Brother DCP-J105 Advanced User Guide
Brother DCP-J105 Advanced User Guide
Brother DCP-J105 Advanced User Guide
DCP-J100
DCP-J105
MFC-J200
Version 0
CEE-ENG
User's Guides and where do I find them?
Which Guide? What's in it? Where is it?
Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety Printed / In the box
Instructions before you set up your machine. See
this Guide for trademarks and legal limitations.
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your machine Printed / In the box
and installing the drivers and software for the
operating system and connection type you are
using.
Basic User’s Guide Learn the basic Fax (MFC-J200), Copy and Scan PDF file / CD-ROM
operations, and how to replace consumables. See
troubleshooting tips.
Advanced User’s Guide Learn more advanced operations: Fax (MFC-J200), PDF file / CD-ROM
Copy, security features (MFC-J200), printing
reports, and performing routine maintenance.
Software and Network This Guide provides instructions for Scanning, HTML file/CD-ROM
User’s Guide 1 Printing, PC-Fax (MFC-J200) and other operations
that can be performed by connecting your Brother
machine to a computer. You can also find useful
information about using the Brother ControlCenter
utility, using your machine in a network environment,
and frequently used terms.
AirPrint Guide 3 This Guide provides information for using AirPrint to PDF file / Brother
print from OS X v10.7.x, 10.8.x and your iPhone, Solutions Center 2
iPod touch, iPad, or other iOS device to your Brother
machine without installing a printer driver.
Google Cloud Print This Guide provides details on how to use Google PDF file / Brother
Guide 3 Cloud Print™ services for printing over the Internet. Solutions Center 2
Mobile Print/Scan Guide This Guide provides useful information about PDF file / Brother
for Brother iPrint&Scan 3 printing from your mobile device and scanning from Solutions Center 2
your Brother machine to your mobile device when
connected to a Wi-Fi network.
1
Network features are not supported by the DCP-J100.
2
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
3
MFC-J200 and DCP-J105 only
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Table of Contents
1 General setup 1
IMPORTANT NOTE...............................................................................................1
Memory Storage ....................................................................................................1
Automatic Daylight Saving Time (MFC models only) ............................................1
Sleep Mode ...........................................................................................................2
Auto Power Off (DCP models)...............................................................................2
LCD ......................................................................................................................3
Changing the LCD language (depending on your country) .............................3
LCD Contrast...................................................................................................3
Mode Timer (MFC models only) ............................................................................4
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5 Dialling and storing numbers (MFC models only) 16
Voice operations ..................................................................................................16
Additional dialling operations ...............................................................................16
Combining Speed Dial numbers ....................................................................16
Additional ways to store numbers ........................................................................17
Setting up Groups for Broadcasting ..............................................................17
Changing or deleting a Group .......................................................................17
6 Printing reports 19
Fax reports (MFC models only) ...........................................................................19
Transmission Verification Report...................................................................19
Fax Journal (activity report) ...........................................................................19
Reports ................................................................................................................20
How to print a report ......................................................................................20
7 Making copies 21
Copy options........................................................................................................21
Stop copying..................................................................................................21
Changing copy speed and quality .................................................................21
Enlarging or reducing copies .........................................................................22
Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) ...........................................23
2 in 1 ID copy (Page Layout) .........................................................................24
Sorting copies ................................................................................................25
Adjusting Density ...........................................................................................26
Remove Background Colour .........................................................................26
A Routine maintenance 27
Cleaning and checking the machine ....................................................................27
Cleaning the outside of the machine .............................................................27
Cleaning the machine’s printer platen ...........................................................28
Cleaning the paper feed rollers .....................................................................29
Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers .................................................................30
Checking the ink volume ...............................................................................31
Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................31
B Glossary 34
C Index 37
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1 General setup 1
1
IMPORTANT NOTE 1
(such as Contrast, Overseas mode, and so You can set the machine to change
on) will be lost. You may have to reset the automatically for daylight saving time. It will
date and time. set itself forward one hour in the spring and
backward one hour in the autumn. Make sure
you have set the correct date and time in the
Date&Time setting.
a Press Menu, 0, 1, 2.
c Press Stop/Exit.
1
Chapter 1
e Press Stop/Exit.
2
General setup
LCD 1
LCD Contrast 1
b Press a or b to choose
0.Initial Setup.
a Press Menu.
Press OK.
b Press a or b to choose
c Press a or b to choose
0.Initial Setup.
