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ADVANCED
USER'S GUIDE
MFC-J615W
MFC-J630W
Version 0
USA/CAN

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  • Page 1 ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE MFC-J615W MFC-J630W Version 0 USA/CAN...
  • Page 2 Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning, PDF file / ® Documentation Network Scanning, PhotoCapture Center CD-ROM Remote Setup, PC-Fax, and using the Brother ControlCenter utility. Network User's Guide This Guide provides more advanced PDF file / information for configuring the Ethernet and Documentation Wireless network connections.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents General setup Memory storage.....................1 Volume Settings.....................1 Ring Volume ....................1 Beeper Volume....................2 Speaker Volume ....................2 Automatic Daylight Saving Time................3 Sleep Mode ......................3 LCD screen......................4 Setting the backlight brightness...............4 Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight ............4 Setting the Wallpaper ..................4 Mode Timer......................5 Security features TX Lock .........................6...
  • Page 4 Receiving a fax Memory Receive (Black & White only) ..............15 Receiving faxes into memory when paper tray is empty .......15 Fax Forwarding....................15 Paging ......................16 Fax Storage ....................16 Printing a fax from the memory ..............17 ® PC-Fax Receive (Windows only)..............17 Turning off Memory Receive operations............19 Changing Memory Receive operations ............19 Remote Retrieval ....................20 Setting a Remote Access Code..............20...
  • Page 5 Making copies Copy settings ....................... 35 Stop copying....................35 Changing copy quality ...................35 Enlarging or reducing the copied image ............35 Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) ........... 37 Sorting copies using the ADF ................38 Adjusting Density................... 38 Ink Save Mode....................38 Book Copy .....................
  • Page 6 Printing photos from a camera Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera ..........55 PictBridge requirements ................55 Setting your digital camera ................55 Printing Images....................56 DPOF printing ....................56 Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)......57 Printing Images....................57 Routine maintenance Cleaning and checking the machine ..............58 Cleaning the outside of the machine .............58 Cleaning the scanner..................59 Cleaning the machine’s printer platen ............59...

  • Page 7: General Setup

    General setup Memory storage Volume Settings Even if there is a power failure, you will not Ring Volume lose the settings you have chosen using the Menu key because they are stored You can choose a range of ring volume permanently.

  • Page 8: Beeper Volume

    Chapter 1 Beeper Volume Speaker Volume When the beeper is on, the machine will beep You can choose a range of speaker volume when you press a key, make a mistake, or levels, from High to Off. after you send or receive a fax. Press Menu.

  • Page 9: Automatic Daylight Saving Time

    General setup Automatic Daylight Sleep Mode Saving Time You can choose how long the machine must be idle (from 1 to 60 minutes) before it goes You can set the machine to change into sleep mode. The timer will restart if any automatically for daylight saving time.

  • Page 10: Lcd Screen

    Chapter 1 LCD screen Setting the Wallpaper You can change the wallpaper. Setting the backlight Press Menu. brightness Press a or b to choose You can adjust the brightness of the LCD General Setup. backlight. If you are having difficulty reading Press OK.

  • Page 11: Mode Timer

    General setup Mode Timer The machine has four temporary mode keys on the control panel: FAX, SCAN, COPY and PHOTO CAPTURE. You can change the amount of time the machine takes after the last Scan, Copy or PhotoCapture operation before it returns to Fax mode. If you choose Off, the machine stays in the mode you used last.

  • Page 12: Security Features

    Press OK.  PC printing Press Stop/Exit.  Scanning  PhotoCapture  Operation from the Control panel Note If you forget the TX Lock password, please call Brother Customer Service. (See Brother numbers on page i in the Basic User’s Guide.)

  • Page 13: Turning Tx Lock On/Off

    Security features Turning TX Lock on/off Changing the password Press Menu. Turning TX Lock on Press a or b to choose Fax. Press OK. Press Menu. Press a or b to choose Press a or b to choose Fax. Miscellaneous. Press OK.

  • Page 14: Sending A Fax

    Sending a fax Additional sending Contrast options If your document is very light or very dark, you may want to change the contrast. For most documents the factory setting Auto can be Sending faxes using multiple used. It automatically chooses the suitable settings contrast for your document.

