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Before you can use the MFC, you must set up the hardware and install the driver.
Please read this “Quick Setup Guide” for proper set up and installation instructions.

For the latest drivers and to find the best solution for your problem or question, access the Brother 
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Keep this “Quick Setup Guide”, User’s Guide and supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for 
quick and easy reference at all times.

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Setting Up the Machine

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Summary of Contents for 8820D - MFC B/W Laser

Page 1: ...stion access the Brother Solutions Center directly from the driver or go to http solutions brother com Keep this Quick Setup Guide User s Guide and supplied CD ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times Step 1 Setting Up the Machine Step 2 Installing the Driver Software Setup is Complete Installing the Driver Software Setting Up the Machine Windows USB Windows Parallel Win...

Page 2: ...ace cable for the interface you intend to use Parallel or USB For Parallel use a bi directional shield interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and not longer than 6 feet 2 meters For USB use a Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface cable that is not longer than 6 feet 2 meters Please make sure that you use a Hi Speed USB 2 0 certified cable if your computer uses a Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface Even if your c...

Page 3: ...xit 4 Mode keys 8 Navigation keys 12 Start For the details of the control panel see Control panel overview in Chapter 1 of the User s Guide Warning Hint User s Guide Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the MFC properly or to prevent damage to the MFC Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the M...

Page 4: ... Users Only 22 For Parallel Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP 25 For Windows 98 98SE Me Users Only 28 For Windows 2000 Professional Users Only 29 For Windows XP Users Only 32 For Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 Users 35 For Network Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 Professional XP 38 For USB Interface Cable Users 42 For Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 42 For...

Page 5: ... side at a time 3 Push ADF Support down until it latches in place 4 Close the ADF cover 1 Open the front cover by pressing the front cover release button 2 Unpack the drum unit assembly Remove the protective part 1 Install the Automatic Document Feed ADF Support ADF Cover Tab Tab Hole ADF Support 2 Install the Drum Unit Assembly Front Cover Release Button Front Cover Drum Unit Assembly Protective ...

Page 6: ...into the machine until it snaps into place 5 Close the front cover of the machine 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine 2 While pressing the paperguide release lever slide the adjusters to fit the paper size Check that the guides are firmly in the slots on the tray 3 Load Paper in the Paper Tray For Legal size paper press the universal guide release button and pull out the rear of th...

Page 7: ... 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine and unfold the support flap before you use the machine 1 Push the lever up to unlock the scanner The gray scanner lock lever is located at the back left under side of the document cover For details on supported paper specifications see Paper in Chapter 2 User s Guide Up to here Support Flap 4 Release the Scanner Lock Scanner Lock Lever Step 1 ...

Page 8: ...outlet you can protect yourself from potentially hazardous electrical conditions on the telephone network by keeping the power to your MFC on when you connect it to a telephone line Similarly you can protect yourself when you want to move your MFC by disconnecting the telephone line first and then the power cord 5 Install Power Cord and Phone Line If Check Scan Lock appears on the LCD immediately ...

Page 9: ... telephone answering device Fax Only The MFC automatically answers every call as a fax Do you want the MFC to answerfaxandtelephone calls automatically Fax Tel The MFC controls the line and automatically answers every call If the call is not a fax the phone will ring for you to pick up the call Manual You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself External TAD Your external telepho...

Page 10: ...two digits for the month on the dial pad and then press the Set key e g Enter 0 3 for March 6 Enter the two digits for the day on the dial pad and then press the Set key e g Enter 0 1 7 Enter the time in 24 hour format on the dial pad and then press the Set key e g Enter 1 5 2 5 for 3 25 P M 8 Press the Stop Exit key 7 Setting the Date and Time 02 Date Time Year 2003 Enter Set Key 02 Date Time XX ...

Page 11: ... up to 20 characters and then press the Set key 7 Press the Stop Exit key Set Menu Stop Exit Dial pad 8 Setting Your Station ID 03 Station ID Fax _ Enter Set Key 03 Station ID Fax 908XXXXXXXX Tel _ Enter Set Key 03 Station ID Fax 908XXXXXXXX Tel 908XXXXXXXX Name _ Enter Set Key Refer to the following chart for entering your name If you need to enter a character that is on the same key as the previ...

Page 12: ... 2 Place the sheet face up in the Automatic Document Feeder 3 Enter the toll free fax number 1 877 268 9575 4 Press the Start key 9 Selecting Your Language Canada Only 05 Local Language English French Select Set 10 Sending in the Product Registration and Test Sheet USA Only Make sure Fax is illuminated in Green You will receive a confirmation fax of your Product Registration You can also register ...

