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1. CO OMS _ 5 76 aS gt a J O ae RR PAG Ce Ay l HOT a a i a x s Me Be Gor i gt J J Van Front view Rear view Paper is Jammed in the Multi purpose Paper Cassette 1 Pull the paper cassette out of the machine 2 Remove any crinkled sheets 3 Adjust the guides to fit 4 Press down the paper to flatten it in the paper cassette 5 Reinstall the paper cassette 11 4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Paper is Jammed near the Drum Unit 1 Open the front cover 2 Remove the drum unit but do not force it if it cannot be removed easily Instead pull the edge of the jammed paper from the paper cassette 3 Gently pull out the jammed paper Reinstall the drum unit 5 Close the front cover Paper is Jammed in the Fuser Unit 1 Open the rear cover 2 Pull out jammed paper When you have to pull paper out the back of the machine the fuser may get dirty with toner powder causing the next few printed page s to look messy Print a few copies of the test page until the pages print clearly 3 Close the rear cover TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 5 gt Copy Quality Difficulties gt General Printing Difficulties 11 6 Difficulty Vertical streaks appear in copies The machine does not print The machine prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage
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3. A5 or A6 Orientation 1 Portrait Selects the paper direction either Portrait or Landscape Quality 1 Normal Selects the print quality either Normal or Economy Copies 1 Sets the number of print copies from to 200 pages The items can be set in the current printer status information dialog box Printer Setup Category Print Setup Section Default What This Item Does Copies Sets the number of print copies from 1 to 200 pages Quality Normal Selects the print quality to either Normal and Economy Emulation Laser Jet IIP Selects Laser Jet IIP 5 14 PRINTING Page Setup Section Default What This Item Does Left Margin 2 Sets the Left Margin value 0 145 columns Right Margin 2 Sets the Right Margin value 0 155 columns Top Margin 0 5 or 0 33 Sets the Top Margin 0 0 33 0 5 1 LS or2 Bottom Margin 0 5 or 0 33 Sets the Bottom Margin 0 0 33 0 5 FESI orz Line Page T2 Sets the lines pages 5 128 Xoffset 0 Sets the Xoffset vertical value from 500 to 500 dots 2 Yoffset Sets the Yoffset horizontal value from 0 to 500 dots These values except Yoffset and Xoffset are overidden by settings within your application software 2 These values depend on the paper size settings Font Configuration Default What This Item Does Font Source Internal Internal Font name Brogham10 Selects a font from any of the
4. OF x File Edit Search View Desktop Page Internet Help Al A O rje JAI BI E e 4 Uc h Page Twain Copy Paste Find Rotate Duplicate Stack Upstack Arrange Explorer Desktop Articles C Bank Statements April 5 1999 April 7 1999 April 7 1999 2 C3 Contacts CI Investments C Photographs j Receipts CJ Saved Faxes J Saved Photocopies CI Taxes PaSaRY ROH WG Claim Form max PaperPort Document 200 DFI Black amp White 25 6K bytes The complete PaperPort Owner s Manual including ScanSoft TextBridge OCR is in the On Line Documentation on the CD ROM This chapter is only an introduction to the basic operations SCANNING 6 3 6 4 Viewing Items in PaperPort PaperPort provides several ways to view items Desktop View displays a thumbnail a small graphic that represents each item in a Desktop or folder Items in the selected folder appear on the PaperPort Desktop You can see PaperPort items MAX files and non PaperPort items files created using other applications Non PaperPort items include an icon that indicates the application that was used to create the item a non PaperPort item is represented by a small rectangular thumbnail and not an actual image Page View displays a close up of a single page and you can open a PaperPort item by double clicking on it As long as you have the appropriate application on your computer
5. Trademarks Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd The brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd Copyright 1996 1999 Brother Industries Ltd All rights reserved Copyright 1996 1999 ScanSoft All rights reserved TextBridge and PaperPort are registered trademarks of ScanSoft Inc Windows Microsoft MS DOS Excel and Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft in the U S and other countries TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Centronics is a trademark of Genicom Corporation Epson is a registered trademark and FX 80 and FX 850 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet II IHP and IID are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company IBM IBM PC and Proprinter are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Hammermill copyplus white is a registered trademark of International Paper All other terms and brand and product names mentioned in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective companies 10 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Ll Troubleshooting Error Messages Error Message CHANGE DRUM SOON CHECK PAPER CHECK PAPER 1 CHECK PAPER 2 CHECK CASSETTE CHECK CASSETTE 1 CHECK CASSETTE 2 CHECK SCAN LOCK COOLING DOWN PLEASE WAIT TROUBLESHOOTING The drum unit is near the end of its life The drum counter was not reset The machine is out
6. CONTROL CENTER Destination Folder PaperPort Folder Select this checkbox to scan the original into your PaperPort folder Other Folder Select this checkbox to scan the original as another file type and or into another directory folder File If you selected Other Folder from the pull down list select the type of file PaperPort Files MAX Self Viewing Files EXE PaperPort 5 0 Files MAX PaperPort 4 0 Files MAX PaperPort 3 0 Files MAX Windows Bitmap BMP PC Paintbrush PCX Multi page PCX DCX JPEG Image Files JPG TIFF Uncompressed TIF TIFF Group 4 TIF TIFF Class F TIF Multi Page TIFF Uncompressed TIF Multi Page TIFF Group 4 TIF Multi Page TIFF Class F TIF PDF Files PDF Portable Network Graphics PNG FlashPix FPX HFX Fax Files HFX To Search your system for the directory and folder you want click the Browse button Click OK to save your settings USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER 7 7 Send Scan to E mail MS Outlook E Scanner Setting FAXing Filing and Copying x Modify Settings gt EMail Application EMail Application MS Dutlook EMail Settings Scanner Settings From the pull down list select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To c
7. 908 704 1700 declares that the products Product Name DPC 1200 comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement As an ENERGY STAR Partner Brother Industries Ltd has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Borg yy IMPORTANT INFORMATION 10 1 Important About the Interface Cable A shielded interface cable which is included with your machine should be used to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device D Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries Ltd could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Industry Canada Compliance Statement For Canada Only This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Laser Safety For 110 120V Models Only This equipment is certified as a Class I laser product under the U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the equipment does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since radiation emitted insid
8. To access the Scanner Configurations screen Place the original in the ADF Right click the appropriate Control Center button to display Configurations then click it The configuration screen for that Control Center button will appear To save your settings press the OK button or To return to the factory default settings press the Restore Defaults button Initiating an Operation from the Control Center Screen If you see this screen it means you left clicked a button in the Control Center window without first placing an original in the ADF Brother MFL Pro Control Center i Please insert paper in the scanner before pressing Brother MFL Pro Control Center buttons OK Place the original in the Brother machine s ADF then click OK to return to the Control Center screen USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER 7 5 Scan to File Scan To File 7 6 Scanner Setting Text for OCR x Modify Settings PaperPort File Folder m Destination Folder Folder Other Folder PaperPort Files MAo lt D Visioneer Documents Browse Scanner Settings From the pull down list select the scanning mode that 1s appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button USING BROTHER OK
9. 7 After you have installed the Drivers click View On Line Documentation for operation instructions Vew DGP Documentation Vew Product Supportlnfomraton ON LINE DOCUMENTATION Brother Web Link F Restart your Macintosh iMac so it recognizes the new driver To Access the On Line Documentation After you have installed the Brother driver s for your model and operating system click View On Line Documentation for operation instructions To Look For Software Updates at www brother com Select your country and click Go Under Facsimile Multi Function Phone System banner click Software Click Windows 3 1 95 98 NT 4 0 A ON Select the application or product category you want 4 16 CONNECTING TO A PC gt Printing Special Printing Features For Windows Only Windows Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType compatible fonts for Microsoft Windows 3 1x 95 98 and Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 are available on the CD ROM supplied with your machine see Installing the Printer and Scanner Drivers Chapter 4 You can install them easily into your Windows system using our installer program The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows applications and allows you to set various printer settings including economy printing mode and custom paper size Popular Printer Emulation The machine supports HP LaserJet IIP printer emulation mode
10. From the pull down list select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Word Processor Word Processor From the pull down list select the word processor you want to use Click the Link Settings button to display a screen to set up a link to the version of OCR and document format that you want to use Links Category OCR Package OCR Settings Document Format IV Display Link Icon Cancel Help USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER 7 11 OCR Package From the pull down list select TextBridge Classic OCR if you want to use the OCR package that was installed with the Brother software Click the OCR Settings button to choose how the OCR application will read the pages you scan into your word processor application The Preferences window will appear TextB ridge Preferences Auto Orientation M Decolumnized Output Cancel Select your setting and click OK e Auto Orientation Check this checkbox if you want your word processor application to read the page as it is set up e Decolumnized Output Check this checkbox if you want your word processor application to read across the entire page from left to right e Document Format From the pull down list select
11. Gray Error Diffusion or Color Color Type Black amp White Set the Color Type to Black amp White for text or line art Gray Scale For photographic images set the Color Type to Gray Error Diffusion or True Gray Gray Error Diffusion is used for documents that contain photographic images or graphics True gray mode is used for documents that contain photographic images or graphics This mode requires the most memory and the longest transfer time Colors Choose 256 Color which scans up to 256 colors SCANNING Size Set the Size to one of the following Letter 8 1 2 x 11 in A4 210 x 297 mm Legal 8 1 2 x 14 in A5 148 x 210 mm A6 x mm B5 182 x 257 mm Executive 7 1 4 x 10 1 2 in Business Card 60 x 90 mm Custom User adjustable from 2 75 x 5 in to 8 5 x 14 in After you select a custom size you can adjust the scanning area further by using the left mouse button to drag the dotted outline of the scanning area This is required when you want to crop an image when scanning To scan business cards select the Business Card 60 x 90 mm size setting and place the business card at the top center of a carrier sheet Carrier sheets are available from your Dealer When scanning photographs or other images for use in a word processor or other graphics application you should try different settings for the contrast mode and resolution to see which settings best suit your needs
12. If you use DOS application software or Windows 3 0 or earlier you can use HP LaserJet IIP emulation mode for printer operations Use the Remote Printer Console program to set the printer emulation Remote Printer Console Program for DOS The Brother CD ROM supplied with your copier printer includes the utility program Remote Printer Console RPC When you operate your computer in the Disk Operating System DOS environment RPC lets you easily change the Brother machine s default settings such as fonts page setup emulations etc RPC also provides a status monitor Terminate and Stay Resident TSR program It runs in the background and monitors the printer status as it reports the current status or errors on your PC screen Bi directional Parallel Interface The Brother machine s parallel interface enables it to send memory and printer setup information to the computer Enhanced Memory Management The copier printer has its own Data Compression Technology which automatically compresses graphic data and downloads font data efficiently into the machine s memory With the machine s standard memory you can avoid memory errors and print most full page 600 dpi graphic and text data including larger fonts PRINTING 5 1 For Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac Only If you have an Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac you will use the Brother HL 1200 MFL Pro series printer driver After you choose it with the
13. MAX files and other files appear on the Desktop You can also use Windows Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop View SCANNING Links to Many Other Applications PaperPort automatically recognizes many other applications on your computer and creates a working link to them The Link Bar at the bottom of Desktop view shows icons of those linked applications To use a link drag an item onto one of the icons to start the application represented by the icon A typical use of the Link Bar is to select an item and then fax it This sample Link Bar shows several applications with links to PaperPort FIP fal t If PaperPort does not automatically recognize one of the applications on your computer you can manually create a link using the Create New Link command See PaperPort Help for more information about creating new links Using ScanSoft TextBridge OCR Converting Image Text to Text You Can Edit a ScanSoft ral Software by ScanSoft ScanSoft TextBridge OCR is automatically installed when you install PaperPort on your computer PaperPort can quickly convert the text on a PaperPort item which is really just a picture of the text into text that you can edit with a word processing application PaperPort uses the optical character recognition application TextBridge which comes with PaperPort OR PaperPort uses your application if it is already on your comput
14. White Scanning Area Letter 8 5x 11 in Width 85 Length 11 Unit mm inch Miscellaneous O Use Photo Paper a y Scanning a Document into Your Macintosh or iMac 1 Insert the document s face up in the ADF or face down on the scanner glass 2 Adjust the following settings if needed in the scanner setup dialog box Resolution Gray Scale Black amp White Gray Error Diffusion True Gray Brightness Contrast Size 3 Click Start When the scanning is finished the image will appear in the main scanner dialog box Settings in the Scanner Window When scanning photographs or other images for use in a word processor or other graphics application it is a good idea to try different settings for the contrast mode and resolution to determine which settings look best 6 12 SCANNING Image Resolution Resolution Choose the scanning resolution from the Resolution pop up menu Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time but can achieve a finer scanned image 100 x 100 dpi 150 150 dpi Resolution 200x 200 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 400 x 400 dpi 000 x 600 dpi 1200 x 1200 dpi Color Type Scanning Ares mm Color Type Pe e e e eS SS n a e e Black amp White Set the image Type to Black amp White for text or line art For photographic images set the image type to Gray Error diffusion or True Gray Gray Error Diffusion is used for documents
15. however if you want them sorted you must use the ADF Originals are Face Down Lift the document cover Using the document guidelines on the left center the original face down on the scanner glass Close the document cover If the original is a book or is thick do not slam the cover or press on it or you may damage the machine Press to begin copying Repeat Steps 1 to 4 for each page of your original Press to cancel MAKING COPIES Copy Settings You can use your machine as a copier making up to 99 copies at a time The six Copy keys on the control panel enable you to combine multiple settings quickly and easily The keys Contrast Reduce and allow you to adjust settings for the next copy only Copy Contrast Temporary Setting If an original is in the ADF or on the scanner glass you can adjust copy contrast to make copies darker or lighter There are seven degrees of contrast The default setting is normal E To lighten or darken the contrast press repeatedly until you see the setting you want Ratio l l l Lightest Normal Darkest Paper Size Use to identify the size of the paper in the paper cassette The setting will remain until you change it You can select LETTER LEGAL A4 A5 A6 B5 B6 and Executive size paper 1 Press repeatedly until the display shows the size of paper you loaded in the paper cassette 2 Press to begin copying MAKING COPIES 3 3
16. page 11 14 Discard the used drum unit according to local regulations If you are not sure of them call your local Sanitation Department Be sure to seal the drum unit tightly so toner powder does not spill out of the unit When discarding used drum units keep them separate from domestic garbage 4 Wait to unpack the new drum unit until immediately before installing it Place the old drum unit into the aluminium bag and discard it according to local regulations 5 Reinstall the toner cartridge into the new drum unit See Replacing the Toner Cartridge page 11 14 11 18 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 6 Reinstall the new drum unit keeping the front cover open 7 Press Clear 8 Press 1 and when the display shows ACCEPTED and close the front cover Caution If toner scatters and your hands or clothes get dirty immediately wipe off or wash with cold water Checking the Drum Life You can see the percentage of the drum s life that remains available 1 Press until you see L INITIAL SETUP 2 Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it 3 Press until you see 5 DRUM LIFE 4 Press 5 on the numeric keys to select it Even if the remaining drum life is 0 you may continue to use the drum unit until you have a print quality problem TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 19 11 20 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I2 Specifications Product Description Three perfo
