Brother International MFC-9700 Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 1

MFC-9700/9800 Quick Setup Guide THANK YOU! CONGRATULATIONS ON PURCHASING THE ULTIMATE BROTHER MACHINE. WE ARE SURE YOU WILL BE THRILLED WITH THE CONVENIENT WAY YOUR NEW MACHINE PERFORMS SO MANY TASKS WITH DAZZLING RESULTS! Follow these simple instructions in numerical order. For more details, press Reports and 1 on your machine or see your Owner's Manual. If you cannot solve a problem: Refer to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Brother World Wide Web; URL: http://solutions.brother.com Call Brother Customer Service at; USA: 1-800-284-4329 (9AM-5PM EST) 1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for the hearing impaired) In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER (8AM-8PM EST) 1-514-685-6464 (in Montreal) Some illustrations are based on MFC-9700. 1 Packing List Make sure you have the following items: Bi-directional Parallel Cable CD-ROM Telephone Line Cord Drum Unit Assembly (With free Standard Toner Cartridge - up to 3,000 pages) Power Cord Paper Cassette Owner's Manual Test Sheet Software License Agreement Quick Setup Guide Accessory Order Form Keep the packing materials for possible future transport. If you do not pack the machine properly, you may void your warranty. 2 Install the Drum Unit A. Unpack the drum unit assembly, including the toner cartridge, and gently rock it from side to side five or six times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. To prevent damage to the drum, do not expose it to light for longer than a few minutes. B. Remove the protective part. C. Open the front cover of D. Insert the drum unit the machine. assembly into the machine. E. Close the front cover. 3 Release the Scanner Lock Push the lever up to unlock the scanner. (The blue Scanner Lock Lever is on the back left under side of the scanner cover.) Scanner Lock Lever Lock Unlock If CHECK SCAN LOCK appears on the LCD, immediately release the scanner lock and press Stop/Exit. 4 If you have an Optional Paper Cassette #2, Connect it A. Carefully pick up the machine and place it on top of Paper Cassette #2. B. Plug the modular cable from Cassette #2 into the modular jack on the Brother machine. To select which cassette will be used for printing. See Chapter 4 in Owner's Manual in CD-ROM. If you move the machine after connecting Cassette #2, be sure to carefully lift Cassette #2 with the machine because they are not attached. 5 Load Paper A. Pull the paper cassette completely out of the machine. B. Slide the paper width and length adjusters of paper cassette for the paper size you want. C. Load paper in the paper cassette. Press down the paper to flatten in all four corners, keeping the paper level below the guide. D. Slide the paper cassette into the machine until it locks into place. Maximum Paper Height Guide 6 Install Phone Line and Power Cord Do Not connect the Parallel or USB Cable. Power Cord Telephone Line Cord 7 If you are sharing one phone line with an external telephone answering device, connect it now or See Chapter 2-10 in your Owner's Manual in CD-ROM. 8 Select a Receive Mode Choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly until the screen displays the setting you want to use. MFC-9700 MFC-9800 FAX ONLY FAX ONLY For use with a dedicated fax line. Every call is answered as a fax. MANUAL MANUAL You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself. EXT.TEL/TAD FAX/TEL If an external telephone is If an external telephone is connected to the EXT. jack, connected to the EXT. jack, you the MFC controls the line and automatically answers control the phone line and must every call. If the call is a fax it will receive the fax. If answer every call yourself. the call is not a fax it will ring (double ring) for you to For use with an answering pick up the call using an external telephone. device. The TAD answers every TAD:ANSWER MACH. call and stores voice messages. Fax messages are printed. The external TAD automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. Fax messages are printed. For more details, see Chapter 5 in Owner's Manual in CD-ROM. 9 Set Date and Time A. For the MFC, press , 1 , 2 . MFC-9700 2.DATE/TIME MFC-9800 2.DATE/TIME YEAR:XX YEAR:XX ENTER & SET KEY B. Enter the last two digits of the year and press Set. MONTH:XX MONTH:XX ENTER & SET KEY C. Enter two digits for the month and press Set. DAY:XX DAY:XX ENTER & SET KEY D. Enter two digits for the day and press Set. TIME:XX:XX TIME:XX ENTER & SET KEY E. Enter the time in 24-hour format and press Set, then Stop/Exit. Note: If you can't step forward, press Stop/Exit and repeat from Step A. 10 Set Station ID Station ID is to print your name and fax number on all fax pages. A. For the MFC, press , 1 , 3 . MFC-9700 3.STATION ID MFC-9800 3.STATION ID FAX:_ FAX: ENTER & SET KEY B. Enter your fax number, then press Set. TEL:_ TEL: ENTER & SET KEY C. Enter your telephone number, then press Set. NAME:_ NAME: ENTER & SET KEY D. Enter your name using the dial pad and the chart below, then press Set. Use the right arrow to create spaces. E. Press Stop/Exit. For more details, see Chapter 4 in Owner's Manual. Note: If you can't step forward, press Stop/Exit and repeat from Step A. Key once twice three times four times five times 2 A B C 2 A 3 D E F 3 D 4 G H I 4 G 5 J K L 5 J 6 M N O 6 M 7 P Q R S 7 8 T U V 8 T 9 W X Y Z 9 - 1 - 11 For the USA, complete the Warranty Registration and Test Sheet... Originals are Face Up in the ADF Document Stopper Press Fax Start. ...and fax it Brother at: 1-877-268-9575 For the MFC, continue to the back side. version A