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Brother HL-6180DW(T) HL-5470DW(T) manual

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    1 Start Here H L-5470DW(T ) H L-6180DW(T ) Quick Se tup Guide ENG Versi on 0 Thank y ou for choos ing Brother, your supp ort is im portant to us and we value your busi ness. Your Brother p roduct is engineered and manufactu red to the hi ghes t standards to deliver reli a ble performance, day-in and day-out . Pl ease read the P roduct Safety Guide [...]

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    2 WARNING • Plasti c bags are u sed i n the pack ing of your mac hine. Pl astic b ags are n ot toys. To avoid the dang er of s uffocation , keep these bag s away fro m b abies and childr en and dis pose o f th em c orre ctly. • If yo u use a L ower T ray, DO NO T ca rry the m achin e with the Lo wer Tray as yo u ma y be in jured or ca use damag[...]

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    3 2 Remove the packing materi al fro m the machine a Remove t he packing tape f rom t he outside of the machine. b Open the MP tray a , and remo ve the pac king tape b from the MP tray support, then close the MP tray. c Press the front cover release b utton and open the front cover. Remove the silic a gel pa ck a . CAUTION CAUTION DO NOT eat the si[...]

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    4 3 Lo ad p ape r i n the pa p er tray a Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. b While pressing the green paper-guide release leve r a , slide the paper guide s to fit t he paper size you are loading in the tray. Make sure that the guides are firmly i n the slots. c Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and m isfeeds . d Put [...]

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    5 4 Tu rn on th e mac hine a Connect the AC po wer cord to the mac hine and then conn ect it to a n AC power out let. b Turn the machine's power switch on. 5 Wir eless se tup ( if needed ) For wireles s setup u sing a M acintosh comp uter or mobile device , go to a . For Windows ® us ers (all connec tions) a nd Mac intosh users using the USB [...]

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    6 6 Print a t est page a Pre ss Go . The machine will print a test pa ge. Check that the test p age has pri nted correctly. 7 Set yo ur l ang ua g e a Pre ss a or b to choose General Setup . Pre ss OK . b Pre ss OK to choose Local Language . c Pre ss a or b to c h oose your language. Pre ss OK . d Pre ss Cancel . Now go to Next page to install the [...]

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    7 Windows ® USB Macintosh Windows ® Macintosh Wired Network Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh 8 Choose your connecti on t ype These inst allation instructions are for W indows ® XP Ho me/XP Profes sional/XP Professio nal x 64 Editio n, Windo ws Vista ® , Windows ® 7, W indows Server ® 2003/2003 x64 E dition/2 008/2008 R2 a nd Mac OS X (v[...]

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    8 Windows ® USB Fo r USB I nte rf ace C able User s f or Wi ndows ® 9 Before you i nstal l a Make sure that your computer is ON and you are logged on with Adm inistrator rights. b Turn off t he machine and make sure the USB interface cable is NOT conne cted to the machine. If you have already connected the cable, di sconnect it. 10 Ins tall the p[...]

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    9 Windows ® USB Windows ® USB Macintosh g When the On-Line Re gistration scr een appears, m ake your sele ction and follow t he on-screen i nstructions. On ce you have completed t he registration proces s, cli ck Next . h When the Setup Compl ete screen appears, check t he b ox of t he ac tion you wa nt to perform, an d then c lick Fi ni sh . Imp[...]

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    10 Macintosh USB Fo r USB I nte rface Cab le User s for Maci ntosh 9 Before you i nstal l a Make sure your machine is connect ed to t he power and your Macinto sh is ON. You mu st be logged on with Administrator r ight s. b Connect the USB cable to the USB port marked with the symbo l on your machine, and then connect the cable to your Macintos h. [...]

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    11 Windows ® Wired Network Windows ® Macintosh Wired Network For W ired N etwor k In terface C able U ser s for W indow s ® (For Pe er-to-Peer netw ork us ers) 9 Before you i nstal l a Router b Mach i ne a Make sure that your computer is ON and you are logged on with Adm inistrator rights. b Remove the protective cap from the Ethern et po rt m a[...]

