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Quick Setup Guide
MFC-J450DW
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Please read the Product Safety Guide first before you set up your machine. Then, please read this Quick Setup
Guide for the correct setup and installation.
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a Remove the protective tape and film covering b Lift the scanner cover until it locks securely into the machine, and also from the LCD. the open position. b Remove the plastic baga containing the ink cartridges from on top of the paper tray. 1 c Make sure you have all the components. c Connect the telephone line cord. Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack marked LINE on the machine. Connect the power cord Carefully guide the telephone line cord into the cable channel and
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d Lift the scanner cover to release the locka. NOTE Gently push the scanner cover support downb and close the scanner coverc using If you are sharing one telephone line with an both hands. external telephone answering machine, connect it as shown below. 1 Before you connect the external telephone answering machine, remove the white protective capa from the EXT. jack on the machine. 3 3 2 CAUTION 1 Be careful not to pinch your fingers when the scanner cover closes. a Protective cap NOTE Se
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d Unpack the ink cartridge. Turn the green release lever on the orange Install the ink cartridges protective packinga counterclockwise until it 3 clicks to release the vacuum seal. Then remove the orange protective packinga as shown. CAUTION If ink gets in your eyes, wash it out with water at IMPORTANT once and call a doctor if you are concerned. • DO NOT shake the ink cartridges. If ink stains your skin or clothing, wash with soap or detergent at once. NOTE • DO NOT touch the cartridge
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e Take care to match the sticker colora with the IMPORTANT cartridge colorb as shown in the diagram below. • DO NOT take out ink cartridges if you do not Install each ink cartridge in the direction of the need to replace them. If you do so, it may arrow on the label. reduce the ink quantity and the machine will not know the quantity of ink left in the cartridge. • DO NOT repeatedly insert and remove the cartridges. If you do so, ink may seep out of the cartridge. 1 • Once you open an ink
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c Gently press and slide the paper width guidesa and then the paper length guideb to Load plain Letter/A4 fit the paper size. paper 4 Make sure that the triangular marksc on the paper width guidesa and paper length a Pull the paper traya completely out of the guideb line up with the mark for the paper size machine. you are using. NOTE 1 Make sure the first printed page is Letter/A4 size. 1 3 b Open the output paper tray covera. 1 2 3 d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and
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e Gently put the paper into the paper tray print f Gently adjust the paper width guides to the side down and top edge first. Check that the paper with both hands. Make sure that the paper is flat in the tray. paper width guides touch the edges of the paper. IMPORTANT Be careful that you do not push the paper in too far; it may lift at the back of the tray and cause paper feed problems. g Close the output paper tray cover. h Slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine. NOTE When
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b Enter the two digits for the month on the dial pad, and then press OK. Check the print quality 5 c Enter the two digits for the day on the dial pad, and then press OK. a When the preparation process has finished, the d Press a or b to choose 12h Clock or 24h LCD shows Load Paper and Press Color Clock, and then press OK. Start. Press Color Start. b Check the quality of the four color blocks on the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta) c If all lines are clear and visible, press 1 (Yes) to f
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Wireless setup Choose your language (if needed) (if needed) 7 8 When the Wi-Fi setup will start. message a Press Menu. appears on the LCD, read the message, and then b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup. press OK to continue. Press OK. For wireless setup using a mobile device, go toa. ® For Windows and Macintosh users, go tob. c Press a or b to choose Local Language. Press OK. NOTE d Press a or b to choose your language. If you want to configure any of the options in Press OK. steps8-14,
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Choose the correct Receive Mode 9 The correct Receive Mode is determined by the external devices and telephone subscriber services (Voice Mail, Distinctive Ring, etc.) you have (or will be using) on the same line as the Brother machine. For more information, see Using Receive Modes in chapter 5 of the Basic User’s Guide. If you are not using this machine for faxing, go to the next step. Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes? Brother uses the term “Distinctive Ring” b