17. printed The test page briefly demonstrates the printer s ability to print graphics and test as well as providing technical Information about the printer driver Did the test page print corectly 4 10 CONNECTING TO A PC 18 When the Add New Add New Hardware Wizard Hardware Wizard A displays the message that the software drivers for Scanner and Printer have been installed click Finish Brother MFL Pro Printer II Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires i Cancel 19 When the Main Menu DIGITAL LASER appears you can install ey Copier Printer and ScanSoft PaperPort PaperPort ScanSoft Textbridge and True Type Ean enti fonts View Online Documentation View Product Support Information Brother Web Link True Type Fonts True Type fonts are the fonts that are used in the Windows operating systems If you install the Brother True Type fonts more types of fonts will be available for Windows applications When installing the Brother Drivers software a Question wizard appears Click NO if you are not going to use the copier printer with a Parallel Cable Question Brother MFL Pro Printer Il is already installed Do you want to install another copy of Brother MFL Pro Print Copy 2 CONNECTING TO A PC 4 11 For Windows Based PC Using the Bundled Parallel Cable IMPORTANT To install the software using Wind
18. 3 6 MAKING COPIES Stacking Multiple Copies Insert originals in the ADF or on the scanner glass Use the numeric keys to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 Press Copy Using the ADF to Sort Multiple Copies If you want to sort multiple copies you must use the ADF Insert originals in the ADF Press Sort Use the numeric keys to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 Press Stet Special Copy Options You can save paper by copying either two or four pages onto one page 4in1 Press repeatedly until the Q 4inl LED is illuminated Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 4 MAKING COPIES 3 7 2in1 Press repeatedly until the 2inl LED is illuminated Page 2 Page 2 Poster You can create a poster size copy of a photograph d Press repeatedly until the F Poster LED is illuminated O 3 8 MAKING COPIES F AUTO reduction ratio cannot be used if you are copying onto paper that is not the same size as the original For the 2in1 and 4in1 copy options you must use a pre set ratio Poster must stay at 100 Making Special Copies Insert the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass Press repeatedly to select 4in1 2in1 or POSTER Using the numeric keys enter the number of copies Press Copy A N a MAKING COPIES 3 9 3 10 MAKING COPIES y Connecting to
19. Bulletin Board 1 Customer Service 1 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 1 warranty Canada vi Notice Disclaimer of Warranties 111 USA iv C cancelling print jobs 5 9 cartridge See toner cartridge cleaning drum unit 11 14 printer 11 13 scanner 11 12 computer requirements 4 2 connections Parallel 4 3 USB 4 2 Control Center 7 1 control panel 1 2 Copying 2in1 3 8 4inl 3 7 Contrast 3 3 Copy Mode 3 5 Auto 3 5 Photo 3 5 Text 3 5 Enlarge 3 5 Paper Size 3 3 Poster 3 8 quality 11 6 Reduce 3 4 single 3 6 sorting collating 3 7 using ADF 3 6 using scanner glass 3 7 Customer Service 1 D difficulties with machine See Troubleshooting drivers installing 4 4 TWAIN compliant 6 6 drum unit checking life remaining 2 9 11 19 cleaning 11 14 installing 2 4 replacing 11 17 E envelopes printing 2 5 error messages on LCD CHECK PAPER 11 1 COMM ERROR 11 1 MEMORY FULL 11 6 external TAD See TAD telephone answering device INDEX l 1 F FCC notices 10 1 10 4 installing drivers and software See Chapter 4 J jack s converting wall jacks See triplex adapter L labels 2 5 location for DCP choosing 2 2 maintenance routine 11 12 manual feed slot 2 5 memory additional 9 1 memory full See error messages on LCD multi purpose sheet feeder capacity 2 6 loading paper 2 6 O OCR 6 5 On Line Documentation 4 13 optional accessories memory 9 1 l 2 INDEX P packing list 2 1 Pape
20. Chooser you can access the Brother printer driver from within your standard application software Printing From Your PC Choosing Acceptable Paper We recommend that you test paper especially special sizes and types of paper on the machine before purchasing large quantities Avoid feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed or your machine will be damaged E Avoid using coated paper such as vinyl coated paper E Avoid using preprinted or highly textured paper For optimum printing use a recommend type of paper especially plain paper and transparencies For more information on paper specifications consult your nearest authorized sales representative or the place where you purchased your machine E Use label or transparencies that are designed for use in laser printers E For the best print quality we recommend using long grained paper E If you are using special paper and the paper has problems feeding from the 5 2 paper cassette try again using the manual feed slot You can use recycled paper in this machine PRINTING Multi purpose Paper Cassette The machine s multi purpose paper cassette can be adjusted to feed many sizes of paper letter legal A4 B5 A5 B6 A6 and Executive plain paper When the machine receives print data from your computer it loads paper from the paper cassette E Select the print command from your PC Your PC sends a print command and data to the copier printer The machine d
21. IP sccccicccsacscaneaastotessaatananecesectetsssdviapanadehodietoueace 12 4 Miter ACC ee E E S E 12 5 Parallel INA AC Gps secre epee raa E 12 5 USB Universal Serial Bus Interface cc eeccceeeeeeeeee 12 5 MNO ON ese ccncs sees E R E I 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting to Know Your 2 Digital Copier Printer Using this Manual Thank you for purchasing a Brother Digital Copier Printer This machine is simple to use However you can use it to its fullest potential by taking a few minutes to read this manual Finding Information Use the Index to find information about a specific feature Throughout this manual you ll see special symbols alerting you to important information cautions to avoid damaging the machine and warnings to avoid hurting yourself Illustrations of some screen displays provide additional help GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER 1 1 DCP 1200 Control Panel Overview brother DCP1200 Digital Copier Printer with Scanning 2 Q 1 2 66006 000000 6 000 0 Copy Press this key to start copying an original that is in the ADF or on the scanner glass Stop Press this key to cancel a copy operation The original will be ejected Clear If you entered a wrong copy setting and want to return to the factory default settings before copying press this key Sort Press this key to sort multiple copies Numeric Keys Use the numeric keys to enter the number of mu
22. LPT1 the AC outlet and that it is connected directly Continued already in use Error to the computer using the bundled Message appears TEEE 1284 bi directional parallel cable The cable must not go through another Machine is Busy or peripheral device such as a Zip Drive Machine Connect External CD ROM Drive or Switch box Failure Error Message appears Make sure the machine is not displaying an error message on the LCD Display Make sure no other device drivers which also communicate through the parallel port are running automatically when you boot up the computer such as drivers for Zip Drives External CD ROM Drive etc Suggested areas to check Load Run command lines in the win ini file or the Statup Group Check with you computer manufacturer to confirm that the computer s parallel port settings in the BIOS are set to support a bi directional machine i e Parallel Port Mode ECP gt DOS Setup I cannot print from my Check that the DOS application software Printing application software interface settings match those of your machine Difficulties for example if you are using a parallel printer cable you would probably set your DOS software printer port to LPT1 Check for an error message on the LCD The machine prints This is an indication that your application but it prints incorrect printer emulation Print setting and the information machine s printer emulation do not mat
23. N ia rf ao H G Wi amp OOH OH OH earls PSE E mOr aww UG mwowwowa ion oOo 0 0 0 0 eee ee HY ee Ree OH SPECIFICATIONS 12 4 Interface Parallel Interface Interface Connector Printer Side Amphenol FCN 685J036 L X or equivalent A shielded cable should be used Pin Assignment Pin No Signal Direction Pin No Signal Direction 1 DATA STROBE Input 19 OV S G 2 DATA 1 Input 20 OV S G 3 DATA 2 Input 21 OV S G 4 DATA 3 Input 22 OV S G 5 DATA 4 Input 23 OV S G 6 DATA 5 Input 24 OV S G 7 DATA 6 Input 25 OV S G 8 DATA 7 Input 26 OV S G 9 DATA 8 Input 27 OV S G 10 ACKNLG Output 28 OV S G 11 BUSY Output 29 OV S G 12 PE Output 30 OV S G 13 SLCT Output 31 INPUT PRIME Input 14 AUTO FEED Input 32 FAULT Output 15 N C 33 N C 16 OV S G 34 N C 17 OV S G 35 N C 18 5V 36 SLCT IN Input USB Universal Serial Bus Interface Pin Assignment Pin No Signal 1 Vol 5V 2 Data Serial Data 3 Data Serial Data 4 Ground SPECIFICATIONS 12 5 12 6 SPECIFICATIONS Index A accessories and supplies 11 answering machine See TAD telephone answering device Apple installing drivers 4 15 scanning 6 12 assembly 2 4 drum unit assembly 2 4 loading paper 2 6 power cord 2 7 toner cartridge 2 4 assembly of MFC grounded 3 prong plug 2 7 Automatic E Mail Printing 8 1 B bi directional parallel cable 4 3 Brother accessories and supplies 11
24. ROM E View Online Documentation View Product Support Information This is a page of all Brother support numbers E View Product Support Information Brother Web Link Brother Web Link visits the Internet Brother Home Page on the World Wide Web You can find more information about Brother products from product specification sheets to Frequently Asked Questions FAQ s You must have service with an Internet service provider Exit Click Exit to exit the CD ROM window or click Return to return to the previous window 4 4 CONNECTING TO A PC Installing Printer and Scanner Drivers For Windows Based PC Using a USB Cable 1 Before plugging in the computer and turning it on plug in the electrical cord of the copier printer 2 Turn on your PC 3 When the Add New Add New Hardware Wizard Hardw are Wiz ard screen This wizard searches for new drivers for appears click Next USB Composite Device 4 device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work 4 Select Recommended Add New Hardware Wizard and click Next What do you want Windows to do goesececesseeseesesseceseseesesosocceseeessssosocceessessssssosecesessesesssseeesesessessssessseseey E Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want lt Back Cancel CONNECTING TO A PC 4 5 Installing Brother Drivers Using a USB Cable 1 Insert the Brother CD ROM into yo
25. SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES IN THE USA AND SOME PROVINCES IN CANADA THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN NO EVENT WILL BROTHER S LICENSOR S BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF BROTHER S LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BECAUSE SOME STATES IN THE USA AND SOME PROVINCES IN CANADA DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN ANY EVENT BROTHER S LICENSOR S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE WILL BE LIMITED TO 50 Disclaimer User Installation of Memory Board s In some cases product may be modified by adding and or replacing the memory board s with approved replacements Any damage to the product the memory board s to be inserted therein or otherwise caused as a result of improper installation including installation of other tha
26. Start This time only the selected area of the document will appear in the Scanning Area 7 In your graphics application software refine the image as usual 6 16 SCANNING Using the Windows Based Brother Control Center For Windows 95 98 and NT 4 0 Only Brother Control Center The Brother Control Center is a software utility that pops up on the PC screen whenever paper is placed in the automatic document feeder This allows you to quite easily with very few mouse clicks access the most frequently used scanning applications Using the Control Center eliminates the need to manually launch the specific applications The Brother Control Center provides three categories of functions 1 Scan directly to a file E mail word processor or graphic application of choice 2 Enhanced copy functions such as Two on One Copying ASER MFC USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER 7 1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center The Control Center is initially configured to automatically load each time Windows is started When the Control Center is loaded the Control Center icon will appear in the task bar If you don t want the Control Center to load automatically you can turn off AutoLoad How to Turn Off AutoLoad 1 Left click the Control Center us icon and click Show 2 When the Control Center icon appears left click on the Smart Click cid fe Control Center button A dialogue box with a check box labeled AutoLoad
27. TEST PRINT 4 Press 3 on the numeric keys to select it Restoring Factory Default Settings 1 Press until you see 3 RESET PRINTER 2 Press 3 on the numeric keys to select it 3 Press until you see 1 FACTORY SET 4 Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it 5 Press 1 to restore the factory settings OR Press 2 to exit without making a change 5 10 PRINTING Printing PC Data in Hexadecimal Press until you see 3 RESET PRINTER Press 3 on the numeric keys to select it Press until you see 2 HEX DUMP MODE Press 2 on the numeric keys to select it Press 1 to print a hexadecimal dump of the PC data _OR Press 2 to exit without making a change Printing from DOS How to Use the Copier Printer with Your DOS Application Software Before working with your application software that runs on DOS check that the Brother machine s name appears in the printer selection of your application software If the machine is not listed you must select the printer that corresponds to HP LaserJet IIP s emulations The following table shows combinations of printer drivers and emulation mode To get the most out of this machine you should install an HP printer driver in your application software Printer driver supported in Emulation mode to be selected with your application software the remote printer console program HP LaserJet IIP HP LaserJet IIP emulation mode HP LaserJet II Auto emulation s
28. The machine cannot print full pages of a document The machine prints the first couple of pages correctly then some pages have text missing The machine cannot print full pages of a document A MEMORY FULL message occurs TROUBLESHOOTING If You Are Having Difficulty with Your Machine If you think there is a problem with your copier printer make a copy first If the copy looks good the problem is probably not your machine Check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips Suggestions Sometimes you may see vertical streaks on your copies Either the scanner or the primary corona wire for printing is dirty Clean them both See pages 11 12 and 11 17 Check the following e The machine is plugged in See page 2 7 e The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly See page 2 4 e The interface cable is securely connected between the machine and computer See page 4 2 e Check to see if LCD is showing an error message See page I 1 1 Reset the machine or unplug the electrical cord and plug it back in Check the primary settings in your application software to make sure it is set up to work with your machine The machine received a very complex print job and could not process part of the page This problem may be solved in several ways e If you are using Windows 3 1x Windows 95 98 or Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 with the supplied printer driver see the Windows
29. a PC as For Printing Scanning Before You Begin For Windows Only Before you can print from or scan to your PC you must follow the connection and Brother Drivers Installation instructions in this chapter to connect the copier printer to your PC Before you install the Brother Printer and Scanner Drivers you must read the README WRI file in the root directory of the CD ROM or Floppy Disks for important last minute installation information and troubleshooting tips If You Don t Have a CD ROM Drive All software is supplied on CD ROM If you need a Floppy Disk version for DCP 1200 s Printer and Scanner Drivers DSK1231 call Brother at USA 1 888 879 3232 From within Canada 1 800 668 2768 From within Montreal 1 514 685 6464 To order the appropriate set of disks you must tell the Brother Representative the version of Windows you are using and your Brother model number CONNECTING TO A PC 4 1 T Computer Requirements The following are the minimum computer requirements you need to set up and operate the MFC as a printer CPU 80486 66MHz or higher Windows 3 1x or 95 Pentium 75 or Higher Windows 98 or Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 RAM 8MB or greater for Windows 3 1x 8MB or greater for Windows 95 16MB recommended 16MB or greater for Windows 98 or Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 32MB recommended Hard Disk Drive SOMB Available Disk Space Operating System Windows 3 1x 9
30. control panel you must have connected the copier printer to your Windows based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your version of Windows When you are ready to use the Scan keys make sure the Brother Control Center application is running on your PC For details about how to configure the Brother Control Center buttons to launch the application of your choice using the Scan keys see Chapter 7 Using the Brother Control Panel ew O Scan Image You can scan a color picture into your graphics application such as PhotoShop or Corel for viewing and editing Place your original in the ADF or on the scanner glass Press Scan Image The copier scanner will scan the original and send a color image to your graphics application SCANNING 6 1 6 2 Scan OCR If your original is text you can have it automatically converted by ScanSoft TextBridge to an editable text file Afterward it will be displayed in your word processing application such as Microsoft Word or Notepad for further editing Place your original in the ADF or on the scanner glass Press Scan OCR The copier scanner will scan the original perform OCR in ScanSoft TextBridge and then display the result in your word processing application for viewing and editing Scan to E mail You can scan either a black and white or a color original into your E mail application such as Microsoft Outlook or Netscape as a fi
31. have the following items Drum Unit Assembly CD VC With free Standard Toner Cartridge up lt gt to 3 000 pages Power Cord Bi directional Parallel Cable StartCard Owner s Manual If an item is missing call Brother Customer Service at 1 800 284 4329 USA 1 800 853 6660 from within Canada or 1 514 685 6464 from within Montreal See Ordering Accessories and Supplies on page ul for the correct item numbers Whenever you transport the copier printer use the packing materials that came with it If you do not pack the machine correctly you may void your warranty ASSEMBLY 2 1 Choosing a Location Place your copier printer on a flat stable surface such as a desk Select a place that is free of vibration and shocks Place the machine near a standard grounded power outlet Choose a location where the temperature remains between 50 F and 95 F 10 35 C Avoid placing your copier printer in a high traffic area Do not place near heaters air conditioners water chemicals or refrigerators Do not expose the machine to direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust Do not connect your machine to electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Disruption of power can wipe out information in the machine s memory Do not connect your machine to electrical outlets on the same circuit as large appliances or other equipment that might disrupt the power sup
