Brother MFC-250C User manual

Start Here MFC-250C

MFC-290C

Quick Setup Guide

CHN-ENG Version 0

Before you can use the machine, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.

Unpack the machine and check the components

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.

Illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide are based on MFC-290C.

aRemove the protective tape and film covering the scanner glass.

bMake sure you have all components.

WARNING Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.

Important

DO NOT connect the USB cable before installing driver.

Inbox Ink Cartridges

[x4]

Black

Yellow

Cyan

Magenta

(Approx. 65% yield of

the replacement

cartridge) For details,

see Consumable items

in the User’s Guide. Quick Setup Guide

User’s Guide CD-ROM Telephone Line Cord Power Cord USB Interface Cable

Load plain A4 paper

aPull the paper tray acompletely out of the

machine.

bOpen the paper tray cover a.

cWith both hands, gently press and slide the

paper side guides aand then the paper length

guide bto fit the paper size.

Make sure that the triangular marks con the

paper side guides aand paper length guide b

line up with the mark for the paper size you are

using.

dFan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams

and misfeeds.

eGently put the paper into the paper tray print

side down and top edge first. Check that the

paper is flat in the tray.

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.

• To ensure safe operation the supplied plug

must be inserted only into a standard power

outlet that is properly grounded through the

standard electrical wiring. Non grounded

equipment may cause an electrical shock

hazard, and may cause excessive electrical

noise radiation.

USB cable

Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable

(Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long.

Important

Do not push the paper in too far.

fGently adjust the paper side guides to the

paper with both hands. Make sure that the

paper side guides touch the edges of the

paper.

gClose the paper tray cover a.

hSlowly push the paper tray completely into the

machine.

iWhile holding the paper tray in place, pull out

the paper support auntil it clicks, and then

unfold the paper support flap b.

Connect the power cord

and telephone line

aConnect the power cord.

WARNING

The machine must be fitted with an earthed

plug.

bConnect the telephone line cord. Connect one

end of the telephone line cord to the socket on

the machine marked LINE and the other end to

a telephone wall socket.

WARNING

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.

Important

DO NOT connect the USB cable before

installing driver.

Install the ink cartridges

WARNING

If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with

water at once, and if irritation occurs consult a

doctor.

aMake sure that the power is turned on.

The LCD shows:

No Cartridge

bOpen the ink cartridge cover a.

cRemove the green protective part a.

dUnpack the ink cartridge.

Important

The telephone line cord MUST be connected

to the socket on the machine marked LINE.

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.

See Choose a Receive Mode on page 7.

For additional details, see Connecting an

external TAD (telephone answering device)

in Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.

Note

Do not throw away the green protective part. You

will need it if you transport the machine.

eTurn the green knob on the protective yellow

cap clockwise until it clicks to release the

vacuum seal, then remove the cap a.

fTake care to match the color of the lever a

with the cartridge color b, as shown in the

diagram below.

gInstall each ink cartridge in the direction of the

arrow on the label.

Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After

all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink

cartridge cover.

Important

After initial installation of the ink cartridges,

the machine will start cleaning the ink tube

system. This cleaning process will last

approximately four minutes.

DO NOT unplug the machine from the power

outlet or attempt to stop the cleaning process.

Interruption of cleaning process may cause

undesired print quality problems.

Check the print quality

aWhen the preparation process has finished, the

LCD shows this message

Set Paper and

Press Start

Press Color Start.

The machine starts printing the Print Quality

Check Sheet.

bCheck the quality of the four color blocks aon

the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)

cThe LCD shows:

Is Quality OK?

1.Yes 2.No

If all lines are clear and visible, press 1(Yes)

on the dial pad to finish the quality check.

If you can see missing short lines, press 2(No)

on the dial pad and go to d.

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 Appendixes 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 multifunction machines are

designed to work with ink of a particular

specification and will work to a level of

optimum performance when used with

genuine Brother branded ink cartridges.

Brother cannot guarantee this optimum

performance if ink or ink cartridges of other

specifications are used. Brother does not

therefore recommend the use of cartridges

other than genuine Brother branded

cartridges with this machine or the refilling

of empty cartridges with ink from other

sources. If damage is caused to the print

head or other parts of this machine as a

result of using incompatible products with

this machine, any repairs required as a

result may not be covered by the warranty.

Poor

dThe LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for

black. Press 1(Yes) or 2(No) on the dial pad.

Then the machine asks you if the print quality

is OK for color. Press 1(Yes) or 2(No) on the

dial pad.

Black OK?

1.Yes 2.No

Color OK?

1.Yes 2.No

After pressing 1(Yes) or 2(No) for both black

and color, the LCD shows:

Start Cleaning?

1.Yes 2.No

ePress 1(Yes), the machine will then start

cleaning the colors.

fAfter cleaning is finished, press Color Start.

The machine starts printing the Print Quality

Check Sheet again. Go back to b.

Choose a Receive Mode

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,

Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 1.

dPress aor bto choose Fax Only, Fax/Tel

Manual or External TAD.

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

For details, see Using receive modes in

Chapter 6 of the User's Guide.

Do you want to use the telephone features of your

machine (if available) or an external telephone or

external telephone answering device connected on the

same line as the machine?

Your machine

automatically answers

every call as a fax.

Your machine controls

the line and

automatically answers

every call. If the call is

not a fax, the telephone

will ring for you to pick

up the call.

Your external telephone

answering device (TAD)

automatically answers

every call. Voice

messages are stored

on the external TAD.

Fax messages are

printed.

You control the

telephone line and must

answer every call

yourself.

Do you want the machine to

answer fax and telephone calls

automatically?

Manual

Fax Only

Fax/Tel

External TAD

Yes

Are you using the voice message

function of an external telephone

answering device?

Set the LCD contrast

(If needed)

If you are having difficulty reading the LCD from your

position, try changing the contrast setting.

aPress Menu.

bPress 1.

cPress 6.

dPress aor bto choose Dark or Light.

Contrast:Dark

Contrast:Light

ePress OK.

fPress 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 displayed on

your machine will be printed on every fax you send.

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 2.

dEnter the last two digits of the year on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

Year:2008

(e.g. Enter 08for 2008.)

eRepeat for Month and Day, and Hours and

Minutes in 24-hour format.

fPress Stop/Exit.

Enter personal

information (station ID)

You should store your name and fax number to be

printed on all fax pages that you send.

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 3.

dEnter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the

dial pad, and then press OK. To enter a “+” for

international codes, press l. For example, to

enter the China dialling code “+86”, press l, 8,

6and then the rest of your number.

eEnter your name (up to 20 characters) using

the dial pad, and then press OK.

Note

• See the following chart for entering your name.

• If you need to enter a character that is on the

same key as the last character, press cto

move the cursor to the right.

• If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to

change it, press dor cto move the cursor to the

incorrect character, press Clear/Back.

fPress Stop/Exit.

Set tone or pulse dialling

mode

Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service. If

you have Pulse dialling service (rotary), you need to

change the dialling mode.

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 4.

dPress aor bto choose Pulse (or Tone).

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

For Windows®Users:

Now go to

Page 10

For Mac OS®Users:

Now go to

Page 14

Press

key

One

time

Two

times

Three

times

Four

times

2ABC2

3DEF 3

4GH I 4

5JKL5

6MNO 6

7PQRS

8TUV8

9WX Y Z

Note

If you make a mistake and want to start again,

press Stop/Exit and go back to a.

For details, see Entering Text in Appendix C

of the User's Guide.

Windows®

USB

For USB Interface Users

(For Windows

2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/

Windows Vista

)

Before you install

aMake sure that your computer is ON and you

are logged on with Administrator rights.

bIf you already connected USB cable and power

source, disconnect USB cable first, then

disconnect the machine from the power socket.

Install MFL-Pro Suite

aPut the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

drive. If the model name screen appears,

choose your machine. If the language screen

appears, choose your language.

bThe CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click

Install MFL-Pro Suite.

Important

• DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.

• If there are any programs running, close

them.

• Make sure there are no memory cards or a

USB Flash memory drive inserted.

• The screens may differ depending on the

operating system.

Note

If the Brother screen does not appear

automatically, go to My Computer (Computer),

double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then

double-click start.exe.

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