Page 13: ... install the printer driver scanner driver PC FAX Send and Presto PageManager for Mac OS 8 6 9 2 Documentation View the User s Guide and other documentations in PDF format Start Here OSX You can install the printer driver scanner driver PC Fax Send remote setup program and Presto PageManager for Mac OS 10 1 10 2 1 or greater Scanning is not supported in Mac OS 10 1 Brother Solutions Center You can...

Page 14: ...ssional XP Parallel Interface Cable Users Go to page 25 For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 Users Go to page 35 For Parallel Interface Cable Users Network Interface Cable Users Go to page 38 For Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 Professional XP USB Interface Cable Users For Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Go to page 42 For Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 1 or greater Go to page 44 Network...

Page 15: ...0 Professional XP If this window does not appear use Windows Explore to run the setup exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD ROM MFL Pro Suite includes Printer Driver Scanner Driver ScanSoft PaperPort ScanSoft OmniPage PC FAX software Remote Setup and True Type fonts PaperPort is a document management application for viewing scanned documents ScanSoft OmniPage which is integrated in...

Page 16: ...ction and follow the on screen instructions B Click Finish to complete installation C When the Brother MFL Pro Suite Installation window appears click Next If an error message appears at this point in the installation process or if you have previously installed the MFL Pro Suite you will first have to uninstall it From the Start menu select Programs Brother MFL Pro Suite MFC 8840D Uninstall and th...

Page 17: ...alled to your computer For USB Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP If you want to install the PS driver select Custom and then follow the on screen instructions When the Select Components screen appears check PS Printer Driver and then continue following the on screen instructions Windows 98 98SE Me Users Go to page 17 Windows 2000 Professional Users Go to page 19 Win...

Page 18: ...en H Select BRUSB USB Printer Port and then click Next I Accept the default Printer name by selecting Yes and then click Next J Select Yes recommended and then click Finish A test page will be printed so you can check the print quality K If the test page is printed correctly click Yes If you click No follow the prompts on the screen to correct the problem For Windows 98 98SE Me Users Only If the R...

Page 19: ...he MFC will be disabled The Brother PC FAX Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete For USB Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP If you checked the box in step M the screen for On Line Registration will appear Please complete your registration before proceeding to step O Even if you select No you will be able to launch the Br...

Page 20: ...ion and then click Next K Click Finish to restart your computer L After the computer restarts click Yes to have the Control Center load each time Windows is started 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 For Windows 2000 Professional Users Only If you checked the box in step J the screen for On Line Registration will app...

Page 21: ...ct Settings and then Printers Click on Add a printer and the Add Printer Wizard will start When this screen appears click Next N Un check the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer selection and then click Next O Select USBXXX from the pull down window for the Printer Port Selection and then click Next P Click on Have Disk Q Browse the CD ROM and highlight your language folder a...

Page 22: ...r and Next W Select Yes and Next to print a test page X When this screen appears click Finish Y If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears click Yes Z If the test page printed click OK The Brother Native Drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete Make sure you select a USB printer There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the Printers selection The driver...

Page 23: ...ation I Check the Run On Line Registration and then click Next J Click Finish to restart your computer A Basic Universal printer driver was installed with the MFL PRO Software Suite which is certified for use with Windows operating systems Brother also offers a full featured printer driver Native driver that includes more features than the Basic Universal driver However this driver does not includ...

Page 24: ...t USBXXX from the pull down window for the Printer Port Selection and then click Next N Click on Have Disk O Browse the CD ROM and highlight your language folder and click Open Highlight the WXP folder and click Open Highlight the Addprt folder and click Open P Click Open Q Make sure X ENG WXP Addprt is displayed in the window and click OK X is the drive letter of your CD ROM Continued Installing ...

Page 25: ... Yes and Next to print a test page V When this screen appears click Finish W When the Windows Logo testing screen appears click Continue Anyway The Brother Native Drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete For USB Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP Make sure you select a USB printer There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the Printer...

Page 26: ...ore to run the setup exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD ROM MFL Pro Suite includes Printer Driver Scanner Driver ScanSoft PaperPort ScanSoft OmniPage PC FAX software Remote Setup and True Type fonts PaperPort is a document management application for viewing scanned documents ScanSoft OmniPage which is integrated into PaperPort is an OCR application that converts an image into te...

