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Basic User’s Guide
MFC-J245
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-J245 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 rec
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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) .............................................................2 Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide and Software and Network User’s Guide ...2 Viewing User’s Guides ...............................
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Receive Mode settings ........................................................................................27 Ring Delay .....................................................................................................27 F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)...............................................................27 Easy Receive.................................................................................................28 6 Telephone services and external devices 29 Telephone servic
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A Routine maintenance 51 Replacing the ink cartridges ................................................................................51 Cleaning and checking the machine....................................................................54 Cleaning the scanner.....................................................................................54 Cleaning the print head .................................................................................55 Checking the print quality ................
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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 LCD Mode Timer 2 Security features TX Lock 3 Sending 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 WARNING documentation 1 WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, Thank you for buying a Brother machine! could result in death or serious injuries. Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine. CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous Symbols and conventions situation which, if not avoided, may result in used in the documentation 1 minor or moderate injuries. IMPORTANT The following s
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Chapter 1 Accessing Brother Accessing the ® Utilities (Windows 8) 1 Advanced User’s Guide and Software If you are using a PC or tablet running ® Windows 8, you can make your selections and Network User’s either by tapping the screen or by clicking Guide 1 with your mouse. After the printer driver is installed, This Basic User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine, such as (Brother Utilities) appears on both the how to use the advanced Fax, Copy, Printer, Star
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General information a Turn on your PC. Insert the Brother (Macintosh) 1 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. a Turn on your Macintosh. Insert the 1 NOTE Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will appear. If the Brother screen does not appear, go to Computer (My Computer). (For ® Windows 8: Click (File Explorer) on the taskbar, and then go to Computer.) Double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click start.exe. b If the model name screen appears, click your model
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Chapter 1 Presto! PageManager User’s Guide Accessing Brother (Macintosh) ® Support (Windows ) 1 NOTE Presto! PageManager is available as a You can find all the contacts you will need, download from such as web support (Brother Solutions http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/ Center), Customer Service and Brother brother/PM9SEInstaller_BR_multilang2.dmg Authorized Service Centers in Brother numbers on page i and on the CD-ROM. The complete Presto! PageManager Click Brother Support on t
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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 10 01/01 19:45 Fax 2 3 4 1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) a or b The LCD displays messages to help you set up Press a or b to scroll through the menus and use your machine. and options. Menu 2 Mode keys: Access the main menu. FAX Clear Lets you access Fax mode. Press to delete characters or to go back to the previous menu level. SCAN OK Lets you access Scan mode. Lets you choose a setting. COPY 4 Copy Options Lets you temporarily change the c
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General information 1 9 8 7 5 6 6 Start keys: If you turn off the machine using , it will still Black Start periodically clean the print head to maintain print quality. To prolong print head life, provide Lets you start sending faxes or making copies in black & white. Also lets you start better ink efficiency, and maintain print quality, a scanning operation (in color or black & keep your machine connected to the power at white depending on the scan setting in the all times. ControlC
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Chapter 1 Basic Operations 1 The following steps show how to change a setting in the machine. In this example, the Receive Mode setting is changed from Fax Only to Fax/Tel. aPress (FAX). b Press Menu, 3, 1, 1. Fax Only Select ab&OK c Press a or b to choose Fax/Tel. Fax/Tel d Press OK. Accepted NOTE Press Clear if you want to go back to the previous level. e Press Stop/Exit. 8
