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USER’S GUIDE
MFC-685CW
MFC-885CW
Version A
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If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-685CW and MFC-885CW (Circle your model number) 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
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Brother numbers IMPORTANT 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 covere
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Service Center Locator (USA only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. ii
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Ordering accessories and supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (You can visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.) In USA: 1-877-552-MALL (6255) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) http:/
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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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® Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) Who is covered: 3 Damage caused by another device or software used with this Product (including This limited warranty (“warranty”) is given but not limited to damage resulting from only to the original end-use/retail purchaser ® (referred to in this warranty as “Original use of non Brother -brand parts and Purchaser”) of the accompanying product, Consumable and Accessory Items); consumables and accessories (collectively
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® Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) discretion. Brother reserves the right to supply has not been sufficiently validated with a copy a refurbished or remanufactured replacement of the proof of purchase (bill of sale). The Machine and/or accompanying Consumable replacement Machine you receive (even if and Accessory Items and use refurbished refurbished or remanufactured) will be parts provided such replacement products covered by the balance of the limited war
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BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER / FAX MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only) Pursuant to the limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. (“Brother”), or its Authorized Service Centres, will repair or replace (at Brother's sole discretion) this MFC/Fax machine free of charge if defective in material or workmanship. This warranty applies only to products purchased and used in Canada. This limited Warranty does not include
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Table of Contents Section I General 1 General Information 2 Using the documentation .......................................................................................2 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................2 Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide ........................2 Viewing Documentation...................................................................................2 ® Accessing Brother Support (For Windows ) ...
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LCD display .........................................................................................................28 LCD Contrast.................................................................................................28 Setting the backlight brightness.....................................................................28 Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight ........................................................28 Setting the Off Timer ...........................................
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Receive mode settings ........................................................................................44 Ring Delay .....................................................................................................44 F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)...............................................................44 Easy Receive.................................................................................................45 Additional receiving operations..............................
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9 Message Center 68 Message Center mode ........................................................................................68 Setting up the Message Center .....................................................................68 Outgoing message (OGM) ............................................................................68 Fax/Tel OGM (Announcement) .....................................................................69 Activating Message Center mode....................................
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Section III Copy 13 Making copies 88 How to copy .........................................................................................................88 Entering Copy mode......................................................................................88 Making a single copy .....................................................................................88 Making multiple copies ..................................................................................88 Stop copying.......
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Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ........................................110 Entering Scan mode ....................................................................................110 How to scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive.......................110 Understanding the Error Messages...................................................................111 15 Printing photos from a camera 112 Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera...............................
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Routine maintenance.........................................................................................146 Replacing the ink cartridges ........................................................................146 Cleaning the outside of the machine ...........................................................148 Cleaning the scanner...................................................................................149 Cleaning the machine printer platen..........................................
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Section I General I General Information 2 Loading documents and paper 10 General setup 21 Security features 30
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General Information 1 1 Using the Accessing the documentation 1 Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you Guide 1 make the most of your machine. This User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine such as how Symbols and conventions to use the advanced features of the Printer, used in the documentation 1 Scanner, PC Fax and Network. When you are ready to learn detailed information about
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General Information c If the language screen appears, click How to find Scanning instructions 1 your language. The CD-ROM main There are several ways you can scan menu will appear. 1 documents. You can find the instructions as follows: Software User’s Guide ® Scanning (For Windows 2000 ® Professional/Windows XP and Windows Vista™) ® ControlCenter3 (For Windows 2000 ® Professional/Windows XP and Windows Vista™) Network Scanning Scansoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR Note How-to-Guides
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Chapter 1 Viewing Documentation How to find Scanning instructions 1 ® (For Macintosh ) 1 There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as ® a Turn on your Macintosh . Insert the follows: Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Software User’s Guide drive. The following window will appear. ® Scanning (For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater) ® ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater) ® Network Scanning (For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater) ® ® Presto! PageManager Us
