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
 
7
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.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Station ID.
Press OK.
d Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the 
dial pad, and then press OK. To enter a “+” for 
international codes, press l.
e Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using 
the dial pad, and then press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
10
Fax Transmission Report
Your Brother machine is equipped with a 
Transmission Verification Report that can be used as 
confirmation that you sent a fax. This report lists the 
name or fax number of the receiving party, the date, 
time, and duration of the transmission, the number of 
pages transmitted, and whether or not the 
transmission was successful. If you want to use the 
Fax Transmission Report feature, see Transmission 
Verification Report in chapter 4 in the Basic User’s 
Guide.
11
Set Tone or Pulse dialling 
mode
Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service. If 
you have Pulse dialling service (rotary), you need to 
change the dialling mode.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Tone/Pulse.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Pulse (or Tone).
Press OK.
e 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.
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 
in the Basic User’s Guide.










