MFC-J425W

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting


I'm having trouble reading the information on my Brother machine's LCD.  How can I adjust the LCD's contrast and brightness?

If you are having difficulty reading the Brother machine's LCD, you can adjust its contrast and brightness by following these procedures:

Procedure 1: Changing the LCD Contrast setting
Procedure 2: Changing the Backlight Brightness setting

 

Procedure1: Changing the LCD Contrast setting
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For Touchscreen models" below.  

  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose General Setup. Press OK.

  3. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to choose LCD Settings. Press OK.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to choose LCD Contrast. Press OK.

  5. Press the LEFT ARROW key to increase the contrast or press RIGHT ARROW key to decrease the contrast. Press OK.

  6. Press Stop/Exit.
<For Touchscreen models>
  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display General Setup.

  3. Press General Setup.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display LCD Settings.

  5. Press LCD Settings.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display LCD Contrast.

  7. Press LCD Contrast.

  8. Press the LEFT ARROW key to increase the contrast and press the RIGHT ARROW key to decrease the contrast. Press OK.

  9. Press Stop/Exit.

 

Procedure 2: Changing the Backlight Brightness setting
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For Touchscreen models" below.

  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose General Setup. Press OK.

  3. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose LCD Settings. Press OK.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Backlight. Press OK.

  5. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Light, Med or Dark. Press OK.

  6. Press Stop/Exit.
<For Touchscreen models>
  1. Press Menu.

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display General Setup.

  3. Press General Setup.

  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display LCD Settings.

  5. Press LCD Settings.

  6. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display Backlight.

  7. Press Backlight.

  8. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display the option you want. (This step might be skipped in some models.)

  9. Press Light, Med or Dark.

  10. Press Stop/Exit.

If your question was not answered, have you checked other FAQs?

Have you checked the manuals?

If you need further assistance, please contact Brother customer service:

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MFC-J280W, MFC-J425W, MFC-J430W, MFC-J435W, MFC-J5910DW, MFC-J625DW

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