Document Outline

• USER’S GUIDE MFC-495CW
  • Brother numbers
    • Register your product
    • FAQs (frequently asked questions)
    • For Customer Service
  • Ordering accessories and supplies
  • Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
  • Compilation and Publication Notice
  • Brother® One-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)
  • BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER / FAX MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
  • Table of Contents
  • Section I: General
    • 1 General Information
      • Using the documentation
        • Symbols and conventions used in the documentation
      • Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide
        • Viewing Documentation
          • Viewing Documentation (Windows®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • How to find Network setup instructions
          • Viewing Documentation (Macintosh)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • How to find Network setup instructions
      • Accessing Brother Support (Windows®)
      • Control panel overview
        • LCD screen
        • Basic Operations
    • 2 Loading paper and documents
      • Loading paper and other print media
        • Loading envelopes and postcards
          • About envelopes
          • Loading envelopes and postcards
        • Loading photo paper
        • Removing small printouts from the machine
        • Printable area
      • Acceptable paper and other print media
        • Recommended print media
        • Handling and using print media
          • Paper capacity of the output paper tray cover
        • Choosing the right print media
          • Paper type and size for each operation
          • Paper weight, thickness and capacity
      • Loading documents
        • Using the ADF
          • Recommended environment
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Using the scanner glass
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Scannable area
    • 3 General setup
      • On/Off key
        • Turning the machine off
        • Turning the machine on
      • Mode Timer
      • Paper settings
        • Paper Type
        • Paper Size
      • Volume Settings
        • Ring Volume
          • Setting the Ring Volume from the menu
        • Beeper Volume
        • Speaker Volume
      • Automatic Daylight Saving Time
      • Sleep Mode
      • LCD screen
        • LCD Contrast
        • Setting the backlight brightness
        • Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight
        • Setting the Wallpaper
    • 4 Security features
      • TX Lock
        • Setting and changing the TX Lock password
          • Setting up the password
          • Changing the password
        • Turning TX Lock on/off
          • Turning TX Lock on
          • Turning TX Lock off
  • Section II: Fax
    • 5 Sending a Fax
      • Entering Fax mode
        • Faxing from the ADF
        • Faxing from the scanner glass
        • Faxing A4 size documents from the scanner glass
        • Color fax transmission
        • Canceling a fax in progress
      • Broadcasting (Black & White only)
        • Canceling a Broadcast in progress
      • Additional sending operations
        • Sending faxes using multiple settings
        • Contrast
        • Changing fax resolution
        • Dual Access (Black & White only)
        • Real Time Transmission
        • Overseas Mode
        • Delayed Faxing (Black & White only)
        • Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
        • Checking and canceling waiting jobs
        • Setting your changes as the new default
        • Restoring all settings to the factory settings
        • Sending a fax manually
        • Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Out of Memory message
    • 6 Receiving a Fax
      • Receive modes
        • Choose the correct Receive Mode
      • Using receive modes
        • Fax Only
        • Fax/Tel
        • Manual
        • External TAD
      • Receive mode settings
        • Ring Delay
        • F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
        • Easy Receive
          • If Easy Receive is On:
          • If Easy Receive is Off:
      • Memory Receive (Black & White only)
        • Fax Forwarding
        • Paging
        • Fax Storage
        • PC Fax Receive (Windows® only)
          • Changing the destination PC
        • Turning off Memory Receive Operations
        • Changing Memory Receive Operations
      • Additional receiving operations
        • Printing a reduced incoming fax
        • Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Receiving faxes into memory when paper tray is empty
        • Printing a fax from the memory
      • Remote Retrieval
        • Setting a Remote Access Code
        • Using your Remote Access Code
        • Remote Fax commands
        • Retrieving fax messages
        • Changing your Fax Forwarding number
    • 7 Telephone Services and External devices
      • Voice operations
        • Tone or Pulse (Canada only)
        • Fax/Tel mode
      • Telephone services
        • Voice Mail
        • Distinctive Ring
          • What does your telephone company's ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
          • What does Brother's ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
          • Do you have Voice Mail?
