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.... This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In USA only: 1-800-521-2846 The Brother fax back system number has been preprogrammed on One-Touch Key 01. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, ...) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) http://www.brothermall.com In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER (voice) Description Item Toner Cartridge TN-540 (Standard, prints up to 3,500 pages) TN-570 (High yield, prints up to 6,700 pages) Drum Unit DR-510 Telephone Line Cord LG3077001 IEEE-1284 Bi-directional Cable F2A046-10...
.... This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In USA only: 1-800-521-2846 The Brother fax back system number has been preprogrammed on One-Touch Key 01. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, ...) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) http://www.brothermall.com In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER (voice) Description Item Toner Cartridge TN-540 (Standard, prints up to 3,500 pages) TN-570 (High yield, prints up to 6,700 pages) Drum Unit DR-510 Telephone Line Cord LG3077001 IEEE-1284 Bi-directional Cable F2A046-10...
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...repair or replace the Machine and/or accompanying Consumable and Accessory Items at 1-800-284-4329 for Fax, MFC and DCP and 1-800-276-7746 for parts or labor. Brother174; One-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) Who is covered: • This limited warranty ("warranty")... and/or accompanying Consumable and iv MFC LIMITED WARRANTY (USA) You are not limited to print heads, toner, drums, ink cartridges, print cartridges, refill ribbons, therma PLUS paper and thermal paper. • Except as Paper Feeding Kit, Fuser and Laser Units. This limited warranty is the...
...repair or replace the Machine and/or accompanying Consumable and Accessory Items at 1-800-284-4329 for Fax, MFC and DCP and 1-800-276-7746 for parts or labor. Brother174; One-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) Who is covered: • This limited warranty ("warranty")... and/or accompanying Consumable and iv MFC LIMITED WARRANTY (USA) You are not limited to print heads, toner, drums, ink cartridges, print cartridges, refill ribbons, therma PLUS paper and thermal paper. • Except as Paper Feeding Kit, Fuser and Laser Units. This limited warranty is the...
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... the MFC/Facsimile machine must be the sole liability of the end-user/purchaser. For laser products: Failure to remove the Toner Cartridge (and Toner Drum Unit on applicable models) during shipping. Damage to your nearest Authorized Service Center call 1-877-BROTHER. Neither Brother nor anyone... PURPOSE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW CANNOT BE VALIDLY WAIVED. Internet support: support@brother.ca or browse Brother's Web Site: www.brother.com Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 Rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 3H6 vi LIMITED ...
... the MFC/Facsimile machine must be the sole liability of the end-user/purchaser. For laser products: Failure to remove the Toner Cartridge (and Toner Drum Unit on applicable models) during shipping. Damage to your nearest Authorized Service Center call 1-877-BROTHER. Neither Brother nor anyone... PURPOSE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW CANNOT BE VALIDLY WAIVED. Internet support: support@brother.ca or browse Brother's Web Site: www.brother.com Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 Rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 3H6 vi LIMITED ...
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...jammed in the duplex tray (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN 12-11 If you are having difficulty with your MFC 12-13 Improving the print quality 12-18 Packing and shipping the MFC 12-22 Routine maintenance 12-25 Cleaning the scanner 12-25 Cleaning the printer 12-26 Cleaning the drum unit 12-27... Replacing the toner cartridge 12-28 How to replace the toner cartridge 12-29 Replacing the drum unit 12-34 Checking the drum life 12-37 Page...
...jammed in the duplex tray (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN 12-11 If you are having difficulty with your MFC 12-13 Improving the print quality 12-18 Packing and shipping the MFC 12-22 Routine maintenance 12-25 Cleaning the scanner 12-25 Cleaning the printer 12-26 Cleaning the drum unit 12-27... Replacing the toner cartridge 12-28 How to replace the toner cartridge 12-29 Replacing the drum unit 12-34 Checking the drum life 12-37 Page...
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...Flap with Extension 6 ADF Document Support Extension 7 ADF Document Output Support Flap 8 Document Cover 2 Front Cover Release Button 1 (MFC-8440) Manual Feed Tray (MFC-8640D/MFC-8840D/ MFC-8840DN) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 9 Power Switch 10 Front Cover 11 Paper Tray (Tray #1) No. Open to prevent... the scanned pages from sliding off . Unfold to install a toner cartridge or drum unit. Open to place the original on or off the MFC. Name 1 (MFC-8440) Manual Feed Tray (MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 2 Front Cover Release Button 3 Face-down ...
