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Quick Se tup Gui de MFC-5440CN MFC-5840CN Befo re you can use the machine, yo u must set up the hardware and install the driver. To help you get st arted in sett ing up the machine and install ing the driver an d softwa re, pleas e read this “Qui ck Setup Guide” and follow the si mple instr uction s. For th e lat est driver s and t o find the b[...]
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■ Warn in g Hint U se r’s Gu ide Ind ic ate s warn in g s th at m us t be obs er ved to prevent poss ibl e personal inj ury. Indicate s cautions that must be o bserve d to us e the mac hine prop erly or to prev ent dam age to t he machine. Indic ates notes and useful tips to rem ember when using the machin e. Indic ates r efere nce t o the User[...]
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1 Carton co mponent s may di ffer f rom on e coun try t o anot her. Save all pack ing materi als and the carton . Carton Compo ne nts Quic k Setup Guid e CD-ROM User ’s Gu ide Telephone Line Cord Po wer Cord Bla ck (LC 900BK) Magent a (LC900M) Yello w (LC900Y) Cyan (LC 900C) Ink Ca rtridges If you ar e connectin g the machine v ia USB: ■ The in[...]
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2 (For MFC-5440 CN) (For MFC-5840 CN) Control Pane l 1 . Print keys 5 . Mo de keys 9 . Navigation keys 2 . F ax and tele phon e key s 6 . S top/Exi t key 10 . Li qui d Cry st al D is p lay (LCD ) 3 . Copy keys 7 . S tart keys 4 . Dial Pad 8 . Power Save key For the detai ls of the cont rol panel, see "Control panel overvie w" in Chapter 1[...]
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3 Table o f Cont ents Settin g Up the Ma chine 1. Re moving t he Pro tectiv e Pa rts ...... ... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ..... 4 2. Loa ding P aper ....... ....... .... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ . 4 3. Installing the Phone Line and Power Cor [...]
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4 Settin g Up the Mach ine 1 Remo v e th e pr ot ect iv e t ap e an d p ape r. DO NOT connect the USB cable. Connecting the USB cable is done wh en in s ta ll i ng th e dr iv er . To lo ad pap er or ot her me dia 1 Pu ll th e pa pe r tr ay com p let el y out of th e machi ne and remo v e th e ou t pu t pape r t ray. 2 Pre ss and sli de th e pap er [...]
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5 Setting Up the Mach i ne Wi ndows ® Mac OS ® X Ma c OS ® 8.6 - 9. 2 Wi ndows ® Networ k For Network Us ers Maci nto sh ® Net work To l oad pape r in th e pape r tray #2 (MFC -58 40 CN o nl y) 1 Pull the p aper t ray c omple tel y out of the machin e. 2 Pres s an d sl ide th e pa per side guid e an d p ap er le ng th gu i de to fi t t he pap [...]
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6 Settin g Up the Mach ine 1 Conn ect th e p ow e r co rd . 2 Conn ect th e t ele ph on e l in e c ord . Conn ect on e en d of th e t ele ph on e li n e cor d to the socke t on th e mach i ne marked LI NE and th e ot h er en d t o a m o dul ar wal l s ock et . DO NOT connect the USB cable ye t . Warning ■ The machi ne must be fit ted with an eart[...]
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7 Setting Up the Mach i ne Wi ndows ® Mac OS ® X Ma c OS ® 8.6 - 9. 2 Wi ndows ® Networ k For Network Us ers Maci nto sh ® Net work Warning If ink gets in your eyes wash them with water immediat ely, and if ir rita tion oc curs con sult a docto r. 1 Make sure th at the power is tur ned on. Th e LCD s h ows : 2 Lift the s can ner c over f r om [...]
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8 Settin g Up the Mach ine 6 Pr ess fir mly do wn on the in k car tridg e unti l th e ho ok s na ps over i t, ta ki ng car e to ma tch t he slo t co lour ( A) wi th th e car tridg e col ou r (B) , as s ho wn i n the di a gr am be l ow. 7 Li ft the scan ner cov er to rele ase t he loc k. Ge ntl y pus h th e s can ner c o v er s up po rt down an d cl[...]
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9 Setting Up the Mach i ne Wi ndows ® Mac OS ® X Ma c OS ® 8.6 - 9. 2 Wi ndows ® Networ k For Network Us ers Maci nto sh ® Net work 1 After the cle aning cycle is finished, t he LCD shows: 2 Ma ke s ure the pape r i s lo ad ed in t he pa pe r tray. Pres s Colo ur S tart . Th e ma ch in e s ta rt s pri n ti ng t he PRI NT QU A LIT Y CH E CK SH [...]
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10 Settin g Up the Mach ine 1 Press Menu/Set . 2 Press 0 . 3 Press 2 . 4 En te r th e la s t t wo di gi t s of th e yea r on t he di al pa d, and the n pres s Menu/Set . (e .g. Ente r 0 4 fo r 200 4. ) 5 En te r t he tw o dig i ts f or th e m o nth o n t he d i al pa d, and the n pre ss Menu/S et . (e .g. Ente r 0 3 for March .) 6 En te r th e t wo[...]
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11 Setting Up the Mach i ne Wi ndows ® Mac OS ® X Ma c OS ® 8.6 - 9. 2 Wi ndows ® Networ k For Network Us ers Maci nto sh ® Net work There ar e four po ssible r eceive m ode s: Fax Only , Fax/Tel , Manual and External TAD . 1 Pres s Menu/Set . 2 Pres s 0 . 3 Pres s 1 . 4 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to select the mode . 5 Pres s Menu/Set . 6 Pres s Stop/[...]
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12 Installing the Driver & Software The CD -ROM incl udes t he followi ng i tems : Install MFL-Pro Suite You can inst all t he MF L-Pro Suit e sof twar e a nd multi function dr ivers . Ins ta ll Opti on a l Appl ica ti on s You can install addi ti onal MFL-Pr o Suite softwar e utilit ies. Documentati on* 1 View the Us er’s G uide and ot her d[...]
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13 Setting Up the Mach i ne Wi ndows ® Mac OS ® X Ma c OS ® 8.6 - 9. 2 Wi ndows ® Networ k For Network Us ers Maci nto sh ® Net work Installing the Driver & Software Follow the i nstructio ns on this page for your o perating syste m and interf ace cable. St ep 2 For USB Interface Ca ble Users ■ Wind ow s ® 98/98 SE /Me/20 00 Pro fession[...]
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14 Installing the Driver & Software Make sur e th at you hav e co mple te d th e in stru ct ion s fro m Ste p 1 “S et ting Up the Ma ch in e” o n pa ge s 4 - 11 . (MFC - 58 40C N onl y) If you are using Windows ® 200 0 Pr of es sio nal: To a c ces s th e Ph ot oCa pt ur e C en ter ™ feat ur es from yo ur PC you may ha ve to install a Wi [...]
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15 5 Aft er re ading and acc epti ng th e Sca nSof t ® Pape rPo rt ® 9 .0 SE Li ce ns e A gre eme nt , cli ck Yes . 6 Th e in st a llat i o n of Pa pe r Por t ® 9 . 0SE will automaticall y start a n d is followed by the i nst al la t ion o f MF L -P ro S ui te. 7 W hen th e B rot he r MF L- Pro Sui te So ftw a re Li cen s e Ag re eme nt w ind ow[...]
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16 Installing the Driver & Software 0 Li ft the scan ner cov er to rele ase t he loc k. Ge ntl y pus h th e s can ner c o v er s up po rt down an d cl ose th e sca nn er co ver . A T urn on the mach ine by pl uggi ng in the powe r c ord . It will take a few seconds for th e installation s cree ns t o ap pear . T he ins tal lati on of the Brot h[...]
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17 Ma ke sure th at you have comp le te d th e ins tru cti on s fr om S tep 1 “S ett in g Up the Ma ch ine ” on pa ge s 4 - 11. Bef o r e in s ta lla ti on , if yo u ar e us in g Pe rson al Fir ewa ll s of t ware , d is ab le i t. Onc e you ar e sure th a t you ca n print, re - start your Personal Fire wall software. 1 Co nn ec t th e ne tw o r[...]
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18 Installing the Driver & Software 7 Afte r rea ding an d acce pting the Sc anS oft ® Pa per Po rt ® 9. 0S E Lic e nse A gr eem ent, c lic k Y es . 8 The in s ta ll a tio n o f P ape rP ort ® 9.0SE will auto m ati cal ly st ar t a nd i s f oll owed by th e inst al l at ion of MF L-P ro S uit e . 9 When the B rot h er MFL - Pr o Su it e So f[...]
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19 D Click Finish to re start yo u r co mputer. E After restar ting the co mpute r, the Insta llation Diagnostics wil l run auto matica lly an d th e insta llatio n resul ts window will be shown. The MFL-Pro Suite, Brother Ne t work Printer driver, Net work Scanner driver and Network PhotoCapture Center ™ have bee n insta lled a nd the installati[...]
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20 Installing the Drive r & Software Make sur e th at you hav e co mple te d th e in stru ct ion s fro m Ste p 1 “S et ting Up the Ma ch in e” o n pa ge s 4 - 11 . 1 Turn o ff an d u npl ug the mac h ine fro m th e AC ou tl et and di sc on ne c t it f rom y ou r Ma cint osh ® if yo u al rea dy con ne ct e d an in terf ace ca ble . 2 Tu rn [...]
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21 3. Care fully guide the USB cable into the tren ch as sho wn be l ow , follo wing th e tr en ch roun d an d t owa r d the ba c k o f the m achi ne. Warning Ensur e that the c able does not restr ict the cover f rom closing, or an error may occ ur. DO NOT conne c t the machine to a USB port on a k e yboard or a non powered USB hub. 8 Lift the s c[...]