          • Before you choose the ring pattern to register
          • Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern
          • Turning off Distinctive Ring
        • Caller ID
          • Setting up your area code (USA only)
      • Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
        • Connections
        • Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD
        • Special line considerations
          • Roll over telephone lines
          • Two-line telephone system
          • Converting telephone wall outlets
          • Installing machine, external two-line TAD and two-line telephone
        • Multi-line connections (PBX)
      • External and extension telephones
        • Connecting an external or extension telephone
        • Using external and extension telephones
          • If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
        • Using a non-Brother cordless external telephone
        • Using remote codes
          • Fax Receive code
          • Telephone Answer Code
          • Changing the remote codes
    • 8 Dialing and storing numbers
      • How to Dial
        • Manual dialing
        • Speed Dialing
        • Search
        • Fax Redial
        • Outgoing Call
        • Caller ID history
      • Storing numbers
        • Storing a pause
        • Storing Speed Dial numbers
          • Storing Speed Dial numbers from Outgoing Calls
          • Storing Speed Dial numbers from the Caller ID history
        • Changing Speed Dial names or numbers
        • Setting up groups for broadcasting
          • Changing a Group name
          • Deleting a Group
          • Deleting a number from a Group
        • Dialing Access codes and credit card numbers
    • 9 Printing Reports
      • Fax reports
        • Transmission Verification Report
        • Fax Journal (activity report)
      • Reports
        • How to print a report
    • 10 Polling
      • Polling overview
      • Polling receive
        • Setup to receive polling
        • Sequential polling (Black & White only)
      • Polled transmit (Black & White only)
        • Setup for polled transmit
  • Section III: Copy
    • 11 Making copies
      • How to copy
        • Entering Copy mode
        • Making a single copy
        • Making multiple copies
        • Stop copying
      • Copy settings
        • Changing copy quality
        • Enlarging or reducing the image copied
        • Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout)
        • Sorting copies using the ADF
        • Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
          • Brightness
          • Contrast
        • Ink Save Mode
        • Paper Options
          • Paper Type
          • Paper Size
        • Book Copy
        • Watermark Copy
          • Using a template
          • Using media card or a USB Flash memory drive
          • Using a scanned paper document as your watermark
        • Setting your changes as the new default
        • Restoring all settings to the factory settings
      • ‘Out of Memory’ message
  • Section IV: Direct Printing
    • 12 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
      • PhotoCapture Center® Operations
        • Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC
        • Scanning to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC
        • Using PhotoCapture Center® from your computer
        • Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Memory cards, USB Flash memory drive and folder structures
      • Getting started
        • Entering PhotoCapture mode
      • Print Images
        • View Photos
        • Print Index (Thumbnails)
        • Printing Photos
        • Enhance Photos
          • Auto Correct
          • Enhance Skin-Tone
          • Enhance Scenery
          • Remove Red-Eye
          • Monochrome
          • Sepia
        • Search by Date
        • Print All Photos
        • Slide Show
          • Printing a photo during a Slide Show
        • Trimming
        • DPOF printing
      • PhotoCapture Center® print settings
        • Print Quality
        • Paper options
          • Paper Type
          • Paper and print size
        • Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Color
          • Brightness
          • Contrast
          • Color Enhancement (True2Life®)
        • Cropping
        • Borderless printing
        • Print Date
        • Setting your changes as the new default
        • Restoring all settings to the factory settings
      • Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Entering Scan mode
        • How to scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Auto Crop
        • How to set a new default
        • How to reset to the factory settings
      • Understanding the Error Messages
    • 13 Printing photos from a camera
      • Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera
        • PictBridge requirements
        • Setting your digital camera
        • Printing Images
        • DPOF printing
      • Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)
        • Printing Images
      • Understanding the Error Messages
  • Section V: Software
    • 14 Software and Network features
  • Section VI: Appendixes
    • A Safety and Legal
      • Choosing a location
      • To use the machine safely
        • Important safety instructions
        • Standard telephone and FCC Notices (These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.)
        • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
        • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)
        • LAN connection
        • International ENERGY STAR® Qualification Statement
      • Legal limitations for copying
      • Trademarks
    • B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
      • Troubleshooting
        • If you are having difficulty with your machine
        • Dial Tone
        • Telephone line interference
      • Error and Maintenance messages
        • Error animation
        • Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report
          • Transferring faxes to another fax machine
          • Transferring faxes to your PC
          • Transferring the Fax Journal report to another fax machine
        • Document jam
          • Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit
          • Document is jammed inside the ADF unit
        • Printer jam or paper jam
      • Routine maintenance
        • Replacing the ink cartridges
        • Cleaning the outside of the machine
        • Cleaning the scanner
        • Cleaning the machine’s printer platen
        • Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers
        • Cleaning the print head
        • Checking the print quality
        • Checking the print alignment
        • Checking the ink volume
      • Machine Information
        • Checking the serial number
        • Reset functions
        • How to reset the machine
      • Packing and shipping the machine
    • C Menu and Features
      • On-screen programming
        • Menu table
        • Memory storage
      • Mode and menu keys
        • Menu table
        • Entering Text
          • Inserting spaces
          • Making corrections
          • Repeating letters
          • Special characters and symbols
    • D Specifications
      • General
      • Print media
      • Fax
      • Copy
      • PhotoCapture Center®
      • PictBridge
      • Scanner
      • Printer
      • Interfaces
      • Computer requirements
      • Consumable items
      • Network (LAN)
        • Wireless one-push configuration
    • E Glossary
  • Index
  • brother USA/CAN