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Brother MFC 8870DW - B/W Laser - All-in-One Quick Setup Manual

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MFC-8870DW
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.
Installing the Driver & Software
Keep this 'Quick Setup Guide' and the supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and
easy reference at all times.
STEP 1
Setting Up the Machine
STEP 2
Setup is Complete!
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  • Page 1 MFC-8870DW 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. STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software Setup is Complete! Keep this ‘Quick Setup Guide’...

  • Page 2: Symbols Used In This Guide

    Symbols used in this guide Caution Improper Setup Warning Warnings tell you what to do to prevent Cautions specify procedures you must Improper Setup icons alert you to possible personal injury. follow or avoid to prevent possible devices and operations that are not damage to the printer or other objects.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started Carton components ............................2 Control panel..............................3 STEP 1 – Setting Up the Machine Install the drum and toner cartridge unit assembly ..................4 Load paper in the paper tray ........................5 Release the scanner lock ..........................6 Install the power cord and phone line ......................

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Carton components 1 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) 5 Paper Tray 2 Control Panel 6 Power Switch 3 Face-down Output Tray Support Flap 7 Document Cover (Support Flap) 8 ADF Document Output Support Flap 4 Front Cover CD-ROMs ® For Windows Drum and Toner Cartridge ®...

  • Page 5: Control Panel

    Getting Started Control panel MFC-8870DW 1 One Touch keys 7 Start key 2 Status LED 8 Copy keys 3 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 9 Mode keys 4 Menu keys 10 Fax and telephone keys 5 Dial Pad 11 Print keys 6 Stop/Exit key For the details of the control panel, see "Control panel overview"...

  • Page 6: Step 1 Setting Up The Machine

    STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine Install the drum and toner cartridge unit assembly Gently rock the drum assembly from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly Improper Setup inside the assembly. DO NOT connect the interface cable. Connecting the interface cable is done during the software installation process.

  • Page 7: Load Paper In The Paper Tray

    Setting Up the Machine Load paper in the paper tray Pull the paper tray completely out of the Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams machine. and misfeeds. Put paper in the paper tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark (1).

  • Page 8: Release The Scanner Lock

    STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine Release the scanner lock Install the power cord and phone line Push the lever (1) in the direction shown to unlock the scanner. Make sure that the machine power switch is off. (The gray scanner lock lever is located at the Connect the AC power cord to the machine.
  • Page 9 Setting Up the Machine Warning • The machine must be grounded using a 3-prong 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.

  • Page 10: Setting The Date And Time

    STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine Setting the date and time The machine displays the date and time, and if you Enter the two digits for the day on the dial pad, setup the station ID, the date and time will print an and then press OK.

  • Page 11: Setting Your Station Id

    Setting Up the Machine Setting your station ID You should store your name and fax number to be Press Three Four printed on all fax pages that you send. time times times times Press Menu. Press 0. Press 3. Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the dial pad, and then press OK.

  • Page 12: Selecting A Receive Mode

    STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine Selecting a receive mode There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only, Press Menu. Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD. Press 0. Choose the Receive Mode which best suits your needs. Press 1. Are you connecting an external telephone or external Press to select the mode.

  • Page 13: Tone And Pulse Dialing Mode (Canada Only)

    Setting Up the Machine Tone and pulse dialing mode Sending in the product (Canada only) registration and test sheet (USA only) Your machine comes set for Tone dialing service. If you have Pulse dialing service (rotary), you need to change the dialing mode. Fill out the Product Registration and Test Sheet.
  • Page 14 Supplied CD-ROM ‘MFL-Pro Suite’ Supplied CD-ROM ‘MFL-Pro Suite’ ® ® Windows Macintosh Start Here OS 9.1-9.2 Install MFL-Pro Suite You can install the printer driver, scanner driver and You can install the MFL-Pro Suite software and ® ® ® multifunction drivers. Presto! PageManager for Mac OS...

  • Page 15: Step 2 Installing The Driver & Software

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software Follow the instructions on this page for your operating system and interface. For the latest drivers and documentations and to find the best solution for your problem or question, access the Brother Solutions Center directly from the driver or visit http://solutions.brother.com.

  • Page 16: Windows

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows For USB Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP/ XP Professional x64 Edition) The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Important Click Install MFL-Pro Suite. Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11.
  • Page 17 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows ® After reading and accepting the ScanSoft ® PaperPort SE License Agreement, click Yes. Improper Setup DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port on ® The installation of PaperPort SE will a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub.
  • Page 18 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows Click Finish to restart your computer. ® (After restarting the computer, for Windows 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition, you must be logged on with Administrator rights.) Note After restarting the computer, the Installation Diagnostics will run automatically.

