Brother MFC-J4510DW, MFC-J4710DW Basic User Guide

Basic User’s Guide

MFC-J4510DW MFC-J4710DW

Version 0

USA/CAN

If you need to call Customer Service

Please complete the following information for future reference:

Model Number: MFC-J4510DW and MFC-J4710DW (Circle your model number)

Serial Number:

Date of Purchase:

Place of Purchase:

The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this User's Guide with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of theft, fire or warranty service.

http://www.brother.com/registration/

By registering your product with Brother, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother:

 may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product

should you lose your receipt;

 may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss

covered by insurance; and,

 will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special

offers.

The most convenient and efficient way to register your new product is on-line at http://www.brother.com/registration/

Brother numbers

IMPORTANT

NOTE

For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from within that country.

Register your product

By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother:

 may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;

 may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance; and,

 will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers.

For your convenience and most efficient way to register your new product, register on-line at

http://www.brother.com/registration/

FAQs (frequently asked questions)

The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your Fax Machine/Multi-Function Center needs. You can download the latest software documents and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips, and learn how to get the most from your Brother product.

http://solutions.brother.com/

• You can check here for Brother driver updates.

• To keep your machine performance up to date, check here for the latest firmware upgrade.

For Customer Service

In USA: http://www.brother-usa.com/support (Self-Service/Email/Chat)

1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437)

1-901-379-1215 (assistance via fax)

In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER

1-877-268-9575 (test your fax sending and fax receiving operations)

(514) 685-4898 (assistance via fax)

Service Center Locator (USA only)

NOTE

For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437) or visit us at http://www.brother-usa.com/service/

Service Center Locations (Canada only)

For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.

Ordering accessories and supplies

For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (You can visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.)

In Canada only Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

In USA: 1-877-552-MALL (1-877-552-6255)

1-800-947-1445 (assistance via fax)

http://www.brothermall.com/

In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER

http://www.brother.ca/

Accessories and Supplies

Description Item

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <black>

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <yellow>

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <cyan> (blue)

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <magenta> (red)

Ink Cartridge High Yield <black>

Ink Cartridge High Yield <yellow>

Ink Cartridge High Yield <cyan> (blue)

Ink Cartridge High Yield <magenta> (red)

Premium Plus Glossy Photo Paper

(Ledger size / 20 sheets)

(Letter size / 20 sheets) BP71GLTR

(4"  6" size / 20 sheets) BP71GP20

LC107BK (Prints approx. 1,200 pages)

LC105Y (Prints approx. 1,200 pages)

LC105C (Prints approx. 1,200 pages)

LC105M (Prints approx. 1,200 pages)

LC103BK (Prints approx. 600 pages)

LC103Y (Prints approx. 600 pages)

LC103C (Prints approx. 600 pages)

LC103M (Prints approx. 600 pages)

BP71GLGR

Multipurpose Paper - Plain Paper

(Letter size / 500 sheets) BP60MPLTR (USA only)

Plain Inkjet Paper

(Ledger size / 100 sheets)

BP60PLGR (USA only)

Telephone Line Cord LG3077001 (USA only)

Basic User's Guide LEK969001 (English for USA and Canada)

LEK969002 (French for Canada)

CD ROM for Windows

& Mac

LED935001 (MFC-J4510DW)

LED937001 (MFC-J4710DW)

For more information about the replacement consumables, visit us at http://www.brother.com/pageyield/.

In MFC-J4510DW Ledger paper can only be used in the Manual Feed Slot.

iii

Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties

(USA and Canada)

BROTHER'S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY BROTHER'S LICENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE SOFTWARE. BROTHER'S LICENSOR(S) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES IN THE USA AND SOME PROVINCES IN CANADA. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT WILL BROTHER'S LICENSOR(S) BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF BROTHER'S LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES IN THE USA AND SOME PROVINCES IN CANADA DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN ANY EVENT BROTHER'S LICENSOR'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), WILL BE LIMITED TO $50.

