Brother MFC-J4620DW User Manual

Basic User’s Guide

MFC-J4620DW

Version 0

USA/CAN

If you must contact Customer Service

Please complete this information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-J4620DW

Serial Number: 1

Date of Purchase:

Place of Purchase:

1The 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.

Register your product on-line at

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.

© 2014 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.

Brother numbers

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.

Register 1 your new product online at

http://www.brother.com/registration

1 (USA only) You can also complete and fax the Brother Warranty Registration and Test Sheet.

FAQs (frequently asked questions)

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

http://support.brother.com

NOTE

Check here for Brother driver updates.

To keep your machine’s 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)

1-877-268-9575 (test your fax-sending and fax-receiving operations) In Canada: http://www.brother.ca/support

(Self-Service Videos, Email, Chat, Facebook and Twitter Help)

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Service Center Locator (USA only)

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

Service Center Locations (Canada only)

For the location of a Brother authorized service center, visit http://www.brother.ca/support.

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 have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express credit card, or PayPal account, you can order directly from Brother. Visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.

NOTE

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)

In Canada:

http://www.brothermall.com

http://www.brother.ca

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Order Information

Description

Item

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <black>

LC207BK (Prints approx. 1,200 pages) 1

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <yellow>

LC205Y (Prints approx. 1,200 pages) 1

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <cyan> (blue)

LC205C (Prints approx. 1,200 pages) 1

Ink Cartridge Super High Yield <magenta> (red)

LC205M (Prints approx. 1,200 pages) 1

Ink Cartridge High Yield <black>

LC203BK (Prints approx. 550 pages) 1

Ink Cartridge High Yield <yellow>

LC203Y (Prints approx. 550 pages) 1

Ink Cartridge High Yield <cyan> (blue)

LC203C (Prints approx. 550 pages) 1

Ink Cartridge High Yield <magenta> (red)

LC203M (Prints approx. 550 pages) 1

Premium Plus Glossy Photo Paper

 

(Ledger size / 20 sheets)

BP71GLGR

(Letter size / 20 sheets)

BP71GLTR

(4" 6" size / 20 sheets)

BP71GP20

 

 

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

LET977001 (English for USA and Canada)

 

LET977002 (French for Canada)

 

 

CD ROM for Windows® & Mac

LET966001

1 For more information about the replacement supplies, visit http://www.brother.com/pageyield.

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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 product’s manuals have been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

The contents of the manuals 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 publications.

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You can use the following features!

Mobile Connect

Use Brother iPrint&Scan to print and scan images and files from mobile devices.

If your Android™ device supports Near Field Communication (NFC), print and scan just by touching your device to the NFC logo on the control panel.

(See Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan at solutions.brother.com/manuals.)

Web Connect / Brother Apps

Scan and upload images and files to popular web services directly from your machine. Capture and convert information directly from your machine without your computer.

(See Web Connect Guide at solutions.brother.com/manuals.)

Printing Scanning

Add Shortcuts

Save your most frequently-used settings as Shortcuts.

(See Online User’s Guide at solutions.brother.com/manuals.)

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User's Guides and where to find them

 

 

 

Which Guide?

What's in it?

Where is it?

Product Safety Guide

Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety

Printed / In the box

 

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,

Printed / In the box

 

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

Printed / In the box

 

Center operations and basic machine maintenance.

 

 

See troubleshooting tips.

 

Online User’s Guide

This HTML (Web) guide includes the contents of the

HTML / CD-ROM

 

Basic User’s Guide, and additional information

(Windows®) /

 

about the machine’s settings and operations,

Brother Solution

 

security features, troubleshooting tips, and

Center 1 (Macintosh)

 

maintenance instructions.

 

 

In addition to information about the PC-Print, Scan,

 

 

Copy, Fax (MFC models only), and PhotoCapture

 

 

Center and Brother ControlCenter operations, useful

 

 

information is included about using the machine on

 

 

a network.

 

 

 

 

Web Connect Guide

This Guide provides useful information about

PDF file / Brother

 

accessing Internet services from the Brother

Solutions Center 1

 

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

PDF file / Brother

 

print from OS X v10.7.x or later and your iPhone,

Solutions Center 1

 

iPod touch, iPad, or other iOS device to your Brother

 

 

machine without installing a printer driver.

 

Google Cloud Print

This Guide provides details on how to use Google

PDF file / Brother

Guide

Cloud Print™ services for printing over the Internet.

Solutions Center 1

Mobile Print/Scan Guide

This Guide provides useful information about

PDF file / Brother

for Brother iPrint&Scan

printing from your mobile device and scanning from

Solutions Center 1

 

your Brother machine to your mobile device when

 

 

connected to a Wi-Fi® network.

 

 

 

 

1 Visit solutions.brother.com/manuals.

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The Online User’s Guide helps you get the most out of your machine.

Quicker navigation!

Search box

Navigation index in a separate pane

Comprehensive!

Every topic in one guide

Simplified layout!

Provides step-by-step instructions

Summarizes the feature at the top of the page

1

2

3

4

1Search Box

2Navigation Index

3Feature Summary

4Step-by-Step Instructions

Where can I find the Online User’s Guide?

(Windows®)

 

Click

(Start) > All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities > MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your

model name.) > Support > User’s Guides.

(Windows® 8)

 

Tap or click

(Brother Utilities) > MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your model name.) > Support >

User’s Guides.

 

(Macintosh or other options)

Visit Brother Solutions Center: solutions.brother.com/manuals.

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If you have questions or problems, please take a look at your model’s FAQs.

Provides several ways to search

Displays related questions for additional information

Receives regular updates based on customer feedback

*The FAQ home page will vary depending on your model.

Where can I find these FAQs?

Brother Solutions Center

http://support.brother.com

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Table of Contents

1

General information............

1

 

How to use the documentation .......

1

 

Symbols and conventions............

1

 

About Brother Utilities

 

 

(Windows®) ....................................

1

 

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

2

 

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

4

 

Entering Text ...............................

8

2

Loading paper .....................

9

 

Before loading paper.......................

9

 

Loading paper in the paper tray ......

9

 

Loading paper in the manual

 

 

feed slot ........................................

12

 

Paper settings ...............................

14

 

Set Paper Size and Type...........

14

 

Check Paper setting......................

15

 

Recommended print media........

15

 

Handling and using print

 

 

media .........................................

16

3

Loading documents..........

17

 

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

17

 

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

17

 

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

18

4

Printing from a

 

 

computer............................

19

 

How to print a document...............

19

5

Copying..............................

20

 

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

20

 

Stop copying ..............................

20

 

Copy options overview..................

20

 

Paper Type ................................

21

 

Paper Size .................................

21

6 Scanning to a computer ...

22

 

Before scanning ............................

22

 

How to scan a document as a

 

 

PDF file using ControlCenter4

 

 

(Windows®)...................................

22

 

How to scan a document as a

 

 

PDF file using the Touchscreen....

23

7Printing and scanning with Near Field Communication

 

(NFC) ..................................

24

 

How to print with NFC...................

24

 

How to scan with NFC ..................

24

8

PhotoCapture Center: Printing

 

photos from a memory card or

 

USB flash drive...................

25

 

PhotoCapture Center operations

 

 

(PHOTO mode).............................

25

 

How to print images ......................

25

 

View Photos...............................

25

 

PhotoCapture Center print settings

 

overview........................................

26

9

Telephone services and

 

 

external devices ................

27

 

Telephone services overview .......

27

 

Voice mail ..................................

27

 

Distinctive Ring ..........................

27

 

Voice over Internet Protocol

 

 

(VoIP) ........................................

27

 

Connecting an external telephone

 

answering device (TAD) ............

28

 

External and extension

 

 

telephones .................................

28

10

Sending a fax.....................

29

 

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

29

 

Stop faxing.................................

30

 

How to store numbers...................

31

 

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

31

 

Storing Address Book

 

 

numbers.....................................

31

 

How to set your Station ID ............

32

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11

Receiving a fax ..................

33

 

Receive Modes .............................

33

 

How to choose the correct

 

 

Receive Mode............................

33

 

Receive Modes overview...........

34

 

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

36

 

Ring Delay .................................

36

 

F/T Ring Time

 

 

(Fax/Tel mode only)...................

36

A

Routine maintenance ........

37

 

How to clean and check the

 

 

machine ........................................

37

 

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

37

 

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

37

 

Checking the print alignment .....

39

B

Troubleshooting ................

40

 

Identifying the problem..................

40

 

Error and maintenance

 

 

messages......................................

40

 

Error animations.........................

50

 

Transferring your faxes or Fax

 

 

Journal report.............................

50

 

Document jam ...........................

51

 

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

52

 

Troubleshooting for Wireless LAN

 

 

setup .............................................

58

 

Wireless LAN report...................

58

 

If you are having difficulty with

 

 

your machine ................................

59

 

Dial Tone detection....................

69

 

Telephone Line Interference or

 

 

VoIP System ..............................

69

 

Machine Information .....................

70

 

Checking the serial number .......

70

 

Checking the firmware

 

 

version .......................................

70

 

Reset operations overview.........

70

 

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

71

C

Index ...................................

72

 

Supplies .............................

75

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1 General information

How to use the documentation

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

Symbols and conventions

The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation.

Bold

Bold typeface identifies

 

buttons on your computer

 

screen.

Italics

Italicized typeface emphasizes

 

an important point or refers

 

you to a related topic.

Courier

Text in Courier New font

New

identifies messages displayed

 

on the machine’s Touchscreen

 

LCD.

a (Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and

1

Windows® 7)

 

 

Click

(Start) > All Programs >

 

Brother, and

(Brother Utilities).

 

(Windows® 8)

 

 

Tap or click

(Brother Utilities)

 

either on the Start screen or the desktop.

(Windows® 8.1)

Move your mouse to the lower left

corner of the Start screen and click

(if you are using a touch-based device, swipe up from the bottom of the Start screen to bring up the Apps screen). When the Apps screen appears, tap or

click (Brother Utilities). b Select your machine.

IMPORTANT

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

NOTE

NOTE specifies the operating environment, conditions for installation, or special conditions of use.

About Brother Utilities

c Choose the operation you want.

(Windows®)

 

Brother Utilities is an application launcher that offers convenient access to all Brother applications installed on your device.

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Chapter 1

Control panel overview

3.7" Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel

1

13.7" Touchscreen LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

Access the menus and options you want by pressing them as they are displayed on the Touchscreen LCD.

2Touchpanel:

Back

Press to go back to the previous menu level.

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

Home

Press to return to the Home screen. The default screen displays the date and time, but you can change the default Home screen.

Cancel

Press to cancel an operation when lit.

2

General information

1

2

3

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

NFC (Near Field Communication) logo

4

Power On/Off

 

 

The NFC logo light on the right side of the

 

 

 

 

 

control panel is on when NFC is set to On.

 

Press

to turn on the machine.

 

(To turn off the NFC feature, press

>

 

Press and hold down

to turn off the

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Settings > Network > NFC > Off. The NFC logo light goes off.)

If your Android™ device supports the NFC standard, you can print and scan to your device by touching it to the NFC logo.

You must download and install Brother iPrint&Scan to your Android™ device to use this feature.

(See Printing and scanning with Near Field Communication (NFC) on page 24.)

machine. The Touchscreen LCD displays Shutting Down and stays on for a few seconds before turning off.

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

If you turn off the machine using

, it still

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

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Chapter 1

3.7" Touchscreen LCD

Select from three types of screens to set the Home screen: Basic Functions screen, More screens and Shortcuts screens. When the Basic Functions screen is displayed, swipe left or right or press d or c to display the More

screens. Press to display the Shortcut screens.

Basic Functions screen

1 2 3 4

5

6

7

The Basic Functions screen displays the date and time and provides access to Fax, Copy and Scan modes.

More screens

1 2 3 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

6

 

 

7

1

2

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

6

7

The More screens display the date and time and provides access to additional features, such as Photo, Web, Apps and Ledger Copy Shortcuts.

Shortcut screens

1 2 3 4

8

Create Shortcuts for frequently-used operations, such as sending a fax, making a copy, scanning and using Web Connect. (For instructions, see Online User’s Guide: Save Your Favorite Settings as a Shortcut.)

4

1 Demo

(USA only)

Press to print a list of the machine’s main features, followed by a slide show on the Touchscreen.

After you print from a computer, will disappear from the screen.

To restore the icon, you must delete all the settings you have changed by performing a Machine Reset. (See How to reset the machine on page 71.)

2Wireless Status

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

0

Max

When appears on the

Touchscreen, press it to configure your wireless settings. For more information, see Quick Setup Guide.

3 Ink

Displays the available ink volume. Press to access the Ink menu.

When an ink cartridge is near the end of its life or having a problem, an error icon appears on the ink color.

(See Online User’s Guide: Check the Ink Volume.)

4 Settings

Press to access the settings. (See Settings screen on page 7.)

