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  • Page 1

    1 Start Here Quick Se tup Guide USA/CA N Versi on 0 MF C-J450DW MF C-J470DW MF C-J475DW Thank y ou for choosing Brother, y our supp ort is importa nt to us and we v alue your bus iness. Y our Brother p roduc t is engineered and manufactu red to t he highes t standards to deliver reli able perfo rmance, day-in and day-out. Pl ease rea d the Produc t[...]

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    2 a Remove t he prote ctive tape a nd f ilm c overing the machine, and also from the LCD. b Rem ove the plastic bag a containi ng the ink cartridges from on top of the pape r tr a y. c Make s ure you ha ve all the c omponents . 2 Connect the po w er co rd an d te leph on e line a Connect the power cord. b Lift the scanner cover until it l o cks sec[...]

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    3 d Lift the sc anner cover to release the lo ck a . Gently push the scanner cove r support down b and clos e the scanner co ver c using both ha nds. CAUTION Be careful not to pinch your fingers when the scanner cover closes . NOT E If you a re s haring on e telep hone line with an external telephone , connect it as shown bel ow. Before y ou connec[...]

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    4 3 Inst all th e ink ca rtr idges CAUTION If ink gets in your eyes, wash it out wit h water at onc e and c all a doctor i f y ou are c oncerne d. a Make sure that the power i s turned on. The LCD wil l show No Ink Cartridge . b Open t he ink cartridge cover a . c Remove the orange protective part a . d Unpack the i nk cartridge. Turn the green rel[...]

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    5 e Take care to mat ch the sticker c olor a with the cartridge color b as shown in the diagram below. Install each i nk cartridge in the direction of the arrow on t he label. f Gently push the back of the in k cartridge marked “PUSH” u ntil it latches. After all the i nk cartridges are install ed, close the in k cartridge co ve r. NOT E The m [...]

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    6 4 Load plai n Lett er/ A4 pap er a Pull the paper tray a com p le te ly ou t o f the machine. b Open the output paper tray cover a . c Gentl y press a nd sl ide the pap er width guides a and t hen the paper length gui de b to fit the paper size. Make sure that the triangular marks c on the paper wid th guid es a a nd p aper length guide b line up[...]

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    7 e Gently put the paper into the paper tray print side down and top edge first. Check that the paper is f lat in t he tray. f Gently adjust the pa per wi dth guides to the paper wi th bot h hands . M ake sure that t he paper wi dth gui des t ouch the edg es of the paper. g Close the output paper tray cover. h Slo wly pus h the paper tray completel[...]

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    8 5 Check the pri nt qual ity a When the preparation proces s has finished, the LCD shows Load Paper and Press Color Start . Pre ss Color Start . b Check t he quality of the four col or blocks on th e sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/m agenta) c If a ll li nes are clea r and visible, press 1 ( Yes ) to finish the quality c h eck and go to the next step. I[...]

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    9 7 Wire less setu p (if needed) W hen the Wi-Fi setup will start. message appears on the LCD, rea d the me ssage, and then pre s s OK to continue. For wireless setup using a mobile device, go to a . For Windo ws ® and Macintosh users, go to b . a Pre ss a or b to choose Yes . Pre ss OK . Go to ste p 16 on pag e 20 to con tinue with the wirel ess [...]

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    10 9 Choose the corr ect Recei ve Mode The correc t Receive Mo de is dete rmined by t he external devices a nd teleph one subscr iber service s (Voice M ail, Distinctive Ring, etc.) you have (or wi ll be using) on the same l ine as the Brother machine. For m ore inform ation, see Using Receive Mo des in chapter 5 of the Ba sic User’ s Guide . If [...]

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    11 10 Set you r St ation ID Set your m achine ’s St ation ID so t hat the date an d time appea r on each fax you send. If y ou are not using this m achine fo r faxing, go t o the next st ep. a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b to choose Initial Setup . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b to choose Station ID . Pre ss OK . d Enter your f ax n umber (up to 20[...]

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    12 12 Set To ne o r Pul se di al in g mode (Canada only) You r machine comes set for a Tone dialing service. If you have a Pulse dialing (rotary) service, you nee d to cha nge the dialing mode. a Pre ss Men u . b Pre ss a or b to choose Initial Setup . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss a or b to choose Tone/Pulse . Pre ss OK . d Pre ss a or b to choose Pulse (o[...]

