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Print mediaD
1Use only transparencies recommended for inkjet printing.
2For glossy paper or transparencies, we recommend removing printed pages from the output paper tray immediately 
after they exit the machine to avoid smudging.
3See Paper type and size for each operation on page 11.
Paper Input  Paper Tray
„Paper type:
Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper
2, 
transparencies
12 and envelopes 
„ Paper size:
Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, JIS_B5, envelopes 
(commercial No.10, DL, C5, Monarch, JE4),
 Photo 4”  × 6”, Index card and Post card
3.
Width: 3.5 in. (89mm) - 8.5 in. (216mm)
Height: 5.0 in. (127mm) - 14.0 in. (356mm)
For more details, see  Paper weight, thickness and 
capacity on page 12.
„ Maximum paper tray capacity: Approx. 100 sheets of 
20 lb (80 g/m
2) plain paper
Paper Output Up to 50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m
2) plain paper (face up print 
delivery to the output paper tray)
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FaxD
1Black & White only2‘Pages’ refers to the ‘Brother Standard Chart No. 1’ (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). 
Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.
3‘Pages’ refers to the ‘ITU-T Test Chart #1’ (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). Specifications 
and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.
CompatibilityITU-T Group 3
Coding System MH/MR/MMR/JPEG
Modem Speed Automatic Fallback
14,400 bps 
Document Size  Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)
Scanning Width 8.2 in. (208 mm)
Printing Width 8.03 in. (204 mm)
Gray scale 256 levels
Contrast Control Automatic/Light/Dark 
(manual setting)
Resolution „Horizontal 203 dot/in. (8 dot/mm)
„ Vertical
Standard
98 line/in. (3.85 line/mm) (Black)
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm) (Color)
Fine
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm) (Black/Color)
Photo
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm) (Black)
Superfine
392 line/in. (15.4 line/mm) (Black)
Speed Dial 40 stations 
Groups Up to 6
Broadcasting
190 stations
Automatic Redial 1 time after 5 minutes
Ring Delay 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 rings
Communication Source Public switched telephone network.
Memory Transmission Up to 200
2/1703 pages 
Out of Paper Reception Up to 200
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CopyD
1Based on Brother standard pattern (Fast mode/Stack Copy). Copy speeds vary with the complexity of the document.
Color/Black Yes/Yes
Document Size  Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)
Copy Width: Max. 8.26 in. (210 mm) (Letter paper)
Copy Speed Black: Up to 18 pages/minute (Letter paper)
1
Color: Up to 16 pages/minute (Letter paper)1
Multiple CopiesStacks up to 99 pages
Enlarge/Reduce 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution (Black)
„ Scans up to 600 ×1200 dpi
„ Prints up to 1200 ×1200 dpi
(Color)
„ Scans up to 600 ×1200 dpi
„ Prints up to 600 ×1200 dpi
 
						

							
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PhotoCapture Center®D
1USB Flash memory drive is not included.
2USB 2.0 standard
USB Mass Storage Class from 16 MB to 8 GB
Support format: FAT 12/FAT16/FAT32
3Progressive JPEG format is not supported.
4See Paper type and size for each operation on page 11.
Available Media1USB flash memory drive2
ResolutionUp to 1200×2400 dpi
File Extension
(Media Format) DPOF, EXIF, DCF
(Image Format) Photo Print: JPEG
3
Number of FilesUp to 999 files
(The folder inside a USB Flash memory drive is also 
counted.)
Folder File must be in the 4th folder level of the USB Flash memory 
drive.
Borderless Letter, A4, Photo 4×6, Photo 5 ×7
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PictBridgeD
ScannerD
1Windows® XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® 
XP Professional x64 Edition.
2Maximum 1200  × 1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows® XP and Windows Vista™ (resolution 
up to 19200  × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the Brother scanner utility)
Compatibility Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association 
PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001
Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information
Interface PictBridge (USB) Port
Color/Black Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista™/Windows Vista™ x64 Edition)
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows
® XP1/Windows Vista™)
Color Depth 36 bit color Processing (Input)
24 bit color Processing (Output)
(Actual Input: 30 bit color/Actual Output: 24 bit color)
Resolution Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
2
Up to 600  × 2400 dpi (optical)
Scanning Speed Black: Up to 3.59 sec.
Color: Up to 5.66 sec. 
(Letter size in 100 × 100 dpi)
Document Size   Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)
Scanning Width 8.26 in. (210 mm)
Gray scale 256 levels
 
