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Basic User’s Guide
MFC-8510DN
MFC-8710DW
MFC-8810DW
MFC-8910DW
Not all models are available in all countries.
Version A
USA/CAN
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If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-8510DN / MFC-8710DW / MFC-8810DW / MFC-8910DW (Circle your model number) 1 Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: 1 The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this User’s Guid
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Brother numbers Important For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother: may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt; may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss cove
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Ordering accessories and supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (You can visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.) Note In Canada, only Visa and MasterCard are accepted. In U
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Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada) BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY BROTHER’S LICENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE SOFTWARE. BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECT
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User's Guides and where do I find them? Which Guide? What's in it? Where is it? Product Safety Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety Printed / In the Box Guide Instructions before you set up your machine. See this Guide for trademarks and legal limitations. Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your Printed / In the Box machine and installing the drivers and software for the operating system and connection type you are using. Basic User's Guide Learn the basic Fax,
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Which Guide? What's in it? Where is it? AirPrint Guide This Guide provides information for using PDF file / Brother Solutions 2 AirPrint to print from Mac OS X 10.7.x and Center your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or other iOS device to your Brother machine without installing a printer driver. 1 ® PDF printing is not supported on Windows Phone. 2 Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. v
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Table of Contents (Basic User’s Guide) 1 General information 1 Using the documentation .......................................................................................1 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................1 Accessing the Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide.........................................................................................2 Viewing Documentation........................................
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5 Receiving a fax 30 Receive modes....................................................................................................30 Choose the correct Receive Mode ................................................................30 Using receive modes ...........................................................................................32 Fax Only ........................................................................................................32 Fax/Tel...........................
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9 Making copies 54 How to copy .........................................................................................................54 Stop copying..................................................................................................54 Copy settings.................................................................................................54 10 Printing data from a USB Flash memory drive or digital camera supporting mass storage 55 Creating a PRN file for direct printing ..
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B Troubleshooting 81 Identifying your problem ......................................................................................81 Error and maintenance messages.......................................................................83 Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report ...............................................90 Document Jams...................................................................................................91 Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit ....
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Table of Contents (Advanced User's Guide) You can view the Advanced User's Guide on the Installer CD-ROM. The Advanced User's Guide explains the following features and operations. 1 General Setup 6 Printing reports IMPORTANT NOTE Fax reports Memory storage Reports Volume settings 7 Making copies Automatic Daylight Saving Time Copy settings Ecology features Duplex (2-sided) copying Quiet mode feature LCD Contrast A Routine maintenance Dial Prefix Cleaning and checking the machine Mode Timer Repla
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General information 1 1 1 Using the Bold Bold style identifies keys on the machine's control panel or on documentation 1 the computer screen. Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Italics Italicized style emphasizes an Reading the documentation will help you important point or refers you to make the most of your machine. a related topic. Courier Courier New font identifies the New messages shown on the LCD Symbols and conventions of the machine. used in the documentation 1 Follow all
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Chapter 1 c If the language screen appears, click Accessing the your language. The CD-ROM Top Menu will appear. Advanced User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide 1 This Basic User's Guide does not contain all the information about the machine such as how to use the advanced features for Fax, Copy, Printer, Scanner, PC-Fax and Network. When you are ready to learn detailed information about these operations, read the Advanced User's Guide, Software User’s Guide a
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General information e Double-click top.pdf. If the country How to find Network setup instructions screen appears, choose your country. Your machine can be connected to a wireless or wired network. f After the list of User’s Guides appears, 1 choose the Guide you want to read. Basic setup instructions uu Quick Setup Guide How to find Scanning instructions 1 (MFC-8710DW, MFC-8810DW and MFC-8910DW) If your wireless access point There are several ways you can scan or router supports Wi-Fi Prot
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Chapter 1 How to access Guides Accessing Brother ® for Advanced Features 1 Support (Windows ) 1 You can view and download these Guides You can find all the contacts you will need, from the Brother Solutions Center at: such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center), Customer Service and Brother http://solutions.brother.com/ Authorized Service Centers in Brother Click Manuals on your model's page to numbers uu page i and the Installer download the documentation. CD-ROM. Click Brother Supp
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General information To access the Brother CreativeCenter Accessing Brother (http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/) for FREE photo projects and printable Support (Macintosh) 1 downloads, click 1 Brother CreativeCenter. You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions To return to the main page, click Back. Center) on the Installer CD-ROM. Or, if you have finished, click Exit. Double-click the Brother Support icon. The following screen will appear:
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Chapter 1 Control panel overview 1 MFC-8510DN, MFC-8710DW, MFC-8810DW and MFC-8910DW have the same keys. The illustration is based on the MFC-8910DW. 15 234 01/01/2012 03:00PM Fax Res:Standard b Press b or Dial 13 12 11 10 1 One Touch keys 3 Error LED These 8 keys give you instant access to 16 Blinks in orange when the LCD displays an previously stored numbers. error or an important status message. Shift 4 Duplex Lets you access One Touch numbers 9 to 16 You can choose
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General information 1 56 7 8 01/01/2012 03:00PM Fax Res:Standard b Press b or Dial 10 9 6 Menu Keys: 9Start Lets you start sending faxes or making copies. Clear Deletes entered data or lets you cancel the 10 Mode keys: current setting. FAX Menu Puts the machine in FAX mode. Lets you access the Menu to program your SCAN settings in the machine. Puts the machine in SCAN mode. OK COPY Lets you store your settings in the machine. Puts the machine in COPY mode. Volume keys:
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Chapter 1 Data LED indications 1 The Data LED (light emitting diode) will flash depending on the machine’s status. LED Machine Status Description Ready Mode The machine is ready to print, in Sleep mode, there is no print data, or the power switch is off. Receiving Data The machine is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory, or printing data. Green (blinking) Data Remaining in Print data remains in the machine's memory. Memory Green 8
