Brother Mfc 685cw User Manual

Specifications185
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PictBridgeD
Compatibility  Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association 
PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001.
VIsit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information.
Interface USB direct interface
 

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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 selected by using the Brother scanner utility)
Color/Black Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista™)
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater
WIA Compliant Yes...

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PrinterD
1Output image quality varies based on many factors including, but not limited to input image resolution and quality and 
print media.
2Based on Brother standard pattern.
Letter size in draft mode.
3When you set the Borderless feature to On.
4See Paper type and size for each operation  on page 13.
5When printing on letter size paper.
Printer Driver
Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 
Edition/Windows Vista™ driver supporting Brother 
Native Compression mode
Mac...

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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®.
3See the Network Users Guide  for detailed network specifications.
USB
A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 m).12
LAN cable3Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater....

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Computer requirementsD
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Computer Platform & Operating System  VersionSupported 
PC Software  FunctionsPC 
InterfaceProcessor  Minimum  SpeedMinimum 
RAMRecommended  RAMHard Disk Space to install
For 
DriversFor 
Applications
Windows® 
Operating 
System
1
2000 
Professional
5
Printing, 
PC Fax
4, 
Scanning, 
Removable 
Disk USB, 
10/100
BaseTx 
(Ethernet), 
Wireless 
802.11b/g
Intel® 
Pentium II
® 
or equivalent 64MB 256MB 150MB 330MB...

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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...

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Network (LAN)D
1See the Computer Requirements chart on page 189.
2If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version that is 
available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com.
LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, 
Network Scanning, PC Fax Send and PC Fax Receive
1 
(Windows
® only). Also included is Brother BRAdmin Light2 
Network Management software.
Support for Windows
® 2000...

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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 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...

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Dual AccessYour 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 
answering it.
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...

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Menu mode Programming mode for changing your 
machines settings.
OCR (optical character recognition) The bundled ScanSoft
® PaperPort® SE 
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.
Paging This feature enables your machine...