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SOFTWARE USER'S GUIDE For DCP users; This documentation is for both MFC and DCP models. Where it says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please read 'MFC' as 'DCP'. Version A
SOFTWARE USER'S GUIDE For DCP users; This documentation is for both MFC and DCP models. Where it says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please read 'MFC' as 'DCP'. Version A
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Scan to Image ...72 Scan to OCR ...72 Scan to File...73 5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Remote Setup...74 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX sending ...76 Setting up user information...77 Sending setup...78 Setting up a cover page...79 Entering cover... page information...79 Address Book ...80 Speed Dial setup ...81 Brother Address Book ...82 Setting up a member in...
Scan to Image ...72 Scan to OCR ...72 Scan to File...73 5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Remote Setup...74 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX sending ...76 Setting up user information...77 Sending setup...78 Setting up a cover page...79 Entering cover... page information...79 Address Book ...80 Speed Dial setup ...81 Brother Address Book ...82 Setting up a member in...
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Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
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...; A red icon indicates an error has occurred. Monitoring the machine's status 1 Once you to get immediate notification of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Status Monitor icon and choose Help. Note For more devices, allowing you start up your PC, the...by choosing Status Monitor located in the tasktray or on your PC-in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on the desktop. 4 Printing Status Monitor 1 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ...
...; A red icon indicates an error has occurred. Monitoring the machine's status 1 Once you to get immediate notification of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Status Monitor icon and choose Help. Note For more devices, allowing you start up your PC, the...by choosing Status Monitor located in the tasktray or on your PC-in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on the desktop. 4 Printing Status Monitor 1 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ...
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... the N in 1 options or the 1 in N options. Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your application software contains a similar function to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each... document in poster print mode. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of paper. Printing Page Layout 1 1 The Page Layout option lets you use the one in the application. 11
... the N in 1 options or the 1 in N options. Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your application software contains a similar function to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each... document in poster print mode. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of paper. Printing Page Layout 1 1 The Page Layout option lets you use the one in the application. 11
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.... 2 For Windows® XP Two scanner drivers are using. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that you can select either driver when scanning documents. These applications include popular programs, such as Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® PageMaker®...scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 22) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver.
.... 2 For Windows® XP Two scanner drivers are using. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that you can select either driver when scanning documents. These applications include popular programs, such as Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® PageMaker®...scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 22) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver.
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...: 23 Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • For other software applications. Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan ...a document. 2 Note The instructions for when you are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model ...
...: 23 Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • For other software applications. Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan ...a document. 2 Note The instructions for when you are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model ...
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...Scan button. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 b Click File, then Scan. The process will start. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you can scan images directly into any other applications. The Scan... panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with your software application to scan the document. Scanning Scanning a document using from other applications that support WIA or TWAIN scanning.
...Scan button. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 b Click File, then Scan. The process will start. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you can scan images directly into any other applications. The Scan... panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with your software application to scan the document. Scanning Scanning a document using from other applications that support WIA or TWAIN scanning.
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You can use the (Scan) key on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to launch the application of the ControlCenter3 software. (See SCAN on page 44. The machine starts scanning the document, creates a file attachment, and launches...or b to choose Scan to be addressed. 34 d Press Black Start or Color Start. Before you can use the (Scan) key on the control panel to a media card. ROM, then the correct drivers and the ControlCenter3 software are installed. Scanning using the (Scan) key, see Using the Scan key...
You can use the (Scan) key on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to launch the application of the ControlCenter3 software. (See SCAN on page 44. The machine starts scanning the document, creates a file attachment, and launches...or b to choose Scan to be addressed. 34 d Press Black Start or Color Start. Before you can use the (Scan) key on the control panel to a media card. ROM, then the correct drivers and the ControlCenter3 software are installed. Scanning using the (Scan) key, see Using the Scan key...
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.... 35 You can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See OCR (Word Processing program) on page 49.) a Load your favorite word processing software. You can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See Image (example: Microsoft® Paint) on page 51.) a Load your graphics application for... viewing and editing. d Press Black Start or Color Start. c Press a or b to choose Scan to OCR. d Press Black Start or Color Start. Scanning Scan to Image You can scan a color picture into a text file which can then be edited in your document. ...
.... 35 You can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See OCR (Word Processing program) on page 49.) a Load your favorite word processing software. You can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See Image (example: Microsoft® Paint) on page 51.) a Load your graphics application for... viewing and editing. d Press Black Start or Color Start. c Press a or b to choose Scan to OCR. d Press Black Start or Color Start. Scanning Scan to Image You can scan a color picture into a text file which can then be edited in your document. ...
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Scanning Using ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE with OCR 2 ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE for Brother is a document management application. It lets you mix or 'stack' documents of the software. For more details, see the ScanSoft® user's guide. When you organize your PC. 40 You can access ...SE has a sophisticated yet easy-to-use filing system that will help you install MFL-Pro Suite, ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE for Brother is installed automatically. To view the complete ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE User's Guide, choose Help from PaperPort® SE menu bar ...
