Brother MFC-290C User Manual
Quick Setup Guide
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Before you can use the machine, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.
WARNING
Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.
MFC-290C
Important
DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.
Unpack the machine and check the components
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Black
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Starter Ink
Cartridges
[x4]
Yellow
Cyan
Magenta
Quick Setup Guide
User’s Guide CD-ROM Accessory Order
Form
WARNING
Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep
these bags away from babies and children.
Test Sheet (USA only) Telephone Line Cord
a Remove the protective tape and film covering the scanner glass.
b Remove the plastic bag a containing the ink cartridges from on top of the paper tray.
c Make sure you have all components.
Note
• The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.
• Save all packing materials and the box in case for any reason you must ship your machine.
• You need to purchase the correct USB cable.
USB cable
Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 6 feet (2 meters) long.
Your machine has a USB 2.0 Full-speed interface. This interface is compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed;
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.
US/CAN Version 0
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Load plain Letter/A4
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paper
a Pull the paper tray a completely out of the
machine.
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b Open the paper tray cover a.
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d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams
and misfeeds.
e Gently put the paper into the paper tray print
side down and top edge first. Check that the
paper is flat in the tray.
Important
Do not push the paper in too far.
c With both hands, gently press and slide the
paper side guides a and then the paper length
guide b to fit the paper size.
Make sure that the triangular marks c on the
paper side guides a and paper length guide b
line up with the mark for the paper size you are
using.
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Note
When you use Legal size paper, press and hold
the universal guide release button a as you slide
out the front of the paper tray.
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f Gently adjust the paper side guides to the
paper with both hands. Make sure that the
paper side guides touch the edges of the
paper.
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g Close the paper tray cover a.
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h Slowly push the paper tray completely into the
machine.
i While holding the paper tray in place, pull out
the paper support a until it clicks, and then
unfold the paper support flap b.
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Connect the power cord
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Important
DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.
and telephone line
Note
If you are sharing one telephone line with an
external telephone, connect it as shown below.
Before you connect the external telephone,
remove the protective cap a from the EXT. jack
on the machine.
a Connect the power cord.
b 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.
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1 Extension telephone
2 External telephone
Note
If you are sharing one telephone line with an
external telephone answering machine, connect it
as shown below.
Before you connect the external telephone
answering machine, remove the protective cap a
from the EXT. jack on the machine.
Important
The telephone line cord MUST be connected
to the jack on the machine marked LINE.
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Set the receive mode to
you have an external answering machine. See
Choose the correct Receive Mode on page 8.
For additional details, see Connecting an
external TAD (telephone answering device) in
Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.
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External TAD
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Install the ink cartridges
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WARNING
If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with
water at once, and if irritation occurs consult a
doctor.
a Make sure that the power is turned on.
The LCD shows:
No Cartridge
e Turn the green knob on the protective yellow
cap clockwise until it clicks to release the
vacuum seal, then remove the cap a.
b Open the ink cartridge cover a.
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c Remove the green protective part a.
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f Take care to match the color of the lever a
with the cartridge color b, as shown in the
diagram below.
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Note
Do not throw away the green protective part. You
will need it if you transport the machine.
d Unpack the ink cartridge.
g Install each ink cartridge in the direction of the
arrow on the label.
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h
Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After
all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink
cartridge cover.
Note
The machine will prepare the ink tube system for
printing. This process will take approximately four
minutes. Do not turn off the machine.
Important
• DO NOT take out ink cartridges if you do not
need to replace them. If you do so, it may
reduce the ink quantity and the machine will
not know the quantity of ink left in the
cartridge.
• DO NOT shake the ink cartridges. If ink
stains your skin or clothing, wash with soap
or detergent at once.
• DO NOT repeatedly insert and remove the
cartridges. If you do so, ink may seep out of
the cartridge.
• If you mix the colors by installing an ink
cartridge in the wrong position, clean the
print head several times after correcting the
cartridge installation. (See Cleaning the
print head in Appendix B of the User’s
Guide.)
• Once you open an ink cartridge, install it in
the machine and use it up within six months
of installation. Use unopened ink cartridges
by the expiration date written on the
cartridge package.
• DO NOT dismantle or tamper with the ink
cartridge, this can cause the ink to leak out
of the cartridge.
• Brother strongly recommends that you do
not refill the ink cartridges provided with
your machine. We also strongly recommend
that you continue to use only Genuine
Brother Brand replacement ink cartridges.
Using or attempting to use potentially
incompatible inks and/or cartridges in your
machine may cause damage to the machine
itself and/or it may result in unsatisfactory
print quality. Our warranty coverage does
not apply to any problem that was caused by
the use of unauthorized third party ink
and/or cartridges. To protect your
investment and guarantee your print quality
please continue to replace consumed ink
cartridges with only Genuine Brother
Branded Supplies.
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Check the print quality
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a When the preparation process has finished, the
LCD shows this message
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Set Paper and
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d The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for
black and color. Press 1 (Yes) or 2 (No) on the
dial pad.
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Black OK?
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1.Yes 2.No
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Color OK?
q
Press Start
Press Color Start.
b Check the quality of the four color blocks a on
the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)
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c If all lines are clear and visible, press 1 (Yes)
on the dial pad to finish the quality check.
OK
1.Yes 2.No
After pressing 1 (Yes) or 2 (No) for both black
and color, the LCD shows:
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Start Cleaning?
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1.Yes 2.No
e Press 1 (Yes), the machine will then start
cleaning the colors.
f After cleaning is finished, press Color Start.
The machine starts printing the Print Quality
Check Sheet again. Go back to b.
Choose your language
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(If needed)
a Press Menu.
If you can see missing short lines, press 2 (No)
on the dial pad and go to d.
Poor
b Press 0.
c Press 0.
d Press a or b to choose your language.
Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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