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Brother MFC-240C manual

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  • Page 1

    STEP 1 STEP 2 Setup is Complete! Quick Se tup Gui de Setting Up the M achine Installing the Driver & Software MFC-240C Before you can use the machine, yo u m ust set up the hardware and install t h e software. Plea s e read this Q uick Setup Guide f or the c orrect setup p rocedure a nd installation instruction s . Keep this Qu ick Setup Gu ide[...]

  • Page 2

    Sym bo l s u sed in t his guide Warn ing Cauti on Improper Setup Warnings tell you wh at t o do to prevent possi ble pe rsonal i njury. Cauti ons speci f y proced ures you must fol low or avoid to pr event possibl e dama ge to the machine or othe r objects. Impr oper Set up icons aler t you to devi ces and operat ions t hat are not com patible with[...]

  • Page 3

    Tabl e of C ontent s 1 G ett ing S ta rted Carton com ponents .................. . ...... . ........... . ............. . ........... . ...... . ........... . ........... . ............. . . .. .... . .... .. ... ... .... . 2 Con trol pane l .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .[...]

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    Gett ing St arted 2 1 Carton comp o nents Carton com ponents may vary from one country to another. Save all pack ing mat erials and the carton in case for an y reason you must ship y our m achine. A USB interf ace cable i s not a standard accesso r y.  Ple ase make sure you use a U SB 2.0 cable that is no longer t han 6 feet ( 2 met ers) long. ?[...]

  • Page 5

    Getti ng Sta rted 3 Co nt rol p anel 1 Fax and te lephone key s 2 D ial Pa d 3 Mod e keys 4 Fax Re so luti on key 5I n k k e y 6 Clear /Back key 7O K k e y 8S t a r t k e y s 9 Stop/Ex it key 10 Navigat ion keys 11 Copy Optio ns key 12 Menu key 13 LCD (Liquid Cry st a l Display) 14 On /O ff key For the details of t h e control panel, see Control pa[...]

  • Page 6

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 4 STE P1 1 1 Removi ng the prot ective part s 1 Remove t he protective tape a nd film covering the scanner glass. Im prop er Set up D O NOT connect th e USB cable. C onnecting the USB cable is done during the software inst allati o n process. 2 Loa din g p aper You can load up to 1 00 she ets of 20 lb (80 g/m 2 ) paper. F[...]

  • Page 7

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 5 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid pape r j a ms and misfeeds. 4 Gently put the paper into the paper tray print side down and top edge first. Check that the paper is f lat in the tray. Note When you use Legal size paper, press and hold the universal gu ide release butto n as you slide out the fr o nt of the paper tra[...]

  • Page 8

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 6 STE P1 8 While holding the paper tray in place, pu ll out the paper support ( ) until it cli ck s, and then unfold the paper support flap ( ). Note D o not use the paper support f lap for Legal paper. 3 Co nnecting t he phone lin e 1 Connect the t elephone line c ord. Conne c t one end of the t elephone line cord to the[...]

  • Page 9

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 7 4 Co nnecting t he power cord 1 Connect the power cord. 5 Installing the ink cartridg es Warni ng If i nk g ets i n y our ey es , wa sh th em o ut w ith w at er at once, an d i f irritation occurs consult a doctor. 1 M ak e su re t ha t t he po wer i s t ur ned on . The LCD shows: No Cartridge 2 Open the ink cartridge co[...]

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    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 8 STE P1 Im prop er Set up D O NOT t ouch t he are a show n in t he il lustra tion be low. Note If the protective yellow cap comes off when you open the bag , the cartridge wil l not be damaged. 6 Install each in k cart ridg e in the direction of t he arrow on t he label . Take care t o m atch t he color of the lock relea[...]

  • Page 11

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 9 Caution • DO NOT take out ink cartridges if yo u do n ot need to replace them. I f you do s o, it m ay reduce the ink quantity and the machine will not know the qu antity of ink left in the cartridge . • DO NOT shake the ink cartridg es. If i nk stains your s kin or clothing, wash w ith soap or detergent at o nce. ?[...]

  • Page 12

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 10 STE P1 5 Do one o f the f ollowing:  If all lines are cl ear and visib le, press 1 ( Yes ) on t he di al pad to fini s h the quality ch ec k.  If you can s ee missing short l ines, press 2 ( No ) on t he di al pad and go to st ep 6 . 6 The LCD asks you if t he print qua lity i s OK for black and color. Press 1 ( [...]

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    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 11 8 Set ting the LCD contrast You c an adjust the LCD contrast f or a shar per an d move vivid di splay. If you are having di fficulty seeing the LCD from your position, we recommend t he following contras t set t ing for improv ed viewing. 1 Pre ss Me nu , 1 , 7 . 2 Pre ss a or b to choose Dark or Light . 3 Pre ss OK . 4[...]