5 Shortcuts

Press to access the Shortcuts screens.

6Date & Time

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

 

 

General information

7 Modes:

 

 

Fax

1

Press to access Fax mode.

Copy

Press to access Copy mode.

Scan

Press to access Scan mode.

Photo

Press to access Photo mode.

Web

Press to connect the Brother machine to an Internet service.

For more information, see Web Connect Guide.

Apps

Press to connect the Brother machine to the Brother Apps menu.

LGR Copy Shortcuts

Use this preset shortcut to copy on Ledger or A3 size.

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Use the Ledger Copy Shortcuts.

8 Add Shortcut

Create Shortcuts for frequently-used operations, such as sending a fax, copying, scanning and using Web Connect.

Three Shortcuts screens are available with space for up to six Shortcuts on each screen.

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Save Your Favorite Settings as a Shortcut.

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Chapter 1

NOTE

If a Shortcuts screen is set as the Home screen, is displayed at the

bottom of the screen. Press this icon to access the Basic Functions screen.

9 Stored Faxes:

9

When Fax Preview is set to Off,

Stored Faxes displays how many received faxes are in the machine’s memory.

Press Print to print the faxes. 10 New Fax(es):

10

When Fax Preview is set to On,

New Fax(es) displays how many new faxes you have received and stored in the machine’s memory.

Press View to view the faxes on the Touchscreen.

11 Warning icon

11

The warning icon appears when there

is an error or maintenance message. Press Detail to view the message, and

then press to return to Ready mode.

(See Error and maintenance messages on page 40.)

NOTE

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.

6

Settings screen

When you press , the Touchscreen LCD displays the machine’s status.

This screen provides access to all the machine’s settings.

1 2 3 4

5

8

7

6

1Maintenance

Press to access the Maintenance menu.

Check and improve the print quality, clean the print head and check the available ink volume. You can also use the Maintenance solution menu to solve a recurring paper jam error.

2Receive Mode

Displays the current Receive Mode:

Fax (Fax Only)

Fax/Tel

External TAD

Manual

NOTE

When the Distinctive Ring feature is turned on, the Touchscreen displays D/R. For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Distinctive Ring.

General information

3 Wi-Fi

 

 

Press to set up a wireless network

1

connection.

 

A four-level indicator

on the screen

 

displays the current wireless signal strength if you are using a wireless connection.

4Date & Time

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

Press to access the Date & Time menu to adjust date and time.

5Quiet Mode

Displays the Quiet Mode setting. Press to access the Quiet Mode menu.

When this menu is set to On, is displayed on the Home screen (for USA:

when is not displayed), and the machine’s printing noise is lowered.

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Reduce the Printing Noise.

6All Settings

Press to access the Settings menu.

7Fax Preview

Displays the Fax Preview setting.

Press to access the Fax Preview menu.

8Tray Setting

Press to access the Tray Setting menu. Use the Tray Setting menu to change paper size and paper type.

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Chapter 1

Entering Text

When you must enter text into the machine, a keyboard appears on the Touchscreen.

Press to cycle between letters, numbers and special characters.

NOTE

To change between lowercase or uppercase letters, press .

Inserting spaces

To enter a space, press Space or c.

NOTE

The characters that are available may differ depending on your country.

Making corrections

If you entered an incorrect character and want to change it, press d to move the cursor to highlight the incorrect character, and then

press . Enter the correct character. You can also use the cursor to go back and insert characters.

To erase all the characters, press repeatedly.

8

2 Loading paper

Before loading paper

Loading paper in the

 

Load only one size of paper and one type of

paper tray

2

paper in the paper tray at a time.

 

 

When loading a different paper size in the tray, you must also change the paper size setting in the machine. (See Set Paper Size and Type on page 14.)

If the Check Paper setting is set to On, the machine displays a message asking if you want to change the paper type and paper size when you pull the paper tray out of the machine. Change the paper size and paper type settings if needed, according to the instructions on the Touchscreen. (See Check Paper setting on page 15.)

We explain how to load paper for each tray: Paper tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 9. Manual feed slot . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 12.

Paper size and loading orientation

The paper size determines the orientation when loading paper in the paper tray.

 

Paper tray

A4

Landscape orientation

Letter

 

Executive

 

A5

Portrait orientation

A6

 

Photo 2L

 

Index card

 

Envelope

 

Photo

Portrait orientation

Photo L

 

See the details in this chapter.

For information about other paper sizes, see Online User’s Guide: Load Paper in Paper Tray #1.

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Chapter 2

When using Letter, A4 or Executive size paper:

a Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine.

d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds.

b Open the output paper tray cover (1).

1

NOTE

Always make sure the paper is not curled.

e Load paper in the paper tray with the printing surface face down.

Check that the paper is flat in the tray.

Landscape orientation

c Gently press and slide the paper guides (1) to fit the paper size.

Make sure the triangular mark (2) on the paper guide (1) lines up with the mark for the paper size you are using.

1 2

10

f Gently adjust the paper guides (1) to fit the paper.

Make sure the paper guides touch the sides of the paper.

1

g Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper

mark (1).

Overfilling the paper tray may cause paper jams.

1

h Close the output paper tray cover.

Loading paper

i Slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine.

2

j Pull out the paper support (1) until it locks into place, and then unfold the paper support flap (2).

2

1

k Change the paper size setting in the machine’s menu, if needed.

(See Set Paper Size and Type on page 14.)

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Chapter 2

Loading paper in the manual feed slot

Use the manual feed slot to load special print media, one sheet at a time.

The manual feed slot cannot be used for printing faxes.

Paper size and loading orientation

The paper size determines the orientation when loading paper in the manual feed slot.

 

Manual feed slot

A4

Landscape orientation

Letter

 

 

 

 

 

Executive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A3

Portrait orientation

Ledger

 

Legal

 

A5

 

A6

 

Photo

 

Photo L

 

Photo 2L

 

Index card

 

Envelope

 

See the details in this chapter.

For information about other paper sizes, see Online User’s Guide: Load Paper in the Manual Feed Slot.

When using Ledger or A3 size paper: a Open the manual feed slot cover.

b Slide the manual feed slot paper guides to match the width of the paper you are using.

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c Load only one sheet of paper in the manual feed slot with the printing surface face up.

Portrait orientation

d Using both hands, gently adjust the manual feed slot paper guides to fit the paper.

Loading paper

 

e Using both hands, load one sheet of

 

paper in the manual feed slot until the

 

front edge touches the paper feed

 

rollers. Let go of the paper when you

 

hear the machine pull it in a short

2

distance. The Touchscreen displays

Manual Feed Slot ready.

 

f Pull out the paper support until it locks into place.

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NOTE

If the data does not fit on one sheet, the Touchscreen will prompt you to load another sheet of paper. Place another sheet of paper in the manual feed slot, and then press OK on the Touchscreen.

If you are using paper that is longer than Letter or A4 size or envelopes that are longer than the tray length, such as com10 envelopes, close the paper support flap.

Paper settings

Set Paper Size and Type

Paper Type

To get the best print quality, set the machine for the type of paper you are using.

a Press (Settings).

b Press Tray Setting.

c Press Paper Type.

d Press Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper,

Brother BP71 or Other Glossy.

e Press .

NOTE

The machine ejects paper with the printed surface face up onto the paper tray at the front of the machine. When using glossy paper, remove each sheet at once to prevent smudging or paper jams.

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Paper Size

You can use the following sizes of paper for copies: Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4, A5, A3, Executive and Photo (4" 6")/(10 15 cm) and the following sizes for printing faxes: Letter or A4. When loading a different size of paper in the machine, you must change the paper size setting so your machine can fit an incoming fax on the page.

a Press (Settings).

b Press Tray Setting.

c Press Paper Size.

d Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the paper size options, and then press the option you want.

e Press .

NOTE

When you copy using Ledger, Legal or A3 size paper, set the paper size option in Copy mode.

Loading paper

Check Paper setting

If the Check Paper setting is set to On, the machine displays a message asking if you

want to change the paper type and paper size 2 setting. This message will appear each time

you pull the tray out of the machine. The default setting is On.

a Press (Settings).

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 Check Paper.

f Press Check Paper. g Press Off (or On).

h Press .

Recommended print media

To get the best print quality, we recommend using the following paper:

Brother paper

Paper Type

Item

Premium Plus Glossy

 

Photo

 

Ledger

BP71GLGR

Letter

BP71GLTR

4" 6"

BP71GP20

 

 

Plain Inkjet

 

Ledger

BP60PLGR (USA only)

 

 

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Handling and using print media

IMPORTANT

DO NOT use the following kinds of paper:

Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped

1 1

10.08 in. (2 mm) or greater curl may cause jams to occur.

Extremely shiny or highly textured

Paper that cannot be arranged uniformly when stacked

Paper made with a short grain

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3 Loading documents

How to load documents

You can send a fax, make copies, and scan from the automatic document feeder (ADF) and from the scanner glass.

Using the ADF

The ADF can hold up to 20 pages and feed each sheet individually. Use paper that is within the sizes and weights shown in the table. Always fan the pages before placing them in the ADF.

Document Sizes and Weights

Length:

5.8 to 14.0 in.

 

(148 to 355.6 mm)

Width:

5.8 to 8.5 in.

 

(148 to 215.9 mm)

Paper weight:

17 to 24 lb

 

(64 to 90 g/m2)

How to load documents

IMPORTANT

DO NOT pull on the document while it is feeding.

DO NOT use paper that is curled, wrinkled, folded, ripped, stapled, paper clipped, glued, or taped.

DO NOT use cardboard, newspaper, or fabric.

DO NOT leave a thick document on the scanner glass. If you do this, the ADF may jam.

Make sure documents with ink or correction fluid are completely dry.

a Lift up and unfold the ADF document support (1).

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3

b Fan the pages well.

c Adjust the paper guides (1) to fit the width of your document.

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d Place your document face down, top edge first in the ADF underneath the guides until the Touchscreen displays ADF Ready and you feel it touch the feed rollers.

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Using the scanner glass

Use the scanner glass to fax, copy, or scan one page at a time.

Document Sizes Supported

Length:

Up to 11.7 in. (297 mm)

Width:

Up to 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)

Weight:

Up to 4.4 lb (2 kg)

 

 

How to load documents

NOTE

To use the scanner glass, the ADF must be empty.

a Lift the document cover.

b Place the document face down in the upper left corner of the scanner glass, aligned with the arrow.

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1 Document Cover

c Close the document cover.

IMPORTANT

If you are scanning a book or thick document, DO NOT slam or press on the document cover.

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4 Printing from a computer

How to print a document

The machine can receive and print data from your computer. Before you can print from a computer, you must install the printer driver.

For more information and detailed instructions on printing, see Online User’s Guide: Print.

a Install the Brother printer driver from the Installer CD-ROM or from Brother Solutions Center. (See Quick Setup Guide.)

b From your application, select the Print command.

c Select the name of your machine in the Print dialog box and click Properties or Preferences, depending on the application you are using.

d Select the settings you want to change in the Properties dialog box. Commonly used settings include:

Media Type

Print Quality

Paper Size

Orientation

Color / Grayscale

Ink Save Mode

Scaling

2-sided / Booklet

e Click OK.

f Click Print (or OK depending on the application you are using) to begin printing.

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5 Copying

How to copy

a Do one of the following to load your document:

Place the document face down in the ADF.

(See Using the ADF on page 17.)

Place the document face down on the scanner glass.

(See Using the scanner glass on page 18.)

b Press (Copy).

The Touchscreen displays:

1

1No. of Copies

Enter the number of copies:

Press - or + on the Touchscreen.

Press the displayed number of copies on the Touchscreen, and then enter the number of copies you want.

Press OK.

c If you want more than one copy, enter the number (up to 99).

d Press Black Start or Color Start.

Stop copying

To stop copying, press .

Copy options overview

To change copy options, press Copy, and then press Options. Swipe up or down or press a or b to scroll through the copy settings. When the setting you want is displayed, press it and choose your option. When you have finished changing options, press OK.

For more information about changing the following copy options, see page 21.

Paper Type

Paper Size

For more information about changing the following copy options, see Online User’s Guide: Copy.

Quality

Enlarge/Reduce

Page Layout

2 in 1 (ID)

Stack/Sort

Density

Ink Save Mode

Thin Paper Copy

Book Copy

Watermark Copy

Remove Background Color

2-sided Copy

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Paper Type

If you are copying on special paper, set the machine for the type of paper you are using to get the best print quality.

a Load your document.

b Press (Copy).

c Enter the number of copies you want. d Press Options.

e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Paper Type.

f Press Paper Type.

g Press Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper,

Brother BP71 or Other Glossy.

h Press OK.

i Press Black Start or Color Start.

Paper Size

If you are copying on paper other than Letter size, you must change the Paper Size setting. You can copy only on Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4, A5, A3, Executive, or

Photo (4" 6")/(10 15 cm) paper. a Load your document.

b Press (Copy).

c Enter the number of copies you want. d Press Options.

e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Paper Size.

f Press Paper Size.

