Productsupport@brother.com.au | Brother MFC-253CW manual

For Australia Only:

Warranty & Repair - For details about warranty on your Brother Product, the details are listed on the following link: www.brother.com.au under Warranty. For warranty service (repair) of your Brother product you will need to retain a copy of your sales docket and contact the Support Centre for location of the nearest Authorised Warranty Centre (AWC)

Support - For technical support for your Brother Product other than what you can resolve through the User's Guide, please visit our website or our solutions website for FAQs/Troubleshooting, Drivers & Software, or contact the Product Support Centre for any technical or customer care/support enquiry.

Product Support Centre: Australia

Brother International (Aust) Pty Ltd

Phone:	02 8875 6000
Fax:	02 9870 7223
Email:	productsupport@brother.com.au
Web Site:	www.brother.com.au

Solutions Site: http://solutions.brother.com

Our Technical Support Consultants are available 5 days a week by phone during the hours of 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

For New Zealand Only:

To contact Brother International (NZ) Limited for support with a Brother product please use the following methods.

Phone:
Premium End User Assistance	0900 552 152
Auto Attendant Self Help	0800 652 152
Brother Recycle Assistance	0800 632 467
Fax Assistance	0800 837 822
Email Assistance	Please visit www.brother.co.nz and submit a helpdesk enquiry
	from Online Help
Web Assistance	Please visit www.brother.co.nz under Online Help for
	Frequently Asked Questions, Driver downloads, Warranty
	information and Service Centres

Our Technical Support Consultants are available 7 days a week by phone during the hours of 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Outside of these hours you can find assistance from our Auto Attendant Self Help and our Website www.brother.co.nz under Online Help.

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Brother MFC-253CW manual Productsupport@brother.com.au, Solutions Site http//solutions.brother.com