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    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 12 STE P1 10 Settin g yo ur sta t io n ID You should store you r name and fax number to be printe d on al l fax pages that you s end. 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss 0 . 3 Pre ss 3 . 4 Enter your f ax numb er (up to 20 dig its) on the dial pad, and then press OK . Fax:_ 5 Enter your na me (up to 20 characters) using the dial p [...]

  • Page 15

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 13 12 Choosing a Recei ve Mode There are four possible receive modes : Fax Only , Fax/Tel , Manua l and External TAD . 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss 0 . 3 Pre ss 1 . 4 Pre ss a or b to cho ose t he mo de. 5 Pre ss OK . 6 Pre ss St o p/ Ex it . For detail s, see Re ceive mode Set ti n gs in Chapter 6 of t h e User's Guide.[...]

  • Page 16

    Su ppli ed CD -R OM ‘M FL-P ro Sui te’ 14 1 Su pplied C D-R OM ‘M FL-P ro S uite’ Windows ® Install MFL-Pro Su ite You can install the M FL-Pro Suite sof tware an d mul ti f unction drivers. Install Other Driv ers or Uti li ties You c an install additional MFL-Pro Suite software utilities, install without P aperPort ® SE, or i nstall the [...]

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    Insta lling the Driv er & Softw are 15 STEP2 Follow the ins tructio ns on this page for your operatin g system and int erface. For the latest d rivers a nd document ations and to find the best solu t ion f or you r problem or quest ion, acces s the Brot her Sol ut i ons Center direct ly fr om the drive r or visi t http ://sol utions.br other.co[...]

  • Page 18

    Installing the Driver & Software 16 STE P2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 1 For USB Inter face Users ( For Wi nd ows ® 98/98 SE/Me/2000 Pr ofessio nal/XP/XP Pr ofession al x64 Edi tion) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m Step 1 Setting Up the Mach ine on pages 4 throug h 13. Note • Ple ase close any appl icatio[...]

  • Page 19

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 17 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 5 After reading and accepting the ScanS oft ® Pa pe rPo r t ® SE Licens e Agree ment, click Yes . 6 The installation of PaperPort ® SE will automatically start and is followed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. 7 When the Brother MFL-Pro S uite Software License Agreem ent [...]

  • Page 20

    Installing the Driver & Software 18 STE P2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 13 Lift t he scanner cover to r e lease the lock ( ). Gently p ush the scanner cover support d own ( ) and clo se the scanner cov er ( ). 14 Turn on the machine by connecting the power co rd . The inst allat ion of the B rothe r d rive rs will automatically s tart. The inst[...]

  • Page 21

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 19 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® USB For USB Inter face Users ( For Mac OS ® X 1 0.2.4 o r greater) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions fr om Step 1 Setting Up the Mac hi ne on p ages 4 throug h 13. Note For M ac OS ® X 10.2. 0 to 1 0.2.3 users, u pgrade to Mac O S ® X 1 0 .2. 4 or[...]

  • Page 22

    Installing the Driver & Software 20 STE P2 Ma c int os h ® Ma cintos h ® USB 6 Turn on y o ur Macintosh ® . 7 Put the s upplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 8 Double-click the Star t Here OSX ic on t o ins tall. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note Please wait, it wi l l take a few seconds for the software t o inst all . After th e inst[...]

  • Page 23

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 21 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® USB 15 To ins tall P resto ! ® PageM anage r ® , click the Pre sto! Pa geMa nage r icon and f ollo w t he on-sc reen i nst ructions. Note When Presto! ® P ageManag er ® i s installed OCR capability is adde d to t he Brother ControlCent er2. You can easily scan, share and o[...]

  • Page 24

    Co nsuma ble s 22 1 Replacement consumables W hen the t ime comes to repla ce ink c artri d ges, an error mes sage will be indicated o n the LCD. F or more information abou t t he ink cart ri dges for y o ur machine, visit htt p: //solutions.brother.com or con tact your local Brother re-seller. I nk ca rt ri dge Black Yell ow Cyan Magent a LC51BK L[...]

  • Page 25

    Trademar ks The Brother logo is a regist ered trademar k of Brother In dustries, Lt d . Brother is a regist ered trademar k of Brother In dustries , Ltd . Multi-Func tion Link i s a r egistere d trademark of Brother I nternati onal Cor poration. Windows and Micr osoft are regi stered tr ademarks of Micr osoft in the U.S . and ot her co untries. Mac[...]

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