Basic User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- BASIC USER’S GUIDE MFC-J425W MFC-J430W MFC-J435W
- Brother numbers
 - Ordering accessories and supplies
 - Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
 - Compilation and Publication Notice
 - User's Guides and where do I find it?
 - Table of Contents
 - 1 General information
 - 2 Loading paper
 - 3 Loading documents
 - 4 Sending a fax
 - 5 Receiving a fax
 - 6 Telephone services and external devices
 - 7 Dialing and storing numbers
 - 8 Making copies
 - 9 How to print from a computer
 - 10 How to scan to a computer
 - A Routine maintenance
 - B Troubleshooting
 - C Menu and features
 - D Specifications
 - Index
 - brother USA/CAN
 
 
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Computer requirements D
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Computer Platform & 
Operating System Version
Supported 
PC Software 
Functions
PC 
Interface
Processor 
Minimum 
Speed
Minimum 
RAM
Recommended 
RAM
Hard Disk Space to install
For 
Drivers
For 
Applications
Windows
®
Operating 
System
Windows
®
 XP Home
14
Windows
®
 XP 
Professional
14
Printing, 
PC Fax
3
, 
Scanning
USB, 
Wireless 
802.11b/g/n
Intel
®
 Pentium
®
II 
or equivalent
128 MB 256 MB 150 MB
1GB
Windows
®
 XP 
Professional x64 
Edition
14
64-bit (Intel
®
 64 
or AMD64) 
supported CPU
256 MB 512 MB 150 MB
1GB
Windows Vista
®14
Intel
®
 Pentium
®
4 
or equivalent 
64-bit (Intel
®
 64 or 
AMD64) supported 
CPU
512 MB
1GB
500 MB
1.3 GB
Windows
®
 7
14
1GB 
(32 bit)
2GB 
(64 bit)
1GB 
(32 bit)
2GB 
(64 bit)
650 MB
1.3 GB
Windows Server
®
 2003 
(print only via network)
Printing
Wireless 
802.11b/g/n
Intel
®
 Pentium
®
III 
or equivalent
256 MB 512 MB
50 MB N/A
Windows Server
®
 2003  
x64 Edition (print only 
via network)
64-bit (Intel
®
 64 
or AMD64) 
supported CPU
Windows Server
®
 2003 
R2 (print only via network)
Intel
®
 Pentium
®
III 
or equivalent
Windows Server
®
 2003 
R2 x64 Edition (print 
only via network)
64-bit (Intel
®
 64 
or AMD64) 
supported CPU
512 MB
1GB
Windows Server
®
 2008 
(print only via network)
Intel
®
 Pentium
®
4 or 
equivalent 64-bit 
(Intel
®
 64 or AMD64) 
supported CPU
2GB
Windows Server
®
 2008 
R2 (print only via network)
64-bit (Intel
®
 64 or 
AMD64) supported CPU
Macintosh 
Operating 
System
Mac OS X 
10.4.11, 10.5.x
Printing, 
PC Fax 
Send
3
, 
Scanning
USB
2
, 
Wireless 
802.11b/g/n
PowerPC
®
 G4/G5
Intel
®
 Processor
512 MB
1GB 80MB
550 MB
Mac OS X 10.6.x
Intel
®
 Processor
1GB 2GB
Conditions:
1
For WIA, 1200  1200 resolution. Brother Scanner 
Utility enables to enhance up to 19200  19200 dpi.
2
Third party USB ports are not supported.
3
PC Fax supports black and white only. (PC Fax Send 
is only supported.)
4
PaperPort™12SE supports Windows
®
 XP Home 
(SP3 or greater), XP Professional (SP3 or greater), 
XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or greater), 
Windows Vista
®
 (SP2 or greater) and Windows
®
 7.
For the latest driver updates, visit us at
(in USA) www.brother.com/
(in Canada) www.brother.ca/
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