Press OK. 2.LCD Contrast.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
d Press a or b to choose Light or Dark.
0.Local Language.
Press OK. Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 1
Mode Timer
(MFC models only) 1
a Press Menu, 2, 1.
c Press Stop/Exit.
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Security features
2 (MFC models only) 2
TX Lock 2
Setting and changing the
TX Lock password
2
2
(If PC-Fax Receive was already On) Make a careful note of your password.
1
While the TX Lock feature is turned on, your machine
will receive faxes and store them in its memory. a Press Menu, 3, 0, 1.
Then, when TX Lock is turned off, the faxes will be
sent to your chosen PC. b Enter a four-digit number for the
While TX Lock is On, the following operations password.
are NOT available: Press OK.
Operation from the control panel c When the LCD shows Verify:,
PC printing re-enter the password.
Press OK.
NOTE
If you forget the TX Lock password,
d Press Stop/Exit.
contact Brother customer service for
support. Changing the password 2
a Press Menu, 3, 0, 1.
f Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 2
Turning TX Lock on 2
a Press Menu, 3, 0, 1.
a Press Menu.
NOTE
If you enter the wrong password, the
screen shows Wrong Password and
stays offline. The machine will stay in
TX Lock Mode until the registered
password is entered.
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Sending a fax
3 (MFC models only) 3
options 3
To stop faxing, press Stop/Exit.
3
settings
If your document is very light or very dark, you
3
Press 2 when you have finished g Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
changing your settings. Go to
step f. NOTE
Even if you choose Light or Dark, the
f Enter the fax number. machine will send the fax using the Auto
setting in either of the following conditions:
g Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
• When you send a colour fax.
NOTE • When you choose Photo as the Fax
Some settings are temporary and the Resolution.
machine returns to its default settings after
you send a fax.
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Chapter 3
documents.
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Sending a fax (MFC models only)
Dual Access
Sending a fax manually 3 (Monochrome only) 3
Manual transmission lets you hear the You can dial a number and start scanning the
dialling, ringing and fax-receiving tones while fax into memory—even when the machine is 3
sending a fax. sending from memory, receiving faxes or
printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job
NOTE number.
To send a multi-page fax, use the ADF.
The number of pages you can scan into the
memory will vary depending on the data that
a Load your document. is printed on them.
b Press (FAX). NOTE
If the Out of Memory message
c To listen for a dial tone, pick up the
appears, press Stop/Exit to cancel or
handset of the external telephone.
Mono Start to send the pages scanned so
d Dial the fax number using the external far.
telephone.
At the end of a conversation, you can send a Before you begin the broadcast 3
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Chapter 3
NOTE
a Load your document. • If you did not use up any of the numbers
for Groups, you can “broadcast” faxes to
as many as 90 different numbers.
b Press (FAX).
• The machine’s available memory will vary
c Enter a number. depending on the types of jobs in the
Press OK. memory and the numbers used for
You can use either a Speed Dial, a broadcasting. If you broadcast to the
Group or a manually entered number maximum amount of numbers available,
using the dial pad. you will not be able to use Dual Access.
• If the Out of Memory message
d Repeat step c until you have entered appears, press Stop/Exit to cancel or
all the fax numbers to be included in the Mono Start to send the pages scanned so
broadcast. far.
e Press Mono Start.
Faxing from the ADF Cancelling a Broadcast in progress 3
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Sending a fax (MFC models only)
When you are sending a fax, the machine will h Enter the fax number.
scan the documents into the memory before
sending. Then, as soon as the telephone line
i Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
is free, the machine will start dialling and NOTE
sending. • If you are sending a colour fax or if the
Sometimes, you may want to send an memory is full and you are sending a 3
important document immediately, without monochrome fax from the ADF, the
waiting for the machine to scan it into machine will send the document in real
memory. You can set Real Time TX to On time (even if Real Time TX is set to
for all documents or Next Fax Only for the Off).
next fax only. • In Real Time Transmission, the automatic
redial feature does not work when you are
Sending in real time for all faxes 3 using the scanner glass.
• If the memory is full, faxes from the
a Press (FAX). scanner glass cannot be sent until you
clear some of the memory.
b Press Menu, 3, 2, 3.
Press OK.
If you are having difficulty sending a fax
d Press 2 so you can continue sending overseas due to possible interference on the
your fax. telephone line, we recommend that you turn
on Overseas Mode. After you send a fax
e Load your document.
using this feature, the feature will
f Enter the fax number. automatically turn itself off.
b Press (FAX).
Sending in real time for the next fax
only 3 c Press Menu, 3, 2, 4.
a Press (FAX).
d Press a or b to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
b Press Menu, 3, 2, 3. e Press 2 so you can continue sending
your fax.
c Press a or b to choose
Next Fax Only. Press OK. f Enter the fax number.
d Press a or b to choose Next Fax:Off g Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
or Next Fax:On.
e Press OK.
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Chapter 3
a Press Menu, 3, 5.
Any waiting jobs appear on the LCD.
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4 Receiving a fax
(MFC models only) 4
f Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 4
OS.
• Before you can set up PC-Fax Receive, If there are received faxes in your machine’s
you must install the MFL-Pro Suite memory when you change the Memory
software on your PC. Make sure your PC Receive operation, the LCD will ask you one
is connected and turned on. of the following questions:
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Receiving a fax (MFC models only)
a Press (FAX).
b Press Menu, 3, 1, 6.
d Press Stop/Exit.
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Dialling and storing numbers
5 (MFC models only) 5
You can use your extension or external To temporarily change a number, you can
telephone to dial voice calls. use the dial pad to manually substitute part of
the number. For example, to change the
number to ‘01632-960556’, you could enter
Additional dialling the number (#03 ‘01632’) using
operations 5
(Address Book), choose Search,
press OK, press #, 03, and then press
‘960556’ using the dial pad.
Combining Speed Dial
NOTE
numbers 5
a Press (FAX).
d Enter #, 03.
f Enter #, 02.
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Dialling and storing numbers (MFC models only)
Group.
You can change the Speed Dial numbers in a
Group. To delete a Group, delete all of its
a Press (FAX).
Speed Dial numbers.
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Chapter 5
NOTE
How to change the stored name or
number:
If you want to change a character, press
d or c to position the cursor under the
character you want to change, and then
press Clear. Re-enter the character.
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6 Printing reports 6
d Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 6
Reports 6
How to print a report 6
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7 Making copies 7
Copy options 7
c Enter the number of copies you want.
c Press Stop/Exit.
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
(DCP-J100 and DCP-J105) 7
b Press (COPY).
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Chapter 7
NOTE
198% 10x15cmiA4 • Page Layout is not available with
186%10x15cmiLTR Enlarge/Reduce - MFC-J200
141% A5iA4 (Enlarge/Reduce - DCP-J100 and
DCP-J105).
100%
• Page Layout, Sort and
97% LTRiA4
Remove Bkg. Clr are not available with
93% A4iLTR Fit to Page.
83% LGLiA4 • Fit to Page does not work correctly
69% A4iA5 when the document on the scanner glass
47% A4i10x15cm is skewed by more than 3 degrees. Using
Fit to Page
the document guidelines on the left and
top, place your document in the upper-left
Custom(25-400%) corner, with the document face down on
the scanner glass.
f If you do not want to change additional
• Fit to Page is not available when
settings, press Mono Start or
Colour Start. using the ADF 1.
1
MFC models only
(DCP-J100 and DCP-J105) 7
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Making copies
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Chapter 7
2in1(L)
NOTE
You can copy an identification card to the
extent permitted under applicable laws.
(See Product Safety Guide: Unlawful use
of copying equipment.)
1
4in1(L)
1
4 3
Poster(3x3) 1
1
2
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Making copies
f Press Mono Start or Colour Start. f If you do not want to change additional
The machine starts scanning one side of settings, press Mono Start or
the identification card. Colour Start.
If you placed the document in the ADF 1,
g (MFC-J200) the machine scans the document and
After the machine has scanned one starts printing.
side, press 1. Turn over the
1
identification card and press OK to scan MFC models only
the other side.
(DCP-J100 and DCP-J105) If you are using the scanner glass, go
After the machine has scanned one to step g.
side, press a.
Turn over the identification card and
g (MFC-J200)
After the machine scans the page, press
press OK to scan the other side.
1 to scan the next page.
NOTE (DCP-J100 and DCP-J105)
• Sort, Enlarge/Reduce - MFC-J200 After the machine scans the page,
(Enlarge/Reduce - DCP-J100 and press a to scan the next page.
DCP-J105) and Remove Bkg. Clr are
not available with 2in1(ID).
h Place the next page on the scanner
glass. Press OK to scan the page. 7
• You can only make one colour copy at a Repeat steps g and h until all the
time. pages have been scanned.
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Sorting copies 7 Press 2 to finish scanning.
