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Brother MFC-J480DW
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Is your Brother machine ready to use? Check your Brother machines status
in your operating system
Is your computer or mobile device
connected to the network?
Is your machines network interface
enabled?
Turn the following devices off and then
on again in the following order:
Make sure you are entering the correct
SSID (Network Name) when connecting
to your wireless network
Make sure you have entered the correct
Password (Network Key) when
connecting to your wireless network
Reset your machines network
connection and set it up again
Try the Network Connection
Repair Tool
If you still cant print, try to reinstall the driver
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Make sure the machine is connected to
a working socket and any power switches
are turned ON.
Make sure your Brother machine is
set as the default printer.
Make sure your machine is not
paused or offline, and no unprinted
jobs are left in the printer queue.
Try visiting a website or sending an email.
You may need to move your wireless router closer to your
Brother machine.
Both your computer/mobile device and the Brother machine must
be connected to the same wireless router.
Wait at least five minutes for your Brother machine to join the
wireless network.
You can enable WLAN using your machines menu (most
machines have it in the Network menu).
Use the machines touchscreen, or the and keys,
to carefully enter each character.
If your password contains upper-case and lower-case
letters, make sure you type them correctly.
You can do this from your machines menu.
When finished, set up your wireless connection again.
This tool will automatically locate and update your Brother
machine's IP address within your printer driver.
You can download it from support.brother.com.
1. Make sure your Brother machine has the latest firmware installed. You can download the Firmware Update Tool from support.brother.com.
2. Download the Full Driver & Software Package from support.brother.com and follow the on-screen instructions.
Also, try disabling the firewall during the installation. When finished, make sure to turn the firewall on again.
The machine may be in Sleep Mode.
Press any button on the machine to wake it.
If the machines screen shows an error, see the Online
Users Guide at support.brother.com/manuals for a
solution.
WLAN Enable
On
Off
Reset
Network Reset
Machine Reset
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Wireless Router/Access Point Computer/Mobile Device Brother Machine
SSID: 
PASSWORD: 
All product images are shown for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual machine
Brother Firmware Update Tool
Two or more network devices were detected.
Select the device to be repaired from the drop-down menu below and click OK”.
Network Connecon Repair Tool
Select Device:
V
Printer Scanner
OK Cancel

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Brother MFC-J480DW Specifications

General IconGeneral
DisplayLCD
Control typeTouch
Product colorBlack
Display diagonal1.8 \
Market positioningHome & office
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Other operating systems supportedAndroid, iOS, Windows Phone
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows 10 Education, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows XP Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows XP Home x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Professional, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista Home Basic x64
Sustainability certificatesNordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR
Ethernet LANNo
Wi-Fi standards802.11g, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsWPA2-AES, SSID, 64-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, 128-bit WEP, WPS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP
Online services supportedBox, Facebook, OneDrive, Dropbox, Flickr, OneNote, Evernote, Google Drive, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria Print Service, Google Cloud Print
Print technologyInkjet
Maximum resolution1200 x 6000 DPI
Duplex printing modeAuto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono11 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color6 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)27 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)23 ppm
Copier resize25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum number of copies99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)6 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)3 cpm
Scan toImage, Fax, E-mail, File, OCR
Scan driversICA, TWAIN, WIA
Grayscale levels256
Input color depth30 bit
Maximum scan areaA4 (210 x 297) mm
Output color depth24 bit
Image formats supportedBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI
Document formats supportedPDF
FaxingColor faxing
Fax memory170 pages
Modem speed14.4 Kbit/s
Fax resolution (black)203 x 203 DPI
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)40
Printing colorsBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges4
Envelopes sizesC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media typesGlossy paper, Plain paper, Coated paper, Recycled paper
Non-ISO print media sizes2L, Executive (184 x 267mm), Letter (media size), Index card, L
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A5, A6, A4
Borderless printing media sizes2L, 10x15, Letter, A4, Index card, L, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Direct printing-
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Package depth249 mm
Package width477 mm
Package height456 mm
Package weight10100 g
AC input voltage220 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)0.2 W
Power consumption (ready)3.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)19 W
Noise level50 dB
Bundled softwareBrother ControlCenter 2 Brother ControlCenter 4 Nuance Paperport 14 SE Brother MFL-Pro Suite
Total input capacity100 sheets
Total output capacity50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity20 sheets
Internal memory128 MB
Storage temperature (T-T)20 - 33 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80 %
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth341 mm
Width400 mm
Height172 mm
Weight8300 g

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