Brother MFC-J615 User manual

Start Here MFC-J615W

Quick Setup Guide

UK/IRE/GEN Version 0

Before you can use the machine, please read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.

Unpack the machine and check the components

WARNING

Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep

these bags away from babies and children.

aRemove the protective tape and film covering the machine,

and also from the LCD.

bRemove the green protective part aby lifting the front of the

machine and then pulling down on the packing part.

cRemove the plastic bag bcontaining the ink cartridges from on top of

the paper tray.

dMake sure you have all components.

WARNING Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.

CAUTION Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible minor injuries.

Inbox Ink Cartridges

[x4]

Black

Yellow

Cyan

Magenta

(Approx. 65% yield of the

replacement cartridge)

For details, see

Consumable items in the

Basic User’s Guide.Quick Setup Guide

Basic User’s Guide Safety and Legal

booklet

Installation CD-ROM

Documentation CD-ROM

Power Cord Telephone Line Cord

Note

• The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.

• Save all packing materials and the box in case for any reason you must ship your machine.

• You need to purchase the correct interface cable for the interface you want to use (for USB or network

connection).

USB cable

Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long (cable not included).

Network cable

Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network.

Load plain A4 paper

aPull the paper tray acompletely out of the

machine.

bLift the output paper tray cover a.

cWith both hands, gently press and slide the

paper side guides aand then the paper length

guide bto fit the paper size.

Make sure that the triangular marks con the

paper side guides aand paper length guide b

line up with the mark for the paper size you are

using.

dFan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams

and misfeeds.

eGently put the paper into the paper tray print

side down and top edge first. Check that the

paper is flat in the tray.

fGently adjust the paper side guides to the

paper with both hands. Make sure that the

paper side guides touch the edges of the

paper.

gClose the output paper tray cover.

hSlowly push the paper tray completely into the

machine.

iWhile holding the paper tray in place, pull out

the paper support auntil it clicks, and then

unfold the paper support flap b.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT push the paper in too far.

Connect the power cord

and telephone line

aConnect the power cord.

WARNING

The machine must be fitted with an earthed

plug.

bConnect the telephone line cord. Connect one

end of the telephone line cord to the socket on

the machine marked LINE and the other end to

a telephone wall socket.

WARNING

Since the machine is grounded through the

power outlet, you can protect yourself from

potentially hazardous electrical conditions on

the telephone network by keeping the power

cord connected to your machine when you

connect it to a telephone line. Similarly, you

can protect yourself when you want to move

your machine by disconnecting the telephone

line first and then the power cord.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the USB cable yet (if you are

using a USB cable).

IMPORTANT

The telephone line cord MUST be connected

to the socket on the machine marked LINE.

Note

If you are sharing one telephone line with an

external telephone, connect it as shown below.

1 Extension telephone

2 External telephone

Please make sure you use an external telephone

with a cable no more than 3 metres long.

Note

If you are sharing one telephone line with an

external telephone answering machine, connect it

as shown below.

Set the receive mode to External TAD if

you have an external answering machine.

See Choose a Receive Mode on page 6.

For additional details, see Connecting an

external TAD (telephone answering device)

in chapter 6 in the Basic User’s Guide.

Install the ink cartridges

CAUTION

If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with water

at once, and if irritation occurs consult a doctor.

aMake sure that the power is turned on.

The LCD shows No Ink Cartridge.

bOpen the ink cartridge cover a.

cRemove the green protective part a.

dUnpack the ink cartridge.

eTurn the green knob on the protective yellow

cap clockwise until it clicks to release the

vacuum seal, then remove the cap a.

fTake care to match the colour of the lever a

with the cartridge colour b, as shown in the

diagram below.

gInstall each ink cartridge in the direction of the

arrow on the label.

Note

Do not throw away the green protective part. You

will need it if you transport the machine.

Note

Make sure you install the Inbox Ink Cartridges

included with your machine first.

Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After

all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink

cartridge cover.

Check the print quality

aWhen the preparation process has finished, the

LCD shows Set Paper and Press Start.

Press Colour Start.

bCheck the quality of the four colour blocks a

on the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)

cIf all lines are clear and visible, press 1(Yes)

on the dial pad to finish the quality check and

go to step 6.

If you can see missing short lines, press 2(No)

on the dial pad and follow the steps on the

LCD.

Note

The machine will prepare the ink tube system for

printing. This process will take approximately four

minutes. Do not turn off the machine.

Poor

Choose a Receive Mode

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,

Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.

aPress Menu.

bPress aor bto choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

cPress aor bto choose Receive Mode.

dPress dor cto choose the receive mode.

