Brother MFC-J5730DW User manual

Reference Guide
Brief explanations for routine operations
MFC-J5730DW
Brother recommends keeping this guide next to your Brother machine for quick reference.
Online User's Guide
This Reference Guide contains basic instructions
and information for your Brother machine.
For more advanced instructions and information,
see the Online User's Guide at
solutions.brother.com/manuals

User's Guides and Where to Find Them
Which Guide? What's in It? Where Is It?
Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety
Instructions before you set up your machine.
See this Guide for trademarks and legal
limitations.
Printed / In the box
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your
machine, and installing the drivers and
software for the operating system and
connection type you are using.
Printed / In the box
Reference Guide Learn the basic PC-Print, Direct Print, Scan,
Copy and Fax operations and basic machine
maintenance. See troubleshooting tips.
Printed / In the box
Online User's Guide This guide includes the additional contents of
the Reference Guide.
In addition to information about the PC-Print,
Direct Print, Scan, Copy, Fax, Internet
services, Mobile Functions and Brother
ControlCenter operations, useful information
is included about using the machine on a
network.
Brother Solutions
Center 1
Mobile Print/Scan Guide
for Brother iPrint&Scan
This Guide provides useful information about
printing from your mobile device, and
scanning from your Brother machine to your
mobile device when connected to a Wi-Fi®
network.
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Control Panel Overview
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1. Touchscreen Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Access menus and options by pressing them on the Touchscreen.
Adjust the angle of the control panel by lifting it.
2. Menu buttons
(Back)
Press to go back to the previous menu.
(Home)
Press to return to the Home screen.
(Cancel)
Press to cancel an operation.
3. Dial Pad
Press the numbers to dial telephone or fax numbers and to enter the number of copies.
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4. LED Power Indicator
The LED lights up depending on the machine’s power status.
When the machine is in Sleep Mode, the LED blinks.
5. Power On/Off
Press to turn the machine on.
Press and hold down to turn the machine off. The Touchscreen will display [Shutting
Down] and will stay on for a few seconds before turning itself off. If you have connected an
external telephone or TAD, it is always available.
If you turn the machine off using , it will still clean the print head periodically to maintain
print quality. To prolong print head life, provide better ink efficiency, and maintain print quality,
keep your machine connected to a power source at all times.
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Touchscreen LCD
Overview
There are three Home screens that you can
access by swiping left or right or pressing d or
c.
From the Home screens, you can access
Shortcuts, Wi‑Fi setup, Settings and Ink levels
screens.
Home Screen 1
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This screen shows the machine’s status when
the machine is idle. This Home screen is also
called the Ready Mode screen. When
displayed, it indicates that your machine is
ready for the next command.
You can change the Ready Mode screen.
For more information, see the Online
User's Guide: Set the Ready Screen.
Home Screen 1 provides access to [Fax],
[Copy] and [Scan] operations.
Home Screen 2
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Home Screen 2 provides access to additional
features, such as [Web], [Apps] and [USB]
operations.
Home Screen 3
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Home Screen 3 provides access to additional
features, such as [A3 Copy Shortcuts]
and [Download Software] operations.
1. Date & Time
Displays the date and time set on the
machine.
2. Quiet Mode
This icon appears when the [Quiet
Mode] setting is set to [On].
The Quiet Mode setting can reduce
printing noise. When Quiet Mode is turned
on, the print speed becomes slower.
3. [Shortcuts]
Create Shortcuts for frequently-used
operations, such as sending a fax,
copying, scanning, Web Connect and
Apps services.
• Three Shortcuts tabs are available with
six Shortcuts on each tab.
• Press , displayed at the
bottom of the screen to access the
Home Screens.
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4. Wireless Status
Each icon in the following table shows the
wireless network status:
Your machine is not connected to
the wireless access point.
Press this button to configure
wireless settings. For more
information, see the Quick Setup
Guide.
Wireless network is connected.
A three-level indicator in each of
the Home screens displays the
current wireless signal strength.
The wireless access point cannot
be detected.
The wireless setting is disabled.
You can configure wireless settings by
pressing the Wireless Status button.
5. [Settings]
Press to access the [Settings] menu.
