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 Choose a Receive Mode
- 7 Set the LCD contrast (if needed)
- 8 Set the date and time
- 9 Enter personal information (Station ID)
- 10 Fax Transmission Report
- 11 Set tone or pulse dialling mode
- 12 Set the telephone line type
- 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 (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)
- 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 SAF
- Start Here
7
8
Set the date and time
The machine displays the date and time, and if you
set up the station ID, it will add it to each fax you send.
a Press Menu, 0, 2.
2.Date&Time
b Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial
pad, and then press OK.
Year:2009
(e.g. Enter 0 9 for 2009.)
c Repeat for Month and Day, and Hours and
Minutes in 24-hour format.
d Press Stop/Exit.
9
Enter personal
information (Station ID)
You should store your name and fax number to be
printed on all fax pages that you send.
a Press Menu, 0, 3.
3.Station ID
b Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the
dial pad, and then press OK. To enter a “+” for
international codes, press l.
c Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using
the dial pad, and then press OK.
d Press Stop/Exit.
Note
• See the following chart for entering your name.
• If you need to enter a character that is on the
same key as the last character, press c to
move the cursor to the right.
• If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to
change it, press d or c to move the cursor to the
incorrect character, press Clear/Back.
Press
key
One
time
Two
times
Three
times
Four
times
2 ABC2
3 DEF3
4 GH I 4
5 JKL5
6 MNO6
7 PQRS
8 TUV8
9 WXY Z
Note
If you make a mistake and want to start again,
press Stop/Exit and go back to a.
For details, see Entering Text in Appendix C
of the User's Guide.