Copying

g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4, A5, A3, Executive or 4"x6", and then press the option you want.

NOTE

If you select Legal, Ledger or A3, the precautions for loading paper appear. Read the information on the Touchscreen, and confirm by pressing OK.

If you are using the manual feed slot,

insert only one sheet of paper at a time.

 

(See Loading paper in the manual feed

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slot on page 12.)

h Press OK.

i Press Black Start or Color Start.

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6 Scanning to a computer

Before scanning

To use the machine as a scanner, install a scanner driver. If the machine is on a network, configure it with a TCP/IP address.

Install the scanner drivers from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.)

Configure the machine with a TCP/IP address if network scanning does not work.

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Configure Network Scanning for Windows®.

How to scan a document as a PDF file using ControlCenter4 (Windows®)

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Scan Using ControlCenter4 Advanced

Mode (Windows®).

NOTE

The screens on your PC may vary depending on your model.

This section is based on using Advanced Mode in ControlCenter4.

ControlCenter4 is a software utility that lets you access the applications you use most often without having to manually launch specific applications.

a Load your document. (See How to load documents on page 17.)

b Click the

(ControlCenter4) icon in

the task tray, and then click Open.

c If the ControlCenter4 Mode screen appears, click Advanced Mode, and then click OK.

d Select your machine from the Model drop-down list at the top of the screen.

e Click the Scan tab. Then click File.

The configuration dialog box appears. Change the default settings if needed.

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2

3

4

5

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1Select PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down list.

2Type a file name for the document.

3Click Folder. You can save the file to the default folder, or select your preferred folder by clicking the

(Browse) button.

4Select a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list.

5Select the document size from the Document Size drop-down list.

f Click Scan.

The machine starts scanning. The folder where the file is saved opens automatically.

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

a Load your document. (See How to load documents on page 17.)

b Press (Scan).

c Swipe left or right to display to File. d Press to File.

is highlighted and appears in the center of the Touchscreen.

e Press OK.

If the machine is connected to a network, press the PC Name. Do one of the following:

To use the default settings, go to step j.

To change the default settings, go to step f.

f Press Options.

Scanning to a computer

g Press Scan Settings, and then press

Set at Device.

h Choose the settings for Scan Type,

Resolution, File Type, Scan Size and

Remove Background Color if needed.

i Press OK.

j Press Start.

The machine starts scanning.

NOTE

The following scan modes are available:

 

to

OCR

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to

File

 

to

Image

 

to

Media

 

to

E-mail

 

to

E-mail Server

 

to

FTP

 

to

Network

 

to

Web

 

WS

Scan 1 (Web Services Scan)

 

1 Windows® users only. (Includes Windows Vista®

SP2 or later, Windows® 7 and Windows® 8) For more information, see Online User’s Guide:

Scan Using Web Services from the Brother Machine (Windows Vista® SP2 or greater, Windows® 7 and Windows® 8).

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7

Printing and scanning with Near

Field Communication (NFC)

How to print with NFC

If your Android™ device supports the NFC feature, you can print photos, PDF files, text files, web pages and email messages from your device by touching it to the NFC logo on the right side of the control panel.

How to scan with NFC

If your Android™ device supports the NFC feature, you can scan photos and documents to your device by touching it to the NFC logo on the right side of the control panel.

Before you can print using the NFC feature, you must download and install Brother iPrint&Scan on your Android™ device.

(For more information, see Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan: For Android™ Devices.)

Before you can scan using the NFC feature, you must download and install Brother iPrint&Scan on your Android™ device.

(For more information, see Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan: For Android™ Devices.)

NOTE

NFC allows for simplified transactions, data exchange and wireless connections between two devices that are in close range of each other.

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8

PhotoCapture Center: Printing

 

 

photos from a memory card or

 

 

 

USB flash drive

 

 

 

PhotoCapture Center operations

(PHOTO mode)

Even if your machine is not connected to your computer, you can print photos directly from digital camera media or a USB flash drive.

How to print images

View Photos

You can preview your photos on the Touchscreen before you print them. If your photos are large files, there may be a delay before each photo appears.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT insert more than one media card in the machine at the same time. Doing this may damage the machine.

a Open the media slot cover.

b Put the memory card or USB flash drive in the correct slot.

c Press Photo.

d Swipe left or right to display

View Photos.

e Press View Photos.

Press OK.

f Do one of the following:

To choose the photos you want to print, or to print multiple copies of an image, go to step g.

To print all the photos, press Print All. Press Yes to confirm. Go to step j.

g Swipe left or right or press d or c to display the photo you want to print, and then press it.

h Enter the number of copies:

Press - or + on the Touchscreen.

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Press the number of copies to

 

display the dial pad on the

 

Touchscreen, and then use it to enter

 

the number of copies. Press OK.

 

Press OK.

 

i Repeat steps g and h until you have selected all the photos you want to print.

j Press OK.

k Read and confirm the displayed list of options.

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l Press Print Settings to change the paper type and paper size.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Paper Type and press it, and then press the option you want.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Paper Size and press it, and then press the option you want.

Change other print settings if needed. When finished, press OK.

m Press Start.

n Wait until the message on the Touchscreen disappears after printing, and then remove the memory card or USB flash drive from the media slot.

PhotoCapture Center print settings overview

The Print Settings you change are temporary for your current printout. The machine returns to its default settings after printing is complete.

NOTE

You can save the print settings you use most often by setting them as the default.

(See Online User’s Guide: Set Your Changes as the New Defaults for Photos.)

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9 Telephonedevices services and external

Telephone services overview

NOTE

Important information and setup instructions for the telephone services are in the Online User’s Guide. To download the Online User’s Guide, visit at solutions.brother.com/manuals and go to your model’s Manual page.

Your machine supports the Caller ID and Distinctive Ring subscriber telephone services that some telephone companies offer.

Features like VoIP, Voice Mail, Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID, RingMaster, answering services, alarm systems or other custom features on one telephone line may create problems with the operation of your machine. If you have Voice Mail on your telephone line, please read the following carefully.

Voice mail

If you have voice mail service and your Brother machine on the same line, they will conflict with one another when receiving incoming calls. If you want the Brother machine to share a single line with your voice mail, you must either put the Brother machine in Manual mode or subscribe to your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring service.

For more information and setup instructions:

(See How to choose the correct Receive Mode on page 33.)

(See Distinctive Ring on page 27.)

(See Online User’s Guide: Voice Mail.)

Distinctive Ring

Distinctive Ring is a telephone-company service that allows you to have two different phone numbers on a single line. Each telephone number has its own ring pattern. You can program your Brother machine to automatically receive faxes on one of the two numbers.

For more information and setup instructions:

(See Online User’s Guide: Distinctive Ring.)

(See Online User’s Guide: Register the Distinctive Ring Pattern.)

(See Online User’s Guide: Turn off Distinctive Ring.)

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

VoIP is a phone system that uses an Internet 9 connection instead of a traditional telephone

line. Telephone providers frequently bundle VoIP with Internet and cable services.

Your Brother machine may not work with some VoIP systems.

For more information and setup instructions:

(See Online User’s Guide: Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP/Telephone Line Interference).)

(See Telephone Line Interference or VoIP System on page 69.)

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Chapter 9

Connecting an external telephone answering device (TAD)

Your Brother machine can automatically receive faxes when it shares a line with an external TAD. To receive faxes successfully, you must connect the TAD to the jack labeled EXT. on the Brother machine and set the machine’s Receive Mode to External TAD. When you record the outgoing message on your external TAD, we recommend recording 5 seconds of silence at the beginning of message, and limiting your speaking to

20 seconds.

For more information and setup instructions:

(See Online User’s Guide: External TAD (Telephone Answering Device).)

(See Online User’s Guide: Connect an External TAD.)

(See Online User’s Guide: Record an Outgoing Message (OGM) on the External TAD.)

External and extension telephones

You can connect a separate telephone to the jack labeled EXT. on the Brother machine. If you answer an incoming fax on the telephone, you can make the machine receive it by pressing l 5 1, or by pressing Fax Start, and then choosing Receive.

If you answer an incoming fax on an extension telephone that shares the line with the Brother machine, you can transfer the fax to the machine by pressing l 5 1.

(See Online User’s Guide: External and Extension Telephones.)

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10 Sending a fax

How to send a fax

a Do one of the following:

Place the document face down in the ADF. (See Using the ADF

on page 17.)

Place your document face down on the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 18.)

NOTE

To send faxes with multiple pages, use the ADF.

If you send a black and white fax from the ADF when the memory is full, it will be sent in real time.

You can use the scanner glass to fax pages of a book one at a time. The document can be up to Letter or A4 size.

b Do one of the following:

When Fax Preview is set to Off, press (Fax).

When Fax Preview is set to On, press

(Fax) and then

(Sending Faxes).

The Touchscreen displays:

c To change the fax-sending settings, press Options.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to scroll through the fax settings. When the setting you want is displayed, press it and choose your new option. When finished changing options, press OK.

For more advanced fax-sending operations and settings, see Online User’s Guide: Send a Fax and Fax Reports.

Fax Resolution

Contrast

Glass Scan Size

Color Fax Transmission

Preview Outgoing Fax

Faxing at the end of a call

Broadcasting

Real Time Transmission

Overseas Mode

Delayed Fax

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Batch Transmission

Canceling Waiting Jobs

Set New Default

Factory Reset

Polled Transmit

Transmission Verification Report

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d Enter the fax number.

Using the dial pad on the Touchscreen

Using (Address Book)

Address Book

Using (Call History)

Redial

Outgoing Call

Caller ID history

NOTE

To preview a fax message before sending it, set Preview to On.

(See Online User’s Guide: Preview an Outgoing Fax.)

If your network supports the LDAP protocol you can search for fax numbers and email addresses on your server.

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Perform an LDAP Search Using the Control Panel.

e Press Fax Start.

Faxing from the ADF

The machine scans and sends the document.

Faxing from the scanner glass

If you select Black in the

Color Setting (default setting), the machine starts scanning the first page. Go to step f.

If you select Color in the

Color Setting, the Touchscreen asks if you want to send a color fax. Press Yes (Color fax) to confirm. The machine dials and sends the page.

f When the Touchscreen displays Next Page?, do one of the following:

To send a single page, press No. The machine sends the document.

To send more than one page, press Yes and go to step g.

g Place the next page on the scanner glass.

Press OK.

The machine scans the page. (Repeat steps f and g for each additional page.)

Stop faxing

To stop faxing, press .

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How to store numbers

Store fax and telephone numbers in your machine’s Address Book or create Groups of fax recipients so you can broadcast a fax to many people at once.

NOTE

Even if you lose electrical power, numbers stored in your Address Book will not be lost.

Storing a pause

When storing Address Book numbers, you can insert one or more 3.5-second pauses by pressing Pause on the Touchscreen.

Storing Address Book numbers

Your Address Book can hold up to 100 entries, each with up to two numbers.

a Press (Fax).

b Press (Address Book).

c Press Edit.

d Press Add New Address. e Press Name.

f Enter the name (up to 16 characters) using the Touchscreen.

Press OK.

(See Entering Text on page 8.) g Press Address 1.

h Enter the first fax or telephone number (up to 20 digits) using the Touchscreen. Press OK.

Sending a fax

NOTE

If you downloaded Internet Fax (I-Fax):

To store an email address to use with Internet Fax (I-Fax) or Scan to E-mail

server, press and enter the email address, and then press OK.

i To store a second fax or telephone number, press Address 2.

Enter the fax or telephone number (up to 20 digits) using the Touchscreen. Press OK.

j Press OK to confirm. k Do one of the following:

To store another Address Book number, repeat steps c to j.

When finished, press .

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How to set your

Station ID

Set your machine’s Station ID so that the date and time appear on each fax you send.

If you are not using this machine for faxing, a Station ID is not required.

a Press (Settings).

b Press All Settings.

c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup. d Press Station ID. e Press Fax.

f Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) using the Touchscreen.

Press OK.

g Press Name.

h Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using the Touchscreen.

Press OK.

(See Entering Text on page 8.) i Press .

NOTE

(USA only)

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unless such messages clearly contain, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on the first page of the transmission, the date and time it is sent and an identification of the business or other entity or other individual sending the message and the telephone number of the sending machines or such business, other entity or individual.

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11 Receiving a fax

Receive Modes

How to choose the correct Receive Mode

The correct Receive Mode is determined by the external devices and telephone subscriber services (such as Voice Mail and Distinctive Ring) you will be using on the same line as the Brother machine.

Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes?

Brother uses the term “Distinctive Ring” but different telephone companies may have other names for this service, such as Custom Ringing, RingMaster, Personalized Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Ring, Ident-A-Call, Data Ident-A-Call, Smart Ring and SimpleBiz Fax & Alternate Number Ringing. (See Online User’s Guide:

Distinctive Ring.)

