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Sony MFC-240C manual

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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-240C 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 ide[...]

  • 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 ontent s 1 G ett ing S ta rted Carton com ponents .................. . ...... . ................ . ........ . ........... . ........... . ........... . ........ . ........... . . .. .... . .... .. ... ... .... . 2 Con trol pane l .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .....[...]

  • 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 erials and the carton in case for an y reason you must ship your m achine. A USB interf ace cable i s not a standard accesso r y.  To ensure s afe ope r a tion the s upplied plug must be in serted only into a s tandard powe r o[...]

  • Page 5

    Getti ng Sta rted 3 Co nt rol pa nel 1 Fax and te lephone key s 2 D ial Pa d 3 Mod e keys 4 Fax Re so luti on key 5 Ink Manag ement key 6 Clear /Back key 7O K k e y 8S t a r t k e y s 9 Stop/Ex i t key 10 Navigat ion keys 11 Copy Optio ns key 12 Menu key 13 LCD (Liquid Cry st a l Displ ay) 14 Power Sa ve key For the details of t h e control panel, [...]

  • Page 6

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 4 STE P1 1 1 Removi ng the prot ective 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 USB cable. C onnecting the USB cable is done during the software ins tallati o n p[...]

  • Page 7

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 5 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid pape r j a ms and misfeeds. 4 Gently put the paper into the paper tray print side down and top edge first. Check that the paper is f lat in the tray. 5 Gently adjust the paper side guides with both hands to fit t h e paper. Make sure that the paper guides touch the edges of the pape[...]

  • Page 8

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 6 STE P1 3 Co nnecting t he phone lin e 1 Connect th e telephone line c ord. Conne c t one end of the t elephone line cord to the socket on the machin e marked LI NE a nd the ot her end to a modul ar wall s o cket. Im prop er Set up D O NOT connect th e USB cable. C onnecting the USB cable is done during the software ins [...]

  • Page 9

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 7 5 S et Your C oun try (Fo r A ust ralia / New Ze aland Customer Only ) You must set your country so tha t the machine works correctl y. 1 Check that the power is t urned on by connecting the power cord. The LCD shows: Set Country q Press OK Key 2 Pre ss OK . The LCD shows: Australia e q Select ab & OK 3 Pre ss a or b[...]

  • Page 10

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 8 STE P1 4 Take out the ink cart ridge. 5 Carefully remove the protect ive yellow c a p (1). Im prop er Set up D O NOT t ouch t he are a show n in th e il lustrat ion be low. Note If the protective yellow cap comes off when you open the bag , the cartridge wil l not be damaged. 6 Install each ink cartridge in the directio[...]

  • Page 11

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 9 The machine wi ll clean the ink tube system for use for t he fir s t time. T he cleanin g process will last approximately four minutes. The LCD shows: Preparing System q Approx 4 Minutes Cleaning q Please Wait Caution • DO NO T take out i n k cartridges if you do not need to replace th em. If you d o so, it may reduc e[...]

  • Page 12

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 10 STE P1 7 Pr int qu ality ch eck 1 After the cleaning cycle is finish e d, the L CD sh ow s : Set Paper and q Press Start 2 Make sure paper is l o aded in the paper tray. Pre ss Colou r Start . The m achine s tarts printing the Print Quality Check Sheet (only d uring initial in k cartridge installation). 3 Check the qua[...]

  • Page 13

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 11 9 Set ting the LCD contrast You c an adjust the LCD contrast for a s ha rper an d more vivid displa y. I f y ou are having difficulty seeing the LCD from your position, we recommend t he following contras t set t ing for improv ed viewing. 1 Pre ss Me nu , 1 , 7 . 2 Pre ss a or b to choose Dark or Light . 3 Pre ss OK . [...]

  • Page 14

    Set ti ng Up th e Machi ne 12 STE P1 11 Settin g yo ur statio n ID You s hould store your name and fax number to be printe d on al l fax pages that you s end. 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss 0 . 3 Pre ss 3 . 4 Enter your f ax numb er (up to 20 dig its) on the dial pad, and then press OK . To enter a “+” f or international codes, press l . For example[...]

  • Page 15

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 13 13 Choosing a Recei ve Mode There are four possible receive modes : Fax Only , Fax/Tel , Manua l and External TAD . 1 Pre ss Me nu . 2 Pre ss 0 . 3 Pre ss 1 . 4 Pre ss a or b to cho ose t he mo de. 5 Pre ss OK . 6 Pre ss St o p/ Ex it . For det ails, see Re ceive mode Set ti n gs in Chapter 6 of the User's Guide. N[...]

  • Page 16

    Su ppli ed CD -RO M ‘M FL-Pr o Sui te’ 14 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. Ins tall O ther Dri ver s or Utilit ies You c an install additional MFL-Pro Suite software utilities, install without P aperPort ® SE, or i nstall th[...]

  • Page 17

    Insta lling the Dr iver & Softw are 15 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 18

    Installing the Driver & Software 16 STE P2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 1 For USB Inter face User s ( For Wi nd ows ® 98/98 SE/Me/2000 Pr ofessio nal/XP/XP Pr ofessional x64 Editi on) 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 13. Note • U ninst a ll any o ther vers[...]

  • Page 19

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 17 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 5 After reading and accepting the ScanS oft ® Pa pe rPo r t ® SE License A greemen t, click Yes . 6 The installation of PaperPort ® SE will automatical ly st art and i s f ollowed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. 7 When the Brother MFL-Pro S uite Software License Agreem [...]

  • Page 20

    Installing the Driver & Software 18 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 d own ( ) a nd clo se the scanner cover ( ). 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 insta[...]

  • Page 21

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 19 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® USB For USB Inter face User s ( For Mac OS ® X 1 0.2.4 o r greater) Import ant Make sure that you have finished the instructions fr om Step 1 Setting Up the Mac hi ne on p ages 4 throug h 13. Note For M ac OS ® X 10.2. 0 to 1 0.2.3 users, u pgrade to Mac O S ® X 1 0 .2. 4 o[...]

  • Page 22

    Installing the Driver & Software 20 STE P2 Ma ci ntos h ® Ma cintos h ® USB 5 Turn on your M acintosh ® . 6 Put the s upplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 7 Double-click the S ta rt Here OS X icon to ins tall. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note Please wait, it wi l l take a few seconds for the software to instal l. Afte r the inst all[...]

  • Page 23

    Installing the Drive r & Softwa re 21 Ma ci nt osh ® Ma cintos h ® USB 14 To ins tall P resto ! ® PageM anage r ® , click the Pres to! Pa geMana ge r icon and follow the on-sc reen i nst ructions. Note When Presto! ® P ageManag er ® i s installed OCR capability is adde d to t he Brother ControlCenter2. You can easily scan, share and organ[...]

  • Page 24

    Un inst all ing th e ‘M FL- P r o Suit e’ 22 Fo r ins trac tion s on how t o un inst all th e M FL Pr o S uite softw are Unin stallin g for Win dows Im prop er Set up D O NOT remove the USB cable dur ing t h e uninstallation proces s. Star t / All Prog rams ( Progr ams) / Br othe r / MFC -XXXX / UnInstall 1 Cli ck Un Install . 2 Cli ck OK . 3 R[...]

  • Page 25

    Co nsuma bles 23 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 LC57BK LC57Y LC[...]

  • Page 26

    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[...]

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