Page 27: ...isplayed make your selection and follow the on screen instructions B Click Finish to complete installation C When the Brother MFL Pro Suite Installation window appears click Next For Parallel Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP If an error message appears at this point in the installation process or if you have previously installed the MFL Pro Suite you will first hav...

Page 28: ...ou want to install the PS driver select Custom and then follow the on screen instructions When the Select Components screen appears check PS Printer Driver and then continue following the on screen instructions Windows 98 98SE Me Users Go to page 28 Windows 2000 Professional Users Go to page 29 Windows XP Users Go to page 32 Installing the Driver Software Setting Up the Machine For Administrators ...

Page 29: ... to have the Brother MFL Pro Control Center load each time Windows is started 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 The Brother PC FAX Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete For Parallel Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP For Windows 98 98SE Me...

Page 30: ...nature Not Found dialog boxes appear click Yes to install the driver N Click Yes to have the Control Center loaded each time Windows is started 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 For Windows 2000 Professional Users Only If you checked the box in step J the screen for On Line Registration will appear Please complete y...

Page 31: ...s and then Printers Click on Add a printer and the Add Printer Wizard will start When this screen appears click Next P Un check the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer selection and then click Next Q Select BMFC Brother MFL Port from the pull down window for the Printer Port Selection and then click Next R Click on Have Disk S Browse the CD ROM and highlight your language fol...

Page 32: ...d Next Y Select Yes and Next to print a test page Z When this screen appears click Finish If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears click Yes If the test page printed click OK The Brother Native Drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete Make sure you do not select a USB printer There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the Printers selection The driver ...

Page 33: ...he following screen appears click Finish and wait as the PC restarts Windows and continues the installation A Basic Universal printer driver was installed with the MFL PRO Software Suite which is certified for use with Windows operating systems Brother also offers a full featured printer driver Native driver that includes more features than the Basic Universal driver However this driver does not i...

Page 34: ... BMFC Brother MFL Port from the pull down window for the Printer Port Selection and then click Next N Click on Have Disk O Browse the CD ROM and highlight your language folder and click Open Highlight the WXP folder and click Open Highlight the Addprt folder and click Open P Click Open Q Make sure X ENG WXP Addprt is displayed in the window and click OK X is the drive letter of your CD ROM Continu...

Page 35: ...nd Next to print a test page V When this screen appears click Finish W When the Windows Logo testing screen appears click Continue Anyway The Brother Native Drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete For Parallel Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP Make sure you do not select a USB printer There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the P...

Page 36: ... run the setup exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD ROM MFL Pro Suite includes Printer Driver Scanner Driver ScanSoft PaperPort ScanSoft OmniPage PC FAX software Remote Setup and True Type fonts PaperPort is a document management application for viewing scanned documents ScanSoft OmniPage which is integrated into PaperPort is an OCR application that converts an image into text and...

Page 37: ...istration screen is displayed make your selection and follow the on screen instructions C Click Finish to complete installation D When the Brother MFL Pro Suite Installation window appears click Next For Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 Users If an error message appears at this point in the installation process or you have previously installed MFL Pro Suite you will first have to uninstall it Fr...

Page 38: ...disabled The Brother PC FAX Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete If you want to install the PS driver select Custom and then follow the on screen instructions When the Select Components screen appears check PS Printer Driver and then continue following the on screen instructions If you checked the box in step I the screen for On Line Registration wil...

Page 39: ...tware 6 Click MFL Pro Suite in Main Application 7 Click Install For Network Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 Professional XP If this window does not appear use Windows Explore to run the setup exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD ROM MFL Pro Suite includes Printer Driver Scanner Driver ScanSoft PaperPort ScanSoft OmniPage PC FAX software and True Type fonts Pap...

Page 40: ...low the on screen instructions C Click Finish to complete installation D When the Brother MFL Pro Suite Installation window appears click Next E When the Brother Software License Agreement window appears click Yes If an error message appears at this point in the installation process you will first have to uninstall MFL Pro Suite From the Start menu select Programs Brother MFL Pro Suite MFC 8840D U...

Page 41: ... to M J Click Configure IP Address K Enter the proper IP Address information for your network and then click OK e g Enter 192 168 0 103 for IP Address L Click Next Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP Users Go to N Windows NT Users Go to Q For Network Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 Professional XP If you want to install the PSdriver select Custom and then follow the on screen instructi...

