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DCP-4020C USER ’S GUIDE.
i Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this man ual has been compiled and published, coverin g the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this man ual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without no tice.
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iii Safety Precautions To Use the DCP Safely Save these instructions for later reference. WARNING There are high vol tage electrodes inside the DCP. Before you clean the DCP or clear a paper jam, make sure you have unplugged the power cord from the pow e r out l et .
iv WARNING ■ Install equipment with a power cord near a socket-outlet that is easily accessible. Caution ■ 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 line during a lightning storm.
v Choosing a Location Place your DCP on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration an d shocks, such as a desk. Put the DCP near a standard g rounded power outlet. Choose a location wh ere the temperature remains between 10° and 35°C. Caution ■ Avoid placing your DCP in a high-traffic area.
vi Table of Contents 1 Introduction ............ ................ ................ ................ .............. 1-1 Using this Guide .............. ................ ............. ................ .... 1-1 Finding information ................. .....
vii 5 Making copies ............ ................. ................ ................ ......... 5-1 Using the DCP as a copier .. .................... ................... ...... 5-1 Single or multiple copies ....... ...... ................ .............
viii 7 Using the DCP as a printer ... ................ ................ .............. 7-1 Using the Brother DCP-4020C print er driver .................... 7-1 Features ................ ................ ............. ................ .............. 7-1 Choosing the right type of paper .
ix 9 How to scan using Window s ® .................... ................ ......... 9-1 Scanning a document (For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me and 2000 Professional) ...... ... ................ ............. ... .... ............ 9-2 TWAIN compliant ..........
x 10 Using the Brother Control Center for Windows ® 98/ 98SE/Me/2000 Professional 10-1 Brother MFL-Pro Control Center ........ ................ ............ 10-1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center . .... ... ............... 10-2 How to turn off AutoLoad .
xiii Sca n t o E-m ai l .... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. 11-1 8 Fil e a tt ac hme n ts .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. 11-2 0 Scanner s ett ing s . .. .. .. .
xii Using ArcSoft ® PhotoPrinter ® 4 ............. ... ............. .... ... 13-18 Overview of basic steps ............. ................ ............. 13-18 14 Important information .............. ................... .................... .. 14-1 Important safety instructions .
INTRODUC TION 1 - 1 1 Using this Guide Thank you for buying a Brother DCP. Th is DCP is simple to use, with LCD screen instructions to guide you through programming it . You can make the most of your DCP by taking a few minutes to read this Guide. Finding information All the chapter headings and sub-headi ngs are listed in the Table of Contents.
1 - 2 INTRODUCTION DCP Part Names and Functions ■ Front view No. Name Descript ion 1 Output Paper Support Extension Pull the paper su pp ort extension towa rd s you, doing so prevents th e paper from falling off the outp ut paper support. 2 Output Paper Support The printed paper exits the machine and stacks onto the Output Paper Support.
INTRODUC TION 1 - 3 ■ Rear View No. Name Descript ion 11 USB Interface Connector Conne ct the USB Cable here. 11 USB Interface Connector.
1 - 4 INTRODUCTION ■ Internal View (Document Cover Open) No. Name Descript ion 12 Scanner Glass Put the original to be scanned here. 13 Document Guidelines Use to center the original on the scan ner glass. 14 Document Cover Open to p lace the original on the scanner glass.
INTRODUC TION 1 - 5 ■ Internal View (Scanner Cover Open) No. Name Descript ion 16 Machine Window Use to remove small paper jammed insid e the DCP without pulling the tube. 17 Scanner Cover O pe n to install ink cartridges or remove jammed paper. 18 Tube These tubes transfer the ink to the print heads.
1 - 6 INTRODUCTION DCP-4020C control panel overview 3 2 1 4 1 On/Off Let’s you turn the DCP on or off. 2 Liquid Crystal Disp lay (LCD) Displays messages on the screen to help you to set up and use your DCP. 3 Navigatio n ke y : Menu/Set Lets you access the Menu to program and store yo ur settings in the DCP.
INTRODUC TION 1 - 7 6 5 7 8 4 PhotoCapture Centre ™ keys: Print Index Press to print the Index of the Media Card (Thumbnails). Options You can quickly and easily select temporary settings for PhotoCapture Center ™ . Print Image Press to print an in dividual image.
2 - 1 PAPER 2 About paper The print quality of your document can be affected by the kind of paper you use in the DCP. To ensure the best print quality f o r the settings you’ve chosen, always set the Paper Type to match the type of paper you load. You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper, transparencies and envelopes.
PAPER 2 - 2 Recommended paper Paper capacity of the Paper Tray The output quality depend s on the paper type and paper brand. Visit us at http://solu tions.brother.com and ch eck the latest recommendations for paper that can be used with the DCP-4020C.
2 - 3 PAPER Paper specifications for the Paper Tray Paper capacity of the Ou tput Paper Support Cut Sheet Paper Weight Plain Paper / Inkjet Paper: 64 to 120 g/m 2 Glossy Paper: Up to 150 g/m 2 Post card: Up to 170 g/m 2 Index card: Up to 120 g/m 2 Thickness Plain Paper / Inkjet Paper: 0.
PAPER 2 - 4 Do not use paper or envelopes: ■ that are damaged, curled, wrin kled, or irregularly shaped ■ that are extremely shiny or highly textured ■ that were previously printed by a printer .
2 - 5 PAPER Printable area The printable area depends on the settings in the applicatio n you are using. The figures below show the unprinta ble areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. *1 When you set the Near Edge feature to ON in the printer driver.
PAPER 2 - 6 How to load paper and envelopes To load paper or other media 1 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid pap er jams and mis-feeds. 2 Unfold the paper support, an d press and slide the paper guide to fit the paper width.