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

Set the date and time

The machine displays the date and time, and if you

set up the station ID, it will add it to each fax you send.

aPress Menu.

bPress aor bto choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

cPress aor bto choose Date&Time.

Press OK.

dEnter the last two digits of the year on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

eRepeat for month/day/time in 24-hour format.

fPress Stop/Exit.

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

Yes

Are you using the voice message

function of an external telephone

answering device?

(e.g. Enter 10for 2010.)

Date&Time

Year:20

Input & Press

Enter personal

information (Station ID)

You should store your name and fax number to be

printed on all fax pages that you send.

aPress Menu.

bPress aor bto choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

cPress aor bto choose Station ID.

Press OK.

dEnter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the

dial pad, and then press OK. To enter a “+” for

international codes, press l.

eEnter your name (up to 20 characters) using

the dial pad, and then press OK.

fPress Stop/Exit.

Fax Transmission 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 in the Basic User’s

Guide.

Set Tone or Pulse dialling

mode

Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service. If

you have Pulse dialling service (rotary), you need to

change the dialling mode.

aPress Menu.

bPress aor bto choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

cPress aor bto choose Tone/Pulse.

dPress dor cto choose Pulse (or Tone).

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

Note

• See the following chart for entering your name.

• If you need to enter a character that is on the

same key as the last character, press cto

move the cursor to the right.

• If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to

change it, press dor cto move the cursor to the

incorrect character, press Clear.

Press

key

One

time

Two

times

Three

times

Four

times

2ABC2

3DEF3

4GH I 4

5JKL5

6MNO6

7PQRS

8TUV8

9WX Y Z

Note

If you make a mistake and want to start again,

press Stop/Exit and go back to a.

For details, see Entering Text in Appendix C

in the Basic User’s Guide.

Set the telephone line

type

If you are connecting the machine to a line that

features PBX or ISDN to send and receive faxes, it is

necessary to change the telephone line type

accordingly by completing the following steps.

aPress Menu.

bPress aor bto choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

cPress aor bto choose Phone Line Set.

dPress dor cto choose Normal, PBX or ISDN.

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

PBX and TRANSFER

The machine is initially set to Normal, which lets the

machine connect to a standard PSTN (Public

Switched Telephone Network) line. However, many

offices use a central telephone system or Private

Branch Exchange (PBX). Your machine can be

connected to most types of PBX. The machine’s

recall feature supports timed break recall only (TBR).

TBR will work with most PBX systems allowing you to

gain access to an outside line, or transfer calls to

another extension. The feature works when the Tel/R

key is pressed.

Set the phone line

compatibility

If you are connecting the machine to a VoIP service

(over the Internet) you need to change the

compatibility setting.

aPress Menu.

bPress aor bto choose Initial Setup.

Press OK.

cPress aor bto choose Compatibility.

dPress dor ckey to choose

Basic(for VoIP).

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

Note

If you are using an analogue telephone line you

can skip this step.

Windows®Macintosh Windows®Macintosh

USB Wired Network Wireless Network

Choose your connection type

For USB interface cable

Windows

, go to page 10

Macintosh, go to page 13

For Wired Network

Windows

, go to page 15

Macintosh, go to page 19

For Wireless Network

Windows

and Macintosh,

go to page 22

Note

For Windows Server®2003/2003 x64 Edition/2003 R2/2003 R2 x64 Edition/2008/2008 R2, see the Network

User’s Guide on the documentation CD-ROM.

Windows®

USB

For USB interface users

(Windows

2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/

Windows Vista

/Windows

Before you install

aMake sure that your computer is ON and you

are logged on with Administrator rights.

Install MFL-Pro Suite

aPut the supplied installation CD-ROM into your

CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen

appears, choose your machine. If the language

screen appears, choose your language.

bThe CD-ROM Top Menu will appear. Click

Install MFL-Pro Suite and click Yes if you

accept the license agreements. Follow the

on-screen instructions.

IMPORTANT

• DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.

• For the latest drivers and information, visit

http://solutions.brother.com/

• If there are any programs running, close

them.

• The screens may differ depending on your

operating system.

Note

If the Brother screen does not appear

automatically, go to My Computer (Computer),

double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then

double-click start.exe.

Note

• If this screen appears, click OK and restart

your computer.

• If the installation does not continue

automatically, open the top menu again by

ejecting and then reinserting the CD-ROM or

double-click the start.exe program from the

root folder, and continue from bto install

MFL-Pro Suite.

• For Windows Vista®and Windows®7, when

the User Account Control screen appears,

click Allow or Yes.

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