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  • Page 1

    STEP 1 STEP 2 Setup is Complete! Quick Se tup Gui de Setting Up the M achine Installing the Driver & Software MFC-845CW Before you can use the machine, yo u m ust set up the hardware and install t h e software. Plea s e read this Q uick Setup Guide f or the correct set up procedure a nd installation inst ruc t ions. Keep this Qu ick Setup Gu id[...]

  • Page 2

    Sym bo l s u sed in th is guide Warn ing Cauti on Improper Setup Warnings tell you wh at to d o to prevent possi ble pe rs on al inj ury. Cauti ons specify pr ocedures you must fol low or avoid to pr event possibl e dama ge to the machine or othe r objects. Impr oper Set up icons alert you t o devi ces and operat ions t hat are not com patible with[...]

  • Page 3

    Tabl e of C o n tents 1 G ett ing S ta rted Carton com ponents ................ . ........ . ........... . ...... . ...... . ........... . ........... . ...... . ........... . ........... . ... ...... . .... .. . ..... .. ... 2 Control p anel .. . .................. . ............. . ........... . ............. . .................. . ..............[...]

  • Page 4

    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. An interface c able is not a standard a ccessory. You n eed to purchas e the proper interface cable for th e interface you wan t t o use (USB or network[...]

  • Page 5

    Getti ng Sta rted 3 Co nt rol pa nel 1 Micr ophone 2 Sp eaker Phone key 3 D ial Pa d 4 T el e phone ke ys 5 Mod e keys 6 Men u keys 7 S tart ke ys 8 O n/O ff k ey 9 Stop/Ex i t key 10 LCD (Liquid Cry stal Display) 11 Ink key 12 Fax Previ ew key 13 Messa ge Center keys For the details of t h e control panel, see Control pa nel overview in Chapter 1 [...]

  • Page 6

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 4 STE P1 1 1 Removing the pr otective part s 1 Remove t he prote c t ive tape a nd film covering the scanner glass. 2 Remove the foam bag cont aining the ink cartridges from on top of t he paper tray. 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[...]

  • Page 7

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 5 4 Place the battery in the pos ition shown . 5 Install the b attery cover by sli ding it on to the back of t he hand set. Note Be careful that y o u do not catch the battery connector cord. Caution After installation, charge the batter y more than 12 hou rs. 4 Cha rgi ng th e bat t er y 1 Place the cordless hand set on t[...]

  • Page 8

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 6 STE P1 6 Posi tion the ant enna on the base uni t 1 Move the an tenna to the up position as sho wn below. Note Avoid using in an area wh ere it i s difficult fo r radio w aves to p enetrate such as in a rei nf orced con crete bui l ding, near metal furniture or doors. If y ou have pu rchase d an opt ional c o rdless han[...]

  • Page 9

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 7 Note When you use Legal size paper, press and hold the universal guide re lease button (1) as you slide out the f ront o f the pap er tray. 5 Gently adjust the paper side guides with both hands to fit t h e paper. Make s ure that the pap er side gui des a nd paper length guide touch the edges of the paper. Note Be carefu[...]

  • Page 10

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 8 STE P1 8 Connectin g the phone li ne 1 Connect th e telephone line c ord. Conne c t one end of the t elephone line cord to the jack on the machine m arked LI NE and t he other e nd to a mod ular wall jac k. 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 s[...]

  • Page 11

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 9 10 Inst alling the ink ca rtridge s Warni ng If i nk g ets i n y our ey es , wa sh th em o ut w ith wa te r at once, an d i f irritation occurs consult a doctor. 1 M ake su re t ha t t he po wer i s t ur ned on . The LCD shows: No Cart ridge Black Yellow Cyan Magenta 2 Open the ink cartridge cover (1). 3 Pull all t h e l[...]

  • Page 12

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 10 STE P1 6 Install each in k cart ridg e in the direction of t he arrow on t he label . Take c are to match t he color of t he lock relea se lever (1) with t he cartridge col or (2), a s shown in the di a gram below. 7 Lift each lock rele ase lever and gen tly push it until i t clicks, and t h en close the ink cartridge [...]

  • Page 13

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 11 11 Print quali ty check 1 After the c l eaning cycle is finished, t he LCD sh ow s : Set Paper and P ress 2 Make sure paper is loaded in t h e paper tray. Pre ss Color Start . The m achine s tarts printing the Pr int Quality Check Sheet (only d uring initial in k cartridge insta llat ion) . 3 Check the quality of t h e [...]

  • Page 14

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 12 STE P1 12 Set ting the LCD contr ast You can adjust the LCD c ontrast for a s harper and more vivid display. If you are hav ing difficulty reading the LCD, try c hanging the contras t setting. 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss a or b to choose General Setup . Pre ss OK . 3 Pre ss a or b to choose LCD Settings . Pre ss OK . 4 P[...]

  • Page 15

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 13 14 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 a or b to choose Initial Setup . Pre ss OK . 3 Pre ss a or b to choose Station ID . Pre ss OK . 4 Enter your f ax numb er (up t o 20 di gits) on the dial pad, and then[...]

  • Page 16

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 14 STE P1 16 Choosing a Receiv e Mode There are t hree possible receive modes: Fax Only , Fax/Tel and Manual . 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss a or b to choose Initial Setup . Pre ss OK . 3 Pre ss a or b to choose Receive Mode . Pre ss OK . 4 Press a or b to choose the mode. Press OK . 5 Press Stop/Ex it . For details, s ee Usi[...]

  • Page 17

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 15 18 Se nding in the P roduc t Regist rati on and Test Sheet (USA only ) 1 Fill out th e Product Registration and T est Sheet. 2 Put the she et face down i n the AD F (Automat ic Document Feeder) or the scann er glass. 3 Make sure (Fax) is il luminated in Green. 4 Enter the toll-free fax number: 1-877-268-9575. 5 Pre ss B[...]

  • Page 18

    Su ppli ed CD -RO M ‘M FL-Pr o Sui te’ 16 1 Su pplied C D-R OM ‘M FL-P ro Suit e’ Windows ® Install MFL-Pro Su ite 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 utilities, install without P aperPort ® SE, or i nstall the [...]

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    Insta lling the Dr iver & Softw are 17 STEP2 Follow the ins tructio ns on this page for your oper atin g system and 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 uti ons Center direct ly fr om t he dr ive r or visit http:/ /soluti ons.brot her.com[...]

  • Page 20

    Installing the Driver & Software 18 STE P2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 1 For USB Inter face Users ( For Wi nd ows ® 98/98 SE/Me/2000 Pr ofessio nal/XP/XP Pr ofessional x64 Edi tion) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m Step 1 Setting Up th e Mach ine on pages 4 throug h 15. Note • Ple ase close any appl icatio[...]

  • Page 21

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 19 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 5 Choose Lo cal Co nne ctio n , and t hen c lick Next . The installation continues. 6 After reading and accepting the ScanS oft ® Pa pe rPo r t ® SE License A greemen t, click Yes . 7 The installation of PaperPort ® SE will automatical ly st art and i s f ollowed by the insta[...]

  • Page 22

    Installing the Driver & Software 20 STE P2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 13 Lift t he scanner cover to r e lease the lock ( ). Gently p ush the scanner cover support down ( ) and close the scanner c over ( ). 14 Turn on the machine by connecting the power co rd . The inst allat ion of the B rothe r d rive rs will automatically start. The install[...]

  • Page 23

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 21 Window s ® Wi ndow s ® Wi re d Network For Wi red Network I nterfac e Users ( For Wi nd ows ® 98/9 8SE/Me/2000 Pr ofessio nal/XP/XP Pr ofessio nal x64 Edi tion) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions fr om Step 1 Setting Up the Mac hi ne on p ages 4 t hroug h 15. 1 Unplug t he machi[...]

  • Page 24

    Installing the Driver & Software 22 STE P2 Window s ® Wi ndow s ® Wi re d Network Im prop er Set up If yo u have setup wirel ess netw orking o n your ma chine before and you setup the wired netwo rk, you should check that the machine’s Network I/F is Wired LAN . The wireless netwo rk interface will be inactive with this setting. On you r ma[...]

  • Page 25

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 23 Window s ® Wi ndow s ® Wi re d Network 13 When the Brother MFL-Pro S uite Software License Agreem ent window appears, click Yes if you agree t o the Software License Ag re eme n t. 14 The ins ta llatio n of the Bro ther driver s will automatical ly start. The installation screens appear one after another.[...]

  • Page 26

    Installing the Driver & Software 24 STE P2 Window s ® Wi ndow s ® Wi re d Network 2 Cl ick the Ad vanced tab and Settings... but ton. 3 Cl ick the Add bu tton. 4 Add port 54925 for network scanning , enter the information below: 1) ( A ny description) 2) Localhost 3) 54925 4) 54925 5) Select UDP Then, click OK . 5 Cl ick the Add bu tton. 6 Ad[...]

  • Page 27

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 25 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network For Wi reless Net work Users ( For Wi nd ows ® 98/9 8SE/Me/2000 Pro fessio nal/XP/XP Prof essio nal x64 Editi on in infr astructure mode) C onne ct yo u r wir eless mach in e an d w irele ss netw or k to geth er: i ns tal l the pr inter d rive r in infrast ruc ture [...]

  • Page 28

    Installing the Driver & Software 26 STE P2 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network Confirm yo ur netwo r k e nvironment The s etup process will be differen t depending on your netwo rk environment .  Instal lation using Secure EasySetup™ If your wir el e ss access point ( A) supports Secur eEasySetup™ , you do not need to use a compute [...]

  • Page 29

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 27 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network 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 Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions fr om Step 1 Setting Up the Mac hi ne on p ages 4 t hroug h 15. The SecureE asySetup™ sof tware allo[...]

  • Page 30

    Installing the Driver & Software 28 STE P2 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network Connection Error i s displayed when the print server h as not successfully connected t o your router o r access point. Try starting from st ep 2 again. I f t he same message is displayed again, reset the p rint serv er back to t he default factory settin gs and [...]

  • Page 31

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 29 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless 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 fr om Step 1 Setting Up the Mac hi ne on p ages 4 t hroug h 15. To achieve opt imum results with normal[...]

  • Page 32

    Installing the Driver & Software 30 STE P2 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network 2 Turn on the machine by connecting the power co rd . Im prop er Set up If yo u have previ ously con f i gured the w ireless settin gs of t he m achine you must rese t the netwo rk (LAN) setti n gs before you can con figure the wireless settings ag ain. On you r[...]

  • Page 33

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 31 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network 11 Pre ss a or b to choose TKIP or AES for Encryption Type and press OK . Ent er the WPA/WPA 2 -P SK p ass word you wrote down in step 1 using the dial pad to choose each letter or num ber. You c an use the and keys to move t he cursor left an d right. For example, t[...]

  • Page 34

    Installing the Driver & Software 32 STE P2 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network 17 Cli ck on Ch ecked a nd co nfirmed check box, and then click Next . 18 After reading and accepting the ScanS oft ® P ape rP or t ® SE License A greement, click Yes . 19 The installation of Pap erPort ® SE wil l automatically s tart and is followed by t he [...]

  • Page 35

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 33 Window s ® Wind ows ® Wireless Network Note • After restarting t he c omputer, the Installation Diagnostics will run automatically. If the installation is unsuccess ful, the installation results window will be shown. I f the Dia gnostics shows a failure, please follow th e on-screen instructions or read[...]

  • Page 36

    Installing the Driver & Software 34 STE P2 Ma cint osh ® Maci nt osh ® USB For USB Inter face Users ( For Mac OS ® X 10 .2.4 or g reater) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m Step 1 Setting Up th e Mach ine on pages 4 throug h15. Note For Mac OS ® X 10.2.0 to 10.2.3 users, upgrade to Mac O S ® X 1 0.2.4 or gr[...]

  • Page 37

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 35 Ma ci nt osh ® Maci nt osh ® USB 5 Turn on the machine by connecting the power co rd . 6 Turn on your Macintosh ® . 7 Put th e supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 8 Double-click the St ar t Here OS X icon to ins ta ll. 9 Choose Lo cal Co nne ctio n , and t hen c lick Next . Follow t h e on-screen ins[...]

  • Page 38

    Installing the Driver & Software 36 STE P2 Ma ci nt os h ® Maci nt osh ® USB 15 Cli ck Print Cen ter , the n Quit Prin t Cen ter . The MFL- Pro Suit e, B ro ther prin ter driv er , scanner driver and Brother ControlCen ter2 have been installed a nd the installation is now comp le te. 16 To ins tall P resto ! ® PageM anage r ® , cl ick t he [...]

  • Page 39

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 37 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cint osh ® Wired Network For Wi red Network I nter face Users (F or Mac O S ® X 10.2 .4 or great er) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions fr om Step 1 Setting Up the Mac hi ne on p ages 4 t hroug h 15. 1 Using both hands, use the plastic tabs on b oth sides o f t[...]

  • Page 40

    Installing the Driver & Software 38 STE P2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cint osh ® Wired Network Im prop er Set up If yo u have setup wirel ess netw orking o n your ma chine before and you setup the wired netwo rk, you should check that the machine’s Network I/F is Wired LAN . The wireless netwo rk interface will be inactive with this setting. On you[...]

  • Page 41

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 39 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cint osh ® Wired Network 12 For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10 .3.x users : Make t he selection s hown be low. 13 Choose MFC-XX XX (where XXXX is your model name), and then click Add . Go to st ep 15 . 14 For Mac OS ® X 10.4 users: Choose MFC-XX XX (where XXXX is your model name), and then cl[...]