						

							
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PrinterD
1Based on Brother standard pattern.
Letter size in draft mode.
2When you set the Borderless feature to On.
3See Paper type and size for each operation on page 11.
InterfacesD
1Your machine has a USB 2.0 Full-speed interface. This interface is compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed; however, the 
maximum data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 
interface.
2Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh®.
Printer Driver
Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista™/Windows Vista™ x64 Edition driver 
supporting Brother Native Compression mode
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater: Brother Ink Driver 
Resolution Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi
1200  × 2400 dpi
1200  × 1200 dpi
600  × 600 dpi
600  × 300 dpi
600  × 150 dpi
Print Speed Black: Up to 25 pages/minute
1
Color: Up to 20 pages/minute1
Printing Width8.26 in. [8.5 in. (borderless)2] (Letter size) 
Disk-Based Fonts 35 TrueType
Borderless Letter, A4, A6, Photo 4 × 6, Index Card, Post Card
3
USB
A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 m).1 2
 
						

							
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Computer requirementsD
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Operating Systems
Supported  FunctionsInterface Minimum 
ProcessorRecommended 
RAMRequired 
HARD Di sk 
Space
Windows®1,52000 
ProfessionalPrinting, 
PC-FAX 
Send
4
Scanning, 
Removable 
Disk
3
USB Intel® 
Pentium
®II or 
AMD equivalent 256MB 480MB
XP Home
XP Professional
XP Professional  
x64 Edition
AMD Opteron™
AMD Athlon™ 
64
Intel® Xeon™  
with 
Intel
® EM64T
Intel
® Pentium® 4 
with Intel
® EM64T
512MB
Vista™ 1 GHz 32-bit  (x86) or 64-bit 
(x64) processor1GB 1.1GB
Mac
®6OS X 10.2.4 
or greater Printing, 
PC-FAX 
Send
4
Scanning, 
Removable 
Disk
3
USB2PowerPC 
G4/G5, Intel
® 
Core
™ 
Solo/Duo
PowerPC G3 
350MHz 256MB 480MB
Conditions:
1Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater.
2Third party USB ports are not supported.
3Removable disk is a function of PhotoCapture 
Center®.
4PC Fax supports black and white faxing only.
5PaperPort™ 11SE supports Microsoft® SP4 or 
higher for Windows® 2000 and SP2 or higher for 
XP.
6Presto!® PageManager® on the CD-ROM 
supports Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. For Mac OS 
X 10.2.4-10.3.8 Presto!
® PageManager® is 
available as a download from the Brother 
Solutions Center.
For the latest driver updates, visit www.brother.com.
All trademarks, brand and product names are 
property of their respective companies.
 
						

							
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Consumable itemsD
InkThe machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink 
cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly.
Service Life of Ink 
Cartridge The first time you install the ink cartridges the machine will use extra 
ink to fill the ink delivery tubes. This is a one-time process that 
enables high quality printing. Afterward, replacement ink cartridges 
will print the specified number of pages.
Replacement Ink Cartridges
Standard Black - Approximately 500 pages at 5% coverage
Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 400 pages at 5% 
coverage
The above figures are based upon the following assumptions:
„ Continuous printing at a resolution of 600  × 600 dpi in normal 
mode after installing new ink cartridge;
„ The printing frequency;
„ The number of pages printed;
„ Periodic, automatic, print head assembly cleaning (Your 
machine will clean the print head assembly periodically. This 
process will use a small amount of ink); and,
„ Ink remaining in cartridge identified as ‘empty’ (It is necessary to 
leave a small amount of ink in the ink cartridge to prevent air 
from drying out and damaging the print head assembly).
Replacement 
Consumables  LC51BK,  LC51C,  LC51M, 
 LC51Y
What is Innobella™?
Innobella™ is a range of genuine consumables offered by Brother. 
The name Innobella™ derives from the words Innovation and 
Bella (meaning Beautiful in Italian) and is a representation of the 
innovative technology providing you with beautiful“and “long 
lasting” print results.
When you print photo images, Brother recommends Innobella™ 
glossy photo paper (BP61GL series) for high quality. Brilliant prints 
are made easier with  Innobella™ Ink and paper.
 