2 - 7 PAPER 3 Gently insert the paper. Make sure the print side is toward s you and t he p aper is below the maximum paper mark. To load glossy paper 1 Fan the stack of glossy paper well. 2 Put a sheet of plain paper in the paper tray first, and then put the stack of glossy paper on top of it.
PAPER 2 - 8 To load envelopes 1 Before loading, press the corners and sides of the envelopes to make them as flat as possible. 2 Press and slide the p aper guide to fit the width of the envelopes. Insert them into the pa per tray with the address side toward you and pointed in the direction below.
3 - 1 ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 User-friendly programming Your DCP is designed to be easy to use with LCD on-screen programming using the navigation key. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of al l the menu selections your DCP has to offer.
ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 2 Navigation key You can access the menu mode by p ressing Menu/Set . When you enter the menu, the LCD scrolls. Press 1 for General Se tup menu — OR — Press 2 for Copy me.
3 - 3 ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING Press to scroll to your next menu selection. Press Menu/Set . When you finish setting a n option, the LCD shows ACCEPTED . Use to scroll backward if you passed your choices or want to save keystrokes. The current setting is always the option witho ut a “?”.
ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 4 Main Menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 1 . GENERAL SETUP 1 . PAPER TYPE — PLAIN INKJET GLOSSY ( 4-COLOUR or 3-COLOUR ) TRANSPARENCY Sets the type of paper in the paper tray. 4-1 2 . DATE/TIME — — Sets the date an d time.
3 - 5 ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING Main Menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 2 . COPY 1 . QUALITY — NORMAL BEST FAST Selects the copy quality. 5-12 2 . BRIGHTNESS —- + - + - + - + - + Adjusts the brightness 5-12 3 . CONTRAST —- + - + - + - + - + Adjusts the cont rast.
ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 6 Main Menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 3 . PHOTOCAP TURE 1 . PRINT QUALITY — NORMAL FINE PHOTO Selects the print quality. 6-17 2 . PRINT SIZE — (13 X 9 CM) (15 X 10 CM) (18 X 13 CM) (20 X 25 CM) Selects the print size 6-17 3 .
3 - 7 ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING Main Menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 3 . PHOTOCAPTU RE (Continued) 6 . SCAN TO CARD — PDF JPEG Selects the def ault file format for colour scanning. 9-19 4 . MAINTENANCE 1 . TEST PRINT — — You can pr int a test sample page to check the print quality and adjust th e Vertical Alignment.
INITIAL SETUP 4 - 1 4 Getting started Setting the Paper Type To get the best print quality, set the DCP for the type of paper you are using. 1 Press Menu/Set , 1 , 1 . 2 Press to select PLA IN , INKJET , GLOSSY or TRA NSPARENCY . Press Menu/Set . 3 If you selected GLOSSY , press to select GLOSSY:4-COLOUR or GLOSSY:3-COLOU R .
4 - 2 INITIAL SETUP Setting the Date and Time If there is a power failure, you may have to reset the date and time. All other settings will not be affected. 1 Press Menu/Set , 1 , 2 . 2 Enter the last two digits of the year. Press Menu/Set . 3 Enter two digits for the month.
INITIAL SETUP 4 - 3 Setting the Beeper Volume You can change the beep er volume. When the beeper is on , the DCP beeps every time you press a key or make a mistake. 1 Press Menu/Set , 1 , 3 , 1 . ( LOW , MED , HIGH or OFF ) 2 Press to select your option.
4 - 4 INITIAL SETUP Power Save Setting Power Save Mode reduces power consumption by turning off the CPU etc. inside the machine. If Power Save Mode is switche d ON , when the machine is idle fo r appr oximately 10 minutes, it drops into power save mode automatica lly.
INITIAL SETUP 4 - 5 Printing reports Printing reports Two reports are available: To print a report 1 Press Menu/Set , 5 . 2 Press to select the report you want. Press Menu/Set . — OR — Enter the number of the report you wan t to print. For example, press 1 to print the Help List.
5 - 1 MAKING COPIES 5 Using the DCP as a copier Your DCP allows you to make high-qualit y photocopies and transparencies. Copies ca n be in black and white or full colour. Always make sure you have paper in the pape r tray before making copies. Do not pull on the paper while co pying is in progress.
MAKING COPIES 5 - 2 Single or multiple co pies You can make multi ple copies usin g the scanner glass. Use the Copy Options key to choose mo re settings .
5 - 3 MAKING COPIES Using Copy Options key (Temporary Settings) When you want to change the setting s only for the next copy, use the Copy Options key.
MAKING COPIES 5 - 4 After you finish c hoosing settings using the Copy Options key, the LCD shows: Press to select more settings. — OR — Press Mono Copy or Colour Copy if you’re finished choosing settings.
5 - 5 MAKING COPIES No. of Copies 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select NO. OF COPIES:01 . 3 Press the number of copies using the dial pad. Press Menu/Set . To start copying now, press Mono Copy or Colour Copy .
MAKING COPIES 5 - 6 Enlarge/Reduce You can select the following enla rgement or reduction ratios. MANUAL allows you to enter a ratio from 25% to 400% . 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select ENLARGE/REDUCE .
5 - 7 MAKING COPIES Paper Type You can change the paper t ype only for the next copy. Select the type of media that you are using to get the best print qualit y. 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select PAPER TYPE .
MAKING COPIES 5 - 8 Paper Size You can change the paper size setting only for the next copy. 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select PAPER SIZE . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press to select the size of paper you are using ( A4 or 10(W) × 15(H)CM ).
5 - 9 MAKING COPIES Page Layout You can save paper by copying either two or four pages ont o one page, or you can make a poster size copy. 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select PAGE LAYOUT . Press Menu/Set .
MAKING COPIES 5 - 10 4 in 1 Poster You can make a poster size copy of a photograph. For 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 copies, you cannot change the enlargement or reduction ratio or print on glossy p aper. For colour 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 co pies, you can use A4 size p aper.