32. hehe icon at the top right of the Brother Control Center screen OR Click the Modify Settings button on any of the Configuration screens m Pop Up Setting IV AutoLoad Pop Up m Global Scanner Settings FAxing Filing and Copying x Resolution foao OOOO YS Color Mode Black amp White Scan Size Lega 85x14n M Sites fa a aaa aa ee ae ie eR ie R eee Global Settings AutoLoad Pop Up Click this checkbox if you want Brother MFL Control Center to load when you boot your computer 7 4 USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER Setting Up the Scanner Configurations The Pop Up application stores eight different scanning modes Each time you scan an original you will choose the most appropriate scanning mode from the following Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy Fine Copy Each mode has its own set of stored settings You can keep the factory default settings or change them at any time Resolution Select the scanning resolution you most frequently use Color Mode From the pull down list select Scan Size From the pull down list select Brightness Slide the adjuster from 0 to 100 Contrast Slide the adjuster from 0 to 100 Click OK to save your changes If you make a mistake or later decide to return to the original default setting just click the Restore Defaults button when the scanning mode is displayed
33. in Cassette 1 3 Select Lower Paper Cassette to use only the paper in Cassette 2 4 Select Manual to feed the paper one sheet at a time in the Manual Feed Slot 6 For the best print quality select the type of media you will be using e Select Regular if you are using ordinary plain paper e Select Thin Paper if the paper wrinkles when you are using thin paper e Select Thick Paper or Thicker Paper if you are using bond paper envelopes rough paper or thicker paper e Select Thicker Paper if the toner comes off when printing with the Thick Paper setting e Select Transparency when you print with OHP transparencies 7 Check the Economy box to print in economy mode You can save up to 50 of toner consumption using this feature 8 Select Gray Scale if your document contains graphics especially halftone images Uncheck this box if your document is text only and you want to print quickly The Print options listed in the bottom part of the dialog box will vary according to the software application from which you are printing To print on both sides of the paper click the Options button The Options Setup dialog box appears Option Setup Duplex kf Manual Duplex Long Edge Binding I ee Es Short Edge Binding LI Binding Offset 9 Select Manual Duplex to print on both sides of the paper Insert the paper in the cassette to print the even numbered pages You will be instructed when to re insert the paper Turn the
34. of copies you want to print To change the copy options click the Copy Options button Click the OK button to save your Copy settings 7 14 USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER S Using Automatic E Mail Printing For Windows 95 98 Only The Brother Automatic E Mail Printing software is a utility program that reads your E mail messages from a specified POP3 server and automatically prints to a printer Main Features E You can use Automatic E Mail Printing with other E mail software Brother Automatic E Mail Printing has some extra functions that other E mail software such as Netscape Navigator or MS Internet Mail do not support E Automatic E Mail Printing can be configured for a multiple user account In Brother Automatic E Mail Printing you can set more than one e mail account on a single PC so you can print e mail in each account automatically E Automatic access to your specifed POP3 server at the specifed time You can specify the time when the Brother Automatic E Mail Printing automatically accesses the server to check for new mail E Provides an In Memory printer driver You can receive and print e mail data at the same time by searching for a specified character string in the mail header It allows you to see the sender subject and relevant part of the mail content Before You Use this Software Please read Using Automatic E Mail Printing in the On Line Documentation on the CD ROM and in the B
35. of paper or paper is not properly loaded in the paper cassette The paper cassette cover is open or cassette is not installed properly The scanner lock is locked The print engine has overheated MAINTENANCE AND ROUTINE Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Use the drum unit until you have a print quality problem then replace the drum unit with a new one 1 Open the front cover and press Clear 2 Press to reset m If there is paper in the cassette make sure it is straight If the paper is curled straighten it before printing Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper turn the stack over and place it back in the cassette Reduce the amount of paper in the paper cassette then try again Make sure you are using paper that meets Brother recommended paper specifications See Acceptable Paper Chapter 2 Close cassette cover or re install cassette properly Release the scanner lock lever If you see MACHINE ERROR AF or AE stop operation and call Customer Service for assistance USA 1 800 284 4329 From within Canada 1 800 853 6660 From within Montreal 1 514 685 6464 Unplug the machine and wait 20 minutes for it to cool 11 1 Error Messages COVER OPEN The front cover is not Close the front cover completely closed completely DOCUMENT JAM ocuments were not inserted See Document Jams and or fed properly Paper Jams page 11 3 MACHINE ERROR XX The ma
36. printer s internal fonts Brougham 10 12 and Letter Gothic16 66 Pitch 10 Selects the font size of the selected font If you selected the Brougham or LetterGothic font Pitch is shown in the selection box Symbol Set PC8 amp Selects the symbol set Other Configuration Default What This Item Does Auto LF Off Selects Auto LF On or Off Auto CR Off Selects Auto CR On or Off Auto Wrap Off Selects Auto Wrap On or Off Auto Skip On Selects Auto Skip On or Off PRINTING 5 15 Console Configuration Category Function Environment Sets the Buzzer on off Color for Remote Print Console Status Monitor Sets the hot key for waking up the RPC For more information on RPC see the Help Information within the program Using the Printer Status Monitor Program Type C RPCX gt STM X and press the Enter key to make the Printer Status Monitor Program stay resident in your computer memory If there are any changes to the printer status it displays a message on your computer screen If the Printer Status Monitor program stays resident in your computer you can monitor the printer status on your computer screen immediately by using the hot key Ctrl Alt R To remove the Printer Status Monitor program from your computer memory type C RPCX gt STMX R and press the Enter key The RPC works in the environment where your Brother machine is directly connected to your computer If you are using printer b
37. purchase this Product from an authorized Brother reseller within the United States 2 this Product has been serviced modified or tampered with by anyone other than an Authorized Service Representative of Brother 3 the serial number has been modified defaced or removed from this Product 4 this Product has been abused or damaged or the recommended monthly volume has been exceeded 5 non Brother brand or non Brother approved parts supplies power supplies or other accessories have been used with this Product or 6 this Product has been transported without the proper preparation and packaging What to do if you think your Product is defective Call our Customer Service Hotline at 1 800 284 4329 or if you suspect a defect in materials or workmanship in this Product you can report it to a Brother Authorized Service Center During the Warranty Period supply Brother s representative with a copy of your dated bill of sale showing that this Product was purchased within the United States For iv Copier Printer LIMITED WARRANTY the name of your Brother Authorized Service Center call 1 800 521 2846 After contacting the Brother Authorized Service Center you may be required to deliver or send the Product properly packaged freight prepaid to the Authorized Service Center together with a photocopy of your bill of sale What Brother will do Brother or its Authorized Service Center will evaluate your report o
38. s environment conditions such as high humidity may cause this situation to occur Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density function Remove the drum unit and clean the machine s interior See Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit on pages 11 12 and 11 14 Make sure that you use paper that meets specifications See page 2 5 If you still have scattered toner and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON replace the drum unit with a new one Check the machine s environment high temperature and high humidity may cause this condition to occur Clean the machine s interior and the primary corona wire of the drum unit See pages 11 17 19 Also do not use heat sensitive paper as it will cause this problem After cleaning if the printed pages are still black or the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON replace the drum unit with a new one The drum unit may be damaged Make sure that the toner cartridge is not empty Wipe electric terminals referring to Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit on pages 14 12 and 11 14 Make sure that a torn piece of paper does not remain on the scanner window AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Difficulty Suggestions gt Print Printed pages are Markings may disappear by themselves Try Quality marked at regular copying multiple pages to clear this problem Difficulties intervals Markings may occur if the machine has not Cont
39. ta nO O e OO ct wd 0 10 1 et OO eS out Ow iO rd mM wy we 0123456789 A eS eS ei cy i ce GH Gow wy Se amp F K mM AUUT OW OL A AO mune oe F M Hm wet Mone O DH or AOFM Ww oH Fr WF PGs w em or NM FM woOMr OM Cr OI G DO ww Mh B i I1 D0 wl H ma mM od E amp O Ns et em HME ZO rooms YW OH A Os x ft os qououod ff ty The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set For other characters see character set of Roman 8 23 24 40 5B 5C SD 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E SYMBOL SET ISO2 rf ssf mae et off of as 0 0O es soe ont ro a ee ae Oe ee ww w mij a IRV ISO6 ASCII I8S010 Swedish ISO11 Swedish I5014 JIS ASCII ISOt5 Italian ISO4 UK fet ast 10 O O VIR s it o Wid w D Deiz 2 let un in Ww e ISO16 Portugues ISOt7 Spanish ISO2Z1 German I5025 French A O JU a Q 1 gt mm WD a v Il ms t QI n o ot O10 a es Q QJ DOS OIR A RO a it e tal Ar oes ww o aoe WAI Chip nj T O D Oe Os mt fe W o ied eta wm mw gw ms Ww w FW oF WOW Ow A w w UWA al M at we rc f a af 9 d O H eA AS yoo 4 a 0 a a3 a Se C
40. the On Line Documentation window click on Install Acrobat Reader and follow the prompts on the screen You must install Acrobat Reader before you can view on line documentation CONNECTING TO A PC 4 13 Helpful Hints for Windows 3 1x or Windows 95 98 E For Windows 3 1x Only The installer automatically updates your SYSTEM INI Windows file by adding DEVICE bi di 386 under the 386Enh section If any bi directional parallel communications device driver has previously been installed it will be deactivated by this new driver If you want to use the driver that was previously installed you should first install this driver then reinstall your previous driver However reinstalling the previous driver will make the Brother machine s driver inactive E The installer makes the installed printer driver the Windows default E The installer automatically sets the printer port to the parallel interface LPT 1 for Windows 3 1x and BRMFC for Windows 95 98 and BMFC for Windows NT Workstation 4 0 E During this installation changes have been made to the SYSTEM INI file It is necessary to restart Windows so the changes become effective and the installed bi directional parallel communications device driver can take effect A IMPORTANT Please see the README WRI file in the root directory of the CD ROM or floppy disk for last minute important installation and troubleshooting information To uninstall PaperPort
41. the file format you want to use for your word processor or text documents 7 12 USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER User Defined Button m Scanner Setting Photos High Quality Modify Settings 3 Target Application i Application Microsoft Paint H Custom Link Settings OK Scanner Settings From the pull down list select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Target Application Application From the pull down list select the application you want to add to this Pop Up screen Click the Custom Link Settings button to set up links for your user defined application USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER 7 13 Copy Two on One Copy m Scanner Setting Draft Copy Modify Settings Copy Settings Brother MFL Pro Printer Il Copies 7 Copy Options Scanner Settings From the pull down list select the scanning mode that 1s appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Copy Settings Brother MFL Pro Printer II Copies Enter the number
42. to display it you can also double click a non PaperPort item to open it eer PaperPort View Visioneet Claim Form Visi el File Edit Search File Edit Search View Page Annotations Internet Help g 8 Gwe BIA A Desktop Twain Copy Paste lt lt ttem tem gt gt Fage Page Zoom Out Actual Size Desktop Page Internet Help Health Care Benefits April 5 1999 April 7 1999 April 7 1999 2 Paes Ssauayvsd Claim Form max PaperPort Document 200 DPI Black amp White Claim Form max PaperPort Document 200 DPI Black amp White 1of1 3 X NANGEGONE E i Bap ot amp BEER OQ TP 25 6K bytes Ui Destop View displays items Page View displays each item as thumbnails as a full page Organizing Your Items in Folders PaperPort has an easy to use filing system for organizing your items The filing system consists of folders and items that you select to view in Desktop View An item can be a PaperPort item or a non PaperPort item Folders are arranged in a tree structure in the Folder View You use this pane to select folders and view their items in Desktop View You can simply drag and drop an item onto a folder When the folder is highlighted release the mouse button and the item is stored in that folder Folders can be nested that is stored in other folders When you double click a folder its items both PaperPort
43. to install the remote printer console program _ Make sure your copier printer is connected to your computer and it is set to Online N Start your computer and go to the DOS prompt If you are in Windows exit and return to the DOS prompt Insert the Brother CD ROM into your CD ROM drive A Q At the DOS prompt C gt type x Substitute the drive letter of your CD ROM drive for x and press Enter C gt x Type CD DOS and press Enter x gt CD DOS 6 Type RPCSETUP and press Enter x DOS gt RPCSETUP o1 7 Follow the instructions from the installer 5 12 PRINTING Using the Remote Printer Console Main Program Type C RPCX gt RPCX and press the Enter key to start the Remote Printer Console main program The Main Screen will appear on your computer screen as shown below Remote Printer Console Direct_Access Printer_Setup Console_Config Guide Current Status Status Ready Media Type Regular Paper feed Paper Cassette Emulation Laser Jet IIP Paper Size Letter Orientation Portrait Quality ormal Copies 1 Memory size 2138112 Byte L___ T Select Enter Setting m Alt Character Menu F1 Help ESC Exit If bi directional communication is enabled between your computer and machine when it starts the RPC gets the current settings information from your machine Otherwise RPC shows its default settings If you want to change settings move the cu
44. 04 F 0 40 C Max 45 seconds at 73 4 F 23 C 15 seconds using Letter size paper in paper cassette 120V AC 50 60Hz Canadian Version Only Operating Copying 850 W or less 25 C Sleep Mode 14 W or less Stand by 30 W or less 25 C Operating 50 dB A or less Stand by 39 dB A or less Operating 20 to 80 without condensation Storage 20 to 80 without condensation 19 4 x 18 0 x 16 8 inches 492 x 456 x 429 mm 35 2 Ibs 17 kg Emulation Printer Driver Interface Memory Capacity Print Method Resolution Print Quality Print Speed Brother Printing System for Windows and emulation mode of HP LaserJet IIP PCL level 4 Windows 3 1x Windows 95 98 and Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 driver supporting Brother Native Compression mode and bi directional capability Bi directional parallel EEE 1284 USB Universal Serial Bus Interface Using Windows 98 Only 8 MB Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning 600 dots inch Normal printing mode Economy printing mode saves up to 50 of the normal toner usage Up to 12 pages minute when loading letter size or A4 paper from paper cassette 12 2 SPECIFICATIONS True Type Fonts on CD ROM TrueType compatible soft fonts for Windows are on the bundled CD ROM Resident Fonts The following bitmapped fonts are resident in the machine Brougham 10 12 point upright normal Brougham 12 10 point upright
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46. 5 98 or NT Workstation Version 4 0 DOS environment compatible with your Windows version Use only a shield interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and that is less than 6 feet long 1 8 meters or a USB cable Connections 4 2 Connecting a USB Cable For Windows 98 USB Equipped Power Macintosh G3 and iMac Please find your Windows 98 CD ROM before you begin A USB cable is not included with your copier printer Before you can set up the USB interface you must purchase a standard USB cable Or if you prefer to set up the bundled parallel cable please see Connecting the Bundled Parallel Cable After you have set up the copier printer and checked that it is working properly make sure it is turned on and your PC is turned off CONNECTING TO A PC 2 Connect the USB cable to both the copier printer and the PC Connecting the Bundled Parallel Cable For Windows Only You must connect the copier printer to your PC with the included bi directional JEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable 1 Make sure to unplug the machine s power cord from the electrical outlet before connecting the parallel interface cable Also make sure the computer is turned off and unplugged from the electrical power before you connect the interface cable 2 Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the machine and secure the connection with the wire clips 3 Connect the interface cable to the prin
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48. Custom This section displays the size you selected To adjust the scanning area size to business card size automatically check the Business Card Size box Adjust In the Adjust section click the Image button The Image screen will appear 50 0 50 Brightness al _ fo Contrast a gt lo Cancel Use the cursor to drag the indicator buttons to the left or right to adjust the Brightness and the Contrast as needed Paper Check the Photo box 1f the image is a photograph SCANNING 6 9 How to Use PreScan to Adjust an Image PreScanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low resolution A thumbnail version of the image will appear in the Scanning Area This is only a preview of the image so you can see how it will look The PreScan button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image When you are satisfied with the preview select the Start button from the scanner window to scan the image 1 Insert the original face down in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Select the PreScan button The entire original will be scanned into your Windows based PC and will appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner window TWAIN_32 Brother MFLPro Color Setup 1 02 0 x Image z Resolution 200 x 200 dpi Scanning Area TUE AREE CoM D ioe Color Type Black amp White m Scanning Area Size Letter 81 2 11 in 7 Custom Adjust widh B5 m
