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Brother MFC-J985DW User Manual

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Difficulties Suggestions
If you are using photo paper, make sure the glossy side of the photo paper is
face down in the tray and you have set the correct paper type. If you are printing
a photo from your computer, set the Media Type in the printer driver.
Ink is smudged or wet when using
glossy photo paper.
Be sure to check the front and back of the paper. Place the glossy surface
(printing surface) face down.
See Related Information: Change the Paper Size and Paper Type.
If you use glossy photo paper, make sure the paper type setting is correct.
Stains appear on the reverse side
or at the bottom of the page.
Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink.
See Related Information: Clean the Machine's Printer Platen.
Make sure you are using Brother Original Innobella ink.
Make sure you are using the paper support flap.
See Related Information: Load Paper.
Make sure the paper feed rollers are not dirty with ink.
See Related Information: Clean the Paper Feed Rollers.
The machine prints dense lines on
the page.
Windows
®
Select Reverse Order in the Basic tab of the printer driver.
The printouts are wrinkled.
Windows
®
In the printer driver, select the Advanced tab, click Other Print Options, and
then click Advanced Colour Settings. Clear the Bi-Directional Printing
check box.
Macintosh
In the printer driver, select Print Settings, click Advanced, select Other Print
Options, and clear the Bi-Directional Printing check box.
Make sure you are using Brother Original Innobella ink.
Paper Handling Difficulties
Difficulties
Suggestions
The machine does not feed paper. Make sure the paper tray is pushed in all the way until it locks into place.
Make sure the Jam Clear Cover at the back of the machine is closed.
Return the photo paper tray to the Normal printing position when you use cut
sheet paper.
See Related Information: Load Photo or Photo L Paper in Photo Paper Tray.
If the machine's LCD displays a Paper Jam message and you still have a
problem, see Related Information: Error and Maintenance Messages.
If the paper tray is empty, load a new stack of paper into the paper tray.
If there is paper in the paper tray, make sure it is straight. If the paper is curled,
straighten it. Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper, turn the stack over and
put it back in the paper tray.
Reduce the amount of paper in the paper tray, and then try again.
Clean the paper pick-up rollers.
See Related Information: Clean the Paper Pick-up Rollers.
Make sure that the paper is within specifications for the machine.
See Related Information: Paper Weight and Thickness.
Photo paper does not feed
correctly.
When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo
paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package
for this purpose.
Machine feeds multiple pages. Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray.
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Brother MFC-J985DW Specifications

General IconGeneral
Typeall in one
Colorblack
Touch Screenyes
Display Size2.7 inches
Tray Capacity100
Output Tray Capacity50
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity20 sheets
Paper Sizelegal
Paper Handlinginput tray-100 sheets, photo tray-20 sheets, adf-20 sheets, bypass tray-1 sheet
Printing Methodcolor
Color Print Speed10 pages per minute
Mono Print Speed12 pages per minute
First Page Print Time7 seconds
Print Resolution Monoup to 6000 x 1200
Print Resolution Colorup to 6000 x 1200
Media Typesbp71gltr, bp71gp20, bp60mpltr
Two-Sided Printingno
Maximum Number of Pages Per Monthup to 2, 500
Reduction and Enlargementyes
Photo Printingyes
Scanner Typeflatbed
Scan Resolutionup to 2400 x 1200
Copier Resolution Monoup to 2400 x 1200
Copier Resolution Colorup to 2400 x 2400
Fax Functionyes
Cartridgeslc20ebk, lc20ec, lc20em, lc20ey
Number Of Cartridges4
Number of Ink Tanks1
Internal Memoryyes
Memory Cardno
Networkwired, wireless
Connectivityapple airprint, brother iprint&scan, google cloud print, mopria print service, nfc, wi-fi direct
OS Compatibilitypc: windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, windows vista, xp home, xp professional; windows server 2012, 2012 r2, 2008, 2008 r2, 2003, 2003 r2; mac: os x v10.10.x, 10.9.x, 10.8.5
Mobile Devices Connectionyes
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth16.5 inches
Height16.5 inches
Width13.4 inches
Net Weight18.3 pounds

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