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Before you can use the MFC, you must set up the hardware and install the driver.
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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Keep this “Quick Setup Guide” , User’s Guide and supplied CD-
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■ Getting Started Carton Components 8 MFC 1 7 Quick Setup Guide 2 3 6 5 CD-ROMs 4 ® For Windows ® For Macintosh 1. Control Panel 4. Paper T ray 2. Face-down Output Tray 5. Front C over Support Flap with Extension 6. Power Switch (Support Flap) 7. Document C over 3. (For MFC-8420) Manual Feed Tray 8. Autom atic Docum ent Feeder (A DF) (For MFC-8820D and MFC-8820D N) User’s Guide M ulti-purpose T ray (M P Tray) ADF Support Drum Unit Assembly AC Power Cord (including Toner Cartridge) Telephone
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Control Panel MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN have similar control panel keys. 1 5679 8 1011 23 4 12 1. One Touch keys 5. Print keys 9. Copy keys (T emporary Settings) 2. Shift 6. Status LED (Light-Emitting Diode) 10. Dial Pad 3. F ax and telephone keys 7 . 5-Line Liquid Crys tal Dis play (LCD) 11. Stop/Exit 4. M ode keys 8. N avigation keys 12. Start F or the details of the control panel, see " Control panel overview" in C hapter 1 of the U ser’s Guide. Warning Hint User’s Guide Indicates wa
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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 Power Cord and Phone Line
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Setting Up the Machine Step 1 Install the Automatic Install the Drum Unit 1 2 Assembly Document Feed (ADF) Support 1 Open the front cover by pressing the front Do NOT connect the interface cable. cover release button. Co nnecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver. 1 Open the ADF cover. Front Cover Release Button ADF Cover Front Cover 2 Insert the tabs of ADF suppor t i nto the holes of the ADF one side at a time. Tab Hole 2 Unpack the drum unit assembly. Tab Remove t
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Load Paper in the Paper 3 Tray 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the 3 Rock it from side to side several times to machine. distribute the toner evenly inside the assembly. 2 While pressing the paper guide release lever, slide the adjusters to fit the paper size. 4 Push the drum unit assembly into the Check that the guides are firm ly in the slots machine (until it snaps into place). 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 Release the Scanner 4 Lock 3 1 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper Push the lever up to unlock the scanner. jams and misfeeds. (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 fi rmly back in the machine and unfold the support flap before you use the mach
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Install Power Cord and 5 Phone Line If you are sharing one phone line with an Do not connect the Parallel or USB external telephone, connect it as shown cable yet. below. 1 Make sure that the power switch is off. Connect the AC pow er cord to the machine. 2 Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Turn the power switch on. If you are sharing one phone line with an external telephone answering device, connect it as shown below. Please set the receive m ode to External TAD. If Check Scan L
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Setting Up the Machine Step 1 MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN have similar control panel keys. 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. Ar e you using the voice m essa ge Fax Only 2 Press key. fu nction of your extern al te lep hone a nswering device? 3 Press key. The MFC automatically No answers ever
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7 Setting the Date and Time T he M FC displays the date and time, and prints it on 6 Enter the two digits for the day on the dial ev ery fax you send. pad, and then press the Set key. 1 Press the Menu key. 02.Date/Time 2 Press the key. 03/XX/2003 3 Press the key. Day:01 _ 4 Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial pad, and then press the Set key. Enter & Set Key 02.Date/Time (e.g. Enter 0, 1.) 7 Enter the tim e in 24-hour form at on the dial pad, and then press the Set key. Year:2
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Setting Up the Machine Step 1 MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN have similar control panel keys. 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 nam e (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
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Sending in the Product Selecting Your 9 10 Registration and Test Language (Canada Only) Sheet (USA Only) 1 Press the Menu key. 1 Fill out the Product Registration and Test Sheet. 2 Press the key. 3 Press the key. 4 Select your language (ENGLISH or FREN CH) by using or , and then press the Set key. 05.Local Language ▲ English * 2 Place the sheet face up in the Automatic ▼ French Document F eeder . Select ▲▼ & Set 5 Press the Stop/Exit key. M a k e su re (Fa x ) is illu m in a te d in G
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 Supplied CD-ROM (MFL-Pro Suite) You can find a variety of inform ation on the CD -ROM . Install Software You can install printer, PC-F AX Send/Receive, scanner drivers and the various utility item s, including ® ® PaperPort and TextBridge OC R. On-Line Registration You w ill be pointed to t he B rot her P roduct Regist ration W eb P age for quic k regis trat ion of your M F C. Documentation View the User’s Guide and other documentation in PDF format. (
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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 25 ® (For Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) ® Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 Users... Go to page 35 (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 St ep 1 “ Setting Up the Machine” on pages 4 - 11. 1 5 Switch off and unplug the MFC from the AC Click MFL-Pro Suite in M ain Ap plica tion. outlet and disconnect it from your com puter, if you already connected an interface cable. M FL-Pro Suite includes Printer Driver, ® ® Scanner Driver, ScanSoft PaperPort , ® ® Sca
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Step 2 ® ® 7 A When the PaperPort 8.0 SE Setup window When the ScanSoft Registration screen is is displayed, click Next. displayed, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. ® 8 After reading and accepting the ScanSoft B Click Finish to complete installation. License Agreement, enter your user information and click Next. 9 Select Typical and click Next. C When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Installation window appears, click Next. ® 0 Click Install and PaperPort w ill start ins
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) D When the Brother Software License Agreem ent window appears, click Yes. ® Windows 98/98SE/Me Users ➝ Go to page 17 ® Windows 2000 Professional Users ➝ Go to page 19 ® Windows XP Users E Select Local Interf ace, and then click Next. ➝ Go to page 22 F Select Standard, and then click Next. The application files will be copied and installed to your com puter. If you want to
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Step 2 ® For Windows 98/98SE/Me Users Only 1 F Make sure that you followed the instructions in to on pages 14 - 16. G I When this screen appears, connect the Accept the default Printer name by selecting USB interface cable to your PC , and then Yes, and then click Next. connect it to the MF C. Turn on the MFC by plugging in the pow er cord. Turn the power switch on. J Select Yes (recommended), and then click Finish. A test page will be printed so you can check the print quality. K If the
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Installing the Driver & Software Step 2 For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) L The README.WRI file will be displayed. Please read this file for troubleshooting information and then close the file to continue installation. M Click Finish to restart your computer. N After the computer restarts, click Yes to have the Control Center load each time ® Windows is started. The Control Center will appear as an icon in the task tray. If you click No the Scan
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® For Windows 2000 Professional Users Only 1 F Make sure that you followed the instructions in to on pages 14 - 16. G I When this screen appears, connect the The R EADME.W RI file will be displayed. USB interface cable to your PC , and then Please read this file for troubleshooting connect it to the MF C. information and then close the file to Turn on the MFC by plugging in the pow er continue installation. cord. Turn the power switch on. J Click Finish to restart your computer. K After th