Will you be using Voice Mail on the same telephone line as your Brother machine?

If you have Voice Mail on the same telephone line as your Brother machine, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the Brother machine will conflict with each other when receiving incoming calls. (See Online User’s Guide: Voice Mail.)

Will you be using a Telephone Answering Device on the same telephone line as your Brother machine?

Your external telephone answering device (TAD) will automatically answer every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD and fax messages are printed. Choose External TAD as your Receive Mode. (See Online User’s Guide: External TAD (Telephone Answering Device).)

 

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Will you be using your Brother machine on a dedicated fax line?

 

Your machine automatically answers every call as a fax. Choose Fax Only as your Receive Mode. (See Fax Only on page 34.)

Will you be using your Brother machine on the same line as your telephone?

Do you want to receive voice calls and faxes automatically?

Fax/Tel mode is used when sharing the Brother machine and your telephone on the same line. Choose Fax/Tel as your Receive Mode. (See Fax/Tel on page 34.)

Important Note: You cannot receive voice messages on either Voice Mail or an answering machine with Fax/Tel mode.

Do you expect to receive very few faxes?

Choose Manual as your Receive Mode. You control the telephone line and must answer every call yourself. (See Manual on page 35.)

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To set the Receive Mode, follow the instructions:

a

b c d e f g h

Press (Settings).

Press All Settings.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Fax.

Press Fax.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Setup Receive.

Press Setup Receive.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Receive Mode.

Press Receive Mode.

NOTE

If you cannot change the Receive Mode, make sure the Distinctive Ring feature is set to Off. (See Online User’s Guide: Register the Distinctive Ring Pattern.)

i

j

Press Fax Only, Fax/Tel, External TAD or Manual.

Press .

Receive Modes overview

Some Receive Modes answer automatically (Fax Only and Fax/Tel). You may want to change the Ring Delay before using these modes. (See Ring Delay on page 36.)

Fax Only

Fax Only mode will automatically answer every call as a fax call.

Fax/Tel

Fax/Tel mode recognizes and manages incoming fax and voice calls:

Faxes will be received automatically.

Voice calls will start the F/T Ring to alert you to answer the call. The F/T Ring is a fast pseudo/double-ring made by your machine.

(See F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only) on page 36.) (See Ring Delay on page 36.)

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Receiving a fax

Manual

Manual mode turns off all automatic answering operations unless you are using the Distinctive Ring feature.

To receive a fax in Manual mode, lift the handset of the external telephone or press Hook. When you hear fax tones (short repeating beeps), press Fax Start and choose Receive. The Easy Receive feature lets you receive faxes by lifting a handset on the same line as the machine.

(See Online User’s Guide: Set Easy Receive.)

External TAD

External TAD mode lets an external answering device manage your incoming calls:

Faxes will be received automatically.

Voice callers can record a message on the external TAD.

To connect your External TAD, see Online User’s Guide: Connect an External TAD.

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Receive Mode settings

Ring Delay

Ring Delay sets the number of times the machine rings before it answers in Fax Only or Fax/Tel mode. If you have external or extension telephones on the same line as the machine, keep the Ring Delay setting of four rings.

(See Online User’s Guide: Operation from External and Extension Telephones and Set Easy Receive.)

a Press (Settings).

b Press All Settings.

c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Fax.

d Press Fax.

e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Setup Receive.

f Press Setup Receive.

g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Ring Delay.

h Press Ring Delay.

i Swipe up or down or press a or b to display 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and then press the option you want.

If you select 0, the machine will answer immediately and the line will not ring at all.

j Press .

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

When your machine receives a call, you and your caller will hear the normal telephone ring. The number of rings is set in the Ring Delay setting.

If the call is a fax, your machine will print or store it. If the call is a voice call, the machine will sound the F/T Ring (a fast pseudo/double-ring) for the number of seconds you have set for the F/T Ring Time. If you hear the F/T Ring, it means you have a voice caller on the line.

Because the F/T Ring is made by the machine, extension and external telephones will not ring, although you can still answer the call on any telephone by using a remote code.

(See Online User’s Guide: Use the Remote Codes.)

a Press (Settings).

b Press All Settings.

c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Fax.

d Press Fax.

e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Setup Receive.

f Press Setup Receive.

g Swipe up or down or press a or b to display F/T Ring Time.

h Press F/T Ring Time.

i Press 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds.

j Press .

NOTE

Even if the caller hangs up during the pseudo/double-ringing, the machine will continue to ring for the set time.

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A Routine maintenance

How to clean and check the machine

Cleaning the scanner

a Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet.

b Lift the document cover (1). Clean the scanner glass (2) and the white plastic (3) with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with a non-flammable glass cleaner.

1

3

 

2

c In the ADF unit, clean the white bar (1) and the glass strip (2) with a lint-free cloth moistened with a non-flammable glass cleaner.

1 2

Checking the print quality

If faded or streaked colors and text appear on your printouts, some of the print head nozzles may be clogged. Check this by printing the Print Quality Check Sheet and looking at the nozzle check pattern.

a Press .

NOTE

You can also press and then press

Maintenance.

b Press Improve Print Quality. c Press Check Print Quality.

d Following the instructions on the Touchscreen, load Letter or A4 size plain paper in the paper tray, and then press OK. The machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet.

e Check the quality of the four color blocks on the sheet.

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f The Touchscreen displays a message asking about the print quality.

Do one of the following:

If all lines are clear and visible, press No to finish the Print Quality check, and then go to step j.

If you can see missing short lines as shown in the illustration, press Yes.

OK

Poor

IMPORTANT

DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head's warranty.

NOTE

When a print head nozzle is clogged, the printed sample looks like this.

Letter, A4 and Executive

g The Touchscreen displays a message asking you to check the print quality of each color. Following the instructions on the Touchscreen, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to select the example most similar to the Print Quality Check Sheet for each color.

h If you press number 2, 3, or 4, the Touchscreen prompts you to start cleaning.

Press Start.

i After the cleaning procedure is finished, press Yes, and return to step d.

j Press .

If you clean the print head at least five times and the print has not improved, try installing a new Genuine Brother Brand replacement ink cartridge for each problem color. Try cleaning the print head up to five more times. If the print has not improved, contact Brother Customer Service. (See Brother numbers on page i.)

Ledger, A3, Legal, A5, A6, envelopes, Photo (4" 6")/(10 15 cm),

Photo L (3.5" 5")/(89 127 mm), Photo 2L (5" 7")/(13 18 cm) and Index Card (5" 8")/(127 203 mm)

After the print head nozzle is cleaned, the horizontal lines are gone.

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Checking the print alignment

If your printed text becomes blurred or images become faded after transporting the machine, adjust the print alignment.

a Press .

NOTE

You can also press and then

Maintenance.

b Press Improve Print Quality.

c Press Alignment.

d Press Next.

e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display the paper size that needs a print alignment adjustment, and then press it.

f Press Basic alignment or Advanced alignment.

g Following the instructions on the Touchscreen, load plain paper of the selected size in the paper tray or manual feed slot, and then press Start.

The machine prints the Alignment Check Sheet.

Routine maintenance

i Do one of the following:

If you selected Basic alignment, repeat step h for patterns B to H.

If you selected

Advanced alignment, repeat step h for patterns B to Z.

NOTE

i

When the print

After the print

alignment is not

alignment is

adjusted properly,

adjusted properly,

text looks blurry.

text looks sharp.

 

 

 

 

 

j Press

 

 

 

.

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about cleaning and checking the machine, see Online User’s Guide: Clean Your Brother Machine and Check Your Brother Machine.

A

h For the “A” pattern, swipe up or down or press a or b to display the number of the test print that has the least visible vertical stripes (1-9), and then press it. Then press OK.

In the example, number 6 is the best choice.

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B Troubleshooting

If you think there is a problem with your machine, check each of the items below first and follow the troubleshooting tips.

You can correct most problems yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

Visit http://support.brother.com.

Identifying the problem

First, check the following.

The machine’s power cord is connected correctly and the machine’s power switch is turned on.

All of the protective parts have been removed.

Paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray.

The interface cables are securely connected to the machine and the computer, or the wireless connection is set up on both the machine and your computer.

Touchscreen Messages

(See Error and maintenance messages on page 40.)

If you did not solve the problem with the above checks: See If you are having difficulty with your machine on page 59.

Error and maintenance messages

As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur and supplies must be replaced. If this happens, your machine identifies the error or required routine maintenance and displays the appropriate message. The most common error and maintenance messages are shown in the table.

If the Touchscreen displays errors and your Android™ device supports the NFC feature, touch your device to the NFC logo on the right side of the control panel to access the Brother Solutions Center and browse the latest FAQs from your device. (Your mobile telephone provider’s message and data rates may apply to your use of this function.)

Make sure the NFC setting of your machine and Android™ device is set to On.

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Troubleshooting

Error Message

Cause

 

Action

 

B&W 1-sided Print Only

One or more of the color ink

 

Replace the ink cartridges.

 

Replace ink.

cartridges have reached the end of

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Replace

 

their life.

 

 

 

You can use the machine in

 

the Ink Cartridges.)

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

black and white mode for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

approximately four weeks depending

 

The machine will stop all print

 

 

on the number of pages you print.

 

operations and you will not be able to

 

 

While this message appears on the

 

use the machine until you change to a

 

 

 

new ink cartridge in the following

 

 

Touchscreen, each operation works

 

 

 

 

cases:

 

 

in the following way:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing

 

• If you unplug the machine or take

 

 

 

out the ink cartridge.

 

 

If the media type is set to

 

 

 

 

• (Windows®) If you select

 

 

Plain Paper in the Basic tab and

 

 

 

Grayscale is chosen in the

 

Slow Drying Paper in the Basic

 

 

Advanced tab of the printer

 

tab of the printer driver.

 

 

driver, you can use the machine

 

(Macintosh) If you select

 

 

as a black and white printer.

 

 

 

 

Slow Drying Paper in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-sided print is not available when

 

Print Settings drop-down list of

 

 

this message appears.

 

the printer driver.

 

 

Copying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the paper type is set to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plain Paper you can make

 

 

 

 

 

 

copies in black and white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-sided copy is not available

 

 

 

 

 

 

when this message appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faxing

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the paper type is set to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plain Paper or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inkjet Paper, the machine will

 

 

 

 

 

 

receive and print the faxes in

 

 

 

 

 

 

black and white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a sending machine has a color

 

 

 

 

B

 

fax, the machine’s “handshake”

 

 

 

 

 

will ask that the fax be sent as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

black and white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Cannot Detect

You installed a new ink cartridge too

Take out the new ink cartridge and

 

 

 

 

quickly and the machine did not

reinstall it slowly and firmly until it

 

 

 

 

detect it.

latches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ink cartridge is not installed

(See Online User’s Guide: Replace

 

 

 

 

correctly.

the Ink Cartridges.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A used ink cartridge was reinstalled.

Remove the used ink cartridge and

 

 

 

 

 

install a new one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are not using Genuine Brother

Use a new Genuine Brother Innobella

 

 

 

 

Innobella ink, the machine may not

Ink Cartridge. If the error is not

 

 

 

 

detect the ink cartridge.

cleared, call Brother Customer

 

 

 

 

 

Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ink cartridge must be replaced.

Replace the ink cartridge with a new,

 

 

 

 

 

genuine Brother ink cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new ink cartridge has an air

Slowly turn the ink cartridge so that

 

 

 

 

bubble.

the ink supply port is pointing

 

 

 

 

 

downward, and then reinstall the

 

 

 

 

 

cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The wrong Brother model ink

Check the model numbers of the ink

 

 

 

 

cartridge was installed.

cartridges and install the correct ink

 

 

 

 

 

cartridges. (See Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

on page 75.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot Detect Ink

If you are not using Genuine Brother

Use a new Genuine Brother Innobella

 

 

 

Volume

Innobella ink, the machine may not

Ink Cartridge. If the error is not

 

 

 

 

detect the ink volume.

cleared, call Brother Customer

 

 

 

 

 

Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot Print

One or more of the ink cartridges

Replace the ink cartridges.

 

 

 

Replace ink.

have reached the end of their life. The

(See Online User’s Guide: Replace

 

 

 

machine will stop all print operations.

 

 

 

 

While memory is available, black and

the Ink Cartridges.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

white faxes will be stored in the

 

 

 

 

 

memory. If a sending machine has a

 

 

 

 

 

color fax, the machine's “handshake”

 

 

 

 

 

will ask that the fax be sent as black

 

 

 

 

 

and white. If the sending machine has

 

 

 

 

 

the ability to convert it, the color fax

 

 

 

 

 

will be stored in the memory as a

 

 

 

 

 

black and white fax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comm.Error

Poor telephone line quality caused a

Send the fax again or connect the

 

 

 

 

communication error.

machine to another telephone line. If

 

 

 

 

 

the problem continues, call the

 

 

 

 

 

telephone company and ask them to

 

 

 

 

 

check your telephone line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection Failed

You tried to poll a fax machine that is

Check the other fax machine's polling

 

 

 

 

not in Polled Waiting mode.

setup.