The machine starts printing.
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be (DCP-J100 and DCP-J105)
sorted in the order 123, 123, 123, and so on. Press b to finish scanning.
The machine starts printing.
We recommend you load single-sided
documents in the ADF 1 for sorting copies. NOTE
For 2-sided documents and books, use the Fit to Page and Page Layout are
scanner glass. not available with Sort.
1
MFC models only
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Chapter 7
You can adjust the copy density to make Removes the background colour of the
copies darker or lighter. document when copying. This can save ink
and help you read the document clearly.
a Load your document.
As you select a higher setting, the white
b (MFC models only) background will become more apparent.
f If you do not want to change additional c Enter the number of copies you want.
settings, press Mono Start or
Colour Start. d Press Copy Options and a or b to
To change the default setting, follow the choose Remove Bkg. Clr.
instructions below: Press OK.
a Press Menu.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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A Routine maintenance A
IMPORTANT
• Use neutral detergents. Cleaning with
Cleaning the outside of the volatile liquids, such as thinner or benzine,
machine A
will damage the outside surface of the
machine.
Clean the LCD screen as follows: • DO NOT use cleaning materials that
contain ammonia.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT use any type of liquid cleaners • DO NOT use isopropyl alcohol to remove
(including ethanol). dirt from the control panel. It may crack the
panel.
a Press and hold down to turn the a Pull the paper tray (1) completely out of
machine off. The LCD will show the machine.
Shutting Down for a few seconds
before the power goes off.
A
b Clean the LCD screen with a dry, soft 1
lint-free cloth.
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d Wipe the inside and outside of the paper b Clean the machine’s printer platen (1)
tray with a dry, soft lint-free cloth to and the area around it, wiping off any
remove dust. scattered ink with a dry, soft lint-free
cloth.
1
e Close the output paper tray cover and
put the paper tray firmly back in the
machine.
2
Cleaning the machine’s
printer platen A
IMPORTANT
DO NOT touch the encoder strip (2).
WARNING Doing this may cause damage to the
machine.
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Routine maintenance
Cleaning the paper feed c Put the paper tray firmly back in the
machine.
rollers A
NOTE
If the paper support flap is open, close it,
and then close the paper support. A
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Cleaning the paper pick-up d Clean the Paper Pick-up Rollers (1) with
a soft lint-free cloth slightly moistened
rollers A
with water.
Slowly turn the rollers so that the whole
a Unplug the machine from the electrical surface is cleaned.
socket. After cleaning, wipe the rollers with a
dry, soft lint-free cloth to remove all
b Pull the paper tray completely out of the moisture.
machine.
NOTE
If the machine has been feeding multiple
pages when there are only a few sheets of
paper left in the tray, clean the Base
Pad (1) with a soft lint-free cloth slightly 1
moistened with water.
After cleaning, wipe the pad with a dry,
soft lint-free cloth to remove all moisture.
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Routine maintenance
the cartridge.
When you transport the machine, use the
(MFC-J200)
packing materials that came with your
A
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d Lift the scanner cover (1) to release the g Install the orange protective part, and
lock. Gently push the scanner cover then close the ink cartridge cover.
support down (2) and close the scanner
cover (3) using both hands.
CAUTION IMPORTANT
Be careful not to pinch your fingers when • Make sure the plastic tab on the left side
you close the scanner cover. of the orange protective part (1) locks
securely into place (2).
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Routine maintenance
h Wrap the machine in the bag. j Close the carton and tape it shut.
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B Glossary B
This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of
these features depends on the model you purchased.
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Glossary
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Photo resolution (Mono only) Settings Tables
A resolution setting that uses varying At-a-glance instructions that show all the
shades of grey for the best representation settings and options that are available for
of photographs. setting up your machine.
Pulse Speed Dial
A form of rotary dialling on a telephone You can set up names and numbers for
line. easy dialling.
Real Time Transmission Standard resolution
When the memory is full, you can send 203 98 dpi (monochrome).
faxes in real time. 203 196 dpi (colour). It is used for
regular sized text and the quickest
Remaining jobs
transmission.
You can check which jobs are waiting in
memory and cancel jobs individually. Station ID
The stored information that appears on
Remote Activation Code
the top of faxed pages. It includes the
Press this code (l 5 1) when you answer sender's name and fax number.
a fax call on an extension or external
telephone. Super Fine resolution (Mono only)
203 392 dpi. Best for very small print
Remote Deactivation Code
and line art.
