshooting Error and Maintenance messages...............35 Error animation ....................40 Printer jam or paper jam ................40 Troubleshooting ....................42...
  • Page 13 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 screen Printing reports Reports Making copies Copy settings ®...

  • Page 15: General Information

    Using the WARNING documentation WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, Thank you for buying a Brother machine! could result in death or serious injuries. Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine. CAUTION...

  • Page 16: Accessing The Advanced User's Guide And Software User's Guide

    Chapter 1 Accessing the Click your country. Advanced User’s Guide and Software User’s Guide This Basic User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine such as how to use the advanced features for Copy, ® PhotoCapture Center , Printer and Scanner.
  • Page 17 Active X controls. download from For the page to display correctly you must http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/ click on the bar, click brother/PM7installer_BR_multilang.dmg Allow Blocked Content, then click Yes in the Security Warning dialog box. The complete Presto! PageManager ...

  • Page 18: Accessing Brother Support (Windows ® )

     To return to the Top Menu, click Back or CD-ROM. If you are finished, click Exit.  Click Brother Support on the Top Menu. The following screen will appear:  To access our Web site (http://www.brother.com), click Brother Home Page.

  • Page 19: Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh)

     The following screen will appear: To download and install Presto!  PageManager, click Presto! PageManager.  To register your machine from the Brother Product Register Page (http://www.brother.com/registration/), click On-Line Registration.  For the latest news and product support information (http://solutions.brother.com/), click...

  • Page 20: Control Panel Overview

    Chapter 1 Control panel overview Press Start Quality Normal Enlarge/Reduce Paper Type 1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 4 Start keys: Displays messages on the screen to help you  Black Start set up and use your machine. 2 Number of Copies Lets you start making copies in black &...

  • Page 21: Lcd Screen

    General information LCD screen 6 On/Off You can turn the machine on and off. Press On/Off to turn the machine on. The LCD screen shows the mode the Press and hold down On/Off to turn the machine is in, the current settings, and the machine off.

  • Page 22: Basic Operations

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

  • Page 23: 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 24 Chapter 2 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 Over filling the paper tray may cause button (1) as you slide out the front of the paper jams.

  • Page 25: Loading Envelopes And Postcards

    Loading paper Loading envelopes and Close the output paper tray cover. postcards About envelopes  Use envelopes that weigh from 20 to 25 lb (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 26 Chapter 2 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 in first as shown in the sides of envelopes or postcards to make illustration.

  • Page 27: Removing Small Printouts From The Machine

    Loading paper Removing small printouts If you have problems printing on envelopes with the flap on the short from the machine edge, try the following suggestions: When the machine ejects small paper onto Open the envelope flap. the output paper tray cover you may not be able to reach it.

  • Page 28: Printable Area

    Chapter 2 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 only when the Borderless print feature is available and turned on. ®...

  • Page 29: Paper Settings

    Press a or b to choose Paper Size. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, Press a or b to choose Letter, Legal, Brother BP61, Other Glossy or A4, A5, EXE or 4"x 6". Transparency. Press OK. Press OK.

  • Page 30: Acceptable Paper And Other Print Media

    (USA only) menu. (See Paper Type on page 23.) Handling and using print  When you print on Brother photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo media paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package for ...
  • Page 31 Loading paper IMPORTANT DO NOT use the following kinds of paper: • Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped 1 0.08 in. (2 mm) or greater curl may cause jams to occur. • Extremely shiny or highly textured paper • Paper that cannot be arranged uniformly when stacked •...

  • Page 32: Choosing The Right Print Media

    Chapter 2 Choosing the right print media Paper type and size for each operation Paper Type Paper Size Usage Copy Photo Printer Capture 8 1/2  11 in. (215.9  279.4 mm) Cut Sheet Letter 8.3  11.7 in. (210  297 mm) 8 1/2 ...
  • Page 33 Up to 20 mil. (Up to 0.52 mm) 20 to 25 lb (75 to 95 g/m Transparencies – – Up to 100 sheets of plain paper 20 lb (80 g/m BP71 69 lb (260 g/m ) paper is especially designed for Brother inkjet machines.

  • Page 34: 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 35: Scannable Area

    Loading documents 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 Letter 0.12 in. 0.12 in. (3 mm) (3 mm) 0.12 in.

