Brother MFC-7860DW User manual

Start Here MFC-7860DW

Quick Setup Guide

USA/CAN Version 0

Please read the Safety and Legal booklet first before you set up your machine. Then, please read this Quick Setup

Guide for the correct setup and installation.

To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/.

Unpack the machine and check the components

WARNING

Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. Plastic bags are not toys. To avoid danger of

suffocation, please keep these bags away from babies and children and dispose of them properly.

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

could result in death or serious injuries.

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

result in minor or moderate injuries.

Installation CD-ROM,

Documentation CD-ROM

Product Registration

Sheet

(USA only)

AC Power Cord

Basic User’s Guide Quick Setup Guide Telephone Line Cord

Drum Unit and Toner Cartridge Assembly

(pre-installed)

Safety and Legal booklet

WARNING

CAUTION

When you move the machine, grasp the side handholds that are under the scanner. DO NOT carry the machine

by holding it at the bottom.

Note

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

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

• Please save the original packaging should you need to ship the machine in future.

• 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.

• The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Buy the appropriate interface cable for the interface 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

installation process.

Network cable

Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet

Network.

3.95 in.

(100 mm)

3.95 in.

(100 mm)

3.55 in.

(90 mm)

9.85 in. (250 mm)

Remove the packing

material from the

machine

aRemove the packing tape from the outside of

the machine and the film covering the scanner

glass.

bOpen the front cover.

cRemove the Silica Pack from the inside of the

machine.

CAUTION

DO NOT eat the Silica Pack. Discard immediately.

dLift the elastic band off the drum.

ePull the paper strip to remove the protective

material as shown in the illustration.

fTake out the drum unit and toner cartridge

assembly.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the AC power cord yet.

gGently shake it from side to side several times

to distribute the toner evenly inside the

assembly.

hPut the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly

back in the machine.

iClose the front cover of the machine.

Load paper in the paper

tray

aPull the paper tray completely out of the

machine.

bWhile 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.

cFan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams

and misfeeds.

dPut 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 must be face down.

The paper guides touch the sides of the

paper so it will feed properly.

ePut the paper tray firmly back in the machine.

Make sure that it is completely inserted into the

machine.

Note

For Legal or Folio size paper, press the release

button 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.)

For more information about recommended

paper, see Recommended paper and print

media in the Basic User’s Guide.

Connect the power cord

and telephone line

aConnect the AC power cord to the machine,

and then plug it into an AC power outlet.

bTurn on the machine’s power switch.

cConnect 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.

WARNING

The machine must be grounded using a

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.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the interface

cable yet.

IMPORTANT

The telephone line cord MUST be connected

to the jack on the machine marked 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 afrom the EXT. jack

on the machine.

1Extension telephone

2External 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.

Set the receive mode to External TAD if

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 the Basic User’s Guide.

Choose your language

(if needed)

aPress Menu, 0, 0.

bPress aor bto choose your language.

Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

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.

aPress Menu, 0, 1.

bPress aor bto choose the receive mode.

Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

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.

Set the LCD contrast

(if needed)

If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try

changing the contrast setting.

aPress Menu, 1, 5.

bPress cto increase the contrast.

—OR—

Press dto decrease the contrast.

Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

Set the date and time

The machine displays the time, and if you set up the

station ID the date and time will be added to each fax

you send.

aPress Menu, 0, 2, 1.

bEnter the last two digits of the year on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

Date&Time

Year:2011

(e.g. Enter 1, 1for 2011.)

cEnter the two digits for the month on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

Date&Time

Month:03

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

dEnter the two digits for the day on the dial pad,

and then press OK.

Date&Time

Day:25

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

eEnter the time in 24-hour format on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

Date&Time

Time:15:25

(e.g. Enter 1, 5, 2, 5for 3:25 P.M.)

fPress Stop/Exit.

Set your Station ID

The machine displays the date and time, and if you

set up the Station ID, it will add it to each fax you send.

aPress Menu, 0, 3.

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

dial pad, and then press OK.

Station ID

Fax:

cEnter your telephone number (up to 20 digits)

on the dial pad, and then press OK. (If your

telephone number and fax number are the

same, enter the same number again.)

Station ID

Tel:

dUse the dial pad to enter your name (up to

20 characters), and then press OK.

Station ID

Name:

ePress 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.

Press

key

One

time

Two

times

Three

times

Four

times

Five

times

2ABC2A

3DEF 3D

4GH I 4G

5JKL5J

6MNO6M

7PQRS7

8TUV8T

9WX Y Z 9

For more details, see Entering text in the

Basic User’s Guide.

Note

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 9 and Set your Station

ID on page 10.

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