Quick Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-J650DW MFC-J870DW MFC-J875DW
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
 - 2 Connect the power cord and telephone line
 - 3 Install the ink cartridges
 - 4 Load plain Letter/A4 paper
 - 5 Check the print quality
 - 6 Set the date and time
 - 7 Choose your language (if needed)
 - 8 Choose the correct Receive Mode
 - 9 Set your Station ID
 - 10 Transmission Verification Report
 - 11 Set Tone or Pulse dialing mode (Canada only)
 - 12 Set the telephone line compatibility (VoIP)
 - 13 Automatic Daylight Saving Time
 - 14 Choose your connection type
 
 - For Windows® USB interface users (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8)
 - For Macintosh USB interface users (Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x)
 - For Windows® wired network interface users (MFC-J870DW/J875DW only) (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8)
 - For Macintosh wired network interface users (MFC-J870DW/J875DW only) (Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x)
 - For wireless network interface users
- 15 Before you begin
 - 16 Choose your wireless setup method
 - 17 Setup using the CD-ROM (Windows® and Macintosh)
 - 17 Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard (Windows®, Macintosh and mobile devices)
 - 17 One-push setup using WPS or AOSS™ (Windows®, Macintosh and mobile devices)
 - Troubleshooting
 - Install the drivers & software (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8)
 - Install the drivers & software (Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x)
 
 - Install Optional Applications Windows®
 - For Network Users
 - Other Information
 - Consumables
 - brother USA/CAN
 
 - Start Here
 
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9
Set your Station ID
Set your machine’s Station ID so that the date and 
time appear on each fax you send.
If you are not using this machine for faxing, go to the 
next step.
a Press (Settings).
b Press All Settings.
c Press a or b to display Initial Setup. 
Press Initial Setup.
d Press Station ID.
e Press Fax.
f Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the 
Touchscreen, and then press OK.
g Press Name.
h Enter your name (up to 20 characters) using 
the Touchscreen, and then press OK.
i Press .
10
Transmission 
Verification 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 of the Basic User’s 
Guide.
11
Set Tone or Pulse dialing 
mode (Canada only)
Your machine comes set for a Tone dialing service. If 
you have a Pulse dialing (rotary) service, you need to 
change the dialing mode.
a Press (Settings).
b Press All Settings.
c Press a or b to display Initial Setup. 
Press Initial Setup.
d Press Tone/Pulse.
e Press Pulse (or Tone).
f Press .
NOTE
• Press   to cycle between letters, numbers 
and special characters. (The characters 
available may differ depending on your 
country.)
• If you entered a number or a character 
incorrectly and want to change it, press d or c 
to move the cursor to the incorrect one. Press 
 and then enter the correct character.
• To enter a space, press Space.
• For more information, see Entering Text in the 
Basic User’s Guide.
NOTE
(USA only)
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 
makes it unlawful for any person to use a 
computer or electronic device to send any 
message via a telephone fax machine unless 
such messages clearly contain, in a margin at the 
top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on the 
first page of the transmission, the date and time it 
is sent and an identification of the business or 
other entity or other individual sending the 
message and the telephone number of the 
sending machines or such business, other entity 
or individual.