  • Page 15: Changing Fax Resolution

    Sending a fax Changing fax resolution Setting your changes as the new default The quality of a fax can be improved by changing the fax resolution. You can save the fax settings for Fax Resolution, Contrast, Press (FAX). Real Time TX and Glass ScanSize you use most often by setting them as default.

  • Page 16: Additional Sending Operations

    Chapter 3 Additional sending Press Black Start or Color Start.  If you are using the scanner glass, operations press 1 to send a fax. Replace the handset of the external Sending a fax manually phone. Manual transmission lets you hear the Dual Access dialing, ringing and fax-receiving tones while (Black &...
  • Page 17 Sending a fax Canceling a Broadcast in progress You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways: Press Menu.  Press a or b to choose Add Number and enter a number using the dial Press a or b to choose Fax. pad.

  • Page 18: Real Time Transmission

    Chapter 3 Real Time Transmission Overseas Mode When you are sending a fax, the machine will If you are having difficulty sending a fax scan the document into the memory before overseas due to possible interference on the sending it. Then, as soon as the telephone telephone line, we recommend that you turn line is free, the machine will start dialing and on the Overseas mode.

  • Page 19: Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White Only)

    Sending a fax Delayed Batch Transmission Do one of the following: (Black & White only)  To cancel, press 1 to choose Yes. If you want to cancel another job go Before sending the delayed faxes, your to step d. machine will help you economize by sorting ...

  • Page 20: Polling Overview

    Chapter 3 Polling overview Place the next page on the scanner glass. Press OK. Polling lets you set up your machine so other Repeat steps g and h for each people can receive faxes from you, but they additional page. pay for the call.

  • Page 21: Receiving A Fax

    Receiving a fax Memory Receive Fax Forwarding (Black & White only) When you choose Fax Forward, your machine stores the received fax in the You can only use one Memory Receive memory. The machine will then dial the fax operation at a time: number you have programmed and forward the fax message.

  • Page 22: Paging

    Chapter 4 Paging Do one of the following:  If you are programming your cell When you choose Paging, your machine phone number and do not need to dials the cell phone or pager number you enter a PIN, press OK. have programmed.

  • Page 23: Printing A Fax From The Memory

    Receiving a fax PC-Fax Receive Press a or b to choose ® Setup Receive. (Windows only) Press OK. If you turn on the PC-Fax Receive feature Press a or b to choose your machine will store received faxes in Memory Receive. memory and send them to your PC Press OK.
  • Page 24 Chapter 4 Press a or b to choose The LCD shows the message Backup Print:On or Run PC-Fax on your computer. Press OK. Backup Print:Off. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Change. Press Stop/Exit. Press OK. Press a or b to choose <USB>, or the PC Note you want to receive faxes.

  • Page 25: Turning Off Memory Receive Operations

    Receiving a fax Turning off Memory Receive Changing Memory Receive operations operations If received faxes remain in your machine’s Press Menu. memory when you change the Memory Receive Operations, the LCD will ask you Press a or b to choose Fax. one of the following questions: Press OK.

  • Page 26: Remote Retrieval

    Chapter 4 Remote Retrieval Using your Remote Access Code You can call your machine from any touch-tone telephone or fax machine and Dial your fax number from a touch-tone then use the remote access code and remote telephone or another fax machine. commands to retrieve fax messages.

  • Page 27: Remote Fax Commands

    Receiving a fax Remote Fax commands Follow the commands below to access features when you are away from the machine. When you call the machine and enter your remote access code (3 digits followed by ), the system will give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command.

  • Page 28: Retrieving Fax Messages

    Chapter 4 Retrieving fax messages Changing your Fax Forwarding number You can call your machine from any touch-tone telephone and have your fax You can change the default setting of your fax messages sent to a machine. Before you use forwarding number from another touch-tone this feature, you have to turn on Fax Storage.

  • Page 29: Additional Receiving Operations

    Receiving a fax Additional receiving Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation operations At the end of a conversation, you can ask the Printing a reduced incoming other party to fax you information before you both hang up. Ask the other party to place the If you choose On, the machine automatically document in their machine and to press...

  • Page 30: Polling Overview

    Chapter 4 Polling overview Do one of the following:  Press a or b to choose Add Number and enter the number using a dial Polling lets you set up your machine so other pad. people can receive faxes from you, but they pay for the call.