Scanning Using ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE with OCR 2 ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE for Brother is a document management application. It lets you mix or 'stack' documents of the software. For more details, see the ScanSoft® user's guide. When you organize your PC. 40 You can access ...SE has a sophisticated yet easy-to-use filing system that will help you install MFL-Pro Suite, ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE for Brother is installed automatically. To view the complete ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE User's Guide, choose Help from PaperPort® SE menu bar ...
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...You can use this section to them. PaperPort® SE uses the optical character recognition software (OCR), which is to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop View. To use a link, drag an item onto one of the applications on the Desktop. You can manually create a link using... the Copy Text command, you choose to PaperPort® SE. If PaperPort® SE does not automatically recognize one of the Send To Bar is really just a picture of folders and items that folder. Folders can be a PaperPort® SE item or ...
...You can use this section to them. PaperPort® SE uses the optical character recognition software (OCR), which is to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop View. To use a link, drag an item onto one of the applications on the Desktop. You can manually create a link using... the Copy Text command, you choose to PaperPort® SE. If PaperPort® SE does not automatically recognize one of the Send To Bar is really just a picture of folders and items that folder. Folders can be a PaperPort® SE item or ...
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...with from the Model drop-down list. (7) h You can also open the configuration window for each function and a link to the Brother Solutions Center by clicking the Configuration button. (8) 44 Custom Scan buttons let you quickly and easily access your often used applications. 3 ... 3 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. 3 Using ControlCenter3 3 ControlCenter3 is a software utility that lets you configure a button to meet your own application needs. (2) c Access to the advanced features of your choice. (1) b Access...
...with from the Model drop-down list. (7) h You can also open the configuration window for each function and a link to the Brother Solutions Center by clicking the Configuration button. (8) 44 Custom Scan buttons let you quickly and easily access your often used applications. 3 ... 3 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. 3 Using ControlCenter3 3 ControlCenter3 is a software utility that lets you configure a button to meet your own application needs. (2) c Access to the advanced features of your choice. (1) b Access...
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Modern 7 1, 2 3 4 5 6 ControlCenter3 3 8 3 Classic 3 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note • To be prompted so you need to install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater. If you do not have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you can download the latest Flash Player. • The Modern user interface is not supported in Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. 45
Modern 7 1, 2 3 4 5 6 ControlCenter3 3 8 3 Classic 3 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note • To be prompted so you need to install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater. If you do not have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you can download the latest Flash Player. • The Modern user interface is not supported in Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. 45
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... gives you scan a page or document directly into any word processing application on your PC. E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) Lets you the ability to configure the hardware Scan key on your machine choose the Device Button tab in the configuration menu for each of...application. PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C) 3 There are three ways of accessing data stored on your machine and the ControlCenter3 Software button for each of the SCAN buttons. ControlCenter3 SCAN 3 There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-...
... gives you scan a page or document directly into any word processing application on your PC. E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) Lets you the ability to configure the hardware Scan key on your machine choose the Device Button tab in the configuration menu for each of...application. PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C) 3 There are three ways of accessing data stored on your machine and the ControlCenter3 Software button for each of the SCAN buttons. ControlCenter3 SCAN 3 There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-...
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...printer driver installed on the PC including network printers. You can configure the machine settings or check ink levels. Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup on page 74.) Ink Level Lets you check the ...the PC-FAX sending settings. (See Sending setup on page 78.) DEVICE SETTING 3 You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 76.) Receive (Not available for enhanced copy operations. ControlCenter3 COPY 3 Lets you view the...
...printer driver installed on the PC including network printers. You can configure the machine settings or check ink levels. Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup on page 74.) Ink Level Lets you check the ...the PC-FAX sending settings. (See Sending setup on page 78.) DEVICE SETTING 3 You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 76.) Receive (Not available for enhanced copy operations. ControlCenter3 COPY 3 Lets you view the...
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... can configure your machine's Scan key for image editing. To change the default settings, right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. ControlCenter3 SCAN 3 There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications.
... can configure your machine's Scan key for image editing. To change the default settings, right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. ControlCenter3 SCAN 3 There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications.
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You can delete an application that you have added by clicking the Delete button in the Software Button tab. ControlCenter3 Change the other settings, if needed. To change the destination application, choose the proper application from the drop-down list. You can ...
You can delete an application that you have added by clicking the Delete button in the Software Button tab. ControlCenter3 Change the other settings, if needed. To change the destination application, choose the proper application from the drop-down list. You can ...
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... list by clicking the Add button. ControlCenter3 OCR (Word Processing program) 3 Scan to OCR, right-click the OCR button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the Target Application drop-down list. You can also configure... to OCR scans a document and converts it into text. If you want to OCR. 51 This text can be edited using your favorite word processing software.
... list by clicking the Add button. ControlCenter3 OCR (Word Processing program) 3 Scan to OCR, right-click the OCR button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the Target Application drop-down list. You can also configure... to OCR scans a document and converts it into text. If you want to OCR. 51 This text can be edited using your favorite word processing software.
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...) TIFF Multi-Page - To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, right-click the E-mail button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the other settings used to create the file attachments. Compressed (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) 52 If...
...) TIFF Multi-Page - To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, right-click the E-mail button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the other settings used to create the file attachments. Compressed (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) 52 If...