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Advanced User's Guide MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT Not all models are available in all countries. Version 0 USA/CAN - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 2
to replace consumables. See troubleshooting tips. Learn more advanced operations: Fax, Copy, security features, printing reports and performing routine maintenance. Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning, Network Scanning, Remote Setup, PC-Fax, and using the Brother ControlCenter utility - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 3
about how to configure and use your Brother machine to scan, load and view images and files on certain Web sites that provide these services. 1 PDF printing is not supported on Windows® Phone. 2 Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. Where is it? PDF file / Brother Solutions Center 2 ii - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 4
features ...3 Toner Save Users 12 Setting Lock ...13 Setting up the password 13 Changing your Setting Lock password 14 Turning Setting Lock on/off 14 Restricting dialing 15 Dial pad restriction 15 One Touch restriction 15 Speed Dial restriction 15 LDAP server restriction 16 3 Sending a fax - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 5
Setting the Print Density 39 Printing a fax from the memory 39 Receiving faxes into memory when the paper tray is empty 39 Polling overview 40 Polling receive 40 5 Dialing and storing numbers 42 Telephone line services 42 Tone or Pulse (Canada only 42 For Fax/Tel mode only 42 Special line - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 6
50 Transmission Verification Report 50 Fax Journal (Activity Report 50 Cleaning the scanner 64 Cleaning the corona wire 65 Cleaning the drum unit 67 Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers 71 Checking the Page Counters 73 Checking the remaining life of parts 73 Replacing periodic maintenance parts - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 7
NOTE 1 Most of the illustrations in this User's Guide show the MFC-8950DW. Memory storage 1 Your menu settings are stored Fax) for approximately 60 hours. Other fax jobs in the machine's memory will not be lost. Volume settings Ring volume You can choose a range of ring volume levels, from High - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 8
key, make a mistake, or after you send or receive a fax. You can choose a range of volume levels, from High to Off. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to Low, Med, High or Off. f Press Stop/Exit. You can also temporarily adjust the speaker volume by pressing Hook. a Press Hook on the control panel. b - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 9
&Time. Press Date&Time. d Press Auto Daylight. e Press On or Off. f Press Stop/Exit. General Setup Ecology features 1 Toner Save 1 1 You can save toner using this feature. When you set Toner Save to On, print appears lighter. The default setting is Off. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 10
The timer will restart if any operation is carried out on the machine, such as receiving a fax or a print job. The default setting is 3 minutes. When the machine goes into Sleep the wireless network uu Network User's Guide: Control panel setup If the machine has secure print data it will not enter Deep - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 11
Quiet mode feature 1 Quiet mode 1 The Quiet mode setting can reduce noise while printing. When Quiet Mode is turned On, the print speed becomes slower. The default setting is Off. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display General - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 12
you dial. For example: If your telephone system requires a 9 to dial an outside number use this setting to automatically dial 9 for every fax you send. Setting up the prefix number 1 a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup. Press Initial Setup. c Press a or b to display Dial Prefix - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 13
password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the password stored in the machine. For information about how to reset the password call Brother Customer Service. Note • Secure Function Lock can be set manually at the control panel, or by using Web 2 Based Management or BRAdmin Professional - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 14
users uu page 9 and Turning Secure Function Lock on/off uu page 11.) Note Make a careful note of the administrator password. If you enter the wrong password, the LCD will show Wrong Password. Re-enter the correct password. If you forget it, please call Brother Customer Service the registered four- - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 15
user, press Enable or Disable for each operation, as follows: Press Fax Tx. Then press Enable or Disable. After you have set Fax Tx, repeat these steps for Fax Rx, Copy, Scan ® only). (See Network User's Guide.) You can set up to 25 restricted users. Setting up restricted users 2 a Press Menu. - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 16
