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Advanced User’s Guide MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT Not all models are available in all countries. Version 0 USA/CAN...
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Wi-Fi Direct™ Guide This Guide provides details on how to PDF file / Brother Solutions configure and use your Brother machine for Center wireless printing directly from a mobile device supporting the Wi-Fi Direct™ standard.
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Where is it? Web Connect Guide This Guide provides details about how to PDF file / Brother Solutions configure and use your Brother machine to Center scan, load and view images and files on certain Web sites that provide these services.
Table of Contents General Setup IMPORTANT NOTE....................1 Memory storage .....................1 Volume settings .....................1 Ring volume.....................1 Beeper volume ....................2 Speaker volume....................2 Automatic Daylight Saving Time ................3 Ecology features ....................3 Toner Save ......................3 Sleep Time ......................4 Deep Sleep mode ....................4 Quiet mode feature ....................5 Quiet mode ......................5 LCD screen......................5 Setting the backlight brightness...............5...
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Additional sending operations................19 Sending a fax manually ................. 19 Sending a fax at the end of a conversation ...........20 Dual access ....................20 Broadcasting....................21 Real Time Transmission ................22 Overseas Mode ..................... 23 Delayed Fax ....................23 Delayed batch transmission ................24 Checking and canceling waiting jobs.............24 Setting your changes as the new default............
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Printing reports Fax reports......................50 Transmission Verification Report..............50 Fax Journal (Activity Report) .................50 Reports ........................51 How to print a report ..................51 Making copies Copy settings .......................52 Stop copying ....................52 Improving copy quality ...................52 Enlarging or reducing the image copied ............53 Duplex (2-sided) Copying ................54 Tray selection ....................55 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast ..............56 Sorting copies ....................56...
General Setup IMPORTANT NOTE Volume settings Most of the illustrations in this User’s Ring volume Guide show the MFC-8950DW. You can choose a range of ring volume Memory storage levels, from High to Off. Press Menu. Your menu settings are stored permanently, and in the event of a power failure will not be Press a or b to display lost.
Chapter 1 Beeper volume Speaker volume When the beeper is on, the machine will beep You can choose a range of speaker volume when you press a key, make a mistake, or levels, from High to Off. after you send or receive a fax. You can Press Menu.
General Setup Automatic Daylight Ecology features Saving Time Toner Save You can set the machine to change automatically for Daylight Saving Time. It will You can save toner using this feature. When set itself forward one hour in the Spring, and you set Toner Save to On, print appears back one hour in the Fall.
Chapter 1 Sleep Time Deep Sleep mode The Sleep mode setting can reduce power If the machine is in Sleep mode and does not consumption. When the machine is in Sleep receive any jobs for a certain length of time, mode (Power Save mode) it acts as though it the machine will go into Deep Sleep mode is turned off.
General Setup Quiet mode feature LCD screen Quiet mode Setting the backlight brightness The Quiet mode setting can reduce noise while printing. When Quiet Mode is turned On, You can adjust the brightness of the LCD the print speed becomes slower. The default backlight.
Chapter 1 Dial Prefix Changing the prefix number The Dial Prefix setting will automatically dial a Press Menu. predefined number before every fax number you dial. For example: If your telephone Press a or b to display system requires a 9 to dial an outside number Initial Setup.
Fax Tx and Fax Rx are enabled. Page Limit Web Connect Scan includes scan jobs via Brother iPrint&Scan. Print includes print jobs via Google Cloud Print and Brother iPrint&Scan. Page Limit is configured using Web Based Management. This feature also prevents users from changing the default settings of the machine by limiting access to the Menu settings.
Touchscreen. Wrong Password. Re-enter the correct Press OK. password. If you forget it, please call Enter a four-digit number for the new Brother Customer Service. password by pressing the buttons on the Touchscreen. Press Menu. Press OK. Press a or b to display Re-enter the password when the LCD General Setup.
Security features Setting up and changing the Setting up and changing Public user mode restricted users Public user mode restricts the functions that You can set up users with a password and are available for Public users. Public users do restrict the functions that are available to not need to enter a password to access the them.
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Chapter 2 To set up a restricted user, press To change the password, enter a new Enable or Disable for each operation, four-digit user password by pressing the as follows: Press Fax Tx. Then press buttons on the Touchscreen. Enable or Disable. After you have set Press OK.
