Brother MFC-J870DW User Manual

Advanced User’s GuideMFC-J650DWMFC-J870DWMFC-J875DW Version AUSA/CAN

Chapter 14Touchscreen LCD 1Setting the backlight brightness 1You can adjust the brightness of the Touchscreen LCD backlight. If you are having difficu

522TX Lock (MFC-J650DW)2TX Lock lets you prevent unauthorized access to the machine. You will not be able to continue to schedule Delayed Faxes or Pol

Chapter 26Changing the password 2a Press (Settings).b Press All Settings.c Press a or b to display Fax.d Press Fax.e Press a or b to display Miscellan

Security features 72Memory Security (MFC-J870DW and MFC-J875DW)2Memory Security lets you prevent unauthorized access to the machine. You will not be a

Chapter 28Changing your Memory Security password2a Press (Settings).b Press All Settings.c Press a or b to display Fax.d Press Fax.e Press a or b to d

933Additional sending options3Sending faxes using multiple settings 3When you send a fax, you can choose a combination of settings, such as Fax Resolu

Chapter 310Stop faxing 3To stop faxing, press .Contrast 3If your document is very light or very dark, you may want to change the contrast. For most d

Sending a fax 113NOTEYou can choose four different resolution settings for black & white faxes and two for color faxes.If you choose S.Fine or Pho

Chapter 312Restoring fax options to the factory settings 3You can restore all the fax options you have changed back to the factory settings. These set

Sending a fax 133g Confirm the displayed list of options you have chosen for the Shortcut, and then press OK.h Enter a name for the Shortcut using th

iUser's Guides and where do I find them?1MFC-J870DW and MFC-J875DW only2Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.Which Guide? What's in it?

Chapter 314Sending a fax at the end of a conversation 3At the end of a conversation, you can send a fax to the other party before you both hang up.a A

Sending a fax 153f Press Add Number.g You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways: Press Add Number and enter a number using the keybo

Chapter 316Canceling a Broadcast in progress 3a Press .b Do one of the following: To cancel the entire broadcast, press Entire Broadcast. Go to step

Sending a fax 173Overseas Mode 3If you are having difficulty sending a fax overseas due to possible interference on the telephone line, we recommend t

Chapter 318i To enter the time you want the fax to be sent, do one of the following: If you have set 12h Clock as the format in the Clock Type settin

Sending a fax 193Checking and canceling waiting jobs 3You can check which jobs are still waiting in the memory to be sent and cancel a job. (If there

Chapter 320g Press Fax Start.h If you are using the scanner glass, the Touchscreen will prompt you to choose one of the following options: Press Yes

2144Memory Receive (Black & White only)4Memory Receive lets you receive faxes while you are away from the machine.You can only use one Memory Rece

Chapter 422b Press All Settings.c Press a or b to display Fax.d Press Fax.e Press a or b to display Setup Receive.f Press Setup Receive.g Press a or b

Receiving a fax 234Printing a fax from the memory 4If you have chosen Paging or Fax Storage, you can still print a fax from the memory when you are at

iiTable of Contents1 General setup 1IMPORTANT NOTE...1Memo

Chapter 424k The Touchscreen shows the message Run PC-Fax on your computer.Press OK.l Press a or b to display <USB> or the name of the PC you wa

Receiving a fax 254Changing Memory Receive operations 4If received faxes are in your machine’s memory when you change the Memory Receive operations, t

Chapter 426Remote Retrieval 4You can call your machine from any touch-tone telephone or fax machine and then use the Remote Access Code and remote com

Receiving a fax 274Remote Fax commands 4Follow the commands in the table to access features when you are away from the machine. When you call the mach

Chapter 428Retrieving fax messages 4You can call your machine from any touch-tone telephone and have your fax messages sent to another machine. Before

Receiving a fax 294Additional receiving operations4Receiving faxes into memory when paper tray is empty 4As soon as the paper tray becomes empty durin

Chapter 430Polling overview 4Polling lets you set up your machine so other people can receive faxes from you, but they pay for the call. It also lets

Receiving a fax 314j You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways: Press Add Number and enter a number using the keyboard on the Touchs

325Voice operations 5You can use your external telephone to dial voice calls.Tone or Pulse (Canada only) 5If you have a Pulse dialing service, but nee

Dialing and storing numbers 335NOTE• This feature may not be available in certain areas of the USA and Canada.• The Caller ID service varies with diff

iii4 Receiving a fax 21Memory Receive (Black & White only) ...21Fax Forwarding...

