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... a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (In the USA, you can visit us online for a complete selection of Brother accessories and supplies available for Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0. USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice... Coated Paper BP36CL 720 dpi High Quality Coated Paper BP72CL Glossy Paper BPGLL Transparancies BPTRL Print Head HD002 2MB Upgrade Memory Board (For MFC 7160C Only) ME2000 Power Protector *Brother MFC-7100 Series Software on floppy disks (Includes MFL Pro and Visioneer PaperPort LE Only) ...
... a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (In the USA, you can visit us online for a complete selection of Brother accessories and supplies available for Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0. USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice... Coated Paper BP36CL 720 dpi High Quality Coated Paper BP72CL Glossy Paper BPGLL Transparancies BPTRL Print Head HD002 2MB Upgrade Memory Board (For MFC 7160C Only) ME2000 Power Protector *Brother MFC-7100 Series Software on floppy disks (Includes MFL Pro and Visioneer PaperPort LE Only) ...
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... Troubleshooting ... 227 Fax-Back System ...227 Brother on the World Wide Web 227 Brother Bulletin Board 227 Error Messages ...228 Document Jam ...229 Printer Jam or Paper Jam 230 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your MFC 234 How to Improve Print Quality 236 Test Print ...236 Cleaning the Print Head 236 Aligning Ink Cartridges 237 Turning...
... Troubleshooting ... 227 Fax-Back System ...227 Brother on the World Wide Web 227 Brother Bulletin Board 227 Error Messages ...228 Document Jam ...229 Printer Jam or Paper Jam 230 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your MFC 234 How to Improve Print Quality 236 Test Print ...236 Cleaning the Print Head 236 Aligning Ink Cartridges 237 Turning...
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4 CHAPTER ONE MFC 7150C Control Panel Overview 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 29 30 1 2 3 4 MFC 715OC status status Function Set Clear Fine Photo ... Lets you dial telephone and Stops a fax, cancels an Cleans the ink print heads Use to select how the MFC fax numbers without first printing them. 24 Tel-index Lets you look up one step in autodial numbers....by pressing a Lets you access the function and programming mode. of original for Copy and Video Printing dialling type during a telephone modes. this key whenever you want to broadcast faxes to the factory...
4 CHAPTER ONE MFC 7150C Control Panel Overview 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 29 30 1 2 3 4 MFC 715OC status status Function Set Clear Fine Photo ... Lets you dial telephone and Stops a fax, cancels an Cleans the ink print heads Use to select how the MFC fax numbers without first printing them. 24 Tel-index Lets you look up one step in autodial numbers....by pressing a Lets you access the function and programming mode. of original for Copy and Video Printing dialling type during a telephone modes. this key whenever you want to broadcast faxes to the factory...
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... select. 13 Brightness Lets you adjust the brightness of original for Copy and Video Printing modes. Starts an operation, such as a keyboard for entering information into the MFC. # key lets you instant LCD displays ONLINE. The speaker volume is online,...MFC 2 Microphone Picks up your MFC. 32 (Left Arrow) (Right Arrow) Moves the LCD cursor through 24 in function procedure. speak to temporarily change the quality and type of the whole image to be used as memory, and then resets and restores to many different locations, maximum of 174. Cleans the ink print heads...
... select. 13 Brightness Lets you adjust the brightness of original for Copy and Video Printing modes. Starts an operation, such as a keyboard for entering information into the MFC. # key lets you instant LCD displays ONLINE. The speaker volume is online,...MFC 2 Microphone Picks up your MFC. 32 (Left Arrow) (Right Arrow) Moves the LCD cursor through 24 in function procedure. speak to temporarily change the quality and type of the whole image to be used as memory, and then resets and restores to many different locations, maximum of 174. Cleans the ink print heads...
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... cord. 10 CHAPTER TWO Assembly 1 Connect the handset. When you install the ink cartridges will permanently damage the print head. Caution Operating the MFC before you plug in the power cord, the power goes on the MFC and the other end to a modular wall jack. There is no ON/OFF switch. Connect one end... of the curled handset cord to the MFC and the shorter end to the jack on and the screen alternately displays. Connect the longer end of the telephone line cord to the handset. 2 ...
