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Quick Setup Guide
HL-3140CW / HL-3150CDN
Start Here
HL-3150CDW / HL-3170CDW
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is engineered and manufactured to the highest standards to deliver reliable performance, day-in and day-out.
Please read the Product Safety Guide first, then read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation
procedure. To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://sol
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WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, WARNING could result in death or serious injuries. CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may CAUTION result in minor or moderate injuries. WARNING Plastic bags are used in the packing of your machine. Plastic bags are not toys. To avoid the danger of suffocation, keep these bags away from babies and children, and dispose of them correctly. NOTE • Keep a minimum gap around the mach
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d Take out all four drum and toner cartridge Remove the packing assemblies. material from the 2 machine CAUTION CAUTION DO NOT eat the silica gel pack, please throw it away. If ingested, seek medical attention immediately. IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the AC power cord yet. a Remove the packing tape from the outside of the machine. IMPORTANT To avoid print quality problems, DO NOT touch b Fully open the top cover by lifting up on the the shaded part shown in the illustration. handle a. e Rem
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g Using both hands, hold each drum and toner cartridge assembly level, and gently shake it Load paper in the paper from side to side several times to distribute the tray 3 toner evenly inside the assembly. a Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. h Slide all four drum and toner cartridge assemblies into the machine. Make sure the toner cartridge color matches the same color label on the machine. b While pressing the green paper-guide release levera, slide the paper guides to
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d Load paper in the tray and make sure: The paper is below the maximum paper Turn on the machine mark (bbb)a. Overfilling the paper tray will 4 cause paper jams. The side to be printed on is face down. The paper guides touch the sides of the IMPORTANT paper so it will feed properly. DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. a Connect the AC power cord to the machine and then connect it to an AC power outlet. b Press and hold down on the control panel. e Put the paper tray firmly back i
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Wireless setup for WLAN Print a test page models only 5 6 (if needed) a Press Go. The machine will print a test page. a For mobile device users: press a to choose Check that the test page has printed correctly. Yes. Go to step 9 on page 17 to continue the wireless setup. After finishing the wireless setup, return to step 6 to finish the machine setup. NOTE To change the language on your machine first, you can choose No. You will be able to configure the wireless settings later. NOTE b Fo
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® ® ® Windows Macintosh Windows Macintosh Windows Macintosh USB Wired Network Wireless Network Choose your connection type 8 ® These installation instructions are for Windows XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64 Edition, ® ® ® ® Windows Vista , Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003/2003 x64 Edition/2008/2008 R2/2012, and Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x and 10.8.x. NOTE You can visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ where you can get product support, the latest driver updates and utili
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® USB Windows ® For Windows USB Interface Cable Users b Click Install Printer Driver, and click Yes if you accept the license agreement. Before you install 9 IMPORTANT • If there are any programs running, close them. • The screens may differ depending on your operating system. c Choose Local Connection (USB), and then a Make sure your computer is ON and you are click Next. logged on with Administrator rights. NOTE For HL-3170CDW: to install the PS driver b Press and hold down to turn off t
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® Windows Macintosh USB ® USB Windows f Press and hold down to turn on the machine. The installation will automatically continue. The installation screens appear one after another. If prompted, follow any on-screen instructions. IMPORTANT DO NOT cancel any of the screens during the installation. It may take a few minutes for all screens to appear. g When the On-Line Registration screen appears, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. Once you have completed the regis
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USB Macintosh For Macintosh USB Interface Cable Users d The installation screens appear one after another. If prompted, follow any on-screen Before you install instructions. 9 NOTE It may take a few minutes for the installation to IMPORTANT complete. For users of Mac OS X v10.6.7 or lower: upgrade to Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x. (For the e Choose your machine from the list, and then latest drivers and information for the Mac OS X click Next. you are using, visit http://solutions.br
