Brother Mfc 8370dn User Manual

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Replacing periodic maintenance parts............................................................... 155
Machine Information .......................................................................................... 155
Checking the Serial Number........................................................................ 155
Checking the Page Counters....................................................................... 155
Checking the remaining life of parts ............................................................ 155
Reset ........................................................................................................... 156
How to reset ................................................................................................ 156
Packing and shipping the machine .................................................................... 157
D Menu and features 159
On-screen programming .................................................................................... 159
Menu table ................................................................................................... 159
Memory storage........................................................................................... 159
Menu keys ......................................................................................................... 159
How to access the menu mode ................................................................... 160
Menu table ......................................................................................................... 161
Entering text ...................................................................................................... 174
E Specifications 176
General .............................................................................................................. 176
Print media......................................................................................................... 178
Fax ..................................................................................................................... 180
Copy .................................................................................................................. 181
Scan .................................................................................................................. 182
Print ................................................................................................................... 183
Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 184
Direct Print feature ............................................................................................. 184
Computer requirements ..................................................................................... 185
Consumable items ............................................................................................. 187
Ethernet wired network ...................................................................................... 188
F Glossary 190
G Index 194
 
						

							Section I
GeneralI
General information2
Loading paper and documents10
General Setup22
Security features28
 
						

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1
Using the 
documentation
1
Thank you for buying a Brother machine! 
Reading the documentation will help you 
make the most of your machine.
Symbols and conventions 
used in the documentation1
The following symbols and conventions are 
used throughout the documentation.
General information1
BoldBold style identifies keys on the 
machine control panel or 
computer screen.
ItalicsItalicized style emphasizes an 
important point or refers you to 
a related topic.
Courier
NewCourier New font identifies the 
messages shown on the LCD 
of the machine.
 
Warnings tell you what to do to prevent 
possible personal injury.
 
Cautions specify procedures you must 
follow or avoid to prevent possible minor 
injuries.
 
IMPORTANT describes procedures you 
must follow or avoid to prevent possible 
machine problems or damage to other 
objects.
 Electrical Hazard icons alert you to a 
possible electrical shock.
 Hot Surface icons warn you not to 
touch machine parts that are hot.
 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.
WARNING
CAUTION
IMPORTANT
 
						

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1
Accessing the 
Software User’s Guide 
and Network User’s 
Guide
1
This User’s Guide does not contain all the 
information about the machine such as how 
to use the advanced features of Fax, Printer, 
Scanner, PC Fax and Network. When you are 
ready to learn detailed information about 
these operations, read the 
Software Users Guide and 
Network Users Guide.
Viewing documentation1
Viewing documentation (Windows®)1
To view the documentation, from the Start 
menu, point to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where 
XXXX is your model name) from the program 
group, and then click 
Users Guides in HTML format.
If you have not installed the software, you can 
find the documentation by following the 
instructions below:
aTurn on your PC.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM labelled 
Windows
® into your CD-ROM drive.
bIf the language selection screen 
appears, click your language.
cIf the model name screen appears, click 
your model name. The CD-ROM main 
menu will appear.
 
If this window does not appear, use 
Windows
® Explorer to find and run the 
Start.exe program from the root 
directory of the Brother CD-ROM.
dClick Documentation.
eClick the documentation you want to 
read:
„HTML documents (2 manuals): 
Software Users Guide and 
Network Users Guide in HTML 
format.
This format is recommended for 
viewing on your computer.
„PDF documents (4 manuals):
Users Guide for stand-alone 
operations, Software Users Guide, 
Network Users Guide and 
Quick Setup Guide.
This format is recommended for 
printing the manuals. Click to go to 
the Brother Solutions Center, where 
you can view or download the PDF 
documents. (Internet access and 
PDF Reader software are required.)
 
						

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4
How to find scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software Users Guide:1
„Scanning a document using the TWAIN 
driver in Chapter 2
„Scanning a document using the WIA 
driver (Windows
® XP/Windows Vista®) in 
Chapter 2
„Using ControlCenter3 in Chapter 3
„Network Scanning in Chapter 4
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with 
OCR How-to-Guides:
1
„The complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 
11SE with OCR How-to-Guides can be 
viewed from the Help selection in the 
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE 
application.
Viewing documentation (Macintosh)1
aTurn on your Macintosh.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM labelled 
Macintosh into your CD-ROM drive.
bThe following window will appear. 
cDouble-click the Documentation icon.
dIf the language selection screen 
appears, double-click your language.
eDouble-click the top page file to view the 
Software Users Guide and 
Network Users Guide in HTML 
format.
fClick the documentation you want to 
read.
„Software Users Guide
„Network Users Guide
Note
The documents are also available in PDF 
format (4 manuals): Users Guide for 
stand-alone operations, 
Software Users Guide, 
Network Users Guide and 
Quick Setup Guide. The PDF format is 
recommended for printing the manuals.
Double-click Brother Solutions Center 
icon to go to the Brother Solutions Center, 
where you can view or download the PDF 
documents. (Internet access and PDF 
Reader software are required.)
 
