User Manual
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 Set your country (For Australia/New Zealand Customer Only)
 - 5 Install the ink cartridges
 - 6 Check the print quality
 - 7 Choose your language (if needed) (Not available in Australia and New Zealand)
 - 8 Choose a Receive Mode
 - 9 Set the LCD contrast (if needed)
 - 10 Set the date and time
 - 11 Enter personal information (Station ID)
 - 12 Fax Transmission Report
 - 13 Set Tone or Pulse dialling mode (Not available for New Zealand)
 - 14 Set the phone line compatibility
 - 15 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
- 16 Before you begin
 - 17 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 ARL/ASA/NZ
 
 - Start Here
 
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Windows
®
Wireless Network
Windows
®
Macintosh
Wireless Network
h When the On-Line Registration screen is 
displayed, make your selection and follow the 
on-screen instructions.
i If you do not want to set your machine as the 
Default printer, uncheck Set as Default 
Printer.
21
Finish and restart
a Click Finish to restart your computer. After 
restarting the computer, you must be logged on 
with Administrator rights.
b In the Check for Firmware Updates screen, 
choose the firmware update setting you want 
and click OK.
22
Install MFL-Pro Suite on 
additional computers 
(if needed)
If you want to use your machine with multiple 
computers on the network, install MFL-Pro Suite on 
each computer. Go to step 19 on page 25.
Now go to
Proceed to Install Optional Applications on 
page 30.
Note
• If an error message appears during the 
software installation, run the Installation 
Diagnostics located in start/All Programs/
Brother/MFC-JXXX (where MFC-JXXX is your 
model name).
• Depending on your security settings, a 
Windows Security or antivirus software window 
may appear when using the machine or its 
software. Please allow or permit the window to 
continue.
Note
Internet access is required for the firmware 
update.
Note
Network license (Windows
®
) for ScanSoft™ 
PaperPort™11SE (MFC-J415W only)
This product includes a PC license for up to 2 
Users. This license supports the installation of the 
MFL-Pro Suite including ScanSoft™ 
PaperPort™11SE* on up to 2 PCs on the 
network. If you want to use more than 2 PCs with 
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE installed, please 
purchase the Brother NL-5 pack which is a 
multiple PC license agreement pack for up to 5 
additional users. To purchase the NL-5 pack, 
contact your authorized Brother dealer or contact 
Brother customer service.
* For Hong Kong/Taiwan users, installation CD-ROM 
includes Presto! PageManager instead of ScanSoft™ 
PaperPort™11SE.
Finish
The installation is now 
complete.
Note
• If you specify an IP Address for the machine, 
you must set the Boot Method to Static by using 
the control panel. For more information, see 
the Network User’s Guide on the 
documentation CD-ROM.
• XML Paper Specification Printer Driver
The XML Paper Specification Printer Driver is 
the most suitable driver when printing from 
applications that use the XML Paper 
Specification documents. Please download the 
latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions 
Center at http://solutions.brother.com/