  • Page 42

    Installing the Driver & Software 40 STE P2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network For Wi reless Net work Users ( For Ma c OS ® X 10.2. 4 or great er i n infrast ructur e mode) C onne ct yo ur w irele ss mach ine a n d wir eless ne twor k tog et her : ins tall th e pr inter d rive r in infrast ructure mode First yo u must configure t [...]

  • Page 43

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 41 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network Conf irm yo ur ne two rk envi ron ment The s etup process will be diffe rent depe nding on your netwo rk environment .  Instal lation using Secure EasySetup™ If your wire l e ss access point ( A) supports Secur eEasySetup™ , you do not n eed t o use a c[...]

  • Page 44

    Installing the Driver & Software 42 STE P2 Ma cint osh ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network U sing th e Se cure Easy Set up™ s oftw ar e to conf igu re y our mac hine for a w irel ess ne tw ork Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m Step 1 Setting Up th e Mach ine on pages 4 throug h 15. The SecureEa s y Setup™ so[...]

  • Page 45

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 43 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network Connection Error is displayed when the print server h as not successfully connected t o your router or access po int. Try s tarting from step 2 again. If the same messag e i s displayed again, reset the print s e rver back to t he default factory set tings and[...]

  • Page 46

    Installing the Driver & Software 44 STE P2 Ma cint osh ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless 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 nfi gurat ion Import ant Make sure that you have finished the ins tructions fro m Step 1 Setting Up th e Mach ine on pages 4 throug h 15. To achieve opt imum results w[...]

  • Page 47

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 45 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network 2 Turn on the machine by connecting the power co rd . Im prop er Set up If you have p reviously configured the w ireless settings of the machine you must rese t the network (LAN) settings before you can configure the wireless settin gs again. On your mach ine,[...]

  • Page 48

    Installing the Driver & Software 46 STE P2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network 11 Pre ss a or b to choose TKIP or AES for Encryption Type and press OK . En ter the WPA/WPA 2-PSK pas sword you wrote down in s tep 1 using th e dial pad to choose each letter or num ber. You c an use the and k eys to mov e the c ursor left an d right. [...]

  • Page 49

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 47 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network Note • If the machine is c onfigured for your network , choose the m achine from the li st, and t hen c lick OK . This window will not app ear i f t he re i s only one machine connected on the network, it will be chosen automat ically. Go to step 19 . • If[...]

  • Page 50

    Installing the Driver & Software 48 STE P2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® Wireless Network The MFL- Pro Suit e, B ro ther prin ter driv er , scanner driver and Brother ControlCen ter2 have been installed a nd the installation is now comp le te. 24 To ins tall P resto ! ® PageM anage r ® , cl ick t he Pres to! Pa geMana ge r icon and follow t[...]

  • Page 51

    For Netwo rk Users 49 BRAd min Professional configuration utility (For Wind ow s ® users) The BRAd min Professional utility for Wi ndows ® is designe d to m anage your Bro ther network c onnected devices such as netw ork -read y Multifunction devices and/or network-ready printers in a Lo cal A rea Network (LAN) env ironment. For more i nformation[...]

  • Page 52

    For Ne twork U sers 50 BRA dm in Lig ht config uratio n utility ( For Ma c 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, yo[...]

  • Page 53

    For Netwo rk Users 51 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 . Press a or b to choose [...]

  • Page 54

    For Ne twork U sers 52 Ent er i ng Te xt W hen setting cert a in menu selections, such as the Station ID, you will ne ed to type text characters. T he number keys have l etters printe d above t hem. T he keys : 0, # l do not ha ve prin ted letters bec ause they are used f or spe c i al c h aracters. Press the appropriate nu mber key the requi r e d[...]

  • Page 55

    Co nsuma bles 53 1 Replacement consumables W hen the t ime co mes to repl ace ink cartridges, an error message will be indicated o n the LCD. F or more informat ion abo ut the i nk cartridges f or your m achine, visit http://solutions .b rot her.com or contact your local Brother re-seller. In k car tri dge Black Yell ow Cyan Magenta LC51BK LC51Y LC[...]

  • Page 56

    Trademar ks The Brother logo is a regist ered trademar k of Brother In dustries, Lt d . Brother is a regist ered trademar k of Brother In dustries , Ltd. Multi-Func tion Link i s a r egistere d trademark of Br ot her Int ernation al Corporati on. Windows and Micr osoft are regi stered tr ademarks of Micr osoft in the U.S . and other co untries. Mac[...]

  • Page 57

    LP519 8001 USA Pr inte d in Chin a[...]