MFC-J285DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Change my Brother machine's default fax and copy settings.

You can program new default fax- and copy-option settings into your Brother machine. The defaults you program will remain in place until you change them.
  • To program new default fax-option settings, click here.
  • To program new default copy-option settings, click here.

Programming new default fax settings

You can save the fax-option settings you use most often—such as Fax Resolution, Contrast, Color Setting, Real Time TX, and Glass Scan Size—by setting them as your machine's new defaults.

To program new default fax-option settings, follow these steps:
  1. Press Fax(Fax).

  2. Press Options.

  3. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the available settings.

  4. Press the setting you want to change.
    • You can press as Fax Resolution, Contrast, Color Setting, Real Time TX, or Glass Scan Size.

  5. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the available options.

  6. Press the option you want to set.

  7. Do one of the following:
    • To change additional settings, repeat Steps 3 through 6.
    • After you have finished changing settings, go to Step 8.

  8. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display Set New Default.

  9. Press Set New Default.

  10. Press OK.

  11. Press Yes.

  12. Press Home(Home).


Programming new default copy settings

You can save the copy-option settings you use most often—such as Quality, Enlarge/Reduce, Density, Page Layout, Remove Background, and 2-sided Copy—by setting them as your machine's new defaults.

To program new default copy-option settings, follow these steps:
  1. Press Copy(Copy).

  2. Press Options.

  3. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the available settings.

  4. Press the setting you want to change.
    • You can press Quality, Enlarge/Reduce, Density, Page Layout, Remove Background, or 2-sided Copy.

  5. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the available options.

  6. Press the option you want to set.

  7. Do one of the following:
    • To change additional settings, repeat Steps 3 through 6.
    • After you have finished changing settings, go to Step 8.

  8. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display Set New Default.

  9. Press Set New Default.

  10. Press OK.

  11. Press Yes.

  12. Press Home(Home).

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