Brother Mfc-j947dw User manual

Reference Guide

Brief explanations for routine operations

MFC-J6945DW

MFC-J6947DW

Brother recommends keeping this guide next to your Brother machine for quick reference.

Online User's Guide

For more advanced instructions, information, and

product specifications, see the Online User's

Guide at support.brother.com/manuals

User's Guides and Where to Find Them

Which Guide? What's in It? Where Is It?

Product Safety Guide Read this guide first. Please read the Safety

Instructions before you set up your machine.

See this guide for trademarks and legal

limitations.

Printed / In the box

Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your

machine, and installing the Full Driver &

Software Package for the operating system

and connection type you are using.

Printed / In the box

Reference Guide Learn the basic PC-Print, Direct Print, Scan,

Copy and Fax operations and basic machine

maintenance. See troubleshooting tips.

Printed or on Brother

Installation Disc / In

the box

Online User's Guide This guide includes the additional contents of

the Reference Guide.

In addition to information about the PC-Print,

Direct Print, Scan, Copy, Fax, Internet

services, Mobile functions and Brother

ControlCenter operations, useful information

is included about using the machine on a

network.

Brother Solutions

Center 1

1Visit support.brother.com/manuals.

For the Latest Driver Updates

Go to your model's Downloads page on the Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com to

download drivers. To keep your machine’s performance up-to-date, check there for the latest

firmware upgrades.

Questions or Problems? Take a Look at our FAQs,

Solutions, and Videos Online.

Go to your model's FAQs & Troubleshooting page on the Brother Solutions Center at

support.brother.com.

•Provides several ways to search

•Displays related questions for more information

•Receives regular updates based on customer feedback

Important Note

In this User's Guide, the illustrations of the MFC-J6945DW are used unless otherwise specified.

Control Panel Overview

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1. NFC (Near Field Communication)

symbol

You can use card authentication by

touching the IC card to the NFC symbol on

the control panel.

If your Android™ device supports the NFC

feature, you can print from your device or

scan documents to your device in the

same way.

2. Touchscreen Liquid Crystal Display

(LCD)

Access menus and options by pressing

them on the touchscreen.

3. Menu buttons

(Back)

Press to go back to the previous menu.

(Home)

Press to return to the Home screen.

(Cancel)

Press to cancel an operation.

4. Dial Pad

Press the numbers to dial telephone or fax

numbers and to enter the number of

copies.

5. LED Power Indicator

The LED lights up depending on the

machine’s power status.

When the machine is in Sleep Mode, the

LED blinks.

6. Power On/Off

Press to turn the machine on.

Press and hold down to turn the

machine off. The touchscreen will display

[Shutting Down] and will stay on for a

few seconds before turning itself off. If you

have connected an external telephone or

TAD, it is always available.

If you turn the machine off using , it

will still clean the print head periodically to

maintain print quality. To prolong print

head life, provide better ink efficiency, and

maintain print quality, keep your machine

connected to a power source at all times.

1General Information

Touchscreen LCD

Overview

You can switch Home screens by swiping left

or right or pressing d or c.

From the Home screens, you can access

Shortcuts, Wi‑Fi® setup, Settings and Ink

levels screens.

Home Screen

3 4 6

This screen shows the machine’s status when

the machine is idle. When displayed, it

indicates that your machine is ready for the

next command.

1. Date & Time

Displays the date and time set on the

machine.

2. Quiet Mode

This icon appears when the [Quiet

Mode] setting is set to [On].

The Quiet Mode setting can reduce

printing noise. When Quiet Mode is turned

on, the print speed becomes slower.

3. [Shortcuts]

Create Shortcuts for frequently-used

operations, such as sending a fax,

copying, scanning, Web Connect and

Apps services.

• Three Shortcuts tabs are available with

six Shortcuts on each tab.

• Press , displayed at the

bottom of the screen to access the

Home Screens.

4. Wireless Status

Each icon in the following table shows the

wireless network status:

Your machine is not connected to

the wireless access point/router.

Press this button to configure

wireless settings. For more

detailed information, see the Quick

Setup Guide.

The wireless network is connected.

A three-level indicator in each of

the Home screens displays the

current wireless signal strength.

