Brother MFC 260C User Manual

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1Black & White only
2‘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.
Memory Transmission Up to 2002/1703 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.
Colour/Monochrome Yes/Yes
Document Size  ADF Width: (MFC-260C)
148 mm to 216 mm
ADF Height: (MFC-260C)
148 mm to 355.6 mm
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm
Copy Speed (MFC-235C)
Mono: Up to 18 pages/minute (A4 paper)
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Colour: Up to 16 pages/minute (A4 paper)1
(MFC-260C)
Mono: Up to 20 pages/minute (A4 paper)
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Colour: Up to 18 pages/minute (A4...

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PhotoCapture Center™D
Note
The MFC-235C only supports a USB Flash memory drive.
 
1Memory cards, Adapters and USB Flash memory drive are not included.
2xD-Picture Card™ Conventional Card from 16MB to 512MB
xD-Picture Card™ Type M from 256MB to 2GB
xD-Picture Card™ Type H from 256MB to 2GB
3USB 2.0 standard
USB Mass Storage Class from 16 MB to 8 GB
Support format: FAT 12/FAT16/FAT32
4Progressive JPEG format is not supported.
5See Paper type and size for each operation on page 10....

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PictBridgeD
CompatibilitySupports the Camera & Imaging Products Association 
PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001
Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information
Interface PictBridge (USB) Port
 

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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)
Colour/Monochrome Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista™/Windows Vista™ x64 Edition)
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PrinterD
1Based on Brother standard pattern.
A4 size in draft mode.
2When you set the Borderless feature to On.
3See Paper type and size for each operation on page 10.
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...

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InterfacesD
1Your machine has a full-speed USB 2.0 interface. This interface is compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0; 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®.
USB A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 2.0 m.12
 

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Computer requirementsD
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Operating Systems
Supported  FunctionsInterface Minimum 
ProcessorRecommended 
RAMRequi red 
HARD Disk 
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
Windows 
Vista™ 1...

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Consumable itemsD
Ink The machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink 
cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly.
Service Life of Ink 
Cartridge Replacement Ink Cartridges
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 specif
ied number of pages.
Black - Approximately 350...

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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.
GlossaryE
ADF (automatic document feeder)
The document can be placed in the ADF 
and scanned one page at a time 
automatically.
Auto Reduction Reduces the size of incoming faxes.
Automatic fax transmission Sending a fax without picking up the 
handset of an external telephone.
Automatic Redial A feature that enables your machine to 
redial the last...