Security features Turning Secure Function Turning Secure Function Lock off Lock on/off Press Public or xxxxx (where xxxxx is the user’s name). Turning Secure Function Lock on Press Lock OnOff. Press Menu. Enter the registered four-digit Press a or b to display administrator password by pressing the General Setup.
Chapter 2 Switching Users Changing to the Public mode Press xxxxx. (where xxxxx is the user’s This setting allows you to switch between name.) registered restricted users or Public mode when Secure Function Lock is turned on. Press Go to Public. Changing to the restricted user mode Note Press Public or xxxxx (where xxxxx is...
Please call your Press a or b to display Security. administrator or Brother Customer Service. Press Security. While Setting Lock is On, you cannot access Press Setting Lock.
Chapter 2 Changing your Setting Lock Turning Setting Lock on/off password If you enter the wrong password when following the instructions below, the LCD will Press Menu. show Wrong Password. Re-enter the correct password. Press a or b to display Turning Setting Lock on General Setup.
Security features Restricting dialing One Touch restriction This feature is to prevent users from sending Press Menu. a fax or call to a wrong number by mistake. You can set the machine to restrict dialing Press a or b to display Fax. when you use the dial pad, One Touch, Press Fax.
Chapter 2 LDAP server restriction Press Menu. Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax. Press a or b to display Dial Restrict.. Press Dial Restrict.. Press LDAP Server. Press Enter # twice, On or Off. Press Stop/Exit. Note •...
Sending a fax Additional sending Do one of the following: Repeat step b to change more options settings. If you are finished choosing settings, Sending faxes using multiple go to the next step for sending your settings fax. Note Before you send a fax, you can change any •...
Chapter 3 Changing a 2-sided fax layout Contrast You need to choose the duplex scanning For most documents the default setting of format before you send a 2-sided fax. The Auto will give the best results. format you choose will depend on the layout Auto automatically chooses the suitable of your 2-sided document.
Sending a fax Additional sending Changing Fax Resolution operations The quality of a fax can be improved by changing the Fax Resolution. Resolution can be changed for the next fax. Sending a fax manually Press Fax. Manual transmission Press d or c to display Fax Resolution.
Chapter 3 Sending a fax at the end of a Dual access conversation You can dial a number and start scanning the fax into memory—even when the machine is At the end of a conversation you can send a sending from memory, receiving faxes or fax to the other party before you both hang printing PC data.
Sending a fax Broadcasting How to broadcast a fax Note Broadcasting lets you send the same fax message to more than one fax number. You To help you choose numbers easily, press can include Groups, One Touch, Speed Dial (Search). numbers and up to 50 manually dialed numbers in the same broadcast.
Chapter 3 Real Time Transmission Canceling a Broadcast in progress While broadcasting you can cancel the fax When you are sending a fax, the machine will currently being sent or the whole broadcast scan the documents into the memory before job.
Sending a fax Overseas Mode Delayed Fax If you are having difficulty sending a fax You can store up to 50 faxes in the memory overseas due to a bad connection, then to be sent within a twenty-four hour period. turning on Overseas Mode may help.
Chapter 3 Delayed batch transmission Checking and canceling waiting jobs Before sending the delayed faxes, your machine will help you economize by sorting Check which jobs are still waiting in the all the faxes in the memory by destination and memory to be sent.
Sending a fax Setting your changes as the Restoring all fax settings to new default the factory settings You can save the fax settings for You can restore all the fax settings you have changed to the factory settings. These Fax Resolution, Contrast, Real Time TX, Glass ScanSize and settings will stay until you change them again.
Chapter 3 Electronic cover page Composing your own comments You can set up two comments of your own. This feature will not work unless you have programmed your Station ID. (See Quick Press Menu. Setup Guide.) Press a or b to display Fax. You can automatically send a cover page Press Fax.
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Sending a fax Send a cover page for all faxes Using a printed cover page You can set the machine to send a cover If you want to use a printed cover page that page whenever you send a fax. you can write on, you can print the sample page and attach it to your fax.
Chapter 3 Destination Display The machine displays the information registered in the address book or the number you dialed to send a fax. You can set the machine to hide the destination information on the LCD. Press Menu. Press a or b to display Fax. Press Fax.
Sending a fax Polling overview Note The document will be stored and can be Polling lets you set up your machine so other retrieved from any other fax machine until people can receive faxes from you, but they you delete the fax from memory. pay for the call.
Receiving a fax Remote Fax Options Note • You can enter an E-mail address by Remote Fax Options let you receive faxes pressing on the Touchscreen. while you are away from the machine. • You can display your stored numbers and You can use only one Remote Fax Option at E-mail addresses in alphabetical order by a time.
