Brother MFC-8870DW manual

STEP 1 STEP 2 Setup is Complete! Quick Se tup Gui de Setting Up the M achine Installing the Driver & Software MFC-8870DW Before yo u can u se the mach ine, you m ust set up the hardwar e and i nstall the driver. Please read this ‘Qu ick Setup Guide ’ for proper se t up and installation instructions. Keep th is ‘Quick Setup Guide’ and th[...]

Sym bo l s u sed in th is guide Warning Cauti on Improp er Setup Warnings tell you what to do to prev ent possi ble pe rs on al inj ury. Cauti ons specify pr ocedures you must fol low or av oid to prevent possi ble damag e to the machin e or other obj ects. Impro per Setup icons al ert you to de vices and operat ions that ar e not com patible with [...]

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

Gett ing St arted 2 1 Carton comp o nents Carton com ponents may vary from one country to another. Save all packing mat erial s and the cart on in case for an y reason you must shi p your m achine. 1 Automati c Document Feeder (ADF) 2 Control Pa nel 3 Face-down Out put Tray Support Flap (Su pport Flap) 4F r o n t C o v e r 5 Pape r Tray 6 Power Swi[...]

Getti ng Sta rted 3 Co nt rol pa nel MF C-8870DW 1 One Touch keys 2 S tatu s L ED 3 LCD ( Liquid Cr ystal Di splay) 4 Men u keys 5 D ial Pa d 6 Stop/ Exit ke y 7S t a r t k e y 8 Copy ke ys 9 Mode key s 10 Fax and tel ephone k eys 11 Print k eys For the details of t h e control panel, see "Control panel overview" in Chapter 1 of t he Us e[...]

Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 4 STE P 1 1 1 In stall t he drum and toner cartri dge unit assembly Im prop er Set up D O NOT connect th e inter f a ce c able. C onnecting the i n terface cable is done during the softwar e i nstallation process. 1 Open t he front c over by pressing t he front cover release button (1) . 2 Unpack the drum and toner cartri[...]

Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 5 2 Loa d pape r in the pape r tray 1 Pull the paper t ray complet ely out of the machine. 2 While pressing the blue paper guide release leve r (1) , slide the adj usters to f it the p aper size. Check that t he guides are firmly i n t he sl ots . 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid pape r j a ms and misfeeds. 4 Put pa [...]

Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 6 STE P 1 3 Rel ease the scanner l ock 1 Pu sh the leve r (1) in t he d ir ec ti on s ho wn to unlock the scanner. (The grey scanne r lock lever is lo cated at the back left s ide, under the document cover (2) .) 4 Inst all th e pow e r cord an d ph one li ne 1 Make sure t h at the machine p ower switc h is off. Connec t [...]

Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 7 Warni ng • The machine mus t be f itted with an earthed plug. • Since the machine is grounde d t hrough the power outlet, you can protect yourself from potentially hazardous electrical con ditions o n the telephone network by k eeping the p ower cord c onnected to your mac hine when you conn ect it to a telephone lin[...]

Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 8 STE P 1 5 Se tt in g th e d ate an d t im e The ma chine displays the date and time, and if you setup the st ation ID, t he dat e and time will prin t on eve ry f a x you send. 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss 0 . 3 Pre ss 2 . 4 Enter the last two digits of the yea r on the di al pad, and then press OK . 02.Date/Time Year:2006[...]

Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 9 6 Settin g you r statio n ID You should s tore y o ur nam e and fax num ber to be pr int e d o n all fax pages that you sen d. 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss 0 . 3 Pre ss 3 . 4 Enter your f ax numb er (up t o 20 di gits) on the dial pad, and then press OK . To enter a “+” f or internati onal dia lling codes , p ress l . F[...]

Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 10 STE P 1 7 Tone an d pulse dialling mode You r machine c omes set for T one di alling s ervice. If you have Pulse dialling s ervice (rotary), you ne ed to cha nge the di alling mode. 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss 0 . 3 Pre ss 4 . 4 Press or t o c hoose Pulse (or Tone). Pre ss OK . 5 Pre ss St o p/ Ex it . 8 Setti ng the pho[...]

Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 11 9 Select ing a recei ve mode There are four possible receive modes : Fax Only , Fax/Tel , Manua l and External TAD . C hoose the Receive Mode w hi ch b est suits your needs . 1 Press Menu . 2 Press 0 . 3 Press 1 . 4 Press or to select the mode. Press OK . 5 Press Stop/Ex it . For more details, se e “Receiving a fax”[...]