Chapter 534Converting telephone wall outlets 5There are three ways to convert to an RJ11 jack. The first two ways may require help from the telephone

Dialing and storing numbers 355Additional dialing operations5Outgoing Call history 5The last 30 numbers you sent a fax to will be stored in the Outgoi

Chapter 536NOTE• (USA only) If you redial from the Caller ID history outside your area code, you must set up your AREA CODE in advance. (See Setting u

Dialing and storing numbers 375Additional ways to store numbers5Storing Address Book numbers from the Outgoing Call history 5You can also store Addres

Chapter 538Setting up Groups for Broadcasting 5A Group, which is stored in the Address Book, allows you to send the same fax message to many fax numbe

Dialing and storing numbers 395k Press .Deleting a Group 5a Press (Fax).b Press (Address Book).c Press Edit.d Press a or b to display Delete.e Press D

406Fax reports 6Press (Settings) on the Touchscreen to set up the Transmission Verification Report and the Journal Period.Transmission Verification Re

Printing reports 416Reports 6The following reports are available: TransmissionPrints a Transmission Verification Report for your last transmission.

427Copy options 7You can change the copy settings for the next copy.These settings are temporary. The machine returns to its default settings 1 minute

Making copies 437Enlarging or reducing copies 7You can choose an enlargement or reduction ratio. If you choose Fit to Page, your machine will adjust t

iv7 Making copies 42Copy options...42Stop copying

Chapter 744Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) 7The N in 1 copy feature can help you save paper by letting you copy two or four pages onto

Making copies 457Place the document face down in the direction shown below: 2in1(Portrait)  2in1(Landscape)  4in1(Portrait)  4in1(Landscape)  Pos

Chapter 7462 in 1 ID Copy (Page Layout) 7You can copy both sides of your identification card onto one page, keeping the original card size. Make sure

Making copies 477g Press Sort.h Read and confirm the displayed list of settings you have chosen, and then press OK.i If you do not want to change addi

Chapter 748Ink Save Mode (MFC-J870DW and MFC-J875DW) 7Ink Save Mode can help you save some ink. Your machine detects the edges of the image and prints

Making copies 497Thin Paper Copy (MFC-J870DW and MFC-J875DW) 7If your document is a 2-sided Copy on thin paper, choose Thin Paper Copy so the print on

Chapter 750Watermark Copy (MFC-J870DW and MFC-J875DW) 7You can place text into your document as a Watermark. You can select one of the template waterm

Making copies 517Remove Background Color 7Remove Background Color removes the background color of the document when copying. This may make the copy mo

Chapter 752NOTE• 2in1(ID), Poster, Book Copy1 and Fit to Page are not available with 2-sided Copy.• You can use only Letter, A4, A5 or Executive size

Making copies 537Setting your changes as the new default 7You can save the settings for the copy options you use most often—such as Quality, Enlarge/R

v9 Printing photos from a camera 72Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera...72PictBridge requir

Chapter 754Saving copy options as a Shortcut 7You can store the copy options you use frequently by saving them as a Shortcut.a Press (Copy).b Press Op

5588PhotoCapture Center™ operations8Memory cards, USB Flash drive and folder structures 8Your machine is designed to be compatible with modern digital

Chapter 856Movie printing 8You can print images from movie files that are stored on a memory card or USB Flash drive.A movie file is automatically div

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 578i Press a or b to display Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71 or Ot

