Brother MFC-T4500DW User Manual

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Clean the Print Head from Your Computer (Windows)
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 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.
• For Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016
Click
> Windows System > Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices
and printers.
2. Right-click the Brother XXX-XXXX 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, Colour 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.
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Brother MFC-T4500DW Specifications

General

Copier resize	25 - 400 %
N-in-1 copy function	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	999 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A3)	15 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A3)	11 cpm
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	180 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax transmission speed	3 sec/page
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	2
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB, Wireless LAN
Scan to	E-mail, FTP, File, HTTP, Image, OCR, USB
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Display	TFT
Product color	Black
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 4800 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)	22 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A3)	20 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	35 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Digital sender	-
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, TFTP server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), CIFS Client, SNTP Client, LDAP, HTTP Server
Supported network protocols (IPv6)	NDP, RA, mDNS, LLMNR Responder, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 , TFTP server, Web Services (Print/Scan), SMTP Client, CIFS Client, SNTP Client, LDAP, ICMPv6, HTTP Server
Printer management	BRAdmin Light
Internal memory	128 MB
Card reader integrated	No
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Power consumption (off)	0.04 W
Power consumption (ready)	6 W
Power consumption (sleep)	1.5 W
Power consumption (copying)	28 W
Power consumption (average operating)	- W
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Envelopes sizes	Com-10, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizes	9x13 cm
Non-ISO print media sizes	Folio (media size), Index card, Legal (media size)
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A3, A5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)	C5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Photo paper sizes (imperial)	3.5x5, 4x6, 5x7 \
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A3
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total output capacity	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	477 mm
Width	575 mm
Height	310 mm