Brother MFC-J6959DW User Manual

Quick Setup Guide
Read the Product Safety Guide first, then read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct installation procedure.
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Unpack the machine and check the components
Remove the protective tape or film covering the machine and the supplies. The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.
MFC-J6959DW
NOTE
• Save all packing materials and the box in case you must ship your machine.
• You must purchase the correct interface cable for the interface you want to use.
USB cable
Use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 5 metres long.
Ethernet (Network) cable
Use a straight-through Category 5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or
100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network.
• Brother aims to reduce waste and save both raw materials and the energy required to
produce them. Read more about our environmental work at www.brotherearth.com.
NOTE
You can adjust the control panel
angle to read the LCD more easily.
NOTE
The first time you install a set of ink
cartridges the machine will use an
amount of ink to fill the ink delivery
tubes for high quality printouts. This
process will only happen once.
Open the ink cartridge cover.
The latest manuals are available at the Brother support website:
support.brother.com/manuals
Video setup instructions:
support.brother.com/videos
Pull Tray #1 completely out of
the machine as shown by the
arrow.
Fan the paper well. Load the paper in the tray
and adjust the paper guides.
Slowly push Tray #1
completely into the machine.
Pull out the paper support until
it locks into place.
Quickly shake just the black
ink cartridge horizontally
15 times as shown, before
inserting it into the machine.
Follow the LCD instructions to
install the ink cartridges. Close the
ink cartridge cover. The machine
will prepare the ink tube system for
printing.
Follow the LCD instructions to set the date
and time.
After setting the date and time, you can set
the Brother LCD message defaults.
Follow the LCD instructions,
and then press [St a rt].
The machine prints the Print
Quality Check Sheet.
Follow the LCD instructions and
check the quality of the four
colour blocks on the sheet, and
then start the cleaning procedure
if required.
Follow the LCD instructions
to print the Adjustment
Sheet. The black circle mark
is located in the upper right
corner of the sheet.
Place the Adjustment Sheet
face down on the scanner
glass. Make sure the black
circle is in the upper left corner
of the scanner glass.
Follow the LCD instructions
and complete adjusting the
alignment.
When finished, remove the
Adjustment Sheet from the
scanner glass.
After finishing the machine setup, you can change the paper type or size. For more information
about paper handling, see the Online User’s Guide at support.brother.com/manuals.
2
Load plain A4 paper in Tray #1
5
Install the inbox ink cartridges
3
Connect the power cord
7
Check the print quality
8
Adjust the print alignment (recommended)
To adjust the print alignment before using your machine, press [St a r t].
6
Set the date and time
• The images in this guide are for illustration purposes only and may differ from the
actual products.
Do not exceed
this mark (bbb).
4
Select your country or language
After turning the machine on, you may need to set your country or language (depending on
your machine). If required, follow the LCD instructions.
OK Poor

Brother MFC-J6959DW Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 4800 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	4.6 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	30 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	21 ppm
Display	LCD
Control type	Touch
Product color	Gray
Market positioning	Business
Sound pressure level (printing)	51 dB
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, APOP, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, IPPS, IPSec, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Brother iPrint & Scan
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI
Package width	681 mm
Package weight	34800 g
Faxing	-
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Power consumption (off)	0.03 W
Power consumption (ready)	6.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)	0.9 W
Power consumption (printing)	31 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)	0.3 kWh/week
Sustainability certificates	Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel
Cables included	AC
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)	1500 pages
Included cartridge capacity (black)	3000 pages
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8
Total input capacity	900 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacity	250 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacity	500 sheets
Total number of input trays	3
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets
Recommended monthly print volume	3500 pages
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Duplex functions	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Number of print cartridges	4
Page description languages	BR-Script 3, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan speed (color)	25 ppm
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Envelopes sizes	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Custom media width	105 - 148 mm
Custom media length	215.5 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Non-ISO print media sizes	Folio
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A3, A4, A5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A3
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	64 - 220 g/m²

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	561 mm
Width	576 mm
Height	563 mm