 

 

 

Current Tray Settings

This message is displayed when the

To not display this confirmation

 

 

 

 

Check Paper setting to confirm the

message, set the Check Paper

 

 

 

 

paper type and size is enabled.

setting to Off. (See Check Paper

 

 

 

 

 

setting on page 15.)

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Data Remaining in

Print data is left in the machine's

 

 

 

 

Press

 

. The machine will cancel

 

 

Memory

memory.

the job

 

 

 

 

and clear it from the memory.

 

 

 

 

Try to print again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disconnected

The other person or other person's

Try to send or receive again.

 

 

 

fax machine stopped the call.

If calls are stopped repeatedly and

 

 

 

 

you are using a VoIP (Voice over IP)

 

 

 

 

system, try changing the

 

 

 

 

Compatibility to Basic(for VoIP).

 

 

 

 

(See Telephone Line Interference or

 

 

 

 

VoIP System on page 69.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document Jam/too Long

The document was not inserted or fed

(See Using the ADF on page 17.)

 

 

 

correctly, or the document scanned

(See Document jam on page 51.)

 

 

 

from the ADF was too long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DR Mode in Use

The machine is in Distinctive Ring

Set Distinctive Ring to Off.

 

 

 

mode. You cannot change the

(See Online User’s Guide: Register

 

 

 

Receive Mode from Manual to

 

 

 

the Distinctive Ring Pattern.)

 

 

 

another mode.

 

 

 

 

 

High Temperature

The room temperature is too high.

After cooling the room, allow the

 

 

 

 

machine to cool down to room

 

 

 

 

temperature. Try again when the

 

 

 

 

machine has cooled down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hub is Unusable.

A hub or USB flash drive with hub has

Hubs, including a USB flash drive that

 

 

 

been connected to the USB direct

has a built-in hub, are not supported.

 

 

 

interface.

Unplug the device from the USB

 

 

 

 

direct interface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Too Long

The proportions of your photo are

Choose a regularly proportioned

 

 

 

irregular so effects could not be

image.

 

 

 

 

added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Too Small

The size of your photo is too small to

Choose a larger image.

 

 

 

trim.

 

 

 

 

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Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Ink Absorber Pad Full

The ink absorber box or flushing box

The ink absorber box or flushing box

 

 

 

 

is full. These components are

must be replaced. Call Brother

 

 

 

periodic maintenance items that may

Customer Service or a Brother

 

 

 

require replacement after a period of

Authorized Service Center to have

 

 

 

time to ensure optimum performance

your machine serviced. (See Brother

 

 

 

from your Brother machine. Because

numbers on page i.)

 

 

 

these components are periodic

Other reasons for cleaning are:

 

 

 

maintenance items, the replacement

 

 

 

1 After a paper jam has been

 

 

 

is not covered under the warranty.

 

 

 

The need to replace these items and

cleared, the machine

 

 

 

the time period before replacement is

automatically cleans itself before

 

 

 

dependent on the number of purges

the next received fax page is

 

 

 

and flushes required to clean the ink

printed.

 

 

 

system. These boxes acquire

2 The machine automatically cleans

 

 

 

amounts of ink during the different

 

 

 

itself after sitting idle for more than

 

 

 

purging and flushing operations. The

 

 

 

30 days (infrequent use).

 

 

 

number of times a machine purges

 

 

 

3 The machine automatically cleans

 

 

 

and flushes for cleaning varies

 

 

 

depending on different situations. For

itself after ink cartridges of the

 

 

 

example, frequently powering the

same color have been replaced

 

 

 

machine on and off will cause

12 times.

 

 

 

numerous cleaning cycles since the

 

 

 

 

 

machine automatically cleans itself

 

 

 

 

 

upon power up. The use of

 

 

 

 

 

non-Brother ink may cause frequent

 

 

 

 

 

cleanings because non-Brother ink

 

 

 

 

 

could cause poor print quality, which

 

 

 

 

 

is resolved by cleaning. The more

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning the machine requires, the

 

 

 

 

 

faster these boxes will fill up.

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repairs resulting from the use of

 

 

non-Brother supplies may not be

 

 

covered under the stated product

 

 

warranty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ink Absorber Pad

The ink absorber box or flushing box

The ink absorber box or flushing box

NearFull

is nearly full.

must be replaced soon.

 

 

 

Call Brother Customer Service or a

 

 

 

Brother Authorized Service Center to

 

 

 

have your machine serviced.

 

 

 

(See Brother numbers on page i.)

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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Ink Low

One or more of the ink cartridges are

Order a new ink cartridge. You can

 

 

 

near the end of their life. If one of the

continue printing until the

 

 

 

color ink cartridges is near the end of

Touchscreen displays

 

 

 

its life and someone is sending you a

Cannot Print.

 

 

 

color fax, your machine’s

(See Ordering accessories and

 

 

 

“handshake” will ask that the fax be

 

 

 

supplies on page ii.) To replace the

 

 

 

sent as black and white. If the

 

 

 

ink cartridges, see Online User’s

 

 

 

sending machine has the ability to

 

 

 

Guide: Replace the Ink Cartridges.

 

 

 

convert it, the color fax will be printed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at your machine as a black and white

 

 

 

 

 

 

fax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Temperature

The room temperature is too low.

After warming the room, allow the

 

 

 

 

machine to warm up to room

 

 

 

 

temperature. Try again when the

 

 

 

 

machine has warmed up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media Error

The memory card is either corrupted,

Remove the memory card from the

 

 

 

incorrectly formatted, or there is a

media drive (slot) of the machine and

 

 

 

problem with the memory card.

format it correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put the card firmly into the slot again

 

 

 

 

to make sure it is in the correct

 

 

 

 

position. If the error remains, check

 

 

 

 

the media drive (slot) of the machine

 

 

 

 

by putting in another memory card

 

 

 

 

that you know is working.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media is Full.

The memory card or USB flash drive

Your machine can save to your

 

 

 

you are using already contains 999

memory card or USB flash drive only

 

 

 

files.

if it contains less than 999 files.

 

 

 

 

Delete unused files and try again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The memory card or USB flash drive

Press

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you are using does not have enough

 

 

 

 

Delete unused files from your

 

 

 

free space to scan the document.

 

 

 

 

memory card or USB flash drive to

 

 

 

 

make some free space, and then try

 

 

 

 

again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Caller ID

There is no incoming call history. You

If you want to use the Caller ID

 

 

 

did not receive calls or you have not

feature, call your telephone company.

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subscribed to the Caller ID service

(See Online User’s Guide: Caller ID.)

 

 

from your telephone company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Ink Cartridge

An ink cartridge is not installed

Take out the new ink cartridge and

 

 

 

correctly.

re-install it slowly and firmly until it

 

 

 

 

latches.

 

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Replace

 

 

 

 

the Ink Cartridges.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

No Paper Fed

The machine is out of paper or paper

Do one of the following:

 

 

 

 

is not correctly loaded in the paper

Refill the paper tray, and then

 

 

 

 

tray.

 

 

 

 

press OK on the Touchscreen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove and reload the paper,

 

 

 

 

 

 

then press OK on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touchscreen. (See Before

 

 

 

 

 

 

loading paper on page 9.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The paper tray was not fully inserted.

Remove the paper tray and reinstall it

 

 

 

 

 

 

until it locks into place, and then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK on the Touchscreen.

 

 

 

 

The paper was not inserted in the

Remove the paper and re-insert it in

 

 

 

 

center position of the manual feed

the center of the manual feed slot,

 

 

 

 

slot.

and then press OK on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touchscreen. (See Loading paper in

 

 

 

 

 

 

the manual feed slot on page 12.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Jam Clear Cover is not closed

Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is

 

 

 

 

correctly.

closed evenly at both ends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Printer jam or paper jam

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 52.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper dust has accumulated on the

Clean the paper pick-up rollers.

 

 

 

 

surface of the paper pick-up rollers.

(See Online User’s Guide: Clean the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Pick-up Rollers.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The paper is jammed in the machine.

Remove the jammed paper by

 

 

 

 

 

 

following the steps. (See Printer jam

 

 

 

 

 

 

or paper jam on page 52.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If this error occurs often during

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-sided copying or 2-sided printing,

 

 

 

 

 

 

the paper feed rollers may be stained

 

 

 

 

 

 

with ink. Clean the paper feed rollers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Clean the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Feed Rollers.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out of Fax Memory

The fax memory is full.

Do one of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear the data from the memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To gain extra memory, you can

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn off Memory Receive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Turn

 

 

 

 

 

 

off Memory Receive.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print the faxes that are in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Print a

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fax Stored in the Machine’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Out of Memory

The machine's memory is full.

If a fax-sending or copy operation

 

 

 

 

is in process:

 

 

 

 

 

or Quit or Close and

 

 

 

 

Press

 

 

 

 

 

wait until the other operations that

 

 

 

 

are in process finish, and then try

 

 

 

 

again.

 

 

 

 

 

Press Send Now to send the

 

 

 

 

pages scanned so far.

 

 

 

 

Press Partial Print to copy

 

 

 

 

the pages scanned so far.

 

 

 

 

Clear the data in the memory. To

 

 

 

 

gain extra memory, you can turn

 

 

 

 

off Memory Receive.

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Turn

 

 

 

 

off Memory Receive.)

 

 

 

 

Print the faxes that are in the

 

 

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Print a

 

 

 

 

Fax Stored in the Machine’s

 

 

 

 

Memory.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Jam [Front]

The paper is jammed in the machine.

Remove the jammed paper by

 

 

Paper Jam [Front,Rear]

 

following the steps. (See Printer jam

 

 

 

or paper jam on page 52.)

 

 

Paper Jam [Rear]

 

Make sure the paper guides are set to

 

 

 

 

the correct paper size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If there is a repeat paper jam, try

 

 

 

 

another paper jam operation.

 

 

 

 

(See Additional paper jam clear

 

 

 

 

operations on page 57.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Tray not detected

The paper tray is not completely

Slowly push the paper tray

 

 

 

inserted.

completely into the machine.

 

 

 

Paper or a foreign object has

Pull the paper tray out of the machine,

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prevented the paper tray from being

and remove the jammed paper or

 

 

 

 

 

inserted properly.

foreign object. Slowly push the paper

 

 

 

 

tray completely into the machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touchscreen

The Touchscreen was pressed

Make sure that nothing is touching or

 

 

Initialization

before the power on initialization was

resting on the Touchscreen,

 

 

Failed

completed.

especially when plugging in the

 

 

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

Debris may be stuck between the

Insert a piece of stiff paper between

 

 

 

lower part of the Touchscreen and its

the lower part of the Touchscreen and

 

 

 

frame.

its frame and slide it back and forth to

 

 

 

 

push out the debris.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Unable to Clean XX

The machine has a mechanical

Open the scanner cover and remove

 

 

 

Unable to Initialize XX

problem.

any foreign objects and paper scraps

 

 

 

OR

from inside the machine. If the error

 

 

 

Unable to Print XX

message continues, disconnect the

 

 

 

A foreign object, such as a paper clip

 

 

 

 

machine from the power for several

 

 

 

 

or a piece of ripped paper, is in the

minutes, and then reconnect it.

 

 

 

 

machine.

You can try additional paper jam clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operations. (See Additional paper

 

 

 

 

 

jam clear operations on page 57.)

 

 

 

 

 

(The machine can be turned off

 

 

 

 

 

without losing faxes stored in the

 

 

 

 

 

memory. (See Transferring your

 

 

 

 

 

faxes or Fax Journal report

 

 

 

 

 

on page 50.))

 

 

 

 

 

If the problem continues, call Brother

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unable to Scan XX

The machine has a mechanical

Disconnect the machine from the

 

 

 

 

problem.

power for several minutes, and then

 

 

 

 

 

reconnect it.

 

 

 

 

 

The machine can be turned off

 

 

 

 

 

without losing faxes stored in the

 

 

 

 

 

memory. (See Transferring your

 

 

 

 

 

faxes or Fax Journal report

 

 

 

 

 

on page 50.)

 

 

 

 

 

If the problem continues, call Brother

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unusable Device

A broken device is connected to the

Unplug the device from the USB

 

 

 

Disconnect device from

USB direct interface.

direct interface, and then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

front connector & turn

 

to turn the machine off and then on

 

 

 

machine off & then on

 

again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unusable Device

A USB device or USB flash drive that

Unplug the device from the USB

 

 

 

Please disconnect USB

is not supported has been connected

direct interface. Turn the machine off

 

 

 

to the USB direct interface.

and then on again.

 

 

 

device.

