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Before you can use the MFC, you must set up the hardware and install the driver.
To help you get started in setting up the machine and installing the driver and software,
please read this “Quick Setup Guide” for proper set up and installation instructions.
Step 1
Setting Up the Machine
Step 2
Installing the Driver & Software
Setup is Complete!
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■ Getting Started Carton Components 8 MFC 1 7 Quick Setup Guide 2 3 6 5 4 CD-ROM 1. Control Panel 4. Paper Tray 2. Face-down Output Tray 5. Front Cover Support Flap with Extension 6. Power Switch (Support Flap) 7. Document Cover 3. Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 8. Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) User’s Guide ADF Support Drum Unit Assembly AC Power Cord (including Toner Cartridge) Accessory Order Telephone USB Cable Test Sheet Form (USA only) Line Cord Carton components may differ from one coun
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Control Panel 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 23 4 12 1. One Touch keys 5. Print keys 9. Copy keys (Temporary Settings) 2. Shift 6. Status LED (Light-Emitting Diode) 10. Dial Pad 3. Fax and telephone keys 7. 5-Line Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 11. Stop/Exit 4. Mode keys 8. Navigation keys 12. Start For the details of the control panel, see "Control panel overview" in Chapter 1 of the User’s Guide. Warning Hint User’s Guide Indicates warnings that Indicates cautions that Indicates notes and Indicates reference
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Table of Contents Step 1 Setting Up the Machine 1. Install the Automatic Document Feed (ADF) Support ....................................4 2. Install the Drum Unit Assembly........................................................................4 3. Load Paper in the Paper Tray ...........................................................................5 4. Release the Scanner Lock.................................................................................6 5. Install the Power Cord and Phone
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Setting Up the Machine Step 1 Install the Automatic Install the Drum Unit 2 1 Document Feed (ADF) Assembly Support 1 Open the front cover by pressing the front cover release button. Do NOT connect the interface cable. Connecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver. 1 Open the ADF cover. Front Cover Release Button Front Cover ADF Cover 2 Insert the tabs of ADF support into the holes of the ADF one side at a time. Tab Hole 2 Unpack the drum unit assembly. Tab Remove the p
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3 Rock it from side to side several times to Load Paper in the Paper distribute the toner evenly inside the 3 assembly. Tray 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. 4 Push the drum unit assembly into the machine (until it snaps into place). 2 While pressing the paper guide release lever, slide the adjusters to fit the paper size. Check that the guides are firmly in the slots on the tray. Paper Guide Release Lever 5 Close the front cover of the machine. For Legal size paper
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Setting Up the Machine Step 1 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper Release the Scanner jams and misfeeds. 4 Lock 1 Push the lever up to unlock the scanner. (The gray scanner lock lever is located at the back left under side of the document cover.) Scanner Lock Lever 4 Put paper in the paper tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark. Up to here. 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine and unfold the support flap before you use the mach
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If you are sharing one phone line with an Install the Power Cord external telephone, connect it as shown 5 below. and Phone Line Do not connect the Parallel or USB cable yet. 1 Make sure that the power switch is off. Connect the AC power cord to the machine. If you are sharing one phone line with an external telephone answering device, connect it as shown below. 2 Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Please set the receive mode to External Turn the power switch on. TAD. For more deta
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Setting Up the Machine Step 1 Set Dial pad Stop/Exit Menu 6 Selecting a Receive Mode Choose the Receive mode which best suits your Are you connecting an external telephone or external needs. telephone answering device to the MFC? Yes No 1 Press the Menu key. Are you using the voice message Fax Only 2Press key. function of your external telephone answering device? 3Press key. The MFC automatically No answers every call as a 4 Press or to select the mode. fax. Do you want the MFC to 5 P
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7 Setting the Date and Time The MFC displays the date and time, and prints it on 6 Enter the two digits for the day on the dial every fax you send. pad, and then press the Set key. 1 Press the Menu key. 02.Date/Time 03/XX/2005 2 Press the key. Day:01 3 Press the key. Enter & Set Key 4 Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial pad, and then press the Set key. (e.g. Enter 0, 1.) 02.Date/Time 7 Enter the time in 24-hour format on the dial pad, and then press the Set key. 02.Date/Time
