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USER'S GUIDE
DCP-330C
DCP-540CN

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  • Page 1 USER’S GUIDE DCP-330C DCP-540CN...
  • Page 2 EC Declaration of Conformity under the R & TTE Directive...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Warning LED indications ................. 5 Printing Reports....................5 Loading documents and paper Loading documents ....................6 Using the ADF (DCP-540CN only)..................6 Loading paper, envelopes and other media ............7 Loading paper and other media............... 7 General setup Paper settings......................9 Paper Type ......................
  • Page 4 Safety and Legal Choosing a location .....................20 To use the machine safely................21 Important safety instructions................24 IMPORTANT - For your safety ..............25 LAN connection (DCP-540CN only) ..............25 EU Directive 2002/96/EC and EN50419............25 Legal limitations for copying ................26 Trademarks ....................27 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Troubleshooting ....................28...
  • Page 5 Section I General General Information Loading documents and paper General setup...

  • Page 6: General Information

    General Information Using the documentation Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine. Symbols and conventions used in the documentation The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation.

  • Page 7: Control Panel Overview

    General Information Control panel overview COPY Quality Normal Enlarge/Reduce 100% Paper Type Plain Pap Paper Size Brightness 1 LCD (liquid crystal display) 4 Start keys: Displays messages on the screen to help you Colour Start set up and use your machine. Lets you start making copies in full colour.
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 Normal 100% Plain Pap Stop/Exit Stops an operation or exits from a menu. 6 On/Off You can turn the machine on or off. If you turn the machine off, it will still periodically clean the print head to maintain print quality.

  • Page 9: Warning Led Indications

    The following reports are available: light that shows the DCP status.The LCD Help List shows the current machine status when the machine is idle. User Settings Network config. (DCP-540CN only) How to print a report COPY Press Menu. Quality Normal...

  • Page 10: Loading Documents And Paper

    ADF until you feel them touch Using the ADF the feed roller. (DCP-540CN only) Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your documents. The ADF can hold up to 10 pages and feeds each sheet individually.

  • Page 11: Loading Paper, Envelopes And Other Media

    Loading documents and paper Loading paper, envelopes and other media Loading paper and other media Check that the paper is flat in the tray.
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 Note When you use Legal size paper, press and hold the universal guide release button as you slide out the front of the paper tray. Gently adjust the paper side guides with both hands and the paper length guide to the paper.

  • Page 13: General Setup

    Press a or b to choose Press OK. LCD Settings. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Plain Paper, Press a or b to choose Inkjet Paper, Brother Photo, Other Photo or Transparency. LCD Contrast. Press OK. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.

  • Page 14: Setting The Backlight Brightness

    Chapter 3 Setting the backlight Setting the Off Timer brightness Press Menu. Press Menu. Press a or b to choose General Setup. Press a or b to choose Press OK. General Setup. Press OK. Press a or b to choose LCD Settings.

  • Page 15: Section Ii Copy

    Section II Copy Making copies...

  • Page 16: Making Copies

    Making copies How to copy Copy options You can change the copy settings from the Making a single copy default display. The LCD shows: Load your document. COPY (See Loading documents on page 6.) Quality Normal Enlarge/Reduce 100% Press Mono Start or Colour Start. Paper Type Plain Pap Paper Size...

  • Page 17: Section Iii Direct Photo Printing

    Section III Direct Photo Printing Printing photos from a memory card Printing photos from a camera with PictBridge...

  • Page 18: Printing Photos From A Memory Card

    Printing photos from a memory card PhotoCapture Center™ Getting started Operations Using memory cards ® ® CompactFlash Memory Stick ® 1 CompactFlash Memory Stick Pro™ 2 SecureDigital™, MultiMediaCard™ ® 3 Memory Stick , Memory Stick Pro™ 4 xD-Picture Card™ SecureDigital™ xD-Picture Card™...

  • Page 19: Print Images

    Printing photos from a memory card Print Images Press a or b to choose 6 Images/Line Fast or 5 Images/Line Photo. View Photo(s) Press OK. Make sure you have put the media card in the correct slot. Press (PhotoCapture). Press a or b to choose 5 Images/Line 6 Images/Line View Photo(s).

  • Page 20: Print Photos

    Chapter 5 Print Photos DPOF printing Make sure you have put the media card Make sure you have put the media card in the correct slot. into the correct slot. Press (PhotoCapture). Press (PhotoCapture). The machine will ask you if you want to use Print the Index.

  • Page 21: Printing Photos From A Camera With Pictbridge

    Printing photos from a camera with PictBridge Before Using PictBridge PictBridge requirements To avoid errors, remember the following points: The machine and the digital camera must be connected using a suitable USB cable. The image file extension must be .JPG (Other image file extensions like .JPEG, .TIF, .GIF and so on will not be recognized).
  • Page 22 Chapter 6...
  • Page 23 Section IV Appendixes Safety and Legal Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Menu and Features Specifications...

  • Page 24: A Safety And Legal

    Safety and Legal Choosing a location Put your machine on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and shocks, such as a desk. Put the machine near a standard, grounded electrical socket. Choose a location where the temperature remains between 10° and 35° C (50° F and 95° F). CAUTION •...

  • Page 25: To Use The Machine Safely

    Safety and Legal To use the machine safely Please keep these instructions for later reference and read them before attempting any maintenance. WARNING There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before you clean the inside of the machine, make sure you have unplugged the power cord from the electrical socket. Doing this will prevent an electrical shock.
  • Page 26 DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the machine under the document cover or the scanner cover. This may cause injury. DO NOT put your hands on the edge of the paper tray under the output paper tray cover. Doing this may cause injury.
  • Page 27 Do not carry the machine by holding the scanner cover. If the machine becomes hot, releases smoke, or generates any strong smells, immediately turn off the power switch and unplug the machine from the electorical socket. Call your Brother dealer or Brother Customer Service.

  • Page 28: Important Safety Instructions

    13 Wait until pages have exited the machine before picking them up. 14 Unplug this product from the power socket and refer all servicing to Brother Authorized Service Personnel under the following conditions: When the power cord is damaged or frayed.

  • Page 29: Important - For Your Safety

    For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective grounding of the power, consult a qualified electrician. LAN connection (DCP-540CN only) CAUTION DO NOT connect this product to a LAN connection that is subject to over-voltages.

  • Page 30: Legal Limitations For Copying

    Legal limitations for copying It is an offence to make reproductions of certain items or documents with the intent to commit fraud. This memorandum is intended to be a guide rather than a complete list. We suggest you check with relevant legal authorities if in doubt about a particular item or document.

  • Page 31: Trademarks

    Safety and Legal Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Multi-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother International Corporation. © 2006 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Page 32: B Troubleshooting And Routine Maintenance

    Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Make sure that the machine is online. Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. Right-click and choose Brother DCP-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), and make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.

  • Page 33: Copying Difficulties

    Copying Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions Vertical streaks appear on copies. If you see vertical streaks on copies, clean the scanner. (See Cleaning the scanner on page 38.) Poor copy results when using the Try using the scanner glass. ADF. (DCP-540CN only)
  • Page 34 Scanning Difficulties Difficulty Suggestions TWAIN/WIA errors appear while Make sure the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver is chosen as the primary source. In scanning. ® PaperPort SE with OCR, click File, Scan and choose the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver. Poor scanning results when using Try using the scanner glass.
  • Page 35 The firewall setting on you PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection. For detail, see the instruction above. ® <Macintosh users> Re-select your machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities or from the model of ControlCenter2.

  • Page 36: Error Messages

    The document was not inserted See Using the ADF (DCP-540CN only) Document Jam or fed properly, or the document on page 6. scanned from the ADF was too See Document jam (DCP-540CN only) long.
  • Page 37 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Error Message Cause Action The machine's memory is full. Copy operation in progress Out of Memory Press Stop/Exit and wait until the other operations in progress finish and then try again. Printing operation in progress Reduce print resolution. (For details, see ®...

