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BASIC USER’S GUIDE DCP-J525W DCP-J725DW Version 0 ARL/ASA/NZ...
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If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: DCP-J525W and DCP-J725DW (Circle your model number) Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain...
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Network User's Guide This Guide provides useful information about PDF file / CD-ROM wireless network settings and security settings using the Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol information for your machine and detailed troubleshooting tips. Mobile Print/Scan Guide...
Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide, Network User’s Guide, and Network Glossary ...........1 Viewing Documentation...................1 ® Accessing Brother Support (Windows ) ..............3 Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) ..............4 Control panel overview ..................5 LCD screen indications..................6 Status LED (DCP-J725DW only) ..............6 Basic Operations .....................7 Favourite Settings ....................8 Registering Favourite Settings ................8...
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Making copies How to copy ......................27 Stop copying....................27 Copy settings....................27 Paper Options....................28 Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive (DCP-J725DW only) PhotoCapture Center™ operations (Photo mode)..........29 Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ........29 Getting started .....................
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Menu and features On-screen programming..................61 Menu table ......................62 Entering Text .......................75 Inserting spaces ...................75 Making corrections ..................75 Repeating letters ...................75 Specifications General ........................76 Print media......................79 Copy ........................80 PhotoCapture Center™ (DCP-J725DW only)............81 PictBridge (DCP-J725DW only) ................82 Scanner .......................83 Printer ........................84 Interfaces ......................84 Computer requirements ..................85 Consumable items ....................86 Network (LAN) .....................87...
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Table of Contents (ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE) The Advanced User’s Guide explains the following features and operations. You can view the Advanced User’s Guide on the CD-ROM. General setup Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash IMPORTANT NOTE memory drive (MFC-J625DW Memory storage and DCP-J725DW only) Setting Daylight Saving Time...
Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Electrical Hazard icons alert you to Reading the documentation will help you possible electrical shocks.
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Chapter 1 Viewing Documentation Turn on your PC. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. (Macintosh) Note Turn on your Macintosh. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM If the Brother screen does not appear drive. The following window will appear.
Web support (Brother Solutions Presto! PageManager User’s Guide can Center) on the CD-ROM. be viewed from the Help section in the Click Brother Support on the Top Menu. Presto! PageManager application. The following screen will appear: Presto! PageManager User’s Guide...
The following screen will appear: (DCP-J725DW only) To download and install Presto! PageManager, click Presto! PageManager. To register your machine from the Brother Product Registration Page (http://www.brother.com/registration/), click On-Line Registration. For the latest news and product support information (http://solutions.brother.com/), click...
General information Control panel overview The DCP-J525W and DCP-J725DW have the same control panel keys. 1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) This is a Touchscreen LCD. You can access the menus and options by pressing buttons You can turn the machine on and off.
Chapter 1 LCD screen indications 8 Scan Lets you access the SCAN mode. The LCD shows the current machine status 9 Copy when the machine is idle. Lets you access the COPY mode. 10 Ink indicator Lets you see the available ink volume. Also, lets you access the Ink menu.
General information Basic Operations Note Press to go back to the previous level To operate the Touchscreen, use your finger if necessary. to press the Menu or option button directly on the Touchscreen. To display and access all the screen menus or options in a setting, Press Stop/Exit.
Chapter 1 Favourite Settings Registering Favourite Settings You can register the copy and scan settings you use most often by setting them as your Press Menu. Favourite Settings. Later you can recall and apply those settings quickly and easily. You Press s or t to display can register three Favourites.
General information Changing Favourite Settings Deleting Favourite Settings You can change the settings registered to a You can delete a Favourite. Favourite. Press Menu. Press Menu. Press s or t to display Press s or t to display Favorite Settings. Press Favorite Settings.
Chapter 1 LCD display Setting the backlight brightness If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the brightness setting. Press Menu. Press s or t to display General Setup. Press General Setup. Press s or t to display LCD Settings.
Loading paper Loading paper and Lift the output paper tray cover (1). other print media Note (DCP-J725DW only) To print on Photo (10 × 15 cm) or Photo L (89 × 127 mm) paper, you must use the photo paper tray. (See Loading photo paper (DCP-J725DW only) uu page 16.) Load only one size of paper and one type of paper in the paper tray at any one time.
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Chapter 2 Gently put the paper into the paper tray Note print side down and top edge in first. When you are using Legal size paper, Check that the paper is flat in the tray. press and hold the universal guide release button (1) as you slide out the front of the paper tray.