  • Page 36: 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 37: 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 Black Start or Color Start.

  • Page 38: Photocapture Center ® : Printing Photos From A Memory Card

    ® Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center 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 39: Getting Started

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card Getting started Firmly put a memory card into the proper 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™...
  • Page 40 Chapter 5 PHOTO CAPTURE key lights:  PHOTO CAPTURE light is on, the memory card is properly inserted.  PHOTO CAPTURE light is off, the memory card is not properly inserted. PHOTO CAPTURE light is blinking, the memory card is being read or written to. ...

  • Page 41: Print Images

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card ® 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 printing. before you print them. If your photos are large These settings are temporary, and the files there may be a delay before each photo machine returns to its default settings...

  • Page 42: How To Scan To A Memory Card

    Chapter 5 How to scan to a Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. memory card Select You can scan black & white and color Scan to File documents into a memory card. Black & white documents will be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or Scan to Media TIFF (*.TIF) file formats.
  • Page 43 ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card Do one of the following:  To change the file name, go to step j.  Press Black Start or Color Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. The file name is set automatically; however, you can enter a name of your choice using the a, b, d or c keys.

  • Page 44: How To Print From A Computer

    (See Printing for Windows or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User’s Guide for 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 45: How To Scan To A Computer

    (Macintosh users) time. This function is available after you download and install Presto! PageManager from Do one of the following: http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/ PM7Installer_BR_multilang.dmg  To scan using the SCAN key, see Scanning using the scan key Press Start to begin scanning.

  • Page 46: A Routine Maintenance

    IMPORTANT Brother strongly recommends that you do not refill the ink cartridges provided with your machine. We also strongly recommend that you continue to use only Genuine Brother Brand replacement ink cartridges.
  • Page 47 Routine maintenance Turn the green knob on the protective Gently push in the ink cartridge 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 48 IMPORTANT • 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 machine will not know the quantity of ink left in the cartridge. •...

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    You can correct most errors and clear 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 50 If you are not using Genuine Use a new Genuine Brother Innobella™ Brother Innobella™ ink the Ink Cartridge. If the error is not cleared, call machine may not detect the ink Brother Customer Service.
  • Page 51 The ink absorber box or flushing The ink absorber box or flushing box will Ink Absorber Full box is full. These components need to be replaced. Contact Brother are periodic maintenance items Customer Service or a Brother Authorized that may require replacement...
  • Page 52 Error Message Cause Action The memory card is either Put the card firmly into the slot again to Media Error corrupted, improperly formatted, make sure it is in the correct position. If the or there is a problem with the error remains, check the media drive (slot) memory card.
  • Page 53 Troubleshooting Error Message Cause Action The machine has a mechanical Open the scanner cover and remove any Unable to Clean XX problem. foreign objects and paper scraps inside the Unable to Init. XX machine. If the error message continues, –OR– Unable to Print XX disconnect the machine from the power for A foreign object such as a paper...

  • Page 54: Error Animation

    Error animation Close the Jam Clear Cover. Make sure the cover is closed properly. 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 55 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 56: 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 57 Make sure that your ink cartridges are fresh. The following may cause ink to clog:  The expiration date written on the cartridge package has passed. (Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink cartridges stay usable for up to two years if kept in their original packaging.) ...
  • Page 58 Use at least 24 bit color data with the True2Life feature. Photo paper does not feed When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo properly. paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package for this purpose.

  • Page 59: Copying Difficulties

    Scanning Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions TWAIN or WIA errors appear when Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is chosen as the primary source in your scanning application. For example, in PaperPort™11SE with OCR, click File, ® starting to scan. (Windows Scan or Get Photo and click Select to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver.
  • Page 60 ® PhotoCapture Center Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions Removable Disk does not work ® Have you installed the Windows 2000 update? If not, do the following: properly. 1) Unplug the USB cable. ® 2) Install the Windows 2000 update using one of the following methods. ...

  • Page 61: Machine Information

    Reset function The following reset function are available: 1 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.

  • Page 62: 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 63: 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 Letter* in the paper tray.
  • Page 64 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 after you go back to the Ready screen.
  • Page 65 — — 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 Letter* that matches the paper in Legal the tray.

