Brother MFC-6800 User Manual

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MFC-6800

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

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)

In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER (8AM-8PM EST)

Install the Drum Unit

Unpack the drum unit assembly, 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.

Do NOT remove the clear plastic starter sheet-this will be ejected while the MFC is warming up.

Starter Sheet

on your machine or see your Owner’s Manual.

1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for the hearing impaired)

1-514-685-6464 (in Montreal)

Open the top cover of the machine by pulling the lever toward you and lifting the cover.

Holding the drum unit by its

handles, insert it into the MFC.

D. Close the top cover.

A. Attach the plastic paper

support to the multi-purpose sheet feeder.

B. Pull out the paper tray

and the extension.

C. If your paper size is A4

or Letter, unfold the paper stopper by pulling it toward you.

For Bi-directional IEEE 1284

Packing List

Power Cord

Cable Tie

Telephone

Wire Cord

For USB Cable

CD-ROM

Drum Unit Assembly

With Free

Toner Cartridge

(Up to 1000 pages)

Keep the packing materials for possible future transport. If you do not pack the machine properly, it may void your warranty.

Starter

Attach the Plastic Supports and Pull out

the Paper Tray

(For A4/Letter paper)

Paper Support

Owner’s Manual

Test Sheet (For USA Only)

Brother Quick Setup Guide

A. Adjust the guides to the position for the

B. Fan the paper well.

Load Paper

paper size you are using.

Push down the paper lever. Load the paper (with the lever down). Make sure the print side is toward the fax machine and the paper level is stacked below the paper mark. The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of paper, or up to 10 envelopes.

Load the paper with the lever down

Software License Agreement

Accessory Order Form

Install Power Cord

Turn the power switch ON.

A. Press Menu/Set, , .

and Phone Line

Do Not connect the Parallel or USB Cable.

Set Date and Time

2.DATE/TIME

If you are sharing one

phone line with an external telephone or telephone answering device (TAD), connect it as shown below.

A. Press Menu/Set, , .

Set Station ID

3.STATION ID

Choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly until the screen displays the setting you want to use.

LCD How it works

FAX ONLY The MFC automatically answers every call

(automatic receive) as a fax.

EXT.TEL/TAD If an external telephone is connected (manual receive) to the EXT. jack, you control the (With an External phone line and must answer every Telephone) call yourself.

(automatic receive) If an external TAD (telephone (With an External answering device) is connected to the Telephone EXT. jack, the TAD automatically Answering Device) answers every call. Voice messages

MANUAL You control the phone line and must (manual receive) answer every call yourself. (With an External Telephone)

For more details, see page 4-1 in Owner’s Manual, or 5-1 in Owner’s Manual that is included on the CD-ROM.

Select a Receive Mode

are stored in the external TAD. Fax messages are printed.

For the USA,

complete the Warranty Registration and Test Sheet...

YEAR:XX ENTER & SET KEY

B. Enter the last two digits of the year and press

Menu/Set.

MONTH:XX ENTER & SET KEY

Enter two digits for the month and press Menu/Set.

DAY:XX ENTER & SET KEY

D. Enter two digits for the day and press Menu/Set.

TIME:XX:XX ENTER & SET KEY

Enter the time in 24-hour format and press Menu/Set.

F. Press Stop/Exit.

Note: If you can’t step forward, press Stop/Exit and

repeat from Step A.

FAX: ENTER & SET KEY

B. Enter your fax number, then press Menu/Set.

TEL: ENTER & SET KEY

C. Enter your telephone number, then press Menu/Set.

NAME: ENTER & SET KEY

Enter your name using the dial pad and the chart below, then press Menu/Set. Use the right arrow to create spaces.

E. Press Stop/Exit.

For more details, see page 3-2 in Owner’s Manual, or 4-2 in Owner’s Manual that is included on the CD-ROM.

If you can’t step forward, press Stop/Exit and repeat from Step A.

Note:

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

twice

three times

C F

I L O R V Y

four times

2 3 4 5 6 S 8 Z

five times

A D G J M 7 T 9

Face up

Press Fax Start.