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    12 Windows ® Wired Network d Choose Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Pr in te r an d then click Next . e The installation will aut omaticall y start. f When the On-Line Reg istration appea rs, make y our selection a nd follow t he on-screen instructions. O nce you have c ompleted the registration process , click Next . g When the Setup Compl ete scree[...]

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    13 Windows ® Wired Network Windows ® Macintosh Wired Network For W ired N etwor k In terface C able U ser s for W indow s ® (F or share d n etw ork use rs) 9 Before you i nstal l a Client computer b Computer known as “Server” or “Print server” c TCP/ IP o r USB d Mach i ne a Make sure that your computer is ON and you are logged on with A[...]

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    14 Windows ® Wired Network f The installation will aut omaticall y start. g When the On-Line Reg istration screen appears, m ake your sele ction and f ollow the on-screen i nstructions. On ce you have completed t he registration proces s, cli ck Next . h When the Setup Compl ete screen appears, check the box of the action you want to perform, and [...]

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    15 Ma ci nt os h Wired Network Windows ® Macintosh Wired Network Fo r Wire d Ne two rk Inte rfac e Cab l e Use rs fo r Maci nto sh 9 Before you i nstal l a Make sure your machine is connected to the power and your Macinto sh is ON. You mus t be logged on with Administrator rights. b Remove the protective cap from the Ethern et po rt m a r ke d w i[...]

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    16 Macintosh Wired Network e When th is screen appea rs, cl ick Next . Note When t he Brot he r Supp ort s creen appears, make your selection and follow the on-screen inst ru ction s. Fini sh The in stallatio n is no w comp lete.[...]

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    17 For Wir eless Network Users Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh Fo r Wire le ss Ne t work In terf ac e Use rs 9 Be fore yo u be gin First you must configure the wireless network s ettings of your machine to com municate with yo ur wireless access point/rou ter. After the machine is configured to communicate with your wireless access point/rou[...]

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    18 For Wi reless Network Users 10 Choose your wirel ess set up method The fol lowin g instruc tions w ill offer thre e methods for setting up your Brot her machi ne on a wireless network . If you bega n the wireless setup from step 5 on page 5 (for Mac intosh and mobile devices), go to method b (Setup W izard). For al l other users, choose the meth[...]

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    19 For Wir eless Network Users Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh b Ma nua l setu p f ro m the co ntro l pa nel usi ng the S etup W iza rd (M ac intos h, mobi l e devi ces a nd Windo ws ® ) If your wireless ac cess poi nt/router do es no t su pport WPS (Wi-Fi Pr otected Setup™) or A OSS™ , write down the wirel ess network setting s of your[...]

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    20 For Wi reless Network Users Setu p usin g the In s talle r CD- RO M a nd t empora rily u sing a US B cable (W indow s ® only ) 11 Setup the wi reless sett ings a Put t he instal ler CD-ROM into y o ur CD-ROM drive. If prompted, select your model and language. b Cli ck Inst al l Pr int er D ri v er and then cli ck Yes if you accept t h e license[...]

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    21 For Wir eless Network Users Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh h Check Yes i f you want to connec t with the listed SSI D . C li ck Next and go to k . i The wi zard will search f or wire less ne tworks available from your machine. Choose the SSID that you wrote down for your network in step 10- a o n pa ge 1 8, and then click Nex t . j En te[...]

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    22 For Wi reless Network Users Man ual s et up f ro m th e co ntr o l pan e l usi ng t he S et up Wi za rd ( Macintosh , mobile d evi ces and Win dows ® ) 11 Setup the wi reless sett ings a If you began the wireless setup from step 5 on page 5 (f or Mac intosh and mobil e devices), go to c . All o ther users, go t o b . b On your machine, press a [...]

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    23 For Wir eless Network Users Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh For comp uter users, pleas e install the printe r driver. For Maci ntosh Users: Now go to step 12 on pa ge 30 For W ind ow s ® Users: Now go to step 12 on pa ge 28 For m obile de vice users w ho beg an the setup f rom step 5 on pag e 5, go bac k to step 6 to continue t h e mac h[...]

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    24 For Wi reless Network Users On e pu sh set up us in g WP S (W i-Fi Pro tecte d S etu p) or A O SS ™ (W ind ow s ® and Macintosh) 11 Configure t he wir eless sett ings a Confirm your wireless access point/router has the WPS or AOSS™ symbo l a s shown below. b Place the Brother m achine within range of y our WPS or AOSS™ access point/ route[...]

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    25 For Wir eless Network Users Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh T roub l e sh oot i ng How can I f in d th e wireles s settings ( Network Nam e (S SID) an d Netw ork Key) * The Network Key may also be described as the Passw ord, Security Key or Encr yption Key. * If th e w ire less ac ce ss poin t/r ou ter is s et to no t bro ad ca st t he SS[...]

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    26 For Wi reless Network Users TS- 03 The wireless network and sec urity setting y ou ent ered may be incorrect . Reco nfirm the wi reless network settings. * C heck i f the ent ered or selected SS ID/authenticat ion m ethod/encryption method/UserID/Userpass are correct. See How can I find the wi reless settings (Network Name (S SID) and Network Ke[...]

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    27 For Wir eless Network Users Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh Enter ing Text for Wirel ess Sett i ngs H old down or rep eatedly p ress the a or b key to select a character from the list bel o w: (space) !"#$ %&'() +,-./0123456789: ;<=>? @ ABCDE FGHIJKLMNOP Q RSTUVWXY Z[]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv wxyz{|}~ Press OK to con[...]

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    28 Windows ® Wire less Net work Insta ll the Printe r Driv er for W indow s ® 12 Before you i nstal l a Make sure that your computer is ON and you are logged on with Adm inistrator rights. b Make sure the machine power switch is on. 13 Ins tall the p rinter d river a Put t he instal ler CD-ROM into y o ur CD-ROM drive. If prompted, select your mo[...]

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    29 Windows ® Wirel ess N etwork Wireless Network Windows ® M acintosh Note Depending on your security settings, a Windows ® Security or antivirus so ftware window may appea r when us ing t he machine or its s oftware. Please allow o r permit t he window t o con tinue. Fini sh The in stallatio n is no w comp lete. Note XML Pap er Specification Pr[...]

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    30 Macintosh Wire less Net work In stall t he Pri nter Driver for Macintosh 12 Before you i nstal l a Make sure your machine is connect ed to t he power and your Macinto sh is ON. You mu st be logged on with Administrator r ight s. 13 Ins tall the p rinter d river a Put t he instal ler CD-ROM into y o ur CD-ROM drive. b Double-click the St art Here[...]

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    31 For Network Us ers Web Based Mana ge ment (w e b br ow se r) The B rother print server is equipped with a web server that allows you to monitor its stat us or change some of its configuration set tings, us ing HTTP (Hyper Text Transf er Protoco l). a Open your browser. b Type “http://machine’s IP address/” into your browser’s address bar[...]

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    Other Information 32 Bro th er C rea tiv eC ent er Get inspired. If you're u sing Windo ws ® , do uble-click the Brothe r CreativeCenter icon on your desktop to access our F RE E web site wi th m any ideas a nd resou rces fo r personal and pro fessiona l u se. Mac us ers can a ccess Brot her CreativeCenter at this web a ddress : http://www.br[...]

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    33 Options and Consumable s Options The m achine has the following optional access ories. You can expand the capabilities of the machine by adding these item s. For more information about the optional Lower Tray Unit and compatible SO-DIMM Memory, visit us at http://solution s.brother.com/ . Co nsum able s W hen the time c omes t o replace c onsuma[...]

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    Trademar ks The B rot he r log o is a r eg ist ered trade mark of Br oth er Ind ustr ies, Ltd. B rot he r is a r e gi ste re d t rad em a r k of Bro the r In du s trie s , L td. Mic ros oft, Wi ndo w s, Windo ws Serve r and In terne t Ex plorer ar e either re gister e d tra dema r k s of Mi crosof t Co rpo ratio n in t he Unit e d S t at es and/ or[...]