MFC-6800 Quick Setup Guide 1 Packing List Paper Support Software License Agreement Accessory Order Form Owner's Manual Test Sheet (For USA Only) Brother Quick Setup Guide Power Cord Cable Tie Telephone Wire Cord For USB Cable For Bi-directional IEEE 1284 CD-ROM Drum Unit Assembly With Free Starter Toner Cartridge (Up to 1000 pages) THANK YOU! CONGRATULATIONS ON PURCHASING THE ULTIMATE BROTHER MACHINE. WE ARE SURE YOU WILL BE THRILLED WITH THE CONVENIENT WAY YOUR NEW MACHINE PERFORMS SO MANY TASKS WITH DAZZLING RESULTS! Follow these simple instructions in numerical order. on your machine or see your Owner's Manual. For more details, press Reports and If you cannot solve a problem: Refer to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Brother World Wide Web; URL: http://solutions.brother.com Call Brother Customer Service at: USA: 1-800-284-4329 (9AM-5PM EST) 1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for the hearing impaired) 1-877-BROTHER (8AM-8PM EST) 1-514-685-6464 (in Montreal) In Canada: Keep the packing materials for possible future transport. If you do not pack the machine properly, it may void your warranty. 2 Install the Drum Unit B. Open the top cover of the machine by pulling the lever toward you and lifting the cover. 3 A. Unpack the drum unit assembly, and gently rock it from side to side five or six times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. To prevent damage to the drum, do not expose it to light for longer than a few minutes. Do NOT remove the clear plastic starter sheet-this will be ejected while the MFC is warming up. Starter Sheet Attach the Plastic Supports and Pull out the Paper Tray 4 Load Paper A. Adjust the guides to the position for the paper size you are using. A. Attach the plastic paper support to the multi-purpose sheet feeder. B. Fan the paper well. Press and slide C. Holding the drum unit by its handles, insert it into the MFC. B. Pull out the paper tray and the extension. C. Push down the paper lever. Load the paper (with the lever down). Make sure the print side is toward the fax machine and the paper level is stacked below the paper mark. The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of paper, or up to 10 envelopes. (For legal paper) C. If your paper size is A4 or Letter, unfold the paper stopper by pulling it toward you. D. Close the top cover. (For A4/Letter paper) Load the paper with the lever down 5 Install Power Cord and Phone Line sharing one 6 If you aretelephone or phone line with an external telephone answering device (TAD), connect it as shown below. 7 Select a Receive Mode How it works The MFC automatically answers every call as a fax. If an external telephone is connected to the EXT. jack, you control the phone line and must answer every call yourself. If an external TAD (telephone answering device) is connected to the EXT. jack, the TAD automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored in the external TAD. Fax messages are printed. You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself. Choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly until the screen displays the setting you want to use. LCD FAX ONLY (automatic receive) EXT.TEL/TAD (manual receive) (With an External Telephone) (automatic receive) (With an External Telephone Answering Device) or Turn the power switch ON. Do Not connect the Parallel or USB Cable. MANUAL (manual receive) (With an External Telephone) For more details, see page 4-1 in Owner's Manual, or 5-1 in Owner's Manual that is included on the CD-ROM. 8 B. Set Date and Time , . 9 Set Station ID 10 For the USA, complete the Warranty Registration and Test Sheet... Face up A. Press Menu/Set, 2.DATE/TIME YEAR:XX ENTER & SET KEY Enter the last two digits of the year and press Menu/Set. MONTH:XX ENTER & SET KEY Enter two digits for the month and press Menu/Set. DAY:XX ENTER & SET KEY Enter two digits for the day and press Menu/Set. TIME:XX:XX ENTER & SET KEY Enter the time in 24-hour format and press Menu/Set. A. Press Menu/Set, , . 3.STATION ID FAX: ENTER & SET KEY B. Enter your fax number, then press Menu/Set. TEL: ENTER & SET KEY C. Enter your telephone number, then press Menu/Set. NAME: ENTER & SET KEY D. Enter your name using the dial pad and the chart below, then press Menu/Set. Use the right arrow to create spaces. C. D. E. E. Press Stop/Exit. Key 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 once A D G J M P T W twice B E H K N Q U X three times four times five times C F I L O R V Y 2 3 4 5 6 S 8 Z A D G J M 7 T 9 Press Fax Start. F. Press Stop/Exit. Note: If you can't step forward, press Stop/Exit and repeat from Step A. For more details, see page 3-2 in Owner's Manual, or 4-2 in Owner's Manual that is included on the CD-ROM. Note: If you can't step forward, press Stop/Exit and repeat from Step A. ­1­ ...and fax it to Brother at: 1-877-268-9575 version C Setting Up the MFC and PC to Work Together Before You begin · · · · You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use your MFC as a printer and scanner with your application. Please see the README.WRI file in the root directory of the CD-ROM