Brother ADS-2500We Important Safety Instructions

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Please read this booklet before attempting to operate the machine, or before attempting any 
maintenance. Failure to follow these instructions may result in an increased risk of fire, electrical 
shock, personal injury or damage to property suffocation. Brother shall not be liable for personal 
injury or property damage caused where the product owner has failed to follow instructions set 
out in this guide.

1 Read the whole guide before using your machine and keep it for later reference.
2 Carefully follow the instructions set out in this guide and always ensure that you follow all 

warnings and instructions marked on the product.

3 If you have concerns about how to use your machine having read this guide, please refer to 

your local Brother dealer or Brother Customer Service.

4 To ensure you understand all of the instructions, study the Symbols and Conventions used 

in the documentation below.

The following symbols and conventions are 
used throughout the documentation:

Follow all warnings and instructions marked 
on the machine.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous 
situation which, if not avoided, could result in 
death or serious injuries.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous 
situation which, if not avoided, may result in 
minor or moderate injuries.

IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous 
situation which, if not avoided, may result in 
damage to property or loss of product 
functionality.

NOTE indicates advice about how you should 
respond to a situation that may arise with your 
machine and/or advice about how the operation 
of the machine works with other features.

Prohibition icons indicate actions that 
must not be performed.

This icon indicates that flammable 
sprays may not be used.

This icon indicates that organic 
solvents such as alcohol and liquids 
may not be used.

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to 
possible electrical shocks.

Fire Hazard icons alert you to the 
possibility of fire.

Bold typeface identifies 
specific buttons on the 
machine’s control panel, or on 
the computer screen.

Italicized typeface emphasizes 
an important point or refers you 
to a related topic.

(ADS-2500We 
only)
Courier New

Text in the Courier New font 
identifies messages on the 
LCD of the machine.

The illustrations in this guide show the 
ADS-2000e.