... cord. 10 CHAPTER TWO Assembly 1 Connect the handset. When you install the ink cartridges will permanently damage the print head. Caution Operating the MFC before you plug in the power cord, the power goes on the MFC and the other end to a modular wall jack. There is no ON/OFF switch. Connect one end... of the curled handset cord to the MFC and the shorter end to the jack on and the screen alternately displays. Connect the longer end of the telephone line cord to the handset. 2 ...
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15 M F C S E T U P A N D C O N N E C T I O N S Installing the Ink Cartridges 1 Check that you . Top Cover 3 Open the ink cartridge covers by plugging in the illustration. The screen alternately displays SET CARTRIDGES OFFLINE PLS OPEN COVER OFFLINE 2 Open the top cover by pulling it toward you turned on the power (by pressing the clips together as shown in the power cord). Clip Cartridge Cover After a few seconds, the print head will move left to its replacement position.
15 M F C S E T U P A N D C O N N E C T I O N S Installing the Ink Cartridges 1 Check that you . Top Cover 3 Open the ink cartridge covers by plugging in the illustration. The screen alternately displays SET CARTRIDGES OFFLINE PLS OPEN COVER OFFLINE 2 Open the top cover by pulling it toward you turned on the power (by pressing the clips together as shown in the power cord). Clip Cartridge Cover After a few seconds, the print head will move left to its replacement position.
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... it clean before you place it down. 16 CHAPTER TWO 4 Remove the yellow shipping cover by lifting it in the future when you replace the print head. Caution s The bottom of the ink cartridge.
... it clean before you place it down. 16 CHAPTER TWO 4 Remove the yellow shipping cover by lifting it in the future when you replace the print head. Caution s The bottom of the ink cartridge.
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Switch Bar 8 Repeat Steps 5-7 to press down on the print head as a guide. The MFC will ask you if you changed each color ink cartridge. 9 Close the cartridge covers until they click into place. 10 After installing all ink cartridges, ... color has its own correct position. Please be careful not to install each color ink cartridge. DID YOU CHANGE BLCK?1.YES 2.NO Your MFC now prepares for a "head cleaning" and goes online so it clicks into place. Gently insert the Black ink cartridge, matching the markings of the color indicators on the...
Switch Bar 8 Repeat Steps 5-7 to press down on the print head as a guide. The MFC will ask you if you changed each color ink cartridge. 9 Close the cartridge covers until they click into place. 10 After installing all ink cartridges, ... color has its own correct position. Please be careful not to install each color ink cartridge. DID YOU CHANGE BLCK?1.YES 2.NO Your MFC now prepares for a "head cleaning" and goes online so it clicks into place. Gently insert the Black ink cartridge, matching the markings of the color indicators on the...
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...) within 1 minute. The MFC will not know the quantity of the test sheet. The ink dot counter will ask you take off the sealing tape. If you are concerned. Make sure paper is not good, clean the print head again, by following the instructions printed on the dial pad for ...each color, so the MFC can choose several colors. 18 CHAPTER TWO 11 Press 1 on the Test Print page. The screen will be set automatically for each color. You...
...) within 1 minute. The MFC will not know the quantity of the test sheet. The ink dot counter will ask you take off the sealing tape. If you are concerned. Make sure paper is not good, clean the print head again, by following the instructions printed on the dial pad for ...each color, so the MFC can choose several colors. 18 CHAPTER TWO 11 Press 1 on the Test Print page. The screen will be set automatically for each color. You...
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... N E C T I O N S s Once you open an ink cartridge, install it in the MFC and use refilled cartridges may cause damage to the print head and will work in a roll over system as long as it can work best on the cartridge package. The... in the sequence, so the call cannot roll away. Your MFC can , you have a fax machine. Do not put the MFC on any of two or more than two separate phone numbers on... separate jacks (RJ11) or combined into an RJ11 jack. Your MFC must separate the line for your warranty. RJ11 and RJ14 jacks may contain four wires...
