Brother MFC-250C User manual

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Start Here MFC-250C
MFC-290C
Quick Setup Guide
CHN-ENG Version 0
Before you can use the machine, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.
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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.
Illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide are based on MFC-290C.
aRemove the protective tape and film covering the scanner glass.
bMake sure you have all components.
WARNING Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.
Important
DO NOT connect the USB cable before installing driver.
Inbox Ink Cartridges
[x4]
Black
Yellow
Cyan
Magenta
(Approx. 65% yield of
the replacement
cartridge) For details,
see Consumable items
in the User’s Guide. Quick Setup Guide
User’s Guide CD-ROM Telephone Line Cord Power Cord USB Interface Cable

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Load plain A4 paper
aPull the paper tray acompletely out of the
machine.
bOpen the paper tray cover a.
cWith both hands, gently press and slide the
paper side guides aand then the paper length
guide bto fit the paper size.
Make sure that the triangular marks con the
paper side guides aand paper length guide b
line up with the mark for the paper size you are
using.
dFan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams
and misfeeds.
eGently put the paper into the paper tray print
side down and top edge first. Check that the
paper is flat in the tray.
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.
• You need to purchase the correct USB cable.
• To ensure safe operation the supplied plug
must be inserted only into a standard power
outlet that is properly grounded through the
standard electrical wiring. Non grounded
equipment may cause an electrical shock
hazard, and may cause excessive electrical
noise radiation.
USB cable
Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 cable
(Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long.
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Important
Do not push the paper in too far.
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fGently adjust the paper side guides to the
paper with both hands. Make sure that the
paper side guides touch the edges of the
paper.
gClose the paper tray cover a.
hSlowly push the paper tray completely into the
machine.
iWhile holding the paper tray in place, pull out
the paper support auntil it clicks, and then
unfold the paper support flap b.
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Connect the power cord
and telephone line
aConnect the power cord.
WARNING
The machine must be fitted with an earthed
plug.
bConnect 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 telephone wall socket.
WARNING
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.
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Important
DO NOT connect the USB cable before
installing driver.

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Install the ink cartridges
WARNING
If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with
water at once, and if irritation occurs consult a
doctor.
aMake sure that the power is turned on.
The LCD shows:
No Cartridge
bOpen the ink cartridge cover a.
cRemove the green protective part a.
dUnpack the ink cartridge.
Important
The telephone line cord MUST be connected
to the socket on the machine marked LINE.
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 7.
For additional details, see Connecting an
external TAD (telephone answering device)
in Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.
Note
Do not throw away the green protective part. You
will need it if you transport the machine.
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eTurn the green knob on the protective yellow
cap clockwise until it clicks to release the
vacuum seal, then remove the cap a.
fTake care to match the color of the lever a
with the cartridge color b, as shown in the
diagram below.
gInstall each ink cartridge in the direction of the
arrow on the label.
h Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After
all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink
cartridge cover.
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Important
After initial installation of the ink cartridges,
the machine will start cleaning the ink tube
system. This cleaning process will last
approximately four minutes.
DO NOT unplug the machine from the power
outlet or attempt to stop the cleaning process.
Interruption of cleaning process may cause
undesired print quality problems.

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Check the print quality
aWhen the preparation process has finished, the
LCD shows this message
Set Paper and
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Press Start
Press Color Start.
The machine starts printing the Print Quality
Check Sheet.
bCheck the quality of the four color blocks aon
the sheet. (black/yellow/cyan/magenta)
cThe LCD shows:
Is Quality OK?
q
1.Yes 2.No
If all lines are clear and visible, press 1(Yes)
on the dial pad to finish the quality check.
If you can see missing short lines, press 2(No)
on the dial pad and go to d.
Important
• 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 colors 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 Appendixes B 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.
OK
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dThe LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for
black. Press 1(Yes) or 2(No) on the dial pad.
Then the machine asks you if the print quality
is OK for color. Press 1(Yes) or 2(No) on the
dial pad.
Black OK?
q
1.Yes 2.No
.
Color OK?
q
1.Yes 2.No
After pressing 1(Yes) or 2(No) for both black
and color, the LCD shows:
Start Cleaning?
q
1.Yes 2.No
ePress 1(Yes), the machine will then start
cleaning the colors.
fAfter cleaning is finished, press Color Start.
The machine starts printing the Print Quality
Check Sheet again. Go back to b.
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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 aor bto choose Fax Only, Fax/Tel
Manual or External TAD.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
For details, see Using receive modes 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 telephone
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
printed.
You control the
telephone 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
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Are you using the voice message
function of an external telephone
answering device?

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Set the LCD contrast
(If needed)
If you are having difficulty reading the LCD from your
position, try changing the contrast setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress 1.
cPress 6.
dPress aor bto choose Dark or Light.
Contrast:Dark
Contrast:Light
ePress OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
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Set the date and time
The machine displays the date and time, and if you
set up the station ID, the date and time displayed on
your machine will be printed on every 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.
Year:2008
(e.g. Enter 08for 2008.)
eRepeat for Month and Day, and Hours and
Minutes in 24-hour format.
fPress Stop/Exit.
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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. To enter a “+” for
international codes, press l. For example, to
enter the China dialling code “+86”, press l, 8,
6and then the rest of your number.
eEnter your name (up to 20 characters) using
the dial pad, and then press OK.
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/Back.

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fPress Stop/Exit.
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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 aor bto choose Pulse (or Tone).
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
For Windows®Users:
Now go to
Page 10
For Mac OS®Users:
Now go to
Page 14
Press
key
One
time
Two
times
Three
times
Four
times
2ABC2
3DEF 3
4GH I 4
5JKL5
6MNO 6
7PQRS
8TUV8
9WX Y Z
Note
If you make a mistake and want to start again,
press Stop/Exit and go back to a.
For details, see Entering Text in Appendix C
of the User's Guide.

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Windows®
USB
For USB Interface Users
(For Windows
®
2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/
Windows Vista
®
)
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Before you install
aMake sure that your computer is ON and you
are logged on with Administrator rights.
bIf you already connected USB cable and power
source, disconnect USB cable first, then
disconnect the machine from the power socket.
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Install MFL-Pro Suite
aPut the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive. If the model name screen appears,
choose your machine. If the language screen
appears, choose your language.
bThe CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click
Install MFL-Pro Suite.
Important
• DO NOT connect the USB cable yet.
• If there are any programs running, close
them.
• Make sure there are no memory cards or a
USB Flash memory drive inserted.
• The screens may differ depending on the
operating system.
Note
If the Brother screen does not appear
automatically, go to My Computer (Computer),
double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then
double-click start.exe.