Brother MFC-J4410DW, MFC-J4610DW Quick Setup Guide

Quick Setup Guide

WARNING

NOTE

MFC-J4410DW

Start Here

MFC-J4610DW

Please read the Product Safety Guide first before you set up your machine. Then, please read this Quick Setup
Guide for the correct setup and installation.

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

NOTE

Unpack the machine and check the components

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 Most of the illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide show the MFC-J4410DW.
 The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death
or serious injuries.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injuries.

IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in
damage to property or loss of product functionality.

Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the
operation works with other features.

Black
Yellow
Cyan
Magenta
(Approx. 65% yield of

Introductory Ink

Cartridges

Basic User’s Guide Product Safety

Guide

Plastic bags are used in the packing of your machine. To avoid the danger of suffocation, keep these
plastic bags away from babies and children. Plastic bags are not toys.

• 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

It is recommended to use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long.

Network cable

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

CD-ROM Power Cord Telephone Line Cord

the replacement
cartridge) uuBasic
User’s Guide:

Consumable items

Quick Setup Guide

(for UK) (for others)

a Remove the protective tape and film covering the machine, and also from the Touchscreen.
b Make sure you have all the components.

UK/IRE/GEN Version 0

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Load plain A4 paper

CAUTION

NOTE

IMPORTANT

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DO NOT carry the machine by holding the scanner
cover or the Jam Clear Cover. Doing this may
cause the machine to slip out of your hands. Only
carry the machine by placing your hands under the
entire machine.

For detailed information, see the Product Safety
Guide.

a Pull the paper tray (for MFC-J4610DW, paper

tray #1) a, completely out of the machine.

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d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams

and misfeeds.

Always make sure that the paper is not curled or
wrinkled.

e Gently put the paper into the paper tray (for

MFC-J4610DW, tray #1) print side down and
top edge first.

Be careful that you do not push the paper in too
far; it may lift at the back of the tray and cause
paper feed problems.

b Open the output paper tray cover a.

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c Gently press and slide the paper guides a to fit

the paper size. Make sure that the triangular
mark b on the paper guide a lines up with the
mark for the paper size you are using.

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f Gently adjust the paper guides to fit the paper.

NOTE

Make sure that the paper guides touch the
edges of the paper.

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.

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g Check that the paper is flat in the tray and

below the maximum paper mark a. Close the
output paper tray cover.

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h Slowly push the paper tray completely into the

machine.

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• For printing and copying on special media,

open the manual feed slot a on the back of the
machine. Feed only one sheet at a time of A3,
Ledger, Legal, envelopes, or thicker paper
when using the manual feed slot.

For details, see Loading paper in the manual

feed slot in chapter 2 of the Basic User’s
Guide.

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• (MFC-J4610DW)

For information about tray #2, see Loading

paper in paper tray #2 in chapter 2 of the Basic
User’s Guide.

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Connect the power cord

WARNING

IMPORTANT

NOTE

IMPORTANT

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• The machine must be fitted with an earthed
plug.

• Since the machine is grounded through the
power outlet, you can protect yourself from
potentially hazardous electrical conditions on
the telephone network by keeping the power
cord connected to your machine when you
connect it to a telephone line. Similarly, you
can protect yourself when you want to move
your machine by disconnecting the telephone
line first and then the power cord.

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

and telephone line

b Lift the scanner cover until it locks securely into

the open position.

c Connect the telephone line cord.

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to
the socket of the machine marked LINE.
Carefully guide the telephone line cord into the
cable channel and out the back of the machine.
Connect the other end to a modular wall
socket.

a Connect the power cord.

(Example for UK)

• If you do not plan to use the fax feature on this
machine, go to step 4 on page 5.

• To prolong print head life, provide the best ink
cartridge economy and maintain print quality,
we do not recommend frequently unplugging
the machine and/or leaving the machine
unplugged for extended periods of time. We

recommend using to power down the

(Example for UK)

The telephone line cord MUST be connected to
the socket of the machine marked LINE.

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machine. Using allows minimal power to

the machine, which ensures periodic cleaning
of the print head.

d Lift the scanner cover to release the lock a.

CAUTION

NOTE

NOTE

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NOTE

NOTE

Gently push the scanner cover support
down b and close the scanner cover c using
both hands.

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Install the ink cartridges

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If ink gets in your eyes, wash it out with water at
once and call a doctor if you are concerned.

Make sure you install the Introductory Ink
Cartridges included with your machine first.

a Make sure that the power is turned on.

The Touchscreen will show
No Ink Cartridge.

If you are sharing one telephone line with an
external telephone, connect it as shown below.

a Extension telephone
b External telephone

Please make sure you use an external telephone
with a cable no more than 3 metres long.

If you are sharing one telephone line with an
external telephone answering machine, connect it
as shown below.

You can adjust the angle of the control panel by
lifting it. When lowering the control panel, make
sure you push the release button a that is
located behind the mark.

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b Open the ink cartridge cover a.

Set the receive mode to External TAD if you
have an external answering machine. See
Choose a Receive Mode on page 8. Detailed
information uuBasic User’s Guide: Connecting

an external TAD (telephone answering device)

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c Remove the orange protective part a.

NOTE

IMPORTANT

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NOTE

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

d Unpack the ink cartridge.

Turn the green release lever on the orange
protective packing a counterclockwise until it
clicks to release the vacuum seal. Then
remove the orange protective packing a as
shown.

e Take care to match the sticker colour a with

the cartridge colour b as shown in the diagram
below.
Install each ink cartridge in the direction of the
arrow on the label.

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f Gently push the back of the ink cartridge

marked “PUSH” until the cartridge lever lifts.
After all the ink cartridges are installed close
the ink cartridge cover.

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• DO NOT shake the ink cartridges. If ink stains
your skin or clothing, wash with soap or
detergent at once.

• DO NOT touch the cartridge in the area
indicated b, as this can cause the machine not
to function with the cartridge.

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

NOTE

NOTE

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Make sure you put paper in the paper tray (for
MFC-J4610DW, tray #1) for the initial setup.

a When the preparation process has finished, the

Touchscreen shows Set Paper and Press
Start.

Press Start.

b Check the quality of the four colour blocks on

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

Set the paper settings

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For your machine to produce the best print quality and
to feed the correct paper size, the paper type and size
must be set to match the paper in the tray.
For details on the types and sizes of paper supported,
see Paper Size and Type in chapter 2 of the Basic

User’s Guide.

You can change the default tray that the machine
will use for printing copies or received faxes. (See
Tray use in Copy mode or Tray use in Fax mode
in chapter 2 of the Basic User’s Guide.)

(MFC-J4610DW)

c If all lines are clear and visible, press Yes to

finish the quality check and go to the next step.

OK

If you can see missing short lines, press No and
follow the steps on the Touchscreen.

Poor

a When Tray Setting appears on the

Touchscreen, press Tray Setting to set the
paper size and paper type.

b Press Tray #1 to set paper size and paper

type for tray #1, or press Tray #2 to set paper
size for tray #2.

c Press the size and type of paper you are using.
d Press OK.

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Choose a Receive Mode

Do you want to use the telephone features of your
machine (if available) or an external telephone or
external telephone answering device connected on the
same line as the machine?

Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.

Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the telephone
will ring for you to pick
up the call.

Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored
on the external TAD.
Fax messages are
printed.

You control the
telephone line and must
answer every call
yourself.

Do you want the machine to
answer fax and telephone calls
automatically?

Manual

Fax Only

Fax/Tel

External TAD

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Are you using the voice message
function of an external telephone
answering device?

Set the date and time

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There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.

uuBasic User’s Guide: Using Receive Modes

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The machine displays the date and time, and if you
set up the station ID, it will add it to each fax you send.

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press Date & Time.
d Press Date & Time.

Enter the last two digits of the year on the
Touchscreen, and then press OK.
To move the cursor to the left, press and
re-enter the number.

(e.g. Enter 1 2 for 2012.)

e Repeat for month/day/time in 24-hour format.
f Press .

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press Receive Mode.
d Press s or t to display Fax Only, Fax/Tel,

External TAD or Manual.
Press the desired receive mode.

e Press .

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NOTE

NOTE

Enter personal information (Station ID)

Fax Transmission Report

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You should store your name and fax number to be
printed on all fax pages that you send.
Information on how to enter text uuBasic User’s
Guide: Entering Text

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press s or t to display Station ID.

Press Station ID.

d Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the

Touchscreen, and then press OK.

e Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using

the Touchscreen, and then press OK.

• Press to cycle between letters, numbers
and special characters. (The characters
available may differ depending on your
country.)

• If you need to enter a character that is on the
same button as the character before, press c to
move the cursor to the right.

• If you entered a character incorrectly and want
to change it, press to delete it and re-enter
the correct character.

Your Brother machine is equipped with a
Transmission Verification Report that can be used as
confirmation that you sent a fax. This report lists the
name or fax number of the receiving party, the date,
time, and duration of the transmission, the number of
pages transmitted, and whether or not the
transmission was successful.
Instructions on using this feature uuBasic User’s
Guide: Transmission Verification Report

Set Tone or Pulse dialling

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Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service. If
you have a Pulse dialling service (rotary), you need to
change the dialling mode.

mode

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press s or t to display Tone/Pulse.

Press Tone/Pulse.

d Press Pulse (or Tone).
e Press .

f Press .

If you make a mistake and want to start again,

press and go back to a.

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NOTE

NOTE

NOTE

Set the telephone line type

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

If you are connecting the machine to a line that
features PBX or ISDN to send and receive faxes, it is
necessary to change the telephone line type
accordingly by completing the following steps.

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press s or t to display Phone Line Set.

Press Phone Line Set.

d Press s or t to display Normal, PBX or ISDN.

Press the desired telephone line type.

If you choose PBX the machine will then ask you
to set the Dial Prefix. uuBasic User’s Guide:

Setting the Telephone Line Type

e Press .

c Press s or t to display Compatibility.

Press Compatibility.

d Press s or t to display Basic(for VoIP).

Press Basic(for VoIP).

e Press .

Automatic Daylight

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You can set the machine to change automatically for
daylight savings time. It will set the time forward one
hour in the spring and backward one hour in the fall.

Savings Time

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press Date & Time.

PBX and TRANSFER

The machine is initially set to Normal, which lets
the machine connect to a standard PSTN (Public
Switched Telephone Network) line. However,
many offices use a central telephone system or
Private Branch Exchange (PBX). Your machine
can be connected to most types of PBX. The
machine’s recall feature supports timed break
recall only (TBR). TBR will work with most PBX
systems allowing you to gain access to an outside
line, or transfer calls to another extension. The
feature works when the R on the Touchscreen is
pressed.

Set the telephone line

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If you are connecting the machine to a VoIP service
(over the Internet) you need to change the
compatibility setting.

compatibility (VoIP)

d Press s or t to display Auto Daylight.

Press Auto Daylight.

e Press On (or Off).
f Press .

Set the Time Zone

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You can set the time zone on the machine for your
location.

a Press Settings.
b Press s or t to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press Date & Time.
d Press s or t to display Time Zone.

Press Time Zone.

e Enter your time zone.

Press OK.

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If you are using an analogue telephone line you
can skip this step.

f Press .

Choose your connection type

NOTE

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These installation instructions are for Windows®XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64 Edition,

Windows Vista

• For Windows Server® 2003/2008/2008 R2, the drivers can be found from your model’s download page at
http://solutions.brother.com/

• If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive you can download the latest drivers, manuals and utilities
for your model from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/
applications included on the CD-ROM may not be available as a download.

®

, Windows®7, and Mac OS X v10.5.8, 10.6.x, 10.7.x.

.

For USB interface cable

. Some software

Windows

Windows®, go to page 12
Macintosh, go to page 15

For Wired Network

Windows®, go to page 18
Macintosh, go to page 22

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USB Wired Network

Macintosh

Windows

®

Macintosh

Wireless Network

For Wireless Network

Windows® and Macintosh,
go to page 26

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USB

IMPORTANT

NOTE

NOTE

For USB interface users

(Windows®XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows®7)

b The CD-ROM Top menu will appear.

Before you install

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Make sure that your computer is ON and you are
logged on with Administrator rights.

• DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.

• If there are any programs running, close them.

Click Install MFL-Pro Suite and click Yes if
you accept the license agreements. Follow the
on-screen instructions.

Windows

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• The screens may differ depending on your
operating system.

• The CD-ROM includes Nuance™ PaperPort™

®

12SE. This software supports Windows
Home (SP3 or greater), XP Professional (SP3
or greater), XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2

or greater), Windows Vista

and Windows

Windows
MFL-Pro Suite.

®

7. Update to the latest

®

Service Pack before installing

®

(SP2 or greater)

XP

Install MFL-Pro Suite

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a Put the supplied installation CD-ROM into your

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

c Choose Local Connection (USB), and then

click Next. The installation continues.

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

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• For Windows Vista® and Windows®7, when
the User Account Control screen appears click
Continue or Yes.

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

USB

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT

NOTE

Connect the USB cable

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a Lift the scanner cover until it locks securely into

the open position.

Windows

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c Carefully guide the USB cable into the cable

channel and out the back of the machine.
Connect the cable to your computer.

Windows

Make sure that the cable does not restrict the
cover from closing, or an error may occur.

b Connect the USB cable to the USB port

marked with a symbol a. You will find the
USB port inside the machine on the right, as
shown in the callout below.

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d Lift the scanner cover to release the lock a.

Gently push the scanner cover support
down b and close the scanner cover c using
both hands.

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e The installation will continue automatically.

The installation screens appear one after
another.

®

USB

Macintosh

DO NOT cancel any of the screens during the
installation. It may take a few seconds for all
screens to appear.

For Windows Vista® and Windows®7, when the

Windows
check box and click Install to complete the
installation correctly.

®

Security screen appears, click the

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USB

Now go to

NOTE

NOTE

Finish

NOTE

Windows

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f If Environmental Advice for Imaging

Equipment screen appears, click Next.

g When the On-Line Registration screen is

displayed, follow the on-screen instructions.
Click Next.

h If you do not want to set your machine as the

default printer, uncheck Set as Default Printer
and click Next.

Finish and restart

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a Click Finish to restart your computer.

After restarting the computer, you must log on
with Administrator rights.

b The following screens will appear.

• When the Software Update Setting screen

appears, choose the software update setting
you want and click OK.

• When the Brother Product Research and
Support Program screen appears, select
your preference and follow the on-screen
instructions.

Internet access is required for the software
update and the Brother Product Research &
Support Program.

The installation is now
complete.

To install optional applications:

• If an error message appears during the

software installation, run the Installation

Diagnostics located in Start/

All Programs/Brother/MFC-JXXX (where

MFC-JXXX is your model name).

• Depending on your security settings, a

Windows
window may appear when using the machine
or its software. Please allow or permit the
window to continue.

®

Security or antivirus software

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XML Paper Specification Printer Driver

The XML Paper Specification Printer Driver is the

most suitable driver for Windows Vista

Windows
use the XML Paper Specification documents.
Please download the latest driver by accessing
the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com/

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