DCP-560CN a great 3-in-1
This week I bought a new 3-in-1 printer, A Brother DCP-560CN, it’s
great. When I was looking for a new printer, I was looking for a few
things:
DCP-560CN
- Needed to print
- Needed to scan
- directly print from memory cards
- Needed to copy
- Needed network interface
- Linux support!!!!! <– very important
This printer has everything.
The installation of the printer was smooth, no hickups. The manual
explains it very clearly. But there is one thing in the manual I didn’t
found a reference to Linux 
but on the site I was able to download
the drivers for cups and for the scanner.
To install the software I used a script since I have a few ubuntu
PC’s and didn’t want to wast time to install them separately. The
script makes the needed folders and also makes sure cups and xsane is install. The script is only tested on ubuntu.
You can download all the necessary drivers from here.
The script:
#!/bin/bash echo "Installing Brother DCP-560CN"; echo "installing cups"; sudo apt-get install cupsd echo "check /usr/share/cups/model exists"; if [ ! -d /usr/share/cups/model ]; then sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model fi echo "check /var/spool/lpr exists"; if [ ! -d /var/spool/lpr ]; then sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpr fi echo "installing print driver"; sudo dpkg -i --force-all dcp560cnlpr-1.0.1-1.i386.deb sudo dpkg -i --force-all dcp560cncupswrapper-1.0.1-1.i386.deb sudo /etc/init.d/cupsd restart echo "installing Xsane"; sudo apt-get install xsane echo "installing scan driver"; sudo dpkg -i --force-all brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb echo "installing scan key"; sudo dpkg -i --force-all brscan-skey-0.2.1-1.i386.deb echo "installation complete"; echo "to configure go to 'System / Administration / Printing', add new printer,choose "LPD/LPR host or printer", enter the printer's IP address in the "computer name" field and "binary_p1" in the "printer name" field, and choose your printer driver from the list. ";
The script is also attached to this post
To complete the installation of the scan function you need to run:
brsaneconfig2 -a name=scanner model=DCP-560CN ip=000.000.000.000
Thanks a lot!
It helped me to configure the 560 and let it talk with my Ubuntu 8.10 Laptop.
Regards,
Arthur
Yup – bought one too. Found linux-support superb! Only worry is how to tackle dried-up printheads. When that happens (only a matter of time…), can i replace them? Manual says nothing on this subject…
I have it for almost a year and I have never had that issue. Maby I print to much??
Hmmm…
In my experience ALL inkjets die from dried-up printheads. That’s why i’m worried… OTOH this printer has it all – print, scan, network, document feeder, photo printing capabilities – the works!
I particularly like the possibility to do multi-page-scans via document-feeder to email attachment (pdf): It enables me to quickly move e.g. a stack of invoices to my accountant. Forget snail-mail, just put the stack of invoices in the feeder an hit ‘Scan’ – ‘Email’ – ‘ColourStart’ to get the job done.
Did a few 10*15 printouts; sufficient for my purpose! Pretty-prints of my girlfriend for office-desk-photoframe etc. Spot on!
This All-In-One invites you to do more…
And if you’re right, it’ll just keep on printing! Promising…
It was really helpfull. Thanks a lot
Very good work, interesting post, bookmarked !
Can I use the same script for Ubuntu 9.10? I also have a DCP560CN with USB connection. I am a newbee considering Linux so I can use every kind of help with these: tried to figure out what to do on http://www.brother.com but the list seems endless, can’t figure out what to do or use.
Hi,
yes you could use the script but recentrly I discovered the drives can be installed for the printer using atp-get:
sudo apt-get install brother-lpr-drivers-extra brother-cups-wrapper-extra brother-cups-wrapper-common brother-lpr-drivers-common
Hopefully it helps
This is the exact line I have to put in after sudo?
yes the exact sudo line