  • Page 19: For Parallel Interface Cable Users (For Windows ® 98/98Se/Me/2000 Professional/Xp/Xp Professional X64 Edition)

    Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows For Parallel Interface Cable Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP/ XP Professional x64 Edition) The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Important Click Install MFL-Pro Suite. Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11.
  • Page 20 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows ® After reading and accepting the ScanSoft ® PaperPort SE License Agreement, click Yes. Improper Setup DO NOT plug in the power cord before connecting the parallel interface cable. It may cause damage to your machine.
  • Page 21 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows ® For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional After the computer restarts, the installation of users, click Next. the Brother drivers will automatically start. Follow the instructions on the screen. ® For Windows XP/XP Professional x64 Edition ®...

  • Page 22: For Windows Nt ® Workstation Version 4.0 Users (For Parallel Interface Cable Users)

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows ® For Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 Users (For Parallel Interface Cable Users) Plug in the power cord and turn on the Important machine. Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11.
  • Page 23 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows Choose Local Connection, and then click When the On-Line Registration screen is Next. The installation will continue. displayed, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. Note Click Finish and wait as the PC restart, If you want to install the PS driver (Brother’s ®...

  • Page 24: For Wired Network Interface Users (For Windows ® 98/98Se/Me/Nt/2000 Professional/Xp/Xp Professional X64 Edition)

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows For Wired Network Interface Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/NT/2000 Professional/XP/ XP Professional x64 Edition) Turn on your computer. Important ® (For Windows 2000 Professional/XP/ Make sure that you have finished the XP Professional x64 Edition/ ®...
  • Page 25 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows Choose Wired Network Connection, and The installation of the Brother drivers will then click Next. automatically start. The installation screens appear one after another, please wait for a while. Improper Setup DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during this installation.
  • Page 26 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows Click Finish to restart your computer. 4 To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: ® (For Windows 2000 Professional/XP/ 1) In Description of service: - Enter any XP Professional x64 Edition, you must be description, for example “Brother Scanner”...
  • Page 27 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows 4) In Internal Port number for this service: - Enter “137” (without the inverted commas). 5) Make sure UDP is selected. 6) Click OK. 9 Make sure if the new settings are added and are checked, and then click OK.

  • Page 28: (For Windows ® 98/98Se/Me/2000 Professional/Xp/Xp Professional X64 Edition In Infrastructure Mode)

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows For Wireless Network Users ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP/ XP Professional x64 Edition in infrastructure mode) Using the SecureEasySetup™ software to configure your machine for a wireless network The SecureEasySetup™ software allows you to Plug in the power cord and turn on the configure the wireless network easier than machine.
  • Page 29 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows The wireless network connection status using the SecureEasySetup™ software will be displayed: Connecting WLAN, Connected or Connection Error. Connecting WLAN is displayed when the print server is trying to make connections to your router or access point. Wait till either Connected or Connection Error is displayed.

  • Page 30: Network Configuration

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel LAN menu for wireless network configuration Important Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11. These instructions will install your Brother machine in a typical small office or home wireless network environment in infrastructure mode, using a wireless...
  • Page 31 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows Plug in the power cord and turn on the If your access point is set to not broadcast the machine. SSID you will have to manually add the SSID name. Go to step 5. Select <NEW SSID>...
  • Page 32 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows Choose the appropriate key number and Your machine will now try to connect to your press OK. wireless network using the information you have entered. If successful, Connected will appear briefly on the LCD. 22.
  • Page 33 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows ® The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click The installation of PaperPort SE will Install MFL-Pro Suite. automatically start and is followed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software License Agreement window appears, click Yes if you agree to the Software License Agreement.
  • Page 34 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows When the Brother and ScanSoft on-line 2 Click the Advanced tab and Settings... button. Registration screen is displayed, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. 3 Click the Add button. Click Finish to restart your computer.
  • Page 35 Installing the Driver & Software ® Windows 8 To add port 137 for both network scanning and Network PC-Fax receiving, enter the information below: 1) In Description of service: - Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax Receiving” (without the inverted commas). 2) In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: - Enter...

  • Page 36: For Usb Interface Cable Users

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh For USB Interface Cable Users ® For Mac OS 10.2.4 or greater Click MFL-Pro Suite to install. Important Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11.
  • Page 37 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Double-click the Utilities folder. Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Improper Setup DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub. Plug in the power cord and turn on the machine.
  • Page 38 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Choose your model name, and then click Add. Click Printer Setup Utility, then choose Quit Printer Setup Utility. The MFL-Pro Suite, drivers and Brother ControlCenter2 have been installed. ® ® To install Presto! PageManager , click the Presto! PageManager icon and follow the...

  • Page 39: For Mac Os ® 9.1 To 9.2

    Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh ® For Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2 Connect the USB interface cable to your Important ® Macintosh , and then connect it to the Make sure that you have finished the machine. instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11.
  • Page 40 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Click the Brother Laser icon. On the right side of the Chooser, choose the machine to which you want to print. Close the Chooser. The Brother printer driver and scanner driver have been installed. Note ®...