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NOTE Set your Station ID (USA only) 10 The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a Set your machine’s Station ID so that the date and computer or electronic device to send any time appear on each fax you send. message via a telephone fax machine unless If you are not using this machine for faxing, go to the such messages clearly contain, in a margin at the next step. top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on the first page of the transmissi
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Set Tone or Pulse dialing Automatic Daylight mode (Canada only) Saving Time 12 14 Your machine comes set for a Tone dialing service. If You can set the machine to change automatically for you have a Pulse dialing (rotary) service, you need to Daylight Saving Time. It will reset itself forward one change the dialing mode. hour in the spring and backward one hour in the fall. a Press Menu. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup. b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup. Press OK. P
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® Windows Macintosh Wireless Network USB Choose your connection type 15 ® These installation instructions are for Windows XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64 Edition, ® ® ® Windows Vista , Windows 7, Windows 8, and Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x. NOTE ® • For Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012, the drivers can be found on your model’s download page at http://solutions.brother.com/. • If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, you can download the latest drivers, manuals and
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® USB Windows ® For Windows USB interface users ® ® ® ® (Windows XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista /Windows 7/Windows 8) b Click Install MFL-Pro Suite and click Yes if you accept the license agreements. Before you install 16 Make sure that your computer is ON and you are logged on with Administrator rights. NOTE • DO NOT connect the USB cable yet. • If there are any programs running, close them. • The screens may differ depending on your operating system. c Choose Local Connection (USB),
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® Windows Macintosh USB ® USB Windows d Lift the scanner cover to release the locka. Gently push the scanner cover support Connect the USB cable downb and close the scanner coverc using 18 both hands. 1 a Lift the scanner cover until it locks securely into the open position. 3 3 2 CAUTION Be careful not to pinch your fingers when the b Connect the USB cable to the USB port scanner cover closes. marked with a symbol. You will find the USB port inside the machine, as shown in the e The ins
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® USB Windows b The following screens will appear. Finish and restart • When the Software Update Setting screen appears, choose the software update setting 19 you want and click OK. • When the Brother Product Research and a Click Finish to restart your computer. Support Program screen appears, select After restarting the computer, you must log on your preference and follow the on-screen with Administrator rights. instructions. NOTE • Internet access is required for the software update an
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® Windows Macintosh USB USB Macintosh For Macintosh USB interface users (Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x) b Connect the USB cable to the USB port marked with a symbol. You will find the Before you install USB port inside the machine, as shown in the 16 callout below. Make sure your machine is connected to the power and your Macintosh is ON. You must be logged on with Administrator rights. NOTE For Mac OS X v10.6.0 to 10.6.7 users, upgrade to Mac OS X v10.6.8 - 10.8.x. Connect the USB cab
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USB Macintosh d Lift the scanner cover to release the locka. e Choose your machine from the list, and then Gently push the scanner cover support click Next. downb and close the scanner coverc using both hands. 1 3 3 2 f When the Add Printer screen appears, click Add Printer. g Choose your machine from the list. Click Add and then click Next. CAUTION Be careful not to pinch your fingers when the scanner cover closes. Install MFL-Pro Suite 18 a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. NOTE (OS
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® Windows Macintosh USB USB Macintosh Download and install Presto! PageManager 19 When Presto! PageManager is installed, OCR capability is added to Brother ControlCenter2. You can easily scan, share and organize photos and documents using Presto! PageManager. a On the Brother Support screen, click the Presto! PageManager icon to go to the Presto! PageManager download site, and follow the on-screen instructions. The installation is now Finish complete. 19
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For Wireless Network Users For wireless network interface users Before you begin 16 First you must configure the wireless network settings of your machine to communicate with your access point/router. After the machine is configured to communicate with your access point/router, computers on your network will have access to the machine. To use the machine from these computers, you will need to install the drivers and software. The following steps will guide you through the configuration and in