Compilation and Publication Notice

Under the supervision of Brother Industries, Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

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

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

and installing the drivers and software for the operating system and connection type you are using.

Basic User’s Guide Learn the basic Fax, Copy, Scan and PhotoCapture

Center™ operations and how to replace consumables. See troubleshooting tips.

Advanced User’s Guide Learn more advanced operations: Fax, Copy,

security features, printing reports and performing routine maintenance.

Software User’s Guide Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning,

Network Scanning, PhotoCapture Center™, Remote Setup, PC-Fax, Web Services (Scan), and using the Brother ControlCenter utility.

Network User’s Guide This Guide provides useful information about wired

and wireless network settings and security settings using the Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol information for your machine and detailed troubleshooting tips.

Printed / In the box

PDF file / CD-ROM

Web Connect Guide This Guide provides useful information about

accessing Internet services from the Brother machine, as well as downloading images, printing data and uploading files directly to Internet services.

AirPrint Guide This Guide provides information for using AirPrint to

print from Mac OS X v10.7.x and your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or other iOS device to your Brother machine without installing a printer driver.

Google Cloud Print Guide

This Guide provides details on how to use Google Cloud Print™ services for printing over the Internet.

Wi-Fi Direct™ Guide This Guide provides details on how to configure and

use your Brother machine for wireless printing directly from a mobile device supporting the Wi-Fi Direct™ standard.

Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan

This Guide provides useful information about printing from your mobile device and scanning from your Brother machine to your mobile device when connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.

PDF file / Brother Solutions Center

(Basic User’s Guide)

1 General information 1

Using the documentation ....................................................................................... 1

Symbols and conventions used in the documentation .................................... 1

Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and

Network User’s Guide......................................................................................... 2

Viewing User’s Guides .................................................................................... 2

Accessing Brother Support (Windows

Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) ................................................................5

Control panel overview ..........................................................................................6

3.7" Touchscreen LCD ....................................................................................8

Setting the Ready screen ..............................................................................12

Basic Operations ........................................................................................... 12

Shortcut Settings ................................................................................................. 13

Adding Copy Shortcuts.................................................................................. 13

Adding Fax Shortcuts .................................................................................... 14

Adding Scan Shortcuts ..................................................................................15

Adding Web Connect Shortcuts ....................................................................16

Changing Shortcuts.......................................................................................17

Editing Shortcut Names.................................................................................18

Deleting Shortcuts ......................................................................................... 18

Recalling Shortcuts........................................................................................ 18

)................................................................4

2 Loading paper 19

Loading paper and other print media...................................................................19

Loading paper in paper tray #1......................................................................19

Loading smaller paper (Photo, Photo L and envelopes) ...............................22

Loading paper in paper tray #2 (MFC-J4710DW) .........................................26

Loading paper in the manual feed slot ..........................................................33

Unprintable area ............................................................................................ 37

Paper settings......................................................................................................38

Paper Size and Type (MFC-J4510DW).........................................................38

Paper Size and Type (MFC-J4710DW).........................................................39

Tray use in Copy mode (MFC-J4710DW) .....................................................39

Tray use in Fax mode (MFC-J4710DW)........................................................40

Acceptable paper and other print media..............................................................40

Recommended print media ...........................................................................41

Handling and using print media.....................................................................41

Choosing the right print media.......................................................................42

3 Loading documents 45

How to load documents .......................................................................................45

Using the ADF ...............................................................................................45

Using the scanner glass ................................................................................ 46

Unscannable area .........................................................................................47

vii

4Sending a fax 48

How to send a fax ................................................................................................48

Stop faxing.....................................................................................................50

Setting scanner glass size for faxing.............................................................50

Color fax transmission ................................................................................... 50

Canceling a fax in progress ...........................................................................50

How to preview an outgoing fax ....................................................................51

Transmission Verification Report...................................................................52

5 Receiving a fax 53

Receive Modes....................................................................................................53

