Brother DCP 197C User Manual

General Information3
1
Accessing the 
Software User’s Guide 
and Network User’s 
Guide
1
Note
Network User’s Guide  is only available 
for DCP-365CN, DCP-373CW, 
DCP-375CW and DCP-377CW.
 
This User’s Guide does not contain all the 
information about the machine such as how 
to use the advanced features of the Printer, 
Scanner and Network. When you are ready to 
learn detailed information about these 
operations, read  Software User’s Guide  and 
Network User’s Guide  that are on the 
CD-ROM.
Viewing...

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How to find Scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software User’s Guide „ Scanning 
(Windows
® 2000 Professional/
Windows
® XP and Windows Vista®)
„ ControlCenter3 
(Windows
® 2000 Professional/
Windows
® XP and Windows Vista®)
„ Network Scanning  
(Windows
® 2000 Professional/
Windows
® XP and Windows Vista®)
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR 
How-to-Guide  
(Not available in Hong Kong and Taiwan)
„ The complete...

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How to find Scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software User’s Guide„ Scanning  
(Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x)
„ ControlCenter2  
(Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x)
„ Network Scanning  
(Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x)
Presto! PageManager User’s Guide „ Instructions for scanning directly from 
Presto! PageManager. The complete 
Presto! PageManager User’s Guide can 
be viewed from the Help selection in the 
Presto!...

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Control panel overview1
The  DCP-193C , DCP-195C , DCP-197C , DCP-365CN , DCP-373CW , DCP-375CW  and 
DCP-377CW  have the same control panel keys.
 
1 Copy keys:
Lets you temporarily change the copy settings 
when in copy mode.„ Copy Options
You can quickly and easily select 
temporary settings for copying.
„ Enlarge/Reduce
Lets you enlarge or reduce copies 
depending on the ratio you select.
„ Copy Quality
Use this key to temporarily change the 
quality of your copies.
„ Number of Copies...

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7 Scan
Lets you access Scan mode.
8  Photo Capture
Lets you access the PhotoCapture Center™ 
mode.
9 LCD (liquid crystal display) Displays messages on the LCD to help you set 
up and use your machine.
10  Warning LED  Blinks in orange when the LCD displays an 
error or an important status message.
Note
Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide 
show the DCP-375CW.
 
Warning LED indications1
The Warning LED (Light Emitting Diode) is a 
light that shows the DCP status. The LCD...

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Loading paper and 
other print media
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aPull the paper tray out of the machine. 
bLift the output paper tray cover (1). 
cWith both hands, gently press and slide 
the paper side guides (1) and then the 
paper length guide (2) to fit the paper size.
Make sure that the triangular marks (3) on 
the paper side guides (1) and paper length 
guide (2) line up with the marks for the 
paper size you are using.
 
Note
When you use Legal size paper, press and 
hold the universal guide release button (1) 
as...

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dFan the stack of paper well to avoid 
paper jams and misfeeds.
 
IMPORTANT
Always make sure that the paper is not 
curled.
 
eGently put the paper into the paper tray 
print side down and top edge in first.
Check that the paper is flat in the tray.
 
IMPORTANT
Be careful that you do not push the paper 
in too far; it may lift at the back of the tray 
and cause feed problems.
 
fGently adjust the paper side guides (1) 
to fit the paper using both hands.
Make sure the paper...

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iWhile holding the paper tray in place, 
pull out the paper support ( ) until it 
clicks and unfold the paper support 
flap ( ).
 
IMPORTANT
DO NOT use the paper support flap for 
Legal size paper.
 
Loading envelopes and 
postcards2
About envelopes2
„ Use envelopes that weigh between 80 to 
95 gsm.
„ Some envelopes need margin settings to 
be set in the application. Make sure you 
do a test print first before printing many 
envelopes.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT use any of the following types of...

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Loading envelopes and postcards2
aBefore loading, press the corners and 
sides of envelopes or postcards to make 
them as flat as possible.
Note
If envelopes or postcards are 
‘double-feeding’, put one envelope or 
postcard in the paper tray at a time.
 
 
 
 
bPut envelopes or postcards into the 
paper tray with the side to be printed on 
face down, and the shortest edge in first 
as shown in the illustration. With both 
hands, gently press and slide the paper 
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Printable area2
The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below 
show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. The machine can print in the 
shaded areas of cut sheet paper when the Borderless print feature is available and turned on. 
(See  Printing  for Windows
® or Printing and Faxing  for Macintosh in the  Software User’s Guide  on 
the CD-ROM.)
Note
The Borderless feature is not available for envelopes.
 
Cut Sheet Paper...