Fax Tx. Then press Enable or Disable. After you have set Fax Tx, repeat these steps for Fax Rx, Copy, Scan, Direct Print, Print and Web Connect. k Press and repeat steps g to j for entering each additional user the same name as another user's name. Reset existing restricted users 2 a Press Menu. b - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 17
buttons on the Touchscreen. Press OK. Turning Secure Function Lock off a Press Public or xxxxx (where xxxxx is the user's name). b Press Lock OnOff. c Enter the registered four-digit 2 administrator password by pressing the buttons on the Touchscreen. Press OK. Note If you enter the wrong - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 18
Lock is turned on. Changing to the restricted user mode a Press Public or xxxxx (where xxxxx is the user's name). Press Change User. b Press a or b to display your user name. c Press your user name. d Enter the registered four-digit user password by pressing the buttons on the Touchscreen. Press - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 19
. Please call your administrator or Brother Customer Service. While Setting Lock is On, you cannot access the Menu button or edit the numbers you stored in the Address Book. You can still use the Address Book button to send faxes and E-mail messages to previously stored numbers. Machine settings - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 20
Setting Lock on/off 2 If you enter the wrong password when following the instructions below, the LCD will show Wrong Password. Re-enter the correct password. 00$0 Copy Fax Scan Setting Lock Web Menu Turning Setting Lock off a Press Setting Lock on the LCD. b Enter the registered four-digit - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 21
dialing 2 This feature is to prevent users from sending a fax or call to a wrong number by mistake If you re-enter the wrong number, the LCD will show an error message. If you choose On, the machine will restrict all fax sending and outbound calls for that dialing method. Dial pad restriction 2 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 22
Chapter 2 LDAP server restriction 2 a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. c Press a or b to display Dial Restrict.. Press Dial Restrict.. d Press LDAP Server. e Press Enter # twice, On or Off. f Press Stop/Exit. Note • The Enter # twice - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 23
, you can change any combination of these settings: Duplex Fax Contrast Fax Resolution Real Time TX Overseas Mode Delayed Fax Batch TX Coverpage Message Coverpage Setup a Press Fax on the Touchscreen. c Do one of the following: Repeat step b to change more settings. If you - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 24
layout 3 You need to choose the duplex scanning format before you send a 2-sided fax. The format you choose will depend on the layout of your 2-sided document. a Press Fax. b Press d or c to display Duplex Fax. Press Duplex Fax. c Do one of the following: If your document is flipped on the Long - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 25
. This has the slowest transmission time. Sending a fax Additional sending operations 3 Sending a fax manually 3 Manual transmission Manual transmission lets you hear the 3 3 dialing, ringing and fax-receiving tones while sending a fax. a Press Fax. b Load your document. c Press Hook and - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 26
or Send key before hanging up. b Load your document. c Press Start. If you are using the scanner glass, press Send. d Replace the handset of an external telephone. Dual access 3 You can dial a number and start scanning the fax into memory-even when the machine is sending from memory, receiving - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 27
, press (Search). a Press Fax. b Load your document. 3 c Press d or c to display Broadcasting. Press Broadcasting. d You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways: Press Manual and enter a number by pressing the buttons on the Touchscreen. (See Basic User's Guide: How to dial - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 28
No or Stop/Exit. Real Time Transmission 3 When you are sending a fax, the machine will scan the documents into the memory before sending it. Then, as soon as the Real Time TX is set to Off). If the memory is full, faxes from the scanner glass cannot be sent until you clear some of the memory. • In - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 29
active for your next fax. a Press Fax. b Load your document. c Press d or c to display Overseas Mode. Press Overseas Mode. d Press On. Delayed Fax 3 You can store up to 50 faxes in the memory to The number of pages you can scan into the memory depends on the amount of data printed on each page. 23 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 30
be sent. If there are no jobs, the LCD will show No Jobs Waiting. You can cancel a fax job that is stored and waiting in the memory. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. c Press a or b to display Remaining Jobs. Press Remaining Jobs. Jobs that are waiting will appear on the - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 31
as the default. These settings will stay until you change them again. a Press Fax. b Press d or c to choose the setting you want to change, Yes. e Press Stop/Exit. Restoring all fax settings to the factory settings 3 You can restore all the fax settings you have changed to the factory settings. - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 32