Choose the correct Receive Mode ................................................................53

Using Receive Modes..........................................................................................55

Fax Only ........................................................................................................ 55

Fax/Tel...........................................................................................................55

Manual...........................................................................................................55

External TAD ................................................................................................. 55

Receive Mode settings ........................................................................................56

Ring Delay ..................................................................................................... 56

F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)...............................................................56

Easy Receive................................................................................................. 57

Fax Preview (Black & White only)........................................................................58

How to preview a received fax....................................................................... 58

Turning off Fax Preview.................................................................................60

6 Telephone services and external devices 61

Telephone services..............................................................................................61

Voice Mail ...................................................................................................... 61

Distinctive Ring..............................................................................................62

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) ...............................................................64

Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)................................65

Connections...................................................................................................66

Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on the external TAD......................66

Multi-line connections (PBX) .........................................................................67

External and extension telephones......................................................................67

Connecting an external or extension telephone ............................................67

Using external and extension telephones......................................................68

Using a non-Brother cordless external telephone .........................................68

Using remote codes.......................................................................................68

viii

7 Dialing and storing numbers 70

How to dial ........................................................................................................... 70

Manual dialing ...............................................................................................70

Dialing from the Address Book ...................................................................... 70

Fax Redial ..................................................................................................... 71

Storing numbers .................................................................................................. 71

Storing a pause .............................................................................................71

Storing Address Book numbers..................................................................... 71

Changing Address Book names or numbers.................................................72

8 Making copies 73

How to copy ......................................................................................................... 73

Stop copying.................................................................................................. 73

Copy preset settings ............................................................................................ 74

Copy options........................................................................................................ 75

Paper Type ....................................................................................................75

Paper Size.....................................................................................................76

Tray Select (MFC-J4710DW) ........................................................................76

9 PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or

USB Flash memory drive 77

PhotoCapture Center™ operations (PHOTO mode) ...........................................77

Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ....................................... 77

Getting started ..................................................................................................... 78

Print Images.........................................................................................................80

View Photos................................................................................................... 80

PhotoCapture Center™ print settings.................................................................. 81

How to scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive............................... 81

10 How to print from a computer 85

Printing a document ............................................................................................. 85

11 How to scan to a computer 86

Before scanning................................................................................................... 86

Scanning a document as a PDF file using ControlCenter4 (Windows

How to change the machine’s SCAN mode settings for PDF scanning ..............90

How to scan a document as a PDF file using the Touchscreen .................... 91

) ............. 87

A Routine maintenance 93

Replacing the ink cartridges ................................................................................93

Cleaning and checking the machine....................................................................96

Cleaning the scanner.....................................................................................96

Cleaning the print head .................................................................................97

Checking the print quality .............................................................................. 98

Checking the print alignment ......................................................................... 99

B Troubleshooting 101

Identifying your problem ....................................................................................101

Error and maintenance messages.....................................................................103

Error animation ............................................................................................112

Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report .............................................112

Document jam ............................................................................................ 113

Printer jam or paper jam..............................................................................115

If you are having difficulty with your machine ....................................................122

Dial Tone ....................................................................................................135

Telephone line interference / VoIP ..............................................................135

Machine Information ..........................................................................................136

Checking the serial number .........................................................................136

Reset functions ............................................................................................ 136

How to reset the machine ............................................................................136

C Settings and features tables 137

Using the Settings Tables ..................................................................................137

Memory Storage ................................................................................................ 137

Settings tables ................................................................................................... 138

Features tables ..................................................................................................155

Entering Text ..................................................................................................... 179

Inserting spaces ......................................................................................... 179

Making corrections ......................................................................................179

D Specifications 180

General ..............................................................................................................180

Print media.........................................................................................................182

Fax.....................................................................................................................184

Copy ..................................................................................................................185

PhotoCapture Center™ ..................................................................................... 186

PictBridge .......................................................................................................... 187

Scanner .............................................................................................................188

Printer ................................................................................................................189

Interfaces ...........................................................................................................190

Network.............................................................................................................. 190

Computer requirements ..................................................................................... 191

Consumable items .............................................................................................192

EIndex 193

Table of Contents

(Advanced User’s Guide)

The Advanced User’s Guide explains the following features and operations.