 
						

							
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This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of 
these features depends on the model you purchased.
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GlossaryE
Auto ReductionReduces the size of incoming faxes.
Automatic Redial A feature that enables your machine to 
redial the last fax number after five 
minutes if the fax did not go through 
because the line was busy.
Backup Print Your machine prints a copy of every fax 
that is received and stored in memory.This 
is a safety feature so you will not lose 
messages during a power failure.
Beeper Volume Volume setting for the beep when you 
press a key or make an error.
Brightness Changing the Brightness makes the whole 
image lighter or darker.
Broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message 
to more than one location.
Caller ID A service purchased from the telephone 
company that lets you see the number (or 
name) of the party calling you.
CNG tones The special tones (beeps) sent by fax 
machines during automatic transmission 
to tell the receiving machine that a fax 
machine is calling. Coding method
Method of coding the information 
contained in the document. All fax 
machines must use a minimum standard 
of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine 
is capable of greater compression 
methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified 
Modified Read (MMR) and JPEG, if the 
receiving machine has the same 
capability.
Communication error (Comm. Error) An error during fax sending or receiving, 
usually caused by line noise or static.
Compatibility group The ability of one fax unit to communicate 
with another. Compatibility is assured 
between ITU-T Groups.
Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light 
documents, by making faxes or copies of 
dark documents lighter and light 
documents darker.
Distinctive Ring A subscriber service purchased from the 
telephone company that gives you 
another telephone number on an existing 
telephone line. The Brother machine uses 
the new number to simulate a dedicated 
fax line.
Dual Access Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or 
scheduled jobs into memory at the same 
time it is sending a fax from memory or 
receiving or printing an incoming fax.
Easy Receive Enables your machine to respond to CNG 
tones if you interrupt a fax call by 
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ECM (Error Correction Mode)Detects errors during fax transmission 
and resends the pages of the fax that had 
an error.
Extension telephone A telephone using the same line as your 
fax but plugged into a separate wall jack.
External telephone A telephone that is plugged into the EXT 
jack of your machine.
F/T Ring Time The length of time that the Brother 
machine rings (when the Receive Mode 
setting is Fax/Tel) to notify you to pick up 
a voice call that it answered.
Fax Journal Lists information about the last 200 
incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means 
Transmit. RX means Receive.
Fax Receive Code Press this code ( l 5  1 ) when you answer 
a fax call on an extension or external 
telephone.
Fax tones The signals sent by sending and receiving 
fax machines while communicating 
information.
Fax/Tel You can receive faxes and telephone 
calls. Do not use this mode if you are 
using a telephone answering device 
(TAD).
Fine resolution Resolution is 203  × 196 dpi. It is used for 
small print and graphs.
Gray scale The shades of gray available for copying, 
scanning and faxing photographs.
Group number A combination of Speed Dial numbers that 
are stored in a Speed Dial location for 
Broadcasting. Help list
A printout of the complete Menu table that 
you can use to program your machine 
when you do not have the Users Guide 
with you.
Innobella™ Innobella™ is a range of genuine 
consumables offered by Brother. For best 
quality results Brother recommends 
Innobella™ Ink and Paper.
Journal Period The pre-programmed time period 
between automatically printed Fax 
Journal Reports. You can print the Fax 
Journal on demand without interrupting 
the cycle.
LCD (liquid crystal display) The display screen on the machine that 
shows interactive messages during 
On-Screen Programming and shows the 
date and time when the machine is idle.
Manual fax When you lift the handset of your external 
telephone or press  Hook you can hear the 
receiving fax machine answer before you 
press  Black Start  or Color Start  to begin 
sending.
Menu mode  Programming mode for changing your 
machines settings.
OCR (optical character recognition) The bundled ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 
11SE with OCR or 
Presto!
®PageManager® software 
application converts an image of text to 
text you can edit. 
Out of Paper Reception Receives faxes into the machines 
memory when the machine is out of paper.
Overseas Mode Makes temporary changes to the fax 
tones to accommodate noise and static on 
overseas telephone lines.