Brother MFC-230C User Manual

Quick Setup Guide

MFC-230C

Before you can use the machine, you must set up the hardware and install the software. Please read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup procedure and installation instructions.

STEP 1

Setting Up the Machine

STEP 2

Installing the Driver & Software

Setup is Complete!

Keep this Quick Setup Guide, the User’s Guide and the supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.

1 Symbols used in this guide

Warning	Caution	Improper Setup

Warnings tell you what to do to prevent	Cautions specify procedures you must	Improper Setup icons alert you to
possible personal injury.	follow or avoid to prevent possible	devices and operations that are not
	damage to the machine or other objects.	compatible with the machine.

Note	User’s Guide or Software User’s Guide
Note

Notes tell you how you should respond	Indicates reference to the User’s Guide
to a situation that may arise or give tips	or Software User’s Guide which is on
about how the current operation works	the CD-ROM we have supplied.
with other features.

Table of Contents
Getting Started
Carton components......................................................................................................................................	2
Control panel................................................................................................................................................	3
STEP 1 – Setting Up the Machine
Removing the protective parts .....................................................................................................................	4
Loading paper ..............................................................................................................................................	4
Connecting the power cord and telephone line............................................................................................	6
Installing the ink cartridges...........................................................................................................................	7
Print quality check ........................................................................................................................................	9
Choosing your language (Canada only).....................................................................................................	10
Setting the LCD contrast ............................................................................................................................	10
Setting the date and time ...........................................................................................................................	11
Setting your station ID................................................................................................................................	11
Setting tone or pulse dialing mode.............................................................................................................	12
Choosing a Receive Mode .........................................................................................................................	12
Sending in the Product Registration and Test Sheet (USA only)..............................................................	13
STEP 2 – Installing the Driver & Software
Windows®
For USB Interface Users
(For Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista™) ...........................	16
Installing FaceFilter Studio....................................................................................................................	19
Macintosh®
For USB Interface Users
(For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater) ...........................................................................................................	20
Installing FaceFilter Studio Help
Instructions on how to install FaceFilter Studio Help (For Windows® users) .............................................	23
Installing FaceFilter Studio Help ...........................................................................................................	23
Consumables
Replacement consumables........................................................................................................................	24
Ink cartridge ..........................................................................................................................................	24

Getting Started

1 Carton components

Carton components may vary from one country to another.

Save all packing materials and the carton in case for any reason you must ship your machine.

Quick Setup Guide	CD-ROM		User’s Guide
Telephone Line Cord	Test Sheet (USA only)		Accessory Order Form
Black (LC51BK)	Yellow (LC51Y)	Cyan (LC51C)	Magenta (LC51M)
	Ink Cartridges

A USB interface cable is not a standard accessory.

Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters) long.

Your machine has a USB interface that is compatible with the USB 2.0 specification. This interface is also compatible with Full-Speed USB 2.0; however, the maximum data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 interface.

DO NOT connect the interface cable at this time.

Connecting the interface cable is done during the software installation process.

When you use a USB cable, make sure you connect it to the USB port of your computer and not to a USB port on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub.

Getting Started

2 Control panel

11	10	9	8	7

	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Fax and telephone keys		7	Stop/Exit key
2	Dial Pad		8	Menu keys
3	Mode keys		9	Copy Options key
4	Fax Resolution key		10	LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
5	Ink key		11	On/Off key
6	Start keys

For the details of the control panel, see Control panel overview in Chapter 1 of the User’s Guide.

Note

1	Date
2	Time
3	Receive mode

When the machine is idle (not being used) it will return to the default display shown above. The default display shows the date, time, and the current receive mode.

STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine

1Removing the protective parts

1Remove the protective tape and film covering the scanner glass.

2Remove the foam bag containing the ink cartridges from on top of the paper tray.

Improper Setup

DO NOT connect the USB cable. Connecting the USB cable is done during the software installation process.

2 Loading paper

You can load up to 100 sheets of 20 lb (80

g/m2) paper.

For details, see Acceptable paper and other media in Chapter 2 of the User’s Guide.

1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine and lift the output paper tray cover (1).

2 Press and slide the paper side guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to fit the paper size.

Setting Up the Machine

Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams	5 Gently adjust the paper side guides with both
and misfeeds.	hands to fit the paper.
	Make sure that the paper side guides and
	paper length guide touch the edges of the
	paper.

Gently put the paper into the paper tray print side down and top edge first.

Check that the paper is flat in the tray.

Note

When you use Legal size paper, press and hold the universal guide release button (1) as you slide out the front of the paper tray.

Note

Be careful that you do not push the paper in too far; it may lift at the back of the tray and cause paper feed problems.

6 Close the output paper tray cover (1).

	7 Slowly push the paper tray completely into the
1	machine.

STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine

8 While holding the paper tray in place, pull out

the paper support () until it clicks, and then unfold the paper support flap ().

Note

Do not use the paper support flap () for Legal size paper.

3Connecting the power cord and telephone line

1 Connect the power cord.

2 Connect the telephone line cord. Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack on the machine marked LINE and the other end to a modular wall jack.

Improper Setup

DO NOT connect the USB cable. Connecting the USB cable is done during the software installation process.

Note

If you are sharing one telephone line with an external telephone, connect it as shown below.

1Extension telephone

2External telephone

Note

If you are sharing one telephone line with an external telephone answering machine, connect it as shown below.

Set the receive mode to ‘External TAD’ if you have an external answering machine. For details, see Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device) in Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.