You can view the Advanced User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.

1 General setup

Memory Storage Volume Settings Automatic Daylight Saving Time Sleep Mode Touchscreen LCD Dial Prefix

2 Security features

Secure Function Lock 2.0 Restricting dialing

3Sending a fax

Additional sending options Additional sending operations Polling overview

4 Receiving a fax

8 PhotoCapture Center™:

Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive

PhotoCapture Center™ operations Print Images PhotoCapture Center™ print settings Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive

9 Printing photos from a

camera

Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)

A Routine maintenance

Memory Receive (Black & White only) Remote Retrieval Additional receiving operations Polling overview

5 Dialing and storing numbers

Voice operations Additional dialingoperations Additional ways to store numbers

6Printing reports

Fax reports Reports

7 Making copies

Copy options Ledger Copy Shortcuts

Cleaning and checking the machine Packing and shipping the machine

B Glossary

CIndex

xii

General information 1

Using the documentation

Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine.

WARNING

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

CAUTION

Symbols and conventions used in the documentation 1

The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation.

Bold Bold typeface identifies the

dial pad numbers of the Touchpanel and buttons on your computer screen.

Italics Italicized typeface

emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic.

Courier New

Text in Courier New font identifies messages on the Touchscreen of the machine.

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

IMPORTANT

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

NOTE

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

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to possible electrical shock.

Chapter 1

NOTE

Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide

This Basic User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine, such as how to use the advanced Fax, Copy, PhotoCapture Center™, Printer, Scanner, PC-Fax, and Network features. When you are ready to learn detailed information about these operations, read the

Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide that are on the

CD-ROM.

Viewing User’s Guides 1

c If the language screen appears, click

your language. The CD-ROM

Top Menu will appear.

d Click User’s Guides. e Click PDF documents. If the country

screen appears, choose your country. After the list of User’s Guides appears, choose the guide you want to read.

(Windows®) 1

To view the documentation, from ,

All Programs, select Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the programs group, and then choose User’s Guides.

If you have not installed the software, you can find the documentation on the CD-ROM by following the instructions below:

a Turn on your PC. Insert the Brother

CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

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

b If the model name screen appears, click

your model name.

(Macintosh) 1

a Turn on your Macintosh. Insert the

Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will appear.

b Double-click the User’s Guides icon. c Choose your language. d Click User’s Guides. If the country

screen appears, choose your country.

e After the list of User’s Guides appears,

choose the Guide you want to read.

General information

NOTE

How to find Scanning instructions 1

There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows:

Software User’s Guide

 Scanning

 ControlCenter

 Network Scanning

Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE How-to-Guides

(Windows

 The complete Nuance™ PaperPort™

12SE How-to-Guides can be viewed from the Help selection in the PaperPort™ 12SE application.

Presto! PageManager User’s Guide (Macintosh)

)

How to find Network setup instructions

Your machine can be connected to a wireless or wired network.

 Basic setup instructions

(See Quick Setup Guide.)

 The wireless access point or router

supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ (See Quick Setup Guide.)

 More information about network setup

(See Network User’s Guide.)

Presto! PageManager is available as a download from http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/ brother/PM9SEInstaller_BR_multilang.dmg

 The complete Presto! PageManager

User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help selection in the Presto! PageManager application.

Chapter 1

Accessing Brother Support (Windows

You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center), Customer Service and Brother Authorized Service Centers in Brother numbers on page i and on the CD-ROM.

 Click Brother Support on the Top Menu.

The following screen will appear:

) 1

 To access the Brother CreativeCenter

(http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/ for FREE photo projects and printable downloads, click Brother CreativeCenter.

