Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Online User's Guide MFC-J1010DW/MFC-J1012DW/MFC-J1170DW
- Table of Contents
- Before You Use Your Machine
- Introduction to Your Machine
- Before Using Your Machine
- Control Panel Overview
- LCD Overview
- Touchscreen LCD Overview
- Settings Screen Overview
- Navigate the Touchscreen
- Set the Ready Screen
- Set Default Function Screens
- Enter Text on Your Brother Machine
- Access Brother Utilities (Windows)
- USB / Ethernet Port Locations on Your Brother Machine
- Paper Handling
- Print
- Print from Your Computer (Windows)
- Print a Photo (Windows)
- Print a Document (Windows)
- Cancel a Print Job (Windows)
- Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Windows)
- Print as a Poster (Windows)
- Print on Both Sides of the Paper Automatically (Automatic 2-sided Printing) (Windows)
- Print as a Booklet Automatically (Windows)
- Print a Color Document in Grayscale (Windows)
- Prevent Smudged Printouts and Paper Jams (Windows)
- Use a Preset Print Profile (Windows)
- Change the Default Print Settings (Windows)
- Print Settings (Windows)
- Print from Your Computer (Mac)
- Print Using Brother iPrint&Scan (Windows/Mac)
- Print Photos or Documents Using Brother iPrint&Scan (Windows/Mac)
- Print on Both Sides of the Paper Automatically Using Brother iPrint&Scan (Automatic 2-sided Printing)(Windows/Mac)
- Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper Using Brother iPrint&Scan (N in 1) (Windows/Mac)
- Print a Color Document in Grayscale Using Brother iPrint&Scan (Windows/Mac)
- Print an Email Attachment
- Print from Your Computer (Windows)
- Scan
- Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Machine
- Scan Using Brother iPrint&Scan (Windows/Mac)
- Scan from Your Computer (Windows)
- Scan from Your Computer (Mac)
- Copy
- Fax
- Send a Fax
- Send a Fax from Your Brother Machine
- Send a Fax Manually
- Send a Fax at the End of a Conversation
- Send the Same Fax to More than One Recipient (Broadcasting)
- Send a Fax in Real Time
- Send a Fax at a Specified Time (Delayed Fax)
- Change the Fax Auto Redial Setting
- Cancel a Fax in Progress
- Check and Cancel a Pending Fax
- Fax Options
- Receive a Fax
- Voice Operations and Fax Numbers
- Telephone Services and External Devices
- Fax Reports
- PC-FAX
- PC-FAX for Windows
- PC-FAX Overview (Windows)
- Configure PC-FAX (Windows)
- Configure your PC-Fax Address Book (Windows)
- Add a Member to your PC-FAX Address Book (Windows)
- Create a Group in your PC-FAX Address Book (Windows)
- Edit Member or Group Information in your PC-FAX Address Book (Windows)
- Delete a Member or Group in your PC-FAX Address Book (Windows)
- Export your PC-FAX Address Book (Windows)
- Import Information to your PC-FAX Address Book (Windows)
- Send a Fax Using PC-FAX (Windows)
- Receive Faxes on Your Computer (Windows)
- PC-FAX Overview (Windows)
- PC-FAX for Mac
- PC-FAX for Windows
- Send a Fax
- Network
- Supported Basic Network Features
- Configure Network Settings
- Wireless Network Settings
- Use the Wireless Network
- Before Configuring Your Machine for a Wireless Network
- Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the Setup Wizard from Your Computer
- Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the Setup Wizard from Your Mobile Device
- Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the Machine's Control Panel Setup Wizard
- Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the One Push Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)
- Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)
- Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network When the SSID is Not Broadcast
- Configure Your Machine for an Enterprise Wireless Network
- Use Wi-Fi Direct®
- Enable/Disable Wireless LAN
- Print the WLAN Report
- Use the Wireless Network
- Network Features
- Brother Management Tools
- Security
- Before Using Network Security Features
- Configure Certificates for Device Security
- Use SSL/TLS
- Use IEEE 802.1x Authentication for a Wired or a Wireless Network
- Lock the Machine Settings from the Control Panel
- Mobile/Web Connect
- Brother Web Connect
- AirPrint
- Mopria® Print Service
- Brother Mobile Connect
- Print with Near-Field Communication (NFC)
