User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-685CW MFC-885CW
- Brother numbers
- Ordering accessories and supplies
- Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Brother® One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only)
- BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
- Table of Contents
- Section I: General
- 1 General Information
- 2 Loading documents and paper
- 3 General setup
- 4 Security features
- Section II: Fax
- 5 Sending a fax
- Entering Fax mode
- Broadcasting (Black & White only)
- Additional sending operations
- Sending faxes using multiple settings
- Contrast
- Changing fax resolution
- Dual access (Black & White only)
- Real time transmission
- Overseas Mode
- Delayed Faxing (Black & White only)
- Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
- Checking and canceling waiting jobs
- Setting your changes as the new default
- Restoring all settings to the factory settings
- Sending a fax manually
- Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
- Out of Memory message
- 6 Receiving a Fax
- 7 Telephone Services and External devices
- 8 Dialing and storing numbers
- 9 Message Center
- 10 Advanced fax operations (Black & White only)
- 11 Printing Reports
- 12 Polling
- 5 Sending a fax
- Section III: Copy
- 13 Making copies
- How to copy
- Copy settings
- ‘Out of Memory’ message
- 13 Making copies
- Section IV: Walk-up Photo Printing
- Section V: Software
- Section VI: Appendixes
- A Safety and Legal
- B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Error messages
- Routine maintenance
- Replacing the ink cartridges
- Cleaning the outside of the machine
- Cleaning the scanner
- Cleaning the machine printer platen
- Cleaning the paper pick-up roller
- Cleaning the print head
- Checking the print quality
- Checking the print alignment
- Checking the ink volume
- Uninstalling and installing the handset and handset cradle (MFC-685CW only)
- Machine Information
- Packing and shipping the machine
- C Menu and Features
- D Specifications
- E Glossary
- Index
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IMPORTANT
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be
made from within that country.
Register your product
By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the
original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother:
may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;
may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance; and,
will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers.
Please complete and fax the Brother Warranty Registration And Test Sheet or, for your
convenience and most efficient way to register your new product, register on-line at
http://www.brother.com/registration/
FAQs (frequently asked questions)
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your Fax Machine/Multi-Function
Center needs. You can download the latest software documents and utilities, read FAQs and
troubleshooting tips, and learn how to get the most from your Brother product.
http://solutions.brother.com
Note
• You can check here for Brother driver updates.
• To keep your machine performance up to date, check here for the latest firmware upgrade (for
Windows
®
only).
For Customer Service
In USA: 1-800-284-4329
1-901-379-1215 (fax)
1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for the hearing-impaired)
In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER
(514) 685-4898 (fax)