...Flap with Extension 6 ADF Document Support Extension 7 ADF Document Output Support Flap 8 Document Cover 2 Front Cover Release Button 1 (MFC-8440) Manual Feed Tray (MFC-8640D/MFC-8840D/ MFC-8840DN) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 9 Power Switch 10 Front Cover 11 Paper Tray (Tray #1) No. Open to prevent... the scanned pages from sliding off . Unfold to install a toner cartridge or drum unit. Open to place the original on or off the MFC. Name 1 (MFC-8440) Manual Feed Tray (MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 2 Front Cover Release Button 3 Face-down ...
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...30 Caller IDs stored in the memory. 5-15 1.Quality Text Photo Auto Selects the Copy resolution for your type of total pages the MFC has printed so far. 12-37 4.Distinctive Off Set (On) Uses the Telephone Company's Distinctive Ring subscriber service to accept exit ... Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 0.Miscellaneous 1.Mem - Security Prohibits most functions except receiving faxes into memory. 6-23 2.Drum Life - You can check the percentage of drum life that remains available. 12-37 3.Page Counter Total Copy Print List/Fax Let you check number of original. 10...
...30 Caller IDs stored in the memory. 5-15 1.Quality Text Photo Auto Selects the Copy resolution for your type of total pages the MFC has printed so far. 12-37 4.Distinctive Off Set (On) Uses the Telephone Company's Distinctive Ring subscriber service to accept exit ... Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 0.Miscellaneous 1.Mem - Security Prohibits most functions except receiving faxes into memory. 6-23 2.Drum Life - You can check the percentage of drum life that remains available. 12-37 3.Page Counter Total Copy Print List/Fax Let you check number of original. 10...
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...jammed in the duplex tray (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN) on page 12-4. Remove the paper and load it again. The drum counter was longer than about 36 inches (90cm). See Paper jams on page 2-8.) 12 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Error messages As with a new one. 1. If... and routine maintenance Troubleshooting IMPORTANT For technical help , call the country where you bought the MFC. Calls must call the Brother fax back system (USA only). If this happens, your MFC identifies the problem and displays an error message. The paper is jammed in the...
...jammed in the duplex tray (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN) on page 12-4. Remove the paper and load it again. The drum counter was longer than about 36 inches (90cm). See Paper jams on page 2-8.) 12 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Error messages As with a new one. 1. If... and routine maintenance Troubleshooting IMPORTANT For technical help , call the country where you bought the MFC. Calls must call the Brother fax back system (USA only). If this happens, your MFC identifies the problem and displays an error message. The paper is jammed in the...
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...Polled Waiting mode. Cooling Down Wait For A While The temperature of the drum unit or toner cartridge is open . Cover Open PLS Close Cover The front cover was not completely closed. XX Call Brother Customer Service and tell them the Machine Error number. If problem continues, call... 20 minutes for it to the correct position. (See To use Automatic Duplexing for fax, copy and print operations (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN) on page 12-6.) Machine Error MFC has a mechanical problem. Set the duplex lever to cool. Please close the jam clear cover. (See Paper jams...
...Polled Waiting mode. Cooling Down Wait For A While The temperature of the drum unit or toner cartridge is open . Cover Open PLS Close Cover The front cover was not completely closed. XX Call Brother Customer Service and tell them the Machine Error number. If problem continues, call... 20 minutes for it to the correct position. (See To use Automatic Duplexing for fax, copy and print operations (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN) on page 12-6.) Machine Error MFC has a mechanical problem. Set the duplex lever to cool. Please close the jam clear cover. (See Paper jams...
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Pull the jammed paper up and out of the MFC. 3 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover. 4 Pull out the drum unit assembly. If the jammed paper can not be pulled out easily, turn the jam dial towards you so that you cannot remove the drum unit assembly easily at this time, do not use extra force. Jam Dial 12 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Instead, pull the edge of the MFC. 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the MFC. 2 Pull the jammed paper up and out of the jammed paper from the paper tray. If you gently pull the paper out.
Pull the jammed paper up and out of the MFC. 3 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover. 4 Pull out the drum unit assembly. If the jammed paper can not be pulled out easily, turn the jam dial towards you so that you cannot remove the drum unit assembly easily at this time, do not use extra force. Jam Dial 12 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Instead, pull the edge of the MFC. 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the MFC. 2 Pull the jammed paper up and out of the jammed paper from the paper tray. If you gently pull the paper out.
