Brother MFC-7840W User manual

STEP 1
STEP 2
Setup is Complete!
Quick Setup Guide
Setting Up the Machine
Installing the Driver & Software
MFC-7840W
Before you can use the machine, you must set up the hardware and install the driver. Please read
this ‘Quick Setup Guide’ for proper set up and installation instructions.
Keep this ‘Quick Setup Guide’ and the supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy
reference at all times.
Version 0
UK/IRE/SAF

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Warning
Caution Improper Setup
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.
Improper Setup icons alert you to
devices and operations that are not
compatible with the machine.
Note
User's Guide, Software User's Guide or
Network User's Guide
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.
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.

Table of Contents
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Getting Started
Carton components...................................................................................................................................... 2
Control panel................................................................................................................................................ 3
STEP 1 – Setting Up the Machine
Installing the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly.................................................................................. 4
Loading paper in the paper tray ................................................................................................................... 5
Install the power cord and phone line .......................................................................................................... 6
Setting the date and time ............................................................................................................................. 7
Setting your station ID.................................................................................................................................. 8
Tone and pulse dialling mode ..................................................................................................................... 9
Selecting a receive mode............................................................................................................................. 9
Setting the phone line type......................................................................................................................... 10
Setting the LCD contrast ............................................................................................................................ 11
STEP 2 – Installing the Driver & Software
Windows®
For USB Interface Cable Users
(For Windows®2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®)............................. 14
For Wired Network Interface Users
(For Windows®2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®)............................. 17
For Wireless Network Interface Users (For Windows®2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64
Edition/Windows Vista®) in infrastructure mode ....................................................................................... 20
For Windows Server®2003, see the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.
Macintosh®
For USB Interface Cable Users................................................................................................................. 29
For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater......................................................................................................... 29
For Wired Network Interface Users........................................................................................................... 31
For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater......................................................................................................... 31
For Wireless Network Interface Users (For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 or greater) in infrastructure mode.......... 34
For Network Users
BRAdmin Light utility (For Windows®users).............................................................................................. 43
Installing the BRAdmin Light configuration utility .................................................................................. 43
Setting your IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light ........................................ 43
BRAdmin Light utility (For Mac OS®X users)............................................................................................ 44
Setting your IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light ........................................ 44
Web Based Management (web browser)................................................................................................... 45
Restoring the network settings to factory default ....................................................................................... 45
Print the Network Configuration List........................................................................................................... 45
Entering text............................................................................................................................................... 46
Consumables and Options
Consumables ............................................................................................................................................. 47

Getting Started
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1 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.
Warning
Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. To avoid danger of suffocation, keep these bags away
from babies and children.
1 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
2 Control Panel
3 Face-down Output Tray Support
4 Manual Feed Slot
5 Paper Tray
6FrontCover
7 Power Switch
8 ADF Document Output Support Flap
9 Document Cover
The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase the appropriate interface cable for the interface
you intend to use (USB or Network). Do NOT connect the interface cable at this time. Connecting the interface
cable is done during the software installation process.
USB interface cable
Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2 metres). 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 Category 5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
Network.
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CD-ROMs
For Windows®
For Macintosh®
User’s Guide
Quick Setup Guide
AC Power Cord
Telephone line Cord
Drum Unit Assembly
(including Toner Cartridge)

Getting Started
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2 Control panel
MFC-7840W
1 Copy keys
2Printkeys
3 One Touch keys
4 Shift key
5 Mode keys
6 Menu keys
7DialPad
8 Start key
9 Stop/Exit key
10 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
11 Fax and Telephone keys
For the details of the control panel, see Control panel overview in Chapter 1 of the User’s Guide.
Note
When you move the machine, grasp the side handholds that are under the scanner. Do NOT carry the MFC by
holding it at the bottom.
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Setting Up the Machine
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STEP 1
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1 Installing the drum unit and
toner cartridge assembly
Improper Setup
DO NOT connect the interface cable.
Connecting the interface cable is done when
installing the driver.
1Open the front cover.
2Unpack the drum unit and toner cartridge
assembly.
3Gently shake it from side to side several times
to distribute the toner evenly inside the
assembly.
4Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly
into the machine.
5Close the front cover of the machine.

Setting Up the Machine
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2 Loading paper in the paper
tray
1Pull the paper tray completely out of the
machine.
2While pressing the green paper-guide release
lever, slide the paper guides to fit the paper
size you are using. Make sure that the guides
are firmly in the slots.
3Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams
and misfeeds.
4Put paper in the paper tray. Make sure that the
paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum
paper mark (1).
Caution
Make sure the paper guides touch the sides of the
paper so it will feed properly. If you do not this, it
may cause damage to your machine.
5Put the paper tray firmly back into the machine.
Make sure that it is completely inserted into the
machine.
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Setting Up the Machine
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STEP 1
3 Install the power cord and
phone line
1Make sure that the machine’s power switch is
off. Connect the AC power cord to the machine.
2Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Turn
the power switch on.
3Connect 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 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 device, connect it as shown
below.
Please set the receive mode to
External TAD.
For more details, see Selecting a receive
mode on page 9 and Connecting an external
TAD in Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.

Setting Up the Machine
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4 Setting the date and time
The machine displays the date and time, and if you
set up the station ID, it will add it to each fax you send.
1Press Menu.
2Press 0.
3Press 2.
4Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial
pad, and then press OK.
Date&Time
Year:2008
(e.g. Enter 0, 8for 2008.)
5Enter the two digits for the month on the dial
pad, and then press OK.
Date&Time
Month:03
(e.g. Enter 0, 3for March.)
6Enter the two digits for the day on the dial pad,
and then press OK.
Date&Time
Day:25
(e.g. Enter 2, 5.)
7Enter the time in 24-hour format on the dial
pad, and then press OK.
Date&Time
Time:15:25
(e.g. Enter 1, 5, 2, 5for 3:25 P.M.)
8Press Stop/Exit.
Note
If you make a mistake and want to start again,
press Stop/Exit and go back to step 1.

Setting Up the Machine
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STEP 1
5 Setting your station ID
You should store your name and fax number to be
added on all fax pages that you send.
1Press Menu.
2Press 0.
3Press 3.
4Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the
dial pad, and then press OK. To enter a “+” for
international dialling codes, press l. For
example, to enter the UK dialling code “+44”,
press l, 4, 4, and then the rest of your number.
Station ID
Fax:+44XXXXXXXXX
5Enter your tel 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:+44XXXXXXXXX
6Use the dial pad to enter your name (up to 20
characters), and then press OK.
Station ID
Name:
Note
• Refer to the following chart for entering your name.
• If you need to enter a character that is on the same
key as the previous 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.
For more details, see “Entering Text” in the
User’s Guide.
7Press Stop/Exit.
Press
key
One
time
Two
times
Three
times
Four
times
Five
times
2ABC2A
3DEF3D
4GH I 4G
5JKL5J
6MNO6M
7PQRS7
8TUV8T
9WX Y Z 9