MFC-J450DW

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, Real Time TX, and Glass ScanSize—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 the Up or Down arrow key to choose the setting you want to change.
    • You can choose Fax Resolution, Contrast, Real Time TX, or Glass ScanSize.

  3. Press OK.

  4. Press the Up or Down arrow key to choose the option you want to set.

  5. Press OK.

  6. Do one of the following:
    • To change additional settings, repeat Steps 2 through 5.
    • After you have finished changing settings, go to Step 7.

  7. Press the Up or Down arrow key to choose Set New Default.

  8. Press OK.

  9. Press 1.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.


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 the Up or Down arrow key to choose the setting you want to change.
    • You can choose Quality, Enlarge/Reduce, Density, Page Layout, Remove Background, or 2-sided Copy.

  3. Press OK.

  4. Press the Up or Down arrow key to choose the option you want to set.

  5. Press OK.

  6. Do one of the following:
    • To change additional settings, repeat Steps 2 through 5.
    • After you have finished changing settings, go to Step 7.

  7. Press the Up or Down arrow key to choose Set New Default.

  8. Press OK.

  9. Press 1.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.

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MFC-J450DW, MFC-J470DW, MFC-J475DW

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