Receiving a fax Paging Press Stop/Exit. Note When Paging is chosen, the machine dials • If you have set Paging, a backup copy will the cell phone or pager number you automatically be printed at the machine. programmed. This activates your cell phone or pager so you will know that you have a fax •...
Chapter 4 Fax Storage Changing Remote Fax Options The Fax Storage feature lets you store your received faxes in the machine’s memory. You If received faxes are left in your machine’s can retrieve stored fax messages from a fax memory when you change to another machine at another location using the remote Remote Fax Option, the LCD will ask you one retrieval commands.
Receiving a fax Remote retrieval Important If you choose Backup Print On, the The remote retrieval feature lets you retrieve machine will also print received faxes at your stored fax messages when you are not your machine so you will have a copy. at the machine.
Chapter 4 Using your Remote Access Code Retrieving fax messages Dial your fax number from a telephone Dial your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using touch or another fax machine using touch tone. tone. When your machine answers, When your machine answers, immediately enter your Remote Access immediately enter your Remote Access...
Receiving a fax Changing the Fax Forwarding number You can change the default setting of your fax forwarding number from another telephone or fax machine using touch tone. Dial your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using touch tone.
Chapter 4 Remote fax commands Follow the commands below to access features when you are away from the machine. When you call the machine and enter your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by l), the system will give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command. Remote commands Operation details Change the fax forwarding,...
Receiving a fax Additional receiving Duplex (2-sided) printing for Fax mode operations Your machine can automatically print Printing a reduced incoming received faxes onto both sides of the paper when Duplex is set to On. You can use Letter, Legal or Folio (8.5 in.
Chapter 4 Setting the Fax Receive Receiving a fax at the end of a Stamp conversation You can set the machine to print the received At the end of a conversation you can ask the date and time in the top center of each other party to send you a fax before you both received fax page.
Receiving a fax Setting the Print Density Printing a fax from the memory You can adjust the Print Density setting to make your printed pages darker or lighter. If you are using the Fax Storage feature (Menu, Fax, Setup Receive, Press Menu.
Chapter 4 Polling overview Do one of the following: Press Manual and enter a number by pressing the buttons on the Polling lets you set up your machine so other Touchscreen. people can receive faxes from you, but they pay for the call.
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Receiving a fax Canceling a Sequential Polling Job Press Stop/Exit. Do one of the following: To cancel the entire sequential polling job, press Entire Seq. Poll. Go to step c. To cancel the current job, press the button that displays the number being dialed.
Dialing and storing numbers Telephone line Special line considerations services Roll over telephone lines Tone or Pulse (Canada only) A roll over telephone system is a group of two or more separate telephone lines that pass incoming calls to each other if they are busy. If you have a Pulse dialing service, but need The calls are usually passed down or “rolled to send Tone signals (for example, for...
Dialing and storing numbers Converting telephone wall outlets Put the two-line TAD and the two-line telephone next to your machine. There are three ways to convert to an RJ11 jack. The first two ways may require Plug one end of the telephone line cord assistance from the telephone company.
Chapter 5 Additional dialing operations Dialing access codes and credit card numbers Sometimes you may want to choose from several long distance carriers when you send a fax. Rates may vary depending on the time and destination. To take advantage of low rates, you can store the access codes of long distance carriers and credit card numbers as One Touch and Speed Dial numbers.
Dialing and storing numbers Additional ways to Do one of the following: Press OK to accept the displayed store numbers One Touch or Speed Dial number. Enter a new number using the Setting up Groups for buttons on the Touchscreen. Broadcasting Press OK.
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Chapter 5 Add One Touch or Speed Dial numbers Select the resolution from 300 dpi, to the Group by pressing the check box 200 dpi or 200 x 100 dpi. to display a red check mark. If you chose E-Mail B&W PDF, go If you want to list the numbers in to step n.
Dialing and storing numbers Options for Setting Up Groups The following chart shows the selections for setting up Group numbers. When you store numbers, the LCD instructs you to choose from the options shown in the following steps. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4...
Chapter 5 Changing Group numbers Adding and deleting numbers in a Group If a number in the Group has a fax forwarding You can change a Group number that has number, it will be dimmed on the LCD and already been stored. If the Group has a fax cannot be deleted from the Group.