Su ppli ed CD -RO M ‘M FL-Pr o Sui te’ 12 1 Su pplied C D-R OM ‘M FL-P ro Suit e’ Windows ® Install MF L-Pro Suit e 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 u tiliti es. Documen tation Vie w t he User’s G uide and o[...]

Windows ® Macintosh ® Insta lling the Driv er & Softw are 13 STEP 2 Follow the ins tructio ns on this page for your oper ating s ystem an d int erface. For the latest d rivers a nd document ations and to find the best soluti on for you r problem or quest ion, acces s the Br other Sol ut i ons Center direct ly fr om t he dr ive r or visit http[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 14 STE P 2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 1 For USB Inter face Cab le Users (Fo r Wind ow s ® 98/ 98SE/Me/2000 Prof essional/ XP/ XP Professi onal x64 Edi tion) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m s tep 1 S etting Up th e Mach ine on page 4 to 11. Note Ple ase close any appl icatio[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 15 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 6 After reading and accepting the ScanS oft ® Pa pe rPo r t ® SE License A greemen t, click Yes . The installation of PaperPort ® SE will automatical ly st art and i s f ollowed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. 7 When the Brother MFL-Pro S uite Software License Agreem en[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 16 STE P 2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 11 Cli ck Fini sh to restart y our computer. (After restarting t he compu ter, for W indows ® 2000 Professiona l/ X P/XP Pro fessional x64 Edition, you must be logged on with Administ rat or rights.) Note Afte r restarting the c o mputer, t he Installation D iagnostics wi[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 17 Window s ® Wi ndow s ® Para llel For Par allel Inter face Cable Users (For Wind ow s ® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Pr ofessio nal/XP/ XP Professi onal x64 Ed ition) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up th e Mac hi ne on page 4 to 11. Note Please cl ose an y app lication[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 18 STE P 2 Window s ® Wi ndow s ® Para llel 6 After reading and accepting the ScanS oft ® P ape rP or t ® SE License A greement, click Yes . The installation of Pap erPort ® SE wil l automatically s tart and is followed by t he installation of MFL-Pro Suite. 7 When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software License[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 19 Window s ® Wi ndow s ® Para llel 10 For Windows ® 9 8/98SE/M e/2000 Prof essional users, click Next . For Windows ® XP/XP Profes s i onal x64 Edition users, wait f or a whi le since t he installation of the Brother drivers will automatica lly start. The screens appe ar on e after ano ther. 11 When t he [...]