  • Page 31: Dialing And Storing Numbers

    Dialing and storing numbers Voice operations Caller ID The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller Voice calls can be made either with an ID subscriber service offered by many local external telephone, by dialing manually, or by telephone companies. Call your telephone using Quick Dial numbers.

  • Page 32: Special Line Considerations

    Chapter 5 Setting up your area code (USA only) Your machine can work in a roll-over system as long as it is the last number in the When returning calls from the Caller ID sequence, so the call cannot roll away. Do not history your machine will automatically dial put the machine on any of the other numbers;...
  • Page 33 Dialing and storing numbers Triplex Adapter Plug one end of the second telephone line cord for your TAD into the L2 jack of RJ14 the two-line TAD. Plug the other end into the EXT. jack on the left side of the machine.

  • Page 34: Additional Dialing Operations

    Chapter 5 Additional dialing Caller ID history operations This feature requires the Caller ID subscriber service offered by many local telephone companies. (See Caller ID on page 25.) Outgoing Call The number, or name if available, from the last 30 faxes and telephone calls you The last 30 numbers you sent a fax to will be received will be stored in the Caller ID history.

  • Page 35: Dialing Access Codes And Credit Card Numbers

    Dialing and storing numbers Press a or b to choose Search. Note Press OK. • (USA only) If you redial from the Caller ID history outside your area code, you must Enter 02. set up your AREA CODE in advance. Press Black Start or Color Start.

  • Page 36: Additional Ways To Store Numbers

    Chapter 5 Additional ways to Press a or b to choose Complete. Press OK. store numbers Press Stop/Exit. Storing Speed Dial numbers Storing Speed Dial numbers from Outgoing Calls from the Caller ID history You can also store Speed Dial numbers from If you have the Caller ID subscriber service the Outgoing Call history.

  • Page 37: Setting Up Groups For Broadcasting

    Dialing and storing numbers Do one of the following: If you want to change the Group name, press a or b to choose  Enter a second fax or telephone Change Group Name and press OK. number (up to 20 digits). Then enter the new Group name and Press OK.
  • Page 38 Chapter 5 Changing a Group name Deleting a number from a Group Press (Speed Dial). Press (Speed Dial). Press a or b to choose Setup Groups. Press a or b to choose Setup Groups. Press OK. Press OK. Press a or b to choose the Group name Press a or b to choose the Group you you want to change.

  • Page 39: Printing Reports

    Printing reports Fax reports Press d or c to choose an interval. Press OK. If you choose Every 50 Faxes, go to You need to set up the Transmission step h. Verification Report and Journal Period using  6, 12, 24 hours, 2 or 7 days the Menu keys.

  • Page 40: Reports

    Chapter 6 Reports How to print a report The following reports are available: Press Menu.  Transmission Press a or b to choose Prints a Transmission Verification Report Print Reports. for your last transmission. Press OK.  Help List Press a or b to choose the report you A help list showing how to program your want.

  • Page 41: Making Copies

    Making copies Copy settings Changing copy quality You can choose from a range of quality. The You can change the copy settings temporarily factory setting is Normal. for the next copy.  Fast These settings are temporary, and the machine returns to its default settings Fast copy speed and lowest amount of ink 1 minute after copying, unless you have set used.
  • Page 42 Chapter 7 If you do not want to change additional Press (COPY). settings, press Black Start or Color Start. Load your document. Note Enter the number of copies you want. • Page Layout is not available with Press a or b to choose Enlarge/Reduce.

  • Page 43: Making N In 1 Copies Or A Poster

    Making copies Making N in 1 copies or a Press d or c to choose Off(1 in 1), 2 in 1 (P), 2 in 1 (L), poster (Page Layout) 4 in 1 (P), 4 in 1 (L) or Poster(3 x 3). The N in 1 copy feature can help you save Press OK.

  • Page 44: Sorting Copies Using The Adf

    Chapter 7 Adjusting Density  4 in 1 (P) You can adjust the copy density to make copies darker or lighter. Press (COPY).  4 in 1 (L) Load your document. Enter the number of copies you want.  Poster(3 x 3) Press a or b to choose Density.

  • Page 45: Book Copy

    Making copies Book Copy Ink Save Mode: On Book copy corrects dark borders and skew when copying from the scanner glass. Your machine can correct the data automatically or you can make specific corrections. Press (COPY). Load your document. Enter the number of copies you want. Press a or b to choose Book Copy.

