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Installing the Driver & Software Setup is Complete! For the latest drivers and to find the best solution for your problem or question, access the Brother Solutions Center directly from the driver or go to http://solutions.brother.com Keep this “Quick Setup Guide” , User’s Guide and supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
■ Getting Started Carton Components M FC . Control Panel . Fac e-down Output T ray Support Flap with Ex tens ion (Support Flap) . (For MF C-8420) Manual Feed Tray (Fo r M FC -8 82 0 D a nd M FC -88 2 0D N ) M u lti-pu rpo se T ra y (M P Tra y) ADF Support Te lephone...
Control Panel MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN have s imilar control panel keys. 1. One Touc h k eys 2. Shift 3. F ax and telephone k eys 4. M ode k eys F or the details of the control panel, s ee " Control panel overv iew" in C hapter 1 of the U ser’s Guide.
Table of Contents Setting Up the Machine S tep 1 Inst all t he Aut oma tic Doc um ent Fe ed (AD F) Support ...4 Inst all t he Drum Unit Ass em bly ...4 Loa d Pa per in t he Pa per Tray ...5 Re lea se t he Sc ann er Lock ...
Step 1 Setting Up the Machine Install the Automatic Document Feed (ADF) Support Do NO T conne ct t he inte rf ac e ca ble. Co nnec ting t he inte rf ac e c able is done whe n in sta lling the d riv er. O pe n the A DF cove r.
Rock it fr om sid e to sid e seve ra l tim es to distri bu te th e ton er e ven ly insid e the asse mbly. Pu sh th e dru m u nit assemb ly in to th e machin e (u ntil it sna ps into pl ace).
Step 1 Setting Up the Machine Fan th e stack o f p ap er we ll to avo id p ap er ja ms an d misfee ds. P ut pa pe r in the p ap er tr ay. Ch eck th at the p ap er i s fla t in th e tra y a nd be lo w th e ma ximu m pa pe r mar k.
Install Power Cord and Phone Line Do not c onnec t the P ara lle l or US B c able y et. Make sure th at the p owe r switch is o ff. Con ne ct the A C p ow er cor d to th e mach ine . Plu g the AC p owe r cor d in to an A C ou tl et.
Step 1 Setting Up the Machine MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN have s imilar control panel keys. Selecting a Receive Mode Choos e the R eceive mode whic h bes t suits your needs. P ress the M enu key. P ress ke y.
Setting the Date and Time T he M FC dis plays the date and time, and prints it on ev ery fax y ou s end. Pr ess th e Me nu key. Pr ess th e ke y. Pr ess th e ke y.
Step 1 Setting Up the Machine MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN have s imilar control panel keys. Setting Your Station ID You s hould s tore your name and fax number to be printed on all fax pages that you send.
Selecting Your Language (Canada Only) Pr ess th e Me nu key. Pr ess th e ke y. Pr ess th e ke y. Se lect you r la ng ua ge ( ENG L IS H or FREN CH) by u sing th en pre ss th e S et ke y.
(Scanning is not supported in OS 10.1). B ro ther So lution s C enter You c an acc ess the Brother Solutions Cen ter whic h is a W eb s ite offering information about you r Brother product inc luding F AQs, Us er’s Guides, D river updates and Tips for us ing y our ma chine.
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Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software Follow the instructions on this page for your operating s ystem and interface cable. USB In terface Cable Users... Go to page 14 (For Windows Parallel In terface Cable Users... Go to page 25 (For Windows Windows NT (For Parallel Interface Cable Users)
If the installation does not continue automatically , please open the ins taller m enu again by double-clic king the setu p.exe program from the root direc tory of the Brother C D-R OM, and continue from Step ® ®...
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Step 2 ® Wh en th e P ap er Po rt 8.0 SE Se tup win do w is disp laye d, click Nex t . After r ea din g a nd a ccep ti ng th e Sca nS oft Lice nse A g ree me nt, e nte r you r use r info rma ti on a nd click Nex t.
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Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) Wh en th e B roth er S oftwar e Li cen se A gre em en t win do w ap pe ar s, click Y es . S ele ct Loca l Interf ac e, a nd the n cli ck Nex t .
