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Basic User’s Guide
MFC-J285DW
Version 0
USA/CAN
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If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-J285DW 1 Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: 1 The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this User's Guide with your sales receipt as a permanent r
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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 b
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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 us at http://www.brother-usa.com/service/. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Ordering accessories and supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a V
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Accessories and Supplies Description Item 1 Ink Cartridge Standard Yield LC101BK (Prints approx. 300 pages) 1 Ink Cartridge Standard Yield LC101Y (Prints approx. 300 pages) 1 Ink Cartridge Standard Yield (blue) LC101C (Prints approx. 300 pages) 1 Ink Cartridge Standard Yield (red) LC101M (Prints approx. 300 pages) 1 Ink Cartridge High Yield LC103BK (Prints approx. 600 pages) 1 Ink Cartridge High Yield LC103Y (Prints approx. 600 pages) 1 Ink Car
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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 CORRECT
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Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries, Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by relianc
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User's Guides and where do I find them? Which Guide? What's in it? Where is it? Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety 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,
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Table of Contents (Basic User’s Guide) 1 General information 1 Using the documentation.......................................................................................1 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................1 ® Accessing Brother Utilities (Windows 8) .............................................................1 Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide and Software and Network User’s Guide..........................................................
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5 Receiving a fax 28 Receive Modes ....................................................................................................28 Choose the correct Receive Mode ................................................................28 Using Receive Modes..........................................................................................30 Fax Only ........................................................................................................30 Fax/Tel............................
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10 How to scan to a computer 48 Before scanning...................................................................................................48 ® Scanning a document as a PDF file using ControlCenter4 (Windows ) .............49 How to change the machine’s SCAN mode settings for PDF scanning ..............52 How to scan a document as a PDF file using the Touchscreen ....................54 A Routine maintenance 55 Replacing the ink cartridges ..................................................
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D Specifications 114 General ..............................................................................................................114 Print media.........................................................................................................116 Fax.....................................................................................................................117 Copy ............................................................................................................
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Table of Contents (Advanced User’s Guide) The Advanced User’s Guide explains the following features and operations. You can view the Advanced User’s Guide on the CD-ROM. 1 General setup CIndex Memory Storage Volume Settings Automatic Daylight Saving Time Sleep Mode Touchscreen LCD 2 Security features TX Lock 3Sending a fax Additional sending options Additional sending operations 4 Receiving a fax Memory Receive (Black & White only) Additional receiving operations 5 Dialing and storing numbers Vo
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General information 1 1 1 Using the NOTE documentation 1 Notes tell you how to respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you Electrical Hazard icons alert you to make the most of your machine. possible electrical shock. Symbols and conventions Accessing Brother used in the documentation 1 ® Utilities (Windows 8) 1 The following symbols and conventions a
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Chapter 1 b Select your machine. Viewing User’s Guides 1 ® (Windows ) 1 ® ® ® (Windows XP/Windows Vista /Windows 7/ ® ® Windows Server 2003/Windows Server ® 2008/Windows Server 2008 R2) To view the documentation, from (Start), All Programs, select Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the programs group, and then choose User’s Guides. ® ® (Windows 8/Windows Server 2012) Click (Brother Utilities), and then click the drop-down list and select your model c Choose the fun
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General information c If the language screen appears, click How to find Scanning instructions 1 your language. The CD-ROM There are several ways you can scan Top Menu will appear. 1 documents. You can find the instructions as follows: Software and Network User’s Guide Scan ControlCenter Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE How-to-Guides ® (Windows ) The complete Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE How-to-Guides can be viewed from d Click User’s Guides. the Help selection in the PaperPort™ 12SE applicat
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Chapter 1 How to access Guides Accessing Brother ® for Advanced Features 1 Support (Windows ) 1 You can view and download these Guides You can find all the contacts you will need, from the Brother Solutions Center at: such as Web support (Brother Solutions http://solutions.brother.com/. Center), Customer Service and Brother Authorized Service Centers in Brother Click Manuals on your model’s page to numbers on page i and on the CD-ROM. download the documentation. Click Brother Support on
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General information To access the Brother CreativeCenter Accessing Brother (http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/) for FREE photo projects and printable Support (Macintosh) 1 1 downloads, click Brother CreativeCenter. You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions To return to the Top Menu, click Back or Center) on the CD-ROM. if you are finished, click Exit. Double-click the Brother Support icon. The following screen will appear: To down
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Chapter 1 Control panel overview 1 1.8" Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel 1 This is a Touchscreen LCD with an electrostatic Touchpanel that only shows the LEDs that can be used. 1 1 1.8" Touchscreen LCD (Liquid Crystal You can adjust the control panel angle to read Display) the Touchscreen more easily. This is a Touchscreen LCD. You can access Hold the edge of the control panel to avoid the menus and options by pressing them as accidentally pressing any of the Touchscreen they are displayed o