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Loading paper Gently adjust the paper side guides (1) While holding the paper tray in place, to fit the paper using both hands. pull out the paper support (1) until it Make sure the paper side guides touch clicks, and then unfold the paper the sides of the paper.
Chapter 2 Loading envelopes and Loading envelopes and postcards postcards Before loading, press the corners and sides of envelopes or postcards to make them as flat as possible. About envelopes IMPORTANT Use envelopes that weigh between 80 to 95 gsm. If envelopes or postcards are “double- ...
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Loading paper Put envelopes or postcards in the paper If you have problems printing on tray with the address side down and the envelopes with the flap on the short edge, leading edge (top of the envelopes) in try the following: first as shown in the illustration.
Chapter 2 Loading photo paper Press and slide the paper side guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to (DCP-J725DW only) fit the paper size. Use the photo paper tray which has been assembled on the top of the output paper tray cover, to print on Photo (10 ×...
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Loading paper When you have finished printing photos IMPORTANT return the photo paper tray to the Normal printing position. If you do not, If you do not return the photo paper tray to you will get a No Paper Fed error the Normal printing position after printing when using A4 sized paper.
Chapter 2 Printable area The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. The machine can print in the shaded areas of cut sheet paper when the Borderless print feature is available and turned on. ®...
Press Paper Size. Press s or t to display Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, Press s or t to display A4, A5, Brother BP61, Other Glossy or 10x15cm, Letter or Legal , and then Transparency, and then press the press the option you want to set.
To get the best print quality, we suggest using Brother paper. (See the table below.) The print quality can be affected by the type If Brother paper is not available in your of paper you use in the machine. country, we recommend testing various To get the best print quality for the settings papers before purchasing large quantities.
Loading paper Handling and using print Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover media Up to 50 sheets of 80 gsm A4 paper. Store paper in its original packaging and Transparencies and photo paper must be keep it sealed. Keep the paper flat and picked up from the output paper tray cover away from moisture, direct sunlight and one page at a time to avoid smudging.
Chapter 2 Choosing the right print media Paper type and size for each operation Paper Type Paper Size Usage Copy Photo Printer Capture 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.) Cut Sheet 215.9 × 279.4 mm (8 1/2 × 11 in.) Letter 215.9 ×...
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For Photo 10 × 15 cm paper and Photo L 89 × 127 mm paper, use the photo paper tray. (See Loading photo paper (DCP-J725DW only) uu page 16.) BP71 (260 gsm) paper is especially designed for Brother inkjet machines.
Loading documents How to load Unfold the ADF Document Support (1) and the ADF Document Support documents Flap (2). You can make copies and scan from the ADF (automatic document feeder) (DCP-J725DW only) and from the scanner glass. Using the ADF (DCP-J725DW only) The ADF can hold up to 15 pages and feeds...
Loading documents How to load documents IMPORTANT Note DO NOT leave thick documents on the scanner glass. If you do this, the ADF may To use the scanner glass, the ADF must jam. be empty. (DCP-J725DW only) Lift the document cover. After using the ADF, fold down the ADF Document Support Flap and then close Using the document guidelines on the...
Chapter 3 IMPORTANT If you are scanning a book or thick document, DO NOT slam the cover down or press on it. Unscannable area The scannable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show unscannable areas. Usage Document Top (1)
Making copies How to copy Stop copying To stop copying, press Stop/Exit. The following steps show the basic copy operation. Copy settings Make sure you are in copy mode, press Copy. You can change the following copy settings. The LCD shows: Press Copy and then press Options.
Press s or t to display Plain Paper, press the option you want to set. Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, If you do not want to change additional Brother BP61, Other Glossy or settings, press Mono Start or Transparency, and then press the option you want to set.
User’s Guide: Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ (Macintosh) Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Your Brother machine has media drives (slots) for use with the following popular digital camera media: Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, SD Memory Card,...
Chapter 5 Getting started Firmly put a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into the correct slot. 1 USB Flash memory drive IMPORTANT The USB direct interface supports only a USB Flash memory drive, a PictBridge-compatible camera, or a digital camera that uses the USB mass storage as standard.
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Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive (DCP-J725DW only) IMPORTANT DO NOT insert a Memory Stick Duo™ into the lower SD slot, this may cause damage to the machine. Status LED When the memory card or USB Flash memory drive is being read or written to, the status LED blinks.