 To return to the Top Menu, click Back or

if you are finished, click Exit.

)

 To access our website

(http://www.brother.com/ Brother Home Page.

 To view all Brother Numbers, including

Customer Service numbers for the USA and Canada, click Support Information.

 To access the USA Brother online

shopping mall (http://www.brothermall.com/ additional product and services information, click Brother Mall.com.

 To access Canada’s Brother online

shopping mall (http://www.brother.ca/ additional product and services information, click Shop Online (Canada).

 For the latest news and product support

information (http://solutions.brother.com/ Brother Solutions Center.

), click

) for

), click

 To visit our website for genuine Brother

Supplies (http://www.brother.com/original/ click Supplies Information.

Accessing Brother

General information

Support (Macintosh)

You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center) on the CD-ROM.

 Double-click the Brother Support icon.

The following screen will appear:

 To download and install Presto!

PageManager, click Presto! PageManager.

 To access the Brother Web Connect

page, click Brother Web Connect.

 To register your machine from the Brother

Product Registration Page (http://www.brother.com/registration/ click On-Line Registration.

 For the latest news and product support

information (http://solutions.brother.com/ Brother Solutions Center.

 To visit our website for genuine Brother

Supplies (http://www.brother.com/original/ Supplies Information.

), click

Chapter 1

NOTE

Control panel overview 1

The MFC-J4510DW and MFC-J4710DW have the same 3.7" Touchscreen LCD and

Touchpanel

This is a Touchscreen LCD with an electrostatic Touchpanel that only shows the LEDs that can be used.

Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide show the MFC-J4510DW.

1 3.7" Touchscreen LCD (Liquid Crystal

Display)

This is a Touchscreen LCD. You can access the menus and options by pressing them as they are displayed on this screen.

You can adjust the angle of the Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel by lifting it. To lower this control panel, push the release button that is located behind the mark, as shown in the illustration.

General information

2 Touchpanel:

The LEDs on the Touchpanel only light up when they are available for use.

 Back

Press to go back to the previous menu level.

 Home

Lets you return to the Home screen. The default shows the date and time, but you can change the default setting.

 Cancel

Press to cancel an operation when illuminated in red.

 Dial Pad

Press the numbers on the Touchpanel to dial telephone or fax numbers and to enter the number of copies.

The WiFi light is on when the network interface is WLAN.

4 Power On/Off

Press to turn the machine on.

Press and hold down to turn the machine

off. The Touchscreen LCD will show Shutting Down and will stay on for a few seconds before turning itself off.

If you have connected an external telephone or TAD, it is always available.

If you turn the machine off using , it will still

periodically clean the print head to maintain print quality. To prolong print head life, provide better ink efficiency, and maintain print quality, you should keep your machine connected to the power at all times.

Chapter 1

3 4

6 7 8

3.7" Touchscreen LCD 1

You can select three types of screens for the Home screen. When the Home screen is displayed, you can change the displayed screen by swiping left or right, or pressing d or c.

The following screens show the machine status when the machine is idle.

Home screen 1

The Home screen shows the date and time, as well as provide access to Fax, Copy and Scan, WiFi setup, Ink levels and Setup screen.

When the Home screen is displayed the machine is in

Ready mode. If Secure Function Lock turned on an icon is prominently displayed.

See Advanced User’s Guide: Secure Function Lock 2.0.

has been

More screen 1

The More screen provides access to additional features, such as Photo, Web and Ledger Copy Shortcuts.

Shortcut screens 1

You can quickly create a Shortcut for frequently used functions, such as sending a fax, making a copy, scanning and Web Connect. (For details, see Shortcut Settings on page 13.)

NOTE

Swiping is a type of user operation on the

NOTE

Touchscreen LCD that is performed by brushing your finger across the screen to display the next page or item.

General information

Lets you see the available ink volume. Also, lets you access the Ink menu.

Lets you access the main settings. For details, see Settings screen on page 11.

