Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-J265W MFC-J415W
- 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®/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 Windows®
 - For Network Users
 - Consumables
 - brother UK/IRE/GEN
 
 - Start Here
 
10
Windows
®
USB
For USB interface users 
(Windows
®
 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/
Windows Vista
®
/Windows
®
 7)
15
Before you install
a Make sure that your computer is ON and you 
are logged on with Administrator rights.
16
Install MFL-Pro Suite
a Put the supplied installation CD-ROM into your 
CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen 
appears, choose your machine. If the language 
screen appears, choose your language.
b The CD-ROM Top Menu will appear. Click 
Install MFL-Pro Suite and click Yes if you 
accept the license agreements. Follow the 
on-screen instructions.
IMPORTANT
• DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.
• For the latest drivers and information, visit 
http://solutions.brother.com/
• If there are any programs running, close 
them.
• The screens may differ depending on your 
operating system.
Note
If the Brother screen does not appear 
automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), 
double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then 
double-click start.exe.
Note
• If this screen appears, click OK and restart 
your computer.
• If the installation does not continue 
automatically, open the top menu again by 
ejecting and then reinserting the CD-ROM or 
double-click the start.exe program from the 
root folder, and continue from b to install 
MFL-Pro Suite.
• For Windows Vista
®
 and Windows
®
 7, when 
the User Account Control screen appears, 
click Allow or Yes.