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Take out the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit. 9 Put the drum unit assembly back in the MFC. 10 Put the paper tray in the MFC. 11 Close the front cover. TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 - 10 8 Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly.
Take out the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit. 9 Put the drum unit assembly back in the MFC. 10 Put the paper tray in the MFC. 11 Close the front cover. TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 - 10 8 Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly.
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... company to Fine or S.Fine. Check power cord connection. If possible, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (In USA) or 1-877-BROTHER (In Canada). Try changing your MFC to check your MFC. If you receive. DIFFICULTY Printing or Receiving Faxes Condensed print and horizontal streaks or...look, make a copy first. Transmission Verification Report says 'RESULT:NG' or 'RESULT:ERROR'. Clean your primary corona wire (See Cleaning the drum unit on page 5-5.) Check for printing may be dirty. See Improving the print quality on page 4-4.) Check all line cord connections. To gain...
... company to Fine or S.Fine. Check power cord connection. If possible, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (In USA) or 1-877-BROTHER (In Canada). Try changing your MFC to check your MFC. If you receive. DIFFICULTY Printing or Receiving Faxes Condensed print and horizontal streaks or...look, make a copy first. Transmission Verification Report says 'RESULT:NG' or 'RESULT:ERROR'. Clean your primary corona wire (See Cleaning the drum unit on page 5-5.) Check for printing may be dirty. See Improving the print quality on page 4-4.) Check all line cord connections. To gain...
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... may mistakenly interpret certain voices or music on an external or extension phone, press your MFC is in Fax mode. For Example: Your Brother MFC handles the Caller ID subscriber services. Brother's ECM feature should help overcome this problem by pressing Stop/Exit. Either the scanner or the primary corona.... (See Cleaning the scanner on page 12-25 and Cleaning the drum unit on page 12-25.) If your Fax Receive Code (default setting is in copies. DIFFICULTY Vertical black lines when sending. Handling Incoming Calls MFC 'Hears' Voice as a calling fax machine and respond with no ...
... may mistakenly interpret certain voices or music on an external or extension phone, press your MFC is in Fax mode. For Example: Your Brother MFC handles the Caller ID subscriber services. Brother's ECM feature should help overcome this problem by pressing Stop/Exit. Either the scanner or the primary corona.... (See Cleaning the scanner on page 12-25 and Cleaning the drum unit on page 12-25.) If your Fax Receive Code (default setting is in copies. DIFFICULTY Vertical black lines when sending. Handling Incoming Calls MFC 'Hears' Voice as a calling fax machine and respond with no ...
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... power switch turned On. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) • The toner cartridge and drum unit are the first two lines and last two lines, leaves 62 printable lines. Please make...it prints garbage. SUGGESTIONS Check the following: • The MFC is plugged in your document and try again. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is not recognizing the printer's input buffer full ...see if LCD is set up to connect the MFC cable correctly. Out Of Memory message occurs. Most laser printers have text missing. In PaperPort174;, click Scan in your application software to make ...
... power switch turned On. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) • The toner cartridge and drum unit are the first two lines and last two lines, leaves 62 printable lines. Please make...it prints garbage. SUGGESTIONS Check the following: • The MFC is plugged in your document and try again. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is not recognizing the printer's input buffer full ...see if LCD is set up to connect the MFC cable correctly. Out Of Memory message occurs. Most laser printers have text missing. In PaperPort174;, click Scan in your application software to make ...
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...printer driver. (See About paper on page 2-1.) Try using . If your MFC is too light, Toner Save mode may clear the problem by cleaning the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the blue tab. Put in the MFC itself. (See Toner Save on page 4-9.) Try installing a new toner cartridge.... (See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 12-28.) Try installing a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 12-34.) Make...
...printer driver. (See About paper on page 2-1.) Try using . If your MFC is too light, Toner Save mode may clear the problem by cleaning the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the blue tab. Put in the MFC itself. (See Toner Save on page 4-9.) Try installing a new toner cartridge.... (See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 12-28.) Try installing a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 12-34.) Make...
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... graphics at 3.7 in. (94 mm) intervals Recommendation If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages, the drum unit may be damaged. Do not try to clean the surface of the photosensitive drum with your fingers. Clean the drum unit as a ball-point pen, and so on. Do not touch the photosensitive....) 94 mm (3.7 in.) Black Spots at the surface of the OPC drum with a cotton swab until the dust or paper powder on the OPC drum surface. Photosensitive drum 3 When you have glue from label stock on the surface comes off. The drum unit may have located the mark on page 12-34.) 12 - 19...
... graphics at 3.7 in. (94 mm) intervals Recommendation If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages, the drum unit may be damaged. Do not try to clean the surface of the photosensitive drum with your fingers. Clean the drum unit as a ball-point pen, and so on. Do not touch the photosensitive....) 94 mm (3.7 in.) Black Spots at the surface of the OPC drum with a cotton swab until the dust or paper powder on the OPC drum surface. Photosensitive drum 3 When you have glue from label stock on the surface comes off. The drum unit may have located the mark on page 12-34.) 12 - 19...
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... the primary corona wire of the drum. The drum unit may disappear by wiping the...drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 12-34.) Clean the inside of paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and that has clips or staples because they will cause paper to clear this problem, especially if the printer has not been used for laser... printers, the glue from the sheets may be damaged. Make sure the primary corona wire cleaner is in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 12-27.) The drum...
... the primary corona wire of the drum. The drum unit may disappear by wiping the...drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 12-34.) Clean the inside of paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and that has clips or staples because they will cause paper to clear this problem, especially if the printer has not been used for laser... printers, the glue from the sheets may be damaged. Make sure the primary corona wire cleaner is in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 12-27.) The drum...
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Check the paper type and quality. (See About paper on page 2-1.) Try printing using the straight-through output path. (See How to load paper on page 2-5.) Turn over the stack of poor print quality B DEFGH abc efghijk A CD bcde 1 34 Wrinkles or creases Recommendation Make sure that paper is necessary to replace it periodically. 12 - 21 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE The drum unit is a consumable item and it is loaded properly. Examples of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180° in the input tray.
Check the paper type and quality. (See About paper on page 2-1.) Try printing using the straight-through output path. (See How to load paper on page 2-5.) Turn over the stack of poor print quality B DEFGH abc efghijk A CD bcde 1 34 Wrinkles or creases Recommendation Make sure that paper is necessary to replace it periodically. 12 - 21 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE The drum unit is a consumable item and it is loaded properly. Examples of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180° in the input tray.
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Remove the telephone line cord. 9 Wrap the MFC in the plastic bag and place it in the drum unit. 7 Place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the plastic bag and seal the bag. 8 Close the front cover. 6 Remove the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. Leave the toner cartridge installed in the original carton with the original packing material. 12 - 23 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Fold down the face-down output tray flap.
Remove the telephone line cord. 9 Wrap the MFC in the plastic bag and place it in the drum unit. 7 Place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the plastic bag and seal the bag. 8 Close the front cover. 6 Remove the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. Leave the toner cartridge installed in the original carton with the original packing material. 12 - 23 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Fold down the face-down output tray flap.
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Keep all separate parts to Brother as part of the Exchange Service, pack only the MFC. 10 Pack the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly, telephone line cord, AC cord and printed materials in the original carton as shown below: If you are returning the MFC to use with your 'Exchange' machine. 11 Close the carton and tape it shut. TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 - 24
Keep all separate parts to Brother as part of the Exchange Service, pack only the MFC. 10 Pack the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly, telephone line cord, AC cord and printed materials in the original carton as shown below: If you are returning the MFC to use with your 'Exchange' machine. 11 Close the carton and tape it shut. TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 - 24
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Cleaning the printer Caution ■ Do not use isoproply alcohol. When you have used the MFC, some internal parts of the MFC, never touch the shaded parts shown in the diagram below. Laser Scanner Window TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 - 26 HOT! Front view 3 Gently clean the scanner window by ...of the machine are extremely HOT! If toner scatters and your finger. ■ The drum unit contains toner, so handle it carefully. WARNING Just after you open the front cover. 2 Remove the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. It may crack the panel. ■ Do not use...
Cleaning the printer Caution ■ Do not use isoproply alcohol. When you have used the MFC, some internal parts of the MFC, never touch the shaded parts shown in the diagram below. Laser Scanner Window TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 - 26 HOT! Front view 3 Gently clean the scanner window by ...of the machine are extremely HOT! If toner scatters and your finger. ■ The drum unit contains toner, so handle it carefully. WARNING Just after you open the front cover. 2 Remove the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. It may crack the panel. ■ Do not use...