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Setting Up the Machine
1Remove the protective tape an d paper.
DO NOT connect the USB cable.
Connecting the USB cable is done
when installing the driv er.

To load paper or other media

1Pull the paper tray complet ely out of the
machine and remove the outpu t paper tray.
2Press and slide the paper sid e guide to fit
the paper width.
3Pull out the paper support an d unfold the
paper support flap.
4Fan the stack of paper well to av oid paper
jams and mis-feeds.
5Gently insert the paper in to the paper tray
print side down and the le ading edge (top of
the paper) in first.
Check that the paper is fla t in the tray and
below the maximum paper mark.
6Put the output paper tray back on and push
the paper tray firmly back into the machine.
1Removing the Protective Parts2Loading Paper
For Tray#2, see To load paper in the paper
tray#2 (MFC-5840CN only) on page 5.
You can load up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m2
paper in Tray#1 and 250 sheets of 80 g/m2
paper in Tray#2.
For more details, see “About paper” in
Chapter 1 of the User’s Guide.
Paper Side Guide
Use the paper support flap for Letter, Legal
and A4 size paper.
■Make sure the paper side guides touch
the sides of the paper.
■Be careful that you do not push the paper
in too far; it may lift at th e back of the tray
and cause paper feed problems.
Paper Support Flap
Paper Support
Maximum Paper Mark
Step 1