49. F Automatic Document Feeder or from the scanner glass Using the ADF Automatic Document Feeder The automatic document feeder ADF can hold up to 50 pages feeding each one individually through the machine Use standard 20 1b 75g m paper when using the ADF Always fan the pages well and stagger them Temperature 68 F 86 F 20 C 30 C Humidity 50 70 Paper Xerox 4200 20LB LTR Xerox 4024 24LB LTR DO NOT use curled wrinkled folded or ripped paper or paper with staples paper clips paste or tape attached DO NOT use cardboard newspaper or fabric To copy or scan this kind of document see Using the Scanner Glass page 3 2 E Make sure originals written with ink are completely dry E Originals must be from D 5 8 to 8 5 inches wide and from 5 to 14 inches long A Original 1 Insert original face up OK aj S Face Up top edge first Sn aZ MEADE LND Document 2 Adjust the paper guides Be Stopper to fit the width of your J pages 3 Stagger multiple pages Then place them in the ADF until you feel the first page lightly touch the feed roller 4 Pull up the document stopper MAKING COPIES 3 1 3 4 5 T Using the Scanner Glass You can use the scanner glass to copy one page at a time or pages of a book Originals can be letter or A4 size 8 5 inches to 11 7 inches To use the scanner glass the ADF must be empty You can make multiple copies
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52. Option You can purchase the Paper Cassette 2 accessory LT400 to use as a third paper source Cassette 2 holds up to 250 sheets of 20 1b 75 g m paper Cassette 2 1s seated in a tray shaped like the copier printer When you place the Brother machine on top of this tray the machine and Cassette 2 will be attached OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 9 1 9 2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES L Important Information Standard Telephone and FCC Notices For 120V Models Only These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only If you experience trouble with your machine please contact a Brother Authorized Service Center for information on service or repair If you are not able to solve a problem with your digital copier printer contact Brother Customer Service See Brother Numbers page 1 A WARNING To protect against risk of electrical shock always disconnect all cables from wall outlets before servicing modifying or installing the equipment Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous invisible radiation exposure This equipment may not be used on coin service lines provided by the telephone company or connected to party lines Federal Communications Commission FCC Declaration of Conformity For USA Only Responsible Party Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 USA TEL
53. Pop up will appear gt Pop Up Setn 2A W Autoload Pop Up gt Global Scanner Settings FAXing Filing and Copying Resolution A on Color Mode Black k white Sean Size Legal 8 5 x 14 in Brightness h a Contras lt lt J Save Settings Restore Defaults 3 Uncheck the AutoLoad Pop Up option 7 2 USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER Brother Control Center Features Auto Configuration During the installation process the Control Center checks your system to determine the default applications for E mail word processing and graphics viewer editor For example if you are using Outlook as your default E mail application the Control Center automatically will create a link and a scanning application button for Outlook You can change a default application by right clicking on any of the scan buttons in the Control Center and selecting a different application For example you can change a scan button from MS Word iy to MS Word Pad by changing the application that is listed for the Word Processor Microsoft Word 2000 M Scanner Setting n Text for OCR v Modify Settings Word Processor Word Processor Microsoft Word 2000 Link Settings Scanning Operations Scan to File allows you to scan directly to a disk file with two mouse clicks You can change the file type destination directory and file name as needed Scan to E mail enables you with just two
54. R to color Show QuickSend Menu Click this checkbox if you want the Select QuickSend Recipient window to be displayed when you choose Scan to E mail This feature works only with MAPI type E mail applications such as Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Outlook and Eudora USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER 7 9 QuickSend List You can create a list of Email names and addresses for quick selection Click the New button to add a name s to your QuickSend list Your Email phone book listing is displayed so you can select stored names or create new ones T i Type name or select from list Find Contacts z Message Recipients ES Oeskovic Dave dave Ez Parets Linda Ipare E Perez Regina pere Ez Press Ruth pres 5 Reuben Brecher reube Reuben Brecher brect ES Roger Nakagawa maki ES Rogowsky Jean jrogo E Sacco Henry Legal hsac 4 gt New Contact Properties 4 gt OK Cancel Highlight the name s you want to add to your list click the User button then click OK to return to the Link Preference window From the Link Preference window you can remove a name from the QuickSend list highlight the name and clicking the Delete button 7 10 USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER Send Scan to Word Processor Microsoft WordPad r Scanner Setting Text for OCR Modify Settings Word Processor Word Processor Microsoft WordPad Link Settings Scanner Settings
55. Reduce Temporary Setting 1 Place the original s in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Press repeatedly until you see the reduction ratio you want 100 93 87 78 75 71 50 25 AUTO ZOOM OR Select AUTO to automatically fit the original on the selected paper size OR Select ZOOM to use the numenric keys to enter any percentage between 99 and 25 3 Using the numeric keys enter the number of copies 4 Press Copy E When selecting specific reduction percentages you need to know the size of the paper that you registered using Paper Size Selecting Recommended Ratios Original Document Paper Recommmended the size of size is ratio is LETTER DOCUMENT LETTER LEGAL A4 DOCUMENT LETTER LEGAL DOCUMENT LETTER LEGAL F Legal size originals fit only in the ADF 3 4 MAKING COPIES Enlarge Temporary Setting Place the original s in the ADF or on the scanner glass Press repeatedly until you see the enlargement ratio you want 100 120 125 141 150 200 400 ZOOM OR Select ZOOM to use the numenric keys to enter any percentage between 101 and 400 Contrast Using the numeric keys enter the number of copies Press Copy Copy Mode Temporary Setting Press repeatedly until the LED is illuminated for Auto Text or Photo as needed The factory default setting is Auto O Auto Select when the original includes both text and photographs Tex
56. Setup Printing Problems section e Try to reduce the complexity of your document or reduce print resolution Your computer is not recognizing the printer s input buffer full signal Please make sure to connect the printer cable correctly e Reduce the printer resolution Reduce the complexity of your document and try again Reduce the graphic quality or the number of font sizes within your application software e Expand the printer memory by installing one of the optional memory boards ME8000 or ME16000 AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE gt General Printing Difficulties Continued gt Scanning Difficulties gt Software Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions Vertical Black Lines Sometimes you may see vertical streaks black on Printouts lines on printouts Your machine s primary corona wire for printing may be dirty Clean your primary corona wire see page 11 17 Try printing again If the problem continues call Brother Customer Service at 1 800 284 4329 USA 1 800 853 6660 from within Canada or 1 514 685 6464 from within Montreal My headers or footers Most laser printers have a restricted area that appear when I view will not accept print Usually these are the first my document on the two lines and last two lines which leaves 62 screen but do not show printable lines Adjust the top and bottom up when I print them margins in your document to allow for this TWAIN Errors appear Make sur
57. age Length m Unit ET i nae I Business Card Size Eo Video Video Capture Default Help Cancel Start Pre scan the document at a low resolution 3 To crop a portion of the image to be scanned drag any side or corner of the dotted outline in the Scanning Area with the left mouse button Adjust the dotted outline until it surrounds only the portion of the image you wish to scan 4 Place the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass again 5 Adjust the settings for Resolution Color Type Color or Gray Scale and Size in the Scanner window as needed 6 Select the Start button This time only the selected area of the original will appear in the PaperPort window 7 Inthe PaperPort window use the options available to refine the image See PaperPort for Brother Online Documentation for details 6 10 SCANNING Using Brother TWAIN Scanner Driver with Your Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac The Brother software includes a TWAIN compliant Scanner driver for Macintosh G3 and iMac This TWAIN Scanner driver allows you to use the copier printer as a scanner from any TWAIN compliant software application Most image editing applications support the TWAIN specification For example Kai s Power Soap is standard software with iMac and it supports a TWAIN driver so Kai s Power Soap can scan images from the Brother machine Importing Images Although Brother does no
58. al or while scanning information into the computer However when the machine is printing a copy it pauses a PC printing operation and resumes when copying is finished Scanning continues during PC printing without a pause Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac Printing Documents Choose the Chooser from the Apple menu to set up the Brother printer driver HL 1200 MFL Pro as your default printer driver Then you can use it as follows 1 Choose Print from the File menu The Brother HL 1200 MFL Pro series print dialog box appears Brother HL 1200 MFL Pro series 108 Print Copies fi Pages All From To Quality Best Normal Faster Media Type LI Economy kf Gray Scale Space RGE Color k Printer Color Management 2 Inthe Copies box type the number of copies you want 3 In the Pages options click All to print the entire document or click in the From and To boxes and type a range of pages 4 Choose one of the following Quality options e Select Best for 600 dpi to print better quality at a slower speed e Select Normal for 300 dpi to print a standard quality e Select Faster for 150 dpi to print a lower quality at the fastest speed PRINTING 5 7 5 Choose one of the following Paper Source options 1 Select Dual to switch automatically to the other cassette when the paper runs out 2 Select Upper Paper Cassette to use only the paper
59. al Number or Rating Label removed shall be deemed abuse and all repairs thereafter shall be the sole liability of the end user purchaser In order to obtain warranty service the Copier Printer must be delivered or shipped freight prepaid by the end user purchaser to a Brother Authorized Service Center together with your Proof of Purchase in the form of a Sales Receipt For laser products Failure to remove the Toner Cartridge and Toner Drum Unit on applicable models during shipping will cause severe damage to the Copier Printer and will VOID the Warranty Refer to your Operation Manual for proper packaging For ink jet products Do not remove the ink cartridges during shipping Damage to your print head resulting from packing without the ink cartridges will VOID your warranty Refer to your Operation Manual for proper packaging BROTHER DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW CANNOT BE VALIDLY WAIVED No oral or written information advice or representation provided by Brother its Authorized Service Centers Distributors Dealers Agents or employees shall create another warranty or modify this warranty This warranty states Brothers entire liability and your exclusive remedy against Brother for any failure of the Copier Printer to operate properly Nei
60. an easy to use fax back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products This system is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week You can use the system to send faxes to any fax machine If you can t resolve a difficulty with your Brother Digital Copier Printer using this manual and you have access to a fax machine call our fax back system and follow the voice prompts You will be able to receive faxed instructions about using the system and an index of fax back subjects USA 1 800 521 2846 From within Canada 1 800 681 9838 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs You can find more information about Brother products on the Word Wide Web From product specification sheets to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs itis all there Visit us at http www brother com Brother Bulletin Board Brother s Bulletin Board Numbers are USA 1 888 298 3616 From within Canada 1 514 685 2040 For Customer Service USA 1 800 284 4329 voice 1 908 575 8790 fax From within Canada 1 800 853 6660 voice 1 514 685 4898 fax From within Montreal 1 514 685 6464 voice ORDERING ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES i Ordering Accessories and Supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories available at most Brother retailers If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa MasterCard Discover or American Express credit card you can order access
61. canner window by wiping with a clean soft dry cloth Do not use isoproply alcohol Scanner Window TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 13 Cleaning the Drum Unit We recommend placing the drum unit on a drop cloth or large disposable paper to avoid spilling and scattering toner f Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left several times 2 Return the blue tab to the home position W and snap it into place Corona Wire If the blue tab is not at Home position printed pages may have vertical stripes 3 Re install the drum unit into the machine See Replacing the Drum Unit on page 11 17 4 Close the front cover 5 Plug in the power cord first then the telephone cord Replacing the Toner Cartridge The machine can print up to 6 000 pages using a high yeild toner cartridge When the toner cartridge is running low the display shows TONER LOW The machine is supplied with a standard toner cartridge that must be replaced after approximately 3 000 pages Actual page count will vary depending on your average document type 1 e standard letter detailed graphics It is a good idea to keep a new toner cartridge ready for use when you see the toner low warning Discard the used toner cartridge according to local regulations If you are not sure of them consult your local Sanitation Department Be sure to seal the toner cartridge tig
62. ce it periodically TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 11 Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Scanner Unplug the machine and lift the document cover Clean the scanner glass and the white film with isopropyl alcohol on a lint free cloth Document DA Cover Lift the ADF unit Clean the white roller and the glass strip under the roller with isopropyl alcohol on a lint free cloth If the screen still displays a scanner error call Brother Customer Service for assistance at 1 800 284 4329 USA 1 800 853 6660 from within Canada or 1 514 685 6464 from within Montreal 11 12 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Printer 1 Caution E Do not use isopropyl alcohol to remove dirt from the control panel It may crack the panel E Do not use isopropyl alcohol to clean the scanner window or toner sensor E Do not touch the scanner window with your finger E The drum unit contains toner so handle it carefully If toner scatters and your hands or clothes get dirty immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water 1 Open the front cover 2 Remove the drum unit assembly Ay WARNING Just after you have used the machine some internal parts of the machine are extremely HOT When you open the front cover of the machine never touch the shaded parts as shown in the diagram below 3 Gently clean the s
63. ch Sometimes it prints a Check your application software to make sure couple of characters you Selected the correct printer driver The and then ejects the machine emulates HP LaserJet IIP Try setting pages the machine to HP emulation in Remote Printer Console and then select the HP LaserJet IIP printer in your application software The machine prints the This is common problem first with database part of my document software and part of spreadsheet software when but does not print the they are not correctly set up The data has been last page The LCD sent to the printer but the printer did not receive shows REMAINED the Page Eject command Press to eject DATA the page Then ask your software supplier how to add a Page Eject or Form Feed command to the end of your print job 11 8 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Difficulty DOS Setup How can I change the Printing user settings or Difficulties default settings on the Continued machine p gt Paper The machine does not Handling load paper The LCD Suggestions Use the Remote Printer Console RPC program Check to see if the CHECK PAPER or PRINTER JAM message appears on the LCD Difficulties shows CHECK PAPER If so the multi purpose paper cassette may be or PRINTER JAM The machine does not feed paper from the manual feed slot How can I load envelopes What paper can I use How can I clear paper out of pap
64. chine has a mechanical problem MEMORY FULL You can t store data in the memory PRESS STOP KEY NO DOCUMENT You tried to copy or scan without inserting your original PLS CLEAN DRUM The primary corona wire of the drum unit is dirty Press Stop Call Brother Customer Service USA 1 800 284 4329 From within Canada 1 800 853 6660 From within Montreal 1 514 685 6464 m To print the data that remains in memory If you are printing press Job Cancel If you are copying press Stop m Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document Expand the printer memory by ordering a Memory Expansion Board See Ordering Accessories and Supplies page 1i Place your original in the ADF or on the scanner glass Clean the primary corona wire of the drum unit See page 11 17 PRINTER JAM The paper is jammed inthe See Printer Jam page 11 4 machine TONER EMPTY The toner cartridge is not installed or not installed correctly OR Toner is used up and printing is not possible 11 2 TROUBLESHOOTING AND Install a toner cartridge in the drum unit OR Reinstall the toner cartridge correctly Replace the toner cartridge with a new one See page 11 14 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Error Messages TONER LOW If the display shows TONER Order a new toner cartridge LOW and the Toner Empty LED on the control panel is blinking you can still print B
65. cidental damages the above limitation may not apply to you THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL WHETHER EXPRESSED BY AFFIRMATION PROMISE DESCRIPTION DRAWING MODEL OR SAMPLE ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THIS ONE WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED This Limited Warranty is the only warranty that Brother is giving for this Product It is the final expression and the exclusive and only statement of Brother s obligations to you It replaces all other agreements and under standings that you may have with Brother or its representatives Copier Printer LIMITED WARRANTY This Limited Warranty and Brother s obligation to you may not be changed in any way unless you and Brother sign the same piece of paper in which we 1 refer to this Product and your bill of sale date 2 describe the change to this warranty and 3 agree to make that change Product Support Toll free customer service and technical support is available for hardware operational assistance at 1 800 284 4329 At any time free technical support in the form of Frequently Asked Questions troubleshooting tips and service center locator is available through our fax back system at 1 800 521 2846 or Brother s Internet Web Site www brother com Now you can visit us on line www brothermall com your complete source for g