 
						

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1
How to find scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software Users Guide:1
„Scanning in Chapter 9
„Using ControlCenter2 in Chapter 10
„Network Scanning in Chapter 11
Presto! PageManager Users Guide:1
„The complete Presto! PageManager 
User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help 
selection in the Presto! PageManager 
application.
Accessing Brother Support 
(Windows®)1
You can find all the contacts you will need, 
such as Web support (Brother Solutions 
Center).
„Click Brother Support on the main menu. 
The following screen will appear:
 
„To access our web site 
(http://www.brother.com/
) click 
Brother Home Page.
„For the latest news and product support 
information 
(http://solutions.brother.com/
), click 
Brother Solutions Center.
„To visit our web site for original/genuine 
Brother supplies 
(http://www.brother.com/original/
), click 
Supplies Information.
„To return to the main page, click Back or 
if you have finished, click Exit.
 
						

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Control panel overview1
MFC-8370DN and MFC-8380DN have the same keys.
 
1 One Touch keys
These 8 keys give you instant access to 16 
previously stored numbers.
Shift
Lets you access One Touch numbers 9 to 16 
when held down.
2 Fax and telephone keys:
Tel/R
This key is used to have a telephone 
conversation after picking up the external 
handset during the F/T pseudo-ring.
When connected to a PBX, you can use this 
key to gain access to an outside line, to recall 
an operator, or to transfer a call to another 
extension.
Resolution
Sets the resolution when sending a fax.
Redial/Pause
Redials the last number called. It also inserts a 
pause when programming quick dial numbers 
or when dialling a number manually.
3LCD
Displays messages to help you set up and use 
your machine.4 Data LED
The LED will flash depending on the machine 
status.
5 Menu keys:
Menu
Lets you access the Menu to program your 
settings in this machine.
Clear/Back
Deletes entered data or lets you cancel the 
current setting.
OK
Lets you store your settings in the machine.
Volume Keys
 d or c 
Press to scroll backwards or forwards through 
menu selections. Press to change the volume 
when in fax or standby mode.
a or b
Press to scroll through the menus and options.
Lets you look up numbers stored in memory. It 
also lets you access speed dial numbers 
directly if you press  , and then enter a three 
digit number.
 
						

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6Dialpad
Use these keys to dial telephone and fax 
numbers and as a keyboard for entering 
information into the machine.
 The # key temporarily switches the dialling 
mode from Pulse to Tone during a telephone 
call.
7Stop/Exit
Stops an operation or exits from a menu.
8Start
Lets you start sending faxes, making copies or 
scanning.
9 Mode keys:
 Fax
Puts the machine in Fax mode.
 Scan
Puts the machine in Scan mode. 
(For details about scanning, see the Software 
User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)
 Copy
Puts the machine in Copy mode.
10 Duplex
You can choose Duplex to copy on both sides 
of the paper. (Scan and Print for MFC-8380DN, 
Print only for MFC-8370DN)11 Print keys:
Direct
Lets you print data from a USB Flash memory 
drive connected directly to the machine. (See 
Printing data directly from the USB Flash 
memory drive or digital camera supporting 
mass storage on page 89) 
Secure
You can print data saved in memory when you 
enter your four-digit password. (For details 
about using the Secure key, see the Software 
User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)
When using Secure Function Lock, you can 
switch restricted users by holding down Shift 
as you press Secure. 
(See Secure Function Lock 2.0 
(MFC-8380DN) on page 28.)
Job Cancel
Cancels a programmed print job and clears it 
from the machine’s memory.
To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this 
key until the LCD shows 
Job Cancel (All).
 
						

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12 Copy keys:
Options
You can quickly and easily choose temporary 
settings for copying.
Enlarge/Reduce
Reduces or enlarges copies.
 
						

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1
Data LED indications1
The Data LED (light emitting diode) will flash and turn on or off depending on the machine’s status.
 
LED LED Status Machine Status Description
 LED  is  off. Ready  Mode The machine is ready to print, in sleep 
mode, there is no print data, or the 
power switch is off.
 LED is on. Data remaining in MemoryPrint data remains in the machine 
memory.
 LED is blinking. Receiving Data. The machine is either receiving data 
from the computer, processing data in 
memory, or printing.