 

 

 

 

 

Wrong Ink Color

An ink cartridge has been installed in

Check which ink cartridges are not

 

 

 

 

the wrong position.

matched by color to their ink cartridge

 

 

 

 

 

positions and move them to their

 

 

 

 

 

correct positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error Message

Cause

Action

 

 

Wrong Paper

The paper size setting does not

1 Check that the paper size you

 

 

 

match the size of paper in the tray.

choose on the Touchscreen

 

 

 

 

matches the size of the paper in

 

 

 

The paper orientation is not proper for

 

 

 

the tray.

 

 

 

the paper size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Set Paper Size and Type

 

 

 

You did not set the paper guides in

 

 

 

on page 14.)

 

 

 

the tray to the indicators for the paper

 

 

 

size you are using.

2 Make sure you loaded the paper

 

 

 

 

in the proper orientation, and set

 

 

 

 

the paper guides at the indicators

 

 

 

 

for your paper size. (See Before

 

 

 

 

loading paper on page 9.)

 

 

 

 

3 After you have checked the paper

 

 

 

 

size and the paper orientation,

 

 

 

 

press OK on the Touchscreen.

 

 

 

 

If you are printing from your

 

 

 

 

computer, make sure the paper size

 

 

 

 

you choose in the printer driver

 

 

 

 

matches the size of paper in the tray.

 

 

 

 

For more information, see Online

 

 

 

 

User’s Guide: Change the Paper Size

 

 

 

 

(Windows®) or Change the Paper

 

 

 

 

Size (Macintosh).

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

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Error animations

Error animations display step-by-step instructions when paper gets jammed. You can read the steps at your own pace by pressing c to see the next step and d to go back a step.

Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report

If the Touchscreen displays:

Unable to Clean XX

Unable to Initialize XX

Unable to Print XX

Unable to Scan XX

We recommend transferring your faxes to another fax machine or to your PC.

(See Transferring faxes to another fax machine on page 50.)

(See Transferring faxes to your PC on page 50.)

Transfer the Fax Journal report to see if there are any faxes you must transfer.

(See Transferring the Fax Journal report to another fax machine on page 51.)

Transferring faxes to another fax machine

If you have not set up your Station ID, you cannot enter fax transfer mode.

(See How to set your Station ID on page 32.)

a Press to temporarily interrupt the error.

b Press (Settings).

c Press All Settings.

d Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Service.

e Press Service.

f Press Data Transfer. g Press Fax Transfer. h Do one of the following:

If the Touchscreen displays

No Data, there are no faxes in the machine’s memory.

Press Close, and then press .

Enter the fax number where faxes will be forwarded.

iPress Fax Start.

Transferring faxes to your PC

Transfer faxes from your machine’s memory to your PC.

a Press to temporarily interrupt the error.

b Make sure you have installed MFL-Pro Suite on your PC, and then turn on PC-FAX Receive on the PC. Do one of the following:

(Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7)

From (Start), select All Programs,

Brother, Brother Utilities, MFC-XXXX, PC-FAX Receive, and select Receive. (XXXX is your model name.)

(Windows® 8)

Click (Brother Utilities), and then

click the drop-down list and select your model name (if not already selected). Click PC-FAX Receive in the left navigation bar, and then click Receive.

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c Make sure you have set PC-Fax Receive on the machine.

(See Online User’s Guide: Use PC-Fax Receive to transfer Received Faxes to

Your Computer (Windows® only).)

If faxes are in the machine’s memory when you set up PC-Fax Receive, the Touchscreen displays a message asking if you want to transfer the faxes to your PC.

d Do one of the following:

To transfer all faxes to your PC, press Yes. If Fax Preview is set to Off, the Touchscreen displays a message asking if you also want to turn on the backup print option.

To exit and leave the faxes in the machine’s memory, press No.

e Press .

Transferring the Fax Journal report to another fax machine

If you have not set up your Station ID, you cannot enter fax transfer mode.

(See How to set your Station ID on page 32.)

a Press to temporarily interrupt the error.

b Press (Settings).

c Press All Settings.

d Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Service.

e Press Service.

f Press Data Transfer. g Press Report Transfer.

h Enter the fax number where the Fax Journal report will be forwarded.

i Press Fax Start.

Troubleshooting

Document jam

Documents can jam in the ADF if they are not inserted or fed correctly, or if they are too long. Follow the steps to clear a document jam.

Document is jammed in the top of the ADF

a Take out any paper from the ADF that is not jammed.

b Open the ADF cover.

c Remove the jammed document by pulling it upward.

1

1 ADF cover

d Close the ADF cover.

e Press .

IMPORTANT

To avoid future document jams, close the

ADF cover correctly by placing your hands B in the center and pressing down gently.

Document is jammed inside the ADF

a Take any paper that is not jammed out of the ADF.

b Lift the document cover.

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c Pull the jammed document out to the left.

1

1 document cover

d Close the document cover.

e Press .

Paper Scraps are jammed in the ADF

a Lift the document cover.

b Insert a piece of stiff paper, such as cardstock, into the ADF to push any small paper scraps through.

1

1 document cover

c Close the document cover.

d Press .

Printer jam or paper jam

Follow these steps to locate and remove the jammed paper if the Touchscreen displays:

Paper Jam [Front] or Paper Jam [Front,Rear]

NOTE

If the Touchscreen displays

Paper Jam [Rear], see page 55.

a Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet.

b Pull the paper tray (1) completely out of the machine.

1

c Pull out the jammed paper (1).

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d Lift the Jam Clear Flap, and remove the jammed paper.

e Make sure you look carefully inside the machine above and below the Jam Clear Flap for scraps of paper.

f Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine.

Troubleshooting

g Using both hands, use the finger holds on each side of the machine to lift the scanner cover (1) into the open position.

1

h Slowly pull the jammed paper (1) out of the machine.

1

i Move the print head (if necessary) to take out any paper remaining in this area. Make sure paper scraps are not left in the corners of the machine (1) and (2).

1

B

2

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IMPORTANT

If paper is jammed under the print head, unplug the machine from the power source, and then move the print head to release the paper.

If the print head is in the right corner as shown in the illustration, you cannot move the print head. Reconnect the power cord.

Hold down

until the print head moves

to the center. Then unplug the machine from the power source and remove the paper.

If ink gets on your skin or clothing, immediately wash it off with soap or detergent.

j Gently close the scanner cover using the finger holds on each side.

Do one of the following:

If the Touchscreen displays

Paper Jam [Front], go to step o.

If the Touchscreen displays

Paper Jam [Front,Rear], go to step k.

k Open the Jam Clear Cover (1) at the back of the machine.

1

l Open the inside cover (1).

1

m Make sure you look carefully inside for jammed paper. If there is any jammed paper, slowly pull it out of the machine.

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n Close the inside cover and Jam Clear Cover. Make sure the covers are closed completely.

o Pull out the paper support (1) until it locks into place, and then unfold the paper support flap (2).

2

1

p Reconnect the power cord.

If the Touchscreen displays

Paper Jam [Rear], follow these steps:

a Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet.

b Open the Jam Clear Cover (1) at the back of the machine.

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c Open the inside cover (1).

1

d Pull the jammed paper out of the machine.

e Close the inside cover and Jam Clear Cover. Make sure the covers are closed properly.

B

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f Using both hands, use the finger holds on each side of the machine to lift the scanner cover (1) into the open position.

1

g Slowly pull the jammed paper (1) out of the machine.

1

IMPORTANT

If paper is jammed under the print head, unplug the machine from the power source, and then move the print head to release the paper.

If the print head is in the right corner as shown in the illustration, you cannot move the print head. Reconnect the power cord.

Hold down

until the print head moves

to the center. Then unplug the machine from the power source and remove the paper.

h Move the print head (if necessary) to remove any paper remaining in this area. Make sure paper scraps are not left in the corners of the machine (1) and (2).

1

2

If ink gets on your skin or clothing, immediately wash it off with soap or detergent.

i Gently close the scanner cover using the finger holds on each side.

j Reconnect the power cord.

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Troubleshooting

NOTE

If there is a repeat paper jam, a small scrap of paper may be stuck in the machine. (See Additional paper jam clear operations on page 57.)

Additional paper jam clear operations

a If you experience paper jams repeatedly (3 times or more), the Touchscreen displays a message asking if you want to remove the scraps.

Press Yes to return to the Home screen.

b c d e

Press (Settings).

Press Maintenance.

Press Remove Paper Scraps.

Follow the instructions on the Touchscreen to remove the paper scraps.

NOTE

During the procedure, you must load the Maintenance sheet (included with your machine) in Landscape position in the manual feed slot. (If you do not have the Maintenance sheet, use one sheet of Letter or A4 size thick paper, such as glossy paper.)

B

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Troubleshooting for Wireless LAN setup

Wireless LAN report

After you configure the wireless LAN settings of the machine, a wireless LAN report will be printed automatically.

If the printed report shows that the connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to the following instructions.

Error code

Recommended Solutions

 

The wireless setting is not activated, change the wireless setting to ON.

TS-01

If a network cable is connected to your machine, disconnect it and change your

 

machine’s wireless setting to ON.

 

 

 

Your wireless access point/router cannot be detected. Please try the following:

 

Check that you are selecting the correct SSID (network name) and are entering the

 

correct network key.

TS-02

Check that your wireless access point/router is not using additional security

settings, such as MAC address filtering.

 

 

Try moving the device closer to your wireless access point/router. After it is

 

connected to the network, you should be able to move it back to its previous

 

location.

 

 

 

Unsupported authentication/encryption method has been detected on your wireless

 

access point/router.

TS-04

Your wireless access point/router is using an authentication/encryption method

 

that is not supported by the device. Check that you are selecting the correct SSID

 

(network name).

 

 

 

The specified SSID and network key are incorrect.

TS-05

Check that you are selecting the correct SSID (network name) and are entering the

 

correct network key.

 

 

 

The specified wireless security information is incorrect.

TS-06

Check the authentication/encryption method that you are selecting and make sure

 

you are entering the correct network key.

 

 

 

The machine cannot detect a wireless access point/router that has WPS or AOSS™

 

enabled.

TS-07

If you would like to configure your wireless settings using WPS or AOSS™, you

must set up WPS or AOSS™ on both your machine and the wireless access

 

 

point/router. Confirm your wireless access point/router supports WPS or AOSS™

 

and try starting again.

 

 

 

Two or more wireless access points with WPS or AOSS™ enabled are detected.

TS-08

Try starting again after a few minutes to avoid interference from other access

 

points.

 

 

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Troubleshooting

If you are having difficulty with your machine

IMPORTANT

Using non-Brother supplies may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine reliability.

If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the following tables of troubleshooting tips. You can correct most problems yourself.

If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

Visit http://support.brother.com.

NOTE

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

Printing Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

The headers or footers appear

There is an unprintable area on the top and bottom of the page. Adjust the top and

 

when the document is displayed on

bottom margins in your document to allow for this.

 

the screen but they do not show up

(See Online User’s Guide: Unprintable Area.)

 

when it is printed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print speed is too slow.

Try changing the printer driver setting. The highest resolution needs longer data

 

 

processing, sending and printing time. Try the other quality settings in the printer

 

 

driver as follows:

 

 

(Windows®)

 

 

Click Color Settings on the Advanced tab, and make sure you uncheck

 

 

Color Enhancement (True2Life).

 

 

(Macintosh)

 

 

Choose Color Settings, click Advanced Color Settings, and make sure you

 

 

uncheck Color Enhancement.

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the Borderless feature off. Borderless printing is slower than normal printing.

 

 

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Print without a Border

B

 

(Windows®) or Print without a Border (Macintosh).

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Print Quality Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

Poor print quality.

Check the print quality. (See Checking the print quality on page 37.)

 

 

 

Make sure that the Media Type setting in the printer driver or the Paper Type

 

setting in the machine’s menu matches the type of paper you are using.

 

(See Set Paper Size and Type on page 14.)

 

 

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Change the Media Type

 

(Windows®) or Change the Media Type (Macintosh).

 

 

Make sure that your ink cartridges are fresh. The following may cause ink to clog:

 

The expiration date written on the cartridge package has passed. (Genuine

 

Brother Innobella ink cartridges stay usable for up to two years if kept in their

 

original packaging.)

 

 

The ink cartridge has been in your machine for over six months.

 

The ink cartridge may not have been stored correctly before use.

 

 

 

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella Ink. Using non-Brother

 

supplies may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine

 

reliability.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure you are using one of the recommended types of paper.

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Acceptable Paper and Other Print Media.)

 

 

 

The recommended environment for your machine is between 68 F to 91 F

 

(20 C to 33 C).

 

 

 

White horizontal lines appear in text

Check the print quality. (See Checking the print quality on page 37.)

or graphics.

 

 

 

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella Ink.

 

 

 

 

 

Try using the recommended types of paper.

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Acceptable Paper and Other Print Media.)

