Brother DCP-185C User Manual
Start here, Quick setup guide
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LS6093040
ARL/ASA/NZ
Printed in China
Before you can use the machine, read this Quick Setup Guide
for the correct setup and installation.
Turn the sheet over.
Quick Setup Guide
DCP-145C DCP-165C
DCP-185C
Install the ink cartridges
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d.
Unpack the ink cartridge.
Turn the green knob on the protective yellow cap
clockwise until it clicks to release the vacuum seal,
then remove the cap
a
.
If all lines are clear and visible, press
a (Yes)
to finish the quality check.
If you can see missing short lines, press
b (No)
and follow the steps on the LCD.
o
o
Set the LCD contrast (If needed)
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6
Check the print quality
c.
Remove the green protective part
a
.
OK
Poor
Set the date and time
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a.
Press Menu.
b.
Press
a or b to choose
0.Initial Setup, and then press OK.
c.
Press
a or b to choose
2.LCD Contrast, and then press OK.
d.
Press
a or b to choose Dark or Light.
e.
Press OK and then Stop/Exit.
a.
Press Menu.
b.
Press
a or b to choose
0.Initial Setup, and then press OK.
c.
Press
a or b to choose
1.Date&Time, and then press OK.
b.
Check the quality of the four colour
blocks
a
on the sheet.
(black/yellow/cyan/magenta)
Unpack the machine and check the components
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c.
Make sure you have all components.
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Inbox Ink
Cartridges [x4]
1
Black
Yellow
Cyan
Magenta
Power Cord
USB
Interface
Cable
CD-ROM
User’s Guide
Quick Setup
Guide
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Approx. 65% yield of the replacement cartridge. For details, see
Consumable items in the User’s Guide.
Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. To
avoid danger of suffocation, please keep these bags away from
babies and children.
WARNING
d.
Fan the stack of paper well.
e.
Gently put the paper into the
paper tray. Check that the paper
is flat in the tray.
f.
Gently adjust the paper side
guides to the paper with both
hands.
Make sure the paper side
guides touch the edges of the
paper.
g.
Close the paper tray cover
and slowly push the paper
tray back into the machine.
h.
Pull out the paper support
a
until
it clicks, and then unfold the paper
support flap
b
.
Important
Do not push the paper
in too far.
a.
Connect the power cord.
The machine must be fi tted with an earthed plug.
WARNING
Connect the power cord
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e.
Install each ink cartridge in the direction
of the arrow on the label.
Take care to match the colour of the
lever
a
with the cartridge colour
b
.
Start Here
Illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide are
based on the DCP-145C.
WARNING
Warnings tell you what to do to
prevent possible personal injury.
Important
DO NOT connect
the USB cable yet.
a.
The LCD shows:
No Cartridge
b.
Open the ink cartridge cover
a
.
a.
When the preparation process
has finished, the LCD shows this
message.
Set Paper and
Press Start
Press Colour Start.
Note
The components of your box may differ depending on your country.
Save all packing materials and the box in case for any reason you
must ship your machine.
Your machine has a USB interface that is compatible with the
USB 2.0 specifi cation.
To ensure safe operation the supplied plug must be inserted only
into a standard power outlet that is properly grounded through the
standard electrical wiring. Non grounded equipment may cause an
electrical shock hazard, and may cause excessive electrical noise
radiation.
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a.
Remove the protective tape and film.
b.
Remove the plastic bag
a
containing the ink cartridges
from on top of the paper tray.
Set the language
4
a.
When the LCD shows this
message, press OK.
Select Language
Press OK Key
b.
Press
a or b to choose your
language and press OK.
English
e
Select
ab & OK
c.
Press
a (Yes) to confirm the
language setting.
Note
If you set the wrong language,
you can change it again after
setting the date and time.
(For details see Changing LCD
language in Chapter 3 of the
User’s Guide.)
f.
Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After all the ink
cartridges are installed close the ink cartridge cover.
d.
Press
a or b repeatedly to enter the last two digits of
the year, and then press OK.
Year:2008
(e.g. Enter 08 for 2008.)
e.
Repeat for Month and Day, and Hours and Minutes
in 24-hour format.
f.
Press Stop/Exit.
Note
If you make a mistake and want to start again,
press Stop/Exit to go back to step a.
Important
DO NOT connect the USB cable
yet.
Note
The control panel warning
LED will stay on until you have
installed the ink cartridges.
Important
After initial installation of the ink cartridges, the machine will start cleaning the
ink tube system. This cleaning process will last approximately four minutes.
DO NOT unplug the machine from the power outlet or attempt to stop the
cleaning process. Interruption of cleaning process may cause undesired print
quality problems.
Australia & New
Zealand
Hong Kong,
Malaysia &
Singapore
Philippines &
Thailand
The supplied mains plug is a
grounded three pin plug.
The supplied mains plug is a side
grounded two pin plug.
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2
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a.
Pull out the paper tray.
b.
Lift the paper tray cover
a
.
Load plain A4 paper
c.
Press and slide the
paper side guides
a
and
paper length guide
b
to
fit the paper size.
Make sure that the
triangular marks
c
on
the paper side guides
a
and paper length guide
b
line up with the mark
for the paper size you
are using.
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