your Station ID. (See Quick Setup Guide.) You can automatically send a cover page with every fax. Your cover page includes your Station ID messages of your own, up to 27 characters long. (See Basic User's Guide: Entering text.) (See Composing your own comments uu page 26.) 5.(User Defined) 6.(User - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 33
a printed cover page that you can write on, you can print the sample page and attach it to your fax. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. 3 c Press a or b to display Setup Send. Press Setup Send. d Press Coverpage Setting. e Press Print Sample. f Press Start. g After the - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 34
3 Destination Display 3 The machine displays the information registered in the address book or the number you dialed to send a fax. You can set the machine to hide the destination information on the LCD. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. c Press a or b to display Setup Send - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 35
or Start if you are finished scanning pages. g Place the next page on the scanner glass and press Start. Repeat step f for each additional page you want to scan from the scanner glass. h Your machine will automatically send the fax when it is polled. Sending a fax Note The document will be stored - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 36
/Store. Press Forward/Page/Store. e Press Fax Forward. f Do one of the following: Press Manual to enter the forwarding fax number (up to 20 characters) or E-mail address (up to 60 characters) using the buttons on the Touchscreen. (See Basic User's Guide: Entering text.) Press OK. Press Address - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 37
that you have a fax message in the machine's memory. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. c Press a or of the following: If your pager needs a PIN, enter the PIN, press #, press Pause, enter your fax number followed by ##. Press OK. (For example, press: 1 2 3 4 5 # Pause 1 8 0 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 38
fax messages uu page 34.) Your machine will automatically print a copy of the stored fax. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. Faxes in the memory will be sent to your PC when the PC-Fax Receive icon is active on your PC. (See Software User's Guide.) • If you press No, faxes - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 39
fax is forwarded or a problem at the receiving machine. Turning off Remote Fax Options 4 a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax fax machine, then use the Remote Access Code to retrieve your messages your Fax Receive Code (l51) or Telephone Answer Code (#51). (See Basic User's Guide: - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 40
reset the machine when you have finished. f Hang up. Note If your machine is set to Manual mode, you can still access the remote retrieval features. Dial the fax use the dial pad to enter the number of the remote fax machine where you want your fax messages sent, followed by ## (up to 20 digits). e - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 41
4. d Wait for a long beep, and then use the dial pad to enter the new number of the remote fax machine where you want your fax messages forwarded followed by ## (up to 20 digits). e Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you have finished. f Hang up after you hear your machine beep. Note You can insert - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 42
number uu page 35.) Once you have registered the number, fax forwarding will work. Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive stored fax messages. (See Retrieving fax messages uu page 34.) If you hear one long beep, fax messages have been erased from the memory. You can check whether - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 43
the reduction ratio by using the page size of the fax and your Paper Size and Tray Use settings . (See Basic User's Guide: Paper Size and Type and Tray Use in Fax Mode.) a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. c Press a or b to display Setup Receive. Press Setup Receive. d Press - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 44
(or Off). f Press Stop/Exit. Note • The received time and date will not appear when using Internet Fax. • Make sure you have set the current date and time in the machine. (See Quick Setup Guide.) Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation 4 At the end of a conversation you can ask the other party - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 45
Stop/Exit. Receiving faxes into memory when the paper tray is empty 4 As soon as the paper tray becomes empty during fax reception, the LCD shows No Paper and begins receiving faxes into the machine's memory. Put some paper in the paper tray. (See Basic User's Guide: Loading paper and print media - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 46
the call. The polling feature needs to be set up on both machines for this to work. Not all fax machines support polling. Polling receive 4 Polling receive lets you call another fax machine to receive a fax. a Press Fax. b Press d or c to display Polling RX. Press Polling RX. c Press On. d Enter the - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 47
or Stop/Exit. d Do one of the following: To cancel the current job, press Yes. To exit without canceling, press No or Stop/Exit. Receiving a fax 4 41 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 48
instructions below. If you have Touch Tone service, you will not need this feature to send tone signals. a Press Hook. b Press # on the machine's control If no one is on the line, or if someone wants to send you a fax, send the call back to the machine by pressing l51. Special line considerations 5 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 49
. You will need a fourth line cord if you add a two-line telephone. 3 4 1 Triplex Adapter 2 Two Line Telephone 3 External Two Line TAD 4 Machine You can keep two-line telephones on other wall outlets as always. There are two ways to add a two-line telephone to the machine's wall outlet. You can - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 50
to choose from several long distance carriers when you send a fax. Rates may vary depending on the time and destination. To Speed Dial numbers in any combination. You can even include manual dialing using the dial pad. (See Basic User's Guide: Storing numbers.) For example, you might have stored - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 51
you often want to send the same fax message to many fax numbers you can set up a , letters or special characters. (See Basic User's Guide: Entering text.) Press OK. 5 f Do display Fax/IFAX, E-Mail B&W PDF, E-Mail B&W TIFF, E-Mail Color PDF, E-Mail Color JPEG, E-Mail Color XPS, E-Mail Gray PDF, - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 52
scan resolution for the Group number, go to the appropriate next step as shown in the following table. Option selected in step g Fax/IFAX E-Mail B&W PDF E-Mail B&W TIFF E-Mail Color PDF E-Mail Color JPEG E-Mail Color XPS E-Mail Gray PDF E-Mail Gray JPEG E-Mail Gray XPS Go to step j k l m j Select - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 53
LCD instructs you Fax/IFAX Fax Number or Standard, Fine, - Touch Press OK E-mail S.Fine 1, Photo or Speed Dial E-Mail B&W PDF Address E-mail Address 5 300 dpi, 200 dpi, PDF, PDF/A, 200 x 100 dpi Secure PDF, Signed PDF PDF 100 dpi, 200 dpi, PDF, PDF/A, 300 dpi, Auto Secure PDF, Signed PDF - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 54
can change a Group number that has already been stored. If the Group has a fax forwarding number, it will be dimmed on the LCD. You cannot select the number to make changes. Changing a Group name, Resolution or PDF type a Press (Address Book). b Press Edit. c Press Change. d Press a or b to - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 55
Deleting Group numbers 5 You can delete a Group number that has already been stored. If a Group has a scheduled job or fax forwarding number, it will be dimmed on the LCD. You cannot select the number to delete it. a Press (Address Book). b Press Edit. c Press Delete. d Press a - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 56
Journal) can be printed automatically and manually. Transmission Verification Report 6 You can use the Transmission Verification Report as proof that you sent a fax. (See Basic User's Guide: Transmission Verification Report.) Fax Journal (Activity Report) 6 You can set the machine to print a journal - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 57
your last 200 incoming and outgoing faxes. (TX: transmit.) (RX: receive.) 4 User Settings Prints a list of your current settings. 5 Network Config Lists your network settings. 6 Drum Dot Print Prints the drum dot check sheet to troubleshoot a dotted print problem. 7 WLAN Report Prints the result of - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 58
7 Making copies 7 Copy settings 7 You can change the copy settings temporarily for the next copy. Press Copy on the Touchscreen and then press d or c to scroll through the copy settings. When the setting you want is displayed, press the button. When you are finished changing settings, press Start. - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 59
reducing the image copied 7 To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the instructions below: a Press Copy. b Load your document. c Enter the number sets the machine to calculate the reduction ratio that best fits the size of paper. Auto is only available when using the ADF. g If you do not want - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 60
(2-sided) Copying 7 If you want to use the automatic duplex copy feature, load your document in the ADF. If you get an Out of Memory message while you are making duplex copies, try installing extra memory. (See Installing extra memory uu page 80.) You must choose a 2-sided copy layout from the - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 61
Tray 2 is installed. f If you do not want to change additional 7 settings, press Start. Note To change the default setting for Tray Use uu Basic User's Guide: Tray Use in Copy mode 55 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 62
. If you placed the document in the ADF, the machine scans the pages and starts printing. If you are using the scanner glass, go to step g. g After the machine scans the page, press Yes to scan the next page. h Place the next page on the scanner glass. Press Start. Repeat steps g and h for each page - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 63