Dialing and storing numbers Deleting Group numbers You can delete a Group number that has already been stored. If a Group has a scheduled job or fax forwarding number, it will be dimmed on the LCD. You cannot select the number to delete it. Press (Address Book).
Printing reports Fax reports Press d or c to choose an interval. If you choose Every 50 Faxes, go to step h Some fax reports (Transmission Verification 6, 12, 24 hours, 2 or 7 days Report and Fax Journal) can be printed automatically and manually.
Printing reports Reports How to print a report The following reports are available: Press Menu. 1 Transmission Press a or b to display Displays the Transmission Verification Print Reports. Report for your last outgoing 200 faxes Press Print Reports. and prints the last report. Press a or b to display the report you 2 Tel Index List want to print.
Making copies Copy settings Improving copy quality You can choose from a range of quality You can change the copy settings temporarily settings. The default setting is Auto. for the next copy. Auto Press Copy on the Touchscreen and then press d or c to scroll through the copy Auto is the recommended mode for settings.
Making copies Enlarging or reducing the 100%* image copied 104% EXE LTR 141% A5 A4 To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the instructions below: 200% Press Copy. 70% A4 A5 Load your document. 78% LGL LTR 83% LGL ...
Chapter 7 Duplex (2-sided) Copying 2sidei1side Short Edge Flip If you want to use the automatic duplex copy feature, load your document in the ADF. If you get an Out of Memory message while you are making duplex copies, try installing extra memory.
Making copies Tray selection Press Copy. Load your document. You can change the Tray Use option for the next copy. Enter the number of copies you want. Press Copy. Press d or c to display Duplex Copy. Press Duplex Copy. Load your document.
Chapter 7 Adjusting Brightness and Sorting copies Contrast You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be stacked in the order 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, and so Brightness Adjust the copy brightness to make copies Press Copy. darker or lighter.
Making copies Making N in 1 copies After the machine scans the page, press Yes to scan the next page. (page layout) Place the next page on the scanner You can reduce the amount of paper used glass. when copying by using the N in 1 copy Press Start.
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Chapter 7 If you are copying from the scanner glass: Insert your document face down in the direction shown below: 2in1(P) 2in1(L) 4in1(P) 4in1(L) ...
Making copies 2 in 1 ID Copy Turn over your identification card and place it on the left side of the scanner glass. You can copy both sides of your identification card onto one page, keeping the original card Press Start. The machine scans the size.
Chapter 7 Setting your changes as the Setting your favorites new default You can store the copy settings that you use most often by setting them as a favorite. You You can save the copy settings for Quality, can set up to three favorites. Brightness and Contrast you use most often by setting them as the default.
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Making copies Rename your favorite setting After you stored your favorite setting, you can rename it. Press Copy. Press d or c to display Favorite Settings. Press Favorite Settings. Press Rename. Press the favorite setting you want to rename. Enter the new name (up to 12 characters).
Routine maintenance Cleaning and checking Important the machine Use neutral detergents. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the surface of the machine. Clean the outside and inside of the machine regularly with a dry, lint-free cloth. When you replace the toner cartridge or the drum unit, make sure that you clean the inside of the machine.
Routine maintenance Cleaning the outside of the Remove anything that is stuck inside the paper tray. machine If paper is loaded in the paper tray, remove it. Turn off the machine’s power switch. Wipe the inside and the outside of the Unplug the telephone line cord first, paper tray with a dry, lint-free cloth to disconnect all cables, and then unplug...
Cleaning the scanner In the ADF unit, clean the white bar (1) and the glass strip (2) underneath it with a soft lint-free cloth moistened with Turn off the machine’s power switch. water. Unplug the telephone line cord first, disconnect all cables, and then unplug the power cord from the AC power outlet.
Routine maintenance Cleaning the corona wire Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. If you have print quality problems or the LCD shows Drum Error, clean the corona wire as follows: Leave the machine turned on for 10 minutes for the internal fan to cool the extremely hot parts inside the machine.
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Clean the corona wire inside the drum Important unit by gently sliding the green tab from • We recommend that you put the drum unit left to right and right to left several times. and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner.
Routine maintenance Cleaning the drum unit Press the front cover release button and then open the front cover. If your printout has black or white dots or other repeating marks at 3.7 in. (94 mm) intervals, the drum may have foreign material, such as glue from a label stuck on the drum surface.
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Important WARNING • We recommend that you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of HOT SURFACE disposable paper or cloth in case you After you have just used the machine, some accidentally spill or scatter toner. internal parts of the machine will be •...