66. cies alae tae z a3 5 er bre aa ann ete I HE Fis ay i tee ar a Bi n A m a Le ae I ak e e sa l a Se Lt et nr r REL ri na T ale pte Flere inne an Fe a r fet ny 1 enna SUPP LR ae TaT ae E WEN DCP 1200 orother At your side If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference Model Number DCP 1200 Serial Number Date of Purchase Place of Purchase The serial number is on the back of the unit Retain this manual with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase in the event of a theft fire or warranty service 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 Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages including consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication 1996 1999 Brother Industries Ltd Brother Numbers Brother fax back system Brother Customer Service has installed
67. d decide which cassette will be used first 1 Press until you see 1 CASSETTE 1 2 Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it 3 Press repeatedly to display the size of paper in the cassette either LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE A5 A6 B5 or B6 4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3 for Cassette 2 if attached OR Press to exit You cannot use A6 size paper in Cassette 2 2 10 ASSEMBLY Q1 Setting Cassette Usage If you purchased and connected Cassette 2 you can decide how the copier printer will use the paper in the two cassettes The default setting of AUTO allows your machine to choose Cassette 2 if paper is out in Cassette 1 Choose 1 ONLY if you want to keep special paper in Cassette 2 and control when it is used From the Windows Printer Driver you can override this setting and print on the paper in Cassette 2 as needed When paper is out in Cassette 1 the LCD displays CHECK PAPER 1 and will wait for paper to be replaced in Cassette 1 before printing Choose 2 ONLY to reverse this process Press repeatedly until you see 3 CASSETTE USAGE Press 3 on the numeric keys to select it Press repeatedly until you see the option you want Using the numeric keys enter the number of that option For example press 1 for 1 ONLY Press to exit You cannot use A6 size paper in Cassette 2 ASSEMBLY 2 11 2 12 ASSEMBLY Inserting Originals for Copying You can copy from either the AD
68. e machine 2 Slide the paper width and length adjusters to the position for the paper size you are using 3 Fan the paper well Load paper in the paper cassette Press down on the paper to flatten it in all four corners keeping the paper level below the guide The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of 20 lb 75g m7 paper Maximum Paper Height Guide 4 Slide the paper cassette into the machine until it locks into place 2 6 ASSEMBLY Use the Manual Feed Slot for Special Paper Use the manual feed slot to print or copy on envelopes labels transparencies card stock or thicker paper The manual feed slot is above the multi purpose paper cassette Load paper or envelopes one at atime You do not have to remove paper from the paper cassette Manual Feed Slot Connect the Power Cord When you connect the power the screen displays Ay WARNING The copier printer must be grounded using a 3 prong plug Sarl Power Cord Lightning and power surges can damage this product We T recommend that you use a quality surge protection device on the AC power line or unplug the power cord during a lightning storm Do not touch the rollers at the paper exit ASSEMBLY 2 7 Initial Setup The Menu key enables you to customize settings Press repeatedly until you see the option you want to select Setting the Beeper Volume You can set the beeper to LOW HIGH or OFF The default setting i
69. e the Brother TWAIN Driver is while scanning selected as the primary source In PaperPort click File Select Source highlight the Brother TWAIN Driver and click Select You see the New Click on Do not install a driver Windows Hardware Found will not prompt you again and click OK message on your PC See page 4 12 screen although you have already installed the drivers in Windows 95 You see the Update Follow the instructions from the installer Device Driver Wizard then click Next Click Finish when it appears or Add New Hardware on the screen See page 4 12 Wizard message on your PC screen although you have already installed the drivers in Windows 95 or 98 Cannot perform 2 in 1 Check that the paper size setting in the printing apprication and in the printer driver are the same Cannot print when Try to reduce the printing resolution using Adobe Illustrator When using ATM fonts If you are using Windows 95 98 select some characters are Printer Settings from the Start menu missing or some Open Brother DCP 1200 properties Click characters are printed Spool Setting on the Details tab in the same place Select RAW from Spool Data Format TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 7 Difficulty Suggestions gt Software Unable to write to 1 Make sure the machine is on plugged into Difficulties LPT1 or
70. e the equipment is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation FDA Regulations U S Food and Drug Administration FDA has implemented regulations for laser products manufactured on and after August 2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States The following label on the back of the machine indicates compliance with the FDA regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States Manufacturing Information BROTHER CORP ASIA LTD BROTHER BUJI NAN LING FACTORY Gold Garden Industry Nan Line Village Buji Rona Gana Shenzhen China This product complies with FDA radiation performance standards 21 CFR Subchapter J 10 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions Save them for later reference Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product A O N Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning 5 Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product 6 Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or cove
71. e to print until the indicator stays on GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER 1 3 Inserting Originals for Copying and Scanning You can copy and scan from either the ADF Automatic Document Feeder or from the scanner glass Using the ADF Automatic Document Feeder The automatic document feeder ADF can hold up to 50 pages feeding each one individually through the machine Use standard 20 1b 75g m paper when using the ADF Always fan the pages well and stagger them Temperature 68 F 86 F 20 C 30 C Humidity 50 70 Paper Xerox 4200 20LB LTR Xerox 4024 24LB LTR DO NOT use curled wrinkled folded or ripped paper or paper with staples paper clips paste or tape attached DO NOT use cardboard newspaper or fabric To copy or scan this kind of document see Using the Scanner Glass page 1 5 E Make sure documents written with ink are completely dry Originals must be from D 5 8 to 8 5 inches wide and from 5 to 14 inches long o Original Q Insert original face up O ee Face Up top edge first kor L in the ADF l O Document 2 Adjust the paper guides Be _ _ Stopper to fit the width of your pages 3 Stagger multiple pages Then place them in the ADF until you feel the first page lightly touch the feed roller Ogee 4 Pull up the document stopper 1 4 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER Using the Scanner Glass You can use the scan
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74. election The best or recommended printer driver is indicated in bold Be sure to choose the proper printer driver in your application software Be sure the printing resolution is set to 300 dpi in your DOS application software What Does the Remote Printer Console Do The Remote Printer Console RPC is a utility program that can run in the DOS environment and comprises the following two programs PRINTING 5 11 Remote Printer Console Main Program This program allows you to change various printer settings such as emulation print quality fonts page setup etc from your computer screen Since most DOS applications have a Printer Settings menu that overrides the settings made by the RPC you may not have to use this utility program This utility program is useful for application software that does not control the printer s settings and features Printer Status Monitor Program This utility program can monitor your printer s status using bi directional parallel communications This utility program stays resident in your computer memory Terminate and Stay Resident program and runs in the background Installing the Remote Printer Console Before you install the program make sure you have the following hardware and software to install the program DOS Version 3 3 or later Monitor EGA VGA or compatible Option Mouse the mouse driver must be installed You can also operate the program with the keyboard Follow these steps
75. enuine Brother Accessories and Supplies BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 100 Somerset Corporate BLvp BripGewater New Jersey 08807 0911 Please record your model and serial number and your date and location of Purchase below for your records Keep this information with your proof of purchase bill of sale in case your Product is lost stolen or requires service Model Serial Date of purchase Store where purchased Location of store Important We recommend that you keep all original packing materials in the event that you ship this product USA V vi BROTHER DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY For Canada Only Pursuant to this limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Brother or its Authorized Service Centers will repair this Copier Printer free of charge if defective in material or workmanship This Limited Warranty does not include cleaning consumables including without limitation print cartridges print head toner and drum or damage caused by accident neglect misuse or improper installation or operation any damage caused from service maintenance modifications or tampering by anyone other than a Brother Authorized Service Representative or from the use of supplies or consumable items that are non Brother products Operation of the Copier Printer in excess of the specifications or with the Seri
76. er You can convert the entire item or by using the Copy As Text command you can select only a portion of the text to convert Dragging an item onto a word processing link icon starts PaperPort s built in OCR application or you can use your own OCR application SCANNING 6 5 6 6 Importing Items from Other Applications In addition to scanning items you can bring items into PaperPort in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort MAX files in several different ways Print to the Desktop View from another application such as Microsoft Excel Import files saved in other file formats such as Windows Bitmap BMP or Tag Image File Format TIFF Exporting Items in Other Formats You can export or save PaperPort items in several popular file formats such as BMP JPEG TIFF or self viewing For example to create a file for an Internet Web site export it as a JPEG file Web pages often use JPEG files for displaying images Scanning a Document TWAIN COMPLIANT The Brother scanner driver is TWAIN compliant and meets the standard universal protocol for communicating between scanners and software applications This means that not only can you scan images directly into the PaperPort viewer that Brother included with your copier printer but you can also scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that support TWAIN scanning These applications include popular programs like Adobe Photosho
77. er or not properly installed If it is empty load a new stack of paper into the feeder If there is paper in the multi purpose paper cassette make sure it is straight If the paper is curled you should straighten it Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper turn the stack over and put it back into the multi purpose paper cassette Reduce the amount of paper in the multi purpose paper cassette then try again Check the manual feed mode is not selected in the printer driver Reinsert the paper firmly load one sheet at a time Make sure that manual feed mode is selected in the printer driver You can load envelopes from the manual feed slot Your application software must be set up to print the envelope size you are using This is usually done in the Page Setup or Document Setup menu of your software Refer to your software application manual You can use plain paper envelopes transparencies labels and organizer paper For information on paper you can use see Acceptable Paper on page 2 5 See Printer Jams on page 11 4 jams gt Print Printouts are too dark Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Quality or light Difficulties Printed pages contain white stripes White Stripes or Faint Images TROUBLESHOOTING AND Density function It has been factory set to the middle position See Setting the Print Density on page 2 9 You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows with aclean s
78. eys to select it Press a numeric key to select the option you want Press to exit Toner Save You can conserve toner with this feature When you set Toner Save to ON print appears somewhat lighter The default setting is OFF Press until you see 1 INITIAL SETUP Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it Press until you see 4 TONER SAVE Press 4 on the numeric keys to select it Press a numeric key to select the option you want Press to exit Checking the Drum Life You can see the percentage of the drum s life that remains available Press until you see 1 INITIAL SETUP Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it Press until you see 5 DRUM LIFE Press 5 on the numeric keys to select it Press to exit Even if the remaining drum life is 0 you may continue to use the drum unit until you have a print quality problem ASSEMBLY 2 9 Turning On Cassette 2 If Cassette 2 is set to ON you can set the paper size Press until you see 1 INITIAL SETUP Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it Press until you see 6 CASSETTE 2 Press 6 on the numeric keys to select it Press 1 on the numeric keys to select ON Press to exit O 0 A WN Setting Paper Size You can use a variety of sizes of paper in the paper cassette s letter legal A4 Executive A5 A6 B5 and B6 If you purchased and attached the optional Cassette 2 you can select the paper size for each cassette an
79. f a possible defect to determine whether a defect exists and if it does exist Brother or its Authorized Service Center will repair or replace the Product with a product that performs the same functions and performs as well as the original Product Brother reserves the right to supply refurbished or remanufactured replacement parts provided that the replacement parts conform to the manufacturer s specifications for new products The repaired or replacement product will be returned to you at no cost Exchange Service When an exchange is authorized Brother will exchange your non working Product with a refurbished or remanufactured product that performs to the manufacturer s specifications for new products The refurbished or remanufactured Product you receive will be covered by the balance of the limited warranty period remaining on the original Product plus an additional thirty 80 days You will keep the replacement Product that is sent to you and must return or be billed up to the cost of a new product your original non working product which shall become the property of Brother You must call Brother Customer Service and if the representative cannot correct the product s malfunction over the telephone and you elect the exchange service you must provide information pertaining to this Product and you must also provide a valid major credit card number Your credit card will be charged up to the cost of a new Product if i
80. five or six times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge a To prevent damage to the drum do not expose it to light for longer than a few minutes 2 Open the front cover of the machine 3 Insert the drum unit assembly into the machine 4 Close the front cover 2 4 ASSEMBLY Acceptable Paper Multi purpose Paper Cassette and Cassette 2 Accessory Paper Type cut sheet Paper Size Letter Legal A4 A5 ISO B5 B6 Executive A6 Cassette 1 only 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm Use the paper adjusters to change the paper size Capacity Max paper height is 1 06 inches 27 mm or approx 250 sheets of 20 Ib 75 g m Letter A4 paper 10 transparencies Manual Feed Slot Paper Type Paper Size cut sheet Letter Legal A4 A5 B5 JIS ISO Executive 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm envelopes COM 10 Monarch C5 DL post cards 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm organizer Day Timer J K L M 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm labels and 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm transparencies F We Recommend Cut sheet Xerox 4200 Labels Avery laser label or equivalent Transparencies 3M CG3300 for laser printers or equivalent Front Output Bin Approx 150 sheets of 20 lb 75 g m Letter A4 paper ASSEMBLY 2 5 Loading Paper in the Multi purpose Paper Cassette 1 Pull the paper cassette completely out of th
81. hange any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Email Application Email Package From the pull down list select your E mail application Email Settings Click the EMail Settings button to set up links The Links Preferences window will appear Link Preferences X Links Category File Attachments Do not convert files C Convert MAX files only C Convert all files when possible _Wonversion Apuane Portia PaperPort Files MA Gombine allies inte one fle when possible J Gonvert nonamage files to colar M Show QuickSend Menu QuickSend List Oeskovic Dave E Parets Linda M Display Link Icon OK Cancel Help 7 8 USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER File Attachments Do not convert files Click this checkbox if you do not want to change the file type of attachments The Conversion Options will not be available grayed Convert MAX files only Click this checkbox if you want to convert only attachments that are PaperPort files Convert all files when possible Click this checkbox if you want to change the file type of all attachments Conversion Options Format Combine all files into one file when possible Click this checkbox to combine all files of the same type into one file For Brother Color Models Only Convert non image files to color Click this checkbox to convert all files that have been processed through OC
82. htly so toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge When discarding used toner cartridges keep them separate from domestic garbage We recommend that you clean the machine when you replace the toner cartridge 11 14 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Toner Empty Indicator When the toner cartridge is running low the display shows TONER LOW and the Toner Empty icon on the control panel flashes on and off to indicate the toner is low I _ Toner Empty Icon Display The Toner Empty icon appears and the display shows TONER EMPTY Once this icon appears your machine will not resume printing until you install a new toner cartridge How to Replace the Toner Cartridge AX WARNING Just after you use the machine some internal parts of the machine will be extremely HOT So never touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 15 Place the drum unit on a drop cloth or large piece of disposable paper to avoid spilling and scattering the toner 2 Hold down the lock lever on the right and pull the used toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly Handle the toner cartridge carefully If toner scatters on your hands or clothes immediately wipe it off or wash it with cold water 3 Unpack the new toner cartridge Place the used toner cartridge into the aluminum bag a