 

 

 

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 machine. Using

allows minimal power to the

Letter, A4 and Executive

machine, resulting in periodic, but less frequent cleaning of the print head.

 

 

 

Ledger, A3, Legal, A5, A6, envelopes, Photo

(4" 6")/(10 15 cm), Photo L (3.5" 5")/(89 127 mm), Photo 2L (5" 7")/(13 18 cm) and Index Card

(5" 8")/(127 203 mm)

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Troubleshooting

 

Print Quality Difficulties (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

 

The machine prints blank pages.

Check the print quality. (See Checking the print quality on page 37.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella Ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 machine. Using

allows minimal power to the

 

 

 

machine, resulting in periodic, but less frequent cleaning of the print head.

 

 

 

 

 

Characters and lines are blurred.

Check the printing alignment. (See Checking the print alignment on page 39.)

Printed text or images are skewed.

Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray and the paper guides are

 

 

adjusted correctly. (See Before loading paper on page 9.)

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is closed correctly.

 

 

 

 

Smudge or stain at the top center of

Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled.

 

the printed page.

(See Online User’s Guide: Acceptable Paper and Other Print Media.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing appears dirty or ink seems

Make sure you are using the recommended types of paper.

 

to run.

(See Online User’s Guide: Acceptable Paper and Other Print Media.)

 

 

 

 

Do not handle the paper until the ink is dry.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the printing surface is face down in the paper tray.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella Ink.

 

 

 

 

 

If you are using photo paper, make sure that you have set the correct paper type.

 

 

If you are printing a photo from your PC, set the Media Type in the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

Ink is smudged or wet when using

Be sure to check the front and back of the paper. Place the glossy surface (printing

 

glossy photo paper.

surface) face down. (See Set Paper Size and Type on page 14.)

 

 

 

 

 

If you use glossy photo paper, make sure that the paper type setting is correct.

 

 

 

 

Printouts appear dirty or the paper

(PC print for Windows®)

 

jams when using Ledger paper.

Check Slow Drying Paper in the Basic tab of the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(PC print for Macintosh)

 

 

Select Print Settings from drop-down list and then check Slow Drying Paper of

 

 

the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

(Copy)

 

 

Adjust the copy density to make copies lighter.

B

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Adjust the Copy Density.)

 

 

 

 

 

Stains appear on the reverse side

Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink.

 

or at the bottom of the page.

(See Online User’s Guide: Clean the Machine’s Printer Platen.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella Ink.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure you are using the paper support flap.

 

 

(See Before loading paper on page 9.)

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the paper feed rollers are not dirty with ink.

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Clean the Paper Feed Rollers.)

 

 

 

 

The machine prints dense lines on

(Windows®)

 

the page.

Select Reverse Order in the Basic tab of the printer driver.

 

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Print Quality Difficulties (continued)

Difficulty

Suggestions

The printouts are wrinkled.

(Windows®)

 

In the printer driver Advanced tab, click Color Settings, and uncheck

 

Bi-Directional Printing.

 

(Macintosh)

 

In the printer driver, choose Print Settings, click Advanced, choose

 

Other Print Options, and uncheck Bi-Directional Printing.

 

 

 

Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella Ink.

 

 

Paper Handling Difficulties

Difficulties

Suggestions

Photo paper does not feed

When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo

correctly.

paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package

 

for this purpose.

 

 

Machine feeds multiple pages.

Do the following:

 

(See Before loading paper on page 9.)

 

Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray.

 

Remove all the paper from the tray and fan the stack of paper well, then put it

 

back in the tray.

 

Make sure you do not push the paper in too far.

 

 

 

Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is closed correctly. (See Printer jam or paper jam

 

on page 52.)

 

 

 

Make sure the Base Pad in the paper tray is not dirty.

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Clean the Paper Pick-up Rollers.)

 

 

There is a paper jam.

Remove the jammed paper by following the steps. (See Printer jam or paper jam

 

on page 52.) Make sure the paper guides are set to the correct paper size.

 

 

Paper jam reoccurs.

If there is a repeat paper jam, a small piece of paper may be stuck in the machine.

 

Make sure paper is not still jammed in the machine. (See Additional paper jam

 

clear operations on page 57.)

 

 

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Troubleshooting

 

Printing Received Faxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Condensed print

This is usually caused by a poor telephone connection. Make a copy; if your copy

 

 

Horizontal streaks

looks good, you probably had a bad connection with static or interference on the

 

 

telephone line. Ask the other party to send the fax again.

 

 

Top and bottom sentences are

 

 

 

 

 

cut off

 

 

 

Missing lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical black lines when receiving.

The sender's scanner may be dirty. Ask the sender to make a copy to see if the

 

 

 

 

problem is with the sending machine. Try receiving from another fax machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left and right margins are cut off or

If the received faxes are divided and printed on two pages or if you get an extra

 

 

a single page is printed on two

blank page, your paper size setting may not be correct for the paper you are using.

 

 

pages.

(See Set Paper Size and Type on page 14.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn on Auto Reduction.

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Shrink Page Size of an Oversized Incoming Fax.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone Line or Connections

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

Dialing does not work.

Check all line cord connections. Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged into

 

(No dial tone)

the telephone wall jack and the LINE jack inside the machine.

 

 

 

 

 

(Canada only) Change the Tone/Pulse setting.

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Set Tone or Pulse Dialing Mode.)

 

 

 

 

 

Send a manual fax by pressing Hook and dialing the number. Wait to hear

 

 

fax-receiving tones before pressing Fax Start.

 

 

If there is no dial tone, connect a known-working telephone and telephone line

 

 

cord to the jack. Then lift the external telephone's handset and listen for a dial tone.

 

 

If there is still no dial tone, ask your telephone company to check the line and/or

 

 

wall jack.

 

 

 

 

 

If you subscribe to DSL, VoIP, or MagicJack services, contact your service

 

 

provider for connection instructions.

 

 

 

 

The machine does not answer

Make sure the machine is in the correct Receive Mode for your setup.

 

when called.

(See How to choose the correct Receive Mode on page 33.) Check for a dial tone.

 

 

If possible, call your machine to hear it answer. If there is still no answer, check

 

 

that the telephone line cord is plugged into the telephone wall jack and the LINE

B

 

jack inside the machine. If there is no ringing when you call your machine, ask your

 

 

 

telephone company to check the line.

 

 

 

 

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Receiving Faxes

Difficulty

Suggestions

Cannot receive a fax.

Make sure your machine has a dial tone by pressing Hook in Fax mode. If you

 

hear static or interference on your fax line, call your local telephone provider.

 

Check all line cord connections. Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged into

 

the telephone wall jack and the LINE jack inside the machine. If you subscribe to

 

DSL, VoIP or MagicJack services, call your service provider for connection

 

instructions.

 

If you have problems due to possible interference on the telephone line, you can

 

change the compatibility setting. (See Telephone Line Interference or VoIP

 

System on page 69.)

 

 

 

Make sure the machine is in the correct Receive Mode. This is determined by the

 

external devices and telephone subscriber services you have on the same line as

 

the Brother machine. (See How to choose the correct Receive Mode on page 33.)

 

If you have a dedicated fax line and want your Brother machine to automatically

 

answer all incoming faxes, select Fax Only mode.

 

If your Brother machine shares a line with an external answering machine, select

 

External TAD mode. In External TAD mode, your Brother machine will

 

automatically receive incoming faxes and voice callers will be able to leave a

 

message on your answering machine.

 

If your Brother machine shares the line with a Voice Mail subscriber service,

 

see Online User’s Guide: Voice Mail.

 

If your Brother machine is on a line with the Distinctive Ring subscriber service,

 

see Online User’s Guide: Distinctive Ring.

 

If your Brother machine shares a line with other telephones and you want it to

 

automatically answer all incoming faxes, select Fax/Tel mode. In Fax/Tel

 

mode, your Brother machine will automatically receive faxes and produce a

 

pseudo/double-ring to alert you to answer voice calls.

 

If you do not want your Brother machine to automatically answer incoming faxes,

 

select Manual mode. In Manual mode, you must answer every incoming call and

 

activate the machine to receive faxes.

 

Another device or service at your location may be answering the call before your

 

Brother machine answers. To test this, lower the Ring Delay setting:

 

If the Receive Mode is set to Fax Only or Fax/Tel, reduce the Ring Delay

 

to 1 ring. (See Ring Delay on page 36.)

 

If the Receive Mode is set to External TAD, reduce the number of rings

 

programmed on your answering machine to 2.

 

If the Receive Mode is set to Manual, DO NOT adjust the Ring Delay setting.

 

Have someone send you a test fax:

 

If you received the test fax successfully, your machine is operating correctly.

 

Remember to reset your Ring Delay or answering machine setting back to

 

your original setting. If receiving problems recur after resetting the Ring Delay,

 

then a person, device, or subscriber service is answering the fax call before

 

the machine has a chance to answer.

 

If you were not able to receive the fax, then another device or subscriber

 

service may be interfering with your fax reception or there may be a problem

 

with your fax line.

 

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 

Receiving Faxes (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Cannot receive a fax.

If you are using a telephone answering machine (External TAD mode) on the

 

 

(continued)

same line as the Brother machine, make sure your answering machine is set up

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: External TAD (Telephone Answering Device).)

 

 

 

1 Plug the telephone line cord directly from the wall telephone jack to your

 

 

 

Brother machine’s LINE jack.

 

 

 

2 Remove the protective cap from your Brother machine’s EXT. jack, and then

 

 

 

plug the telephone line cord from your answering machine into the EXT. jack.

 

 

 

3 Set your answering machine to answer within 4 rings.

 

 

 

If you are having problems receiving faxes or voice messages, set your

 

 

 

answering machine to answer within 2 or 3 rings.

 

 

 

4 Record the outgoing message on your answering machine.

 

 

 

Record five seconds of silence at the beginning of your outgoing

 

 

 

message.

 

 

 

Limit your speaking to 20 seconds.

 

 

 

End your outgoing message with your Fax Receive Code for people

 

 

 

sending manual faxes. For example: “After the beep, leave a message or

 

 

 

press l 5 1 and Start to send a fax.”

 

 

 

5 Set your answering machine to answer calls.

 

 

 

6 Set your Brother machine’s Receive Mode to External TAD. (See How to

 

 

 

choose the correct Receive Mode on page 33.)

 

 

 

Make sure your Brother machine’s Easy Receive feature is turned On. Easy

 

 

 

Receive is a feature that allows you to receive a fax even if you have answered

 

 

 

the call on an external or extension telephone.

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Set Easy Receive.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you often get transmission errors due to possible interference on the telephone

 

 

 

line, try changing the Compatibility setting to Basic(for VoIP).

 

 

 

(See Telephone Line Interference or VoIP System on page 69.)

 

 

Sending Faxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Cannot send a fax.

Check all line cord connections. Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged into

B

 

 

the telephone wall jack and the LINE jack inside the machine.

 

 

 

 

 

Print the Transmission Verification Report and check for an error.

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Print Reports.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ask the other party to check that the receiving machine has paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you subscribe to DSL, VoIP, or MagicJack services, contact your service

 

 

 

provider for connection instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor fax send quality.

Try changing your resolution to Fine or S.Fine. Make a copy to check your

 

 

 

machine's scanner operation. If the copy quality is poor, clean the scanner.

 

 

 

(See Cleaning the scanner on page 37.)

 

 

 

 

 

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Sending Faxes (continued)

Difficulty

Suggestions

Transmission Verification Report

There is probably temporary noise or static on the line. Try sending the fax again.

says RESULT:NG.

If you send a PC FAX message and get RESULT:NG on the Transmission

 

Verification Report, your machine may be out of memory.

 

To gain extra memory, you can turn off Memory Receive (see Online User’s

 

Guide: Turn off Memory Receive), print fax messages from the machine’s memory

 

(see Online User’s Guide: Print a Fax Stored in the Machine’s Memory), or cancel

 

a Delayed Fax or Polling Job (see Online User’s Guide: Cancel a Fax in Progress

 

or Check and Cancel Pending Fax).

 

If the problem continues, ask the telephone company to check your telephone line.

 

 

 

If you often get transmission errors due to possible interference on the telephone

 

line, try changing the machine's Compatibility setting to Basic(for VoIP).

 

(See Telephone Line Interference or VoIP System on page 69.)

Vertical black lines when sending.

Black vertical lines on faxes you send are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid

 

on the glass strip. Clean the glass strip. (See Cleaning the scanner on page 37.)

 

 

Handling Incoming Calls

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

The machine “hears” a voice as a

If Easy Receive is set to On, your machine is more sensitive to sounds. It may

 

CNG Tone.

mistakenly interpret certain voices or music on the line as a fax machine calling

 

and respond with fax-receiving tones. Deactivate the machine by pressing

 

.

 

Try avoiding this problem by turning Easy Receive to Off.

 

 

 

(See Online User’s Guide: Set Easy Receive.)

