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Quick Setup Guide
MFC-7860DW
Start Here
Please read the Safety and Legal booklet first before you set up your machine. Then, please read this Quick Setup
Guide for the correct setup and installation.
To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/.
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, ma
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CAUTION CAUTION When you move the machine, grasp the side handholds that are under the scanner. DO NOT carry the machine by holding it at the bottom. Note • Keep a minimum gap around the machine as shown in the illustration. 9.85 in. (250 mm) 3.55 in. 3.95 in. 3.95 in. (90 mm) (100 mm) (100 mm) • The components included in the box may differ depending on your country. • Please save the original packaging should you need to ship the machine in future. • If for any reason you must ship your machi
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d Lift the elastic band off the drum. Remove the packing material from the 2 machine IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the AC power cord yet. a Remove the packing tape from the outside of the machine and the film covering the scanner glass. b Open the front cover. e Pull the paper strip to remove the protective material as shown in the illustration. c Remove the Silica Pack from the inside of the machine. f Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION CAUTION DO NOT eat the Silica
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g Gently shake it from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly inside the Load paper in the paper assembly. tray 3 a Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. h Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the machine. b While pressing the green paper-guide release levera, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size you are loading in the tray. Make sure that the guides are firmly in the slots. i Close the front cover of the machine. 1 4
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d Put paper in the tray and make sure: Note The paper is below the maximum paper For Legal or Folio size paper, press the release mark (bbb)a. button in the bottom of the paper tray and then Over filling the paper tray will cause paper pull out the back of the paper tray. jams. (Legal or Folio size paper are not available in The side to be printed on must be face down. some regions.) The paper guides touch the sides of the paper so it will feed properly. 1 c Fan the stack of paper we
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WARNING Connect the power cord The machine must be grounded using a and telephone line 4 3-prong plug. Since the machine is grounded through the power outlet, you can protect yourself from IMPORTANT potentially hazardous electrical conditions on DO NOT connect the interface the telephone network by keeping the power cable yet. cord connected to your machine when you connect it to a telephone line. Similarly, you can protect yourself when you want to move a Connect the AC power cord to
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Note Choose your language If you are sharing one telephone line with an (if needed) external telephone answering machine, connect it 5 as shown below. Before you connect the external telephone a Press Menu, 0, 0. answering machine, remove the protective capa from the EXT. jack on the machine. b Press a or b to choose your language. Press OK. c Press Stop/Exit. 1 Set the receive mode to External TAD if you have an external answering machine. See Choose the correct Receive Mode on page 8.
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Choose the correct Receive Mode 6 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. Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes? Brother uses the term “Distinctive Ring” but telephone companies may have other names for this service such as Custom Ringing, RingMaster, Personalized Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, and Smart Rin
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d Enter the two digits for the day on the dial pad, and then press OK. Set the LCD contrast (if needed) 7 Date&Time Day:25 If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try (e.g. Enter 2, 5 for 25th.) changing the contrast setting. e Enter the time in 24-hour format on the dial pad, and then press OK. a Press Menu, 1, 5. Date&Time b Press c to increase the contrast. Time:15:25 —OR— (e.g. Enter 1, 5, 2, 5 for 3:25 P.M.) Press d to decrease the contrast. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit. c Press St
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Press One Two Three Four Five Set your Station ID key time times times times times 2 AB C 2 A 9 3 DE F 3 D 4 GH I 4 G The machine displays the date and time, and if you set up the Station ID, it will add it to each fax you send. 5 JK L 5 J 6 MN O 6 M a Press Menu, 0, 3. 7 PQ R S 7 8 TU V 8 T b Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the dial pad, and then press OK. 9 WX Y Z 9 Station ID For more details, see Entering text in the Basic User’s Guide. Fax: c Enter your telephone number (up t
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Fax Transmission Report Dial Prefix 10 13 Your Brother machine is equipped with a The dial prefix setting will automatically dial a Transmission Verification Report that can be used as predefined number before every fax number you dial. confirmation that you sent a fax. This report lists the For example: If your phone system requires a 9 to dial name or fax number of the receiving party, the date, an outside number this setting will automatically dial 9 time, and duration of the transmission
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Send in the Product Automatic Daylight Registration and Test Savings Time 14 15 Sheet (USA only) You can also register your product online using the You can set the machine to change automatically for On-Line Registration link from the installation daylight savings time. It will reset itself forward one CD-ROM or visit hour in the Spring and backward one hour in the Fall. http://www.brother.com/registration/. a Press Menu, 0, 2, 2. a Fill out the Product Registration and Test b Press a
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® ® ® Windows Macintosh Windows Macintosh Windows Macintosh USB Wired Network Wireless Network Choose your connection type 16 ® ® ® These installation instructions are for Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home/Windows XP ® ® ® Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista , Windows 7, and Mac OS X (versions 10.4.11, 10.5.x and 10.6.x). Note ® For Windows Server 2003/2003 x64 Edition/2008/2008 R2, visit your model page at http://solutions.brother.com/. For USB Interfac
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® USB Windows For USB Interface Users ® ® ® (Windows 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista /Windows 7) Before you install Install MFL-Pro Suite 17 18 a Make sure that your computer is ON and you a Put the installation CD-ROM into your are logged on with Administrator rights. CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language. IMPORTANT • If there are any programs running, close Note them. If the
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® Windows Macintosh USB ® USB Windows e Connect the USB cable to the USB connector marked with the symbol on your machine and then connect the cable to your computer. f Turn the machine on, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete setup. IMPORTANT DO NOT cancel any of the screens during the installation. It may take a few seconds for all screens to appear. Note ® ® • For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, when the Windows Security screen appears, click the check box and click
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USB Macintosh For USB Interface Users (Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.6.x) Before you install Install MFL-Pro Suite 17 18 a Make sure your machine is connected to the a Put the installation CD-ROM into your power and your Macintosh is ON. You must be CD-ROM drive. logged on with Administrator rights. b Double-click the Start Here OSX icon. Follow the on-screen instructions. IMPORTANT For Mac OS X 10.4.10 users, upgrade to Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.6.x. (For the latest drivers and information on the Mac
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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. On the Brother Support screen, click Presto! PageManager and follow the on-screen instructions. The installation is now Finish complete. 17
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® Wired Network Windows For Wired Network Interface Users ® ® ® (Windows 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista /Windows 7) c Connect the network interface cable to the LAN Before you install connector and then connect it to a free port on your hub. 17 a Make sure that your computer is ON and you are logged on with Administrator rights. IMPORTANT • If there are any programs running, close them. • The screens may differ depending on your operating system. d Make sur
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® Windows Macintosh Wired Network ® Wired Network Windows Note Note • If the installation does not continue • If your machine is not found over the network, automatically, open the top menu again by confirm your settings by following the on-screen ejecting and then reinserting the CD-ROM or instructions. double-click the start.exe program from the • You can find your machine’s IP address and the root folder, and continue from step b to install node name by printing out the Network MFL-Pro
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® Wired Network Windows Install MFL-Pro Suite on additional computers 19 (if needed) If you want to use your machine with multiple computers on the network, install MFL-Pro Suite on each computer. Go to step18 on page 18. Note ® Network license (Windows ) This product includes a PC license for up to 5 users. This license supports the installation of the MFL-Pro Suite including ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE or ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE on up to 5 PCs on the network. If you want to use more t
