Firmware Updates for Brother Inkjet Printers

Brother periodically releases updates to its inkjet printers' firmware which may cause aftermarket chips to stop working. As such, we strongly recommend not performing any firmware updates on your Brother inkjet printer.

Affected models: DCP-J152W, MFC-J285DW, MFC-J4310DW, MFC-J4320DW, MFC-J4410DW, MFC-J4420DW, MFC-J450DW, MFC-J4510DW, MFC-J460DW, MFC-J4610DW, MFC-J4620DW, MFC-J470DW, MFC-J4710DW, MFC-J475DW, MFC-J480DW, MFC-J485DW, MFC-J5520DW, MFC-J5620DW, MFC-J5720DW, MFC-J5920DW, MFC-J650DW, MFC-J6520DW, MFC-J6720DW, MFC-J680DW, MFC-J6920DW, MFC-J6925DW, MFC-J870DW, MFC-J875DW, MFC-J880DW, MFC-J885DW, MFC-J985DW

How to check which firmware version you currently have:

DCP-J152W, MFC-J450DW, MFC-J460DW, MFC-J470DW, MFC-J475DW, MFC-J480DW, MFC-J485DW:

  1. Press Menu.
  2. Choose Machine Info.
  3. Choose Version.
  4. The firmware version will be displayed onscreen.

MFC-J285DW, MFC-J4320DW, MFC-J4420DW, MFC-J4620DW, MFC-J5520DW, MFC-J5620DW, MFC-J5720DW, MFC-J5920DW, MFC-J650DW, MFC-J6520DW, MFC-J6720DW, MFC-J680DW, MFC-J6920DW, MFC-J6925DW, MFC-J870DW, MFC-J875DW, MFC-J880DW, MFC-J885DW, MFC-J985DW:

  1. Press Settings.
  2. Press All Settings.
  3. Press Machine Info.
  4. Press Firmware Version.
  5. Press Main Version.
  6. The firmware version will be displayed onscreen.

MFC-J4310DW, MFC-J4410DW, MFC-J4610DW:

  1. Press Settings.
  2. Press and hold Home for 6 seconds.
  3. Look under "ROM Version". The 6th letter from the left is the firmware version.

MFC-J4510DW, MFC-J4710DW:

  1. Press Settings.
  2. Press and hold Home for 5 seconds.
  3. Look under "ROM Version". The 2nd letter from the left is the firmware version.

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