Quick Start Guide

Quick Setup Guide
Read the Product Safety Guide first, then read this guide for the correct installation procedure.
Brother recommends keeping this guide next to your Brother machine for quick reference.
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Unpack the machine and check the components
Remove the protective tape or film covering the machine and the supplies.
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NOTE
• The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.
• Save all packing materials and the box in case you must ship your machine.
• You must purchase the correct interface cable for the interface you want to use.
We recommend using a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 metres long.
• Brother aims to reduce waste and save the raw materials and energy required for their
production. Read more about our environmental work at www.brotherearth.com.
The latest manuals are available at the Brother support website:
support.brother.com/manuals
Video setup instructions:
support.brother.com/videos
Pull the paper tray completely
out of the machine, and then
open the output paper tray cover.
Fan the paper well and load it in
the tray.
Adjust the paper guides. Close the output paper tray
cover, and then slowly push the
paper tray completely into the
machine.
Pull out the paper support a, and
unfold the paper support flap b so
that the printed pages do not fall.
Close the ink cartridge cover. The machine will prepare the ink tube
system for printing.
Wait until the machine prints the Print Quality Check Sheet and go to
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.
NOTE
The first time you install a set of ink cartridges, the machine will use
an amount of ink to fill the ink delivery tubes for high-quality printouts.
This process will only happen once.
The machine prints the Print Quality Check
Sheet.
Check the print quality of the four colour blocks on the
sheet.
For more information about paper handling and sizes, see the Online User’s Guide
at support.brother.com/manuals.
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Load plain A4 paper in the paper tray
3
Connect the power cord and install the inbox ink cartridges
4
Check the print quality
You must complete steps
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-
5
to be able to use this machine.
Connect the power cord. Open the ink cartridge cover. Unpack and install the inbox ink
cartridges.
Visit setup.brother.com to download and install Brother
software.
Follow the on-screen instructions and
prompts.
NOTE
For USB Connection, locate the USB port inside
the machine as shown.
Setup Finished
You can now print and scan using your machine.
To check for the latest firmware, visit
support.brother.com/up7.
Important Notice for Network Security:
The default password to manage this machine’s settings is
located on the back of the machine and marked “Pwd”. We
recommend immediately changing the default password to
protect your machine from unauthorised access.
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Connect your computer or mobile device to your machine
Follow these steps to complete the setup using one of the connection types available on your machine.
setup.brother.com
If the quality of any of the four colour blocks is Poor (see the image on the
left), we strongly recommend cleaning the print head to improve the print
quality.
See the Improve Print Quality section in this guide.
NOTE
To change the language of the sheet, see the Online User’s Guide at
support.brother.com/manuals.
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OK Poor
* Use these inbox ink cartridges
for the initial installation.