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 Install the ink cartridges
- 5 Check the print quality
- 6 Choosing your language
- 7 Choose a Receive Mode
- 8 Set the date and time
- 9 Enter personal information (Station ID)
- 10 Set tone or pulse dialling mode
- 11 Set the telephone line type
- 12 Set the phone line compatibility
- 13 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 (MFC-295CN only) (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
- For wired network interface users (MFC-295CN only) (Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x - 10.5.x)
- For wireless network interface users (MFC-253CW/255CW/257CW only)
- 14 Before you begin
- 15 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
- Safety and Legal
- brother CEE-ENG
- Start Here
4
5
Check the print quality
a
Set Paper and
q
Press Start
Press Colour Start.
b Check the quality of the four colour blocks on
the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)
c If all lines are clear and visible, press 1 (Yes)
on the dial pad to finish the quality check and
go to step 6.
If you can see missing short lines, press 2 (No)
on the dial pad and go to d.
d The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for
black and colour. Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No) on
the dial pad.
e Press 1 (Yes) , the machine will then start
cleaning the colours.
f After cleaning is finished, press Colour Start.
The machine starts printing the Print Quality
Check Sheet again. Go back to b.
6
Choosing your language
a Press Menu, 0, 0.
b Press a or b to choose your language, and then
press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
7
Choose a Receive Mode
There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.
a Press Menu, 0, 1.
b Press a or b to choose the receive mode.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Do you want to use the telephone features of your
machine (if available) or an external telephone or
external telephone answering device connected on the
same line as the machine?
Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the telephone
will ring for you to pick
up the call.
Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored
on the external TAD.
Fax messages are
printed.
You control the
telephone line and must
answer every call
yourself.
Do you want the machine to
answer fax and telephone calls
automatically?
Manual
Fax Only
Fax/Tel
External TAD
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Are you using the voice message
function of an external telephone
answering device?