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    13 Windows ® Macintosh USB Wireless Network 15 Choose your connecti on t ype These inst allation instructions are f or W indows ® XP Home, XP Professional, XP Profes sional x64 Edition, Windo ws Vista ® , W indows ® 7, Windo ws ® 8, and M ac O S X v 10.6.8, 10.7.x , 10.8.x. NOT E • For Wi ndows Server ® 2003/ 2008/2008 R2/2012, the drivers [...]

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    14 Windows ® USB For W ind ow s ® USB int erf ac e users (Windows ® XP Home/XP Professio nal/Window s Vista ® /W in do w s ® 7 /Wi nd ow s ® 8) 16 Before you i nstal l Make s ure that you r computer is ON and you are logged on with Admin istrator rights. 17 Ins tall MF L- Pro Suite a Put the CD-RO M into your CD-ROM drive. If the model na me [...]

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    15 Windows ® USB Windows ® Macintosh USB 18 Connect the USB cabl e a Lift the scan ner cove r until it l ocks securel y into the open position. b Connect the USB cable to the USB port mark ed w ith a symbo l. Y ou w ill f ind the USB port i n side the m achine, as shown in the callout below. c Carefully guide the US B cable into the cable channel[...]

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    16 Windows ® USB 19 Fini sh and rest art a Cli ck Fi nish to rest art your computer. After restarting the c o mputer, you must log on wi th A dm i nis t r ato r r igh t s . b The f ollowing s creens wi ll appea r. • W hen the Software Update Setting screen appears , choose the softwa re update setting you want and click OK . • When the Brother[...]

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    17 Ma ci nt os h USB Windows ® Macintosh USB Fo r Maci nt osh USB i nte rfac e us ers (M ac OS X v1 0.6 .8, 1 0.7 .x, 10. 8 .x) 16 Before you i nstal l Make s ure your machine is connected to the power and yo ur Macintos h is ON. You m ust be lo gged on w ith A dm in is t ra to r ri gh t s. 17 Connect the USB cabl e a Lift the scan ner cove r unti[...]

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    18 Macintosh USB d Lift t he scanner cov er to r elease the lock a . Gently p ush the sca nner cover support down b and clos e the scanner cover c u sing both han ds. CAUTION Be caref ul not to pinch your fingers when the scann er cover closes. 18 Ins tall MF L-Pro S uite a Put t he CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive. b Double-click the St art Here OS [...]

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    19 Ma ci nt os h USB Windows ® Macintosh USB 19 Do wnload a nd in stall Presto! PageMa nager W hen Presto! PageMan ager is installed, OCR cap ability is added to Brothe r ControlCenter2. You can ea sily scan, s hare and organ ize p hotos and doc uments using Presto! Page Man ager. a On the B rot he r Supp or t screen, c lick t he Pres to! Pa geM a[...]

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    20 For Wi reless Network Users Fo r wire le ss n etw or k int erfa ce u ser s 16 Be fore yo u be gin First y ou mu st con fi g ure the wireless net work settings of your mac hine to com municat e with y our ac cess point/router. A fter the machine is configured to com municate wi th your access point/router, computers o n you r netwo rk will have a[...]

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    21 For Wir eless Network Us ers Wireless Network 17 Choose your wirel ess set up method The fo llowi ng instruct ions w ill offer th re e met hods for setting up your Brother ma chine on a wireles s network. If you began the wi reless setup from step 7 on pag e 9, go to m ethod b or c . For all other users, cho ose the method you prefer f or your e[...]

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    22 For Wi reless Network Users c One-pu sh setup using WPS or AOSS™ (Wi ndows ® , Maci ntosh and m obile devi ces) Use this method if y our wireless access point/router supports autom atic wi reless (one-push) setup (WPS or A O SS™). Now go to page 2 5[...]

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    23 For Wir eless Network Us ers Wireless Network 18 Set u p us i ng t h e CD- RO M (Win dow s ® and Macin t osh ) For Windo ws ® Users: a Put t he CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive. If the model n ame screen appe ars, choose your machine. If th e languag e sc reen appears, choose you r lan guage. b Cli ck I n st all MF L- Pr o Sui t e and click Yes [...]

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    24 For Wi reless Network Users 18 Manual setup f rom the co ntro l panel us ing the Setup Wizard (W ind ows ® , Maci ntos h and mo bi le devi ces ) a If you began t he wireless setup fr om step 7 on page 9, p ress a or b to choose Setup Wizard and press OK . Then go to c . All other users go to b . b On your machine, press Me nu . Pre ss a or b to[...]