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Setting Up the Machine Step 1 Set Dial pad Stop/Exit Menu 8 Setting Your Station ID You should store your name and fax number to be 6 Use the dial pad to enter your name (up to printed on all fax pages that you send. 20 characters), and then press the Set key. 1 Press the Menu key. 03.Station ID 2 Press the key. Fax:908XXXXXXXX Tel:908XXXXXXXX 3 Press the key. Name:_ 4 Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on Enter & Set Key the dial pad, and then press the Set key. 03.Station ID ■ Refer
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Selecting Your Sending in the Product 9 Language (Canada Only) 10 Registration and Test Sheet (USA Only) 1 Press the Menu key. 1 Fill out the Product Registration and Test 2 Press the key. Sheet. 3 Press the key. 4 Select your language (ENGLISH or FRENCH) by using or , and then press the Set key. 05.Local Language ▲ English * ▼ French 2 Place the sheet face up in the Automatic Select ▲▼ & Set Document Feeder. 5 Press the Stop/Exit key. Make sure (Fax) is illuminated in Green. 3 Enter t
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 Supplied CD-ROM “MFL-Pro Suite” The CD-ROM includes the following items: Install MFL-Pro Suite You can install the MFL-Pro Suite and multifunction drivers. Install Optional Applications You can install additional MFL-Pro Suite software utilities. 1 Documentation* View the User’s Guide and other documentation in PDF format (Viewer included). On-Line Registration You will be pointed to the Brother Product Registration Web page for quick registration of y
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 Follow the instructions on this page for your operating system and interface cable. USB Interface Cable Users ..................................Go to page 14 ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) Parallel Interface Cable Users .............................Go to page 23 ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) ® Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 Users...Go to page 33 (For Parallel Interface Cable Users) Network Interface Cable Users.......
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 “Setting Up the Machine” on pages 4 - 11. 1 Turn off and unplug the MFC from the AC 4 The CD-ROM main menu will appear. outlet and disconnect it from your computer, Click Install MFL-Pro Suite. if you have already connected an interface cable. If this window does not appear, use ® Windows Explorer to run the setup
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® 5 After reading and accepting the ScanSoft 8 Select Local Connection, and then click ® PaperPort 9.0SE License Agreement, click Next. Yes. The installation will continue. ® If you want to install the PS driver, select 6 The installation of PaperPort 9.0SE will Custom Install and then follow the on- automatically start and is followed by the screen instructions. When the Select installation of MFL-Pro Suite. Components screen appears, check PS If an error message appears during the Printe
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) ® For Windows 98/98SE/Me Users Only Make sure that you followed the instructions in 1 to 8 on pages 14 - 15. 9 When the screen appears, connect the USB A When the Brother on-line Registration interface cable to your PC, and then screen is displayed, make your selection connect it to the MFC. and follow the on-screen instructions. B When the following screen appears, click Fin
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® For Windows 2000 Professional Users Only Make sure that you followed the instructions in 1 to 8 on pages 14 - 15. 9 When this screen appears, connect the 0 When the Brother on-line Registration USB interface cable to your PC, and then screen is displayed, make your selection connect it to the MFC. and follow the on-screen instructions. Plug in the power cord and turn on the MFC. A When the following screen appears, click Finish and wait as the PC restarts Windows and continues the installa
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) E Click on Have Disk. Brother Native driver Installation B Click Start and select Settings and then Printers. Click on Add a printer and the Add Printer Wizard will start. When this screen appears, click Next. F Browse the CD-ROM and highlight your language folder and click Open. Highlight the W2K folder and click Open. Highlight the Addprt folder and click Open. C Un-check
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I Highlight the model you are installing from L Select Yes and Next to print a test page. the list of machines and click Next. M When this screen appears, click Finish. Make sure you select a USB printer. J The model you are installing will be listed in the window. Select Yes or No if you want this driver to be your default printer. N If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears, click Yes. K If this screen appears, select Do not share this printer and Next. O If the test page print