Chapter 5 Print Images PhotoCapture Center™ print settings View Photos You can change the print settings temporarily You can preview your photos on the LCD for the next print. before you print them. If your photos are large The machine returns to its default settings files there may be a delay before each photo after 3 minutes.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive (DCP-J725DW only) How to scan to a Press Options. Do one of the following: memory card or USB To change the quality, press s or t Flash memory drive to display Quality.
User’s Guide: Printing ® (Windows uuSoftware User’s Guide: Printing and Faxing (Macintosh) Install the Brother printer driver from the CD-ROM. (uuQuick Setup Guide) From your application, choose the Print command. Choose the name of your machine in the Print dialog box and click Preferences.
Use the scanner glass to scan a Presto! PageManager must be downloaded page of a book or one sheet at a and installed before use. See Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) uu page 4 for time. further instructions. ® Do one of the following:...
Chapter 7 Scanning using a Scanning using the scanner driver ControlCenter uuSoftware User’s Guide: Scanning a uuSoftware User’s Guide: ControlCenter4 document using the TWAIN driver ® (Windows ® (Windows uuSoftware User’s Guide: ControlCenter2 uuSoftware User’s Guide: Scanning a (Macintosh) ® document using the WIA driver (Windows uuSoftware User’s Guide: Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver...
Your machine is equipped with an ink dot counter. The ink dot counter automatically optimum performance and reliability when used with Brother Original ink cartridges. monitors the level of ink in each of the Brother cannot guarantee this optimum four cartridges. When the machine detects an...
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Press the lock release lever as shown to Turn the green release lever on the release the cartridge indicated on the orange protective packing (1) clockwise LCD. Remove the cartridge from the until it clicks to release the vacuum seal. machine.
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No. • If the LCD shows No Ink Cartridge or Cannot Detect after you install the ink cartridges, check that the ink cartridges are brand new Original Brother and that they are installed correctly.
Cleaning and checking Note the machine In addition to cleaning the glass strip with a non-flammable glass cleaner, run your finger tip over the glass strip to see if you Cleaning the scanner glass can feel anything on it. If you feel dirt or debris, clean the glass strip again concentrating on that area.
OK for black and then the three colours. times and the print has not improved, try Press Yes or No. installing a new Brother Original Innobella™ ink cartridge for each problem The LCD asks you if you want to start colour.
The machine starts printing the new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, Alignment Check Sheet. call your Brother dealer. IMPORTANT DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head's warranty.
You can correct most errors and routine maintenance by yourself. If you need more help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. Note The information button ( ) lights up when an error message appears on the screen.
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Cannot Detect quickly and the machine did not detect re-install it slowly until it clicks. If you are using non Brother Original Replace the cartridge with a Brother ink the machine may not detect the ink Original ink cartridge. If the error cartridge.
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The use of non-Brother ink may cause frequent cleanings because non-Brother ink could cause poor print quality which is resolved by cleaning.
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Error Message Cause Action The memory card or USB Flash Your machine can only save to your Media is Full. memory drive you are using has no memory card or USB Flash memory (DCP-J725DW) available space or already contains drive if it contains less than 999 files. 999 files.
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Troubleshooting Error Message Cause Action The machine's memory is full. If a copy operation is in process Out of Memory Press Stop/Exit and wait until the other operations that are in progress finish, and then try again. The memory card or USB Flash Press Stop/Exit.
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USB direct interface. then on again. USB Device. For more information, visit us at (DCP-J725DW) http://solutions.brother.com/. A colour ink cartridge has been Check which ink cartridges are not Wrong Ink Colour installed in the Black ink cartridge matched by colour to their ink position.
Troubleshooting Error animations display IMPORTANT To avoid document jams close the ADF Error animations display step-by-step cover correctly by pushing it gently in the instructions when paper gets jammed. You middle. can read the steps at your own pace by pressing t to see the next step and s to go back a step.
Printer jam or paper jam Pull out the jammed paper (1). Take out the jammed paper depending on where it is jammed in the machine. Paper is jammed at the front of the machine (DCP-J725DW) If the LCD shows Paper Jam [Front], follow these steps: Unplug the machine from the electrical socket.
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Troubleshooting While holding the paper tray in place, Pull the jammed paper out of the pull out the paper support until it clicks, machine. and then unfold the paper support flap. Make sure you pull out the paper support until it clicks. IMPORTANT DO NOT use the paper support flap for Legal size paper.