Page 42: ...ick No the Scan keys on the MFC will be disabled For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Users The Brother PC FAX Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete For Windows NT Users The Brother PC FAX and Printer drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete You can avoid receiving unwanted documents by setting a 4 digit PIN Number The Network Scanning ...

Page 43: ...nstall the printer scanner and PC FAX Send drivers If the language screen appears select your language 5 Click Install next to the MFL Pro Suite for your country 6 Select USB Interface and then click Install 7 After the installation is completed restart your Macintosh 8 Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh and then connect it to the MFC Do not connect the MFC to a USB port on a keyboa...

Page 44: ...ivers have been installed B To install Presto PageManager click Install next to the Presto PageManager icon and follow on the Screen instructions Presto PageManager has been installed and the installation is now complete You can easily scan share and organize photos and documents using Presto PageManager Installing the Driver Software Setting Up the Machine For Administrators Macintosh USB ...

Page 45: ... driver Scanner driver Brother PC FAX Send and Remote Setup program If the language screen appears select your language Scanning is not supported in Mac OS 10 1 5 Click Install next to the MFL Pro Suite 6 Select USB Interface and then click Install 7 Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh and then connect it to the MFC Do not connect the MFC to a USB port on a keyboard or a non powered ...

Page 46: ...been installed and the installation is now complete F To install Presto PageManager click Install next to the Presto PageManager icon and follow on the Screen instructions Presto PageManager has been installed and the installation is now complete Scanning is not supported on Mac OS 10 1 You can easily scan share and organize photos and documents using Presto PageManager Installing the Driver Softw...

Page 47: ...ace cable 3 Turn on your Macintosh 4 Insert the supplied CD ROM for Macintosh into your CD ROM drive 5 Double click the Start Here icon to install the printer scanner and PC FAX Send drivers If the language screen appears select your language 6 Click Install next to the MFL Pro Suite for your country 7 Select Network Interface and then click Install 8 After the installation is completed restart yo...

Page 48: ...select BRN_xxxxxx_P1 Click Setup C Click OK and then close the Chooser The setup is now complete xxxxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet address Network User s Guide Chapter 7 on the CD ROM Installing the Driver Software Setting Up the Machine For Administrators Macintosh Network ...

Page 49: ... an interface cable 3 Turn on your Macintosh 4 Insert the supplied CD ROM for Macintosh into your CD ROM drive 5 Double click the Start Here OSX folder to install the printer driver and Remote Setup program If the language screen appears select your language 6 Click Install next to the MFL Pro Suite 7 Select Network Interface and then click Install 8 Connect the network interface cable to the prin...

Page 50: ... Center from the Printer Center menu The setup is now complete xxxxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet address Network User s Guide Chapter 7 on the CD ROM For users of Mac OS 10 2 2 or greater Please see Network User s Guide Chapter 7 on the CD ROM for information about using Rendezvous Installing the Driver Software Setting Up the Machine For Administrators Macintosh Network ...

Page 51: ...t NT 4 0 only TCP IP Chapter 5 Configuring Internet Print for Windows Netware IPX SPX Chapter 6 Novell Netware Printing Windows 2000 XP Peer to Peer TCP IP Chapter 2 TCP IP Printing NetBIOS Chapter 4 NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing Windows 2000 only DLC LLC Chapter 8 DLC Printing IPP Internet Printing Protocol TCP IP Chapter 2 TCP IP Printing Brother Internet Print TCP IP Chapter 5 Configuring Inter...

Page 52: ...n on the menu screen 3 Click Network Applications for Optional NC 9100h 4 Click BRAdmin Professional and follow the on screen instructions Brother has also developed Web BRAdmin an enterprise network software utility that enables management of Brother and other SNMP compliant devices in larger LAN WAN environments This software is Web server based and requires the installation of Microsoft s Inter...

Page 53: ...BRAdmin will search for new devices automatically 3 Double click the new device 4 Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway and then click the OK button 5 The address information will be saved to the printer Setting your IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Professional Windows Users Only ...

Page 54: ...ional Network Print FAX Server NC 9100h transforms your MFC into a Network Multi Function Center offering Network Printing Network PC FAX and Network Scanning capability The optional External Wireless Print Scan Server NC 2200w provides thewireless network printing service andthenetwork scanner service capability Replacement Consumables Drum Unit Toner DR 510 TN 540 TN 570 Up to 20 000 A4 Letter p...

Page 55: ...ch company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs All other brand and product names mentioned in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective companies Compilation and Publication Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd this manual has been compiled and published covering the latest product descrip...

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