User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-255CW MFC-295CN
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
- 2 Load plain A4 paper
- 3 Connect the power cord and telephone line
- 4 Set Your Country (For Australia / New Zealand Customer Only)
- 5 Install the ink cartridges
- 6 Check the print quality
- 7 Choose a Receive Mode
- 8 Set the LCD contrast (if needed)
- 9 Set the date and time
- 10 Enter personal information (Station ID)
- 11 Fax Transmission Report
- 12 Set tone or pulse dialling mode (Not available for New Zealand)
- 13 Set the phone line compatibility
- 14 Choose your connection type
- For USB interface users (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
- For USB interface users (Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x - 10.5.x)
- For wired network interface users (MFC295CN only) (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
- For wired network interface users (MFC295CN only) (Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x - 10.5.x)
- For wireless network interface users (MFC253CW/255CW/257CW only)
- 15 Before you begin
- 16 Confirm your network environment (Infrastructure Mode)
- Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network
- Install the drivers & software (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
- Install the drivers & software (Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x - 10.5.x)
- Install Optional Applications Windows®
- For Network Users
- Consumables
- brother ARL/ASA/NZ
- Start Here
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Windows
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USB
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Connect the USB cable
a Using both hands, use the plastic tabs on both
sides of the machine to lift the scanner cover
until it locks securely into the open position.
b Connect the USB cable to the USB socket
marked with a symbol. You will find the
USB socket inside the machine as shown
below.
c Carefully guide the USB cable through the
trench as shown below, following the trench
around and toward the back of the machine.
Then connect the cable to your computer.
d Lift the scanner cover to release the lock a.
Gently push the scanner cover support
down b and close the scanner cover c.
e The installation will continue automatically.
The installation screens appear one after
another.
IMPORTANT
• DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port
on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub.
Connect the machine directly to your
computer.
LAN USB
USB
MFC-253CW/255CW/257CW
MFC-295CN
IMPORTANT
Make sure that the cable does not restrict the
cover from closing, or an error may occur.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT cancel any of the screens during the
installation. It may take a few seconds for all
screens to appear.
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