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Paper is jammed at the front and back Pull out the jammed paper (1). of the machine If the LCD shows Paper Jam (DCP-J525W) or PaperJam Front,Rear (DCP-J725DW), follow these steps. Unplug the machine from the electrical socket. If the paper support flap is open, close it, and then close the paper support.
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Troubleshooting Pull the jammed paper out of the Using both hands, use the plastic tabs machine. on both sides of the machine to lift the scanner cover (1) to the open position. Close the Jam Clear Cover. Make sure the cover is closed correctly. Move the print head (if necessary) to take out any paper remaining in this area.
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Push the two green levers back to the IMPORTANT original positions. • If the paper is jammed under the print head, unplug the machine from the power source, and then move the print head to take out the paper. • If the print head is in the right corner as shown in the illustration, you cannot move it.
If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips. Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.
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Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head uu page 41.) or graphics. Make sure you are using Brother Original Innobella™ ink. Try using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 20.) The machine prints blank pages.
Enhancement will not work. Use at least 24 bit colour data with the Colour Enhancement feature. Photo paper does not feed When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo correctly. paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package for this purpose.
Suggestions TWAIN or WIA errors appear when (Not available in Hong Kong and Taiwan) Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is chosen as the primary source in ® starting to scan. (Windows your scanning application. For example, in PaperPort™12SE with OCR, click Scan Settings, Select to choose the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver.
It is necessary to configure the third-party Security/Firewall Software to allow Network scanning. To add port 54925 for Network scanning, enter the information below: In Name: Enter any description, for example Brother NetScan. In Port number: Enter 54925. In Protocol: UDP is selected.
You can reset the print server back to its default factory settings, such as the password and IP address information. 2 All Settings You can restore all settings to their factory defaults. Brother strongly recommends performing this procedure before handing over or disposing of the machine.
Menu and features On-screen programming Your machine is designed to be easy to operate with LCD on-screen programming using the menu buttons on the Touchscreen. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the menu selections your machine has to offer. Since your programming is done on the LCD, we have created step-by-step on-screen instructions to help you program your...
Ink Volume available ink volume. — Sets the type of paper in Paper Type Plain Paper* the paper tray. Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy Transparency Advanced User’s Guide The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.
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Menu and features Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Page — Sets the size of paper in General Setup Paper Size the paper tray. (Legal is (Continued) only available for some countries.) 10x15cm Letter Legal — Adjusts the beeper Beeper volume. Low* High Adjust the contrast of the...
Network menu Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Page Chooses the BOOT Network TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto* method that best suits Static your needs. RARP BOOTP DHCP [000-255]. Enter the IP address. IP Address [000-255]. [000-255]. [000-255] [000-255]. Enter the Subnet mask. Subnet Mask [000-255].
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Menu and features Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Page — — You can easily configure Network WPS w/PIN Code your wireless network (Continued) settings using WPS with a PIN code. — You can see the current WLAN Status Status wireless network status. —...
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Menu (continued) Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Page — — Prints these lists and Print Reports User Settings reports. — — Network Config — — WLAN Report — — Lets you check the serial Machine Info. Serial No. number of your machine. —...
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Menu and features Scan Level1 Option1 Option2 Option3 Descriptions Page — — — You can scan a Scan to File monochrome or a colour document into your computer. — — Lets you scan directly to a Scan to Media Start (when a memory memory card or USB card or USB...
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Scan to OCR document converted to an (Available after editable text file. Presto! PageManager is downloaded for Macintosh users. See Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) uu page 4.) (DCP-J725DW only) — — — You can scan a colour Scan to Image picture into your graphics application.
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Best — Choose the paper type Paper Type Plain Paper* that matches the paper in Inkjet Paper the tray. Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy Transparency — Choose the paper size Paper Size that matches the paper in the tray. (Legal is only...
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Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Page — Adjusts the density of Options Density Light Dark copies. (Continued) — You can choose to stack Stack/Sort Stack* or sort multiple copies. (DCP-J725DW Sort only) — You can make N in 1, 2 in Page Layout Off(1in1)* 1 ID, or Poster copies.
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Menu and features Photo (DCP-J725DW only) Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Descriptions Page — You can print your chosen View Photos Start photos. For details, see You can adjust your Options the Options in photos with the options. the following table. —...
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(Not available for Photo* DPOF printing.) — — Choose the paper type. Paper Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy* (When A4 or — Choose the paper and Paper Size 10x15cm* Letter is chosen) print size.
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Menu and features Option1 Option2 Option3 Option4 Descriptions Page Adjusts the hue of the Color Enhance White Balance white areas. Off* Enhances the detail of the Sharpness image. Adjusts the total amount Color Density of colour in the image. — —...
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Options4 Descriptions Page — — Choose the paper type. Paper Type Plain Paper* Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Brother BP61 Other Glossy — — Choose the paper size. Paper Size Letter Advanced User’s Guide The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.
Menu and features Entering Text When you are setting certain menu selections, you may need to enter text into the machine. Press to cycle between letters, numbers and special characters. Up to four letters are assigned to each letter button on the LCD. By pressing the correct button repeatedly, you can access the character you want.
Approx. 1.3 W Off: Approx. 0.15 W Measured when the machine is connected to the USB interface. When using ADF, single-side printing, resolution: standard / document: ISO/IEC 24712 printed pattern. (DCP-J725DW) When resolution: standard / document: ISO/IEC 24712 printed pattern. (DCP-J525W)
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Specifications Dimensions (DCP-J525W) (DCP-J725DW) 180 mm 160 mm 405 mm 405 mm 378 mm 378 mm 374 mm 374 mm 519 mm 519 mm Weight (DCP-J525W) 8.7 kg (DCP-J725DW) 9 kg...
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Noise Operating: 50 dB or less 10 to 35 °C Temperature Operating: Best Print Quality: 20 to 33 °C Humidity Operating: 20 to 80% (without condensation) Best Print Quality: 20 to 80% (without condensation) ADF (automatic Up to 15 pages (Paper: 90 gsm A4 or Letter size) document feeder) Up to 20 pages with conditions...
Specifications Print media Paper Input Paper Tray Paper type: Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper and transparency Paper size A4, Legal , Executive, Letter, A5, A6, Envelopes (commercial No.10, DL, C5, Monarch), Photo 10 × 15 cm, Photo 2L 13 × 18 cm and Index Card 127 ×...
Colour/Monochrome Yes/Yes Copy Width Max. 210 mm Multiple Copies Stacks/Sorts up to 99 pages (DCP-J725DW) Stacks up to 99 pages (DCP-J525W) Enlarge/Reduce 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%) Prints up to 1200 × 1200 dpi Resolution Duplex (2-sided) (DCP-J725DW only) ...
PictBridge (DCP-J725DW only) Compatibility Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001. Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge/ for more information. Interface USB direct interface...
XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. For the latest driver updates for the Mac OS X you are using, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. ® ® ® Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows...
When the Borderless feature is set to On. See Paper type and size for each operation uu page 22. When printing on A4 size paper. For detailed specifications visit http://www.brother.com/. Interfaces A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 2 m.
Intel Processor Conditions: For the latest driver updates, visit us at For WIA, 1200 × 1200 resolution. Brother Scanner http://solutions.brother.com/. Utility enables to enhance up to 19200 × 19200 dpi. All trademarks, brand and product names are the Third party USB ports are not supported.
For more information about the replacement consumables, visit us at http://www.brother.com/pageyield/. What is Innobella™? Innobella™ is a range of genuine consumables offered by Brother. The name "Innobella™" derives from the words "Innovation" and "Bella" (meaning "Beautiful" in Italian) and is a representation of the "innovative"...
Setup Support Utility AOSS™ See the Computer Requirements chart on page 85. If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. PhotoCapture Center™ is available for DCP-J725DW only.
ADF (automatic document feeder) ...24 Unable to Scan ........48 Apple Macintosh Wrong Paper Size ........ 48 See Software User's Guide. Favourite Settings ........8 Brother changing ..........9 CreativeCenter ........3 deleting ........... 9 recalling ..........9 registering ..........8 Cleaning print head ..........41...
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Presto! PageManager See Software User's Guide. Also see Help in the Presto! PageManager application. Macintosh Print See Software User's Guide. difficulties ..........55 Maintenance, routine paper jams ........... 50 replacing ink cartridges ......37 printable area ........18 Mode, entering resolution ..........84 COPY ............6 specifications ........
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Volume, setting beeper .............9 ® Windows See Software User's Guide. Wireless Network See Quick Setup Guide and Network User's Guide.
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Service & Support > Warranty. For warranty service (repair) of your Brother product you will need to retain a copy of your sales docket and contact the Support Centre for location of the nearest Authorised Warranty Centre (AWC)
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Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com/ These machines are approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries.