Brother mfc l8610cdw Setup

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Brother MFC L8610CDW Setup

Carry out the instructions mentioned below to perform the hardware setup of your Brother MFC L8610CDW printer.

  • The first step in the hardware setup is unboxing. Once you have taken the Brother printer from the box, place it on the installation site (table).
  • Components available inside the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer box are power cable, manual, installation CD, and telephone cable.
  • Unwrap the outer protective cover from the machine.
  • Remove the blue tapes as well as the packaging material attached to the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer.
  • Connect the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer to the power source using the power cable.
  • Power on the Brother printer by pressing the Power button.
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Brother mfc l8610cdw Driver

To access more functionalities of the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer, you are recommended to download the Full Driver & Software Package file on your computer. This file has all the drivers and software required for your Brother printer to perform functions assigned from the computer. To perform any specific features and functions of the Brother printer, individual Printer & Scanner driver is available.

Brother mfc l8610cdw Driver Download

Three ways for downloading the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s driver are given below.

  • Click the Driver Download button on our site to download the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s driver.
  • Also, you can download this printer’s driver from the manufacturer site.
  • If you have the installation CD for the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer, insert it into the computer.
  • After double-clicking the driver installation file, proceed with the installation steps that prompt on the screen.
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Brother mfc l8610cdw Manual

  • The available manuals for the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer are Reference Guide, Online User’s Guide, Product Safety Guide, Quick Setup Guide, Drum Unit Replacement Guide, Belt Unit Replacement Guide, and Mobile Print/Scan Guide.
  • To get detailed information about the printer’s basic operation, refer to the Reference Guide manual.
  • Before you proceed with operating the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer, you are recommended to refer to the Product Safety Manual.
  • Each manual contains unique information. You can get the Brother printer’s manual from the manufacturer site. The manual is available in PDF.
  • Also, the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s soft-copy of the manual can be downloaded from our site by clicking the Manual Download button.

Brother mfc l8610cdw Drum

Refer to the official site to ensure that the drum unit fits your Brother MFC L8610CDW printer before you install it on the machine. DR-431CL is the original equipment manufacturer drum unit. The DR-431CL drum unit yields up to 30,000 pages approximately. The drum unit helps to print by fixing the toner to the paper.

Brother mfc l8610cdw Toner

Check the toner compatibility for your Brother MFC L8610CDW printer. The TN433 toner cartridge contains cyan, magenta, and yellow color. It yields a maximum of 4000 pages. The main advantages of using the TN433 toner cartridge are high quality, stable printing capacity, and fluent printing performance. If the need arises to replace the toner cartridge, you are strongly recommended to use only the compatible and genuine one as a replacement.

Brother mfc l8610cdw Wireless Setup 

  • Before you proceed with the wireless setup on your Brother MFC L8610CDW printer, you have to check and note down the network name (SSID) and the network key (password).
  • The network name and the password are available on the sticker present at the backside of your router.
  • In the main interface of the Brother MFC L8610CDW touch screen panel, tap the Wi-Fi button. On the Setup Wizard screen, tap the Setup Wizard option.
  • As soon as you see the ‘The Wired Network I/F will be disabled. Do you want to continue?’ message on the screen, touch the Yes option. This will enable the WLAN feature.
  • When the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer finishes searching for the network name of the router, select it by tapping your SSID.
  • Tap the OK button to proceed with the further steps. On the Network Key screen, type the password that you have noted earlier using the touch screen keypad.
  • Check the network key once before tapping the OK button. Wait for some time until the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer connects to WLAN.
  • When you see the Connected message on the touch screen panel, tap the OK button. Once you have done with the steps mentioned above, turn on your computer.
  • Place an installation CD in the CD drive. You can also download the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s full feature driver and software package from the manufacturer site.
  • Find the printer’s installer file in the Downloads folder and then double-click it to begin the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s installation process.
  • The first step of the printer’s driver installation process is to specify your desired language in the Select Your Language drop-down menu.
  • When you select the Next button, the License Agreement window opens.
  • After reading the terms and conditions, select the checkbox next to the ‘I accept these license agreements’ option to accept the Brother software’s license agreement.
  • Click Next to display the Connection Type window. Click the radio button next to the wireless Network Connection (Wi-Fi) option and then click the Next button.
  • Now, click the radio button beside the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer in the detected printers list.
  • In the Select an Installation Type window, click the radio button beside the Standard (recommended) option.
  • When you see the prompt window, select the Install button for installing additional software like PassPort.
  • After installing the PassPort software, click Next. As soon as you see the next window, select the checkbox next to the Brother Product Research and Support Program option.
  • Click the Next button in the Additional Options window. Once you have performed all the instructions mentioned above, click the Finish button at the bottom of the screen.

Brother MFC L8610CDW Scan

  • Turn on your Brother MFC L8610CDW printer.
  • The first step in the scanning operation is to load the document that you want to be scanned on the scanner glass after lifting the document cover.
  • ERFORMING THE SCANNING FUNCTION FROM YOUR COMPUTER USING THE CONTROLCENTER 4 SOFTWARE
  • On the computer, find the ControlCenter4 software’s icon in the task tray, and click the Open option to view its main interface.
  • On the top of the screen, click the Scan tab followed by the Document Type tab.
  • Click the radio button next to the Photo, Text and Graph, Monochrome Text, or Custom option.
  • Move to the Scan Size section, and change its setting if needed.
  • Click the Scan button on the left panel.
  • The Brother MFC L8610CDW printer begins to scan the document and then you can view the scanned image in the Image Viewer application.
  • Open the scanned image in Image Viewer. If needed, make any changes to the scanned image.
  • Finally, click the Save icon to save the scanned image on the computer.

Brother MFC L8610CDW Troubleshooting

Refer to the content below to know about the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s problem and its solution.

PROBLEM 1 - PAPER JAM

SOLUTION - IF THE JAMMED PAPER IS PRESENT IN THE DOCUMENT FEEDER

  • Lift and open the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s document cover.
  • Use a stiff paper like cardstock to remove paper scraps in the document feeder area.
  • Close the ADF cover.

PROBLEM 2 - PAPER FEED

SOLUTION

  • To prevent the paper feed issue, do not use any curled and wrinkled paper in the paper tray.
  • Open the paper tray and then remove any papers left in it.

PROBLEM 3 - PRINT QUALITY

SOLUTION

  • Use a dry, lint-free soft cloth to clean the scanner glass.
  • Check if any torn paper, sticky notes, or dust is present around the drum unit and toner cartridge.
  • If you see any foreign materials in the tray, remove them.
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PROBLEM 4 - SCANNING

SOLUTION

  • First, check the connection between the computer and the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer.
  • If you did not install the scanner driver on the computer, download it from the manufacturer site.
  • If you have already installed the scanner driver, check the version of it.
  • Make sure to install the recent version scanner driver on the computer for the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer.

PROBLEM 5 - COPYING

SOLUTION

  • Power off your Brother MFC l8610CDW printer by holding the Power button.
  • Lift and open the printer’s document cover.
  • Wipe the scanner glass using a soft, lint-free cloth moistened with water.
  • Also, use a lint-free cloth with water to clean the scanner glass strip.
  • Once you have wiped the scanner area gently, close the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer’s document cover properly.
  • After performing the steps mentioned above, hold the Power button to turn on the Brother MFC L8610CDW printer.
  • Check if you have loaded the paper correctly into the input tray. Try to copy your original document.
  • You can click the Call button displayed on the page to get assistance from our technical experts in fixing this issue.