Brother International MFC 8840D Quick Setup Guide - English
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- Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 1
MFC-8840D MFC-8840DN MFC-8440 Windows® USB 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. Step 1 Setting Up the Machine Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software Windows - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 2
-8440) Manual Feed Tray (For MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 4. Paper Tray 5. Front Cover 6. Power Switch 7. Document Cover 8. Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) Quick Setup Guide CD-ROMs For Windows® For Macintosh® User's Guide ADF Support Drum Unit Assembly (including Toner - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 3
Control Panel MFC-8440, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN have similar control panel keys. 1 56 7 8 9 10 11 2 1. One Touch keys 2. Shift 3. Fax and telephone see "Control panel overview" in Chapter 1 of the User's Guide. Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 4
Document Feed (ADF) Support 4 2. Install the Drum Unit Assembly 4 3. Load Paper in the Paper Tray 5 4. Release the Scanner Lock 6 5. Install Network User's Guide Chapter Map (NC-9100h 50 Installing the BRAdmin Professional Configuration Utility (Windows® Users Only 51 Web BRAdmin (Windows® - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 5
Cover 2 Insert the tabs of ADF support into the holes of the ADF one side at a time. Tab Front Cover Hole Tab ADF Support 3 Push ADF Support down until it latches in place. 2 Unpack the drum unit assembly. Remove the protective part. Drum Unit Assembly Protective Part 4 Close the ADF cover. 4 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 6
in the slots on the tray. Paper Guide Release Lever 5 Close the front cover of the machine. For Legal size paper, press the universal guide release button and pull out the rear of the paper tray. Universal Guide Release Button Windows NT® 4.0 Parallel Windows® Network Macintosh® USB Macintosh - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 7
tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark. Up to here. 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine and unfold the support flap before you use the machine. Support Flap For details on supported paper specifications, see "Paper" in Chapter 2 (User's Guide). 6 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 8
Windows NT® 4.0 Parallel Windows® Network Macintosh® USB 2 Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Turn the power switch on. If Check Scan Lock appears on the LCD, immediately release the scanner lock and press Stop/Exit. 3 Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack on the MFC - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 9
Setting Up the Machine MFC-8440, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN have similar control Fax Only The MFC automatically answers every call as a fax. 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. No Manual - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 10
Setting Up the Machine Windows® USB 7 Setting the Date and Time The MFC displays the date and time, and prints it on every fax you send. 1 step1, press the Stop/Exit key. Windows® Parallel Windows NT® 4.0 Parallel Windows® Network Macintosh® USB Macintosh® Network For Administrators 9 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 11
MFC-8440, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN have similar control panel keys. Set Dial pad Stop/Exit 8 Setting Your Station ID You should store your name and fax number to be printed on all fax to the right. Press One Two Three Four key time in Chapter 4 of the User's Guide. 7 Press the Stop/Exit key - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 12
fax of your Product Registration. You can also register your product online using the On-Line Registration link from the installation CD-ROM or go to www.registermybrother.com Go to Next page to install the driver Windows NT® 4.0 Parallel Windows® Network Macintosh® USB Macintosh® Network - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 13
the User's Guide and other documentation in PDF format. (Viewer included) Brother Support View contact information for Brother Customer Service and how to locate a Brother Authorized Service Center. Help Helpful hints. Start Here You can install the printer driver, scanner driver, PC-FAX Send and - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 14
Setting Up the Machine Windows® USB Windows® Parallel Windows NT® 4.0 Parallel Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software Follow the instructions on this page for your operating system and interface cable. USB Interface Cable Users Go to page 14 (For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 15
the supplied CD-ROM for Windows® into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, select your machine. If the language screen appears, select your language. MFL-Pro Suite includes Printer Driver, Scanner Driver, ScanSoft ® PaperPort®, ScanSoft ® OmniPage®, PC-FAX software, Remote Setup and - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 16
make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. Windows® USB Installing the Driver & Software 8 After reading and accepting the ScanSoft® , select Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite MFC-8840D, Uninstall, and then follow the instructions on the screen. Continued... 15 For - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 17
Installing the Driver & Software For USB Interface Cable Users (For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) D When the Brother Software License Agreement window appears, click Yes. E Select Local Interface, and then click Next. Windows® 98/98SE/Me Users ➝ Go to page 17 Windows® 2000 Professional - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 18
