Brother MFC-J480DW User Manual

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(Windows
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Clean the Print Head from Your Computer (Windows
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To maintain good print quality, the machine automatically cleans the print head when needed. If there is a print
quality problem, start the cleaning process manually.
1. Do one of the following:
• (For Windows
®
XP and Windows Server
®
2003)
Click Start > Printers and Faxes.
• (For Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2008)
Click
(Start) > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.
• (For Windows
®
7 and Windows Server
®
2008 R2)
Click
(Start) > Devices and Printers.
• (For Windows
®
8)
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings,
and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers.
• (For Windows Server
®
2012)
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings,
and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
• (For Windows Server
®
2012 R2)
Click Control Panel on the Start screen. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
2. Right-click the Brother MFC-XXXX Printer icon (where XXXX is your model name), and then select Printing
preferences. If printer driver options appear, select your printer driver.
The printer driver dialog box appears.
3. Click the Maintenance tab.
4. Select one of the following options:
Option Description
Check Print Quality... Use to print the test page and check the print quality.
Print Head Cleaning... Use to start the cleaning process manually. Select if a line or blank spaces
appear in text or graphics on the test page.
5. Do one of the following:
• If you selected the Check Print Quality... option, click Start.
The machine prints the test page.
• If you selected the Print Head Cleaning... option, select the Black only, Color only, or All option for the
cleaning type, and then click Next.
6. Select the Normal, Strong, or Strongest option for the cleaning strength, and then click Next.
7. Click Start.
The machine starts cleaning.
Related Information
• Clean Your Brother Machine
• Paper Handling and Printing Problems
• Clean the Print Head from Your Brother Machine
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Brother MFC-J480DW Specifications

General

Display	LCD
Control type	Touch
Product color	Black
Display diagonal	1.8 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Other operating systems supported	Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Server operating systems supported	Windows 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 supported	Windows 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 certificates	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR
Ethernet LAN	No
Wi-Fi standards	802.11g, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithms	WPA2-AES, SSID, 64-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, 128-bit WEP, WPS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP
Online services supported	Box, Facebook, OneDrive, Dropbox, Flickr, OneNote, Evernote, Google Drive, Picasa
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria Print Service, Google Cloud Print
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Duplex printing mode	Auto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono	11 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color	6 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	23 ppm
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	6 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	3 cpm
Scan to	Image, Fax, E-mail, File, OCR
Scan drivers	ICA, TWAIN, WIA
Grayscale levels	256
Input color depth	30 bit
Maximum scan area	A4 (210 x 297) mm
Output color depth	24 bit
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Document formats supported	PDF
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax resolution (black)	203 x 203 DPI
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	40
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges	4
Envelopes sizes	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media types	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Coated paper, Recycled paper
Non-ISO print media sizes	2L, Executive (184 x 267mm), Letter (media size), Index card, L
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A5, A6, A4
Borderless printing media sizes	2L, 10x15, Letter, A4, Index card, L, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Direct printing	-
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Package depth	249 mm
Package width	477 mm
Package height	456 mm
Package weight	10100 g
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)	0.2 W
Power consumption (ready)	3.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)	19 W
Noise level	50 dB
Bundled software	Brother ControlCenter 2 Brother ControlCenter 4 Nuance Paperport 14 SE Brother MFL-Pro Suite
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	20 sheets
Internal memory	128 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

Depth	341 mm
Width	400 mm
Height	172 mm
Weight	8300 g