- Brother iPrint&Scan for Windows and Mac
- Troubleshooting
- Routine Maintenance
- Replace the Ink Cartridges
- Clean Your Brother Machine
- Clean the Scanner
- Clean the Print Head from Your Brother Machine
- Clean the Print Head Using Web Based Management
- Clean the Print Head from Your Computer (Windows)
- Clean the Machine's LCD
- Clean the Outside of the Machine
- Clean the Machine's Printer Platen
- Clean the Paper Feed Rollers
- Clean the Base Pad
- Clean the Paper Pick-up Rollers
- Check Your Brother Machine
- Correct the Paper Feed to Clear Vertical Lines
- Change the Print Options to Improve Your Print Results
- Pack and Ship Your Machine
- Machine Settings
- Change Machine Settings from the Control Panel
- In the Event of Power Failure (Memory Storage)
- General Settings
- Adjust the Machine Volume
- Change for Daylight Saving Time Automatically
- Set Sleep Mode Countdown
- Set the Machine to Power Off Automatically
- Set the Date and Time
- Set the Time Zone
- Adjust the LCD Backlight Brightness
- Change How Long the LCD Backlight Stays On
- Set Your Station ID
- Set Tone or Pulse Dialing Mode
- Reduce Printing Noise
- Change the Language Displayed on the LCD
- Change the Keyboard Setting
- Save Your Favorite Settings as a Shortcut
- Print Reports
- Settings and Features Tables
- Change Machine Settings Using Web Based Management
- Change Machine Settings from the Control Panel
- Appendix
Error Message Cause Action
See Related Information: Paper is
Jammed Inside and in the Front of the
Machine (Jam Inside/Front).
If you cannot print documents and
received faxes, transfer them to another
fax machine or to your computer before
disconnecting the machine so you will not
lose any important messages. Then,
disconnect the machine from the power
for several minutes and reconnect it.
See Related Information: Transfer Your
Faxes or Fax Journal Report.
Cannot Detect
You installed a new ink cartridge too
quickly and the machine did not detect it.
Take out the new ink cartridge and
reinstall it slowly and firmly until it locks
into place.
See Related Information: Replace the Ink
Cartridges.
An ink cartridge is not installed correctly.
A used ink cartridge was reinstalled. Remove the used ink cartridge and install
a new one.
If you are not using Genuine Brother ink,
the machine may not detect the ink
cartridge.
Use a new Genuine Brother Ink Cartridge.
If the error is not cleared, call Brother
Customer Service.
The ink cartridge must be replaced.
The new ink cartridge has an air bubble.
Replace the ink cartridge with a new
Genuine Brother Ink Cartridge.
Slowly turn the ink cartridge so that the
ink supply port is pointing downward, and
then reinstall the cartridge.
The wrong Brother model ink cartridge
was installed.
Check the model numbers of the ink
cartridges and install the correct ink
cartridges.
Cannot Detect Ink
If you are not using Genuine Brother ink,
the machine may not detect the ink
volume.
Use a new Genuine Brother Ink Cartridge.
If the error is not cleared, call Brother
Customer Service.
Cannot Scan XX
The machine has a mechanical problem. Disconnect the machine from the power
for several minutes, and then reconnect it.
If you cannot print documents and
received faxes, transfer them to another
fax machine or to your computer before
disconnecting the machine so you will not
lose any important messages. Then,
disconnect the machine from the power
for several minutes and reconnect it.
See Related Information: Transfer Your
Faxes or Fax Journal Report.
Comm. Error
Poor telephone line quality caused a
communication error.
Send the fax again or connect the
machine to another telephone line. If the
problem continues, call the telephone
company and ask them to check your
telephone line.
Connection Error
Other devices are trying to connect to the
Wi-Fi Direct network at the same time.
Make sure there are no other devices
trying to connect to the Wi-Fi Direct
network, and then try to configure the Wi-
Fi Direct settings again.
Connection Failed
The Brother machine and your mobile
device cannot communicate during the
Wi-Fi Direct network configuration.
• Move the mobile device closer to your
Brother machine.
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