Contents

USER’S Guide If you need to call Customer Service Compilation and Publication Notice Approval Information and Compilation and Publication Notice Table of Contents Iii Section II Fax Telephone and External devices Section IV Direct Printing Section III Copy Section VI Appendixes Section V Software Vii Menu and Features Viii General Bold Using the documentationSymbols and conventions used in the documentation General Information Click Documentation Accessing Software User’s Guide Network User’sViewing Documentation Viewing Documentation Windows „ Software User’s Guide „ Network User’s Guide How to find Scanning instructionsViewing Documentation Macintosh Software User’s Guide Presto! PageManager User’s Guide Accessing Brother Support WindowsBrother CreativeCenter Control panel overview Start keys „ Colour Start Fax Resolution„ Clear/Back „ OK Loading paper and other print media Loading paper and documents Loading paper and documents About envelopes Loading envelopes and postcardsGlue Double flap Loading envelopes and postcards Removing small printouts from the machine Cut Sheet Paper Envelopes Printable areaTop Bottom Left Right Paper Type Acceptable paper and other print mediaRecommended print media Brother paper Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover Handling and using print mediaMm or greater curl may cause jams to occur Paper type and size for each operation Choosing the right print mediaPaper Type Paper Size Usage Fax Copy Photo Printer Paper Type Weight Thickness No. Sheets Paper weight, thickness and capacity Recommended environment Using the ADF MFC-295CN onlyHow to load documents Loading documents Using the scanner glass Usage Document Top Left Size Bottom Right Scannable area Turning the machine off General setupMode Timer On/Off key Volume Settings Paper settings Speaker Volume Setting Daylight Saving Time LCD display Sleep ModeLCD Contrast Changing the password Security featuresSetting and changing the TX Lock password Setting up the password Turning TX Lock on Turning TX Lock on/offTurning TX Lock off Fax Faxing from the scanner glass Entering Fax modeSending a Fax Faxing from the ADF MFC-295CN only Colour fax transmission Cancelling a fax in progressBroadcasting Monochrome only Faxing Letter size documents from the scanner glass Additional sending operations Sending faxes using multiple settings Contrast Changing fax resolutionTo change the fax resolution for the next fax To change the default fax resolution Sending in real time for the next fax only Dual Access Monochrome onlyReal Time Transmission Sending in real time for all faxes Out of Memory message Overseas ModeChecking and cancelling waiting jobs Sending a fax manually Receiving a Fax Choosing the Receive ModeTo set a receive mode follow the instructions below Current receive mode Manual Using Receive ModesFax Only Fax/Tel Ring Delay Receive Mode settingsRing Time Fax/Tel mode only Out of Paper Reception Additional receiving operationsFax Detect Printing a reduced incoming fax Telephone and External devices Telephone Service for AustraliaVoice Operations How does Telstra FaxStream Duet Work? Advantages of Caller ID Caller IDRegistering the Distinctive Ring pattern Turning off Distinctive Ring Viewing Caller ID List Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your Telephone RingsHow Does the Caller ID Work? Caller ID is Stored in Your Machine Memory FaxAbility Telephone Service for New ZealandHow Will the Fax Machine Treat All Other Numbers? How to Turn FaxAbility OFF or on How Does the Caller ID Work? Distinctive Ring For Singapore and Hong Kong Telephone Service for Some Countries Caller ID For Singapore and Hong Kong Protective Cap Connections Multi-line connections Pabx Connecting an external or extension telephoneExternal and extension telephones Recording an outgoing message OGM on an external TAD Using remote codes Using a cordless external telephoneOperation from extension telephones Changing the remote codes Dialling and storing numbers How to Dial Changing Speed Dial numbers Storing numbersStoring a pause Storing Speed Dial numbers Combining Quick Dial numbers Setting up groups for broadcastingSpeed Dial, OK, #03, Speed Dial, #02, and Mono Start Fax reports Printing ReportsTransmission Verification Report Press Mono Start Press Stop/Exit How to print a reportReports Fax Journal activity report Chapter Copy Making copies How to copy Press Menu Options Selection Copy Options Enlarging or reducing the image copied Changing copy speed and quality Enlarge/Reduce Making N in 1 copies or a poster Page Layout You can make a poster size copy of a photograph Contrast Sorting copies using the ADF Monochrome only MFC-295CN onlyAdjusting Brightness Contrast Brightness Paper Type Paper optionsPaper Size Direct Printing Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Using PhotoCapture Center from your computerPhotoCapture Center Operations Memory cards, USB Flash memory drive and folder structures USB Flash memory drive Getting startedMemory Stick, Memory Stick PRO XD-Picture Card Print Index Thumbnails How to print from a memory card or USB Flash memory drivePress Photo Capture Printing Photos 13 x 18cm, 15 x 20cm or Max. Size Dpof printing Print speed and Quality PhotoCapture Center print settings Borderless printing Adjusting Brightness and Contrast CroppingPrint Size Date Print Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory driveQuality Selectable File Format Changing the monochrome file format Changing the image qualityChanging the colour file format „ Hub is Unusable Understanding the Error Messages PictBridge requirements Setting your digital cameraPrinting photos from a camera MFC-295CN only Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera USB direct interface Printing Images Printing photos from a camera MFC-295CN only Understanding Error Messages Software Macintosh Software and Network featuresHow to read the Html User’s Guide Windows 131 102146 Choosing a location Safety and Legal To use the machine safely Page Safety and Legal Page Safety and Legal Important safety instructions Disconnect device IMPORTANT-For Your Safety Important Information for Australia Safety and Legal Important Information for New Zealand Safety and Legal Page Important Information for Some Countries Radio interference LAN connection MFC-295CN only International Energy Star Qualification Statement 100 Legal limitations for copying 101 Trademarks Printing Troubleshooting and Routine MaintenanceTroubleshooting If you are having difficulty with your machine Print media on 103 Telephone Line or Connections Printing Received Faxes104 105 Receiving FaxesSending Faxes Handling Incoming Calls 106 Menu Setting DifficultiesCopying Difficulties Scanning Difficulties PhotoCapture Center Difficulties Software Difficulties107 108 Network Difficulties Telephone line interference Dial Tone detection109 Error Message Cause Action Error and maintenance messages 111 Cannot Detect 112 Hub is Unusable 113 Colour Start 114 Mono Start or Colour Start. See Paper 115 Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal reportTransferring faxes to another fax machine Transferring the Fax Journal report to another fax machine 116 Document jam MFC-295CN onlyDocument is jammed in the top of the ADF unit Document is jammed inside the ADF unit 117 Printer jam or paper jam 118 Replacing the ink cartridges Routine maintenance119 120 Print Only 121 Clean the outside of the machine as follows Cleaning the outside of the machine122 123 Cleaning the scanner glass Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers Cleaning the machine’s printer platen124 125 Cleaning the print headChecking the print quality Press Colour Start Checking the print alignment Checking the serial number Checking the ink volumeReset functions Machine Information Packing and shipping the machine How to reset the machine128 129 130 Memory storage Menu and FeaturesOn-screen programming Menu table 132 133 Menu Table 134 Remote Codes 135 Caller ID 136 Print Size 137 Nnonn+ 138 139 Network menu MFC-253CW, MFC-255CW and MFC-257CW SES/WPS/AOSS 140 141 MFC-295CN 142 Tone/Pulse 143 144 Reset for Making corrections Special characters and symbolsEntering Text Inserting spaces General Specifications 147 Dimensions 148 Print mediaPaper Input Paper Tray Paper Output Fax 150 Enlarge/Reduce CopyColour/Monochrome Multiple Copies Folder Available Media Resolution File ExtensionPhotoCapture Center Number of Files Interface PictBridge MFC-295CN only153 154 Scanner 155 Printer 156 Interfaces Computer requirements Consumable items Network LAN 160 Wireless one-push configuration MFC-253CW/255CW/257CW 161 Index 162 Difficulties 102 163 Print settings 164 Productsupport@brother.com.au Solutions Site http//solutions.brother.com Visit us on the World Wide Web