I bought a Brother MFC-J220 all in one printer, basic user guide does not have instrutions for scanning to Pc. How do I get the software users guide? Thanks Sandy

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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-hardware/mfc-440cn-brother-printer/9948f3c6-8c11-4c8d-865c-9ad93a370c57?auth=1

replace printer head

Try going to http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/eu/gb/en/doc/manual_index.html?reg=eu&c=gb&lang=en&prod=mfcj220_all&dlid=&flang=English&type2=-1 Hope this helps.

What is 4f. What does it say?

Unable to Init.4f see troubleshooting in user guide brother MFC-J220... Please help.. rdfx.pcnet

Hi


Please read the manual to fix your problem.
Users Manual - English
Quick Setup Guide - English
Windows VISTA Installation Guide - English
Software Users Manual - English

Detailed scanning instructions are available in the Software User#s Guide for your machine. The guide can be accessed through the ControlCenter or from the installation CD that came with the Brother machine.
To access the Software User#s Guide from the ControlCenter (Windows):
1. Click WINDOWS/START -> (ALL) PROGRAMS -> BROTHER -> XXX-XXXX (WhereXXX-XXXX is the model number of the machine) -> ControlCenter3. The ControlCenter3 application will be loaded in the Task Tray near the system clock. (It appears as a blue square labeled CC3.)
2. Double-click on the ControlCenter3 icon located in the Task Tray to launch the program window.
3. Click DEVICE SETTINGS
4. Click USER#S GUIDE. A separate window will appear displaying the available user guides.

I see it's been a while since you posted your question but in case anyone else is wondering about this, I'll answer.  The information is not in the User's Guide booklet but in the Software User's Guide which should be available on your software disk, or you can view it here http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/Public/files/dlf/doc000240/BH3_UsaEngSoft_C.pdf 

Basically, you go to the advanced tab under the printing preferences and select grayscale.  

I use "PaperPort SE" by SoftScan. I scan a document and then click on my "Outlook" icon on the bottom of the page to email it. The software came with a scanner I bought several years ago. However, it works with my Brother MFC 240CN, also.
If you want to download the Brother MFC 420CN manual "Software Users Guide" it will tell you how to use the scanner function. The link is: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/doc/manual_index.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc420cn_us&type2=-1&flang=English&dlid= (It's the fouth one down, and is 4.3MB in size). I hope this helps.

You can download the manual in pdf here:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us/en/model_top/colormfc/mfc5840cn_all.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc5840cn_all

install memory card. press scanner button. choose scan:card and select quality and type. there are somemore infos given withi the software manual (which can be downloaded, too).