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Routine maintenance Push down the green lock lever and take Use the numbered markers next to the the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. drum roller to find the mark. For example, a dot in column 2 on the check sheet would mean that there is a mark in the "2"...
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Turn the drum unit gear toward you by Put the toner cartridge back into the hand while checking the surface of the drum unit until you hear it lock into place. suspected area. If you put the cartridge in correctly, the green lock lever will lift automatically.
Routine maintenance Cleaning the paper pick-up Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back into the machine. rollers Cleaning the paper pick-up roller periodically may prevent paper jams by insuring the proper feeding of paper. If you have paper feed problems, clean the pick-up rollers as follows: Turn off the machine’s power switch.
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Tightly wring out a lint-free cloth soaked Plug the machine’s power cord back into in lukewarm water, and then wipe the the AC power outlet first, connect all separator pad (1) of the paper tray with cables, and then plug in the telephone it to remove dust.
Routine maintenance Checking the Page Counters Checking the remaining life of parts You can see the machine’s Page Counters for copies, printed pages, reports and lists, You can see the machine’s parts life on the faxes or a summary total. LCD.
50,000 pages for PF Kit MP and 100,000 pages for PF Kit 1, PF Kit 2, Fuser and Laser. Please call Brother Customer Service when the following messages appear on the LCD. LCD message Description Replace the fuser unit.
39.0 lb (17.7 kg). To prevent possible • If you are returning your machine to injuries at least two people should lift the Brother as part of the Exchange Service, machine. Be careful not to pinch your pack only the machine. Keep all separate fingers when you put the machine down.
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RIGHT FRONT Note If you are returning your machine to Brother as part of the Exchange Service, pack only the machine. Keep all separate parts, including the drum unit, toner cartridge, and printed materials to use with your ‘Exchange’ machine.
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Routine maintenance <If you have a Lower Tray> Repack the lower tray as shown in the illustration.
Options Options This machine has the following optional accessories. You can increase the capabilities of the machine with these items. SO-DIMM memory Lower tray unit LT-5400 Tray 2 is standard on MFC-8950DWT.
When an optional tray is installed, the machine can hold up to 1050 sheets of plain SO-DIMM Types paper. For information regarding memory for your Brother machine please visit us at: http://www.brother-usa.com/support/ memory/. In general, the SO-DIMM must have the following specifications:...
Installing extra memory Hold the SO-DIMM by the edges and align the notches in the SO-DIMM with the protrusions in the slot. Insert the Turn off the machine’s power switch. SO-DIMM diagonally (1), then tilt it Unplug the telephone line cord. toward the interface board until it clicks into place (2).
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Options Plug the machine’s power cord back into the AC power outlet first, and then connect the interface cable. Plug in the telephone line cord. Turn on the machine’s power switch. Note To make sure that you have installed the SO-DIMM correctly, you can print the User Settings List that shows the current RAM SIZE.
Glossary This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased. ADF (automatic document feeder) Coding method The document can be placed in the ADF Method of coding the information and scanned one page at a time contained in the document.
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Journal Reports. You can print the Fax Journal on demand without interrupting F/T Ring Time the cycle. The length of time that the Brother LCD (liquid crystal display) machine pseudo/double-rings (when the Receive Mode setting is Fax/Tel) to notify The display screen on the machine that you to pick up a voice call that it answered.
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Ring Volume Overseas Mode Makes temporary changes to the fax Volume setting for the machine’s ring. tones to accommodate noise and static on Scanning overseas telephone lines. The process of sending an electronic Paging image of a paper document into your This feature enables your machine to call computer.
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Glossary Transmission Verification Report A report for each transmission, that shows its date, time and number. User Settings List A printed report that shows the current settings of the machine.
Index Apple Macintosh Daylight Saving Time ........ 3 See Software User's Guide. Deep Sleep mode ........4 Delayed batch transmission ....24 Destination Display ........28 Dialing Broadcasting ..........21 access codes and credit card canceling ..........22 numbers ..........44 setting up Groups for ......45 dial prefix ..........
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sending ..........17 at end of conversation .......20 broadcasting ........21 N in 1 (page layout) ......... 57 canceling from memory .....24 Network contrast ..........18 faxing delayed batch ........24 See Software User's Guide. delayed fax ........23 printing destination display ......28 See Network User's Guide. from memory (dual access) ....20 scanning manual ..........19...
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Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com/ These machines are approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries.