Brother MFC-8840 manual

Quick Se tup Gui de MFC-8440 MFC-8840D Befo re you can use the MFC, you must set up the hard ware 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 “Setu p Guide” and fol low the simple instructio ns. For th e lat est driver s and t o find the best solut ion [...]

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 Qui c k Se tu p Gui d e CD-ROMs For Wind ows ® For Mac into sh ® User ’s Gui de ADF Support Drum Unit Asse mbl y (includin g T oner Cartri dge) AC Power Cord Telephone Line Cord ■ The int erface cable is not a st[...]

MFC-844 0 an d MFC -8840D have si milar c on trol pane l keys . Wa rn i ng Control Pane l 1 . One T o uch keys 5 . Pri nt ke ys 9 . Copy keys (Temporary Settings ) 2 . Shift 6 . Status LED (Light -Emit ting Diode) 10 . Dial Pad 3 . Fax and telephone keys 7 . 5- Line Liqu id Cry st al Disp lay (L CD ) 11 . Sto p /Ex it 4 . M ode keys 8 . Na vigati o[...]

1 Table o f Cont ents Settin g Up the Ma chine 1. In s tall t he Automat i c Do cument Fee d (ADF) Suppor t ..... ........ ....... ....... ........ . 2 2. In stal l the Drum Unit Ass embly ..... ... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ..... 2 3. Lo ad P aper in the P aper Tr ay ........ ... ........ ....... ....... ..[...]

2 Settin g Up the Mach ine Do NOT connect the inte rface cable. Connecting the interface cable is done when instal l ing the driver. 1 Open the ADF co ver. 2 In ser t th e t abs of ADF sup por t in to the hol es of th e ADF o ne s id e at a ti me. 3 Pu sh AD F Su pp ort do wn un ti l i t l at ches in pl ac e. 4 Close the A DF co ver. 1 Open the fro[...]

3 Setti ng Up the M ac hin e Win dows ® USB Wi ndows ® Paralle l Wi ndow s NT ® 4.0 Parallel Macint osh ® USB Mac i ntosh ® Net work Win dows ® Networ k For Admi ni st rat or s 3 Rock i t fro m side to side s everal tim es to di st r ibu t e the t on er e venl y ins ide th e assembly. 4 Push the drum unit assembly into the machine (unt il it [...]

4 Settin g Up the Mach ine 3 Fa n th e stac k of pap er we ll to avo id pa per jams an d mis fee ds . 4 Put pap er in the pape r tr ay. Ch eck that the pape r is fl at in the tray an d below the ma ximum paper mark . 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine and unfold the support flap before you use the machine. 1 Push th e lever up to unloc[...]

5 Setti ng Up the M ac hin e Win dows ® USB Wi ndows ® Paralle l Wi ndow s NT ® 4.0 Parallel Macint osh ® USB Mac i ntosh ® Net work Win dows ® Networ k For Admi ni st rat or s Do not connect the Para ll el or USB cab le ye t. 1 Make sure tha t the power s wit ch is of f. Co nn ec t th e AC po wer c or d to th e m ach i ne . 2 Plug the AC po [...]

6 MFC-844 0 an d MFC -8840D have si milar c on trol pane l keys . Choose the Recei ve mode whic h best suits your needs. 1 Pr e ss the Menu key. 2 Pr e ss key. 3 Pr e ss key. 4 Pr e ss or to sele ct the mode. 5 Pr e ss the Se t ke y . 6 Pr e ss the Stop/Exit key. 6 Se lect ing a Rec eive Mo de Set Menu Stop/Exit Dial pad Are you conne cting an exte[...]

7 Setti ng Up the M ac hin e Win dows ® USB Wi ndows ® Paralle l Wi ndow s NT ® 4.0 Parallel Macint osh ® USB Mac i ntosh ® Net work Win dows ® Networ k For Admi ni st rat or s The MFC display s t he date and ti me, a nd pri nts i t on every fax you send. 1 Pres s th e Me nu key. 2 Press th e key. 3 Press th e key. 4 Enter the last tw o di gi[...]

8 Settin g Up the Mach ine MFC-844 0 an d MFC -8840D have si milar c on trol pane l keys . You should s tore your nam e and fax number to be printed on all f ax pages that you send. 1 Pr e ss the Menu key. 2 Pr e ss the key. 3 Pr e ss the key. 4 En te r your fax n umb er (u p t o 20 dig i ts) on the di al pa d, an d th en pre s s the Se t ke y . 5 [...]

9 Installing the Driver & Software You can find a variety of informa tion on the CD-ROM. Install Software You can inst all print er, PC- FAX Sen d/Re ceiv e, scanner driver s and the various utilit y items , inclu ding Pa p er Po r t ® an d Tex tBridge ® OCR. On-L in e R egi st ra ti on You will be pointed to t he Brother Produc t Registra ti[...]

10 Setti ng Up the M ac hin e Win dows ® USB Wi ndows ® Paralle l Wi ndow s NT ® 4.0 Parallel Macint osh ® USB Mac i ntosh ® Net work Win dows ® Networ k For Admi ni st rat or s 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 USB Interface Cable Users ..... [...]

11 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 2 - 8. 1 Sw itch off an d un plug th e MFC fro m the A C outl e t an d di sc o nne ct it f ro m y ou r com pu ter , if you al r ead y con ne c te d an int er fa ce ca ble . 2 T u rn on you[...]

12 7 W hen th e Pa pe r Por t ® 8. 0 SE Setu p wind ow is displayed, click Next . 8 Aft er re ading and acc epti ng th e Sca nSof t ® Lice nse Agree men t, en ter y our u ser i nf orm at ion and cl ic k Next . 9 Select Ty pical and c lic k Ne x t . 0 Click In st al l and Pa per Port ® wil l start insta llin g on your com pute r. A When t he Sc a[...]

13 Installing the Driver & Software D Wh en th e Br othe r Soft war e Lice nse Ag ree men t w in do w app ea r s, cli ck Yes . E Select Loc al I nte r fac e , and the n click Next . F Select Standard , and the n clic k Next . The app l ication fi les will be copied and inst al l ed t o you r c omp ut er . For USB I nt er fa ce C able Us er s (F[...]

14 Make su r e t hat y ou f oll ow ed the ins tr u cti ons i n 1 to F on p ages 1 1 - 13 . G W hen th is scr ee n ap pe ars , co nn ect th e USB inter fac e cable to y our PC, an d then conne ct it to the MFC . Turn on th e M FC by plu gging in th e pow er cord. Turn t he power switch o n. It will take a few seco nds for the in stallatio n scr een [...]

15 Installing the Driver & Software K If th e t es t pag e is pr i nte d cor re c tl y, c l ic k Y es . If y ou click No , follo w the pr ompt s on the s c ree n t o cor r ec t th e pr obl em. L The README.WRI file will be displayed. Ple as e re ad th i s fil e fo r t rou bl e sho ot in g inf or mat i on an d th en cl ose t he fi l e to continu[...]

16 Make su r e t hat y ou f oll ow ed the ins tr u cti ons i n 1 to F on p ages 1 1 - 13 . G W hen th is scr ee n ap pe ars , co nn ect th e USB inter fac e cable to y our PC, an d then conne ct it to the MFC . Turn on th e M FC by plu gging in th e pow er cord. Turn t he power switch o n. It will take a few seco nds for the in stallatio n scr een [...]

17 Installing the Driver & Software L Afte r th e comp uter restar ts, cl ick Y es to have th e C on tr ol C e nter load eac h time Wind ows ® is started. The Control Center will appear as an ico n in the task tra y. If yo u click No th e S can k ey s on th e M FC will be disabled. . A Ba sic U nive rsal pr inter driver was installed with the [...]

18 P Click o n Have Disk . Q Br o ws e th e CD- RO M an d hi ghl igh t yo ur l ang ua ge fo lde r an d c lic k Op en . Highlight the W2K fold er and cli ck Open . Highlig ht the Addprt fol de r an d c lic k Open . R Click Open . S Make su r e X:ENGW2KAddprt is dis play ed i n t he wind ow and c lick OK (X: is the d riv e lette r of your CD -ROM[...]

19 Installing the Driver & Software W Select Ye s and Nex t to prin t a te s t pa ge . X When t his s cree n ap pe ars , cl ick Fini sh . Y If t he Di git al S ign at u r e No t Fo un d di a lo g bo x appea r s, c li ck Yes . Z If th e test page printe d, cl ick OK . The Brother Na t ive Drive r s have been i nstal led an d th e in stal latio n[...]

20 Make su r e t hat y ou f oll ow ed the ins tr u cti ons i n 1 to F on p ages 1 1 - 13 . G W hen th is scr ee n ap pe ars , co nn ect th e USB inter fac e cable to y our PC, an d then conne ct it to the MFC . Turn on th e M FC by plu gging in th e pow er cord. Turn t he power switch o n. It will take a few seco nds for the in stallatio n scr een [...]

21 Installing the Driver & Software Broth er Native driver In stallatio n K Click Star t and select Printers and Faxes . Click on Add a printer and t he A dd Pr in ter Wizard will start. When t his s cree n ap pe ars , cl ick N ext . L Un-check t h e Automatically detect and install my Plug a nd Play printer se lection and th en cli c k Ne xt .[...]

22 R Highl ight the model you are installing from th e l is t of mac hin es an d cl ic k Next . S The model you are installin g will b e li sted in the window. Select Y es or No if you wa nt this dr iver to be your def ault prin ter. T If th i s scr een ap pea rs , se lec t Do n ot sha re t h is pr i n te r and Next . U Select Yes and Nex t to pri [...]

23 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 2 - 8. 1 Sw itch off an d un plug th e MFC fro m the A C outl e t an d di sc o nne ct it f ro m y ou r com pu ter , if you al r ead y con ne c te d an int er fa ce ca ble . 2 T u rn on you[...]

24 7 W hen th e Pa pe r Por t ® 8. 0 SE Setu p wind ow is displayed, click Next . 8 Aft er re ading and acc epti ng th e Sca nSof t ® Lice nse Agree men t, en ter y our u ser i nf orm at ion and cl ic k Next . 9 Select Typical a nd click Next . 0 Click In st al l and Pa per Port ® wil l start insta llin g on your com pute r. A When t he Sc an So[...]

25 Installing the Driver & Software D Wh en th e Br othe r Soft war e Lice nse Ag ree men t w in do w app ea r s, cli ck Yes . E Select Loc al I nte r fac e , and the n click Next . F Select Standard , and the n clic k Next . The app l ication files will b e cop i ed to your co m pu t e r. For Pa ral l el In terf ac e Cab le Use rs (For W i nd [...]

26 Make su re that yo u fo llowed th e in struct ions in 1 to F on pag es 2 3 - 25 . G W hen th is scr ee n ap pe ars , co nn ect th e para llel inter face ca ble to you r PC, and then conne ct it to the MFC . Turn on th e M FC by plu gging in th e pow er cord. Turn t he power switch o n. . H Click Next . I The README.WRI file w ill be displayed. P[...]

27 Installing the Driver & Software Make su r e t ha t yo u f ol low ed th e in stru ct ion s in 1 to F o n pa ges 23 - 2 5 . G When t hi s s cree n ap pe ars , con nec t t he par alle l int e rf ac e ca bl e to yo ur P C, and th en c onnect i t to the M FC. T urn on the M FC by plu gging in the powe r cord . T ur n t he p ow e r sw itc h on. .[...]

28 N Click Ye s to ha ve th e Cont ro l Cent e r load ed eac h ti me Wi ndow s ® is starte d. Th e Contr ol Center will appear as an icon in the task tray. If you click No the Sc a n k eys on th e MF C will be disabled. A B asi c Uni versa l prin ter d river was instal led with the MFL-PRO Software Su ite wh ich is certifie d for u se wi th Window[...]

29 Installing the Driver & Software R Click on H a ve Di sk . S Br owse the CD-RO M an d hi ghli ght your lan gu age fo lde r an d cl ic k Op e n . Hi g hli ght th e W2 K fold er an d click Open . High light th e Addprt fo l de r an d c lic k Ope n . T Click Open . U Make sure X:ENGW2KAddprt is displaye d in the window and click OK (X: is t[...]

30 Z W hen th is scr ee n ap pe ars , cl ic k Finish . [ If th e Di g it al S i gnat ur e N ot Fou nd dia l og bo x appe ars , cl ick Yes . If the test page p rinte d, clic k OK . The Brother Native Drivers have be e n installed a nd the i nstallation i s now com pl ete . There wi ll be two Brother printer dr ivers listed in the Printer s selecti[...]

31 Installing the Driver & Software Make su r e t ha t yo u f ol low ed th e in stru ct ion s in 1 to F o n pa ges 23 - 2 5 . G When t hi s s cree n ap pe ars , con nec t t he par alle l int e rf ac e ca bl e to yo ur P C, and th en c onnect i t to the M FC. T urn on the M FC by plu gging in the powe r cord . T ur n t he p ow e r sw itc h on. .[...]

32 Brother Native driver In stallatio n K Click St art and select P r inters and Faxes . Click o n Add a printer and the Add Pri nter Wizard w ill start. W hen th is scr ee n ap pe ars , cl ic k Next . L Un -c he ck th e Autom atically dete ct and insta ll my Plug and P lay p rinter selection and the n cli ck Next . M Select BMFC (Brother MFL Port)[...]

33 Installing the Driver & Software R Highlight the model you are installing from th e lis t of m achi nes a nd c li ck Next . S The model you are installin g will b e listed in th e win dow . Se le ct Yes or No if you want th is driv e r to be y o ur de faul t pr int e r. T If th is scr ee n ap pe ars , se le ct D o n ot shar e this printer an[...]

34 Make su r e tha t y ou f oll ow ed th e ins tru cti ons f r om Ste p 1 “ Sett ing Up t he Mac hine ” on page s 2 - 8 . 1 Turn on y our c ompu ter . You m ust be l ogge d on as th e Admi nist rato r. 2 Co nn ec t t he p ar a llel in te rf ac e cab l e to y ou r comp uter , and t hen c onne ct it to the MFC. 3 Ma ke su re yo u tu rn on th e MF[...]

35 Installing the Driver & Software 8 Whe n th e Pa pe rPo rt ® 8. 0 SE S etup w i ndo w is displayed, click Next . 9 Afte r rea ding an d acce pting the Sc anS oft ® Licen s e A gre eme nt , e nter yo ur u s er inf or mat ion an d c lic k N ext . 0 Select Typical and click Next . A Click Insta ll an d Pap erPor t ® will sta rt inst al l ing[...]

36 E W hen th e B rot he r So f twa re L i cen s e Agr eem en t wi n do w app ea rs , cl ic k Y es If you agre e to i t an d go to nex t scr een . F Select Loc al I nt e rfac e , and then cli ck Next . G W hen th e Se tup Typ e w in dow a pp ear s, select S tandard , and th en cl i c k Next . H The README.WRI file w ill be displayed. Pl e as e re a[...]

37 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 2 - 8. 1 Make s u re t ha t the NC- 91 00 h (N etw o rk Print/Fax Server) is installed into the MFC. (Se e O pt io nal ac c ess or i es i n Cha pt er 23 o f th e Us er ’s Gui de. ) 2 Con[...]

38 8 W hen th e Pa pe r Por t ® 8. 0 SE Setu p wind ow is displayed, click Next . 9 Aft er re ading and acc epti ng th e Sca nSof t ® Lice nse Agree men t, en ter y our u ser i nf orm at ion and cl ic k Next . 0 Select Ty pical and c lic k Ne x t . A Click In st al l and Pa per Port ® wil l start insta llin g on your com pute r. B W hen th e Sc [...]

39 Installing the Driver & Software F Select Ne tw ork In terf ac e , and th e n click Next . G Select Standard , and the n clic k Next . The app l ication files will b e cop i ed to your co m pu t e r. H Select Sea r ch th e net wo rk f or devi ce s and choos e from a list of discovered de vi c es , and th en cli ck Next . I If the M FC is un-[...]

40 M Windows NT ® Us e rs ➝ Go t o Q Windows ® 98 / 98 SE /Me /20 00/ X P Use r s: Select yes and then click Next . N Click Next o r ent e r th e na me y o u wan t d is pla y ed on the LC D f or y ou r PC and t he n click Next . Th e de f aul t n am e is the n am e of your P C . Ple ase wait for the window to open. O The README.WRI file w ill b[...]

41 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 2 - 8. 1 Sw itch off an d un plug th e MFC fro m the A C outl e t a nd d i sc on nect it f ro m y o ur Ma c int osh if you al r ead y con ne c te d an int er fa ce ca ble . 2 T urn on yo [...]

42 A Click t he Brother Laser i c on yo u i nst al l ed . On the righ t side o f the Chooser , select t h e prin ter to which you want to print. Cl os e the Chooser . The Brother PC-FAX Send, P r inter and Scanner dri vers have be en installed. B To ins t all Pres t o ! ® PageM ana ger ® , click Inst all ne x t t o th e Pre s to ! ® Page Man age[...]

43 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 2 - 8. 1 Sw itch off an d un plug th e MFC fro m the A C outl e t a nd d i sc on nect it f ro m y o ur Ma c int osh if you al r ead y con ne c te d an int er fa ce ca ble . 2 T urn on yo [...]

44 A Open the Printe r Cen ter ic on. B Click Add P rinter. .. . C Select US B . D Select MF C- 84 40 /8 84 0D , and th en cl ic k Add . E Se le ct Q uit Prin ter Center f rom the Pri n te r Center menu. Th e Brother P ri nter dri v er, Scanne r driver, Brother P C-FAX Send and Remote Setup Pr ogra m have be e n installed and the i ns tallation is [...]

45 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 2 - 8. 1 Make s u re t ha t the NC- 91 00 h (N etw o rk Print/Fax Server) is installed into the MFC. (Se e O pt io nal ac c ess or i es i n Cha pt er 23 o f th e Us er ’s Gui de. ) 2 Sw[...]

46 A Open the Chooser from the Ap ple menu . B Click t he Brother Laser (AT) icon , an d th en select BRN_ x xxxx x_P1 . 1 Click Set up . 1 xxxxxx are the last si x dig its of the Eth er ne t ad dr es s. C Click OK , a nd t h en cl o se t he Chooser . The setup is now c omplete. Net wor k Us er' s G ui de C ha pt er 7 o n th e CD-ROM. Instal l[...]

47 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 2 - 8. 1 Make s u re t ha t the NC- 91 00 h (N etw o rk Print/Fax Server) is installed into the MFC. (Se e O pt io nal ac c ess or i es i n Cha pt er 23 o f th e Us er ’s Gui de. ) 2 Sw[...]

48 A Open the Utilit ies fol der. B Open the Prin t Cent er icon. C Click t he Ad d P rin t er. .. bu tt o n. D Select AppleTa lk . E Se le ct BRN_x xxxxx_ P1 1 , an d then cli ck the Add b utton . 1 xxxxxx a re the last six d igits of the Eth er n et add r e ss. F Se le ct Q uit Prin ter Center f rom the Pri n te r Center menu. The setup i s now c[...]

49 ■ For A dministr ators Thi s section is f or using the printer on a netwo rk. An admi nistrator sh ould set up th e printer using the following step s. Netwo rk Use r's G uide C h apter M ap (NC-910 0h ) Wi ndows ® 98 /Me Peer-to-Pe er TCP/IP Chapter 3 Pe er -to-Pee r P r inting NetBIOS Chapter 4 Ne t BIOS Peer-to-Peer Printing Brother I[...]

50 The B RA dmin P r ofessional so ftware utility is design ed to mana ge your Broth er network connected devices such as netwo rk-ready printe rs an d/or networ k-ready Multifun ction devices in a Local Area Netw ork (LAN) e nvironment. BRAd min Profession al can also be used to man age devices from other ma nufacturer s whose products support S N[...]

51 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 will b e saved t o the p[...]

52 The M FC has the following optional accesso ries. You can expand the capab i lities of the MFC by addi ng these ite ms. Optio ns Lower Tra y Unit DIMM Memory LT -5000 S econd l owe r paper t ray exp ands to t al i nput cap acit y by anot her 250 sheets to a total input ca pacit y of 50 0 sheets. For m ore de tai ls, see “M em or y B oard” in[...]

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