... N E C T I O N S s Once you open an ink cartridge, install it in the MFC and use refilled cartridges may cause damage to the print head and will work in a roll over system as long as it can work best on the cartridge package. The... in the sequence, so the call cannot roll away. Your MFC can , you have a fax machine. Do not put the MFC on any of two or more than two separate phone numbers on... separate jacks (RJ11) or combined into an RJ11 jack. Your MFC must separate the line for your warranty. RJ11 and RJ14 jacks may contain four wires...
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... 243-246 in Chapter 25, Troubleshooting and Maintenance.) Turning Off Bi-directional Printing You can further improve print quality by one direction only. However, this will need to clean the print head, page 236. The screen displays 3.BI-DIR PRINT 2 Press 2 to select OFF (or 1 to select ON). 145 ... Improve Print Quality pp. 236-238 Ink Management Key When you press Ink Management , the screen displays 1.CLEANING 2.REPLACE INK If you are having trouble with one of the ink colors, you will reduce print speed by turning off bi-directional printing and setting the MFC to print in one...
... 243-246 in Chapter 25, Troubleshooting and Maintenance.) Turning Off Bi-directional Printing You can further improve print quality by one direction only. However, this will need to clean the print head, page 236. The screen displays 3.BI-DIR PRINT 2 Press 2 to select OFF (or 1 to select ON). 145 ... Improve Print Quality pp. 236-238 Ink Management Key When you press Ink Management , the screen displays 1.CLEANING 2.REPLACE INK If you are having trouble with one of the ink colors, you will reduce print speed by turning off bi-directional printing and setting the MFC to print in one...
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... to check the colors. Maintenance Select the Maintenance button to display the Maintenance screen, where you can clean the print head on the printouts, calibrate your PC monitor on the MFC. Before printing the test page, load Letter size paper in both directions. The PC monitor uses the three primary colors-Red, Green, Blue...
... to check the colors. Maintenance Select the Maintenance button to display the Maintenance screen, where you can clean the print head on the printouts, calibrate your PC monitor on the MFC. Before printing the test page, load Letter size paper in both directions. The PC monitor uses the three primary colors-Red, Green, Blue...
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... page and to see poor print quality, 1 Please check that the printer is straight and the upper and lower shaded squares are missing on the MFC display. Wait until Online shows again on the printout, clean the print head. The Printer Adjustment Tab Vertical Alignment If you see dots are... the same. The best aligned sample is where the printed vertical line is connected to the PC, ...
... page and to see poor print quality, 1 Please check that the printer is straight and the upper and lower shaded squares are missing on the MFC display. Wait until Online shows again on the printout, clean the print head. The Printer Adjustment Tab Vertical Alignment If you see dots are... the same. The best aligned sample is where the printed vertical line is connected to the PC, ...
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Black and 3 individual color ink cartridges separate from the paper output tray immediately after printing. Approximately 75 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m2) plain paper. 226 C H A P T E R T W E N T Y F O U R Print Media Paper Input Automatic loading from the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder or manual loading from the... Cartridge s Maximum feeder capacity: Approx. 200 sheets of plain paper (Face up print delivery to the paper output tray) It is recommended that printed sheets are taken from the print head Approximately 750 page/Black cartridge at 5% coverage Approximately 400 page/Color cartridge at ...
Black and 3 individual color ink cartridges separate from the paper output tray immediately after printing. Approximately 75 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m2) plain paper. 226 C H A P T E R T W E N T Y F O U R Print Media Paper Input Automatic loading from the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder or manual loading from the... Cartridge s Maximum feeder capacity: Approx. 200 sheets of plain paper (Face up print delivery to the paper output tray) It is recommended that printed sheets are taken from the print head Approximately 750 page/Black cartridge at 5% coverage Approximately 400 page/Color cartridge at ...
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...to poll a fax machine that is not installed properly. Polled Waiting mode. COOLING DOWN The print head has overheated. Unplug the MFC and wait 30 minutes for it properly. terminated the call the Brother Fax-Back System. DOCUMENT JAM Documents were not inserted or fed properly, See p. 229. or... document was longer than about 40" inches (90cm). Replace the ink cartridges. See pp. 243-246. MACHINE ERROR MFC has a mechanical problem XX Call Brother Customer Service. See p. 116. NEAR EMPTY One or more of ink. out of the ink cartridges is not in the cassette....
