The Brother MFC-255CW plays true to its “multifunction” moniker by providing printer, scanning, copying, and fax functions, making it a printer that should appeal to those who work from home or run a small business. Photo printing capabilities have been added to the mix, which may appeal more to home customers than office users. It has a relatively large footprint because it houses the paper tray, which fits into the printer’s bottom. It measures 390 x 365 x 150mm, although the greater dimensions imply that printed paper does not protrude too far in front of the device, with only about 50mm visible. When done, paper is fed from the bottom tray through the printer and placed on top of the paper tray. The printer’s top portions open in two phases. The bottom section opens to display the printer’s internal workings for removing jams and accessing the USB connector, which is placed within the device rather than on the outside; the second section opens to reveal the scanner, which has a resolution of 1200 x 2400dpi. The ink cartridges are accessed through a flap on the front, which opens to show the bay for the four inks: black, yellow, cyan, and magenta. Installation is simple, and individual colors can be simply adjusted as needed. Each color tank is rated at 260 pages, while the black tank is rated at 300. The power socket and telephone line for the printer’s fax functions are both located on the left side of the printer. As previously stated, the USB connection is located on the machine’s interior, with a path allowing the cable to neatly go out the rear. This configuration may appear unusual, but it does allow you to place the printer right up against a wall without having to worry about cables protruding from the back. The MFC-255CW is controlled by a top-mounted control panel. As it provides the entire fax dialler, this displays a slew of buttons. The center has a single-line LCD display that displays the printer’s status as well as your options as you traverse the menu. When compared to the trend toward larger LCD displays, it isn’t the easiest to use if you want to change settings on the printer rather than the linked PC. This machine is a network printer that connects to your network wirelessly. Once it has recognized your network, you simply enter your network password, which took us around 2 minutes. A USB connection is also available. We put the MFC-255CW through its paces on both a Mac and a PC. Drivers are provided for both, although the packaged discs do not have the most recent Snow Leopard support for Mac users, therefore you must obtain the drivers from the Brother website. A separate CD is provided for Windows 7 users, but installation on both PC and Mac is simple. Producing speeds range from 25 to 30 pages per minute, depending on whether you are printing color or monochrome pages. In actuality, we discovered that casual printing yielded roughly 10 pages of text each minute. When it came to photo printing, an A4 image took just under 10 minutes on the maximum settings, while a 6 x 4-inch photo print took 1 minute and 30 seconds. Borderless printing is now possible, with excellent results for home printing. The “picture” printing mode did not capture the delicate nuances in a sunset test shot we printed at A4, although the “high quality” mode did. Prints were free of banding and of excellent overall consistency. The colors can be a touch dull; however, there is a “vivid” option that allows you to saturate those colors a little more if you want.
Download Brother MFC-255CW Manual PDF (Online User’s Guide And Quick Setup Guide)
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Brother MFC-255CW Online User’s Guide
Brother MFC-255CW Quick Setup Guide
User Guide is usually used for learning the operations, maintenance, troubleshooting tips, and some useful tutorial on how to use the features of your Brother MFC-255CW printer. While Setup Guide is made for the installation of the printer before using it.
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