Brother MFC-215C User manual

STEP 1
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Setup is Complete!
Quick Setup Guide
Setting Up the Machine
Installing the Driver & Software
MFC-215C
MFC-425CN
Before you can use the machine, you must set up the hardware and install the software.
Please read this ‘Quick Setup Guide’ for the correct setup procedure and installation instructions.
Keep this ‘Quick Setup Guide’, the User’s Guide and the supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for
quick and easy reference at all times.

To use the machine safely
Warning
Caution
User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide or
Network User’s Guide
Warnings tell you what to do to prevent
possible personal injury.
Cautions specify procedures you must
follow or avoid to prevent possible
damage to the machine or other objects.
Indicates reference to the User’s Guide,
Software User’s Guide or Network
User’s Guide which is on the CD-ROM
we have supplied.
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Note
Improper Setup icons alert you to
devices and operations that are not
compatible with the machine.
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.

Table of Contents
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Getting Started
Carton components...................................................................................................................................... 2
Control panel................................................................................................................................................ 3
Setting Up the Machine
Removing the protective parts ..................................................................................................................... 4
Loading paper .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Installing the phone line and power cord...................................................................................................... 5
Installing the ink cartridges........................................................................................................................... 6
Print quality check ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Setting the date and time ........................................................................................................................... 10
Setting your station ID................................................................................................................................ 10
Choosing a Receive Mode ......................................................................................................................... 11
Supplied CD-ROM ‘MFL-Pro Suite’
Supplied CD-ROM ‘MFL-Pro Suite’........................................................................................................... 12
Installing the Driver & Software
Windows®
For USB Interface Users
(For Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP) ................................................................................ 14
For Network Interface Users (MFC-425CN only)
(Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP)....................................................................................... 17
Macintosh®
For USB Interface Users ........................................................................................................................... 20
For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater......................................................................................................... 20
For Mac OS®9.1 to 9.2........................................................................................................................ 23
For Network Interface Users (MFC-425CN only) ...................................................................................... 25
For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater......................................................................................................... 25
For Mac OS®9.1 to 9.2........................................................................................................................ 28
For Network Users
Installing the BRAdmin Professional configuration utility (Windows®only) ............................................... 30
Setting your IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Professional (Windows®only) ...... 30
Consumables
Replacement consumables........................................................................................................................ 31
Ink cartridge .......................................................................................................................................... 31

Getting Started
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Carton components
Carton components may vary from one country to another.
Save all packing materials and the carton in case for any reason you must ship your machine.
If you are connecting the machine via USB:
The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase an appropriate USB 2.0 interface cable.
Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable that is no longer than 6 feet long (2 meters).
Your MFC has a USB interface. This interface is compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0; however, the maximum
data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The MFC can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1
interface.
DO NOT connect the interface cable at this time.
Connecting the interface cable is done during the software installation process.
Quick Setup Guide
CD-ROMs
For Windows®
For Macintosh®
User’s Guide
Power Cord
Telephone Line Cord
Black (LC900 BK) Magenta (LC900M) Yellow (LC900Y) Cyan (LC900C)
Ink Cartridges