Step 2 For Windows Make sure that you followed the instructions in Wh en thi s scr ee n ap pe ar s, con ne ct th e USB inte rface ca bl e to you r PC , a nd the n con ne ct it to th e MF C.
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. Ev en if y ou s elect N O, you will be able to launc h the Brother C ontrol Center later to us e the Scan to k ey by double c lick ing the Sm art U I icon on the desk top.
. Ev en if y ou s elect N O, you will be able to launc h the Brother C ontrol Center later to us e the Scan to k ey by double c lick ing the Sm art U I ic on on the des ktop.
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MFL-PRO Software Suite which is certified for use with Windows operating systems. Brother also offers a full featured printer driver (Native driver) that includes more features than the Basic Universal driver. However, this driver does not include a ®...
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Ye s . If the te st p ag e pr inte d, cl ick OK . T here w ill be tw o Brother printer driv ers lis ted in the Printers selec tion. T he driv er w ith "Printer" after the model nam e (ex .
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) For Windows Make sure that you followed the instructions in Wh en th is scree n a pp ea rs, co nn ect th e US B in te rface cab le to yo ur P C, a nd th en con ne ct i t to the M FC.
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Brothe r Na tive driv er Insta lla tion Click St art an d sele ct P rint ers a nd Fa xe s. Click on Add a print er an d the Ad d Pr inte r Wiza rd wi ll sta rt. Wh en thi s scr ee n ap pe ar s, click Ne xt .
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Wh en th e Wi nd ows Lo go te sting scr ee n ap pe ar s, click Cont inue Anyw a y. T here w ill be tw o Brother printer driv ers lis ted in the " Printers " s election.
If the installation does not continue automatically , please open the ins taller m enu again by double-clic king the setu p.exe program from the root direc tory of the Brother C D-R OM, and continue from Step ® ®...
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Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Parallel Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) Wh en the Pa pe rP ort is di sp la yed , click Ne xt . A fte r rea di ng a nd accep ting th e S can So ft Li cen se Ag re eme nt, en te r you r use r in fo rma tion an d click Nex t .
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Wh en the Br othe r S oftw are Lice nse Ag re eme nt win do w a pp ea rs, click Ye s . Se lect Lo ca l Int erfa ce, an d th en click Nex t. Se lect St anda rd, a nd th en cl ick N ex t.
Ev en if y ou s elect N O, you will be able to launc h the Brother C ontrol Center later to us e the Scan to k ey by double c lick ing the Sm art U I icon on the desk top. This loads the Brother C ontrol Center to the task tray.
. Ev en if y ou s elect N O, you will be able to launc h the Brother C ontrol Center later to us e the Scan to k ey by double c lick ing the Sm art U I ic on on the des ktop.
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Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Parallel Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) A Ba sic Unive rsa l printe r driv er wa s inst alled w it h t he MFL- PRO Sof tw are S uit e w hic h is ce rtified for use with ®...
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Ye s . If the te st p ag e pr inte d, cl ick OK . T here w ill be tw o Brother printer driv ers lis ted in the Printers selec tion. T he driv er w ith "Printer" after the model nam e (ex .
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Parallel Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) For Windows Make sure that you followed the instructions in Wh en th is scree n a pp ea rs, co nn ect th e pa ra lle l in te rface cab le to yo ur P C, a nd th en con ne ct i t to the M FC.
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Brothe r Na tive driv er Insta lla tion Click St art an d sele ct P rint ers a nd Fa xe s. Click on Add a print er an d the Ad d Pr inte r Wiza rd wi ll sta rt. Wh en thi s scr ee n ap pe ar s, click Ne xt .
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Wh en th e Wi nd ows Lo go te sting scr ee n ap pe ar s, click Cont inue Anyw a y. T here w ill be tw o Brother printer driv ers lis ted in the Printers selec tion.
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If the installation does not continue automatically , please open the ins taller m enu again by double-clic king the setu p.exe program on the Brother CD - R OM, and continue from Step ® ® PaperPor t ®...
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Windows NT Wh en the Pa pe rP ort is di sp la yed , click Ne xt . A fte r rea di ng a nd accep ting th e S can So ft Li cen se Ag re eme nt, en te r you r use r in fo rma tion an d click Nex t .
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Scan to key by double clic king the Sm art UI ic on on the desk top. T his loads the Brother C ontrol Center to the tas k tray . See AutoLoad the Brother Control C enter, C hapter 15 in the Doc umentation (Us er’s...