5 - 11 MAKING COPIES Changing the default copy settings You can adjust the copy se ttings tha t are shown in the chart. These settings will stay until you change th em again. Submenu Menu Selections Op tions Factory Settings 1 . QUALITY — NORMAL BEST FAST NORMAL 2 .
MAKING COPIES 5 - 12 Copy Quality 1 Press Menu/Set , 2 , 1 . 2 Press to select NORMAL , BEST or FAST . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press Stop/Exit . Brightness 1 Press Menu/Set , 2 , 2 . 2 Press to make a lighter copy. — OR — Press to make a darker copy. Press Menu/Set .
5 - 13 MAKING COPIES Colour Adjustment 1 Press Menu/Set , 2 , 4 . 2 Press to select RED , GREEN or BLUE . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press to increase the colour saturation. — OR — Press to decrease the colour satura tion. Press Menu/Set . 4 Return to Step 2 to select the next colour.
MAKING COPIES 5 - 14 Legal limitations Colour reproductions of certain documents are illegal and may result in either criminal or civil liability . This memorandum is intended to b e a guide rather than a comp lete listing of every possible prohibition.
6 - 1 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 Introduction Your Brother DCP includes three media drives (slots) to u se with popular digital camera media: CompactFlash ® , SmartMedia ® and Memory Stick ® . The PhotoCapture Center ™ feature lets you print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolution to get photo quality printing.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 2 Basic flow 1 Insert the media card firmly into th e media drive (slot). (See Getting started on page 6-3.) 2 Print the index (Thumbnails) of all the images on your media card by pressing Print Index . The ima ges will be numbered.
6 - 3 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Getting started The left slot is for a CompactFlash ® Card, the middle slot is for a Memory Stick ® and the right is for a SmartMedia ® Card. Firmly insert the card into the appropr iate slot. There are separate slots on your DCP, for a Co mpactFlash ® card, a SmartMedia ® card and a Memory Stick ® .
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 4 Media Card Indicator Lights: ■ LED light is ON, the media card is inserted prop erly. ■ LED is OFF, the media card is not prop erly inserted.
6 - 5 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ The DCP can only read one Media card a t a time so do not insert more than one card. The settings that you want to use with the card will be kept until you take out the media card from the drive (slot), print images or press Stop/Exit .
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 6 Printing the Index (Thumbnails) The PhotoCapture Center ™ assigns numbers for images (such as No.1, No.2, No.3, and so on). It does not recognize any other numbers or file names tha t your digital camera or PC have used to identify the pictures.
6 - 7 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Printing images Before you can print an individua l image, you have to kn ow the image number. 1 Make sure you inserted the me dia card. (See page 6-3.) Press Print Image . 2 Use the dial pad to enter the image number that you want to be printed from the Index page (Thumbnails).
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 8 Changing the settings for printing images You can change the settings for the number of Copies, Pap er Type, Paper & Print Size, Print Quality, Brightness and Colour Enhancement only for the next prin ted image.
6 - 9 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Menu selections Number of Copies 5 Press to select NO. OF COPIES:01 . Press Menu/Set . 6 Use the dial pad to enter the number o f copies you want. Press Menu/Set . 7 Press Colour Copy to print. — OR — Press for more settings.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 10 Paper and Print Size 5 Press to select PAPER&PRINT SIZE . Press Menu/Set . 6 Press to select the size of the pap er you are using ( A4 or 10(W)X15(H)CM ). Press Menu/Set . 7 If you select A4 , press to se lect the print size Press Menu/Set , and go to St ep 11.
6 - 11 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 8 Load the post card with the top e dge down and print side is towards you. 9 Check the printed thumbnail ima ge on the index sheet.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 12 10 Press to select LANDSCAPE or PORTRAIT . Press Menu/Set . The result of the output (10 (W) x 15 (H) cm) 11 Press Colour Copy to print.
6 - 13 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Print Quality 5 Press to select PRINT QUALITY . Press Menu/Set . 6 Press to select NORMAL , FINE or PHOTO . Press Menu/Set . 7 Press Colour Copy to print. — OR — Press for more settings. Brightness 5 Press to select BRIGHTNESS .
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 14 Colour Enhancement You can turn on the colour enhan cement feature to print more vivid images. If you want to customize the White Balance, Sharpness or Colour Density, press Menu/Set , 3 , 5 . (See Colour Enhancement on page 6-18.
6 - 15 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 1 Insert your media card into the appropriate drive (slot). 2 Press Print Image . 3 If there is a DPOF file on the card, the LCD shows: 4 Press 1 to select 1.YES . 5 Press Colour Copy to print. The media active message will be shown for 60 seconds and then the display will return to standby mo de.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 16 Changing the default settings You can adjust the Print Quality, Print Size, Brightness, Contrast, Colour Enhance and Scan to Card settings, that a re shown in the chart. These settings will rema in set until you change them again.
6 - 17 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Print Quality 1 Press Menu/Set , 3 , 1 . 2 Press to select NORMAL , FINE or PHOTO . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press Stop/Exit . Print Size 1 Press Menu/Set , 3 , 2 . 2 Press to select 13 × 9CM , 15 × 10CM , 18 × 13CM or 20 × 25CM .
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 18 Contrast You can choose the co ntrast setting. More Contrast will make an image look sharper and more vivid. 1 Press Menu/Set , 3 , 4 . 2 Press to increase th e contrast. — OR — Press to decrease the cont rast.
6 - 19 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 4 Press to adjust the degree of White Balance. Press Menu/Set . 5 Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 to adjust the degree of Sharpness and Colour Density. — OR — Press Stop/Exit . ■ White Balance This setting adjusts the hue of th e white areas of an image.
WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 20 Understanding the Error Messages Once you are familiar with the types of errors that ca n occur while you’re using the PhotoCapture Center ™ , you can easily identify and troubleshoot any difficulties. When an error message appears on the LCD, the DCP will beep to get your attention.
