User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-J265W
- 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 your language (if needed)
 - 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
 - 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®/Windows® 7)
 - For USB interface users (Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x)
 - For wireless network interface users
- 15 Before you begin
 - 16 Confirm your network environment (Infrastructure Mode)
 - Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network
 - Troubleshooting
 - Install the drivers & software (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
 - Install the drivers & software (Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x)
 
 - Install Optional Applications
 - For Network Users
 - Consumables
 - brother CHN-ENG
 
 - Start Here
 
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Choose a Receive Mode
Receive Mode
By factory default, the factory setting of Receive Mode is “Fax”. your machine will automatically receive any faxes 
that are sent to it. There are four receive modes of this machine as below.
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If the caller wants to send a fax during a call or the caller sends you a fax call, please press Mono Start or Color Start button (under easy 
mode) on the control panel of the machine or press l 5 1 keys on the external answering phone device (you have to turn on the remote 
codes first, please see Using remote codes in the Basic User's Guide to give fax receiving signals.
To set a receive mode follow the instructions below:
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Receive Mode.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose the receive mode.
Press OK.
e
Press Stop/Exit.
The LCD will display the current receive mode.
Operation Display
LCD Display
Factory Default Ring Delay
Fax Only Fax
Ring Delay: 2 times
Fax detection: on
Fax/Tel F/T
Ring Delay: 2 times
Time: 30 seconds
Manual Mnl
External TAD TAD
Mode Function Description
Fax 
(Fax Only)
Each call recognized 
as fax and send fax 
signal. However, you 
can answer the call 
within the number of 
rings.
Factory setting of Ring Delay is 2 (0-10 times available, please see Ring 
Delay in the Basic User's Guide. After ringing 2 times,the fax machine send 
fax-receiving signals automatically;
Tip: If your machine is connecting an external answering phone device, and 
often use it to answer incoming calls, you could set the ring time through 4 
to 6 times.
Within the recommended ringing times, you can use the external answering 
phone device to answer and talk.
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F/T 
(Fax/Tel)
Automatically 
determine whether 
the incoming call is 
telephone or fax calls. 
Non-Fax call will 
make a fast double-
ring to inform you 
answer the phone.
Factory setting of Ring Delay is 2 (0-10 times available, please see 
Ring 
Delay in the Basic User's Guide
). Factory setting of F/T ring time (a fast 
double-ring) is 30 seconds (20, 30, 40, 70 seconds available, please see 
F/T 
Ring Time in the Basic User's Guide
).
According to incoming call after the fax machine rings 2 times:
1) For the fax call, send fax received signal;
2) For the telephone call, make a fast double-ring,waiting for you answer the phone.
Tip: If your machine is connecting an external answering phone device, 
you could set the ringing time through 4 to 6 times to answer the call.
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Mnl 
(Manual)
Machine doesn't 
recognize each call, 
only as a common 
phone call that you 
need to determine after 
answering the phone
.
Answering the call, or if the caller wants to send you a fax, press Mono 
Start or Color Start button (under easy mode) to receive faxes.
Tip: If your machine is connecting an external answering phone device, you can 
use the external answering phone device to answer and talk.
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TAD 
(External TAD)
The external answering 
machine (TAD) 
automactically answers 
every call. Voice 
messages are stored on 
the external TAD. Fax 
messages are printed.
Use this mode if you have connected an external answering machine to 
your machine. The TAD setting works only with an external answering 
machine.
Note: Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time do not work in this setting.










