Brother MFC 425CN User Manual

GLOSSARY   G - 4
PhotoCapture Center™   Allows you to print digital photos from your 
digital camera at high resolution for photo quality printing or to 
scan documents to a media card.
Photo resolution   A resolution setting that uses varying shades of 
gray for the best representation of photographs.
Polling (MFC-425CN only)   The process of a fax machine calling 
another fax machine to retrieve waiting fax messages.
Pulse    A form of rotary dialling on a telephone line.
Quick Dial List   A listing...

G - 5   GLOSSARY
Speed-Dial   A pre-programmed number for easy dialling. You must 
press the 
Search/Speed Dial, #, and the two digit code, and 
Mono Start or Colour Start to start the dialling process.
Standard resolution   203 x 97 dpi. It is used for regular size text 
and quickest transmission.
Station ID   The stored information that appears on the top of faxed 
pages. It includes the sender’s name and fax number.
Super Fine resolution   392 x 203 dpi. Best for very small print and 
line art.
TAD...

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 1
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Product description
General
Specifications
Memory Capacity
ADF (Automatic Document 
Feeder)
8 MB (MFC-215C) 
16 MB (MFC-425CN)
Up to 10 pages
(MFC-425CN only)
Paper Tray100 Sheets (80 gsm)
Printer TypeInk Jet
Print MethodPiezo with 74 × 5 nozzles
LCD (Liquid Crystal 
Display)16 characters × 1 line (MFC-215C) 
16 characters × 2 lines (MFC-425CN)
Power Source220 - 240V 50/60Hz
Power Consumption(MFC-215C)
Power Save 
Mode:
Standby:
Operating: 
Average 3 w
Average 7 w
Average 16 w...

S - 2   SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions 
(MFC-215C) (MFC-425CN)
Weight5.5 kg (MFC-215C)
6 kg (MFC-425CN)
NoiseOperating: 42.5 to 51 dB*
* It depends on printing conditions
TemperatureOperating:
Best Print 
Quality:10 - 35°C
 
20 - 33°C
HumidityOperating:
Best Print 
Quality: 20 to 80% (without condensation)
 
20 to 80% (without condensation)


    
 	 
 


  
  
  
 
 	
 
 
 

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 3
Print media
Paper Input  Paper Tray
■Paper type:
Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy 
paper*
2, transparencies*1*2 and envelopes 
■Paper size:
Letter, Legal*
3, Executive, A4, A5, A6, JIS_B5, 
envelopes (commercial No.10, DL, C5, 
Monarch, JE4), Photo card, Index card and 
Post card.
For more details, see Paper weight, thickness 
and capacity on page 1-12.
■Maximum paper tray capacity: Approx. 100 
sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
Paper OutputUp to 25 sheets of A4 plain...

S - 4   SPECIFICATIONS
Copy
Colour/BlackColour/Black
Document Size 
(MFC-215C)Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm 
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm
Document Size 
(MFC-425CN)ADF Width: 147 mm to 216 mm 
ADF Height: 147 mm to 356 mm 
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm 
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm
Copy SpeedBlack 
  Up to 17 pages/minute (A4 paper)*
Colour 
  Up to 11 pages/minute (A4 paper)*
* Does not include the time it takes to feed the paper.
Based on Brother standard pattern. (Fast mode/Stack...

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 5
PhotoCapture Center
Available MediaCompactFlash®
  (Type I only)
  (Microdrive™ is not compatible)
  (Compact I/O card such as Compact LAN card 
and Compact Modem card are not supported.)
SmartMedia
® (3.3V)
  (Not available for use with ID)
Memory Stick
®
Memory Stick Pro™
  (Not available for music data with MagicGate™)
SecureDigital™
MultiMediaCard™
xD-Picture Card™*
* xD-Picture Card™ Type M support
File Extension
(Media Format)
(Image Format)DPOF, EXIF, DCF
Photo Print: JPEG*...

S - 6   SPECIFICATIONS
Fax 
CompatibilityITU-T Group 3
Coding SystemMH/MR/MMR/JPEG
Modem SpeedAutomatic Fallback
14400 bps 
Document Size 
(MFC-215C only)Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm 
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm
Document Size 
(MFC-425CN)ADF Width: 147 mm to 216 mm 
ADF Height: 147 mm to 356 mm 
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm 
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm
Scanning Width208 mm
Printing Width204 mm
Gray Scale256 levels
Polling Types 
(MFC-425CN only)Standard, Secure, Timer, Sequential:...

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 7
Scanner
Communication SourcePublic switched telephone network.
Memory TransmissionUp to 200*
1/170*2 pages (MFC-215C) 
Up to 480*1/400*2 pages (MFC-425CN only)
Out of Paper ReceptionUp to 200*
1/170*2 pages (MFC-215C) 
Up to 480*1/400*2 pages (MFC-425CN only)
*1“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.
*2Pages refers to the ITU-T...

S - 8   SPECIFICATIONS
Printer
Interfaces
Printer DriverWindows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and XP 
driver supporting Brother Native Compression 
mode and bi-directional capability
Brother Ink Driver 
For Mac OS
® 9.1-9.2/Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
ResolutionUp to 1200 x 6000 dots per inch (dpi)*
1200 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi)
600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi)
600 x 150 dots per inch (dpi)
* Output image quality varies based upon many factors including 
but not limited to input image resolution and...