see 2 in 1 ID Copy uu page 59. Important • Please make sure the paper size is set to Letter, A4, Legal or Folio. • You cannot use the the scanner glass, go to step g. Making copies g After the machine scans the page, press Yes to scan the next page. h Place the next page on the scanner glass - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 64
Chapter 7 If you are copying from the scanner glass: 7 Insert your document face down in the direction shown below: 2in1(P) 2in1(L) 4in1(P) 4in1(L) 58 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 65
keeping the original card size. Note You can copy an identification card to the extent permitted under applicable laws. See Product Safety Guide: Legal limitations for copying (MFC a document is placed on the ADF, the machine scans the data from the scanner glass when in this mode. c Enter the number - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 66
have changed to the factory settings. These settings will stay until you change them again. a Press Copy. b Press d or c to display Factory Reset. Press Factory Reset. c Press Yes. d Press Stop/Exit. Setting your favorites 7 You can store the copy settings that you use most often by setting them as - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 67
Rename your favorite setting 7 After you stored your favorite setting, you can rename it. a Press Copy. b Press d or c to display Favorite Settings. Press Favorite Settings. c Press Rename. d Press the favorite setting you want to rename. e Enter the new name (up to 12 characters). f Press OK. g - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 68
. When you replace the toner cartridge or the drum unit, make sure that you clean the inside of the machine. If printed pages are stained with toner, clean the inside of the machine with a dry, lint-free cloth. WARNING • DO NOT put a toner cartridge or a toner cartridge and drum unit assembly into - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 69
Cleaning the outside of the machine A a Turn off the machine's power switch. b is stuck inside the paper tray. f If paper is loaded in the paper tray, remove it. g Wipe the inside and the outside of the paper tray with a dry, lint-free cloth to remove dust. d Pull the paper tray completely out of - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 70
, disconnect all cables, and then unplug the power cord from the AC power outlet. c Unfold the ADF document support (1) and then open the ADF cover (2). Clean the white bar (3) and the scanner glass strip (4) underneath it with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with water. Close the ADF cover (2) and - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 71
Drum Error, clean the corona wire as follows: a Leave the machine turned on for 10 minutes for the internal fan to cool the extremely hot parts inside the machine. b Press the front cover release button and then open the front cover. Routine maintenance c Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 72
the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water. • To prevent damage to the machine from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. d Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 73
the internal fan to cool the extremely hot parts inside the machine. g After the machine has cooled down, turn off the machine's power switch. Routine maintenance h Press the front cover release button and then open the front cover. i Take out the drum unit and toner A cartridge assembly. 67 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 74
touch the internal parts of the machine. Important • We recommend that you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. • Handle the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly carefully. If toner scatters on your - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 75
lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. Routine maintenance l Use the numbered markers next to the drum roller to find the mark. For example, a dot in column 2 on the check sheet would mean that there is a mark in the "2" region of the drum. k Turn the drum unit as shown in the - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 76
, wipe the surface of the drum gently with a cotton swab until the mark on the surface comes off. Important DO NOT clean the surface of the photosensitive drum with a sharp object or any liquids. o Turn the drum unit back over. Note Make sure that you put in the toner cartridge correctly or it may - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 77
q Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back into the machine. r Close the front cover of the machine. s Turn on the machine's power switch. Routine maintenance Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers A Cleaning the paper pick-up roller periodically may prevent paper jams by insuring the proper - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 78
out a lint-free cloth soaked in lukewarm water, and then wipe the separator pad (1) of the paper tray with it to remove dust. 1 g Plug the machine's power cord back into the AC Wipe the two pick-up rollers (1) inside of the machine to remove dust. 1 f Put the paper tray back in the machine. 72 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 79