The wireless access point/router

cannot be detected.

The wireless setting is disabled.

You can configure wireless settings by

pressing the Wireless Status button.

5. [Settings]

Press to access the [Settings] menu.

6. [Ink]

Displays the approximate available ink

volume. Press to access the [Ink] menu.

When an ink cartridge is near the end of

its life or having a problem, an error icon is

displayed on the ink colour.

7. Modes:

Press to switch to each mode.

[Fax] / [Copy] / [Scan] / [Secure

Print] / [Web] / [Apps] / [USB] / [A3

Copy Shortcuts] / [Download

Software]

For more information on [Web] and

[Apps], see the Online User's Guide.

8. Information icon

New information from Brother appears in

the information bar when the notification

settings such as [Message from

Brother] and [Firmware Auto

Check] are set to [On].

(Internet connection is needed, and data

rates may apply.)

Press to view the details.

9. Warning icon

The warning icon appears when there

is an error or maintenance message;

press to view the details, and then

press to return to the Home screen.

Navigate the

Touchscreen

Press your finger on the LCD to operate it. To

display and access all the options, swipe left,

right, up, down or press d c or a b on the LCD

to scroll through them.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT press the LCD with a sharp object

such as a pen or stylus. It may damage the

machine.

• This product adopts the font of ARPHIC

TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

• DO NOT touch the LCD immediately after

plugging in the power cord or turning on

the machine. Doing this may cause an

error.

NOTE

1General Information

Load Paper

1Load the paper in the paper tray as follows.

Fan the stack of paper well.

The paper size determines the orientation when loading paper.

Tray #1 Tray #2

Tray #3 1

How to Load Paper

Letter

Executive

Letter

(Plain paper

and Recycled

paper only)

Adjust the paper

guides.

Landscape

orientation

Photo

Photo L

Photo 2L

Index card

Envelopes

Adjust the paper

guides.

Portrait orientation

Ledger

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Folio

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Ledger

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India Legal

(Plain paper

and Recycled

paper only)

Extend the tray using

the green slider, then

adjust the paper

guides.

Portrait orientation

1Tray #3 is available only for MFC-J6947DW.

2Paper Handling

MP Tray How to Load Paper

Letter

Executive

Adjust the MP tray paper

guides.

Landscape orientation

Ledger

Legal

Folio

Mexico Legal

India Legal

Photo

Photo L

Photo 2L

Index card

Envelopes

Adjust the MP tray paper

guides.

Portrait orientation

For more detailed information, see the Online User's Guide: Load Paper.

2Unfold the paper support flap.

3Change the paper size setting in the machine's menu, if needed.

2Paper Handling

Load Documents

Load Documents in the

Automatic Document Feeder

(ADF)

1Fan the pages well.

2Adjust the paper guides (1) to fit the

document size.

3Place your document face up in the

ADF, as shown in the illustration, until

you feel the document touch the feed

rollers and the machine beeps.

Load Documents on the

Scanner Glass

1Lift the document cover.

2Place the document face down in the

upper left corner of the scanner glass as

shown in the illustration.

3Close the document cover.

Print from Your

Computer

Before attempting any printing operation,

confirm the following:

• Make sure you have installed the Brother

software and drivers.

• Make sure the USB or network cable is

connected correctly, or that you are

connected to the network using your

wireless access point/router.

Print a Document

(Windows®)

1Select the print command in your

application.

2Select Brother MFC-XXXX Printer

(where XXXX is the name of your

model).

3Click Print.

4Complete your print operation.

Print a Document (Mac)

1From an application, such as Apple

TextEdit, click the File menu, and then

select Print.

2Select Brother MFC-XXXX (where

XXXX is the name of your model).

3Click Print.

4Complete your print operation.

Various Printing

To use the various printing features, click the

printing properties or preferences button to

change the printer setting.

Print on Both Sides of the Paper

Automatically

Print More Than One Page on a Single

Sheet of Paper (N in 1)

For Windows®:

For more detailed information, see the Online

User's Guide: Print from Your Computer

(Windows®).

For Mac:

For more detailed information, see the Online

User's Guide: Print from Your Computer

(Mac).

3Print

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