...to poll a fax machine that is not installed properly. Polled Waiting mode. COOLING DOWN The print head has overheated. Unplug the MFC and wait 30 minutes for it properly. terminated the call the Brother Fax-Back System. DOCUMENT JAM Documents were not inserted or fed properly, See p. 229. or... document was longer than about 40" inches (90cm). Replace the ink cartridges. See pp. 243-246. MACHINE ERROR MFC has a mechanical problem XX Call Brother Customer Service. See p. 116. NEAR EMPTY One or more of ink. out of the ink cartridges is not in the cassette....
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...Brother Customer Service at the Make sure the Printer Platen and Pick Up Roller are using recommended special paper (see Print Media on p. 236). The recommended environment for your MFC. The recommended environment for your MFC, make a copy to 95º F. White Lines in Text or Graphics Clean the print head... (see if the problem is dry. If the copy looks good, the problem is probably not your MFC is between ...
...Brother Customer Service at the Make sure the Printer Platen and Pick Up Roller are using recommended special paper (see Print Media on p. 236). The recommended environment for your MFC. The recommended environment for your MFC, make a copy to 95º F. White Lines in Text or Graphics Clean the print head... (see if the problem is dry. If the copy looks good, the problem is probably not your MFC is between ...
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... (although you click 'OK'. Cannot perform '2 in Windows 95 or 98). If you have already installed the drivers in 1' printing. If no dial tone on the wall outlet, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (USA), 1-800-853-6660 (from within Canada) or 1-514-685-6464 (from an ...through on the line, the signal can temporarily interrupt or disrupt the fax data. If you clean the print heads five times and the print has not improved, call your Telephone Company. The MFC does not print data in Text or Graphics. Check that send and receive information on a single, shared line with ...
... (although you click 'OK'. Cannot perform '2 in Windows 95 or 98). If you have already installed the drivers in 1' printing. If no dial tone on the wall outlet, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (USA), 1-800-853-6660 (from within Canada) or 1-514-685-6464 (from an ...through on the line, the signal can temporarily interrupt or disrupt the fax data. If you clean the print heads five times and the print has not improved, call your Telephone Company. The MFC does not print data in Text or Graphics. Check that send and receive information on a single, shared line with ...
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... page to help you identify settings you are missing or some dense lines. Cleaning the Print Head Clean the print head if you are Open 'Brother MFC-7100' properties. Turn OFF 'Bi-Directional Printing' from the 'Control/Maintenance' tab (banding) in the text or graphics on the 'Details' tab. Video Capture LCD does not show "Video: Press...
... page to help you identify settings you are missing or some dense lines. Cleaning the Print Head Clean the print head if you are Open 'Brother MFC-7100' properties. Turn OFF 'Bi-Directional Printing' from the 'Control/Maintenance' tab (banding) in the text or graphics on the 'Details' tab. Video Capture LCD does not show "Video: Press...
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... This feature allows you clean the print head at least five times and the print has not improved, call Brother Customer Service for assistance at 1-800-284-4329 (USA), 1-800-853-6660 (from within Canada), or 1-514-685-6464 (from within Montreal). Make sure there is finished, the MFC will go back online automatically. 237...
... This feature allows you clean the print head at least five times and the print has not improved, call Brother Customer Service for assistance at 1-800-284-4329 (USA), 1-800-853-6660 (from within Canada), or 1-514-685-6464 (from within Montreal). Make sure there is finished, the MFC will go back online automatically. 237...
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.... 239 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D M A I N T E N A N C E 2 Press 2 to select OFF (or 1 to your print head resulting from the AC outlet. Damage to select ON). If you could void your warranty. 1 Unplug the MFC from the telephone wall socket. 2 Unplug the MFC from packing without the yellow shipping cover will void your MFC. Don't handle the paper until you transport the...
.... 239 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D M A I N T E N A N C E 2 Press 2 to select OFF (or 1 to your print head resulting from the AC outlet. Damage to select ON). If you could void your warranty. 1 Unplug the MFC from the telephone wall socket. 2 Unplug the MFC from packing without the yellow shipping cover will void your MFC. Don't handle the paper until you transport the...