Brother MFC 8870DW - B/W Laser - All-in-One, Quick Setup Manual

Page 1: ...e MFC 8870DW Before you can use the machine you must set up the hardware and install the driver Please read this Quick Setup Guide for proper set up and installation instructions Keep this Quick Setup Guide and the supplied CD ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times Version B ...

Page 2: ...er or other objects Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not compatible with the machine Note User s Guide Software Guide or Network User s Guide Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the current operation works with other features Indicates reference to the User s Guide or Network User s Guide which is on the CD ROM...

Page 3: ...station Version 4 0 Users For Parallel Interface Cable Users 20 For Wired Network Interface Users For Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition 22 For Wireless Network Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition in infrastructure mode 26 Macintosh For USB Interface Cable Users 34 For Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater 34 For Mac OS 9 1 to 9 2 37...

Page 4: ...e software installation process USB interface cable Please make sure you use a USB 2 0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet 2 0 meters When you use a USB cable make sure you connect it to the USB port of your computer and not to a USB port on a keyboard or non powered USB hub Parallel interface cable Please make sure you use a Parallel interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet 2 0 met...

Page 5: ... key 7 Start key 8 Copy keys 9 Mode keys 10 Fax and telephone keys 11 Print keys For the details of the control panel see Control panel overview in Chapter 1 of the User s Guide Note When you move the machine grasp the side handholds that are under the scanner Do NOT carry the machine by holding it at the bottom 9 8 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 6: ... the software installation process 1 Open the front cover by pressing the front cover release button 1 2 Unpack the drum and toner cartridge unit assembly 3 Gently rock the drum assembly from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly inside the assembly 4 Put the drum unit assembly into the machine until it clicks into place 5 Close the front cover of the machine 1 ...

Page 7: ... the tray and pull out the back of the paper tray Move the tray lock button 2 to the lock position 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds 4 Put paper in the paper tray Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark 1 5 Put the paper tray firmly back into the machine and unfold the output tray support flap 1 before you use the machine Note For deta...

Page 8: ...rd and phone line 1 Make sure that the machine power switch is off Connect the AC power cord to the machine 2 Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet Turn the power switch on Note If Scanner Locked appears on the LCD immediately release the scanner lock and press Stop Exit See 3 Release the scanner lock 3 Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack on the machine marked LINE and the ot...

Page 9: ...you connect it to a telephone line Similarly you can protect yourself when you want to move your machine by disconnecting the telephone line first and then the power cord Note If you are sharing one phone line with an external telephone connect it as shown below Note If you are sharing one phone line with an external telephone answering device connect it as shown below Please set the receive mode ...

Page 10: ...ey e g Enter 0 6 for 2006 5 Enter the two digits for the month on the dial pad and then press OK 02 Date Time XX XX 2006 Month 03 Enter OK Key e g Enter 0 3 for March 6 Enter the two digits for the day on the dial pad and then press OK 02 Date Time 03 XX 2006 Day 25 Enter OK Key e g Enter 2 5 7 Enter the time in 24 hour format on the dial pad and then press OK 02 Date Time 03 25 2006 Time 15 25 En...

Page 11: ... If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it press to move the cursor under the incorrect character press Clear Back For more details see Entering Text in Chapter D of the User s Guide 7 Press Stop Exit Note USA only The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unl...

Page 12: ...omatically answers every call If the call is not a fax the phone will ring for you to pick up the call Your external telephone answering device TAD automatically answers every call Voice messages are stored on the external TAD Fax messages are printed See 4 Install the power cord and phone line on page 6 You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself Are you using the voice message...

Page 13: ...p the LCD look lighter or darker 1 Press Menu 2 Press 1 3 Press 8 4 Press to increase the contrast OR Press to decrease the contrast Press OK 5 Press Stop Exit 11 Sending in the product registration and test sheet USA only 1 Fill out the Product Registration and Test Sheet 2 Place the sheet face up in the Automatic Document Feeder Note Make sure Fax is illuminated in Blue 3 Enter the toll free fax...

Page 14: ...aperPort SE with OCR and True Type fonts PaperPort SE is a document management application for viewing scanned documents Macintosh Start Here OS 9 1 9 2 You can install the printer driver scanner driver and Presto PageManager for Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Start Here OSX You can install the MFL Pro Suite that includes the printer driver scanner driver and the Brother ControlCenter2 for Mac OS 10 2 4 or greate...

Page 15: ... Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition 14 For Parallel Interface Cable Users For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition 17 For Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 Users For Parallel Interface Cable Users 20 For Wired Network Interface Users For Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition 22 For Wireless ...

Page 16: ...sional x64 Edition you must be logged on with Administrator rights 3 Put the supplied CD ROM for Windows into your CD ROM drive If the model name screen appears choose your machine If the language screen appears choose your language 4 The CD ROM main menu will appear Click Install MFL Pro Suite Note If this window does not appear use Windows Explorer to run the setup exe program from the root fold...

Page 17: ... When this screen appears connect the USB interface cable to your PC and then connect it to the machine For Windows XP XP Professional x64 Edition For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Improper Setup DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port on a keyboard or a non powered USB hub Brother recommends that you connect the machine directly to your computer 9 Plug in the power cord and turn on the machine Imprope...

Page 18: ...omputer the Installation Diagnostics will run automatically If the installation is unsuccessful the installation results window will be shown If the Installation Diagnostics shows a failure please follow the on screen instruction or read on line help and FAQs in Start All Programs Programs Brother MFL Pro Suite MFC XXXX where XXXX is your model name The MFL Pro Suite including printer driver and s...

Page 19: ...ssional x64 Edition you must be logged on with Administrator rights 3 Put the supplied CD ROM for Windows into your CD ROM drive If the model name screen appears choose your machine If the language screen appears choose your language 4 The CD ROM main menu will appear Click Install MFL Pro Suite Note If this window does not appear use Windows Explorer to run the setup exe program from the root fol...

Page 20: ...gree to the Software Licence Agreement 8 When this screen appears connect the Parallel interface cable to your PC and then connect it to the machine For Windows XP XP Professional x64 Edition For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Improper Setup DO NOT plug in the power cord before connecting the parallel interface cable It may cause damage to your machine Note Brother recommends that you connect the machine...

Page 21: ... the computer restarts the installation of the Brother drivers will automatically start Follow the instructions on the screen For Windows 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition you must be logged on with Administrator rights Note After restarting the computer the Installation Diagnostics will run automatically If the installation is unsuccessful the installation results window will be sh...

Page 22: ...OT plug in the power cord before connecting the parallel interface cable It may cause damage to your machine 3 Connect the parallel interface cable to your computer and then connect it to the machine Note Brother recommends that you connect the machine directly to your computer 4 Plug in the power cord and turn on the machine 5 Put the supplied CD ROM for Windows into your CD ROM drive If the mode...

Page 23: ...Software License Agreement window appears click Yes if you agree to the Software Licence Agreement 10 When the On Line Registration screen is displayed make your selection and follow the on screen instructions 11 Click Finish and wait as the PC restart Windows and continues the installation You must be logged on with Administrator rights Note After restarting the computer the Installation Diagnost...

Page 24: ... For Windows 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition Windows NT 4 0 you must be logged on with Administrator rights Close any applications running before installing the MFL Pro Suite Note Before installation if you are using personal firewall software disable it Once you are sure that you can print after the installation restart your personal firewall software 5 Put the supplied CD ROM in...

Page 25: ...u agree to the Software License Agreement 10 The installation of the Brother drivers will automatically start The installation screens appear one after another please wait for a while Improper Setup DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during this installation 11 If the machine is configured for your network choose the machine from the list and then click Next Note This window will not appear i...

Page 26: ...canning enter the information below 1 In Description of service Enter any description for example Brother Scanner without the inverted commas 2 In Name or IP address for example 192 168 0 12 of the computer hosting this service on your network Enter Localhost without the inverted commas 3 In External Port Number for this service Enter 54925 without the inverted commas 4 In Internal Port number for...

Page 27: ...settings are added and are checked and then click OK Note For network installations the Repair MFL Pro Suite selection from the main menu is not supported Network Scanning Network Remote Setup Network PC FAX Receiving are not supported in Windows NT 4 0 For configuration of advanced network functions such as LDAP Scan to FTP and Fax to Server see the Software and Network User s Guides located on t...

Page 28: ...port SecureEasySetup go to the next page for installation instructions Note Routers or access points that support SecureEasySetup have the SecureEasySetup symbol as shown below 1 Plug in the power cord and turn on the machine Improper Setup If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings a...

Page 29: ...played Connected is displayed when the print server is successfully connected to your router or access point You can now use your machine in a wireless network Connection Error is displayed when the print server has not successfully connected to your router or access point Try starting from step 2 again If the same message is displayed again reset the print server back to the default factory setti...

Page 30: ...es such as photos on glossy paper or multi page documents with mixed text and large graphics you may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer or USB for the fastest throughput speed First you must configure the wireless network settings of your machine to communicate with your network access point router After the machine is configured to communicate with your access poi...

Page 31: ...Ds If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID you will have to manually add the SSID name Go to step 5 5 Select NEW SSID using or and press OK Go to step 6 22 Setup WLAN SSID NEW SSID Select ab OK 6 Enter a new SSID For information how to type text see Entering Text in Chapter D of the User s Guide 22 Setup WLAN SSID Enter OK key 7 Press or to choose Infrastructure then press OK 8 Use t...

Page 32: ...en choose 1 Yes and press OK to apply your settings Go to step 12 12 Your machine will now try to connect to your wireless network using the information you have entered If successful Connected will appear briefly on the LCD Connection Error is displayed when the print server has not successfully connected to your router or access point Try starting from step 3 again If the same message is display...

Page 33: ... Pro Suite 21 When the Brother MFL Pro Suite Software License Agreement window appears click Yes if you agree to the Software License Agreement 22 The installation of the Brother drivers will automatically start The installation screens appear one after another please wait for a while Improper Setup DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during this installation If your wireless settings fail an ...

Page 34: ...the Start button Control Panel and then Windows Firewall Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On 2 Click the Advanced tab and Settings button 3 Click the Add button 4 To add port 54925 for network scanning enter the information below 1 In Description of service Enter any description for example Brother Scanner without the inverted commas 2 In Name or IP address for example ...

Page 35: ...192 168 0 12 of the computer hosting this service on your network Enter Localhost without the inverted commas 3 In External Port Number for this service Enter 137 without the inverted commas 4 In Internal Port number for this service Enter 137 without the inverted commas 5 Make sure UDP is selected 6 Click OK 9 Make sure if the new settings are added and are checked and then click OK The MFL Pro S...

Page 36: ... Here OSX icon to install the printer and scanner drivers If the language screen appears choose your language 5 Click MFL Pro Suite to install 6 Choose Local Connection and then click Next Follow the on screen instruction and restart your Macintosh 7 After the DeviceSelector window appears connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh and then to the machine Note The DeviceSelector window will...

Page 37: ...ug in the power cord and turn on the machine 9 Choose USB and then click OK 10 Click Go then Applications 11 Double click the Utilities folder 12 Double click the Printer Setup Utility icon Note For Mac OS X 10 2 x users open Print Center icon 13 Click Add For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 x users iGo to step 14 For Mac OS X 10 4 usersiGo to step 15 14 Choose USB ...

Page 38: ...and Brother ControlCenter2 have been installed 17 To install Presto PageManager click the Presto PageManager icon and follow the on screen instructions Note When Presto PageManager is installed OCR capability is added to the Brother ControlCenter2 You can easily scan share and organize photos and documents using Presto PageManager Presto PageManager has been installed and the installation is now c...

Page 39: ...3 Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 4 Double click the Start Here 9 1 9 2 icon to install the printer and scanner drivers If the language screen appears choose your language 5 Click MFL Pro Suite to install 6 Follow the on screen instructions and restart your Macintosh 7 Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh and then connect it to the machine Improper Setup DO NOT connect ...

Page 40: ...oser The Brother printer driver and scanner driver have been installed Note ControlCenter2 is not supported in Mac OS 9 x 11 To install Presto PageManager click the Presto PageManager icon and follow the on screen instructions Note You can easily scan share and organize photos and documents using Presto PageManager Presto PageManager has been installed and the installation is now complete ...

Page 41: ...uage 5 Click MFL Pro Suite to install 6 Choose Wired Network Connection and then click Next Follow the on screen instructions and restart your Macintosh 7 After the DeviceSelector window appears connect the network interface cable to your Macintosh and then to the machine Note The DeviceSelector window will not appear if you have also connected a USB interface cable to the machine before restartin...

Page 42: ...ur Macintosh in Display Name The name you enter will appear on the machine s LCD when you press the Scan key and choose a scan option You can enter any name up to 15 characters long For more information on network scanning see Chapter 11 of the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM 11 Click Browse 12 Choose your model name and then click OK Click OK again to close the DeviceSelector 13 Click Go then...

Page 43: ...anner Driver and ControlCenter2 have been installed For configuration of advanced network functions such as LDAP Scan to FTP and Fax to Server see the Software and Network User s Guides located on the CD ROM 20 To install Presto PageManager click the Presto PageManager icon and follow the on screen instructions Note When Presto PageManager is installed OCR capability is added to the Brother Contro...

Page 44: ...acintosh 3 Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 4 Double click the Start Here OS 9 1 9 2 icon to install the printer and scanner drivers If the language screen appears choose your language 5 Click MFL Pro Suite to install 6 Follow the on screen instructions and restart your Macintosh 7 Connect the network interface cable to the machine and then connect it to a free port on your hub 8 Plu...

Page 45: ...gits of the Ethernet address The Printer Driver has been installed Note ControlCenter2 is not supported in Mac OS 9 x 11 To install Presto PageManager click the Presto PageManager icon and follow the on screen instructions Note You can easily scan share and organize photos and documents using Presto PageManager Presto PageManager has been installed and the installation is now complete ...

Page 46: ...the next page for installation instructions Note Routers or access points that support SecureEasySetup have the SecureEasySetup symbol as shown below 1 Plug in the power cord and turn on the machine Improper Setup If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu 6 2 4 or Me...

Page 47: ...isplayed Connected is displayed when the print server is successfully connected to your router or access point You can now use your machine in a wireless network Connection Error is displayed when the print server has not successfully connected to your router or access point Try starting from step 2 again If the same message is displayed again reset the print server back to the default factory set...

Page 48: ...r choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer or USB for the fastest throughput speed First you must configure the wireless network settings of your machine to communicate with your network access point router After the machine is configured to communicate with your access point computers on your network will have access to the machine To use the machine from these computers you will need t...

Page 49: ...SIDs If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID you will have to manually add the SSID name Go to step 5 5 Select NEW SSID using or and press OK Go to step 6 22 Setup WLAN SSID NEW SSID Select ab OK 6 Enter a new SSID For information how to type text see Entering Text in Chapter D of the User s Guide 22 Setup WLAN SSID Enter OK key 7 Press or to choose Infrastructure then press OK 8 Use...

Page 50: ...You can use and keys to move the cursor For example to enter the letter a press the 2 key on the dial pad once Enter the password and press OK and then choose 1 Yes and press OK to apply your settings Go to step 12 12 Your machine will now try to connect to your wireless network using the information you have entered If successful Connected will appear briefly on the LCD Connection Error is displa...

Page 51: ...ip steps 22 through 24 After the software installation is completed you should choose your Brother machine from the Model pop up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2 For details see Chapter 10 in the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM 22 If you want to use the machine s Scan key to scan over the network you must check the Register your computer with the Scan To functions at the machine box Y...

Page 52: ...Make the selection shown below For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 users Note For Mac OS X 10 4 users go to step 30 30 Choose Brother MFC XXXX where XXXX is your model name and then click Add See Chapter 6 of the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM 31 Click Printer Setup Utility then Quit Printer Setup Utility The MFL Pro Suite Printer Driver Scanner Driver and ControlCenter2 have been installed For more i...

Page 53: ...sto PageManager icon and follow the on screen instructions Note When Presto PageManager is installed OCR capability is added to the Brother ControlCenter2 You can also easily scan share and organize photos and documents using Presto PageManager Presto PageManager has been installed and the installation is now complete ...

Page 54: ...igned to manage your Brother network connected devices such as network ready Multifunction devices and or network ready printers in a Local Area Network LAN environment For more information on BRAdmin Professional and BRAdmin Light visit http solutions brother com 1 Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The opening screen will appear automatically Follow the on screen instructions 2 Click...

Page 55: ... for new devices automatically 3 Double click the new device Note The default password for the print server is access You can use BRAdmin Professional or a web browser to change this password 4 Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway and then click OK 5 The address information will be saved to the machine Note You can use the BRAdmin Professional utility to set a password See the Network User...

Page 56: ...min Light visit us at http solutions brother com Setting your IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light Note If you have a DHCP BOOTP RARP server in your network you don t have to do the following operation The print server will automatically obtain its own IP address Make sure that version 1 4 1_07 or later of Java client software is installed on your computer The default password fo...

Page 57: ... case that you choose On for both wireless LAN and wired LAN if the network cable is connected to the machine the wired network interface will be active If the cable is not connected to the machine the wireless network interface will be active Restoring the network settings to factory default To restore all network settings of the internal Print Scan server to factory default please follow the ste...

Page 58: ...pear on the LCD For more information about the consumables for your machine visit http solutions brother com or contact your local Brother re seller Lower Tray Unit DIMM Memory LT 5300 Second lower paper tray unit can hold up to 250 sheets of paper When the tray is installed the machine expands total input capacity up to 550 sheets You can expand the memory by installing a 144 pin DIMM memory modu...

Page 59: ...as a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs All other brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or 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 descriptions and specifications The contents of this m...

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