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Title	Description	Language	Release Date (Firmware Version)	Size
Firmware Update Tool	This tool updates your Brother machine main firmware via the internet, by sending the firmware to your machine from the Brother internet server.	English	01/16/2020 (Q)	5.30 MB

01/16/2020 Main: Q: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.
08/22/2019 Main: N: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.
12/27/2018 Main: M: Fix software bugs.
12/20/2018 Main: L: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.
07/26/2018 Main: K: Fix software bugs.
04/05/2018 Main: J: Default password is added to Web Based Management. (The default password is validated after resetting the network setting)
Improvement in wireless LAN control.
02/01/2018 Main: H: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.
12/21/2017 Main: G: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.
07/20/2017 Main: F: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.
03/23/2017 Main: E: Fix software bugs.
03/09/2017 Main: D: Fix software bugs.
12/15/2016 Main: C: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.
Adds the following functions.
- Auto Crop in Scan options
- Fit to Page in Copy options
- Auto Deskew in Copy options
- Ink Save Copy
- Thin Paper Copy
- Book Copy
- Watermark Copy
10/27/2016 Main: B: Improvement to help with the performance of the machine.

macOS (10.15), macOS (10.14), macOS (10.13), macOS (10.12), OS X (10.11), OS X (10.10)

Please make sure that the machine you are going to update the firmware is not busy. Also, make sure that there is no data left in the machine memory when running the firmware update tool.

Open Printer Properties and confirm that your printer is functioning correctly by printing a test page.
Please close all applications and TSR's.
If you are using a Windows XP SP2 Firewall or other Firewall software, disable it.

It is not possible to update the firmware unless the following conditions are met on your machine.

The machine is not calling or dialing FAX.
The machine is not scanning a document.
The machine is not copying / or in copy settings (copy mode, number of copies, etc..).
There are no Media cards inserted into the machine.
The machine is not in the Settings Menu.
The telephone line is not busy. Disconnect your telephone line (to prevent any incoming calls).
There's no error message on LCD panel.
If you are using a Macintosh computer, Printer Driver or CUPS Printer Driver must be installed.

The following data will be deleted when you update the firmware.