Brother DCP-310CN

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WARNING

This product must be installed near an electrical socket that is easily

accessible. In case of emergencies, you must disconnect the power

cord from the electrical socket in order to shut off power completely.

Caution

To maintain the best print q uality, we recommend that you u se the

On/Off key to turn off your DCP. Do not unplug the power cord from

the electrical socket, unless moving the machine or performing

maintenance. If you need to disconnect your machine from t he

power, you will need to set the date and time again. (See Quick

Setup Guide.)

Contents

Main If you need to call Customer Service Compilation and Publication Notice Safety precautions To use the DCP safely Please refer to these instructions for later reference and before attempting any mainte nance. WARNING Page Choosing a location Table of Contents Page A S 6 Using this Guide Finding information Introduction Control panel overview 1 2 3 4 5 67891011 1 2 3 Stop/Exit 4 Mono Start 5 Colour Start 6 7 Status LED indicati ons The status LED (Light E mitting Diode) is a light t hat shows the DCP status. Load documents Using the scanner glass About paper Recommended Paper Handling and using special paper 1 - 8 INTRODUCTION Paper Type Paper Size Usage Paper type and size for each operation INTRODUCTION 1 - 9 Paper weight, thickness and capacity * Up to 50 sheets for Legal size paper (80 g/m2). * Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m2. paper tray. Paper capacity of the ou tput paper tray Paper Type Weight Thickness No. of sheets Printable area The figures below show the un printable areas on cut s heet paper and envelopes. may vary depending on t he type of cut sheet paper you are using. Page Page To load envelopes Page Using the DCP as a copier Making a single copy Making multiple copies Stop copying Making copies Page Increasing copy speed or qu ality Copy Quality Enlarging or reducing the ima ge copied You can select the following enlargement or reduction ratios. Press Enlarge/Reduce Custom(25-400%) Page Changing the temporary copy setti ngs Use the Copy Options key to quickly set the following copy settings temporarily for the next copy. After you choose your settings by pressing Set, the LCD shows Set temporarily and then returns to Menu selections. Page Page Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) Page Page Changing the default copy settings Setting Paper Type Setting Paper Size Increasing copy speed or qu ality Page Page Legal limitations Introduction Walk-Up PhotoCapture Center PhotoCapture Center requirements Getting started PhotoCapture Page Printing the Index (Thumbnails) Printing image s Page DPOF printing Changing the default settings Increasing print speed or qu ality Setting paper and size Page Colour enhancement Page Cropping Borderless Understanding the Error Messages Page Important information For your safety IT power system (Norway only) LAN connection (DCP-310CN only) International E Page Page Trademarks 5 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Troubleshooting Error messages Troubleshooting and routine maintenance TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 2 Page Page Page TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 6 If you are having difficulty with your DCP 5 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 8 Page How to improve print quality Cleaning the print head Checking the print qu ality Page Checking the printing al ignment Checking the ink volume Packing and shipping the DCP Page Page Page Cleaning the DCP printe r platen Replacing the ink cartridg es Page Page Page A On-screen program ming Menu table Printing reports Appendix Menu Mode .... APPENDIX A - 3 to accept Select Set Select to exit A - 4 APPENDIX APPENDIX A - 5 *1 See the complete Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. A - 6 APPENDIX APPENDIX A - 7 S Product description General Specifications Print media Copy PhotoCapture Center Scanner Printer Interfaces S - 7 SPECIFICATIONS Computer requirements Consumable items M C Y BK Network (LAN) (DCP-310CN only) Optional External Wireless Print/Scan Server (NC-2200w) Index C E G H Q R S T