...and fax it to

Brother

at: 1-877-268-9575

version C

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Setting Up the MFC and PC to Work Together

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Before You begin

• You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use your MFC as a printer and scanner with your application.

• Please see the README.WRI file in the root directory of the CD-ROM for last-minute important installation and troubleshooting information.

• Please purchase the appropriate interface cable you intend to use (Parallel or USB).

• If you have any problem for installation, visit us at: http://solutions.brother.com

Use only a shielded parallel interface cable that is IEEE 1284-compliant and/or a USB cable that is no longer than 6 feet long (1.8 meters).

Follow the instructions in this guide for your operating system and interface.

For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Users

Step 1.

Turn the MFC power switch OFF and disconnect your MFC from your computer if you already connected an interface cable.

Step 2.

For Windows® 2000 Professional, you must be logged on as the Administrator.

Step 3.

Turn on your computer.

Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears,

click on your model name. The CD-ROM main menu will appear.

(If this window does not appear, use Windows directory of the Brother CD-ROM.)

Explorer to run the setup. exe program from the root

1. Click Install Software.

5. When the PaperPort

displays your Name and Company, either change or accept them, and then click Next.

Setup window

2. Click Multi-Function Link

Pro Suite

in Main Application. *1

6. When the Choose Destination Location

window displays the path where the PaperPort change or accept, and then click Next.

files will be installed, either

3. Click Install.

7. When Register Today screen appears,

click Next. This is registration for Paper

. Follow the instructions.

Por t

For Parallel

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For USB

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4. The InstallShield Wizard Setup

window will appear briefly, followed by the PaperPort Yes.

Setup window. Click

8. When the Brother MFL Pro Suite

Installation window appears, click Next to begin installing the MultiFunction Link

Pro Suite. *2

9. When the Setup Type window appears,

select Standard, and then click Next. The application files will be copied to your computer.

ScanSoft Setup and True Type fonts. PaperPort application for viewing scanned documents. ScanSoft is integrated into PaperPort into text and inserts it into your default word processor.

*1 Multi-Function Link® Pro Suite includes Printer Driver, Scanner Driver,

™

PaperPort®, ScanSoft™Text Bridge®, PC-FAX software, Remote

, is an OCR application that converts an image

10. The Connect Cable window will appear.

is a document management

™

TextBridge®, which

*2 If an error message appears during the installation

process, or you have previously installed MFL Pro Suite, you will first have to uninstall it. From the

Start menu, select Programs, Brother, Brother MFL Pro Suite, Uninstall, and then follow the

instructions on the screen.

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*3 Even if you select NO, later you will be able to

launch the Brother Control Center to use the Scan keys. See

Center

, Chapter 14 in the On-Line

AutoLoad the Brother Control

Documentation (Owner’s Manual) on the CDROM.

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Step 4.

Connect the MFC to your PC with Parallel Cable.

A. Connect the Filter Core and Cable Tie to the parallel interface cable. B. Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the MFC and secure the wire clips. C. Connect the interface cable to the printer port of the computer and secure it with the two screws. For the location of

your computer’s parallel printer port, see the User’s Guide for your computer.

Step 5.

Step 6.

Turn the MFC power switch ON.

The installation of the Brother driver will automatically start.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

( For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users )

interface cable users

In the Connect Cable window, click Next.

Parallel

For

Click Yes to have the Control Center loaded each time Windows Control Center will appear as an icon in the task tray. If you click No the Scan keys on the MFC will be disabled. *3

is started. The

When the above screen appears, click Finish and restarts Windows the installation.

The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete.

wait

as the PC

and continues

( For Windows® 2000 Professional User )

In the Connect Cable window, click Next.

When the Digital Signature Not Found dialog boxes appear, click Yes to install the driver.

When the above screen appears, Click Finish and restarts Windows the installation.

wait

as the PC

and continues

4. Click Yes to have the Control

Center loaded each time 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. *3

The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete.

Step 4.

Step 5.

Step 6.

In the Add Printer Wizard window, select BRUSB: USB

Printer Port, and then click Next.