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    25 For Wir eless Network Us ers Wireless Network 18 O ne- pus h se tup usin g WP S or AOSS™ ( Win dow s ® , Maci ntos h and mo bi le devi ces ) a Confirm your wireless access point/ router has the WPS or AOSS™ symb ol as shown bel ow. b Place the Brother m achine within range of y our WPS or AOSS™ ac cess point/router. The range may differ d[...]

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    26 For Wi reless Network Users Troub leshoot ing H ow ca n I fin d the wir ele ss se cu ri ty info rmat io n (SS ID a nd N e twor k Ke y* ) * The Ne twork Key m ay al so be describe d as the Pass word, Sec urity Key or E ncryption Key . Wi reless L AN re port If th e wireless LA N report that printed sho ws that the connect ion failed, chec k the e[...]

  • Page 27

    27 For Wir eless Network Us ers Wireless Network TS- 04 The A uthenticat ion/Encryption met hods used by the selected wirel ess access poin t/router are not supported by your machine. For infrastructure mode, change the authentication and encry ption methods of the wireless access poi nt/ router. You r mac hine s upports the followin g au thenticat[...]

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    28 Windows ® Wire le ss Net work In st all the d ri ver s an d soft war e (Windows ® XP Home/XP Professio nal/Window s Vista ® /W in do w s ® 7 /Wi nd ow s ® 8) 19 Before you i nstal l Make s ure that you r computer is ON and you are logged on with Admin istrator rights. 20 Ins tall MF L-Pro S uite a Put the CD-RO M into your CD-ROM drive. If [...]

  • Page 29

    29 Windows ® Wirel ess N etwork Windows ® Macintosh Wireless Network e Choose your mac hine f rom t he list, and then cli ck Next . f The ins t alla tio n of the B ro the r drive rs will automatical ly start. T he insta llation sc reens appear one after another. g If t h e E nvironmental Advi ce for Imaging Equi pmen t screen appears, click Next [...]

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    30 Windows ® Wire le ss Net work b The following screens will ap pear. • When the Software Upd ate Setting screen appears, c hoose the software upda te setting you want and click OK . • When the Brother Pro duct Research and Support P rogram s creen appe ars, select your preference and follow the on-screen inst ru ction s. 22 Ins tall MF L-Pro[...]

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    31 Ma ci nt os h Wirel ess N etwork Windows ® Macintosh Wireless Network In st all the d ri ver s an d soft war e (Mac O S X v1 0.6.8, 1 0.7.x, 10.8.x) 19 Before you i nstal l Make s ure your machine is connected to the power and yo ur Macintos h is ON. You m ust be lo gged on w ith A dm in is t ra to r ri gh t s. 20 Ins tall MF L-Pro S uite a Put[...]

  • Page 32

    32 Macintosh Wire le ss Net work g When the Add Printer sc ree n ap pears, click Add P rint er . h Choose your mac hine f rom the l ist, click Add , and then click Next . When the support screen appears, follow the on-screen instructions if you wan t to download Pres to! Pa geM ana ge r . You can also download Pres to! PageManag er l ater from the [...]

  • Page 33

    33 Windows ® Install Optional Applicati ons 1 Ins tall o ption al appli cations Book Scan& Whit eboar d Sui te su pp orted by Reallusion , Inc The BookS can E nha ncer software c an correct your scann ed b ook i mages automat ically. The Whiteb oard E nhan cer software cleans up and enhanc es text and images from pho tos taken of your w hitebo[...]

  • Page 34

    34 For Net work U sers Reset the netwo rk settin gs to fa ctor y defaul t To restore a ll network settings of the internal Print/Scan s erver to the factory default, please follow the steps bel ow: a Make sure the machine is idle, t hen disconnect all the cab les from the machine (except the power cord). b Pre ss Men u . c Pre ss a or b to choose N[...]

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    35 Other Information Ho w to op en a PD F file in Adobe ® Read er ® (W ind ows ® 8) a Move your mouse to the lowe r ri ght corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, cli ck Setti ngs , and then click Co ntr o l Pa nel . b Cli ck Programs , click Defau lt P rograms , and th en click Ass oc iate a f ile ty pe or pr otoc ol with a p rog ram[...]

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    Consumables www.brotherearth.com Rep la cem ent c onsu mabl es W hen the time comes to replace i n k cart ridges, a message will be i ndicated on the LCD. For more information about the ink cartridges for y our machi ne, visit h ttp://www.brother.com/original/ or contact your local Br o ther re-seller. In k c ar tr id ge Trademar ks The B rot he r [...]