  • Page 46: Watermark Copy

    Chapter 7 Watermark Copy Using media card or a USB Flash memory drive You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark. You can select Press (COPY). one of the template watermarks, data from your media cards or USB Flash memory Load your document.

  • Page 47: Setting Your Changes As The New Default

    Making copies Setting your changes as the Using a scanned paper document as your watermark new default Press (COPY). You can save the copy settings for Quality, Enlarge/Reduce, Density, Enter the number of copies you want. Ink Save Mode and Page Layout that you use most often by setting them as the Press a or b to choose default settings.

  • Page 48: Usb Flash Memory Drive

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ® PhotoCapture Center Please be aware of the following:  When printing an index or image, the operations ® PhotoCapture Center will print all valid images, even if one or more images have Memory cards, been corrupted.

  • Page 49: Movie Printing

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Print Images Movie printing You can print images from movie files that are Print Index (Thumbnails) stored on a memory card or USB Flash memory drive. ®...

  • Page 50: Printing Photos

    Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, After you have chosen all the image Brother BP61 or Other Glossy. numbers, press OK again. Press OK. Enter the number of copies you want ...

  • Page 51: Print All Photos

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Print All Photos Auto Correct Auto Correct is available for most photos. The You can print all the photos on your memory machine decides the suitable effect for your card or USB Flash memory drive.
  • Page 52 Chapter 8 Enhance Skin-Tone Press a or b to choose Enhance Photos. Enhance Skin-Tone is best used for adjusting Press OK. portrait photographs. It detects human skin color in your photos and adjusts the image. Press d or c to choose your photo or picture.
  • Page 53 ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Press a or b to choose Press d or c to choose your photo or picture. Enhance Photos. Press OK. Press OK. Press d or c to choose your photo or Press a or b to choose Monochrome.

  • Page 54: Search By Date

    Chapter 8 Search by Date Slide Show You can find your photos based on date. You can view all your photos on the LCD using Slide Show. You can also choose a Make sure you have put the memory photo during the operation. card or USB Flash memory drive in the proper slot.

  • Page 55: Trimming

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Trimming DPOF printing You can trim your photo and print a part of the DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. image. Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, FUJIFILM Note Corporation, Panasonic Corporation and...

  • Page 56: Photocapture Center ® Print Settings

    Plain Paper, 3 minutes after printing, unless you have set Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71, the Mode Timer to 2 minutes or less. (See Brother BP61 or Other Glossy. Mode Timer on page 5.) Press OK. Note If you do not want to change additional You can save the print settings you use settings, press Color Start to print.

  • Page 57: Adjusting Brightness, Contrast And Color

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Adjusting Brightness, Press a or b to choose White Balance, Sharpness or Contrast and Color Color Density. Press d or c to adjust the degree of the Brightness setting.

  • Page 58: Cropping

    Chapter 8 Cropping Print Date If your photo is too long or wide to fit the You can print the date if it is already in the available space on your chosen layout, part data on your photo. The date will be printed of the image will automatically be cropped.

  • Page 59: Restoring All Settings To The Factory Settings

    ® PhotoCapture Center : Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive Scan to a memory card Restoring all settings to the factory settings or USB Flash memory drive You can restore the PhotoCapture settings Print Quality, Paper Type, Paper Size, Brightness, Contrast, Auto Crop Cropping, Borderless, and...

  • Page 60: How To Set A New Default

    Chapter 8 Press (SCAN). IMPORTANT DO NOT take out the memory card or Press a or b to choose USB Flash memory drive while Scan to Media. PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to avoid Press OK. damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or the data stored on them.

  • Page 61: Printing Photos From A Camera

    Camera Menu Options Selections Letter, A4, 4"  6", Paper Size Your Brother machine supports the Printer Settings PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect (Default setting) to and print photos directly from any Paper Type Plain Paper, Glossy Paper, PictBridge compatible digital camera.

  • Page 62: Printing Images

    Chapter 9  When your camera does not have any IMPORTANT menu selections, these settings are also used. To prevent damage to your machine, do not connect any device other than a digital  The names and availability of each setting camera or USB Flash memory drive to the depends on the specification of your USB direct interface.

  • Page 63: Printing Photos Directly From A Digital Camera (Without Pictbridge)

    Printing photos from a camera Printing photos Make sure that your camera is turned off. Connect your camera to the USB directly from a digital direct interface (1) on the machine using the USB cable. camera (without PictBridge) If your camera is using the USB Mass Storage standard, you can connect your camera in storage mode.