5 Date and Time

Displays the date and time that has been set in the machine.

6 Photo

Lets you access Photo mode.

7 Web

1 Modes:

 Fax

Lets you access Fax mode.

 Copy

Lets you access Copy mode.

 Scan

Lets you access Scan mode.

2 Wireless Status

A four-level indicator on the Ready mode screen shows the current wireless signal strength if you are using a wireless connection.

0Max

Lets you connect the Brother machine to an Internet service.

For details, see Web Connect Guide.

8 LGR Copy Shortcuts

You can quickly copy to Ledger or A3 size paper using this preset menu. For details, see Advanced User’s Guide: Ledger Copy Shortcuts.

9 Shortcuts

Lets you set up Shortcuts.

You can quickly send a fax, copy, scan and connect to a Web service using the options that you have set as a Shortcut.

• Three Shortcut screens are available. You can set up to six Shortcuts in each Shortcut screen. A total of 18 Shortcuts are available.

If you see at the top on the screen,

you can easily configure the wireless settings by pressing it. For more information, see Quick Setup Guide.

• To display the other Shortcut screens, swipe left or right, or press d or c.

Chapter 1

NOTE

10 New Fax

When Fax Preview is set to On, you can see how many new faxes you have received and stored in the memory.

(MFC-J4710DW)

• This product adopts the font of ARPHIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.

• MascotCapsule UI Framework and MascotCapsule Tangiblet developed by HI CORPORATION are used. MascotCapsule is a registered trademark of HI CORPORATION in Japan.

If you receive a fax containing multiple paper sizes (for example, a Letter size page and a Ledger size page), the machine may create and store a file for each paper size. The Touchscreen may show that more than one fax job has been received.

11 Warning icon

The warning icon appears when there is an error or maintenance message;

press Detail to view it, and then press

to return to Ready mode.

For details, see Error and maintenance messages on page 103.

Settings screen 1

NOTE

12 43

9 10 6

General information

The Touchscreen LCD shows the machine

status when you press .

You can check and access all the machine's settings from the following screen.

(MFC-J4510DW)

12 43

8 7 6

(MFC-J4710DW)

When the Distinctive Ring feature is turned on, the Touchscreen shows D/R. For details, see Distinctive Ring on page 62.

3 Wi-Fi

Lets you setup a Wi-Fi network connection.

A four level indicator on the screen shows the current wireless signal strength if you are using a wireless connection.

4 Date & Time

Lets you see the date and time. Also, lets you access the Date & Time menu.

5 Fax Preview

Lets you check the Fax Preview status. Also lets you access the Fax Preview setting.

6 All Settings

1 Ink

Lets you see the available ink volume. Also, lets you access the Ink menu.

2 Receive Mode

Lets you see the current Receive Mode.

 Fax (Fax Only)

 Fax/Tel (Fax/Tel)

 External TAD (External TAD)

Lets you access the full Settings menu.

7 Paper Size (MFC-J4510DW)

Lets you check the current paper size. Also, lets you access the Paper Size setting.

8 Paper Type (MFC-J4510DW)

Lets you check the current paper type. Also, lets you access the Paper Type setting.

9 Tray #1 (MFC-J4710DW)

Lets you check the current paper size of Tray #1. Also, lets you access the Tray #1 setting. You can change the paper size and paper type.

10 Tray #2 (MFC-J4710DW)

Lets you check the current paper size of Tray #2. Also, lets you access the Tray #2 setting. You can change the paper size.

 Manual (Manual)

Chapter 1

IMPORTANT

Setting the Ready screen 1

You can set the Ready screen to either Home, More, Shortcuts 1, Shortcuts 2 or Shortcuts 3.

When the machine is idle or you press , the machine will go back to the screen that you have set.

a Press .

b Press All Settings. c Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display General Setup.

d Press General Setup. e Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display Button Settings.

f Press Button Settings. g Press Home Button Settings. h Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display Home, More, Shortcuts 1, Shortcuts 2 or Shortcuts 3, and

then press the option you want.