  • Page 66: 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 67 (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 4"x 6"* A4 is chosen) print size.
  • Page 68 Option1 Option2 Option3 Option4 Descriptions Page — — Prints the date on your Print Date photo. (Does not appear Off* when DPOF Print is chosen.) — — — You can save your print Set New settings. Default — — — You can restore all the Factory Reset settings to factory...
  • Page 69 Scan to Image into your graphics application. See Software User’s Guide. See Advanced User’s Guide. (Macintosh users) This function is available after you have downloaded and installed Presto! PageManager from http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/PM7Installer_BR_multilang.dmg The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.

  • Page 70: Entering Text

    Entering Text You may need to enter text into the machine, for example, when you set the time and date or name a scanned file. Entering numbers and letters 010310 E F G H I J Press a, b, d or c to select the number or letter you want to choose, and press OK. Repeat for each character until the number or name is complete and then press a, b, d or c to select and press OK.

  • Page 71: D Specifications

    Specifications General Printer Type Inkjet Piezo with 94  1 nozzle Print Method Black: Piezo with 94  3 nozzles Color: Memory Capacity 32 MB LCD (Liquid Crystal 1.9 in. (48.98 mm) STN Color LCD Display) Power Source AC 100 to 120V 50/60Hz Copying Mode: Power Consumption Approx.
  • Page 72 Dimensions 5.9 in. (150 mm) 15.4 in. (390 mm) 14.5 in. (368 mm) 14.2 in. (360 mm) 17.7 in. (450 mm) Weight 15 lb (6.8 kg) Noise Operating: 50 dB or less 50 F to 95 F (10 to 35 C) Temperature Operating: 68 F to 91 F (20 to 33 C)

  • Page 73: Print Media

    Specifications Print media Paper Input Paper Tray  Paper Type: Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper Transparencies and Envelopes  Paper Size: Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, JIS B5, Envelopes (commercial No.10, DL, C5, Monarch, JE4), Photo 4"  6", Photo 2L 5"  7", Index card and Postcard Width: 3.86 in.

  • Page 74: Copy

    Copy Color/Black Yes/Yes Copy Width Max. 8.26 in. (210 mm) Multiple Copies Stacks up to 99 pages Enlarge/Reduce 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%) Resolution (Black & White) Prints up to 1200  1200 dpi  (Color) Prints up to 600  1200 dpi ...

  • Page 75: Photocapture Center

    Specifications ® PhotoCapture Center Memory Stick™ (16 MB - 128 MB) Compatible Media Memory Stick PRO™ (256 MB - 16 GB) (Not available for music data with MagicGate™) Memory Stick Duo™ (16 MB - 128 MB) Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (256 MB - 16 GB) Memory Stick Micro™...

  • Page 76: Scanner

    Up to 8.26 in. (210 mm) Scanning Length Up to 11.45 in. (291 mm) Gray Scale 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 77: Printer

    Specifications Printer Up to 1200  6000 dpi Resolution Printing Width 8.26 in. [8.5 in. (borderless) Letter, A4, A6, Photo 4"  6", Index Card 5"  8", Borderless Photo 2L 5"  7", Postcard 1 3.9"  5.8" When the Borderless feature is set to On. See Paper type and size for each operation on page 18.

  • Page 78: Interfaces

    Interfaces Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2 m). Your machine has a USB 2.0 Full-Speed interface. This interface is compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed; 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 79: Computer Requirements

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater. (in USA) www.brother.com For WIA, 1200  1200 resolution. Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to 19200  19200 dpi. (in Canada) www.brother.ca Third party USB ports are not supported. All trademarks, brand and product names are the ®...

  • Page 80: 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 81: Index

    See Software User's Guide. Unable to Scan ........39 Brother Gray scale ..........62 accessories and supplies ......ii Brother numbers ........i Creative Center ........4 Customer Service ........i Help FAQs (frequently asked questions) ..i LCD messages ........48 product support ........
  • Page 82 On/Off key ..........7 Scannable area ........21 Out of Memory message ......38 Scanner glass using ............. 20 Scanning See Software User's Guide. Paper ..........16 Serial Number capacity ..........19 how to find ....See inside front cover loading ..........9 loading envelopes and postcards ..11 printable area ........14 size ..........
  • Page 83 Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com These machines are made for use in the USA and Canada only. We cannot recommend using them overseas because the power requirements of your Digital Copier/Printer may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries.

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