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BASIC USER’S GUIDE
MFC-J5910DW
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-J5910DW 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
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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 cove
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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.) Note In Canada only Visa and MasterCard are accepted. In U
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Description Item Multipurpose Paper - Plain Paper (Letter size / 500 sheets) BP60MPLTR (USA only) Matte Inkjet Paper (Letter size / 25 sheets) BP60ML (USA only) Plain Inkjet Paper (Ledger size / 100 sheets) BP60PLGR (USA only) (Letter size / 100 sheets) BP60PL100 (USA only) Telephone Line Cord LG3077001 (USA only) Basic User's Guide LX8860001 (English for USA and Canada) LX8860002 (French for Canada) ® LX8382001 CD ROM for Windows & Mac iii
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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 to find them? Which manual? 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 Printed / In the box machine and installing the drivers and software for the operating system and connection type you are using. Basic User's Guide Learn the basic Fax, C
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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 the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide, Network User’s Guide, and Network Glossary ...................................................2 Viewing Documentation..........................................................
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5 Receiving a fax 31 Receive Modes ....................................................................................................31 Choose the correct Receive Mode ................................................................31 Using Receive Modes..........................................................................................33 Fax Only ........................................................................................................33 Fax/Tel............................
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9 PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive 50 PhotoCapture Center™ operations (PHOTO mode) ...........................................50 Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive .......................................50 Getting started .....................................................................................................51 Print Images....................................................................................................
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C Menu and features 95 On-screen programming......................................................................................95 Memory Storage ..................................................................................................95 Menu table ...........................................................................................................96 Entering Text .....................................................................................................123 Inserting s
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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 8 PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a Memory storage memory card or USB Flash Volume Settings memory drive Automatic Daylight Saving Time Sleep Mode PhotoCapture Center™ operations LCD screen Print Images Dial Prefix PhotoCapture Center™ print settings Mode Timer Scan to a memory card or USB Flash m
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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. The following symbols and
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Chapter 1 b If the model name screen appears, click Accessing the your model name. Advanced User’s c If the language screen appears, click Guide, Software User’s your language. The CD-ROM Top Menu will appear. Guide, Network User’s Guide, and Network Glossary 1 This Basic User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine, such as how to use the advanced features for Fax, Copy, PhotoCapture Center™, Printer, Scanner, PC-Fax, and Network. When you are ready to learn
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General information e After the list of User’s Guides appears, How to find Network setup choose the guide you want to read. instructions 1 1 Your machine can be connected to a wireless How to find Scanning instructions 1 or wired network. There are several ways you can scan Basic setup instructions documents. You can find the instructions as uuQuick Setup Guide follows: If your wireless access point or router Software User’s Guide supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™ uuQuick Setup Gui
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Chapter 1 To access the Brother CreativeCenter Accessing Brother (http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/) ® for FREE photo projects and printable Support (Windows ) 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), Customer Service and Brother if you are finished, click Exit. Authorized Service Centers in Brother numbers uu page i and on the CD-ROM. Click
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General information Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) 1 1 You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center) on the CD-ROM. Double-click the Brother Support icon. The following screen will appear: To download and install Presto! PageManager, click Presto! PageManager. To register your machine from the Brother Product Registration Page (http://www.brother.com/registration/), click On-Line Registration. For the latest news and product
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Chapter 1 Control panel overview 1 76 1 1 Mode keys: 2 Telephone keys: Redial/Pause FAX Redials the last 30 numbers called. It also Lets you access FAX mode. inserts a pause when dialing numbers. Hook SCAN Press before dialing when you want to Lets you access SCAN mode. listen to make sure a fax machine has answered, and then press Black Start or COPY Color Start. Lets you access COPY mode. Also, press this key after picking up the handset of the external telephone during PH
