Brother MFC-J415W Basic User's Guide

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Poor print quality. Check the print quality. (See Checking the print quality in appendix A in the
Advanced User’s Guide.)
Make sure that the Media Type setting in the printer driver or the Paper Type
setting in the machine’s menu matches the type of paper you are using.
(See Printing for Windows
®
or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Software
User’s Guide and Paper Type on page 15.)
Make sure that your ink cartridges are fresh. The following may cause ink to clog:
 The expiration date written on the cartridge package has passed. (Genuine
Brother Innobella™ ink cartridges stay usable for up to two years if kept in their
original packaging.)
 The ink cartridge has been in your machine for over six months.
 The ink cartridge may not have been stored properly before use.
Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink. Using non-Brother
supplies may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine
reliability.
Try using the recommended types of paper.
(See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 16.)
The recommended environment for your machine is between 68 F to 91 F
(20 C to 33 C).
White horizontal lines appear in text
or graphics.
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head in appendix A in the Advanced
User’s Guide.)
Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink.
Try using the recommended types of paper.
(See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 16.)
The machine prints blank pages. Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head in appendix A in the Advanced
User’s Guide.)
Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink.
Characters and lines are stacked. Check the printing alignment. (See Checking the print alignment in appendix A in
the Advanced User’s Guide.)
Printed text or images are skewed. Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and the paper side guides
are adjusted correctly. (See Loading paper and other print media on page 9.)
Make sure the Jam Clear Cover is closed properly.
Smudged stain at the top center of
the printed page.
Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled.
(See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 16.)
Smudged stain at the right or left
corner of the printed page.
Make sure the paper is not curled when you print on the back side of the paper
with the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings.
Printing appears dirty or ink seems
to run.
Make sure you are using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable
paper and other print media on page 16.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is
dry.
Make sure you are using Genuine Brother Innobella™ Ink.
If you are using photo paper, make sure that you have set the correct paper type.
If you are printing a photo from your PC, set the Media Type in the Basic tab of
the printer driver.
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Brother MFC-J415W Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	35 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	28 ppm
Digital sender	No
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum duty cycle	2500 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	4
Scan speed	4.83 sec/page
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 375 x 180 mm
Wireless technology	802.11b/g
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, fax, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6x Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner
Grayscale levels	256
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
PC free copying	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	23 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	40
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Total number of input trays	1
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	15 sheets
Compatible memory cards	Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO, SD, SDHC
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Display	LCD
Display diagonal	1.9 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Media weight (tray 1)	64 – 220g/m2
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive (184 x 267mm), index card, Letter (media size)
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight	64 - 90 g/m²
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	IPv4
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Power consumption (standby)	4.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	0.65 W
Power consumption (average operating)	19.5 W
Package weight	10900 g
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Certification	Blue Angel