Brother MFC-8950DWT User Manual

Quick Setup Guide

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Please read the Product Safety Guide first, then read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation procedure. To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/

Not all models are available in all countries.

MFC-8950DW(T)

Unpack the machine and check the components

Drum Unit and Toner Cartridge

Assembly

(pre-installed)

AC Power Cord Installer CD-ROM Quick Setup Guide

Telephone Line Cord Product Safety Guide Basic User's Guide

Product Registration Sheet

(USA only)

USA/CAN Version 0

WARNING

CAUTION

could result in death or serious injuries.

CAUTION result in minor or moderate injuries.

• Plastic bags are used in the packing of your machine. Plastic bags are not toys. To avoid the danger of suffocation, keep these bags away from babies and children and dispose of them correctly.

• When moving the machine, grasp the side handholds firmly from the front of the machine. The side handholds are located under the scanner. DO NOT carry the machine by holding it at the bottom.

• This machine is heavy and weighs more than 39.7 lb. (18.0 kg) including paper. To prevent possible injuries at least two people should lift the machine by holding it from the front and back.

indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may

• If you use a Lower Tray, DO NOT carry the machine with the Lower Tray as you may be injured or cause damage to the machine because it is not attached to the Lower Tray.

Note

• Keep a minimum gap around the machine as shown in the illustration.

6.00 in. (150 mm)

15.70 in. (400 mm)

• The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.

• We recommend that you save the original packaging.

• If for any reason you must ship your machine, carefully repack the machine in the original packaging to avoid any damage during transit. The machine should be adequately insured with the carrier. For how to repack the machine, see Packing and shipping the machine in the Advanced User's Guide.

• Illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide are based on the MFC-8950DW.

• The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Buy the appropriate interface cable for the connection you want to use (USB or Network).

USB cable

• It is recommended to use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters).

• DO NOT connect the interface cable at this time. Connecting the interface cable is done during the MFL-Pro Suite installation process.

Network cable

Use a straight-through Category 5e (or greater) Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP) cable for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network or 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Network. When you connect the machine to a Gigabit Ethernet Network, use network devices complying with 1000BASE-T.

Remove the packing

CAUTION

Important

material from the

DO NOT connect the AC power cord yet.

machine

a Remove the packing tape from the outside of

the machine and the film covering the scanner glass.

b Open the MP tray a, and remove the packing

tape b from the MP tray support, then close the MP tray.

d Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge

assembly.

e Remove the orange protective material from

the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly.

c Press the front cover release button and open

the front cover. Remove the silica gel pack a.

DO NOT eat the silica gel pack. Please throw away. If ingested, seek medical attention immediately.

f Hold the drum unit and toner cartridge

assembly level with both hands and gently shake it from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge.

g Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly

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firmly back in the machine.

Load paper in the paper

h Close the front cover of the machine.

tray

a Pull the paper tray completely out of the

machine.

b While pressing the green paper-guide release

lever a, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size you are loading in the tray. Make sure that the guides are firmly in the slots.

For Legal or Folio size paper, press the release button a in the bottom of the paper tray and then pull out the back of the paper tray.

(Legal or Folio size paper are not available in some regions.)

c Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams

Important

and misfeeds.

Connect the power cord

d Put the paper in the tray and make sure:

 The paper is below the maximum paper

mark (bbb) a. Over filling the paper tray will cause paper

jams.

 The side to be printed on is face down.  The paper guides touch the sides of the

paper so it will feed properly.

DO NOT connect the interface cable yet.

and telephone line

a Connect the AC power cord to the machine and

then plug it into an AC power outlet.

b Turn the machine’s power switch on.

e Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine.

Make sure that it is completely inserted into the machine.

f Lift up the support flap a to prevent paper from

sliding off the face-down output tray.

For more information about recommended paper, see Recommended paper and print media in the Basic User's Guide.

DO NOT touch the Touchscreen immediately after plugging in the power cord or turning the machine on. Doing this may cause an error.

c 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.

The telephone line cord MUST be connected to the jack on the machine marked LINE.

WARNING

The machine must be grounded using a

Note

3-prong plug. Since the machine is grounded through the

power outlet, you can protect yourself from potentially hazardous electrical conditions on the telephone network by keeping the power cord connected to your machine when you connect it to a telephone line. Similarly, you can protect yourself when you want to move your machine by disconnecting the telephone line first and then the power cord.

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 c from the EXT. jack on the machine.

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 c from the EXT. jack on the machine.

a Extension telephone answering machine

(not supported)

b External telephone answering machine c Protective cap

Set the receive mode to External TAD if you have an external answering machine. See Choose the correct Receive

Mode on page 9. For additional details, see Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device) in the Basic User's Guide.

a Extension telephone b External telephone c Protective cap

Choose your language

Wireless setup

(if needed)

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Local Language.

Press Local Language.

d Press your language. e Press Stop/Exit.

(if needed)

a Do one of the following:

 If you are using a Macintosh computer or a

mobile device on a wireless network, you can configure the wireless settings by

pressing the button at the top right on the Touchscreen. Go to b.

 If you are using a Windows

to connect your Macintosh using USB or wired network, or want to change the initial settings on your machine first, skip this step and go to step 7. You will be able to configure the wireless settings later.

computer, want

b Press the button on the Touchscreen.

Then go to step 19 on page 25 to continue the wireless setup.

After finishing the wireless setup you will need to return to step 7 to finish the machine setup.

Choose the correct Receive Mode

The correct Receive Mode is determined by the external devices and telephone subscriber services (Voice Mail, Distinctive Ring, etc.) you have (or will be using) on the same line as the Brother machine.

Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes?

Brother uses the term “Distinctive Ring” but telephone companies may have other names for this service such as Custom Ringing, RingMaster, Personalized Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, and Smart Ring. See Distinctive Ring in the Basic User's Guide for instruction on setting up your machine using this feature.

Will you be using Voice Mail on the same telephone line as your Brother machine?

If you have Voice Mail on the same telephone line as your Brother machine, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the Brother machine will conflict with each other when receiving incoming calls. See Voice Mail in the Basic User's Guide for instructions on setting up your machine using this service.

Will you be using a Telephone Answering Device on the same telephone line as your Brother machine?

Your external telephone answering device (TAD) will automatically answer every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD and fax messages are printed. Choose External TAD as your receive mode. See the instructions below.

Will you be using your Brother machine on a dedicated fax line?

Your machine automatically answers every call as a fax. Choose Fax Only as your receive mode. See the instructions below.

Will you be using your Brother machine on the same line as your telephone?

Do you want to receive voice calls and faxes automatically?

The Fax/Tel receive mode is used when sharing the Brother machine and your telephone on the same line. Choose Fax/Tel as your receive mode. See the instructions below. Important Note: You cannot receive voice messages on either Voice Mail or an answering machine when choosing the Fax/Tel mode.

Do you expect to receive very few faxes?

Choose Manual as your receive mode. You control the telephone line and must answer every call yourself. See the instructions below.

For details, see Using receive modes in the Basic User's Guide.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Receive Mode.

Press Receive Mode.

d Press your receive mode. e Press Stop/Exit.

Set the LCD brightness (if needed)

f Enter the two digits for the month using the

buttons on the Touchscreen, and then press OK.

(e.g. Enter 0, 3 for March.)

If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the brightness setting.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display General Setup.

Press General Setup.

c Press a or b to display LCD Settings.

Press LCD Settings.

d Press Backlight. e Press Light, Med or Dark. f Press Stop/Exit.

Set the date and time

The machine displays the date and time, and if you set up the station ID, the date and time will be added to each fax you send.

g Enter the two digits for the day using the

buttons on the Touchscreen, and then press OK.

(e.g. Enter 2, 5 for 25th.)

h Do one of the following:

 If you want to use the 24-hour clock, press

24h Clock. Go to step i.

 If you want to use the 12-hour clock, press

12h Clock. Go to step j.

i Enter the time in 24-hour format using the

buttons on the Touchscreen, and then press OK. Go to step l.

(e.g. Enter 1, 5, 2, 5 for 15:25.)

j Enter the time in 12-hour format using the

buttons on the Touchscreen.

(e.g. Enter 0, 3, 2, 5 for 3:25.)

k Press AM or PM, and then press OK.

(e.g. Choose PM for 3:25 P.M.)

l Press Stop/Exit.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Date&Time.

Press Date&Time.

d Press Date&Time again. e Enter the last two digits of the year using the

buttons on the Touchscreen, and then press OK.

(e.g. Enter 1, 2 for 2012.)

Set your Station ID

Note

The machine displays the date and time, and if you set up the Station ID, it will add it to each fax you send.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Station ID.

Press Station ID.

d Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) using

the buttons on the Touchscreen, and then press OK.

e Enter your telephone number (up to 20 digits)

using the buttons on the Touchscreen, and then press OK. (If your telephone number and fax number are the same, enter the same number again.)

If you make a mistake and want to start again, press Stop/Exit and go back to step a.

(USA only) The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unless such messages clearly contain, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on the first page of the transmission, the date and time it is sent and an identification of the business or other entity or other individual sending the message and the telephone number of the sending machines or such business, other entity or individual. To program this information into your machine, see Set the date and

time on page 10 and Set your Station ID on page 11.

f Use the buttons on the Touchscreen to enter

your name (up to 20 characters), and then press OK.

• To enter numbers or special characters, press

repeatedly until the character you want to enter appears, then press the character you want.

• If you entered a character incorrectly and want to change it, press d or c to move the cursor to

the incorrect character, then press .

• To enter a space, press the space key button or c.

For more details, see Entering text in the Basic User's Guide.

g Press Stop/Exit.

Fax Transmission Report

Note

Set the telephone line

Your Brother machine is equipped with a Transmission Verification Report that can be used as confirmation that you sent a fax. This report lists the name or fax number of the receiving party, the date, time and duration of the transmission, the number of pages transmitted, and whether or not the transmission was successful. If you want to use the Fax Transmission Report feature see Printing reports in the Advanced User's Guide.

Set tone or pulse dialing

Your machine comes set for a Tone dialing service. If you have a Pulse dialing service (rotary), you need to change the dialing mode.

a Press Menu.

mode (Canada only)

If you are connecting the machine to a VoIP service (over the Internet) you need to change the compatibility setting.

If you are using an analog telephone line you can skip this step.

compatibility

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Fax.

Press Fax.

c Press a or b to display Miscellaneous.

Press Miscellaneous.

d Press Compatibility. e Press Basic(for VoIP). f Press Stop/Exit.

b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Tone/Pulse.

Press Tone/Pulse.

d Press Pulse (or Tone). e Press Stop/Exit.

Dial Prefix

Note

Automatic Daylight

The dial prefix setting will automatically dial a predefined number before every fax number you dial. For example: If your phone system requires a 9 to dial an outside number this setting will automatically dial 9 for every fax you send.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Dial Prefix.

Press Dial Prefix.

d Press On. e Press Dial Prefix. f Enter the prefix number (up to 5 digits) using

the buttons on the Touchscreen, and then press OK.

You can set the machine to change automatically for Daylight Saving Time. It will reset itself forward one hour in the Spring and backward one hour in the Fall.

Saving Time

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Date&Time.

Press Date&Time.

d Press Auto Daylight. e Press On (or Off). f Press Stop/Exit.

Set the Time Zone

• You can use the numbers 0 to 9, #, l and !.

• You cannot use ! with any other numbers or characters.

• If your telephone system requires a timed break recall (hookflash), press ! on the Touchscreen.

• If the pulse dialing mode is on, # and l are not available to use. (Canada only)

g Press Stop/Exit.

You can set the time zone (not summer time but standard time) on the machine for your location. For example, the time zone for Eastern Time in the USA and Canada is UTC-05:00.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to display Initial Setup.

Press Initial Setup.

c Press a or b to display Date&Time.

Press Date&Time.

d Press Time Zone. e Press + or - to set your time zone.

Press OK.

f Press Stop/Exit.

Send in the Product

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Registration and Test

You can also register your product online using the On-Line Registration link from the installer CD-ROM or visit http://www.brother.com/registration/

Sheet (USA only)

a Fill out the Product Registration and Test

Sheet.

b Put the sheet face up in the ADF (Automatic

Document Feeder) or face down on the scanner glass.

c Make sure you have pressed the Fax button. d Enter the toll-free fax number: 1-877-268-9575. e Press Start.

You will receive a confirmation fax of your Product Registration.

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