Basic Operations 1

To operate the Touchscreen LCD, press your finger on the Touchscreen to operate it. To display and access all the screen menus or options, swipe left, right, up, down, or press d c or a b to scroll through them.

DO NOT press the Touchscreen with a sharp object, such as a pen or stylus. It may damage the machine.

The following steps show how to change a setting in the machine. In this example, the Receive Mode setting is changed from Fax Only to Fax/Tel.

a Press .

b Press All Settings. c Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display Initial Setup.

i Press .

The machine will go to the Home screen that you have set.

d Press Initial Setup. e Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display Receive Mode.

f Press Receive Mode.

General information

NOTE

g Press Fax/Tel.

Press if you want to go back to the previous level.

h Press .

Shortcut Settings 1

You can add the fax, copy, scan and Web Connect settings you use most frequently by setting them as your Shortcuts. Later you can recall and apply these settings quickly and easily. You can add 18 Shortcuts.

Adding Copy Shortcuts 1

The following settings can be included in a copy Shortcut:

 Quality

 Paper Type

 Paper Size

 Tray Select (MFC-J4710DW)

 Enlarge/Reduce

 Density

 Stack/Sort

 Page Layout

 2-sided Copy

 Advanced Settings

a If the displayed screen is either Home or

More, swipe left or right, or press d or c to display a Shortcut screen.

b Press where you haven’t added a

Shortcut.

c Press Copy. d Read the information on the

Touchscreen, and then confirm it by pressing OK.

e Press a copy preset you want to include

in the copy Shortcut.

f Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display the available settings, and then press the setting you want to change.

Chapter 1

NOTE

g Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display the available options for the setting, and then press the option you want to set. Repeat steps f and g until you have chosen all the settings for this Shortcut.

h When you are finished changing the

settings, press Save as Shortcut.

i Read and confirm the displayed list of

settings you have chosen, and then press OK.

j Enter a name for the Shortcut using the

keyboard on the Touchscreen. (To help you enter letters, see Entering Text on page 179.) Press OK.

k Press OK to save your Shortcut.

Adding Fax Shortcuts 1

The following settings can be included in a fax Shortcut:

 Address

 Fax Resolution

 2-sided Fax (MFC-J4710DW)

 Contrast

 Broadcasting

 Preview

 Color Setting

 Real Time TX

 Overseas Mode

 Glass Scan Size

a If the displayed screen is either Home or

More, swipe left or right, or press d or c to display a Shortcut screen.

d Read the information on the

Touchscreen, and then confirm it by pressing OK.

e Enter the fax number using the dial pad

on the Touchpanel, or the Address Book or Call history on the Touchscreen. When you are finished, go to step f.

• You can enter up to 20 digits for a fax number.

• If the Shortcut is to be used for broadcasting, press Options and choose Broadcasting in step g before entering the fax number in step e.

• You can enter up to 20 fax numbers if the Shortcut is for broadcasting. The fax numbers can be entered in any combination of Group numbers from the Address Book and individual fax numbers from the Address Book or entered manually. (See Advanced User’s Guide: Broadcasting (Black & White only).)

• When you enter a fax number in a Shortcut, it will be added automatically to the Address Book. The name in the Address Book will be the Shortcut name plus a sequential number.

f Press Options. g Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display the available settings, and then press the setting you want to change.

h Press the new option you want to set.

Repeat steps g and h until you have chosen all the settings for this Shortcut. Press OK.

i When you are finished choosing new

options, press Save as Shortcut.

b Press where you haven’t added a

Shortcut.

c Press Fax.

j Read and confirm the displayed list of

options you have chosen, and then press OK.

General information

NOTE

k Enter a name for the Shortcut using the

keyboard on the Touchscreen. (To help you enter letters, see Entering Text on page 179.) Press OK.

l Press OK to save your Shortcut.