 

 

 

 

 

Sending a fax call to the machine.

If you answered on an extension telephone, press your Fax Receive Code (the

 

factory setting is l 5 1). If you answered on the external telephone (connected to

 

the EXT. jack), press Fax Start, and then press Receive to receive the fax.

 

When your machine answers, hang up.

 

Custom features on a single line.

If you have Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID, Caller ID, RingMaster, Voice Mail,

 

an answering machine, an alarm system or other custom feature on a single

 

 

telephone line with your machine, it may create a problem sending or receiving

 

faxes.

 

 

For example: If you subscribe to Call Waiting or another custom service and its

 

signal comes through the line while your machine is sending or receiving a fax, the

 

signal can temporarily interrupt the fax. Brother's ECM (Error Correction Mode)

 

feature should help overcome this problem. This condition is related to the

 

 

telephone system industry and is common to all devices that send and receive

 

 

information on a single, shared line with custom features. If avoiding a slight

 

 

interruption is crucial to your business, we recommend using a separate

 

 

telephone line with no custom features.

 

 

 

 

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 

Copying Difficulties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Vertical black lines or streaks

Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on the

 

 

appear in copies.

glass strip. Clean the glass strip, scanner glass, and the white bar and white

 

 

 

 

plastic above them. (See Cleaning the scanner on page 37.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black marks or spots appear in

Black marks or spots on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on

 

 

copies.

the scanner glass. Clean the scanner glass and white plastic above it.

 

 

 

 

(See Cleaning the scanner on page 37.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor copy results when using the

Try using the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 18.)

 

 

ADF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fit to Page does not work correctly.

Make sure the document is not skewed on the scanner glass.

 

 

 

 

Reposition the document and try again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scanning Difficulties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Poor scanning results when using

Clean the white bar and the glass strip underneath it. (See Cleaning the scanner

 

 

the ADF.

on page 37.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical black lines appear in

Try using the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 18.)

 

 

the scanned data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PhotoCapture Center Difficulties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Removable Disk does not work

1 Take out the memory card or USB flash drive and put it back in again.

 

 

correctly.

2 If you have tried “Eject” from within Windows®, take out the memory card or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB flash drive before you continue.

 

 

 

 

3 If an error message appears when you try to eject the memory card or USB

 

 

 

 

flash drive, it means the card is being accessed. Wait a while, and then try

 

 

 

 

again.

 

 

 

 

4 If all of the above do not work, turn off your PC and machine, and then turn

 

 

 

 

them on again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part of my photo is missing when

Make sure that Borderless printing and Cropping are turned off.

 

 

printed.

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Print Photos with Auto Cropping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Print Borderless Photos from Media.

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Software Difficulties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

Cannot install software or print.

(Windows®)

 

 

 

 

Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on the CD-ROM. This program will repair

 

 

 

 

and reinstall the software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Network Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

Cannot print over the network.

Make sure that your machine is powered on and is online and in Ready mode.

 

Print a Network Configuration list (see Online User’s Guide: Print Reports) and

 

check the current Network settings printed in this list. Reconnect the LAN cable to

 

the hub to verify that the cabling and network connections are good.

 

If you are using a wireless connection or are having Network problems, see Online

 

User’s Guide: Network Problems.

 

 

The network scanning feature does

It is necessary to configure the third-party Security/Firewall Software to allow

not work.

Network scanning. Add port 54925 for Network scanning.

 

(See Online User’s Guide: My Brother Machine Cannot Print, Scan or PC-FAX

 

Receive over the Network.)

 

 

 

The network PC-Fax Receive

(Windows®)

 

feature does not work.

It is necessary to set the third-party Security/Firewall Software to allow PC-FAX

 

 

Rx. Add port 54926 for Network PC-FAX Rx.

 

(See Online User’s Guide: My Brother Machine Cannot Print, Scan or PC-FAX

 

Receive over the Network.)

 

 

 

The Brother software cannot be

(Windows®)

 

installed.

If the Security Software warning appears on the PC screen during the installation,

 

 

change the Security Software settings to permit the Brother product setup

 

program or other program to run.

 

(Macintosh)

 

 

If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus security software,

 

temporarily disable it and then install the Brother software.

 

 

Cannot connect to wireless

Investigate the problem using the WLAN Report.

network.

Press

, All Settings, and then swipe up or down or press a or b to

 

 

display Print Reports. Press Print Reports. Swipe up or down or press a

 

or b to display WLAN Report, and then press WLAN Report.

 

For more information, see Online User’s Guide: Print the WLAN Report.

 

 

 

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Dial Tone detection

Setting the dial tone to Detection will shorten the dial detect pause.

a Press (Settings).

b Press All Settings.

c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Initial Setup.

d Press Initial Setup.

e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Dial Tone.

f Press Dial Tone.

g Press Detection or No Detection.

h Press .

Telephone Line Interference or VoIP System

If you are having problems sending or receiving a fax due to possible interference on the telephone line, or if you are using a VoIP system, we recommend that you change the modem speed to minimize errors in fax operations.

a Press (Settings).

b Press All Settings.

c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Initial Setup.

d Press Initial Setup.

e Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Compatibility.

f Press Compatibility.

Troubleshooting

g Press Normal or Basic(for VoIP).

Basic(for VoIP) reduces the modem speed to 9,600 bps and turns off color fax receiving and Error Correction Mode (ECM), except for color fax-sending. Unless interference is a recurring problem on your telephone line, you may prefer to use it only when needed.

To improve compatibility with most VoIP services, Brother recommends changing the compatibility setting to

Basic(for VoIP).

Normal sets the modem speed at 14,400 bps.

h Press .

NOTE

VoIP (Voice over IP) is a type of phone system that uses an Internet connection, rather than a traditional phone line.

B

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Machine Information

Checking the serial number

You can see the machine’s serial number on the Touchscreen.

a Press (Settings).

b Press All Settings.

c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Machine Info.

d Press Machine Info.

e Press Serial No.

Your machine’s serial number will appear on the Touchscreen.

f Press .

Checking the firmware version

You can see the machine’s firmware version on the Touchscreen.

a Press (Settings).

b Press All Settings.

c Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Machine Info.

d Press Machine Info.

e Press Firmware Version.

f Press Main Version.

Your machine’s firmware version will

appear on the Touchscreen.

g Press .

Reset operations overview

The following reset operations are available:

1Machine Reset

You can reset all the machine’s settings that you have changed, such as Date and Time and Ring Delay.

The icon will be restored to the Home screen. (USA only)

2Network

You can reset the print server back to its factory settings, such as the password and IP address information.

3Address Book & Fax

Address Book & Fax resets the following settings:

Address Book

(Address Book and Setup Groups)

Programmed fax jobs in the memory

(Polled Transmit, Delayed Fax and Delayed Batch Transmission)

Station ID

(Name and Number)

Remote Fax Options

(Fax Forwarding and Paging)

Report settings

(Transmission Verification Report, Address Book and Fax Journal)

History

(Caller ID history and Outgoing Call)

Faxes in memory

4All Settings

You can restore all settings to the factory settings.

Brother strongly recommends performing this procedure before handing over or disposing of the machine.

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Troubleshooting

NOTE

Unplug the interface cable before you choose Network or All Settings.

How to reset the machine

a

b c

Press (Settings).

Press All Settings.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Initial Setup.

d e

Press Initial Setup.

Swipe up or down or press a or b to display Reset.

f g

Press Reset.

Press the type of reset you want to do (Machine Reset, Network, Address Book & Fax, or

All Settings).

h i

Press Yes to confirm.

Press Yes for two seconds to reboot the machine.

B

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C Index

A

 

Accessories and supplies ..........................

ii

Address Book

 

setting up ..............................................

31

ADF (automatic document feeder) ...........

17

Automatic

 

fax receive .............................................

33

B

 

Brother

 

accessories and supplies ........................

ii

Brother numbers ......................................

i

Customer Service ....................................

i

FAQs (frequently asked questions) ..........

i

Notice-Disclaimer ...................................

iv

product support ........................................

i

service centers ........................................

ii

Solutions Center ......................................

i

C

 

Cleaning

 

scanner .................................................

37

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

2

ControlCenter

 

See Online User’s Guide.

 

Copy

 

paper size .............................................

21

paper type .............................................

21

using ADF .............................................

17

using scanner glass ..............................

18

Custom telephone features on a single

line ...........................................................

66

D

 

Dialing

 

a pause .................................................

31

Document

 

loading ...........................................

17, 18

E

 

Envelopes ...........................................

9, 12

Error messages on Touchscreen .............

40

F

 

Fax, from PC

 

See Online User’s Guide.

 

Fax, stand-alone

 

receiving ...............................................

33

difficulties ....................................

63, 64

F/T Ring Time, setting .......................

36

Ring Delay, setting ............................

36

telephone line interference or VoIP

system ...............................................

69

sending .................................................

29

difficulties ..........................................

65

telephone line interference or VoIP

system ...............................................

69

Fax/Tel mode

 

Ring Delay ............................................

36

J

 

Jams

 

document ..............................................

51

paper ....................................................

52

M

 

Manual

 

receive ..................................................

33

Manual feed slot ......................................

12

N

 

Network

 

Printing

 

See Online User’s Guide.

 

Scanning

 

See Online User’s Guide.

 

NFC (Near Field Communication) ...........

24

printing ..................................................

24

scanning ...............................................

24

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P

 

Paper

 

Check Paper setting

.............................15

loading ....................................................

9

size of document ...................................

17

type .......................................................

14

PhotoCapture Center

 

from PC

 

See Online User’s Guide.

Preview photos .....................................

25

Printing

 

all photos ...........................................

25

Print

 

difficulties ..............................................

59

Printing

 

See Online User’s Guide.

R

 

Receive Mode

 

External TAD ........................................

33

Fax Only ...............................................

33

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

33

Manual ..................................................

33

Ring Delay, setting ...................................

36

S

 

Scanning

 

See Online User’s Guide.

Serial Number

 

how to find ..............

See inside front cover

Supplies ...................................................

75

T

 

TAD (telephone answering device),

 

external ....................................................

33

Receive Mode ......................................

33

Telephone line

 

difficulties .............................................

63

interference or VoIP system .................

69

Text, entering ............................................

8

Transferring your faxes or

 

Fax Journal report ...................................

50

Troubleshooting

 

document jam .......................................

51

error and maintenance messages on

 

Touchscreen ........................................

40

if you are having difficulty

 

copying ..............................................

67

incoming calls ....................................

66

Network .............................................

68

paper handling ..................................

62

phone line or connections .................

63

PhotoCapture Center ........................

67

print quality ........................................

60

printing ..............................................

59

printing received faxes ......................

63

receiving faxes ..................................

64

scanning ............................................

67

software .............................................

67

paper jam .............................................

52

wireless LAN setup

 

Wireless LAN report ..........................

58

W

 

Warranties are in the box

 

Notice-Disclaimer ...................................

iv

Wireless Network

 

See Quick Setup Guide and Online User’s

Guide.

 

C

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Supplies

Ink

The machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink

 

cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly.

Service Life of Ink

Starter ink cartridges are in the box. The first time you install the ink

Cartridge

cartridges the machine will use extra ink to fill the ink delivery tubes.

 

This is a one-time process that enables high-quality printing.

 

Afterward, replacement ink cartridges will print the specified

 

number of pages. Starter cartridge yield is approx. 65% of the yield

 

of the LC203 replacement cartridges.

Replacement Supplies

<Super High Yield Black> LC207BK

 

<Super High Yield Yellow> LC205Y

 

<Super High Yield Cyan> LC205C

 

<Super High Yield Magenta> LC205M

 

Black, Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta - Approximately 1,200 pages 1

 

<High Yield Black> LC203BK

 

<High Yield Yellow> LC203Y

 

<High Yield Cyan> LC203C

 

<High Yield Magenta> LC203M

 

Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 550 pages 1

 

1 Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711

 

For more information about the replacement supplies, visit

 

http://www.brother.com/pageyield.

What is Innobella?

Innobella is a range of genuine supplies offered by Brother. The name "Innobella" derives from the words "Innovation" and "Bella" (meaning "Beautiful" in Italian) and is a representation of the "innovative" technology providing you with "beautiful" and "long lasting" print results.

When you print photo images, Brother recommends Innobella glossy photo paper (BP71 series) for high quality. Brilliant prints are made easier with Innobella Ink and paper.

If you’re using Windows®, double-click the Brother CreativeCenter icon on your desktop to access our FREE website designed as a resource to help you easily create and print customized materials for business and home use with photos, text and creative touch.

Mac users can access Brother CreativeCenter at this web address: http://www.brother.com/creativecenter

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P.O. Box 6911

Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA

Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd.

1 rue Hôtel de Ville,

Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada H9B 3H6

Visit us on the World Wide Web

http://www.brother.com

This machine is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will support only machines purchased in their own countries.

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