6. [Ink]
Displays the available ink volume. Press
to access the [Ink] menu.
When an ink cartridge is near the end of
its life or having a problem, an error icon is
displayed on the ink colour.
7. Modes:
• [Fax]
Press to access Fax mode.
• [Copy]
Press to access Copy mode.
• [Scan]
Press to access Scan mode.
• [Web]
Press to connect the Brother machine
to an Internet service.
For more information, see the Online
User's Guide.
• [Apps]
Press to connect the Brother machine
to the Brother Apps service.
For more information, see the Online
User's Guide.
• [USB]
Press to access the [USB] menu.
• [A3 Copy Shortcuts]
Press to copy to A3 or Ledger size
paper using this preset menu.
• [Download Software]
Press to display information about
downloading and installing software for
mobile devices and computers.
8. [Stored Faxes:]
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[Stored Faxes] displays how many
received faxes are in the machine's
memory.
Press to print the faxes.
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9. [New Faxes:]
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When [Fax Preview] is set to [On],
[New Faxes] displays how many new
faxes you have received and stored in the
memory.
Press to view the faxes on the
Touchscreen.
If you receive a fax containing multiple
paper sizes (for example, a page of A4
data and a page of A3 data), the machine
may create and store a file for each paper
size, so the Touchscreen may show that
more than one fax job has been received.
10. Warning icon
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The warning icon appears when there
is an error or maintenance message;
press to view the details, and then
press to return to Ready mode.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT press the LCD with a sharp object
such as a pen or stylus. It may damage the
machine.
• This product adopts the font of
ARPHIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
• DO NOT touch the LCD immediately
after plugging in the power cord or
turning on the machine. Doing this may
cause an error.
New Information from
Brother
New information from Brother appears in the
information bar when the notification settings
such as [Message from Brother] and
[Firmware Auto Check] are set to [On].
Press to view the details.
Internet connection is needed, and data
rates may apply.
Access Brother Utilities
(Windows®)
Brother Utilities is an application launcher
that offers convenient access to all Brother
applications installed on your computer.
1Do one of the following:
• Windows Vista® and Windows® 7
Click (Start) > All Programs >
Brother > Brother Utilities.
• Windows® 8
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Tap or click (Brother Utilities)
either on the Start screen or the
desktop.
• Windows® 8.1
Move your mouse to the lower left
corner of the Start screen and click
(if using a touch-based device,
swipe up from the bottom of the Start
screen to bring up the Apps screen).
When the Apps screen appears, tap
or click (Brother Utilities).
• Windows® 10
Click > All apps > Brother >
Brother Utilities.
2Select your machine.
3Select the operation you want to use.
Uninstall the Brother
Software and Drivers
(Windows®)
1Launch (Brother Utilities).
2Click the drop-down list, and then select
your model name (if not already
selected). Click Tools in the left
navigation bar, and then click Uninstall.
Follow the instructions in the dialog box
to uninstall the software and drivers.
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Load Paper
1Load the paper in the paper tray as follows.
Fan the stack of paper well.
The paper size determines the orientation when loading paper.
Tray #1 Tray #2 How to Load Paper
A4
Letter
Executive
A4
Letter
(Plain paper
and Recycled
paper only)
Adjust the paper
guides.
Landscape
orientation
A5
A6
Photo
Photo L
Photo 2L
Index card
Envelopes
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Adjust the paper
guides.
Portrait orientation
A3
Ledger
Legal
Folio
Mexico Legal
India Legal
(Glossy photo
paper is not
available.)
A3
Ledger
Legal
Folio
Mexico Legal
India Legal
(Plain paper
and Recycled
paper only)
Extend the tray using
the green slider, then
adjust the paper
guides.
Portrait orientation
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MP Tray How to Load Paper
A4
Letter
Executive Adjust the MP tray paper
guides.
Landscape orientation
A3
Ledger
Legal
Folio
Mexico Legal
India Legal
A5
A6
Photo
Photo L
Photo 2L
Index card
Envelopes
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2
Adjust the MP tray paper
guides.
Portrait orientation
For more information, see the Online User's Guide: Load Paper.
2Unfold the paper support flap.
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3Change the paper size setting in the machine's menu, if needed.
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