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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6
Check the print quality
a When the preparation process has finished, the 
LCD shows Set Paper and Press Start.
Press Colour Start.
b Check the quality of the four colour blocks a 
on the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)
c If all lines are clear and visible, press 1 (Yes) 
on the dial pad to finish the quality check and 
go to step 7. 
If you can see missing short lines, press 2 (No) 
on the dial pad and follow the steps on the 
LCD. 
7
Choose your language 
(if needed) (Not available 
in Australia and New 
Zealand) 
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Local Language.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose your language.
Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
8
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.
OK
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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?