  • Page 64: A Routine Maintenance

    Routine maintenance Cleaning and checking Wipe the outside of the machine with a dry, lint-free soft cloth to remove dust. the machine Cleaning the outside of the machine IMPORTANT • Use neutral detergents. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the outside surface of the Lift the output paper tray cover and machine.

  • Page 65: Cleaning The Scanner

    Routine maintenance Cleaning the scanner Cleaning the machine’s printer platen Lift the document cover (1). Clean the scanner glass (2) and the white plastic CAUTION (3) with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with a non-flammable glass cleaner. Be sure to unplug the machine from the AC power outlet before cleaning the printer platen to avoid electrical shock.

  • Page 66: Cleaning The Paper Pick-Up Rollers

    If the print has Put the paper tray firmly back in the not improved call Brother Customer machine. Service. (See Brother numbers on page i Re-connect the power cord. in the Basic User’s Guide.)

  • Page 67: Checking The Print Quality

    The machine begins printing the Print new ink cartridge. If ink is still missing, Quality Check Sheet. call Brother Customer Service. (See Brother numbers on page i in the Basic Check the quality of the four color blocks User’s Guide.) on the sheet.

  • Page 68: Checking The Print Alignment

    Checking the print alignment Checking the ink volume You may need to adjust the print alignment Although an ink volume icon appears on the after transporting the machine if your printed LCD, you can use the Menu key to see a text becomes blurred or images become large graph showing the ink that is left in each faded.

  • Page 69: Packing And Shipping The Machine

    Routine maintenance Packing and shipping IMPORTANT the machine • Make sure that the plastic tabs on both sides of the green protective part (1) have securely clicked into place (2). When you transport the machine, use the packing materials that came with your machine.
  • Page 70 Lift the machine from the front and hook Lift the scanner cover ( ) to release the the tab of the green protective part into lock. Gently push the scanner cover the keyed opening (1) on the bottom of support down ( ) and close the the paper tray.
  • Page 71 Do not pack the used ink cartridges in the carton. Note If you are returning your machine to Brother as part of the Exchange Service, pack only the machine. Keep all separate parts and printed materials to use with your “Exchange” machine.

  • Page 72: B Glossary

    Glossary This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased. ADF (automatic document feeder) CNG tones The document can be placed in the ADF The special tones (beeps) sent by fax...
  • Page 73 Basic User's Guide with you. F/T Ring Time Innobella™ The length of time that the Brother machine rings (when the Receive Mode Innobella™ is a range of genuine setting is Fax/Tel) to notify you to pick up consumables offered by Brother.
  • Page 74 Memory Receive Pulse (Canada only) Receives faxes into the machine's A form of rotary dialing on a telephone memory when the machine is out of paper. line. Quick Dial List Menu mode Programming mode for changing your A listing of names and numbers stored in machine's settings.
  • Page 75 Glossary Speed Dial User Settings A pre-programmed number for easy A printed report that shows the current settings of the machine. dialing. You must press (Speed Dial), the two digit code, and Black Start or WLAN Report Color Start to start the dialing process. A printed report that shows the result of the WLAN Connection.

  • Page 76: Index

    Index Access codes, storing and dialing ....29 Dialing Apple Macintosh access codes and credit card See Software User's Guide. numbers ..........29 Caller ID history ........28 Groups ..........10 Outgoing Call ........28 Broadcasting ..........10 Direct printing setting up Groups for ......31 from a non-PictBridge camera ....
  • Page 77 overseas ..........12 Real Time Transmission ....12 Resolution ..........9 Out of Area (Caller ID) ......25 return to factory setting ......9 set new default ........9 Packing and shipping the machine ..63 Paging ............. 16 Groups for Broadcasting ......31 PaperPort™11SE with OCR See Software User's Guide.
  • Page 78 Print checking alignment .......62 checking quality ........61 Scanning fax from memory ........17 See Software User's Guide. report .............34 Shipping the machine ......63 Printing Sleep Mode ..........3 See Software User's Guide. Speed Dial storing ........... 30 Quick Dial Access codes and credit card TAD (telephone answering device), numbers ..........29 external ............
  • Page 79 Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com These machines are made for use in the USA and Canada only. We cannot recommend using...

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