6 - 21 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Using PhotoCapture Center ™ from your PC You can access the media card that is in the media drive (slot) of the DCP from your PC.
USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 7 - 1 7 Using the Brother DCP-4020C printer driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the f ormat used by a computer into the format required by a particular p rinter, using a printer command language or page description language.
7 - 2 USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER Choosing the right type of paper To get high quality printing using your DCP, it’s very important to select the right type of paper. Be sure to read Chapter 2 Paper in this Guide before you select and pu rchase paper for the DCP.
USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 7 - 3 Simultaneous printing Your DCP can print from your computer while scanning a document into the computer. However, when th e DCP is copying, it pauses the PC printing operation, and resumes when cop ying is complete.
8 - 1 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 Printer driver settings You can change the following p rin ter settings when you print from your computer: ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Near Edge .
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 2 Basic tab 1 Select the Media Type and Quality . 2 Select the Paper Size , Page Layout , Border Line (if any), Orientation , number of Copies , the page order and Near Ed ge Print . 3 Click the Apply button to apply your selecte d settings.
8 - 3 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Media Type To achieve the best print results, the me dia being printed o n should be selected in the driver. The DCP cha nges the way it prints, depending on the selected media type.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 4 Quality The quality selection allows you to ch oose the print resolution you want for your document. Print quality and speed are related. The higher the quality the long er it will take to print the document. Th e quality selections that are available will vary depending on the med ia type you select.
8 - 5 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is selected, the prin t heads print in both directions and offer faster print speeds. Wh en not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to provide higher quality printouts.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 6 Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a larg e selection of standard paper sizes. If you wish, you can create a custo m size ranging from 89 x 127 mm to 216 x 355.6 mm. From the drop-d own box, select the Paper Size you are using.
8 - 7 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Page Layout The Page Layout selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be p rinted on one sheet of p aper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper. If you are using Windows ® 98/98SE/Me , the 4 in 1 layout is not available.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 8 Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999). Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then rep eated for the number of copies you selected.
8 - 9 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Advanced tab Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.Colour 2.Scaling 3.Watermark 4.Device Options To return to the def ault settings, click the Default button.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 10 Colour Colour/Greyscale This selection allows a colour do cument to be printed in black and white using grey scale. Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable colour matching and half tone method, depending on your image type.
8 - 11 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Custom Image Type You can select the colour matching method manually. Select the best one for your document. Match Monitor Colour is adjusted to get the close st colour match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic ima ges.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 12 Halftone Pattern The DCP can use two methods ( Diffusion or Dither ) to arrange where to place dots to express halftones. There are some predefined patterns set for this and you can select which one to use for your document.
8 - 13 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Colour Enhancement Selecting Colour Enhancement enables the Colour Enhancemen t feature. This feature analyzes your image to improve qua lity sharpness, white balance and colour density. This process may take several minutes depending on the size of the image and the specifications of your computer.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 14 ■ White Balance This setting adjusts the hue of the white areas of an image. Lighting, camera settings and other influences will effect the appearance of white. The white areas of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other colour.
8 - 15 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Scaling You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size , if your docume nt has an unusual size , or if you have only the stand ard size paper.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 16 Watermark You can place a logo or text into your d ocument as a Watermark. You can select one of the preset Wa termarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. Check Use Watermark , and then select the watermark yo u want to use.
8 - 17 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Watermark Style You can change the Watermark’s size and position on the page by selecting the Watermark, and clicking the Edit button. If you want to add a new Watermark, click the New button, and then select Text or Bitmap in the Watermark Style .
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 18 Device Options Lets you set the following Printer Functions:.
8 - 19 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Print Date & Time When enabled the Print Date and Time feature will print the date and time on your document from your computer’s system clock. Click the Setting button to change the Date and Time format, and the Position and Font .
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 20 Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allo ws you to quickly select driver settings. To view the settings, simp ly click your mouse button on the task tray icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device Options .
8 - 21 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Support tab The Support Tab provides driver version and setting information. In addition there are links to the Brother Solutio ns Center and the Driver Update Web sites.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 1 9 How to scan using Windows ® The scanning operations and driver s will be different depending on your operating system. For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me and 2000 Professional The DCP uses a TWAIN Compliant driver for scanning documents from your applications.
9 - 2 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document (For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me and 2000 Professional) TWAIN compliant The Brother MFL-Pro Suite includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between scanners an d software applications.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 3 How to access the Scanner 1 Open the software application (ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® ) to scan a document. 2 Select Scan from the File drop-down menu or select the Scan button. The Scan pane appears in the left panel.
9 - 4 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document into the PC You can scan a whole page — OR — scan a portion of the page after pre-scann ing the document.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 5 PreScanning to crop a portion you want to scan The Pre-Scan button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted areas from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Start button in the scanner win dow to scan the image.
9 - 6 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 4 Select the portion you want to scan by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. 5 Click Start . This time only the se lected area of the original will appear in the PaperPort ® window (or your software application window).
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 7 Settings in th e Scanner window Scan (Image Type) Select the image type of output from Photo , We b or Text . Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for ea ch default setting. The default settings are: Resolution You can change the scannin g resolution from the Resolution drop down list.
9 - 8 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scan Type Brightness Adjust this settings (-50 to 50) t o obt ain the best ima ge. Th e de fault value is 0, representing an ‘average ’. You can set the level by dra gging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 9 Document Size Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in.) ■ A4 (210 x 297 mm) ■ A5 (148 x 210 mm) ■ B5 (182 x 257 mm) ■ Executive (7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.
9 - 10 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® If you selected Custom as the size, The Custom Document Size dialog box will appear. Type the Name, Width and Height for the d ocument.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 11 Scanning a document (For Windows ® XP only) WIA compliant Windows ® XP uses W indows Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning images from the DCP.
9 - 12 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Select the picture type (A). 3 If you require advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (B). You can select Brightness , Contrast , Resolution and Picture Type from the Advanc ed Properties .
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 13 PreScanning to crop a portion you want to scan The Preview button is used to pre view an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the ima ge. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button from the scanner window to scan the image.
9 - 14 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 5 If you require advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (B). You can select Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from the Advanced Prope rti es tab. Click the OK button after you choose your set tings.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 15 Brother Scanner Utility The Brother Scanner Utility is used for configuring the scanner driver for resolutions higher than 1 200dpi. To run the utility: You can run the utility by selecting the Scanner Utility located in the Start / Programs / Brother / Brother MFL-Pro Suite menu.
9 - 16 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Using the scan key You can use the Scan to key on the control panel to scan originals into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applicatio ns or your computer folder. The advanta ge of using the Scan to key i s that you avoid the mouse clicks required to scan from your computer.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 17 Scan to E-mail You can either scan a black and white or colour original into your E-mail application as a file attachment.
9 - 18 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scan/OCR If your original is text, you can have it con verted by ScanSoft ® TextBridge ® to an editable te xt file and then have th e result displayed in your word processing applicati on f or viewing and editing.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 19 Scan to Card You can scan black and white and col our originals into a media card. Black and white originals will be stored in TIFF file format ( *.TIF). Colour originals may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file format.
9 - 20 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 6 Press to select the quality you want . Press Menu/Set . If you selected COLOUR STD , COLOUR FINE or COLOUR S.FINE , press to select the file format ( PDF or JPEG ). Press Menu/Set . — OR — To start scanning, press to select START SCANNING .
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 21 Entering text Most number keys have three or four letters printed below them. The keys for 0 , # and do not have printed letters be cause they are used for special characters. By pressing the appropriate number key repeatedly, you can access the character you want.
9 - 22 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Making corrections If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it, press to move the cursor after the last correct letter . Then press Stop/Exit . All the letters above and to the righ t of the cursor will be deleted.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 23 Using ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® and TextBridge ® OCR ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® for Brother is a document management application. You will use PaperPort ® to view scanne d documents. PaperPort ® has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use , filing system that will help you organize your graphics and text documents.
9 - 24 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Viewing items ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® provides several ways to view item s: Desktop View displays a thumbnail (a small graphic that represen ts each item in a Desktop or folder). Items in the selected folde r appear on the PaperPort ® Desktop.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 25 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.
9 - 26 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® ScanSoft ® TextBridge ® OCR lets you convert image text in to text you can edit ScanSoft ® TextBridge ® OCR is installed automatically with PaperPort ® wh en you install MFL-Pro Suite on your comput er.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 27 You can Export 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 Intern et Web site, export it as a JPEG file.
10 - 1 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WIND OWS ® 98 / 98 SE /M E/2 0 00 PRO FES SIO NAL 10 Brother MFL-Pro Contro l Center Th e B rot h er C on tr ol Ce nt er is a so ft wa re ut il i ty t ha t p ops up on the PC screen whe ne ver you click the Control Center icon in the Task Tr ay an d s ele ct Show .
USING THE BROTHER CONTR OL CENTER FOR WIN DOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 2 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center The Control Center is loaded every time Windows ® is started. When the Control Center is lo aded, the Control Center icon will appear on the task bar.
10 - 3 USING THE BRO THER CONTROL CEN TER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PRO FESSIONAL Brother Control Center features Auto Configuration During installation the Control Center will check your system to set up the default applications for E-mail, word processing and the graphics viewer/editor.
USING THE BROTHER CONTR OL CENTER FOR WIN DOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 4 Scan to key operations Scan to File —Lets you to scan directly to a file on your comp uter. You can change the file type and directory for the document you are scanning.
10 - 5 USING THE BRO THER CONTROL CEN TER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PRO FESSIONAL Scan to File To access Scan to File Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Contro l Center icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window.
USING THE BROTHER CONTR OL CENTER FOR WIN DOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 6 Destination folder PaperPort ® Folder —Select this check box to scan the original into your PaperPort ® folder. Other Folder —Select this check box, to scan the original as another file type or to store it in another d irectory/folder.
10 - 7 USING THE BRO THER CONTROL CEN TER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PRO FESSIONAL Scan to E-mail To access Scan to E-ma il Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Contro l Center icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window.
USING THE BROTHER CONTR OL CENTER FOR WIN DOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 8 Scanner settings From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that is ap propriate for the type of file: Text for OCR ; Photos ; Photos (High Quality) ; Photos (Quick Scan) or Custom .
10 - 9 USING THE BRO THER CONTROL CEN TER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PRO FESSIONAL Send to Options Convert attachments to specified file type —Converts items to the type in the File Type box. Clear this check box to keep files in their source format; for example, to keep Word documents in the .
USING THE BROT HER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PRO FESSIONAL 10 - 10 Scan to OCR (Word Processor) To access Scan to OCR Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Control Cente r icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window.
10 - 11 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDO WS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Scanner settings From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that is ap propriate for the type of file: Text for OCR ; Photos ; Photos (High Quality) ; Photos (Quick Scan) or Custom .
USING THE BROT HER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PRO FESSIONAL 10 - 12 OCR —Identify the OCR program to use to convert scanned document images to editable documents. This option is available only when you have an OCR progra m other than the one provided with PaperPort ® .
10 - 13 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDO WS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Scan to Image To access Scan to Imag e Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Contro l Center icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window.
USING THE BROT HER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PRO FESSIONAL 10 - 14 Target Application Application —From the pull-down list, select the app lication you want to add to this Pop-Up screen. Click the Custom Link Settings button to set up links for your user-defined application.
11 - 1 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMART UI CONTROL CENTE R 11 Brother SmartUI Control Center The Brother Control Center is a software u tility that allows you to quite easily, with very fe w mou se clicks, access the mo st f requently used scanning applications .
USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTU I CONTROL CENTER 11 - 2 In the Task Tray right-click on the Control Center icon and select Show to have access to the Brother SmartUI Control Center window. AutoLoad the Brother Control Center The Control Center is initially c onfigured to automatically load each time Windows ® is started.
11 - 3 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMART UI CONTROL CENTE R How to turn off Auto Load 1 Click the Control Center icon in the Task Tray and select Show . 2 The main SmartUI Control Center window appears. Please look at the bottom of the window for a check box labeled “AutoLoad Pop-up”.
USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTU I CONTROL CENTER 11 - 4 Brother Control Center features The SmartUI control center g ives you the ability to co nfigure the hardware Scan to key on your DCP such as “Scan to File ”.
11 - 5 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMART UI CONTROL CENTE R Auto Configuration During the installation process the Control Center che cks your system to determine the default applica tions for E-mail, word processing and graphi cs viewer/editor.
USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTU I CONTROL CENTER 11 - 6 Hardware Section: Changing the Scan to Button Configuration When the SmartUI Control Center is displayed, you can access the Hardware Section window to reconfigure the Scan to key on your DCP.
11 - 7 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMART UI CONTROL CENTE R Scan To E-mail To configure the Scan to E-mail feature left -click on the Scan to E-mail button and the following screen will a ppear. You have the ability to change the con figuration that includes the destinatio n E-mail application, attachment file and the scann er settings.
USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTU I CONTROL CENTER 11 - 8 Scan To File To configure the Scan to File feature, left click on the Scan to File button and the following screen will appe ar. Select the file type for the saved image by selecting from the Format pull down list.
11 - 9 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMART UI CONTROL CENTE R Scan To Image To configure the Scan to Image feature left-click on the Scan to Image button and the following scree n will appear. You have the ability to change the con figuration, which includes the destination image format or document application.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 10 To change the default se tting of the scan, click on the Scan Settings tab. You can set the Colour Mod e to Black & White, 8-bit Grey or 24-bit Colour. The resolution can be changed from 100 to 1200 dpi.
11 - 11 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER Scan To OCR To configure the Scan to OCR feature left-click on the Scan to OCR button and the following screen will appe ar. You have the ability to change the configuration, wh ich includes the destination applications.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 12 If you wish to send yo ur scan as a different file type, click on Link preferences button. You can select the File T ype according to your needs. You have the option to ch oose your OCR setting from Single column output to Auto orient page .
11 - 13 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER Software Section The Software Section contains three groups of scan to buttons. Each section has a number of different button s which are predefined for the most frequently used applications.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 14 Scan *1 Scan to File —enables you to scan directly to a disk file. You can change the file type and destin ation directory, as needed.
11 - 15 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER Copy Copy (Copy one to one)—allows you to use the PC and any Windows ® printer d river for enhanced c opy operations.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 16 Scan to File The Scan to File button allo ws you to scan an image and save it in a specific file type to any directo ry on you hard disk. This allows you to easily archive your p aper documen ts.
11 - 17 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER To change the configura tion click on the Configu ration tab. Select the file type for the saved image by selecting from the Format pull down list.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 18 Scan to E-mail The Scan To E-mail is automatically configured to your default E-mail application. To change the defau lt E-mail application or attachment file type right-click on the E-mail button and sele ct “Configuration”.
11 - 19 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER To change the file type of the attachment click the Link Preferenc es button to set up links. Check the Convert attachments to specified file type box and then select the appropriate file type from the pull down list.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 20 File attachments Items are mailed as file attachments using the file type you have selected. Convert attachments to specified file type —Click this chec k box if you want to change the file type of attachmen ts.
11 - 21 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER Scanner settings You have the ability to cha nge the scanner settings used to create the file attachments.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 22 Scan to OCR (Word Processing program) Scan to OCR converts the graphic page image data to text which can be edited by any word proces sor program. You can change t he default word processor program (example: Word instead of Word Pad) and file type.
11 - 23 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER To change the program link preferen ces click the Link Preferences button. File Type —From the pull-down list, select th e file format you want to use for documents. OCR —Select the OCR application from the OCR pull down list.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 24 Scan to Graphics application (example: Microsoft Paint) The Scan to Graphics Application allows you to scan an image so you can edit the image. To chan ge the default graphics application right-click on the button and select Configuration.
11 - 25 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER To change the destination application select the a ppropriate application from the Application pull do wn list. To change the other configuration opt ions click the Link Preferences button.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 26 Copy The copy button can be customize d to allow you to take advantage of the features built into the Bro ther printer drivers to do advanced copy functions. The Copy button is automatically linked to the defa ult Windows printer driver.
11 - 27 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 28 Custom: User-defined buttons There are up to three Custom buttons on t he Brother SmartUI Control Center. You can set your own preferences and configuration to fit your required application.
11 - 29 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER Customizing a user-defined button To configure a Custom button right-click on the button and then click Configuration. Please follow the f ollowing guide lines for Custom Button configuratio n.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 30 2. Select Configurat ion for the Scan Type. To configure the scan operation click o n the Configuration Tab. Depending upon which Scan Type button you selected you will see a different Configurati on Tab list of settings.
11 - 31 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER File: Select the file format from the Format pull down lis t. You can either send the file to the default PaperPort ® directory or select your own destination directory by selecting Other Folder.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 32 OCR: Select the destination word proc essing application pro gram from the pull down list. Click on Link Preferences and select the destination Application fro m the scroll menu on the left.
11 - 33 USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER SMAR TUI CONTROL CENTER E-mail: Select the destination E-mail appl ication program from the pull down list. Click on the Link Preferences button to conf igure the Send To E-mail options. You can select the File type and Quick Send E-mail address list.
USING THE WINDO WS ® BASED BROTHER S MARTUI CONTROL CE NTER 11 - 34 3. Select Scan Settings. You can select the scanner sett ings from each of the Scan Type options for the Custom buttons. You have the option to select Colour Mode, Resolution, Paper Size and Brightn ess and Contrast settings.
12 - 1 USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM YOUR PC 12 Introduction 1 Insert a SmartMedia ® , CompactFlash ® or Memory Stick ® card into your DCP. 2 In Windows ® Explorer on your PC, double-click the Removable Disk icon. The files an d folders that are on the media card will appear on your PC scre en.
USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM Y OUR PC 12 - 2 3 You can edit the file and save it to ano ther drive on your PC or on the media card. When you take out a media card, do the f ollowing to keep from damagin g it: 1 In the My Computer win dow, right -click the removable disk icon and select “ Eject ” from the Context me nu.
12 - 3 USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM YOUR PC Using ArcSoft ® PhotoPrinter ® 4 Arcsoft PhotoPrinter ® 4 software is for editing and printing your images including templates that aid you in printing multiple images on one page and the ability to crop, rotate and add special effects to your picture.
USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM Y OUR PC 12 - 4 6 Click on the individual images that you want to create thumbnails for. 7 Click Open to generate thumbnails.
13 - 1 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 Setting up your USB equipped Apple ® Macintosh ® G3, G4, iMac ™ or iBook ™ with Mac OS 8.6-9.2 or Mac OS X 10.1/10.2.1 or greater The features supported by the DCP will depend on the operating system you are using.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 2 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple ® Macintosh ® (OS 8.6-9.2) To select a Printer: 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2 Click the MFL-Pro Color icon. On the right side of the Chooser window, click the printer you want to print t o.
13 - 3 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 4 From application software, click File me nu and select Print . Click Print to start printing. If you want to change Copies , Pages , Quality , Media Type and Color/Mono , select your setti ngs before clicking Print .
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 4 Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple ® Macintosh ® (OS X 10.1/10.2.1 or greater) Choosing page setup options From application software such as TextEdit , click the File menu and select Page Setup .
13 - 5 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Printing a document From application software such as TextEdit, click the F ile menu and select Print . The print dialog box appears, click Print . Make sure DCP-4020C is selected in the Printer pop-up menu. You can select the number of copies or a range of pages to print.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 6 Choosing printing options To control special printing features of the printer, choose Print Settings in the Print dialog b ox. You can change Quality , Media Type , Color/Mono and Bi-Directional Printing settings.
13 - 7 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using the Brother TWAIN scanner driver with your Macintosh ® (For Mac OS 8.6-9.2 and OS X 10.2.1 or greater) The Brother MFL-Pro Suite includes a TWAIN Sca nner driver for Macintosh ® . Yo u can use this Macin tosh ® TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support the TWAIN specifications.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 8 Scanning an image in to your Macintosh ® You can scan a whole page — OR — scan a portion after prescanning the do cument.
13 - 9 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® PreScanning an image PreScanning allows you to scan an im age quickly at a low resolution. A thumbnail version will ap pear in the Scanning Area . This is only a preview of the image, so you c an see ho w it will look.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 10 Settings in th e Scanner window Image Resolution From the Resolution pop-up menu choose the scanning resolution.
13 - 11 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Color Type Black & White —Set the image Type to Black and White for text or line art. For photographic images, set th e image typ e to Gray (Error diffusion) or True Gray. Gray (Error Diffusion) —is used for documents with photo graphic images or graphics.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 12 Scanning Area Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) ■ A4 (210 × 297 mm) ■ A5 (148 × 210 mm) ■ B5 (182 × 257 mm) ■ Executive (7.25 × 10.5 inches) ■ Business Card (90 × 60 mm) ■ Custom (adjusts it from 8.
13 - 13 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Adjusting the Image Brightness Adjust the Brightness setting to get the best image. The Brothe r TWAIN Scanner dr iver offers 100 Brightne ss levels (-5 0 to 50). The default value is 0, representing an ‘average’ setting.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 14 Color Sync Dialog Perceptual Matching — All the colours of a given gamut (range of colours) are scaled proportionally to fit within anoth er gamut (printable range of colours). The pur pose is to maintain the balan ce between the colours of th e image.
13 - 15 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Relative Colorimetric Matching — The colours that fall within the gamuts of both devices are left unchange d. Some colours in both images will be exactly the same, a useful outcome when colours must match quantitatively.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 16 Using the PhotoCapture Center ™ from a Macintosh ® You can access the Media Card inserted into the DCP from a Macintosh ® . 1 Insert a SmartMedia ® , CompactFlash ® or Memory Stick ® card into your DCP.
13 - 17 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 4 Quit all applications which are running stored dat a on the media card and drag the removal disk icon onto Trash before you remove the media card from the DCP. The Photo Capture Center ™ will only read one card at a time so do not insert more than one media card at a time.
USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 18 Using ArcSoft ® PhotoPrinter ® 4 Arcsoft PhotoPrinter ® 4 software is for editing and printing your images including templates that aid you in printing multiple images on one page and the ability to crop, rotate and add special effects to your picture.
13 - 19 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 6 Select the image file and click Open . (from Mac OS 10.2.1).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION 14 - 1 14 International E NERGY S TAR ® Compliance Sta tement As an E NERGY S TAR ® Part ner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has determined that product meets the E NERGY S TAR ® guide lines for energy efficiency. Important safety instructions 1 Read all of these instructions.
14 - 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 8 This product shou ld be operated from the type of power source indicated on the label. If you are not sure of the type of power available, call your dealer or local p ower company. 9 This product is equipped with a 3- wire grou nding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION 14 - 3 Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademar k of Brother Industries, Ltd. PhotoCapture Center is a trademark of Brother International Corporation. MFL-Pro is registered trademarks of Brother International Corporation.
14 - 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT-For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the th ree-pin plug supplied must be inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which is effectively grounded through the n ormal household wiring.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 1 15 Troubleshooting Error Messages As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this happens, your DCP identifies the problem and displays an error message. The most common error messages are shown below.
15 - 2 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DATA REMAINS Print d ata remains in th e DCP’s memory because the compu ter is hung u p. Re-start printing fro m your computer. Print data remains in the DCP’s memory. The USB cable was unplugged while the computer was sending the data to the DCP .
TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 3 Printer Jam or Paper Jam Remove the jammed paper de pending o n where it is jammed in the DCP. Paper is jammed in the paper tray. 1 Push the lever as shown below, and remove the jammed paper. Paper is jammed inside the paper tray.
15 - 4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 2 Pull the paper tray out of the DCP. 3 Pull up the jammed paper to remove it. 4 Reinstall the paper tray.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 5 Paper is jammed inside the DCP. 1 Open the scanner cover by releasing the scanner cover re lease lever and lifting the scanner cover. 2 Remove the jammed paper. 3 Close the scanner cover. WARNING Do not touch the ink tube because it can cause damage to th e machine itse lf.
15 - 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE If you are having difficulty with your DCP If the copy looks good, the problem is probably no t your DCP. Check the chart below and follow t he troubleshooting tips. DIFFICULTY SUGGESTIONS Printer Dif f ic ulties Poor quality print.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 7 Software Difficulties Cannot perform ‘2 in 1 o r 4 in 1’ printing. Check that the paper size setting in the applicati on and in the printer driver are the same. Cannot print when using P aint Brush. Try setting the Display setti ng to ‘256 co lours.
15 - 8 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE How to improve print quality Cleaning the print he ad To ensure good print quality, the DCP will regularly clean th e print head, alternatively you can st art the cleaning process when needed.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND RO UTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 9 STEP A: Colour block quality check The LCD shows: 4 Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet. (BLACK/CYAN/YELLOW/MAGENTA). 5 If all lines are clear and visible, pre ss 1 ( YES ) to go to STEP B .
15 - 10 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE STEP B: Alignment Check The LCD shows: 9 Check the 600 DPI and 1 200 DPI t est prints to see if number 5 most closely matches numbe r 0. If the number 5 sample of both the 600 DPI and 1200 DPI are the best matches, press 1 ( YES ) to finish STEP B .
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 11 If you still see missing ink in this Print Quality Check Sheet, repeat the cleaning and test print p rocedures at least five times. If ink is still missing after the fifth cle aning and test print, replace the ink cartridge for the clogged colour.
15 - 12 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Checking the ink volume You can check the ink that is left in the cartridge. 1 Press Menu/Set , 4 , 3 . 2 Press to select the colour you want to check. Press Menu/Set . The LCD shows the ink volume. 3 Press Stop/Exit .
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 13 Packing and shipping the DCP Whenever you transport the DCP, use the packaging that came with it. If you do not pa ck the DCP properly, you may void your warranty. WARNING Do NOT unplug the DCP after a print job until you hear the final click.
15 - 14 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 Remove the paper tray from the DCP. 6 Unplug the DCP from the AC power out let. 7 Unplug the USB cable from the DCP. 8 Put all the parts in their orig inal packaging or p rotective wrapping. 9 Wrap the DCP in the plastic b ag.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 15 10 Place the DCP in the original box with the or iginal packaging material. 11 Pack the attachable parts an d printed materials in the box.
15 - 16 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Routine maintenance Cleaning the scanner Turn the DCP’s power switch off. Lift the document cover. Clean the scanner glass and the white film with iso propyl alcohol on a soft lint-free cloth.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 17 Replacing the ink cartridges Your DCP is equipped with an ink dot counter that automatically monitors the ink level in each colour car tridge. When the counter detects an ink cartridge is out of ink, t he DCP will notify you with a message INK EMPTY on the LCD.
15 - 18 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 Open the new ink cartridge bag for the colour shown on the LCD, and then take out the ink ca rtridge. 6 Each colour has its own corre ct position. Insert the ne w ink cartridge into its carriage by p ressing until it clicks.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 19 Caution ■ DO NOT remove ink cartridges if you do not need to replace them. If you do so, it may reduce the ink quantity and the printer will not know the quantity of ink left in the ca rtridge. ■ DO NOT shake the ink cartridges, b ecause the ink may spill.
S - 1 SPECIFICATIONS S Product description The DCP-4020C is a 4in1 Multi-Fu nction Center: Colour Printer, Colour Copier, Colour Scanner and PhotoCapture Center ™ .
SPECIFICATIONS S - 2 Print media Copy Photo Capture Center Paper Input Paper Tray ■ Paper type: Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated pap er), glossy pa per, transparencies and envelope s ■ Paper size: A4, Letter, Legal, A5, E xecutive, envelopes (commercial No .
S - 3 SPECIFICATIONS Scanner Printer Specifications and prin ted materials ar e su bject to change without pri or notice. Interface Colour/Mono Colour/Mono TWAIN Co m pliant Yes Resolution Up to 9,600 × 9,600 dpi (interpolated) Up to 600 × 2,400 dpi (optical) Scanning Speed Colour: up to 11 sec.
SPECIFICATIONS S - 4 Computer Requirements Consumable Items Minimum System Requirements Computer Platform & Operating System Version Processor Minimum Speed Minimum RAM Recommended RAM Available H.
I - 1 INDEX Index The items in the upper case represent LCD messages. B Brother Control Center using and configuring .... 10-1 C cleaning print head ....................... 15-8 scanner ........................ 15-16 Colour Enhance PhotoCapture Center ™ .
INDEX I - 2 N Near Edge Print .................................. 8-8 O Options key (copying) Brightness ........................ 5-8 Paper Size ........................ 5-8 Paper Type ....................... 5-7 P Paper .......................... 2-1, S-2 capacity .
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Een belangrijk punt na aankoop van elk apparaat Brother DCP-4020C (of zelfs voordat je het koopt) is om de handleiding te lezen. Dit moeten wij doen vanwege een paar simpele redenen:
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