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® Windows Macintosh Wired Network ® Wired Network Windows ® For Windows Wired Network Interface Cable / Peer-to-Peer Network Users (HL-3150CDN / HL-3150CDW / HL-3170CDW) c Connect the network interface cable to the Ethernet port, and then connect it to a free port Before you install on your hub. 9 d Make sure your machine is turned on. TCP/IP TCP/IP a Router b Machine Install the printer driver IMPORTANT 10 • If there are any programs running, close them. • The screens may differ depending o
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® Wired Network Windows NOTE NOTE Choose your Firewall setting preference, and • If the Brother manuals included on the CD-ROM ® ® then click Next. are in PDF format, use Adobe Reader to ® ® open them. If Adobe Reader is installed on your computer but cannot open the files, e The installation will automatically continue. The ® change the file association for ".pdf" to "Adobe installation screens appear one after another. If ® Reader " in your Control Panel. For more prompted, follow any
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® Windows Macintosh Wired Network ® Wired Network Windows ® For Windows Wired Network Interface Cable / Shared Network Users (HL-3150CDN / HL-3150CDW / HL-3170CDW) Before you install Install the printer driver 9 10 a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If prompted, select your model and language. NOTE • If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to Computer (My Computer), double-click the CD-ROM icon, TCP/IP and then double-click start.exe. ® ® • For Windows Vista , Windows
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® Wired Network Windows NOTE Contact your administrator if you do not know the location or the name of the machine queue on the network. f The installation will automatically continue. The installation screens appear one after another. If prompted, follow any on-screen instructions. IMPORTANT DO NOT cancel any of the screens during the installation. It may take a few minutes for all screens to appear. g When the On-Line Registration screen appears, make your selection and follow the on-s
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® Windows Macintosh Wired Network Wired Network Macintosh For Macintosh Wired Network Interface Cable Users (HL-3150CDN / HL-3150CDW / HL-3170CDW) Before you install Install the printer driver 9 10 a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, and IMPORTANT then double-click the BROTHER icon on your For users of Mac OS X v10.6.7 or lower: upgrade desktop. to Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x. (For the latest drivers and information for the Mac OS X b Double-click the Start Here OSX icon. If
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Wired Network Macintosh g Choose your machine from the list, click Add, and then click Next. (OS X v10.8.x) Select HL-XXXX CUPS driver from the Use pop-up menu. (Where XXXX is your model name.) NOTE • For HL-3170CDW: to add the PS driver (BR-Script3 printer driver), select it from the Print Using (Use) pop-up menu. • When the Brother Support screen appears, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. The installation is now Finish complete. 16
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® Windows Macintosh Wireless Network For Wireless Network Users For Wireless Network Interface Users (HL-3140CW / HL-3150CDW / HL-3170CDW) Before you begin 9 First you must configure the wireless network settings of your machine to communicate with your wireless access point/router. After the machine is configured to communicate with your wireless access point/router, the computers and mobile devices on your network will have access to the machine. To use the machine from a computer, you mu
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For Wireless Network Users Choose your wireless setup method 10 The following instructions will offer three methods for setting up your Brother machine on a wireless network. If you began the wireless setup from step 5 on page 6 (for mobile devices), go to method b (Setup Wizard). For all other users, choose the method you prefer for your environment. NOTE For instructions on setting up your machine in any other wireless environment, see Network User's Guide. ® a Setup using the CD-ROM and tem
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® Windows Macintosh Wireless Network For Wireless Network Users ® b Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard (Windows , Macintosh and mobile devices) If your wireless access point/router does not support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup™) or AOSS™, write down the wireless network settings of your wireless access point/router in the area below. IMPORTANT If you need assistance during setup and want to contact Brother Customer Service, make sure you have your SSID (Network Name) an
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For Wireless Network Users Setup using the CD-ROM and temporarily using a USB cable ® (Windows and Macintosh) (Macintosh) Set up the wireless Double-click the BROTHER icon on your desktop, and then double-click the Start Here settings 11 OSX icon on the screen. If prompted, select your model. IMPORTANT • You need to temporarily use a USB cable during configuration (cable not included). ® • If you are using Windows XP, or using a network cable to connect your computer to your wireless acc
