MFC-J280W

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting
  • Date: 04/17/2013
  • ID: faq00002565_002

Adjust the settings of the ring volume, beeper volume and speaker volume on my Brother machine.

Your Brother machine has three adjustable volume settings: Ring Volume, Beeper Volume, and Speaker Volume.
Follow the steps below to change the volumes:


CHANGING RING VOLUME

You can change your Brother machine's Ring Volume by following the steps below:
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, follow the steps of "For Touchscreen models" below.

CHANGING RING VOLUME FROM THE MENU
  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select General Setup.

  3. Press OK.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Volume.

  5. Press OK.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Ring.

  7. Press OK.

  8. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select a Ring Volume setting.

    • You can select Low, Med, High, or Off.

  9. Press OK.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.
CHANGING RING VOLUME WHILE YOUR BROTHER MACHINE IS IDLE

You can adjust the Ring Volume setting while your Brother machine is idle by pressing the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key.
  • With each key press, the Brother machine rings so you can hear the current setting.

  • Each key press changes the volume to the next setting, and the machine's display displays the setting you are choosing.

  • The new setting will remain active until you change it again.
CHANGING RING VOLUME FROM THE MENU
<For Touchscreen models>
  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display General Setup.

  3. Press General Setup.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Volume.

  5. Press Volume.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Ring.
    (This step might be skipped in some models.)

  7. Press Ring.

  8. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Low, Med, High or Off.
    (This step might be skipped in some models.)

  9. Press Low, Med, High or Off.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.
CHANGING BEEPER VOLUME

You can set your Brother machine's Beeper Volume to Low, Medium, High, or Off. When the Beeper Volume is set to Low, Medium, or High, your Brother machine beeps every time you press a key or make an error and at the end of the sending and receiving processes.

Follow the steps below to change your Brother machine's Beeper Volume:
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, follow the steps of "For Touchscreen models" below.
  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select General Setup.

  3. Press OK.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Volume.

  5. Press OK.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Beeper.

  7. Press OK.

  8. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select a Beeper Volume setting.

    • You can select Low, Med, High, or Off.

  9. Press OK.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.
<For Touchscreen models>
  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display General Setup.

  3. Press General Setup.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Volume.

  5. Press Volume.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Beeper.
    (This step might be skipped in some models.)

  7. Press Beeper.

  8. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Low, Med, High or Off.
    (This step might be skipped in some models.)

  9. Press Low, Med, High or Off.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.

CHANGING SPEAKER VOLUME

You can change your Brother machine's Speaker Volume by following the steps below:
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, follow the steps of "For Touchscreen models" below.

  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select General Setup.

  3. Press OK.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Volume.

  5. Press OK.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Speaker.

  7. Press OK.

  8. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select a Speaker Volume setting.

    • You can select Low, Med, High, or Off.

  9. Press OK.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.
<For Touchscreen models>
  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display General Setup.

  3. Press General Setup.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Volume.

  5. Press Volume.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Speaker.
    (This step might be skipped in some models.)

  7. Press Speaker.

  8. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Low, Med, High or Off.
    (This step might be skipped in some models.)

  9. Press Low, Med, High or Off.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.

If your question was not answered, have you checked other FAQs?

Have you checked the manuals?

If you need further assistance, please contact Brother customer service:

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