, follow the prompts on the screen to correct the problem. It will take a few seconds for the installation screen to appear. The installation of the Brother drivers will automatically start. Follow the instructions on the screen. H Select BRUSB: USB Printer Port, and then click Next. If the README - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 19
UI icon on the desktop. This loads the Brother Control Center to the task tray. See AutoLoad the Brother Control Center, Chapter 15 in the Documentation (User's Guide) located on the CD-ROM. The Brother PC-FAX, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 20
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.. It will take a few seconds for the installation screen to appear. The installation of the Brother drivers will automatically start. Follow the instructions - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 21
® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) 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 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 22
, select Do not share this printer and Next. There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the Printers selection. The driver with "Printer" after the model name (ex. Brother MFC-8840D Printer) is the Brother Native Driver. The Brother Native Drivers have been installed and the installation - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 23
registration before proceeding to step J. 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 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 24
Setting Up the Machine Windows® USB Windows® Parallel Installing the Driver & Software Brother Native driver Installation K Click Start and select Printers and Faxes. Click on Add a printer and the Add Printer Wizard will start. When this screen appears, click Next. N Click on Have Disk. L Un- - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 25
Windows Logo testing screen appears, click Continue Anyway. T If this screen appears, select Do not share this printer and Next. There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the "Printers" selection. The driver with Printer after the model name (ex. Brother MFC-8840D Printer) is the Brother - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 26
the supplied CD-ROM for Windows® into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, select your machine. If the language screen appears, select your language. MFL-Pro Suite includes Printer Driver, Scanner Driver, ScanSoft ® PaperPort ®, ScanSoft® OmniPage®, PC-FAX software, Remote Setup and - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 27
the Driver & Software For Parallel Interface Cable Users (For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) 7 When the PaperPort® 8.0 SE Setup window is displayed, click Next. A When the ScanSoft® Registration screen is displayed, make your selection and follow the on- screen instructions. 8 After - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 28
Up the Machine Windows® Parallel Installing the Driver & Software D When the Brother Software License Agreement window appears, click Yes. E Select Local Interface, and then click Next. Windows® 98/98SE/Me Users ➝ Go to page 28 Windows® 2000 Professional Users ➝ Go to page 29 Windows® XP Users - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 29
UI icon on the desktop. This loads the Brother Control Center to the task tray. See AutoLoad the Brother Control Center, Chapter 15 in the Documentation (User's Guide) located on the CD-ROM. The Brother PC-FAX, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 30
and then click Next. K Click Finish to restart your computer. Windows® Parallel Installing the Driver & Software L After the computer restarts, the installation of the Brother drivers will automatically start. Follow the instructions on the screen. M If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 31
® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) 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 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 32
, select Do not share this printer and Next. There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the Printers selection. The driver with "Printer" after the model name (ex. Brother MFC-8840D Printer) is the Brother Native Driver. The Brother Native Drivers have been installed and the installation - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 33
registration before proceeding to step J. 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 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 34
Setting Up the Machine Windows® Parallel Installing the Driver & Software Brother Native driver Installation K Click Start and select Printers and Faxes. Click on Add a printer and the Add Printer Wizard will start. When this screen appears, click Next. N Click on Have Disk. L Un-check the - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 35
Windows Logo testing screen appears, click Continue Anyway. T If this screen appears, select Do not share this printer and Next. There will be two Brother printer drivers listed in the Printers selection. The driver with "Printer" after the model name (ex. Brother MFC-8840D Printer) is the Brother - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 36
in Main Application. 3 Make sure you turn on the MFC by plugging in the power cord, and turning the power switch on. 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 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 37
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 Users 8 When the PaperPort® 8.0 SE Setup window is displayed, click Next. B When the ScanSoft® Registration screen is displayed, make your selection and follow the on- screen instructions. 9 After reading and - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 38
UI icon on the desktop. This loads the Brother Control Center to the task tray. See AutoLoad the Brother Control Center, Chapter 15 in the Documentation (User's Guide) located on the CD-ROM. The Brother PC-FAX, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 39
the Driver & Software For Network Interface Cable Users (For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/NT/2000 Professional/XP) Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 "Setting Up the Machine" on pages 4 - 11. 1 Make sure that the NC-9100h (Network Print/ Fax Server) is installed into the MFC - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 40
have to uninstall MFL-Pro Suite. From the Start menu, select Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite MFC-8840D, Uninstall, and then follow the instructions on the screen. E When the Brother Software License Agreement window appears, click Yes. B When the ScanSoft® Registration screen is displayed, make - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 41
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Network Interface Cable Users (For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/NT/2000 Professional/XP) F Select Network Interface, and then click Next. If the MFC is configured for your network: Select the MFC from the list and then click Next. → Go to M G Select Standard, - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 42
Finish restart your computer. Installing the Driver & Software Windows® Network N Click Next or enter the name Windows® 98/98SE/Me/NT/2000 Users follow step R. The Network Scanning feature is not supported in Windows NT®. For Windows® XP Users Only The Brother PC-FAX, Printer and Scanner drivers - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 43
USB port on a keyboard or a non powered USB hub. 9 Turn on the MFC by plugging in the power cord. Turn the power switch on. 4 Double-click the Start Here icon to install the printer, scanner and PC-FAX Send drivers. If the language screen appears, select your language. 0 From the Apple® menu, open - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 44
Setting Up the Machine Installing the Driver & Software A Click the Brother Laser icon you installed. On the right side of the Chooser, select the printer to which you want to print. Close the Chooser. The Brother PC-FAX Send, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed. B To install Presto!® - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 45
switch on. 4 Double-click the Start Here OSX icon to install the printer 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.) 9 Select Applications from the Go menu. 5 Click Install - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 46
Setting Up the Machine Installing the Driver & Software A Open the Printer Center icon. E Select Quit Printer Center from the Printer Center menu. B Click Add Printer.... C Select USB. The Brother Printer driver, Scanner driver, Brother PC-FAX Send and Remote Setup Program have been installed - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 47
2 Installing the Driver & Software For Network Interface Cable Users For Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 "Setting Up the Machine" on pages 4 - 11. 1 Make sure that the NC-9100h (Network Print/Fax Server) is installed into the MFC (MFC-8840DN has - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 48
Machine Installing the Driver & Software A Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. B Click the Brother Laser (AT) icon, and then select BRN_xxxxxx_P1. Click Setup. xxxxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet address. C Click OK, and then close the Chooser. Network User's Guide Chapter 7 on the - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 49
the Driver & Software For Network Interface Cable Users For Mac OS® X 10.1/10.2.1 or greater Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 "Setting Up the Machine" on pages 4 - 11. 1 Make sure that the NC-9100h (Network Print/Fax Server) is installed into the MFC (MFC-8840DN - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 50
Up the Machine Installing the Driver & Software A Open the Utilities folder. E Select BRN_xxxxxx_P1, and then click the Add button. B Open the Print Center icon. C Click the Add Printer... button. xxxxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet address. Network User's Guide Chapter 7 on the CD - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 51
. An administrator should set up the printer using the following steps. Network User's Guide Chapter Map (NC-9100h) Windows® 98/Me Windows NT® Windows® 2000/XP UNIX/Linux Macintosh® OS2 Warp Server LAN Server Peer-to-Peer TCP/IP Chapter 3 NetBIOS Chapter 4 Brother Internet Print TCP/IP Chapter - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 52
menu screen. 4 Click BRAdmin Professional and follow the on-screen instructions. Web BRAdmin (Windows® Users Only) 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 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 53
Setting your IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Professional (Windows® Users Only) 1 Start BRAdmin Professional, and select TCP/IP. 3 Double-click the new device. 2 Select Mask and Gateway, and then click the OK button. 5 The address information will be saved to the printer. 52 - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 54
Center, offering Network Printing / Network PC-FAX and Network Scanning capability. The optional External Wireless Print/Scan Server (NC-2200w) provides the wireless network printing service and the network scanner service capability. Replacement Consumables Drum Unit DR-510 Toner TN-540/TN - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 55
whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific to its specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications - Brother International MFC 8840D | Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 56
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