for last-minute important installation and troubleshooting information. Please purchase the appropriate interface cable you intend to use (Parallel or USB). If you have any problem for installation, visit us at: http://solutions.brother.com Use only a shielded parallel interface cable that is IEEE 1284-compliant and/or a USB cable that is no longer than 6 feet long (1.8 meters). Follow the instructions in this guide for your operating system and interface. For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Users Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Turn the MFC power switch OFF and disconnect your MFC from your computer if you already connected an interface cable. Turn on your computer. For Windows® 2000 Professional, you must be logged on as the Administrator. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, click on your model name. The CD-ROM main menu will appear. (If this window does not appear, use Windows® Explorer to run the setup. exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM.) 1. Click Install Software. 2. Click Multi-Function Link® Pro Suite in Main Application. *1 3. Click Install. 4. The InstallShield Wizard Setup window will appear briefly, followed by the PaperPort® Setup window. Click Yes. 5. When the PaperPort® Setup window displays your Name and Company, either change or accept them, and then click Next. 6. When the Choose Destination Location window displays the path where the PaperPort® files will be installed, either change or accept, and then click Next. 7. When Register Today screen appears, click Next. This is registration for Paper Port®. Follow the instructions. 8. When the Brother MFL Pro Suite Installation window appears, click Next to begin installing the MultiFunction Link® Pro Suite. *2 For Parallel For USB 9. When the Setup Type window appears, select Standard, and then click Next. The application files will be copied to your computer. 10. The Connect Cable window will appear. *1 Multi-Function Link® Pro Suite includes Printer Driver, Scanner Driver, *2 If an error message appears during the installation *3 Even if you select NO, later you will be able to ScanSoftTM PaperPort®, ScanSoftTMText Bridge®, PC-FAX software, Remote process, or you have previously installed MFL Pro launch the Brother Control Center to use the Setup and True Type fonts. PaperPort ® is a document management Suite, you will first have to uninstall it. From the Scan keys. See AutoLoad the Brother Control Start menu, select Programs, Brother, Brother application for viewing scanned documents. ScanSoftTM TextBridge®, which Center, Chapter 14 in the On-Line is integrated into PaperPort®, is an OCR application that converts an image Documentation (Owner's Manual) on the CDMFL Pro Suite, Uninstall, and then follow the into text and inserts it into your default word processor. 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Step 5. Step 4. For Parallel interface cable users Step 6. Step 5. Step 4. A. B. C. 3. 1. 4. 1. Connect the Filter Core and Cable Tie to the parallel interface cable. Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the MFC and secure the wire clips. Connect the interface cable to the printer port of the computer and secure it with the two screws. For the location of your computer's parallel printer port, see the User's Guide for your computer. Click Yes to have the Control Center loaded each time Windows ® is star ted. The Control Center will appear as an icon in the task tray. If you click No the Scan keys on the MFC will be disabled. *3 In the Connect Cable window, click Next. If the test page is printed correctly, click Yes. If you click No, follow the prompts on the screen to correct the problem. In the Add Printer Wizard window, select BRUSB: USB Printer Port, and then click Next. ( For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users ) The installation of the Brother driver will automatically start. Follow the instructions on the screen. Connect the Filter Core and Cable Tie to the USB cable, and then connect the MFC to your PC with the USB cable. (It will take a few seconds for the installation screen to appear.) Turn the MFC power switch ON. Follow the instructions on the screen. The installation of the Brother driver will automatically start. Turn the MFC power switch ON. Connect the MFC to your PC with Parallel Cable. ( For Windows® 98/98SE/Me Users ) 5. 2. 2. The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete. Select Yes to restart your computer, and then click Finish. Accept the default Printer name by selecting Yes, and then click Next. When the above screen appears, click Finish and wait as the PC restarts Windows® and continues the installation. ­3­ The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete. 6. 3. 3. 1. Select Yes (recommended), and then click Finish. A test page will be printed so you can check the print quality. Click Yes to have the Control Center loaded each time Windows ® is star ted. The Control Center will appear as an icon in the task tray. If you click No the Scan keys on the MFC will be disabled. *3 When the Digital Si ...