Quick Setup Guide Start Here FAX-2840 / FAX-2940 Thank you for choosing Brother, your support is important to us and we value your business. Your Brother product is engineered and manufactured to the highest standards to deliver reliable performance, day-in and day-out. Please read the Product Safety Guide first, then read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation procedure. To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/.
WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injuries. CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injuries. WARNING Plastic bags are used in the packing of your machine. Plastic bags are not toys. To avoid the danger of suffocation, keep these bags away from babies and children and dispose of them correctly.
2 Remove the packing material from the machine d Lift the elastic band off the drum. IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the AC power cord yet. a b Remove the packing tape from the outside of the machine. Open the front cover. e c Pull the paper strip to remove the protective material as shown in the illustration. Remove the Silica Pack from the inside of the machine. f Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION CAUTION DO NOT eat the silica gel pack. Please throw away.
g 3 Gently shake it from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly inside the assembly. a h Attach the ADF Document Output Support Unfold the ADF Document Support. Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the machine. b Open the control panel cover by lifting it toward the back. Control Panel Cover i 4 Close the front cover of the machine.
c Attach the ADF Document Output Support. a d a Close the control panel cover. 4 Install the Handset b 5 Load paper in the paper tray Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. While pressing the green paper-guide release lever a, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size you are loading in the tray. Make sure that the guides are firmly in the slots. Connect the curled handset cord to the machine and the other end to the handset.
e Note For Legal or Folio size paper, press the release button a in the bottom of the paper tray and then pull out the back of the paper tray. Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine. Make sure that it is completely inserted into the machine. (Legal or Folio size paper are not available in some regions.) 1 c d Unfold the support flap a to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray. Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds.
6 Connect the power cord and telephone line IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. a b Connect the AC power cord to the machine, and then plug it into an AC power outlet. Turn the machine’s power switch on. WARNING The machine must be grounded using a 3-prong plug.
Note If you are sharing one telephone line with an external telephone answering machine, connect it as shown below. Before you connect the external telephone answering machine, remove the protective cap c from the EXT. jack on the machine. a b 7 Choose your language (if needed) Press Menu, 0, 0. Press a or b to choose your language. Press OK.
8 Choose the correct Receive Mode The correct Receive Mode is determined by the external devices and telephone subscriber services (Voice Mail, Distinctive Ring, etc.) you have (or will be using) on the same line as the Brother machine. Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes? Brother uses the term “Distinctive Ring” but telephone companies may have other names for this service such as Custom Ringing, RingMaster, Personalized Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, and Smart Ring.
9 Set the LCD contrast (if needed) 11 If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the contrast setting. The machine displays the date and time, and if you set up the Station ID, it will add it to each fax you send. a b a b Press Menu, 1, 5. Press c to increase the contrast. Press Menu, 0, 3. Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits) on the dial pad, and then press OK. —OR— Press d to decrease the contrast. Station ID Fax: Press OK. c Press Stop/Exit.
Note If you make a mistake and want to start again, press Stop/Exit and go back to step a.
16 Automatic Daylight Saving Time You can set the machine to change automatically for Daylight Saving Time. It will reset itself forward one hour in the Spring and backward one hour in the Fall. a b 17 a Send in the Product Registration and Test Sheet (USA only) Fill out the Product Registration and Test Sheet. Press Menu, 0, 2, 2. Press a or b to choose On (or Off). Press OK. c Press Stop/Exit. b c d e Place the sheet face down in the Automatic Document Feeder. Make sure Green.
Other Information Download optional software You can download a printer driver, a scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) for free from the Brother Solutions Center, enabling you to use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from your computer (FAX-2940 only). Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Not for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users Brother CreativeCenter Get inspired.
Consumables Consumables When the time comes to replace consumable items, an error will be indicated by the LCD on the control panel. For more information about the consumables for your machine, visit us at http://www.brother.com/original/ or contact your local Brother reseller.
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