Brother MCF-J285DW, MFC-J285DW NOTE, NOTE, NOTE, IMPORTANT

9Faxes in memory

Shows how many received faxes are in the memory.

NOTE

If you see Demo icon at the top of the screen, you can see the main features of the machine by pressing Start to begin a slide show.

After you print from a computer Demo will disappear from the Home screen.

To restore the Demo icon, you must delete all the settings you have changed by performing a Machine Reset. For more information, see Reset functions

on page 93 and How to reset the machine on page 94.

The warning icon appears when there is

an error or maintenance message. For information about error messages, see Error and maintenance messages on page 65.

NOTE

When the Distinctive Ring feature is turned on, the Touchscreen shows D/R. For more information, see Distinctive Ring on page 34.

Basic Operations

Press your finger on the Touchscreen LCD to operate it. To display and access all the settings and features tables and the available options, press s or t on the Touchpanel to scroll through them.

IMPORTANT

•DO NOT touch the Touchscreen immediately after plugging in the power cord or turning on the machine. Doing this may cause an error.

•DO NOT press the Touchscreen with a sharp object, such as a pen or stylus. It may damage the machine.

General information

The following steps show how to change a setting in the machine. In this example the

Paper Type setting is changed from1 Plain Paper to Inkjet Paper.

a Press (Settings).

b Press s or t on the Touchpanel to display General Setup.

c Press General Setup.

d Press s or t to display Paper Type.

e Press Paper Type.

f Press s or t to display Inkjet Paper.

g Press Inkjet Paper.

NOTE

Press if you want to go back to the previous level.

h Press .

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Contents

Page Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-J285DW Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: Brother numbers Ordering accessories and supplies Description Item Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada) Compilation and Publication Notice User's Guides and where do I find them (Basic User’s Guide) Receiving a fax Telephone services and external devices Dialing and storing numbers Making copies How to print from a computer How to scan to a computer Routine maintenance Troubleshooting Settings and features tables Specifications Index (Advanced User’s Guide) Page Using the documentation Accessing Brother Utilities (Windows® 8) Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide and Software and Network User’s Guide Top Menu d Click User’s Guides PDF/HTML documents (Macintosh) How to find Scanning instructions How to access Guides for Advanced Features Accessing Brother Support (Windows®) Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh) Control panel overview 2Touchpanel: Back Cancel Shortcut Dial Pad 4Power On/Off 1Ink 2Fax 3Copy 4Settings IMPORTANT Shortcut Settings Page Loading paper and other print media Page Page About envelopes Loading envelopes IMPORTANT2 Reverse Print Reverse page orientation Cut-SheetPaper Envelopes Paper settings Acceptable paper and other print media Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover Paper type and size for each operation Paper Size Usage Fax Copy Paper weight, thickness and capacity Weight Thickness No. of sheets How to load documents Document Size How to send a fax e f g h On+Image Off Off+Image Receive Modes To set the Receive Mode, follow the instructions: Using Receive Modes Receive Mode settings Off Telephone services What does your telephone company's “Distinctive Ring” do What does Brother's “Distinctive Ring” do Do you have Voice Mail However, the Before you choose the ring pattern to register call your telephone company and ask for one that is shown Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern Very Important Turning off Distinctive Ring LINE Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device) external •If you subscribe to your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service: •If you do not subscribe to the Distinctive Ring service: Start External and extension telephones Using extension telephones # 5 Using an external telephone (connected to the EXT. jack of the machine) If you answer a call and no one is on the line: Fax Receive Code Changing the remote codes How to dial Storing numbers Page How to copy Copy options Page Printing a document Before scanning Scanning a document as a PDF file using ControlCenter4 (Windows®) Click Configuration, and then select Button settings, Scan and File PDF (*.pdf) Browse Document Size File Scan How to change the machine’s SCAN mode settings for PDF scanning Page Page Replacing the ink cartridges Page Page Cleaning and checking the machine Page Page c d e f g h Setting the date and time Identifying your problem Page Error and maintenance messages Page Page Page Page is in process: Page Page Transferring faxes to another fax machine Transferring faxes to your PC MFL-Pro Suite PC-FAX d e f Page Page Page Page Additional paper jam clear operations Page If you are having difficulty with your machine Printing Difficulties (continued) Print Quality Difficulties Print Quality Difficulties (continued) Paper Handling Difficulties Paper Handling Difficulties (continued) Printing Received Faxes Telephone Line or Connections Receiving Faxes Receiving Faxes (continued) Sending Faxes Handling Incoming Calls Copying Difficulties Scanning Difficulties Software Difficulties Network Difficulties Network Difficulties (continued) Data Entry Difficulties Page Machine Information c d e f g h Using the Settings Tables Memory Storage Settings tables (Settings) Page Page Page Page Page Settings Page Features tables Fax Page (Copy) Page (Scan) Options (for Scan to File, Scan to email and Scan to Image) Options (for Scan to OCR) Web Ink (Wi-FiSetup) Entering Text General Dimension Weight Noise Level Sound Pressure Temperature Print media Fax Copy Scanner Printer Interfaces Network Computer requirements Consumable items Page Page Page Page Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com