  • Page 38: Changing Lcd Language

    Press OK. Lift the document cover. Press Stop/Exit. Document jam (DCP-540CN only) Documents can jam if they are not inserted or fed properly, or if they are too long. Follow the steps below to clear a document jam.

  • Page 39: Printer Jam Or Paper Jam

    Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Printer jam or paper jam Push the paper tray firmly back into the machine.

  • Page 40: Routine Maintenance

    Routine maintenance Replacing the ink cartridges Open the ink cartridge cover. brother XXXX For each new cartridge you installed, Open the new ink cartridge bag for the press + (Yes) to automatically reset the colour shown on the LCD, and then take ink dot counter for that colour.
  • Page 41 Brother Branded ink cartridges. Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance if ink or ink cartridges of other specifications are used. Brother does not therefore recommend the use of cartridges other than genuine Brother Branded cartridges or the refilling of empty...

  • Page 42: Cleaning The Scanner

    The machine starts printing the Print will go back to standby mode Quality Check Sheet again and then automatically. returns to step e. Note If you clean the print head at least five times and the print has not improved, call your Brother dealer.

  • Page 43: Checking The Printing Alignment

    Press OK. procedures at least five times for the new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, Press Stop/Exit. call your Brother dealer. Checking the ink volume Note You can check the ink that is left in the cartridge.

  • Page 44: Packing And Shipping The Machine

    Packing and shipping CAUTION the machine If you are not able to find the yellow protective part, DO NOT remove the ink cartridges before shipping. It is essential CAUTION that the machine be shipped with either the yellow protective parts or the ink cartridges It is important to allow the machine to ‘park’...
  • Page 45 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance Close the carton and tape it shut.

  • Page 46: C Menu And Features

    Menu and Features Menu keys Access the main menu. Access its menu of temporary settings. Scroll through the current menu level. Go back to the previous menu level. Go to the next menu level. Go to the next menu level. Accept an option.

  • Page 47: D Specifications

    Ink Jet Piezo with 94 × 1 nozzles Print Method Black: Colour: Piezo with 94 × 3 nozzles LCD (liquid crystal display) 50.8 mm (2.0 in) Colour LCD (DCP-330C/DCP-540CN) Power Source AC 220 to 240V 50/60Hz Power Consumption Power Save Mode: Average 5.5 W...
  • Page 48 (13.8 in.) 443 mm (17.4 in.) 443 mm (17.4 in.) Weight 7.3 kg (16.06 lb) (DCP-330C) 8.0 kg (17.6 lb) (DCP-540CN) Noise Operating: 50 dB or less Temperature Operating: 10 to 35° C (50° F to 95° F) Best Print Quality: 20 to 33°...

  • Page 49: Consumable Items

    Specifications Consumable items The machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly. Service Life of Ink Replacement Ink Cartridges Cartridge Black - Approximately 500 pages at 5% coverageYellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 400 pages at 5% coverage The first time you install a set of ink cartridges the machine will use an amount of ink to fill the ink delivery tubes for high quality...

  • Page 50: Network (Lan) (Dcp-540Cn Only)

    Network (LAN) (DCP-540CN only) You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing ® and Network Scanning (Windows only). Also included is Brother BRAdmin Professional Network Management software for ® ® Windows and BRAdmin Light for Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater.

  • Page 51: Index

    Index Jams ADF (automatic document feeder) .....6 document ..........34 ADF cover ..........34 paper ............ 34 Cleaning LCD (liquid crystal display) print head ..........38 Brightness ..........10 scanner ..........38 Contrast ..........9 Consumable items ........45 Dim Timer ..........10 Control panel overview ......3 Help List ..........
  • Page 52 Paper Safety Instructions ........24 size ............9 Scanning size of document ........6 See Software User's Guide on the type ............9 CD-ROM........... ® PaperPort Shipping the machine ......40 ® See Software User's Guide and PaperPort User’s Guide on the CD-ROM....PhotoCapture Center™...
  • Page 53 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com EEU_ENG...

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