(For Fax/Tel mode only)
When the machine answers a voice call, it TAD (telephone answering device)
pseudo/double-rings. You can pick up at You can connect an external TAD to your
an extension telephone by pressing this machine.
code (# 5 1). Temporary settings
Resolution You can choose certain options for each
The number of vertical and horizontal lines fax transmission and copy without
per inch. (See Standard resolution, Fine changing the default settings.
resolution, Super Fine resolution and Tone
Photo resolution.)
A form of dialling on the telephone line
Ring Delay used for touch-tone telephones.
The number of rings before the machine Transmission
answers in Fax Only and Fax/Tel
The process of sending faxes over the
modes.
phone lines from your machine to the
Ring Volume receiving fax machine.
Volume setting for the machine's ring.
User Settings
Scanning A printed report that shows the current
The process of sending an electronic settings of the machine.
image of a paper document to your WLAN Report
computer.
A printed report that shows the result of
Search the WLAN Connection.
A numerical or alphabetical electronic XMIT Report (Transmission Verification
listing of stored Speed Dial and Group Report)
numbers.
A listing for each fax sent, that shows its
date, time and number.
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C Index
Numerics D
2 in 1 ID Copy ..........................................24 Dialling
access codes and credit card
A numbers ............................................... 16
Groups (Broadcasting) ........................... 9
Access codes, storing and dialling ...........16 Dual Access .............................................. 9
Address Book
Broadcasting (Group dial) .......................9 F
Cancelling a Broadcast ......................10
changing Groups ...............................17 Fax Storage
deleting Groups .................................17 printing from memory ........................... 13
setting up Groups for Broadcasting ...17 turning off ............................................. 14
using Groups .......................................9 Fax, from PC
Apple Macintosh See Software and Network User’s Guide.
See Software and Network User’s Guide. Fax, stand-alone
receiving
B at end of conversation ....................... 15
into PC .............................................. 13
Broadcasting ..............................................9 into the memory ................................ 15
setting up Groups for ............................17 out of paper reception ....................... 15
printing from memory ........................ 13
C reducing to fit on paper ..................... 15
sending ................................................... 7
Cancelling at end of conversation ......................... 9
jobs awaiting redial ...............................12 Broadcasting ....................................... 9 C
Cleaning cancelling from memory .................... 12
paper feed rollers ..................................29 contrast ............................................... 7
printer platen .........................................28 from memory (Dual Access) ................ 9
ControlCenter manual ................................................ 9
See Software and Network User’s Guide. overseas ............................................ 11
Copy Real Time Transmission ................... 11
2 in 1 ID ................................................24 Resolution ........................................... 8
density ..................................................26
enlarge/reduce ......................................22 G
page layout (N in 1) ..............................23
poster ....................................................23 Groups for Broadcasting ......................... 17
quality ...................................................21
remove background colour ...................26 I
sort ........................................................25
using ADF .............................................25 ID Copy ................................................... 24
Ink cartridges
checking ink volume ............................. 31
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L R
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Reducing
Contrast ..................................................3 copies ................................................... 22
Language ................................................3 incoming faxes ..................................... 15
Remote Setup
M See Software and Network User’s Guide.
Reports .................................................... 19
Macintosh Address Book ....................................... 20
See Software and Network User’s Guide. Fax Journal ........................................... 20
Manual Journal Period ................................... 19
transmission ............................................9 how to print ........................................... 20
Memory Storage ........................................1 Network Configuration .......................... 20
Mode, entering Transmission Verification ............... 19, 20
Timer .......................................................4 User Settings ........................................ 20
WLAN Report ....................................... 20
N Resolution
setting for next fax .................................. 8
Network
Printing S
See Software and Network User’s Guide.
Scanning Scanning
See Software and Network User’s Guide. See Software and Network User’s Guide.
Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE Shipping the machine .............................. 31
See Software and Network User’s Guide. Sleep Mode ............................................... 2
Also see Help in the PaperPort™ 12SE
application. T
P Troubleshooting
checking ink volume ............................. 31
Packing and shipping the machine ..........31 TX Lock
Power failure ..............................................1 turning on/off .......................................... 6
Presto! PageManager
See Software and Network User’s Guide. W
Also see Help in the Presto! PageManager
application. Windows®
Print See Software and Network User’s Guide.
fax from memory ...................................13 Wireless Network
report .....................................................20 See Quick Setup Guide and Software and
Printing Network User’s Guide.
See Software and Network User’s Guide.
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