Brother MFC-P2500 User manual

Laser Printer P2500

Quick Setup Guide

Read this Setup Guide before you set up the printer.

Before you can use the printer, you must set up the hardware and install

the printer and scanner drivers.

❏Identify the Operating System on your computer (Window®3.1x,

95/98, NT®4.0 or Macintosh)

❏Follow the instructions in this guide for your operating system

and cable interface.

countries. Macintosh and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

All otherbrand and product names are trademarks orregistered trademarks oftheirrespective holders.

Components

Components may differ from one country to another. Save all packing materials and

the printer carton. They should be used when shipping the printer.

CD-ROM includes : Initial Setup instructions

Printer and Scanner drivers

Fonts

User’s Guide

Instructional Video

Other Software

AC power cord

Drum unit assembly

(with toner cartridge included)

ocu

CD-ROM

Printer

Document support

extension

Paper cassette

For Windows

users only

(Windows

3.1x, 95/98

or NT

4.0)

You can set up the printer easily by following the Initial Setup instructions on the

CD-ROM.

Step 1 Insert the CD-ROM

1. Turn on the power to your PC. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

The opening screen will appear automatically in Windows®95/98/NT®4.0.

If the screen does not appear, click Start and choose Run, enter the CD drive

letter and type START.EXE.

If you are using Windows®3.1x, click Run from the File Menu in the Program

Manager, enter your CD drive letter and type START.EXE. For example:

D:\START.EXE

3.Select the language you want, then

follow the instructions on the

screen.

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Step 2 Initial Setup

1. Click the Initial Setup button.

2. You can view the Initial Setup

operations in the Instructional

video

3. Click the interface cable you are

going to use ( Parallel or USB).

Step 3 Install the printer driver

1. If you click the Now button, you

can install the printer and scanner

drivers and Fonts immediately.

2. After the printer and scanner

drivers have been installed, the

P2500 window will appear. Follow

the prompts on the screen to

complete the installation.

If your printer is connected using a parallel interface cable, the setup is now

completed. If you want to connect your printer using a USB interface cable, refer

to ‘For Windows 98 users with USB only’.

For Windows

98 users with USB only

The steps in this section are essential for USB interface cable users.

Steps 1 and 2 Follow the CD-ROM instructions on the beginning of these instructions.

Step 3 Install the Printer and Scanner drivers with the USB driver

1. Make sure that the printer power switch is on.

2. Connect the USB interface cable to your PC then connect it to the printer.

3. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" window will appear. Click the Next button.

4. Check "Search for the best driver for your device" and click the Next button.

5. Check "Specify a location" and remove the other check marks, then click the

Browse button to locate the file.

6. Double click the CD-ROM icon and click on the Win98usb folder, then click

OK.

7. Click the Next button.

8. Click the Next button.

The USB driver will be installed.

9. Click the Finish button.

Go to next stop for installing the scanner driver.

10.Please repeat steps 3 to 9 to install the Scanner driver.

11.Please repeat steps 3 to 8 to install the Printer driver.

12.Select the BRUSB USB Printer Port.

13.Check Yesand click the Finish button.

14. Select a language and click OK then click the Finish button.

The setup is now completed.

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For Macintosh users only

(iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB/The scanner driver

worked on OS8.6)

You can setup the printer following the Initial Setup instructions on the supplied CD-ROM.

Step 1 Insert the CD-ROM

Turn on the power to your iMac or Macintosh G3. Insert the CD-ROM into the

CD-ROM drive. This Window will appear automatically.

Step 2 Initial Setup

To view the Initial Setup operations in the Instructional video, click this icon.

Step 3 Install the printer driver and scanner drivers

To install the printer and scanner drivers, click the Printer Driver Installer icon,

then click the Scanner Driver Installer icon . The setup is now completed.

Step 4 Select the printer

1. From the Apple menu, open the Chooser.

2. Click the HL-1200/MFL Pro you just installed to highlight it. On the right

hand side of Chooser, click the printer to which you want to print. Close the Chooser.

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Setup the Printer

Step 1 Install the drum unit assembly

1. Open the front cover.

2. Unpack the drum unit assembly. Rock it from side to side 5 or 6 times to

distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge.

3. Install the drum unit assembly into the printer.

4. Push it fully into the printer until it snaps into place.

5. Close the front cover.

Step 2 Load paper into the paper cassette

1. Pull the paper cassette completely out of the printer.

2. Slide the paper width and length adjusters to the paper size you want until they

snap into a slot. Check they fit correctly into the slots.

3. Load paper into the paper cassette. Check that the paper is flat in the cassette.

4. Re-install the paper cassette into the printer.

5. Unfold the output tray extension flap and install the Document support and

Document support extension.

Installing the Scanner Utility

(For Windows

users only)

Insert the CD-ROM, and select “Install

Software” on the following screen.

Select the PaperPort®for Brother

Software.

Select the UnimessageTM ProViewer

Software.

For more information, please see the User’s Guide in the CD-ROM online Documentation.

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