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Control panel
(For MFC-215C and MFC-425CN)
1 Fax and telephone keys
2 Ink Management key
3 Dial Pad
4 Mode keys
5 Copy Options key
6 Menu/Set key
7 Fax Resolution key
8Startkeys
9 Stop/Exit key
10 Navigation keys
11 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
12 Power Save key
For the details of the control panel, see Control panel overview in Chapter 1 of the User’s Guide.
Illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide are based on MFC-425CN.
The screens for Windows®in this Quick Setup Guide are based on Windows®XP.
The screens for Mac OS®in this Quick Setup Guide are based on Mac OS®X 10.3.
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Setting Up the Machine
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STEP1
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1 Removing the protective
parts
1Remove the protective tape and scanner glass
protection sheet.
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DO NOT connect the USB cable. Connecting
the USB cable is done during the software
installation process.
2 Loading paper
You can load up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m2
(20 lb) paper.
For details, see About paper in Chapter 1 of
the User’s Guide.
1Pull the paper tray completely out of the
machine and remove the output paper tray.
2Press and slide the paper guide (1) to fit the
paper width.
3Pull out the paper support (1) and unfold the
paper support flap (2).
Note
Use the paper support flap for Letter, Legal and A4
paper.
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4Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams
and misfeeds.
5Gently put the paper into the paper tray print
side down and top edge first.
Check that the paper is flat in the tray and
below the maximum paper mark (1).
Note
• Make sure the paper side guides touch the sides
of the paper.
• Be careful that you do not push the paper in too
far; it may lift at the back of the tray and cause
paper feed problems.
6Put the output paper tray back on and push the
paper tray firmly back into the machine.
3 Installing the phone line and
power cord
1Connect the power cord.
2Connect 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.
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DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.
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STEP1
Warning
• The machine must be fitted with 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.
Note
If you are sharing one phone line with an external
telephone, connect it as shown below.
Note
If you are sharing one phone 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. For
details, see Connecting an external device to
your machine in the Appendix of the User’s
Guide.
4 Installing the ink cartridges
Warning
If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with water
at once, and if irritation occurs consult a doctor.
1Make sure that the power is turned on.
The LCD shows:
No Cartridge
2Lift the scanner cover (1) from the right-hand
side of the machine until it locks securely into
the open position.
3Remove the protective parts (1).
Note
Do not throw away the protective parts. You will
need them if you transport the machine.
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4Take out the ink cartridge.
5Carefully remove the protective yellow cap (1).
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DO NOT touch the area shown in the
illustration below.
Note
If the protective yellow cap comes off when you
open the bag, the cartridge will not be damaged.
Keep the ink cartridge in an upright position
when you put it into the slot.
6Press firmly down on the ink cartridge until the
hook snaps over it, taking care to match the slot
colour (1) with the cartridge colour (2), as
shown in the diagram below.
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OK
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STEP1
7Lift the scanner cover to release the lock.
Gently push the scanner cover support down
and close the scanner cover.
Note
If the LCD shows Install XXXX after you install
the ink cartridges, check that the ink cartridges are
installed properly.
The machine will clean the ink tube system for
use for the first time. This process will occur
only once, the first time ink cartridges are
installed. The cleaning process will last
approximately four minutes.
The LCD shows:
Preparing System
q
Approx 4 Minutes
Caution
• DO NOT take out ink cartridges if you do not
need to replace them. If you do so, it may
reduce the ink quantity and the machine will
not know the quantity of ink left in the
cartridge.
• DO NOT shake the ink cartridges. If ink stains
your skin or clothing, wash with soap or
detergent at once.
• DO NOT repeatedly insert and remove the
cartridges. If you do so, ink may seep out of the
cartridge.
• If you mix the colours by installing an ink
cartridge in the wrong position, clean the print
head several times after correcting the
cartridge installation. (See Cleaning the print
head in chapter 11 of the User’s Guide.)
• Once you open an ink cartridge, install it in the
machine and use it up within six months of
installation. Use unopened ink cartridges by
the expiration date written on the cartridge
package.
• DO NOT dismantle or tamper with the ink
cartridge, this can cause the ink to leak out of
the cartridge.
• Brother multifunction machines are designed
to work with ink of a particular specification
and will work to a level of optimum
performance when used with genuine Brother
branded ink cartridges. Brother cannot
guarantee this optimum performance if ink or
ink cartridges of other specifications are used.
Brother does not therefore recommend the use
of cartridges other than genuine Brother
branded cartridges with this machine or the
refilling of empty cartridges with ink from other
sources. If damage is caused to the print head
or other parts of this machine as a result of
using incompatible products with this
machine, any repairs required as a result may
not be covered by the warranty.