83. ice If you do not select Manual Feed in your printer driver and insert a page in the manual feed slot the machine will load the first page from the manual feed slot and subsequent pages from the paper cassette PRINTING 5 5 5 6 Printing on Thicker Paper and Card Stock When the rear cover is lifted up the machine has a straight paper path from the manual feed slot to the rear of the printer Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on envelopes thicker paper or card stock Select manual feed mode in the printer driver Send the print data as usual Lift up the rear cover at the rear of the machine Adjust the manual feed paper guides to the width of the paper you re using Insert a single sheet of paper into the manual feed slot until the front edge touches the paper feed rollers Let go of the paper as the machine pulls it into position After the machine ejects the printed page return to Step 5 to insert the next sheet of paper The machine will wait until you insert the next sheet of paper Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each page to be printed When you have finished printing close the rear cover of the machine To prevent the possibility of transparencies smudging as they a stack in the output bin remove a adi each transparency after it exits S PRINTING Simultaneous Printing While Copying or Scanning Your copier printer can print data from your computer while copying an origin
84. inued gt gt been used for a long time A possible cause is that the surface of the drum is scratched or the drum was marked or damaged by excessive exposure to light In this case replace the drum unit with a new one Example of Regular Marking Printed pages are Certain environmental conditions such as blurred at the center humidity high temperatures etc may cause or at either edge this condition to occur Make sure the machine is placed on a flat horizontal surface Remove the drum unit with the toner cartridge installed Try rocking them from side to side You may clear a blurred page by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth See Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Printer and Wao Cleaning the Drum Unit on pages 11 12 a and 11 17 If a blurred page occurs after Blurred Page cleaning and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON replace the drum unit with a new one Ghost images appear Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print on printed page Density function Make sure that you use paper that meets the specifications Rough surfaces or thick media can cause a ghost image Make sure that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver Ghost Images The drum unit is a consumable item and it is necessary to repla
85. isplays 2 Brother MFC USB PonfScanner the message that installation of the I 1 a Windows has finished installing the software that USB driver is completed LAE hardware devico requites SS click Finish 14 After the USB Composite Device Scanner and Printer ile S Click the port you want to use with this printer and then r ED BES click Next Driver have been see installed select BRUSB ore fe USB Printer Port as the See Communications Prt ommunications Port printer port and click Creates a fie on dek Next Add Pott Configure Port mees CONNECTING TO A PC 4 9 15 Type Brother Printer II as the name of Printer name Click the port you want to use with this printer and then click Next and click Next Available ports USB Printer Port Communications Port Communications Port Creates a file on disk ECP Printer Port Add Pott Configure Port Bach Cancel side alas Recommended to print aM a Test Page and click Finish After your printer is installed Windows can print a test page so you can confirm that the printer is set up properly Would you like to print a test page gosocceceeeeeseosossoceseseeosooseseseeeesssssog lt Back Cancel Peis a printed click Yes Printer test page completed A test page is now being sent to the printer Depending on the speed of your printer it may take a minute or two before the page i
86. isplays PRINTING If there are more pages the machine begins to print the next page automatically When printing 1s finished it returns to online status You may select the proper paper source paper size and page orientation in your application software If your application software does not support your custom paper size select the next larger paper size Then adjust the print area by changing the right and left margins in your application software See Acceptable Paper page 2 5 Use the manual feed slot for envelopes labels transparencies card stock or thicker paper Two Sided Printing Manual Duplex The supplied printer drivers enable manual duplex printing For more information see the Help screen for the printer driver The machine prints all the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first Then the Windows driver instructs you with a pop up message to reinsert the paper Before reinserting the paper straighten it well or you may get a paper jam Very thin or very thick paper is not recommended Caution When you use manual duplexing itis possible that a paper jam may occur or the print quality might not be satisfactory See Paper is Jammed in the Multi purpose Paper Cassette page 11 4 PRINTING 5 3 5 4 Front Output Bin The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the output bin in the front of the machine Unfold the output bin extension to support the
87. le attachment Although the Brother Control Center can be configured to send only black and white or color file attachments at one time you can easily change this setting For details see Chapter 7 Using the Brother Control Center Place the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass Press Scan to E mail The copier scanner will scan the original create a file attachment and launch your E mail application displaying the new message waiting to be addressed SCANNING Using ScanSoft PaperPort and ScanSoft TextBridge For Windows Only T ScanSoft PaperPort for Brother If you have an Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac you will not be using PaperPort and ScanSoft TextBridge Instead you will be using the Brother TWAIN driver from within your graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop Please see Using Brother TWAIN Scanner Driver with Your Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac page 6 11 PaperPort for Brother is a document management application You will use PaperPort to view incoming faxes and scanned documents PaperPort has a sophisticated yet easy to use filing system that will help you organize your graphics and text documents It allows you to combine or stack documents of different formats for printing faxing or filing PaperPort can be accessed through the PaperPort program group See On Line Documentation on the CD ROM Visioneer PaperPort
88. lephone and FCC Notices For 120V Models Only 10 1 Federal Communications Commission FCC Declaration of Conformity For USA Only eesseeeeeeesseeeeeeessressseesssesssssessssss 10 1 ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement ccccceeceeseeeees 10 1 Important About the interface Cable eeeeeeseeseeereeeeeeeees 10 2 Industry Canada Compliance Statement For C angda Only enose ar EEE NER Er Es 10 2 Laser Safety For 110 120V Models Only 00 eee 10 2 AIR NOI esate cccrttec erence staan ei 10 2 Manufacturing Information ccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 2 Important Safety Instructions cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 3 Trademark S oseanen E E E 10 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS xi xii Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 11 1 Troubleshooting ccc ccccceesccsssescceccceeeceecececeeceeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 11 1 Error Messages ois cecaccsacaseies ecdeeweweasevan dies ucdvteaweceasentadadldUseuncnencacaeds 11 1 Document Jams and Paper Jams ccccccccssssessssseesceeeeeeeeeees 11 3 Document Jam in the Top of the ADF Unit ee 11 3 Document Jam Inside the ADF Unit 0 0 eeeeeeeeenereeee 11 3 Pee N 4455272 32220 ebeaaussssnss E 11 4 Paper is Jammed in the Multi purpose Paper Cassette 11 4 Paper is Jammed near the Drum Unit eee ceeeeeees 11 5 Paper is Jammed in the Fuser Unit eeeeecccceeeeeeeeees 11 5 If You
89. ltiple copies 99 maximum Copy Mode and Indicators Press to illuminate the LED that suits the type of original Auto Select when the original contains both text and photographs Text Select when the original contains only text Photo Select when the original is a picture amp Option and Indicators You can change the layout of copies on the print media Press this key until the Option Indicator you want is lit 4in1 Save paper by copying four pages onto one page 2in1 Save paper or create a booklet by copying two pages onto one page Poster This option copies a different portion of the original on each of nine sheets of print media Tape the sheets together to get a copy that is nine times the size of the original Temporary Setting Each key press shows the next pre stored enlargement ratios 100 120 125 141 150 200 400 ZOOM For more choices select ZOOM and use the numeric keys to type any percentage between 101 and 400 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER Reduce Temporary Setting Each key press shows the next pre stored reduction ratios 100 93 87 78 75 71 50 25 AUTO ZOOM For more choices select ZOOM and use the numeric keys to type any percentage between 25 and 99 Select AUTO to automatically fit the original on the selected paper size 10 Paper Size Press this key to select the size of print media Contra
90. mouse clicks to scan a picture or text document directly into an E mail application as a standard attachment You have the option of selecting the file type and resolution for the attachment Scan to Word Processor enables you to scan a text document run ScanSoft TextBridge OCR and insert the text original not graphic image into a word processing file with just two mouse clicks You have the option of selecting the destination word processing program such as Word Pad MS Word Word Perfect etc USING BROTHER CONTROL CENTER 7 3 Scan to Graphic Application allows you to scan an image directly into any graphic viewer editor application You can select the destination application such as MS Paint or Corel PhotoPaint Copy Operations Copy allows you to use the PC and any Windows printer driver for enhanced copy functions You can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver OR you can direct the copy output to any standard Windows printer driver installed on the PC Two on One Copy allows you to use the Two on One page feature of the Brother printer driver to copy two original pages onto a single output page This feature creates a thumbnail of each page and prints both images on a single page Scanner Settings for Scan and Copy Buttons When the Pop Up screen is displayed you can access the Scanner Settings window Click the Smart Click chek
91. n approved memory boards s is not covered by the Limited Warranty If you do not feel comfortable with the installation of approved memory board s contact a Brother Authorized Service Center to perform the installation of the memory board s for you If you elect to use a Brother Authorized Service Center you will be responsible for a moderate service charge For the name and location of a convenient Authorized Service Center please call 1 800 521 2846 NOTICE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES iii BROTHER THREE YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY For USA Only This warranty gives you certain rights and you may also have other rights that may vary from state to state This warranty is given only to the first end use purchaser of the accompanying product referred to in this warranty as this Product What is covered Brother warrants to you for the Warranty Period that there are no defects in the materials workmanship or Year 2000 compliance of this Product The Warranty Period is 3 years from the date of purchase and provides for repair or replacement at your option during the first two years and repair only during the third year The Warranty Period for consumable items such as Toner Drums Ribbons etc is 90 days from the date of purchase or the rated life of the Consumable item whichever is shorter What is NOT covered This warranty is VOID that is this Product has no warranty if 1 you did not
92. nd discard it according to local regulations Caution E Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it into the machine If a toner cartridge is left unpacked for a long period of time the toner life is shortened E You can use only a genuine Brother toner cartridge TN 430 or TN 460 which is specially formulated to ensure top print quality Using another brand of toner cartridge may void your machine s warranty 4 Gently rock the toner cartidge from side to side five or six times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge 5 Remove the protective cover 11 16 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 6 Install the new toner cartridge into the drum unit until it clicks into place Drum Unit 7 Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left several times Return the blue tab to the home position before reinstalling the drum unit assembly Corona Wire 8 Re install the drum unit and close the front cover gt Replacing the Drum Unit The machine uses a drum unit to create print images on paper If the screen displays CHANGE DRUM SOON the drum unit is near the end of its life and it 1s time to purchase a new one Even if the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON you may be able to continue printing without having to replace the drum unit for a while However if there is a noticeable deterioration in the output
93. ndows NT Workstation Version 4 0 you can also click Start at the Desktop select Run and then enter x SETUP EXE x is the drive letter for your CD ROM drive The Brother LOGO will be displayed on the screen 4 12 CONNECTING TO A PC T 4 If you are using Windows NT 3 51 or earlier the following error message will appear on the screen You are running Windows NT 3 51 or earlier Brother MFL Pro does not support this version of Windows NT YOU MUST UPGRADE TO WINDOWS NT 4 0 AND REINSTALL MFL Pro A window appears listing the options DIGITAL LASER Copier Printer Install Printer Scanner Drivers With Scanning and ScanSoft PaperPort Install Automatic E Mail Printing View Online Documentation View Product Support Information Brother Web Link For each application you install click on that name in the Software Installation window and follow the instructions on the screen The last step will be to restart Windows and access the Software Installation window again to install the next application After you finish installing the software you can click on On Line Documentation to access on line documentation for PaperPort and ScanSoft TextBridge The On Line Documentation window appears Install Adobe Reader View the DCP Owners Manual View PaperPort Documentation ON LINE DOCUMENTATION View Product Support Information Brother Web Link Back to Menu In
94. ner glass to copy or scan one page at a time or pages of a book Originals can be letter or A4 size 8 5 inches to 11 7 inches To use the scanner glass the ADF must be empty Originals are Face Down 1 Lift the document cover 2 Using the document guidelines on the left center the original face down on the scanner glass 3 Close the document cover If the original is a book or is thick do not slam the cover or press on it or you may damage the machine 4 Press to begin copying _OR Press either the Scan to E mail Scan OCR or Scan Image button to begin scanning 5 Repeat Steps 1 to 4 for each page of your original 9 Press to cancel GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER 1 5 Table of Options When you press or you can choose settings and test print operations See Initial Setup page 2 8 for details Main Menu Sub Menu Options Factory Setting 1 INITIAL SETUP 1 BEEPER 1 OFF2 LOW3 HIGH 2 LOW 2 SLEEP MODE 05 MIN 3 PRINT DENSITY 1 LOW2 MID3 HIGH 2 MID 4 TONER SAVE 1 0N 2 OFF 2 OFF 6 CASSETTE 2 1 0N 2 OFF 2 OFF 7 LANGUAGE 1 ENG 2 FRE 1 ENG CANADA ONLY 2 PRINT OPTIONS 1 INTERNAL FONT Sub Menu Options Factory Setting 1 CASSETTE 1 LETTER LEGAL LETTER EXECUTIVE A4 A5 A6 B5 B6 2 CASSETTE 2 LETTER 3 CASSETTE USAGE 1 1ONLY 2 420NLY 3 AUTO AUTO 1 6 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER 9 Assembly Packing List Make sure you
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96. nning difficulties 11 7 software difficulties 11 7 U USB cable 4 2 V Volume beeper 2 8 W warranties Canada vi Notice of Disclaimer 111 USA iv Windows 3 1x 95 98 or NT WS 4 0 installing with your version 4 6 4 16 Word Wide Web 1 INDEX l 3 INDEX orother At your side Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P O Box 6911 Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 USA Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd 1 rue H tel 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 it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your Digital Copier Printer may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries Using USA or CANADA models overseas is at your own risk and will void your warranty LE1329001 Printed in China
97. normal Letter Gothic 16 66 8 5 point upright normal Portrait and Landscape are available for the above Symbol Sets Character Sets HP mode e ISO14 JIS ASCII e Roman 8 e ISO57 Chinese e ISO Latin 1 e ISO11 Swedish ECMA 94 e HP Spanish e ISO60 Norwegian 1 e ISO17 Spanish e ISO61 Norwegian 2 e ISO10 Swedish e ISO4 UK e ISO16 Portuguese ISO25 French e ISO84 Portuguese ISO69 French e ISO85 Spanish e HP German e PC 8 e ISO21 German e PC 8 D N e ISO15 Italian e PC 8 Turkish e ISO6 ASCII e PC 850 e Legal e PC 852 e ISO2 IRV e PC 860 e PC 863 e PC 865 If you want to know which characters are in each symbol character set print the CHARSETS PRN file from The Print Form option in the Direct Access Menu of the Remote Printer Console Program SPECIFICATIONS 12 3 HP LaserJet IIP Roman 8 ISO Latin fe 1G O10 0 1030 Beds GG oa Oy hy fd ee xv cs id id om AB ee O ed dd tet fH AMMO O10 O XX QPP pws A O tel vet cet ett ic eet fel Cb fal ste che fd Hi WH CH tit Me He ns Ate oy rt 60123456789 fu amp ub O mw Wnt p OoOoow wv 5 gt ZAD oau Ow De A aoOmwnkh b gt Fx NH eye ete eQuonm amp O oH Qe NA TMNWM ON 5 Fe A fF w m Orn mOMrPuwr wo Hh A Ae A he 1 dee o RK te ei e a mo y ilig Nw OEE moet ee Oo St et eet HM HE a O oe on Y Tt A C a ee ee AOA a yE A H biy t i D OHH O 0O O 10007 mMm DoH oy Oot i OQ W oar Q Biel A OD A
98. oft cloth See Routine Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit on pages 11 12 and 11 14 If you still see white stripes or faint images and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON replace the drum unit with a new one Check the machine s environment Conditions such as humidity high temperatures etc may cause this print defect to occur ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 9 gt Print Quality Difficulties Continued 11 10 Difficulty Printed pages are stained corona with or have vertical stripes Dark Stripes or Toner Stains Printed pages have white spots in black text and graphic areas B White Spots Toner scatters and stains the printed page Scattering Toner The whole page is printed black we Black Page Nothing is printed on the page White Page TROUBLESHOOTING Suggestions Clean the machine s interior and the primary wire of the drum unit See Routine toner Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit on pages 11 12 and 11 14 Make sure that the tab of the corona wire is at the home position If after cleaning you still see dark stripes or toner stains and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON replace the drum unit with a new one Make sure that you use paper that meets the specifications Rough surface or thick media can cause the problem If you still see white spots and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON replace the drum unit with a new one Check the machine
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100. or INE TY ge whee E ea so N tose eect eee 4 4 Install Scanner Driver For Power Macintosh G3 or INE ONIY Reeeweemeren tree eerene ner E teem remem 4 4 Install Automatic E Mail Printing For Windows Only 4 4 View Online Documentation 2 0 eeeccsssessseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 4 View Product Support Information ccceeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeees 4 4 Brother WoD B10 lt cemnerenen UPrrerer cence seer eer ry S 4 4 1 S ese guetta cost AFE A cue N T AET E N T E 4 4 Installing Printer and Scanner Drivers cccccccceeeesseeees 4 5 For Windows Based PC Using a USB Cable 4 5 Installing Brother Drivers Using a USB Cable 4 6 Troe Type POM csser resni 4 11 For Windows Based PC Using the Bundled Parallel Cable 4 12 Helpful Hints for Windows 3 1x or Windows 95 98 4 14 For Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac Using a USB Cable with Mac OS 8 5 8 6 000 0 ccccccccccceecssneceeeeeteeetneeeeees 4 15 Before You Install the Brother Drivers cc eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 15 Installing Brother Printer and Scanner Drivers 4 4 15 To Access the On Line Documentation ccc eeeeeeesseeeneeeees 4 16 To Look For Software Updates at www brother com 4 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS UU oe E Si uasestsacesbensessossecesauees 5 1 Special Printing Features 00 0 0 cccccccccsscsseececceceeeeeseesessseeeeeees 5 1 For Windows
101. ories directly from Brother In the USA you can visit us online for a complete selection of Brother accessories and supplies available for purchase USA 1 888 879 3232 voice From within 1 800 668 2768 voice 1 800 947 1445 fax Canada http www brothermall com Description Laser Toner Cartridge Laser Drum Unit 8 MB Memory Expansion Board 16 MB Memory Expansion Board IEEE 1284 Bi directional Cable Multi purpose Paper Cassette 2 Surge Protection Device 2 outlets Surge Protection Device 8 outlets Owner s Manual Bundled DCP 1200 Printer and Scanner Drivers are available on Floppy Disks Item TN 430 Able to print up to 3000 pages TN 460 Able to print up to 6000 pages DR400 ME8000 ME16000 F2A046 10 LT400 QPD120 FX120 LE1329001 DSK1231 Floppy Disks Windows 3 1x Before you install ME8000 or ME16000 be sure to read DISCLAIMER USER INSTALLATION OF MEMORY BOARD S page iii ORDERING ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES Notice Disclaimer of Warranties For USA and Canada BROTHER S LICENSOR S AND THEIR DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS COLLECTIVELY BROTHER S LICENSOR MAKE NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE SOFTWARE BROTHER S LICENSOR S DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE
102. our product against power surges we recommend using a power protection device Surge Protector IMPORTANT INFORMATION 10 3 14 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to a Brother Authorized Service Center under the following conditions E When the power cord is damaged or frayed E If liquid has been spilled into the product E If the product has been exposed to rain or water E If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation E If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged E If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 15 Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points and or other risks and may void your warranty Refer all servicing to a Brother Authorized Service Center A list of Brother Authorized Service Centers has been included for your convenience or you may contact the following Brother Customer Service numbers for your nearest Brother Authorized Service Center See Brother Numbers page 1 16 Do not use this product near an appliance that uses water near a swimming pool or in a wet basement
103. ows NT Workstation Version 4 0 you must be logged on as the Administrator After the Brother Drivers are installed restart Windows NT a second time and log in as usual If you are using Windows 95 after you connect Brother machine to Computer you may see New Hardware Found Brother DCP 1200 during startup You can select Do not install a driver Windows will not prompt you again and click OK so Windows will not display this dialog box again OR If you see Update Device Driver Wizard click Next to bypass the Windows Plug and Play Printer Driver screens followed by Finish If you are using Windows 98 you may see the Add New Hardware Wizard during startup follow the instructions from the installer then click Next Click Finish when it appears on the screen 1 Insert the Brother CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Enter the command for your version of Windows if needed After you insert the Brother CD ROM you must type the appropriate command for your version of Windows E If you are using Windows 3 1x from the Program Manager Click File then Run then type x SETUP EXE x is the drive letter for your CD ROM drive This will start the Brother Drivers Installation program E If you are using Windows 95 98 or Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 the Software Installation program appears automatically when you insert the Brother CD ROM E For Windows 95 98 and Wi
104. p Adobe PageMaker CorelDraw and many more To choose Brother MFL Pro Scanner driver as your scanner driver select it under the Select scanner OR Select source option in your software SCANNING Accessing the Scanner From the PaperPort window select the Scan or TWAIN button or from the File drop down menu choose Acquire The TWAIN dialog box will appear TWAIN 32 Brother MFLPro Color Setup 1 02 0 200 x 200 dpi v Black amp White v Letter 8 1 2 x11 in Scanning a Document into the PC Place the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass Adjust the following settings if needed in the Scanner window e Resolution e Color Type Black amp White Gray Error Diffusion True Gray 256 Color 24 bit color or 24 bit color Fast e Size Select the Start button from the scanner window When scanning is completed click Cancel to return to the PaperPort window SCANNING 6 7 6 8 Settings in the Scanner Window Resolution Resolution Select the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop down list Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time but can achieve a finer scanned image You can choose e 100 x 100 dpi e 150 x 150 dpi e 200 x 100 dpi Black amp White Gray Error Diffusion only or Color e 200 x 200 dpi e 200 x 400 dpi Black amp White Gray Error Diffusion only or Color e 300 x 300 dpi e 400 x 400 dpi e 600 x 600 dpi 1200 x 1200 dpi Black amp white
105. paper over and re insert it to print the odd numbered pages 5 8 PRINTING 10 Select Long Edge Binding for book style or Short Edge Binding for calendar style 11 Check Binding Offset and either inch or mm to enter the offset value 12 Click OK 13 Click Print Print Operations from the Control Panel There are two Print keys on the control panel Job Cancel and Menu O O Job Cancel To stop and cancel a print job in progress press Job Cancel The printout will be ejected Using the Menu Key The Menu key enables you to perform checks and tests for your print operations Press repeatedly until you see the option you want to select Printing the Internal Font You can print a list of the machine s internal or resident fonts to see how each font looks before you select it 1 Press until you see 2 PRINT OPTIONS 2 Press 2 on the numeric keys to select it 3 Press until you see 1 INTERNAL FONT 4 Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it PRINTING 5 9 Printing a Configuration List You can print a list of current printer settings 1 Press until you see 2 PRINT OPTIONS 2 Press 2 on the numeric keys to select it 3 Press until you see 2 CONFIGURATION 4 Press 2 on the numeric keys to select it Printing a Test Page You can print a test page to check the print quality 1 Press until you see 2 PRINT OPTIONS 2 Press 2 on the numeric keys to select it 3 Press until you see 3
106. ply Ay WARNING 1 2 2 Lightning and power surges can damage this product We recommend that you use a quality surge protection device on the AC power line or unplug the power cord during a lightning storm For PLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT the socket outlet should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not use this product near appliances that use water in a wet basement or near a Swimming pool ASSEMBLY Release the Scanner Lock lt lt lt Scanner Lock Lever oe Tu Push the blue Scanner Lock Lever up to unlock the scanner This lever is located on the rear left underside of the scanner cover Caution If CHECK SCAN LOCK appears on the LCD immediately release the scanner lock and press Stop If you see MACHINE ERROR AF or AE stop operation and call Customer Service for assistance See Error Messages page 11 1 Caution If the message CHECK SCAN LOCK appears on the display unlock the scanner immediately and press Stop Caution If the message MACHINE ERROR AF or MACHINE ERROR AE appears on the display do not attempt to operate the machine Call Customer Service for assistance Customer Service phone numbers can be found on page 1 ASSEMBLY 2 3 Assembly Installing the Drum Unit Assembly with Toner Cartridge 1 Unpack the drum unit assembly which includes the toner cartridge Gently rock it from side to side
107. print quality even before CHANGE DRUM SOON is shown then the drum unit should be replaced You should clean the machine when you replace the drum unit See page 11 14 a Caution When removing the drum unit handle it carefully because it contains toner If toner scatters and your hands or clothes get dirty immediately wipe or wash with cold water TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 17 F The drum unit is a consumable item and it is necessary to replace it periodically There are many factors that determine the actual drum life such as temperature humidity type of paper and how much toner you use for the number of pages per print job etc The estimated drum life is up to 20 000 pages The actual number of pages your drum will print may be significantly less than these estimates Because we have no control over the many factors that determine the actual drum life we cannot guarantee a minimum number of pages that will be printed by your drum A WARNING Just after you have used the machine some n internal parts of the a a machine are extremely SM HOT So please be careful Follow these steps to replace the drum unit 1 Open the front cover 2 Remove the old drum unit Place the drum unit on a drop cloth or disposable paper to avoid scattering toner 3 Hold down the lock lever on the right and pull the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly See Replacing the Toner Cartridge
108. printed pages To prevent the possibility of transparencies smudging as they stack in the output bin remove each transparency after it exits Manual Feed Slot Your machine has a manual feed slot above the paper cassette You can load envelopes and special print media one at a time into this slot You do not have to remove paper from the paper cassette For information about acceptable paper see page 2 5 Use the manual feed slot to print or copy on envelopes labels transparencies card stock or thicker paper PRINTING Loading One Sheet of Paper at a Time You do not have to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver Insert the sheet of paper for Portrait vertical or Landscape horizontal with the side you wish to print on face up in the manual feed slot Align the paper at the center of the manual feed slot and insert it all the way Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper at a Time Open the Setup dialog box of the Windows printer driver and select Manual Feed in the Paper Source section Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to load the first page The machine starts printing automatically After the first page is printed the display shows Insert the next sheet of paper to resume printing Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you have finished printing To stop and clear the manual feeding press ob Cancel tw
109. r jam 11 4 size 2 5 specifications 12 1 PaperPort 6 3 exporting an image file 6 6 installing 4 4 scanning into PC 6 7 accessing 6 7 settings 6 7 TWAIN compliant driver 6 6 parallel interface cable 4 3 Photo See Copy Mode power cord 2 7 printer cleaning 11 13 printer drivers installing for Macintosh G3 iMac 4 15 for Windows 4 5 printer emulation 5 1 printer jam 11 4 printing 5 1 Configuration List 5 10 density setting 2 9 difficulties 11 7 envelopes See envelopes Hexadecimal dump 5 11 Resident Font List 5 9 resolution 12 2 speed 12 2 Test Page 5 10 two sided manual duplexing 5 3 Q questions See Brother Fax Back System R remote printer console 5 1 resolution printing 12 2 restore factory default settings 5 10 S safety instructions 10 3 scanner cleaning 11 12 scanner drivers installing for Macintosh G3 iMac 4 15 for Windows 4 5 Scanner Lock 2 3 Scanning Scan Image 6 1 Scan to E mail 6 2 Scan OCR 6 2 scanning into PC 6 3 See PaperPort and Xerox TextBridge setup assembly See assembly of MFC simultaneous Printing Copying Scanning 5 7 Sleep mode setting 2 8 software installing 4 6 uninstall 4 14 using PaperPort 6 3 suggestions See troubleshooting T toner cartridge installing 2 4 replacing 11 14 save toner 2 9 transparencies 2 5 2 7 troubleshooting 11 1 if you are having difficulty 11 6 DOS setup printing 11 8 11 9 paper handling 11 9 printer difficulties 11 6 11 7 sca
110. red The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface near or over a radiator or heater or in a built in wall unit or cabinet without ventilation 7 This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company 8 Use only the power cord supplied with this machine Q This product is equipped with a 3 wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin This plug will fit into only a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding type plug by using an adapter 10 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not place this product where people can walk on the cord 11 If an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating The total of all products plugged into the wall outlet must not exceed 15 amperes USA only 12 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots since they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in the risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 13 To protect y
111. rmance modes are available for the 3in1 model Digital Copier Printer Copy Print and Scan Paper Paper Cassette and Cassette 2 Accessory Cut Sheet Basis Weight 17 to 28 Ib 64 to 105 g m Caliper 0 003 to 0 005 inches 0 08 to 0 13 mm Moisture Content 4 to 6 by weight Manual Feed Slot Cut Sheet Envelopes Basis Weight 17 to 42 Ib 20 to 24 Ib 64 to 158 g m 75 to 90 g m Caliper 0 003 to 0 008 inches 0 003 to 0 005 inches 0 08 to 0 2 mm 0 084 to 0 14 mm Moisture Content 4 to 6 by weight 4 to 6 by weight Consumable Items Toner cartridge Up to 6 000 pages high yield toner cartridges Life Expectancy Up to 3 000 pages standard toner cartridges when printing lettert size or A4 paper at 5 print coverage F Toner life expectancy will vary depending upon the type of average print job Drum Unit Life Expectancy Up to 20 000 pages There are many factors that determine the actual drum life such as temperature humidity type of paper toner you use number of pages per print job etc Pages refers to the Brother Standard Chart No 1 a typical business letter Standard resolution Specifications and printed materials are subject to change for improvement without prior notice SPECIFICATIONS 12 1 Machine Temperature Warm Up First Print Power Source Power Consumption Noise Humidity Dimensions Weight Printer Allowable 50 90 5 F 10 32 5 C Storage 32 1
112. rother fax back system and check the online README WRI file in the root directory of CD ROM 1 for last minute important information and troubleshooting tips not included in the On Line Documentation Look for updates at www brother com which will be listed under your model number See page 6 2 USING AUTOMATIC E MAIL PRINTING 8 1 To Look for Software Updates at www brother com 1 Select your country and click Go 2 Under Facsimile Multi Function Phone System banner click Software 3 Click Windows 3 1 95 98 NT 4 0 4 Select the application or product category you want To Access the On Line Documentation After you have installed the Brother driver s for your model and operating system click View On Line Documentation for operation instructions 8 2 USING AUTOMATIC E MAIL PRINTING g Optional Accessories Additional Memory for Printing and Scanning The memory board is installed on the main controller board inside the Brother machine When you add the optional memory board it increases the performance modes for printer operations Additional memory is useful and may be necessary if you want to download many different fonts or want to print a very complex document The digital copier printer has 8 MB of memory It can recognize 8 MB ME8000 or 16 MB ME16000 of Optional Memory Be careful to purchase the appropriate memory board for your needs Standard Memory Optional Memory Paper Cassette 2
113. rsor to the item you want and select it using the Enter and Cursor keys Then press the Enter key to make the selected settings valid There are four sub menus See table below Select the sub menu you want by clicking on it with the mouse using the cursor keys and the Enter key or by pressing the hot key commands for that sub menu Menu Press the keys Functions Direct Alt D You can directly control the Brother Access machine with Print Form Reset Printer Printer Alt P You can enter the setting mode to change Setup other printer settings such as margin settings continue mode font and sleep mode Console Alt C You can change the environment settings Config for the RPC program color Status Monitor configuration etc Guide Alt G You can go to the Guide mode You can get Online Help If you press F1 you can get information on a highlighted item PRINTING 5 13 Remote Printer Console Current Printer Status Information Default What This Item Does Media Type Regular Selects the media type Regular Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper or Transparency Paper Feed Paper Selects the paper feed mode either Cassette Paper Cassette or Manual Emulation 1 Laser Jet IIP Selects Laser Jet IP Paper Size 1 Letter Selects the paper size either Letter Legal A4 Executive Monarch COM10 DLE C5 B5
