Brother MFC-250C User manual

Start Here MFC-250C

MFC-290C MFC-297C

Quick Setup Guide

EEU-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.

bRemove the plastic bag acontaining the ink cartridges from on top of the paper tray.

cMake sure you have all components.

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

Important

DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.

Load plain A4 paper

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.

eCheck that the paper is flat in the tray.

fGently adjust the paper side guides to the

paper with both hands.

hSlowly push the paper tray completely into the

machine.

Important

Do not push the paper in too far.

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.

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 yet.

Important

The telephone line cord MUST be connected

to the socket on the machine marked LINE.

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.

No Cartridge

dUnpack the ink cartridge.

gInstall each ink cartridge in the direction of the

arrow on the label.

Check the print quality

Set Paper and

Press Start

Press Colour Start.

bCheck the quality of the four colour blocks a

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

cIf 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.

dThe LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for

black and colour. 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 colour, the LCD shows:

Start Cleaning?

1.Yes 2.No

ePress 1(Yes), the machine will then start

cleaning the colours.

fAfter cleaning is finished, press Colour Start.

The machine starts printing the Print Quality

Check Sheet again. Go back to b.

Note

The machine will prepare the ink tube system for

printing. This process will take approximately four

minutes. Do not turn off the machine.

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Choosing your language

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 0.

dPress aor bto choose your language, and then

press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

Choose a Receive Mode

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 1.

dPress aor bto choose the receive mode.

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

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)

aPress Menu.

bPress 1.

cPress 7.

dPress aor bto choose Dark or Light.

ePress OK.

fPress Stop/Exit.

Set the date and time

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 UK dialling code “+44”, press l, 4, 4

and then the rest of your number.

eEnter your name (up to 20 characters) using

the dial pad, and then press OK.

fPress Stop/Exit.

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.

Press

key

One

time

Two

times

Three

times

Four

times

2ABC2

3DEF 3

4GH I 4

5JKL5

6MNO6

7PQRS

8TUV8

9WX Y Z

Note

If you make a mistake and want to start again,

press Stop/Exit and go back to a.

Set tone or pulse dialling

mode

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 4.

dPress aor bto choose Pulse (or Tone).

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

Set the telephone line

type

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 6.

dPress aor bto choose Normal, PBX or ISDN.

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

For Windows®Users:

Now go to

Page 9

For Mac OS®Users:

Now go to

Page 11

Windows®

USB

Windows®Macintosh®

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.

bDisconnect the machine from the power socket

and from your computer, if you already

connected an interface cable.

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.

cWhen the ScanSoft™PaperPort™11SE

License Agreement window appears, click

Yes if you agree to the Software License

Agreement.

dThe installation of ScanSoft™PaperPort™

11SE will automatically start and is followed by

the installation of MFL-Pro Suite.

eWhen the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software

License Agreement window appears, click

Yes if you agree to the Software License

Agreement.

fChoose Standard, and then click Next. The

installation continues.

gWhen this screen appears, go to the next step.

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.

Windows®

USB

Connect the USB cable

Connect the power cord

aConnect the power cord.

The installation will continue automatically.

The installation screens appear one after

another.

bWhen the On-Line Registration screen is

displayed, make your selection and follow the

on-screen instructions.

Finish and restart

aClick Finish to restart your computer.

After restarting the computer, you must be

logged on with Administrator rights.

Now go to

Proceed to Install Optional Applications on

page 13.

Important

Make sure that the cable does not restrict the

cover from closing, or an error may occur.

Important

DO NOT cancel any of the screens during the

installation. It may take a few seconds for all

screens to appear.

Finish The installation is now

complete.

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