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22 Installing the Drive r & Software E Select US B . F Select M FC -XX XX (X XX X is y our mode l nam e), an d then c li ck Add . G Select Quit Printe r Set up Utili ty fro m the Prin ter S etup Ut ility menu. The MFL-Pro Suite, Brother Printer driver, Scanner dri ver and Re mote Setup Program have be en installed and the i nst allati on is now[...]
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23 Ma ke sure th at you have comp le te d th e ins tru cti on s fr om S tep 1 “S ett in g Up the Ma ch ine ” on pa ge s 4 - 11. 1 Tu rn o ff an d un plu g t he mac hi ne f ro m th e AC o utl et an d dis conn ect i t fro m yo ur Macintosh ® if yo u alr ea dy conn ec t ed an i nt erf a ce c abl e. 2 Tur n on y our M aci ntos h ® . 3 In sert the[...]
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24 Installing the Drive r & Software 8 Li ft the scan ner cov er to rele ase t he loc k. Ge ntl y pus h th e s can ner c o v er s up po rt down an d cl ose th e sca nn er co ver . 9 Tu rn on the mach ine by pl uggi ng in the powe r c ord . 0 From th e Ap ple ® menu , op en t he Chooser . A Click the Brother In k icon. On th e ri gh t sid e o f[...]
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25 Ma ke sure th at you have comp le te d th e ins tru cti on s fr om S tep 1 “S ett in g Up the Ma ch ine ” on pa ge s 4 - 11. 1 Tu rn o ff an d un plu g t he mac hi ne f ro m th e AC o utl et an d dis conn ect i t fro m yo ur Macintosh ® if yo u alr ea dy conn ec t ed an i nt erf a ce c abl e. 2 Tur n on y our M aci ntos h ® . 3 In sert the[...]
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26 Installing the Drive r & Software 3. C are f ull y g ui d e th e n et wo rk c ab le int o th e tr ench as sh own be low , fo llo wing th e t r en ch roun d and towar d the ba ck of the machine. Warning Ensur e that the c abl e does not restric t the cover f rom closi ng , or an e rror may o ccur. 8 Li ft the scan ner cov er to re l eas e the[...]
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27 E Open the Prin t Cent er icon. F Click Add . G Make the se lection sh o wn below. H Select Brothe r MFC-XXXX ( XXX X is y our mode l name) ( BRN_xx xxxx_P1 ), an d th en click the Add butto n. I Se le ct Quit Prin ter Setup U t ilit y from the Pr inter Se tup U tility menu. The setup i s now complete. xxxxxx ar e the l ast six d igits of the Et[...]
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28 Installing the Driver & Software Make sur e th at you hav e co mple te d th e in stru ct ion s fro m Ste p 1 “S et ting Up the Ma ch in e” o n pa ge s 4 - 11 . 1 Turn o ff an d u npl ug the mac h ine fro m th e AC ou tl et and di sc on ne c t it f rom y ou r Ma cint osh ® if yo u al rea dy con ne ct e d an in terf ace ca ble . 2 Tu rn o[...]
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29 8 Lift the s can ner c over to re lea se the loc k. Gentl y pus h the scan ner cove r supp ort dow n an d clo se th e s canne r co ver. 9 Tu rn o n t he ma c hin e by pl ug gin g in t he powe r cord. 0 Open the Chooser from the Ap ple menu . A Click t he Brother Ink (IP) ico n, and the n select BRN_ x xxxx x . Cl os e the Chooser . The setup is [...]
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30 ■ For N etwork User s Thi s section is f or using the machine on a network . An adm inistrator sho uld set up the machin e using the fo ll ow i ng step s. To restor e all netwo rk settings of the int ernal Prin t/Scan serve r to factory def ault, please foll ow the steps below. 1 Make s u re t he mac hin e i s no t o pe r ati n g, then d isc o[...]
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31 The B RAdmin Prof essional u til ity is designe d to manage your Brothe r network con nected device s such as network-r eady Multifunction dev ic es and/or netwo rk-ready print ers in a Loca l Area Network (LA N) environm ent. BRAd min Profession al can also be used to man age devices from other ma nufacturer s whose products support S NMP (Simp[...]
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32 ■ For N etwork User s 1 St art B RAdmi n Pr ofe ssion al, and s elec t T C P/IP . 2 Select Se arch A cti ve De vices from the Devi c es menu . BRAdmin will search for new devices auto mat i cal l y. 3 Double-cli ck the new device. 4 Ente r the IP Addr e ss , Subnet Mask and Gat eway , a nd then click the OK butto n. 5 The address inf ormation [...]
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33 Ink Cartridge The exte rnal wir eless Print/Scan server (8 02.11b) is ava ilable for Brother M FC’s as an opti on. Repla ceme nt C onsu mables Bl ac k (Sta ndard) Black (High Yi eld) Magenta Yell ow Cy an LC90 0B K LC9 00 H YBK LC90 0M LC 90 0Y LC90 0C Optio n E xte rn a l W ir e le ss P rin t /S ca n Serv er NC -2200 w The op ti onal E xt ern[...]
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