Brother MFC 425CN User Manual

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 9
Computer requirements
Minimum System Requirements
Computer Platform & Operating 
System VersionProcessor 
Minimum 
Speed Minimum 
RAM
Recommended 
RAMAvailable Hard Disk 
Space
for 
Drivers
for 
Applications
Windows® 
Operating 
System98, 98SE Pentium® II 
or 
equivalent32 MB 64 MB 90 MB 130 MB
Me
2000 
Professional64 MB 128 MB
XP 128 MB 256 MB 150 MB 220 MB
XP Professional 
x64 Edition 
(Download from 
http://solutions. 
brother.com)Athlon
®64 
Opteron 
Xeon
®& 
Pentium®4...

S - 10   SPECIFICATIONS
Consumable items
InkThe machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan 
and Magenta ink cartridges that are separate from 
the print head assembly.
Service Life of Ink 
CartridgeBlack - Approximately 500 pages at 5% coverage 
Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 400 
pages at 5% coverage
 The above figures assume continuous printing at 
a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi in normal mode after 
installing new ink cartridge.
 The number of pages a cartridge will print may 
change...

SPECIFICATIONS   S - 11
Network (LAN) (MFC-425CN only)
LAN You can connect your machine to a network for 
Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC Fax Send 
and PC Fax Receive (Windows
® only). Also 
included is Brother BRAdmin Professional Network 
Management software.
Support for Windows
® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2, Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
Ethernet 10/100 BASE-TX Auto Negotiation
Protocols TCP/IP
ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, NetBIOS, 
WINS, LPR/LPD, Port9100, mDNS, FTP, 
TELNET, SNMP,...

I - 1   INDEX
Index
A
Access codes, storing and 
dialling .............................. 5-4
ADF (automatic document 
feeder) .............................. 1-6
ADF cover  ........................ 12-5
Answering machine  
(TAD) .............................. A-17
connecting ..................... A-18
Automatic
fax receive  ....................... 4-1
Fax Detect  .................... 4-4
fax redial  .......................... 3-2
transmission .................... 3-5
B
Broadcasting .......................

INDEX   I - 2
E
ECM (Error Correction  
Mode) .............................. 1-19
Envelopes ......................... 1-13
Equalization .................... 12-14
Error messages on LCD  ....... 12-1
Comm. Error ................... 12-1
Ink Empty  ....................... 12-2
Near Empty  .................... 12-2
No Paper Fed  ................. 12-2
Not Registered  ................. 3-2
Out of Memory  ............... 12-3
Unable to Change  .......... 12-4
Unable to Clean  ............. 12-4
Unable to...

I - 3   INDEX
H
HELP
LCD messages  ................ B-1
using navigation keys  ....... B-2
Menu Table .............. B-1, B-3
I
Ink cartridges
checking ink volume  .........12-19
replacing ...................... 12-26
Ink Dot Counter  .............. 12-26
J
Jams
document ....................... 12-5
paper ............................. 12-5
L
LCD (liquid crystal display)
contrast ............................ 2-5
Help List ........................... 7-3
M
Maintenance, routine  ...... 12-23
Manual
dialling...

INDEX   I - 4
using Groups  ............... 3-11
Group dial
changing ........................ 5-2
setting up Groups for 
Broadcasting ................ 5-3
Search .............................. 3-2
Speed-Dial
using .............................. 3-2
R
Receive Mode  ..................... 4-1
External TAD  .................... 4-1
Fax Only  ........................... 4-1
Fax/Tel ............................. 4-1
Manual ............................. 4-1
Redial/Pause ....................... 3-2
Reducing...

I - 5   INDEX
Sending Faxes  .......... 12-11
Software Difficulties  .......12-12
paper jam ....................... 12-6
print quality  .................. 12-15
TX Lock  ............................ 3-16
V
Volume, setting ................... 2-4
beeper ............................. 2-4
ring ................................... 2-4
speaker ............................ 2-5
 

REMOTE RETRIEVAL ACCESS CARD (MFC-425CN ONLY) R - 1
Remote Retrieval Access card 
(MFC-425CN only)
If you plan to receive fax messages while away from your machine, 
carrying the Remote Retrieval Access Card printed below will serve 
as a convenient reminder of the retrieval procedures. Simply cut out 
the card and fold it to fit your wallet or organizer. Keeping it handy will 
help you derive the full benefit of your machine’s Fax Forwarding, 
and Remote Retrieval features. 
Using Remote Access...

R - 2   REMOTE RETRIEVAL ACCESS CARD (MFC-425CN ONLY)
Press
 Menu/Set
, 2, 5, 2.
fax number where you want your fax messages forwarded
followed by         .
Program Fax Forwarding Number,
 press 
4. Enter the new
   
 
Turn Fax Storage On
, press 
6.
RETRIEVE A 
FAX
Press 
9 6
then to
Retrieve all faxes
, press 
2,
then enter the number of remote fax machine followed by         . 
After the beep, hang up and wait.
Erase all fax messages , press 3.
Changing Remote Access Code1
2Enter a three-digit code...