Installing the Driver & Software 20 STE P 2 Window s ® Wind ow s NT ® Paral lel For Wi ndow s NT ® Workst ation Versi on 4.0 Users ( Fo r Parall el In terf ace Cable Users) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m s tep 1 S etting Up th e Mach ine on page 4 to 11. Note Please close any a pplications runn ing befor [...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 21 Window s ® Wind ow s NT ® Paral lel 7 Choose Lo cal Co nne ctio n , and t hen c lick Next . The ins tallation will cont inue. Note If you want to install the PS driver (B rother’s BR- Script Driver) , ch oose C ustom Install and then follow the o n-screen i nstructions. W hen the Select Comp one nts scr[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 22 STE P 2 Window s ® Wind ow s ® Wired Network For Wi red Network I nterface Users (Fo r Wind ow s ® 98/ 98SE/Me/NT/ 2000 Profession al/XP/ XP Professi onal x64 Edi tion) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m s tep 1 S etting Up th e Mach ine on page 4 to 11. 1 Turn off and unpl[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 23 Window s ® Wind ow s ® Wired Network 7 Choose Wi red Netwo rk Connection , and th en clic k Next . Note If you want to install the PS driver (B rother’s BR- Script Driver) , ch oose C ustom Install and then follow the o n-screen i nstructions. W hen the Select Comp one nts screen appears , check PS Pr i[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 24 STE P 2 Window s ® Wind ow s ® Wired Network 14 Cli ck Fini sh to restart y our computer. (For Window s ® 2 000 Profes sional/XP/ XP Profes sional x64 Edition, you m ust be logged on with Administrator r i ghts.) The MFL- Pro S uite ( incl udi ng ne twor k printer d river an d netw ork scan ner driver ) ha[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 25 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wi rel ess Network For Wi reless Net work Users (For Wind ow s ® 98/98SE/Me/NT /2000 Prof essional/ XP/ XP Prof essional x64 Ed ition i n infrast ruct ure mode) U sing th e Se cure Easy Set up™ s oftw ar e to conf ig ure y our mac hine for a w irel ess ne tw ork The SecureE asySet[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 26 STE P 2 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wi rel ess Network 5 The wireless network conne ction st atus using the S ecur eEa sySet up™ so ftwa re will b e displayed: Connecting WLAN , Connected or Connection Error . Connecting WLAN is displayed when the print server i s trying t o ma ke conne c t ions to your router [...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 27 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wi rel ess Network U sing the Se tu p Wizar d fr om the c ontro l pan el LAN menu for wire less netw ork co nfig urat ion Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up th e Mac hi ne on page 4 to 11. These inst r u ctions will install your B roth[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 28 STE P 2 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wi rel ess Network 2 Plug in t he power cord a nd turn on the machine. Im prop er Set up If yo u have previ ously con f i gured the w ireless settings of the machine you must reset the netwo rk (LAN) setti n gs before you can con figure the wireless settings again . Pre ss M en[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 29 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wi rel ess Network 9 Choose the app r o priate key number a nd press OK . 22. Setup WLAN WEP Key a KEY1: b KEY2: Select ab & OK Enter the WE P k e y you wrote down in st ep 1 using the di al pad. You can use the a nd keys to mo v e the curs or. For exam ple, to enter the letter a[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 30 STE P 2 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wi rel ess Network 16 The CD-ROM main m enu wil l appear. Cl ick Install MFL-P ro Suite . Note If t his window does not appear, use Win dows ® Ex pl or er to ru n th e setup.exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD-ROM . 17 Choose Wi reless N etwork Co nnection , and[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 31 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wi rel ess Network 24 When the Brother and Scan Soft on-l ine Registration screen is displayed, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. 25 Cli ck Fini sh t o res tart y ou r computer. (For Windows ® 2000 Pro fessional/XP/ XP P rofessional x64 Edition, you m ust be[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 32 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® USB For USB Inter face Cab le Users For Mac OS ® 10.2. 4 or grea ter Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m Step 1 Setting Up th e Mach ine on page 4 to 11. Note For Mac OS ® X 10.2.0 to 10.2.3 user, upgrade to Mac O S ® X 10 .2. 4 o r gr[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 33 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® USB Im prop er Set up DO NOT co nnect the mach ine to a US B port on a keybo ard or a no n-powe red USB h ub. 8 Plug in t he power cord and turn on t h e machine. 9 Choose USB and then click OK . 10 Cli ck Go , then Applications . 11 Dou ble -clic k the Utiliti es fol der. 12 [...]

Installing the Driver & Software 34 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® USB 15 Choose your model name, and th en click Add . For Mac OS ® X 1 0.2.4 to 10. 3.x users For Mac OS ® X 1 0.4 or great er users 16 Cli ck Printer Se tup Util ity , then choose Qu it Printe r Setup Utili ty . The MFL- Pro S uite , drive rs and Brot her ControlCen t[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 35 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® USB For Mac OS ® 9.1 t o 9.2 Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up th e Mac hi ne on page 4 to 11. 1 Turn off and unplug the machine from the AC outlet and disconnect it from your Macintos h ® , if you already connected an interf[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 36 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® USB 10 Cli ck the Brother Lase r ic on. On the right side of t he C hoose r , c hoose th e machine to which you want to p rint. Close the Ch oos er . The Broth er printer driver and scan ner driver have bee n installed. Note C ontrolCenter2 i s not supported i n Mac OS [...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 37 Ma ci nt osh ® Maci ntosh ® Wired Ne tw or k For Wi red Network I nterfac e Users For Mac OS ® X 10.2 .4 or gre ater Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up th e Mac hi ne on page 4 to 11. 1 Switch off the machine, then disco nnect the machine from the power so[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 38 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Maci ntosh ® Wired Ne tw or k 8 Plug in t he power cord a nd turn on the machine. 9 Choose Netwo rk and then c lick OK . 10 If y ou want to use the machine’s S can key to scan over the network you m ust c heck the Register y our computer with t h e “Scan To” functions at the m [...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 39 Ma ci nt osh ® Maci ntosh ® Wired Ne tw or k 16 Cli ck Ad d . 17 Make t he selection s hown be low. Note For Mac OS ® X 10.4 users, go to s tep 18 . 18 Choose your model name and then click Add . For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10 .3.x users For Mac OS ® X 10.4 or great er users 19 Click Print er Setup Ut ili[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 40 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Maci ntosh ® Wired Ne tw or k For Mac OS ® 9.1 t o 9.2 Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m s tep 1 S etting Up th e Mach ine on page 4 to 11. 1 Switch off the machine, then discon nect t h e machine from the power socket and from the network, 2 Turn o[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 41 Ma ci nt osh ® Maci ntosh ® Wired Ne tw or k 10 Cli ck the Broth er Laser icon, and then c hoose BRN_xxxxxx . Close the Ch oos er . Note where xxxxxx are the last si x digi ts of the Et he r n et address. The Printer D river h as been installed. Note ControlCenter2 i s not supported i n Mac OS ® 9.x. 11 [...]