  • Page 41: For Wired Network Interface Users

    Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh For Wired Network Interface Users ® For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Choose Wired Network Connection, and Important then click Next. Follow the on-screen ® instructions, and restart your Macintosh Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11.
  • Page 42 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Plug in the power cord and turn on the Choose your model name, and then click OK. machine. Click OK again to close the DeviceSelector. Click Go, then Applications. Choose Network and then click OK. Double-click the Utilities folder.
  • Page 43 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Click Add. Click Printer Setup Utility, then Quit Printer Setup Utility. Make the selection shown below. The MFL-Pro Suite, Printer Driver, Scanner Driver and ControlCenter2 have been installed. For configuration of advanced network Note functions such as LDAP, Scan to FTP and ®...

  • Page 44: For Mac Os ® 9.1 To 9.2

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh ® For Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2 Follow the on-screen instructions, and restart Important ® your Macintosh Make sure that you have finished the Connect the network interface cable to the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the machine, and then connect it to a free port on Machine on page 4 to 11.
  • Page 45 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Click the Brother Laser (IP) icon, and then choose BRN_xxxxxx. Close the Chooser. Note where xxxxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet address. The Printer Driver has been installed. Note ® ControlCenter2 is not supported in Mac OS 9.x.

  • Page 46: For Wireless Network Users (For Mac Os ® X 10.2.4 Or Greater Only)

    STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh For Wireless Network Users ® (For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater only) Using the SecureEasySetup™ software to configure your machine for a wireless network The SecureEasySetup™ software allows you to Plug in the power cord and turn on the configure the wireless network easier than machine.
  • Page 47 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh The wireless network connection status using the SecureEasySetup™ software will be displayed: Connecting WLAN, Connected or Connection Error. Connecting WLAN is displayed when the print server is trying to make connections to your router or access point. Wait till either Connected or Connection Error is displayed.
  • Page 48 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel LAN menu for wireless network configuration Important Make sure that you have finished the instructions from step 1 Setting Up the Machine on page 4 to 11. These instructions will install your Brother machine in a typical small office or home wireless network environment in infrastructure mode, using a wireless...
  • Page 49 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Plug in the power cord and turn on the If your access point is set to not broadcast the machine. SSID you will have to manually add the SSID name. Go to step 5. Select <NEW SSID>...
  • Page 50 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Choose the appropriate key number and Your machine will now try to connect to your press OK. wireless network using the information you have entered. If successful, Connected will appear briefly on the LCD. 22.
  • Page 51 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Choose Wireless Network Connection, and If you want to use the machine’s Scan key to then click Next. scan over the network you must check the Register your computer with the “Scan To” functions at the machine box.
  • Page 52 STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh Double-click the Utilities folder. Choose Brother MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), and then click Add. See Chapter 6 of the Network User’s Guide Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. on the CD-ROM.
  • Page 53 Installing the Driver & Software ® Macintosh ® ® To install Presto! PageManager , click the Presto! PageManager icon and follow the on-screen instructions. Note ® ® When Presto! PageManager is installed OCR capability is added to the Brother ControlCenter2. You can also easily scan, share, and organize photos and documents using ®...

  • Page 54: For Network Users

    For Network Users This section explains how you can configure network settings using the BRAdmin Professional Utility or how to set the machine’s network settings to wireless LAN or wired LAN. Installing the BRAdmin Professional configuration utility ® (For Windows users) ®...

  • Page 55: Setting Your Ip Address, Subnet Mask And Gateway Using Bradmin Professional (For Windows ® Users)

    For Network Users Setting your IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin ® Professional (For Windows users) Start BRAdmin Professional, and choose Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and TCP/IP. Gateway, and then click OK. The address information will be saved to the machine.

  • Page 56: Bradmin Light Configuration Utility (For Mac Os ® X Users)

    For Network Users ® BRAdmin Light configuration utility (For Mac OS X users) ® The Brother BRAdmin Light software is a Java™ application that is designed for the Apple Mac OS environment. It supports some of the features of the Windows BRAdmin Professional software. For example, using the BRAdmin Light software, you can change some network settings on Brother’s network ready printers and multifunction devices.

  • Page 57: How To Set The Machine's Network Settings To Wireless Lan Or Wired Lan

    For Network Users How to set the machine’s Restoring the network network settings to wireless settings to factory default LAN or wired LAN To restore all network settings of the internal Print/Scan server to factory default, please follow the To connect your Brother machine to a wireless or steps below.

  • Page 58: Options And Consumables

    Options and Consumables Options The machine has the following optional accessories. You can expand the capabilities of the machine by adding these items. Lower Tray Unit DIMM Memory LT-5300 Second lower paper tray unit can hold up to 250 sheets of You can expand the memory by installing a (144-pin DIMM) paper.
  • Page 59 The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Multi-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother International Corporation. Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft in the U.S. and other countries.
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