Brother MFC-8370DN User manual

Start Here MFC-8370DN

MFC-8380DN

Quick Setup Guide

UK/IRE Version 0

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

To help you get your machine ready for use as soon as possible this guide leaves most of your machine's features

at their factory default settings. For detailed information on how to use all the features, change the default settings,

or to troubleshoot your machine please refer to the User’s Guide.

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. To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep

these bags away from babies and children.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the interface cable yet.

Drum Unit Assembly

(including Starter Toner Cartridge)

AC Power Cord

User’s Guide CD-ROMs

(Windows®)

(Macintosh)

Telephone Line Cord Quick Setup Guide

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.

• 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

• Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no longer than 2 metres.

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

installation process.

• When you use a USB cable, make sure you connect it to the USB port of your computer and not to a USB

port on a keyboard or non-powered USB hub.

Network cable

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

Network.

Symbols used in this guide

CAUTION

When you move the machine, grasp the side hand holds that are located at the bottom of the machine. DO

NOT carry the machine by holding the scanner unit.

WARNINGs tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.

CAUTIONs specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible

minor injuries.

IMPORTANT describes procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent

possible machine problems or machine damage, or damage to other objects.

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to a possible electrical shock.

Hot Surface icons warn you not to touch machine parts that are hot.

Note Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips

about how the current operation works with other features.

User’s Guide

Software User’s Guide

Network User’s Guide

Indicates reference to the User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide or Network

User’s Guide.

Note

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

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

130 mm

500 mm

200 mm

300 mm

Install the drum unit and

toner cartridge assembly

aRemove the protective tape and film covering

the scanner glass.

bPress the front cover release button and open

the front cover a.

cUnpack the drum unit and toner cartridge

assembly.

dGently shake it from side to side several times

to distribute the toner evenly inside the

assembly.

ePut the drum unit assembly into the machine

until it clicks into place.

fClose the front cover of the machine.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the interface cable yet.

Load paper in the paper

tray

aPull the paper tray completely out of the

machine.

bWhile pressing the blue 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 that the

paper is below the maximum paper mark a.

The side to be printed on must be face down.

ePut the paper tray firmly back in the machine.

Make sure that it is completely inserted into the

machine.

fUnfold the support flap ato prevent paper

from sliding off the face-down output tray.

IMPORTANT

Make sure the paper guides touch the sides of

the paper so it will feed correctly.

Connect the power cord

and telephone line

aMake sure that the machine power switch is off.

Connect the AC power cord to the machine.

bPlug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Turn

the power switch on.

cConnect 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 modular wall socket.

WARNING

The machine must be grounded using an

earthed 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 socket on the machine marked LINE.

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 or to choose the receive mode.

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

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 6. For

additional details, see Connecting an

external TAD (telephone answering device)

in Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.

For more details, see Receiving a fax 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 phone 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

automatically printed.

You control the phone

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, try

changing the contrast setting.

aPress Menu.

bPress 1.

cPress 7.

dPress to increase the contrast.

—OR—

Press to decrease the contrast.

Press OK.

ePress 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.

bPress 0.

cPress 2.

dEnter the last two digits of the year on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

Date&Time

Year:2009

(e.g. Enter 0, 9for 2009.)

eEnter the two digits for the month on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

Date&Time

Month:03

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

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

and then press OK.

Date&Time

Day:25

(e.g. Enter 2, 5.)

gEnter the time in 24-hour format on the dial

pad, and then press OK.

Date&Time

Time:15:25

(e.g. Enter 15, 25for 3:25 P.M.)

hPress 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.

Station ID

Fax:

eEnter 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:

fUse the dial pad to enter your name (up to 20

characters), and then press OK.

Station ID

Name:

gPress Stop/Exit.

Fax Transmission Report

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 Chapter 11

Printing Reports in the User’s Guide.

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 to

move the cursor to the right.

• If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to

change it, press or to move the

cursor to the incorrect character, press

Clear/Back.

Press

key

One

time

Two

times

Three

times

Four

times

Five

times

2ABC2A

3DEF 3D

4GH I 4G

5JKL5J

6MNO 6M

7PQRS7

8TUV8T

9WXYZ9

For more details, see Entering Text in the

User’s Guide.

Note

If you make a mistake and want to start again,

press Stop/Exit and go back to step a.

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 or to choose Pulse (or Tone).

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

Set the telephone line

type

If you are connecting the machine to a line that

features a PABX (PBX) or ISDN to send and receive

faxes, it is also necessary to change the phone line

type accordingly by completing the following steps.

aPress Menu.

bPress 0.

cPress 6.

dPress or to choose PBX, ISDN or

Normal.

Press OK.

Do one of the following:

If you choose ISDN or Normal, go to step h.

If you choose PBX, go to step e.

eDo one of the following:

If you want to change the current prefix

number, press 1and go to step f.

If you do not want to change the current

prefix number, press 2and go to step h.

fEnter the Prefix number (up to 5 digits) on the

dial pad, and then press OK.

gPress or to choose On or Always and

press OK.

hPress Stop/Exit.

Note

The default setting is “!”. When you press Tel/R,

“!” will be displayed on the LCD.

Note

You can use the number 0 to 9, #,

and !. (Press

Tel/R to display “!”.)

You cannot use ! with any other numbers or

characters.

If your telephone system requires a timed break

recall, press Tel/R to enter the break.

Note

• If you choose On, pressing Tel/R (the screen

displays “!”) will let you access an outside line.

• If you choose Always, you can access an

outside line without pressing Tel/R.

Note

PBX and TRANSFER

The machine is initially set to Normal, which lets

the machine connect to a standard PSTN (Public

Switched Telephone Network) line. However,

many offices use a central telephone system or

Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX).

Your machine can be connected to most types of

PABX (PBX). The machine’s recall feature

supports timed break recall only (TBR). TBR will

work with most PABX (PBX) systems allowing

you to gain access to an outside line, or transfer

calls to another extension. The feature works

when Tel/R is pressed.

Automatic Daylight

Savings Time

You can set the machine to change automatically for

daylight savings time. It will reset itself forward one

hour in the Spring and backward one hour in the

Autumn.

aPress Menu.

bPress 1.

cPress 4.

dPress or to choose On (or Off).

Press OK.

ePress Stop/Exit.

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