If the installation does not continue automatically , please open the ins taller m enu again by double-clic king the setu p.exe program from the root direc tory of the Brother C D-R OM, and continue from Step ® ®...
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® Wh en th e P ap er Po rt 8.0 SE Se tup win do w is disp laye d, click Nex t . After r ea din g a nd a ccep ti ng th e Sca nS oft Lice nse A g ree me nt, e nte r you r use r info rma ti on a nd click Nex t.
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Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Network Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/NT/2000 Professional/XP) Wh en th e B roth er S oftwar e Li cen se A gre em en t win do w ap pe ar s, click Y es . Sele ct Ne twork Interface, and then click Next.
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. Ev en if y ou s elect N O, you will be able to launc h the Brother C ontrol Center later to us e the Scan to k ey by double c lick ing the Sm art U I ic on on the des ktop.
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For USB Interface Cable Users For Mac OS Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 “Setting Up the Machine” on pages 4 - 11. S witch o ff an d un plu g th e MFC fr om the AC ou tlet an d d iscon ne ct i t fro m you r Ma cinto sh if yo u a lre ad y co nn ected a n in terfa ce cab le.
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Click the Brot her Las er ico n you i nstal led . On the r igh t sid e o f the Choos er, se le ct th e pri nter to w hich yo u wa nt to pr int. Clo se th e Choos er.
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For USB Interface Cable Users For Mac OS Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 “Setting Up the Machine” on pages 4 - 11. S witch o ff an d un plu g th e MFC fr om the AC ou tlet an d d iscon ne ct i t fro m you r Ma cinto sh if yo u a lre ad y co nn ected a n in terfa ce cab le.
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Op en th e P rint er Cent er icon . Click Add Printe r... Se lect US B. Se lect you r ma chin e, an d the n click Add . Se lect Q uit P rint er Ce nter fro m the Printe r Cent er men u.
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Network Interface Cable Users For Mac OS Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 “Setting Up the Machine” on pages 4 - 11. Ma ke sur e tha t the NC-9 10 0h ( Netwo rk P rin t/Fa x S er ver) i s in stall ed i nto the M FC (MF C-88 20 DN ha s th e NC- 91 00 h in sta lle d as stan da rd ).
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Op en th e Choos er from th e Apple me nu . Click the Brothe r Las er (A T) ico n, an d th en sele ct BR N_x xx xx x_ P1. Click Se tup . xx xx xx are the las t six digits of the Ethernet address .
Step 2 Installing the Driver & Software For Network Interface Cable Users For Mac OS Make sure that you have completed the instructions from Step 1 “Setting Up the Machine” on pages 4 - 11. Ma ke sur e tha t the NC-9 10 0h ( Netwo rk P rin t/Fa x S er ver) i s in stall ed i nto the M FC (MF C-88 20 DN ha s th e NC- 91 00 h in sta lle d as stan da rd ).
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Open the Utilities folder. Open the Print Center icon. Click the Add Printer... button. Select AppleTalk. Select BRN_xxxxxx_P1, and then click the Add button. xxxxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet address. Network User's Guide Chapter 7 on the CD-ROM.
■ For Administrators This section is for using the printer on a network. An administrator should set up the printer using the following steps. Network User's Guide Chapter Map (NC-9100h) Windows ® 95/98/ME Peer-to-Peer Brother Internet Print Netware ® Peer-to-Peer Windows NT Brother Internet Print ®...
Brother has also developed Web BRAdmin, an enterprise network software utility that enables management of Brother and other SNMP compliant dev ices in larger LAN/WAN environments . This software is Web server based and requires the ins tallation of Mic ros oft's Internet Information Server and Sun's Java client software.
Setting your IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Professional ® (Windows S ta rt BRA dm in P rofe ssion al, an d se lect TCP /IP . S ele ct S ea rch Ac tive De vic es fro m the De vice s me nu .
Options The MFC has the following optional accessories. You can expand the capabilities of the MFC by adding these items. Low e r Tra y Unit LT-5 00 0 Secon d low er p aper tray expa nds tot al input ca pacity by an other 25 0 shee ts to a tota l inp ut cap acity o f 500 sheet s.
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