Document Outline

• BASIC USER’S GUIDE MFC-J270W MFC-J415W
  • 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® Two-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)
  • User's Guides and where do I find it?
  • Table of Contents
  • 1 General information
    • Using the documentation
      • Symbols and conventions used in the documentation
    • Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide
      • Viewing Documentation
        • How to find Scanning instructions
        • How to find Network setup instructions
    • Accessing Brother Support (Windows®)
    • Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh)
    • Control panel overview
      • LCD screen
      • Basic Operations
  • 2 Loading paper
    • Loading paper and other print media
      • Loading envelopes and postcards
        • About envelopes
        • Loading envelopes and postcards
      • Removing small printouts from the machine
      • Printable area
    • Paper settings
      • Paper Type
      • Paper Size
    • 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
  • 3 Loading documents
    • How to load documents
      • Using the ADF (MFC-J415W only)
        • Document Sizes Supported
        • How to load documents
      • Using the scanner glass
        • Document Sizes Supported
        • How to load documents
      • Scannable area
  • 4 Sending a fax
    • How to send a fax
      • Setting scanner glass size for faxing
      • Color fax transmission
      • Canceling a fax in progress
      • Transmission Verification Report
  • 5 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:
  • 6 Telephone services and external devices
    • 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
    • Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
      • Connections
      • Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD
      • 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
  • 7 Dialing and storing numbers
    • How to dial
      • Manual dialing
      • Speed Dialing
      • Search
      • Fax Redial
    • Storing numbers
      • Storing a pause
      • Storing Speed Dial numbers
      • Changing Speed Dial names or numbers
  • 8 Making copies
    • How to copy
      • Stop copying
      • Copy settings
      • Paper Options
        • Paper Type
        • Paper Size
  • 9 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card
    • PhotoCapture Center® operations
      • Using a memory card
    • Getting started
    • Print Images
      • View Photos
    • PhotoCapture Center® print settings
    • How to scan to a memory card
  • 10 How to print from a computer
    • Printing a document
  • 11 How to scan to a computer
    • Scanning a document
    • Scanning using the scan key
    • Scanning using a scanner driver
  • A Routine maintenance
    • Replacing the ink cartridges
  • B Troubleshooting
    • Error and Maintenance messages
      • Error animation
      • Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report
        • Transferring faxes to another fax machine
        • Transferring the Fax Journal report to another fax machine
      • Document jam (MFC-J415W only)
        • Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit
        • Document is jammed inside the ADF unit
      • Printer jam or paper jam
    • Troubleshooting
      • If you are having difficulty with your machine
      • Dial Tone
      • Telephone line interference / VoIP
    • Machine Information
      • Checking the serial number
      • Reset functions
      • How to reset the machine
  • C Menu and features
    • On-screen programming
    • Menu table
    • Entering Text
      • Inserting spaces
      • Making corrections
      • Repeating letters
      • Special characters and symbols
  • D Specifications
    • General
    • Print media
    • Fax
    • Copy
    • PhotoCapture Center®
    • Scanner
    • Printer
    • Interfaces
    • Computer requirements
    • Consumable items
    • Network
  • Index
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