b to see the approximate remaining parts life of the Drum, Fuser, Laser, PF Kit MP, PF Kit 1 and PF Kit 2 1. 1 When Tray 2 is installed. e Press Stop/Exit. Note A • The life check will be accurate only if you have reset the part counter when you installed a new part. It will not be accurate if - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 80
Brother Customer Service when the following messages appear on the LCD. LCD message Replace Parts Fuser Unit Replace Parts Laser Unit Replace Parts PF Kit 1 Replace Parts PF Kit 2 2 Replace Parts PF Kit MP Description Replace the fuser unit. Replace the laser unit. Replace the paper feeding kit - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 81
be adequately insured with the carrier. • If you are returning your machine to Brother as part of the Exchange Service, pack only the machine. Keep all separate parts, including the drum unit, the toner cartridge, and printed materials to use with your 'Exchange' machine. a Turn off the machine - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 82
the illustration. LEFT 3 RIGHT 2 1 FRONT Note If you are returning your machine to Brother as part of the Exchange Service, pack only the machine. Keep all separate parts, including the drum unit, toner cartridge, and printed materials to use with your 'Exchange' machine. f Close the carton and - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 83
g Repack the lower tray as shown in the illustration. Routine maintenance A 77 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 84
B Options B Options B This machine has the following optional accessories. You can increase the capabilities of the machine with these items. Lower tray unit 1 LT-5400 SO-DIMM memory 1 Tray 2 is standard on MFC-8950DWT. 78 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 85
on the MFC-8950DW 1, and it can hold up to 500 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) paper. When an optional tray is installed, the machine can hold up to 1050 sheets of plain paper. For setup, see the Instructions that we have supplied with the lower tray unit. 1 Tray 2 is standard on MFC-8950DWT. WARNING - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 86
Installing extra memory B a Turn off the machine's power switch. Unplug the telephone line cord. b Disconnect the interface cable from the machine, and then unplug the power cord from the AC power outlet. Note Be sure to turn off the machine's power switch before you install or remove the SO-DIMM. c - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 87
telephone line cord. Turn on the machine's power switch. Note To make sure that you have installed the SO-DIMM correctly, you can print the User Settings List that shows the current RAM SIZE. (See How to print a report uu page 51.) Options B 81 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 88
JBIG, if the receiving machine has the same capability. Communication error (or Comm. Error) An error during fax sending or receiving, usually caused by line noise or static. Compatibility group The ability of one fax unit to communicate with another. Compatibility is assured between ITU-T Groups - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 89
crystal display) The display screen on the machine that shows interactive messages during On-Screen Programming and shows the date and time when the machine is idle. Manual fax When you press Hook to hear the receiving fax machine answer before you press Start to begin transmission. C Menu mode - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 90
for longer pauses. Polling The process of a fax machine calling another fax machine to retrieve waiting fax messages. Pulse (Canada only) A form of rotary Fax Only and Fax/Tel modes. 84 Ring Volume Volume setting for the machine's ring. Scanning The process of sending an electronic image of a paper - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 91
Transmission Verification Report A report for each transmission, that shows its date, time and number. User Settings List A printed report that shows the current settings of the machine. Glossary C 85 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 92
32 jobs awaiting redial 24 remote fax options 33 Cleaning corona wire 65 drum unit 67 scanner 64 Connecting two-line external TAD or telephone .......43 ControlCenter2 (for Macintosh) See Software User's Guide. ControlCenter4 (for Windows®) See Software User's Guide. Copy 2 in 1 ID Copy 59 - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 93
life of parts ......73 Manual transmission 19 Memory adding DIMM (option 79 installing 80 storage 1 N N in 1 (page layout 57 Network faxing See Software User's Guide. printing See Network User's Guide. scanning See Software User's Guide. Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE See Software User's Guide and - Brother International MFC-8950DWT | Advanced User's Guide - English - Page 94
Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com/ These machines are approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries.
Advanced User’s Guide
MFC-8950DW
MFC-8950DWT
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