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
 
6
6
Choose a Receive Mode
There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only, 
Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.
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.
7
Set the LCD contrast
(if needed)
If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try 
changing the contrast setting.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose General Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose LCD Contrast.
Press OK.
e Press d or c to choose the contrast level.
Press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
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.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup. 
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Date&Time.
Press OK.
d Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial 
pad, and then press OK. 
e Repeat for month/day/time in 24-hour format.
f Press Stop/Exit.
For details, see Using receive modes in 
chapter 5 in the Basic User’s Guide.
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?
(e.g. Enter 1 0 for 2010.)
Year:2010