Turn the MFC power switch ON.

Connect the Filter Core and Cable Tie to the USB cable, and then connect the MFC to your PC with the USB cable.

(It will take a few seconds for the installation screen to appear.)

The installation of the Brother driver will automatically start. Follow the instructions on the screen.

( For Windows® 98/98SE/Me Users )

Accept the default Printer name by selecting Yes, and then click Next.

Select Yes (recommended), and then click Finish. A test page will be printed so you can check the print quality.

( For Windows® 2000 Users )

When the Digital Signature Not Found dialog boxes appear, click Yes to install the driver.

interface cable users

USB

For

If the test page is printed correctly, click Yes .

If you click No, follow the prompts on the screen to correct the problem.

Select Yes to restart your computer, and then click Finish.

Click Yes to have the Control Center loaded each time Windows Control Center will appear as an icon in the task tray. If you click No the Scan keys on the MFC will be disabled. *3

The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete.

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is started. The

Select Finish to restart your computer.

Click Yes to have the Control Center loaded each time Windows Center will appear as an icon in the task tray. If you click No the Scan keys on the MFC will be disabled. *3

The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete.

is started. The Control

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For Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 Users

Step 1.

Check that your computer is

turned ON.

You must be logged on as the Administrator.

Step 2.

Connect the MFC to your PC

with the Parallel Cable.

A. Connect the Filter Core and Cable Tie to the parallel interface cable. B. Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the MFC and

secure the wire clips.

C. Connect the interface cable to the printer port of the computer and secure it with

the two screws. For the location of your computer’s parallel printer port, see the User’s Guide for your computer.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Turn the MFC power switch ON.

Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive. Then, follow the instructions

on the screen.

(Same step as for Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Users

10.

Select Yes to restart your computer, and then click Finish.

11. Click Yes to have the Control Center

loaded each time Windows is started. The Control Center will appear as an icon in the task bar. If you click No, the Scan keys on the MFC will be disabled.*3

Step 3. , 1 to 9)

For Apple® Macintosh®

Step 1.

Make sure you do NOT connect your MFC to your Macintosh

Step 2.

Installing MFL Pro Driver

Make sure your MFC power switch

is turned OFF and your Macintosh

is turned ON.

Insert the CD-ROM into your

CD-ROM drive.

1. When the window appears, double-click

MFL-PRO Suite Driver Installer to install the printer and scanner drivers. After the installation is completed, the screen prompts you to restart your Macintosh.

The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete.

QuickDraw® Driver for OS 8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1 Users

Step 5.

Step 6.

Connect the MFC to your Macintosh

with the USB cable, and then turn

the MFC

power switch

ON.

Select the Printer.

From the Apple menu, open the Chooser.

2. Click to highlight the printer driver icon

you installed. On the right side of the Chooser, select the printer to which you want to print. Close the Chooser.

Step 3.

Step 4.

You can get a variety of information from this CD-ROM

(For Windows

)

Restart your Macintosh so it can

recognize the new driver.

Connect the Filter Core and

Cable Tie to the USB cable.

What is included on the CD-ROM

Windows Macintosh

Install Software

You can install printer and scanner drivers and the various utility items.

On-Line Registration

You will be pointed to a directory on the Brother Product Registration Web page.

On-Line Documentation

View the Owner’s Manual and other documentation.

Brother Support

Get all contact you need if you have to get in touch with our Customer Service, or Brother Authorized Service Center.

Help

Helpful hints.

Step 7.

You can get a variety of information from this CD-ROM

(For Macintosh

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Install Paper Port.

Double-click the PaperPort®5.5 Installer. *1

2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

The Brother PC fax, Printer and Scanner drivers have been installed and the installation is now complete.

MFL Pro Driver Installer

You can install the PC FAX send, printer and scanner drivers and the various utility items.

PaperPort 5.5 Installer

You can install a document management application used to view scanned documents.

ReadMe!

You can get important information and troubleshooting tips.

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Documents

View the Owner’s Manual and other documentations.

Brother MFC-6800 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual