Brother DCP-395CN Quick Setup Guide

Quick Setup Guide

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Before you can use the machine, please read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.

WARNING

CAUTION

Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.

Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible minor injuries.

DCP-395CN

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the USB cable yet (if you are using a USB cable).

Unpack the machine and check the components

Black

Inbox Ink Cartridges

[x4]

User’s Guide CD-ROM Power Cord

Yellow Cyan Magenta (Approx. 65% yield of the replacement cartridge) For details, see

Consumable items in the User’s Guide.

Quick Setup Guide

WARNING

Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep these bags away from babies and children.

a Remove the protective tape and film covering the machine. b Remove the green protective part a by lifting the front of the

machine and then pulling down on the packing part.

Remove the plastic bag b containing the ink cartridges from on top of the paper tray.

d Make sure you have all components.

UK/IRE/GEN Version 0

Note

• The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.

• Save all packing materials and the box in case for any reason you must ship your machine.

• You need to purchase the correct interface cable for the interface you want to use (for USB or network connection).

USB cable

Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long (cable not included).

Network cable

Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twistedpair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network.

Load plain A4 paper

c With both hands, gently press and slide the

paper side guides a and then the paper length guide b to fit the paper size you are loading in the tray.

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.

a Pull the paper tray a completely out of the

machine.

b Lift the output paper tray cover a.

d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams

and misfeeds.

e Gently put the paper into the paper tray print

side down and top edge first. Check that the paper is flat in the tray.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT push the paper in too far.

f Gently adjust the paper side guides to the

paper with both hands. Make sure that the paper side guides touch the edges of the paper.

g Close the output paper tray cover a.

h Slowly push the paper tray completely into the

machine.

Connect the power cord

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the USB cable yet (if you are using a USB cable).

a Connect the power cord.

WARNING

i While holding the paper tray in place, pull out

the paper support a until it clicks, and then unfold the paper support flap b.

The machine must be fitted with an earthed plug.

Note

The Warning LED on the control panel will stay on until you have installed the ink cartridges.

Choose your language

Press a or b to choose your language and press

b Press a or b to choose Yes or No and press

OK.

If you set the wrong language, you can change the language after setting the date and time. (For details, see Changing LCD language in

Chapter 3 of the User’s Guide.)

Install the ink cartridges

CAUTION

If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with water at once, and if irritation occurs consult a doctor.

a Make sure that the power is turned on.

The LCD shows:

No Cartridge

Install Ink

Black

b Open the ink cartridge cover a.

e Turn the green knob on the protective yellow

cap clockwise until it clicks to release the vacuum seal, then remove the cap a.

c Remove the green protective part a.

Note

Do not throw away the green protective part. You will need it if you transport the machine.

d Unpack the ink cartridge.

f Take care to match the colour of the lever a

with the cartridge colour b, as shown in the diagram below.

g Install each ink cartridge in the direction of the

arrow on the label.

Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink cartridge cover.

Note

The machine will prepare the ink tube system for printing. This process will take approximately four minutes. Do not turn off the machine.

Check the print quality

c If all lines are clear and visible, press (Yes)

to finish the quality check and go to step 7.

If you can see missing short lines, press

(No) and go to d.

Poor

d The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for

black and colour. Press (Yes) or (No).

a When the preparation process has finished, the

LCD shows this message:

Set Paper and Press Start

Press Colour Start.

b Check the quality of the four colour blocks a

on the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)

Black OK?

Yes Press No

After pressing (Yes) or (No) for both black and colour, the LCD shows:

Start Cleaning?

Yes Press No

Press

e Press (Yes), the machine will then start

cleaning the colours.

f After cleaning is finished, press Colour Start.

The machine starts printing the Print Quality Check Sheet again. Go back to b.

Set the LCD contrast (if needed)

Set the date and time

If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the contrast setting.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose General Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose LCD Settings.

Press OK.

d Press a or b to choose LCD Contrast. e Press d or c to choose Light, Med or Dark.

Press OK.

f Press Stop/Exit.

Note

You can also adjust the angle of the display by lifting it.

Setting the date and time allows the machine to clean the print head regularly and maintain optimum print quality. It also allows the machine to name files created when using the Scan to Media feature.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose Date&Time.

Press OK.

d Press a or b repeatedly to enter the last two

digits of the year, and then press OK.

Date&Time

Year:20

MENU Input & Press OK

(e.g. Enter 0 9 for 2009.)

e Repeat for Month and Day, and Hours and

Minutes in 24-hour format.

f Press Stop/Exit.

Choose your connection type

Windows

For USB interface cable

Windows®, go to page 8 Macintosh, go to page 12

For Wired Network

Windows®, go to page 15 Macintosh, go to page 20

Note

For Windows Server® 2003/ 2008, see the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.

USB Wired Network

Macintosh

Windows

Macintosh

USB

For USB interface users (Windows Windows Vista

2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/

)

Windows

Before you install

a Make sure that your computer is ON and you

are logged on with Administrator rights.

IMPORTANT

• DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.

• If there are any programs running, close

them.

• Make sure there are no memory cards or a

USB Flash memory drive inserted into the machine.

• The screens may differ depending on your

operating system.

• The supplied CD-ROM includes ScanSoft™

PaperPort™ 11SE. This software supports

Windows greater), XP Professional x64 Edition and

Windows Vista

Windows MFL-Pro Suite.

2000 (SP4 or greater), XP (SP2 or

. Update to the latest

Service Pack before installing

Install MFL-Pro Suite

a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language.

Note

If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click start.exe.

b The CD-ROM Top Menu will appear. Click

Install MFL-Pro Suite.

USB

Windows

Note

• If this screen appears, click OK and restart

your computer.

• If the installation does not continue automatically, open the top menu again by ejecting and then reinserting the CD-ROM or double-click the start.exe program from the root folder, and continue from b to install MFL-Pro Suite.

• For Windows Vista Control screen appears, click Allow.

, when the User Account

f Choose Local Connection, and then click

Next. The installation continues.

g When this screen appears, go to the next step.

Windows

USB

Macintosh

c When the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE

License Agreement window appears, click Yes if you agree to the Software License Agreement.

d The installation of ScanSoft™ PaperPort™

11SE will automatically start and is followed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite.

e When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software

License Agreement window appears, click Yes if you agree to the Software License Agreement.

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