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Quick Setup Guide Start Here MFC-250C MFC-290C Before you can use the machine, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation. Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. WARNING Important DO NOT connect the USB cable before installing driver.
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With both hands, gently press and slide the Note paper side guides and then the paper length • The components included in the box may differ guide to fit the paper size. depending on your country. Make sure that the triangular marks on the •...
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Gently adjust the paper side guides to the Connect the power cord paper with both hands. Make sure that the paper side guides touch the edges of the and telephone line paper. Close the paper tray cover a. Important DO NOT connect the USB cable before installing driver.
Important Install the ink cartridges The telephone line cord MUST be connected to the socket on the machine marked LINE. Note WARNING If you are sharing one telephone line with an If ink gets in your eyes, wash them out with external telephone, connect it as shown below.
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Turn the green knob on the protective yellow Gently push the ink cartridge until it clicks. After cap clockwise until it clicks to release the all the ink cartridges are installed close the ink vacuum seal, then remove the cap a. cartridge cover.
Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance if ink or ink cartridges of other If all lines are clear and visible, press 1 (Yes) specifications are used. Brother does not on the dial pad to finish the quality check. therefore recommend the use of cartridges...
The LCD asks you if the print quality is OK for Choose a Receive Mode 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.
Set the LCD contrast Set the date and time (If needed) If you are having difficulty reading the LCD from your The machine displays the date and time, and if you position, try changing the contrast setting. set up the station ID, the date and time displayed on your machine will be printed on every fax you send.
Press Three Four time times times times Press Stop/Exit. 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. Set tone or pulse dialling mode Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service.
If you already connected USB cable and power source, disconnect USB cable first, then Note disconnect the machine from the power socket. 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.
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MFL-Pro Suite. • If you are using Windows 2000 Professional and have not installed service pack 3 (SP3) or When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software greater: License Agreement window appears, click To access the PhotoCapture Center™ features Yes if you agree to the Software License from your computer you may have to install a Agreement.
® Windows Carefully guide the USB cable through the Connect the USB cable trench as shown below, following the trench around and toward the back of the machine. Then connect the cable to your computer. Important • DO NOT connect the machine to a non- powered USB hub.
The installation screens appear one after another. Note If an error message appears during the software installation, run the Installation Diagnostics located in Start/All Programs/Brother/ MFC-XXXX (where MFC-XXXX is your model name). Important DO NOT cancel any of the screens during the installation.
X 10.2.4 or greater. (For ® the latest information for Mac OS X, visit http://solutions.brother.com/) • Make sure there are no memory cards or a USB Flash memory drive inserted. Carefully guide the USB cable through the trench as shown below, following the trench around and toward the back of the machine.
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After the installation, click Click Print Center, then Quit Print Center. Restart to finish installing the software. The Brother software will search for the Brother device. During this time the following screen will appear. When this screen appears, click OK.
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Presto! PageManager ® ® When Presto! PageManager is installed OCR capability is added to Brother ControlCenter2. You can easily scan, share and organize photos and ® ® documents using Presto! PageManager Double-click the Presto! PageManager icon and follow the on-screen instructions.
® Install Optional Applications Windows Install FaceFilter Studio Install supported by BookScan&Whiteboard Reallusion, Inc Suite supported by Reallusion, Inc FaceFilter Studio is an easy-to-use borderless photo printing application. FaceFilter Studio also lets you You can install BookScan&Whiteboard Suite. edit your photo data and add photo effects such as The BookScan Enhancer software can correct your red eye reduction or skin tone enhancement.
The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.