Installing the Driver & Software 42 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network For Wi reless Net work Users ( For Ma c OS ® X 10.2. 4 or great er onl y) U sing th e Se cure Easy Set up™ s of twar e to conf igu re y our mac hine fo r a w irel ess ne tw ork The SecureEa sySetup™ sof tware allows you to con fi g ure the wirel e[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 43 Ma ci nt osh ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network 5 The wireless network connection status using the S ecur eEa sySe tup™ so ftwa re will b e disp layed: Connecting WLAN , Connected or Connection Error . Connecting WLAN is displayed when the print server i s trying to make c onnections to your router or ac[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 44 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network U sing the Se tu p Wizar d fr om the c ontro l pan el LAN menu for wire less netw ork conf igur ati on Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m s tep 1 S etting Up th e Mach ine on page 4 to 11. These inst ructions will in st[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 45 Ma ci nt osh ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network 2 Plug in t he power cord and turn on t h e machine. Im prop er Set up If you have p reviously configured the w ireless settings of the machine you must reset the network (LAN) settings before you can configure the wireless settings again. Press Menu, 6, 2, 4[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 46 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network 9 Choose the app r o priate key number a nd p ress OK . 22. Setup WLAN WEP Key a KEY1: b KEY2: Select ab & OK Enter th e WEP key you wrote down i n step 1 using the di al pad. You can use the an d keys t o mo v e the curs or. For exam ple, to enter[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 47 Ma ci nt osh ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network 18 Choose Wi reless Network Co nnection , and th en clic k Next . 19 Cli ck o n the Checked and con firmed check box, and then click Next . 20 Follow the on-screen instru ctions and rest art your Mac intosh ® . 21 When the Dev ice S el ect or window appe ars[...]

Installing the Driver & Software 48 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network 26 Double-click the Util ities folder . 27 Double-click the Print er Setup U tility icon. Note For Ma c OS ® X 1 0.2.x use r s , o pen Prin t C en te r . 28 Cli ck Ad d . 29 Make t he selection s hown be low. Note For Ma c OS ® X 10.4 users, go to st[...]

Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 49 Ma ci nt osh ® Mac int osh ® W ireless Network 32 To ins tall P resto ! ® PageM anage r ® , cli ck th e Pre sto!P age Man age r ico n and foll ow the on-sc reen i nst ructions. Note When Presto! ® P ageManag er ® is inst alled OC R capability is adde d to t he Brother ControlCenter2. You can also easi[...]

For Ne twork U sers 50 1 This sec tion explains ho w you can conf igure network s e ttings using t he BRAdmi n Professional Utility or ho w to set the mac hine’s network set tings t o wirel es s LAN or wi red LA N. Installing the BRAd min Professional configuration utility (For Windows ® users) The BRAdmin Professional utility for Wi ndows ® is[...]

For Netwo rk Users 51 Set ti ng your IP addr ess, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Profe ssiona l (For Windows ® users) 1 Start BRAdmin Profess ional, and choose TCP /IP . 2 Cli ck De vices , then S e arch Active Devi ces . BRAdmin searches for new devices automatical ly. 3 Double-click the n ew d evice. Note The def ault password f or the pr[...]

For Ne twork U sers 52 BRA dm in Lig ht config uratio n utility (F or Mac OS ® X user s) The B r o ther BRAdmi n Li ght software is a J a va™ application that is designed for the Apple Mac OS ® X env ironment. It support s some of the feature s of the Windows BR Admin Profe ssional software. For exampl e, using the BRAdmi n Light sof tware, you[...]

For Netwo rk Users 53 How to set t he machine’s network set tings to wi reless LAN or w ired LA N To connec t your B rot her machine to a wirel e ss or w ired net w ork you must configure the machine from the mac hine’s control panel for t he network type you ar e using. Fo r wir ele ss LAN On your machine , press Menu , 6 , 2 , 5 then press or[...]

Opti ons a n d C onsu mabl es 54 1 Options The ma chine has the following optional accessories . You c a n expand the capabilities of the machine by addin g these item s. Co nsu mabl es W hen the t ime come to repl ace consum ables item s an error me ssage wi ll be indicat ed on the LCD. For m ore inform ation about the consumables for y our machin[...]

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