114. s LOW When the beeper is set to LOW or HIGH the copier printer beeps every time you press a key or make an error Press until you see 1 INITIAL SETUP Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it Press until you see 1 BEEPER Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it 0O A O N a Press a numeric key to select the option you want 6 Press to exit Setting the Sleep Mode Setting the Sleep Mode reduces power consumption while the machine is idle You can choose how long the machine is idle from 00 to 99 minutes before it drops into sleep mode The timer automatically resets when the machine receives a fax or PC data or makes a copy The default setting is 05 minutes Press until you see 1 INITIAL SETUP Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it Press until you see 2 SLEEP MODE Press 2 on the numeric keys to select it 0 A O N a Press the numeric keys to enter the amount of time the copier printer is idle before it drops into sleep mode 00 to 99 minutes 6 Press to exit If you make copies frequently avoid constant machine warmup by increasing the idle time in sleep mode 2 8 ASSEMBLY a Aa OQ N 0O A O N 0O A O N a Setting the Print Density You can adjust print density making your printed originals lighter or darker Press until you see 1 INITIAL SETUP Press 1 on the numeric keys to select it Press until you see 3 PRINT DENSITY Press 3 on the numeric k
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116. select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs Then select Visioneer PaperPort 6 1 and click the Add Remove button 4 14 CONNECTING TO A PC For Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac Using a USB Cable with Mac OS 8 5 8 6 The connection installation and operation instructions are available on the bundled CD ROM for your USB equipped Apple Macintosh or iMac with Mac OS 8 5 8 6 Before You Install the Brother Drivers mk Make sure the copier printer is working properly N Unplug the Brother machine s AC power cord and turn off the AC power to your Macintosh or iMac 3 Connect a standard USB cable to both the copier printer and the Macintosh or iMac Installing Brother Printer and Scanner Drivers 1 Turn on the power to your Macintosh G3 or iMac and Wait for the startup process to be completed N Plug in the DCP power cord to turn it on Insert the Brother CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The CD ROM icon will appear on the desktop 4 Double click the Start Here icon in the CD ROM s folder The installer screen will appear oO OC DIGITAL LASER gt Copier Printer 4 Install DEP Printer Drivers Install DEP Scanner Drivers View Online Documentation Brother Web Link ees i You are using Macintosh orother 5 Click Install DCP Printer Driver to begin the installation 6 Click Install DCP Scanner Driver to begin the installation CONNECTING TO A PC 4 15
117. st Temporary Setting Each key press darkens the contrast Choose from seven degrees of light to dark Scan 12 Scan to E mail Press this key to scan an original into your E mail application such as Microsoft Outlook or Netscape The original will be set up automatically as an attachment Scan OCR Press this key to start scanning a text document ScanSoft TextBridge will convert it to editable text and display it in your word processor application for further editing D Scan Image Press this key to scan a color picture into your graphics application such as Photoshop or Corel for viewing and editing Print 15 Job Cancel Terminates a print job in process and ejects the printout Menu Each key press shows the next Menu option 1 INITIAL SETUP 2 PRINT OPTIONS and 3 RESET PRINTER After you select the menu then select the setting to change D Paper Clip Tray To avoid paper jams while copying and scanning remove all paper clips and staples and place them in this convenient tray LCD Liquid Crystal Display 18 Status Displays messages to help you set up and operate your machine O Ratio Enlargement and reduction percentages will be displayed Contrast This area shows the degree of contrast you selected by pressing the Contrast key 21 Toner Empty Icon The toner icon flashes on and off when toner is low so you ll know to order another toner cartridge You will be abl
118. st level by dragging the slidebar to the right emphasizes dark and light areas of the Image while decreasing the contrast level by dragging the slidebar to the left ravels more detail in gray areas Instead of using the slidebar you can type a value in the box to set the contrast Click OK 6 14 SCANNING Scanning Area Brother MFLPro Scanner Image Scanning Area Resolution 200x 200 dpi ColorType Black amp White Scanning Area KA tale ay OO aT z A4 210 x 297 mm Width B5 182x 257 mm Legal 8 5x 14in A5 148 x 210 mm Unit m Executive 7 25x 10 5in Miscellaneous Business Card 90x 60mm Custom Adjust Image L Use Photo Paper 85 Length Set the Size to one of the following e Letter 8 5 x 11 inches e A4 210 x 297 mm e Legal 8 5 x 14 inches e A5 148 x 210 mm e B5 182 x 257 mm e Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches e Business Card 90 x 60 mm e Custom User adjustable from 0 35 x 0 35 inches to 8 5 x 14 inches After you choose a custom size you can adjust the scanning area Click and hold the mouse button as you drag the mouse to crop the image Width Enter the width of the custom size Length Enter the length of the custom size Business Card Size To scan business cards select the Business Card size setting 60 x 90 mm and place the business card at the top center of a carrier sheet 9 Carrier sheets are available from your Dealer SCANNING 6 15 Ho
119. t Select when the original contains O only text Photo Select when the original is a picture Copying a Photograph Insert the photo in the ADF or on the scanner glass Press until the Photo LED is illuminated Using the numeric keys enter the number of copies you want up to 99 Press Copy MAKING COPIES 3 5 Copy Operations Copying One Page f Place the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Press Copy Do NOT pull on the paper while copying is in progress To stop the copy process and release the original press Stop Multiple Copies Using the ADF You can make multiple copies using the ADF The copies will be STACKED all copies of page 1 then all copies of page 2 etc If you want copies to be SORTED collated or press Son Multiple Copies Using the Scanner Glass You can make multiple copies using the scanner glass The copies will be STACKED all copies of page 1 then all copies of page 2 etc If you want copies to be SORTED collated use the ADF See Using the ADF to Sort Multiple Copies page 3 7 7 iy 1 Lift the Document Cover ao White Film 2 Using the document uk guidelines on the left center the original face down on the scanner glass and close the document cover 3 Using the numeric keys enter the number of copies you want up to 99 4 Press Copy 5 Repeat Steps 1 to 4 for each page of your original
120. t bundle OCR software for the Macintosh iMac many editing and OCR software products are available for Macintosh iMac Make sure your OCR application supports the TWAIN specification Then you can choose the Brother TWAIN Scanner driver from within that application Importing images is independent of the Brother Macintosh iMac software The file formats that are supported depend on the application you are using To check the file formats that are supported run your image editing application and choose the Import option on the File or Edit menu Exporting Images in Other Formats When you use an industry standard TWAIN driver the Brother TWAIN Driver the exportable file formats depend on the software application you are using Typically the more sophisticated or expensive the image editing application the more file formats that are supported To check the file formats that are supported run your image editing application and choose the Export option on the File or Edit menu SCANNING 6 11 Accessing the Scanner Run your image editing application such as Photoshop Color It Kai s Photo Soap Find the Select TWAIN Source menu option Choose the MFL Pro P2500 driver from this menu and run the TWAIN driver from within your graphics application The Scanner setup dialog box will appear Brother MFLPro Scanner Image Scanning Area poo ii Resolution 200 x 200 dpi Color Type Black amp
121. ter port of p09 0 the computer and secure with the two screws For the location of your computer s parallel printer port see the User s Guide for your computer 4 Before plugging in your computer and turning it on plug in the electrical cord of the Brother machine CONNECTING TO A PC 4 3 Choosing the Software to Install Install Printer and Scanner Drivers For Windows Only If you want to install PaperPort including ScanSoft TextBridge and Brother scanner driver printer drivers and True Type Compatible fonts install E Install Printer Scanner Drivers and ScanSoft PaperPort Install Printer Driver For Power Macintosh G3 or iMac Only If you want to install the Brother Printer Driver that enables you to use the copier printer as a printer with your Apple application software install E Install DCP Printer Driver Install Scanner Driver For Power Macintosh G3 or iMac Only If you want to install the Brother TWAIN compliant Scanner Driver that enables you to use the copier printer to scan images into your Apple application software install E Install DCP Scanner Driver Install Automatic E Mail Printing For Windows Only If you want your E mail messages automatically to be retrieved from your POP3 server and printed on your Brother machine install E Install Automatic E Mail Printing View Online Documentation All instructions are in the On Line Documentation and Help files on the CD
122. that contain photographic images or graphics Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images by placing black dots in a specific matrix instead of true gray dots True Gray also is used for documents containing photographic images or graphics This mode is more exact because it uses up to 256 shades of gray It requires the most memory and longest transfer time Image Resolution 200 x 2700 dpi Color Type Black amp White Gray Error Diffusion Scanning Areq True Gray Unit Co mim ar inch Brother MFLPro Scanner SCANNING 6 13 Miscellaneous Brightness Brightness Adjust the brightness settings to obtain the best image The Brother TWAIN Scanner driver offers 100 brightness settings 50 to 50 The default value is 0 representing an average setting You can set the brightness level by dragging the slidebar to the right to lighten the image or to the left to darken the image You can also type a value in the box to set the setting Click OK If the scanned image is too light set a lower brightness value and scan the document again If the image is too dark set a higher brightness value and scan the document again Brightness Contrast o k Contrast The contrast setting is adjustable only when you have selected one of the gray scale settings but it is not available when Black amp White is selected as the Gray Scale Increasing the contra
123. the Windows 98 CD ROM to get the Windows standard driver and click OK 3 Please insert the disk labeled Windows 98 CD ROM and then click OK 8 After the file is copied R Eee the Add New Hardware Wizard reappears Remove the Windows 98 CD ROM and reinsert the Brother CD ROM and click Finish Brother MFC USB Composite Device Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires CONNECTING TO A PC 4 7 Q After the USB Composite Add New Hardware Wizard Device is installed and the This wizard searches for new drivers for Add New Hardware Wizard reappears click Next Unknown Device 4 device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work 10 Select Recommended and click Next Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want lt Back Cancel 11 Select Specify a location Add New Hardware Wizard and click Next G WINSBUSB lt Back Nen Cancel 4 8 CONNECTING TO A PC 12 Confirm the choice 1S Add New Hardware Wizard Brother USB Port Windows driver file search for the device and click Next Brother MFC USB Port Scanner Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver 0 G WINS8USB BRUSBSCN INF 13 When the Add New Add New Hardware Wizard Hardware Wizard d
124. ther Brother nor anyone else involved in the development production or delivery of this Copier Printer shall be liable for any indirect incidental special consequential exemplary or punitive damages including lost profits arising from the use of or inability to use the product even if advised by the end user purchaser of the possibility of such damages Since some Provinces do not allow the above limitation of liability such limitation may not apply to you This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from Providence to Providence Warranty Service is available at Brother Authorized Service Centers throughout Canada For Technical Support or for the name and location of your nearest Authorized Service Center call 1 800 853 6660 Within Montreal please call 685 6464 Internet support support brother ca or browse Brothers Web Site www brother com Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd a ee 1 Rue H tel de Ville ee Dollard Des Ormeaux QC H9B 3H6 LIMITED WARRANTY CANADA Table of Contents Getting to Know Your Digital Copier Printer 1 1 Using this Manual ccccccssessssssssssssssseeaaeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 1 1 Finding Information cccccccscccsssccceseccessecesseceeseeeesssesesseeeeseees 1 1 DCP 1200 Control Panel Overview cccccccccceeeseteeeeeeeeeees 1 2 Inserting Originals for C
125. uffer switches that do not support bi directional communication between the Brother machine and computer the program works only in the PC to machine direction and cannot receive Brother machine status information The program does NOT work with Brother machines on a network If the RPC conflicts with some application software exit your application software and then run the RPC The RPC may work in the DOS compatible box screen mode of Windows However it is recommended that you completely exit from Windows to the DOS prompt before using the RPC The Printer Status Monitor and some other Terminate and Stay programs cannot coexist in the computer s memory If they don t work properly together use them one at a time You can suspend the Printer Status monitor with any of the following methods or commands Type C RPCX gt STMX R and press the Enter key Hold the space bar down while executing the AUTOEXEC BAT file at DOS startup to prevent the status monitor from being loaded as a TSR program 5 16 PRINTING L Scanning Using the Control Panel Keys For Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 Only T T If you have connected a Macintosh G3 or iMac the control panel keys will not work with your PC Please see Using Brother TWAIN Scanner Driver with Your Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac page 6 11 The control panel keys are not available for Windows 3 1x Before you can use the Scan keys on the
126. ur CD ROM drive 2 Select Specify a location Add New Hardware Wizard and remove the other check What do you want Windows to do marks then click Browse to locate the file prerereeesessesesssseseeessssesesesseeeeesssseseseesesssesssseeesessssssssseseeeesssssesesesseseesey Recommended e eet Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want Paar 3 Double click on the CD icon and click pa the Win98usb folder Select the folder that contains driver information INF file for then click OK this device Ey C H Backup D H wing5j E He IF 2 Mflpro G Ta a Acrobat E a l desde Laal Printers B Cancel Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search I Floppy disk drives IT CD ROM drive I Microsoft Windows Update IV Specify a location a wINgBUSB x lt Back Next gt Cancel 4 6 CONNECTING TO A PC 5 Select Recommended Add New Hardware Wizard and click Next Windows has found an updated driver for this device and also some other drivers that should work with this device View List 6 Confirm the choice 1S Add New Hardware Wizard Brother USB Composite Device and click Next 7 When the Insert Disk Insert Disk Wizard appears remove the Brother CD ROM and insert
127. ut the toner is depleted and the machine is telling you that the toner will soon run out The print head detects low Wait until the machine temperature warms up Document Jams and Paper Jams HBHRHRHRHRHRHRHHHEHEHEHEHE HEHEHE HERR HER RRR REPRE RRR eRe eR eRe eee eee ee eG Based upon where the original document or printed sheet is jammed follow the appropriate set of instructions to remove it Document Jam in the Top of the ADF Unit 1 Remove any paper from the ADF that is not jammed 2 Lift the ADF cover 3 Pull out the jammed original to the left 4 Close the ADF cover ADF Cover 5 Press fStop A Document Jam Inside the ADF Unit 1 Open the document cover 2 Remove any paper from the ADF that is not jammed 3 Lift the ADF unit ADF Unit 4 Pull out the jammed document to the right 5 Close the ADF unit 6 Press Stop TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 3 Printer Jam Before you can clear a printer jam error you must find out where the paper is stuck See the following three types of paper jams Ay WARNING Do not use force to pull the jammed paper from the paper tray because you may damage the machine and cause toner to scatter on the next printed pages After you use the machine some internal parts are extremely HOT When you open the front cover never touch the shaded parts shown in the following diagram
128. w to Use PreScan to Adjust an Image PreScanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low resolution A thumbnail version will appear in the Scanning Area This is only a preview of the image so you can see how it will look The PreScan button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image When you are satisfied with the preview click Start to scan the image 1 Insert document face up in the ADF or face down on the scanner glass Brother MFLPro Scanner Image Scanning Area r EE Resolution 200x 200 dpi Color Type Black amp White gt Scanning Area Letter 8 5x 11in Width 8 5 Length 11 Unit mm inch Miscellaneous k Ee inin n O Use Photo Paper nan i aa 2 Click PreScan The entire original will be scanned into your Macintosh G3 or iMac and will appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner dialog box 3 To crop a portion of the image to Scanning Area be scanned drag any side or corner r ino of the dotted outline in the Scanning e Area with the left mouse button e OO O Adjust the dotted outline until it Mie surrounds only the portion of the ie Aami image you wish to scan L mm Eass 4 Place original in the ADF or on the ID r CALG scanner glass again E Co 5 Adjust the settings for Resolution Color Type Brightness Contrast eem A and Size in the Scanner Setup dialog C box as needed 3 5 6 Click
129. you do not return your original Product to Brother within five 5 business days ii the malfunctions of your original Product are not covered by the limited warranty iii the proper packaging USA BROTHER THREE YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY For USA Only instructions are not followed and has caused damage to the product or iv the warranty period on your original Product has expired or has not been sufficiently validated with a copy of the proof of purchase bill of sale The Brother Customer Service Representative will ship the exchange Product via next business day delivery courier service with return instructions and prepaid return airbill Follow the return instructions You must return the original Product in the same shipping carton in which the exchanged Product was received and include a copy of proof of purchase bill of sale Retain your original accessory items and a copy of the return airbill signed by the courier Limitations Repair or replacement as described above is your sole and exclusive that is your only remedy if this Product is defective Brother is not responsible for damage to or loss of any equipment media programs or data related to the use of this Product Except for that repair or replacement Brother shall not be liable for any direct indirect incidental or consequential damages or specific reliet Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential or in

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