Adding Scan Shortcuts 1

The following settings can be included in a scan Shortcut:

to Media

 2-sided Scan (MFC-J4710DW)

 Scan Type

 Resolution

 File Type

 File Name

 Auto Crop

 Skip Blank Page (MFC-J4710DW)

 Remove Background Color

to E-mail Server (Available after IFAX has been downloaded)

 Address

 2-sided Scan (MFC-J4710DW)

 Scan Type

a If the displayed screen is either Home or

More, swipe left or right, or press d or c to display a Shortcut screen.

b Press where you haven’t added a

Shortcut.

c Press Scan. d Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display the type of scan you want to do, and then press it.

e Do one of the following:

 If you pressed to Media, read the

information on the Touchscreen, and then press OK to confirm it. Go to step h.

 If you pressed

to E-mail Server, read the information on the Touchscreen, and then press OK to confirm it. Go to step f.

 If you pressed to File, to OCR,

to Image or to E-mail, read the

information on the Touchscreen, and then press OK to confirm it. Go to step g.

 If you pressed to Network or

to FTP, read the information on the

Touchscreen, and then press OK to confirm it.

 Resolution

 File Type

to OCR/to File/to Image/to E-mail

 PC Select

to FTP/to Network

 Profile Name

Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display the Profile Name, and then press it.

Press OK to confirm the Profile Name you have chosen. Go to step m.

To add a Shortcut for to Network and to FTP, you must have added the Profile Name beforehand.

Chapter 1

NOTE

f Do one of the following:

 To enter an E-mail address

manually, press Manual. Enter the E-mail address using the keyboard on the Touchscreen. (See Entering Text on page 179.)

Press OK.

 To enter an E-mail address from the

Address Book, press Address Book. Swipe up or down,

or press a or b to display the E-mail address you want, and then press it.

Press OK.

After you confirm the E-mail address you entered, press OK. Go to step h.

Press Detail to view the list of addresses you have entered.

g Do one of the following:

 When the machine is connected to a

PC using a USB connection:

Press OK to confirm <USB> is chosen as the PC Name. Go to step m.

j Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display the available options for the setting, and then press the new option you want to set. Repeat steps i and j until you have chosen all the settings for this Shortcut. When you are finished changing settings, press OK.

k Review the settings you have chosen:

 If you need to make more changes,

return to step h.

 If you are satisfied with your

changes, press Save as Shortcut.

l Review your settings on the

Touchscreen, and then press OK.

m Enter a name for the Shortcut using the

keyboard on the Touchscreen. (To help you enter letters, see Entering Text on page 179.) Press OK.

n Read the information on the

Touchscreen, and then press OK to save your Shortcut.

 When the machine is connected to a

network:

Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display the PC Name, and then press it. Press OK to confirm the PC Name you have chosen. Go to step m.

h Press Options. i Swipe up or down, or press a or b to

display the available settings, and then press the setting you want to change or store.

Adding Web Connect Shortcuts 1

The settings for the following services can be included in a Web Connect Shortcut:

 PICASA Web Albums™

 GOOGLE DOCS™

 FLICKR

 Facebook™

 EVERNOTE

 Dropbox

+ 181 hidden pages

Brother MFC-J4510DW, MFC-J4710DW Basic User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Brother numbers

Register your product

FAQs (frequently asked questions)

For Customer Service

Ordering accessories and supplies

Accessories and Supplies

Compilation and Publication Notice

User's Guides and where do I find them?

Table of Contents

General information 1

Using the documentation

Symbols and conventions used in the documentation 1

Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide

Viewing User’s Guides 1

(Windows®) 1

(Macintosh) 1

How to find Scanning instructions 1

How to find Network setup instructions

Control panel overview 1

3.7" Touchscreen LCD 1

Setting the Ready screen 1

Basic Operations 1

Shortcut Settings 1

Adding Copy Shortcuts 1

Adding Fax Shortcuts 1

Adding Scan Shortcuts 1

Adding Web Connect Shortcuts 1