Chapter 858g Choose Enhance or Crop by pressing it to display a red check mark, and then press OK.h If you chose Enhance in step g, press the effect y

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 598NOTEIf your photo is very small or has irregular proportions, you may n

Chapter 860k Do one of the following: To change the print quality, press Print Quality.Press Normal or Photo. To change the paper type, press Paper

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 618DPOF printing 8DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.Major digital

Chapter 862j Press Print Quality.k Press Normal or Photo.l If you do not want to change additional settings, press or OK.Press Start to print.NOTEIf

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 638l Press a or b to display Print Size.Press Print Size.Press a or b to d

111IMPORTANT NOTE 1 Most of the illustrations in this User's Guide show the MFC-J870DW.Memory Storage 1(MFC-J870DW and MFC-J875DW)Your menu sett

Chapter 864Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Color 8Brightness 8a Open the media slot cover.b Put the memory card or USB Flash drive in the correct s

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 658Color Enhancement 8You can turn on the color enhancement feature to pri

Chapter 866Cropping 8If your photo is too long or too wide to fit the available space on your chosen layout, part of the image will be cropped.The fac

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 678Print Date 8You can print the date if it is already in the data on your

Chapter 868Restoring all settings to the factory settings 8You can restore the PhotoCapture settings that you have changed—such as Print Quality, Pape

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 698a Open the media slot cover.b Put the memory card or USB Flash drive in

Chapter 870How to set a new default 8You can save the Scan to Media settings (Scan Type, Resolution, File Type, Scan Size, Auto Crop1 and Remove Backg

PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive 718Saving scan options as a Shortcut 8You can store the scan options you u

729Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera9 Your Brother machine supports the PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect to and print phot

Printing photos from a camera 739 When your camera does not have any menu selections, these settings are also used. The name and availability of eac

Chapter 12Beep Volume 1When the beep is on, the machine will make a sound when you press the Touchscreen or Touchpanel, make a mistake, or after you s

Chapter 974DPOF printing 9DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, FUJIFILM C

Printing photos from a camera 759Printing Images 9NOTERemove any memory card or USB Flash drive from the machine before connecting a digital camera. a

76ACleaning and checking the machineACleaning the outside of the machine AClean the Touchscreen as follows:IMPORTANT• Press and hold down to turn th

Routine maintenance 77Ad Wipe the inside and outside of the paper tray with a dry, soft lint-free cloth to remove dust. e Close the output paper tray

78Cleaning the paper feed rollers AIf the paper feed rollers are stained with ink, it may cause paper feed problems.a Unplug the machine from the AC p

Routine maintenance 79ACleaning the paper pick-up rollers Aa Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet.b Pull the paper tray completely out of the m

80Checking the ink volume AAlthough an ink volume icon appears on the Touchscreen, you can use the ink menu to see a large graph showing the ink that

Routine maintenance 81APacking and shipping the machineAWhen you transport the machine, use the packing materials that came with your machine. If you

82IMPORTANT• Make sure the plastic tab on the left side of the orange protective part (1) locks securely into place (2).• If you are not able to find

83BThis is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchase

General setup 31Automatic Daylight Saving Time1You can set the machine to change automatically for daylight saving time. It will reset itself forward

84Compatibility groupThe ability of one fax unit to communicate with another. Compatibility is assured between ITU-T Groups.ContrastSetting to compens

Glossary 85BJournal PeriodThe pre-programmed time period between automatically printed Fax Journal reports. You can print the Fax Journal report on de

86Scan to MediaYou can scan a black & white or color document onto a memory card or USB Flash drive. Black & white images can be in the TIFF o

Index87CCNumerics2 in 1 ID Copy ...462-sidedcopy ...51AAcc

88FFax codeschanging ...26Remote Access Code ...26Fax Forwardingchanging remotel

89CPPacking and shipping the machine ...81Paging ...21PhotoCapture Center™Adding Effect .

90TTAD (telephone answering device), external .....34with two-line jack ...

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