Brother DCP-1200W Quick Setup Guide PDF

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Summary of Content for Brother DCP-1200W Quick Setup Guide PDF

Quick Setup Guide Read the Product Safety Guide rst, then read this guide for the correct installation procedure. Brother recommends keeping this guide next to your Brother machine for quick reference.

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1 Unpack the machine and check the components Remove the protective tape or lm covering the machine and the supplies.

DCP-J1200W

NOTE The components included in the box may differ depending on your country. Save all packing materials and the box in case you must ship your machine. You must purchase the correct interface cable for the interface you want to use.

We recommend using a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long. Brother aims to reduce waste and save the raw materials and energy required for their

production. Read more about our environmental work at www.brotherearth.com.

The latest manuals are available at the Brother support website: support.brother.com/manuals

Video setup instructions: support.brother.com/videos

Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine, and then open the output paper tray cover.

Fan the paper well and load it in the tray.

Adjust the paper guides. Close the output paper tray cover, and then slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine.

Pull out the paper support a, and unfold the paper support flap b so that the printed pages do not fall.

Close the ink cartridge cover. The machine will prepare the ink tube system for printing.

Wait until the machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet and go to 4 .

NOTE 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 printouts. This process will only happen once.

The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet.

Check the print quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet.

For more information about paper handling and sizes, see the Online Users Guide at support.brother.com/manuals. 2 Load plain A4 paper in the paper tray

3 Connect the power cord and install the inbox ink cartridges

4 Check the print quality

You must complete steps 1 - 5 to be able to use this machine.

Connect the power cord. Open the ink cartridge cover. Unpack and install the inbox ink cartridges.

Visit setup.brother.com to download and install Brother software.

Follow the on-screen instructions and prompts.

NOTE For USB Connection, locate the USB port inside the machine as shown.

Setup Finished You can now print and scan using your machine. To check for the latest firmware, visit support.brother.com/up7.

Important Notice for Network Security: The default password to manage this machines settings is located on the back of the machine and marked Pwd. We recommend immediately changing the default password to protect your machine from unauthorised access.

5 Connect your computer or mobile device to your machine Follow these steps to complete the setup using one of the connection types available on your machine.

setup.brother.com

If the quality of any of the four colour blocks is Poor (see the image on the left), we strongly recommend cleaning the print head to improve the print quality. See the Improve Print Quality section in this guide.

NOTE To change the language of the sheet, see the Online Users Guide at support.brother.com/manuals.

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* Use these inbox ink cartridges for the initial installation.

Press and simultaneously.

The Ink LED blinks.

Do one of the following:

For cleaning only black, press MONO COPY.

For cleaning all colours, press COLOUR COPY.

The machine cleans the print head, and then prints the Print Quality Check Sheet.

Check the print quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet.

If the print quality is still poor after cleaning several times, try the Special cleaning:

1. Press and simultaneously, and then release. 2. Press and hold MONO COPY and COLOUR COPY

simultaneously for five seconds.

When copying or scanning; Place the document face down in the bottom right corner of the scanner glass.

Change the paper settings from the control panel You can print or copy using the following paper settings, depending on the number of times you press (a).

Paper Button LED Indication Paper Settings

(Default) Paper type: Plain Paper size: A4 (For printing standard documents)

x 1 Paper type: Other glossy Paper size: 10 x 15cm (For printing photos)

x 2

Custom - To change these settings, access the Print menu in Web Based Management using either the Brother Mobile Connect app on your mobile device or the Brother iPrint&Scan app on your computer. For details, see the Online User's Guide.

Print Go to your applications print dialog box, make sure your machine is selected and online, and then click Print. To change the print settings (for example, 2-sided printing), click the printing properties or preferences button.

Copy (f/g) To print a single copy, load your document, and then press f or g once. To print multiple copies, load your document, and then press f or g repeatedly, depending on the number of copies you want.

Scan To scan a single page, load your document, and then press f and g simultaneously. For scanning multiple pages or other scanning features, use your preferred scanning software/application. For details, see the Online Users Guide.

Reference and Troubleshooting For detailed machine information and product specifications, see the Online User's Guide at support.brother.com/manuals.

Basic Operations

If ink gets on your skin or clothing, immediately wash it off with soap or detergent.

LED Indications

Improve Print Quality

Remove Jammed Paper

* To use your machine on a wireless network, see the Online User's Guide.

Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine.

Open the Jam Clear Cover at the back of the machine.

Press to clear the Paper Jam error. If the machine has not completed a job due to the paper jam, try again.

Slowly pull the jammed paper out of the machine.

Slowly pull the jammed paper out of the machine.

Close the Jam Clear Cover. Push the paper tray firmly back in the machine.

Machine Status

Ready Busy Sleep Wi-Fi Status

Connecting Connected Disconnected

(Blinking slowly)

Off

Error Status

No Paper: Refill the paper tray, and then press MONO COPY or COLOUR COPY.

Wrong Paper Size: Check that the paper settings you selected using the machine's control panel match the size of the paper in the tray. After correcting the paper size, press MONO COPY or COLOUR COPY.

Ink Cover Open: Firmly close the ink cartridge cover until it locks into place.

No Ink Cartridge / Cannot Detect / Monochrome Print Only: Reinstall the ink cartridge slowly and firmly, or replace the ink cartridge with a new one. One or more of the colour ink cartridges need to be replaced.

Ink Low: Prepare to replace the ink cartridge when necessary.

Paper Jam: See the Remove Jammed Paper section below.

Memory Full: Cancel any operations in progress, and then try again.

Control Panel

a Paper button

b A4 LED

c 10 x 15cm LED

d Wi-Fi LED

e Power LED

f Mono Copy button

g Colour Copy button

h Ink LED

i Warning LED

j Power/Stop button

k Wi-Fi button *

Lit Blinking Blinkin

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