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...® 1 Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning off the Status Monitor ...5 Printer driver settings...6 Accessing the printer driver settings...6 Basic tab ...7 Media Type...8 Quality ...8 Paper Size ...9 Color Mode ...10 Page Layout...
...® 1 Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning off the Status Monitor ...5 Printer driver settings...6 Accessing the printer driver settings...6 Basic tab ...7 Media Type...8 Quality ...8 Paper Size ...9 Color Mode ...10 Page Layout...
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Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users 50 Scanning a document into the PC ...50 Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner .../View Received (Not available for MFC-250C and MFC-290C 91 Address Book ...92 Setup ...92 DEVICE SETTING...93 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 94 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 94 Ink Level ...95 User's Guide...95 iii
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users 50 Scanning a document into the PC ...50 Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner .../View Received (Not available for MFC-250C and MFC-290C 91 Address Book ...92 Setup ...92 DEVICE SETTING...93 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 94 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C 94 Ink Level ...95 User's Guide...95 iii
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...of paper...156 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 156 Clearing data from the memory ...156 Status Monitor ...157 Using the Brother Ink driver ...158 Choosing page setup options ...158 Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only 160 Choosing printing options ...162 Basic settings......163 Media Type...163 Quality ...164 Color Mode ...164 Advanced settings ...165 Color/Grayscale ...166 Other Print Options...168 Support ...169 Sending a fax (...
...of paper...156 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 156 Clearing data from the memory ...156 Status Monitor ...157 Using the Brother Ink driver ...158 Choosing page setup options ...158 Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only 160 Choosing printing options ...162 Basic settings......163 Media Type...163 Quality ...164 Color Mode ...164 Advanced settings ...165 Color/Grayscale ...166 Other Print Options...168 Support ...169 Sending a fax (...
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... settings (For Network users) on glossy paper to replace that can also download the latest drivers from Windows® XP. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver translates the data from your PC application, and using the Windows® Firewall and you may...settings have to get the highest possible resolution. (See Resolution in the Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many features you are using a page description language, converts it into a format that individual cartridge...
... settings (For Network users) on glossy paper to replace that can also download the latest drivers from Windows® XP. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver translates the data from your PC application, and using the Windows® Firewall and you may...settings have to get the highest possible resolution. (See Resolution in the Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many features you are using a page description language, converts it into a format that individual cartridge...
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Printing Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Settings Automatic Duplex printing (Available on MFC-6890CDW) Scaling Use Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your application. The printer properties dialog box appears. 1 1 1 6
Printing Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Settings Automatic Duplex printing (Available on MFC-6890CDW) Scaling Use Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your application. The printer properties dialog box appears. 1 1 1 6
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...print resolution. Use for printing large volume documents or documents for printing photographs. The quality selections that are shown in the driver. Printing Media Type 1 1 To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be longer. ... data transfer time and print time will be selected in bold. Media Type Plain Paper 1 Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Inkjet Paper Color/Grayscale Brother BP71 Photo Paper, Brother BP61 Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Color/Grayscale Transparencies Color/Grayscale 1 If you choose A3 (Borderless) as photographs.
...print resolution. Use for printing large volume documents or documents for printing photographs. The quality selections that are shown in the driver. Printing Media Type 1 1 To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be longer. ... data transfer time and print time will be selected in bold. Media Type Plain Paper 1 Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Inkjet Paper Color/Grayscale Brother BP71 Photo Paper, Brother BP61 Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Color/Grayscale Transparencies Color/Grayscale 1 If you choose A3 (Borderless) as photographs.
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... Duplex/Booklet function supports Plain Paper for printing on both sides of the paper automatically. Printing Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only) 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Duplex Setting 1 Check Duplex/Booklet and then click the Duplex Setting button to use the duplex (two-sided) printing feature.
... Duplex/Booklet function supports Plain Paper for printing on both sides of the paper automatically. Printing Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only) 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Duplex Setting 1 Check Duplex/Booklet and then click the Duplex Setting button to use the duplex (two-sided) printing feature.
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...Settings. • Choose Duplex 1 to reduce print speed. • Choose Duplex 2 to Advanced tab of the printer driver and then click the Other Print Options button. To make the booklet, fold the printed page down the middle. When ...you can also specify the offset for color/grayscale print. For example: If you use the duplex printing function, Duplex 1 or Duplex 2 features may help ...to print a 4 pages file as a booklet. The machine stops print operations when one or more ink cartridges require replacement. 13
...Settings. • Choose Duplex 1 to reduce print speed. • Choose Duplex 2 to Advanced tab of the printer driver and then click the Other Print Options button. To make the booklet, fold the printed page down the middle. When ...you can also specify the offset for color/grayscale print. For example: If you use the duplex printing function, Duplex 1 or Duplex 2 features may help ...to print a 4 pages file as a booklet. The machine stops print operations when one or more ink cartridges require replacement. 13
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Printing Quick Print Setup 1 The Quick Print Setup feature lets you quickly choose driver settings. Set Quick Print Setup to On and 1 choose the function which should be displayed in the Quick Print Setup icon. To view and change settings, click the tasktray icon. 21
Printing Quick Print Setup 1 The Quick Print Setup feature lets you quickly choose driver settings. Set Quick Print Setup to On and 1 choose the function which should be displayed in the Quick Print Setup icon. To view and change settings, click the tasktray icon. 21
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... machine pauses during the printing process. Choose the number of the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings is slower than the other printer driver settings. • When you choose the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings, you print the even-numbered pages only.
... machine pauses during the printing process. Choose the number of the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings is slower than the other printer driver settings. • When you choose the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings, you print the even-numbered pages only.
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... completely flat before putting them back in the paper tray, with the side to be printed on 5 sheets of paper, you must set the printer driver options to print all oddnumbered pages in reverse order (page 9, 7, 5, 3, 1) first and then even-numbered pages in normal order (page 2, 4, 6, 8, 10). Printing ...on (the blank side) face down and the top page first. Click OK. Paper orientation For Portrait For Landscape 26 a In the printer driver, choose the Basic tab and check Reverse Order. c Choose Print Order and check Print Odd Pages. f Make sure the pages are dry.
... completely flat before putting them back in the paper tray, with the side to be printed on 5 sheets of paper, you must set the printer driver options to print all oddnumbered pages in reverse order (page 9, 7, 5, 3, 1) first and then even-numbered pages in normal order (page 2, 4, 6, 8, 10). Printing ...on (the blank side) face down and the top page first. Click OK. Paper orientation For Portrait For Landscape 26 a In the printer driver, choose the Basic tab and check Reverse Order. c Choose Print Order and check Print Odd Pages. f Make sure the pages are dry.
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Click OK. Remove the paper and straighten it may wrinkle. If the paper is curled, flatten it and then put it back in the paper tray. If the paper is not feeding properly, it . j The machine will print all the even-numbered pages on both sides of the paper. Printing 1 1 27 i Choose Print Order and check Print Even Pages. h Choose the Advanced tab and click Other Print Options. Guidelines for printing on the other side of the paper If the paper is thin, it may be curled. g In the printer driver, choose the Basic tab and un-check Reverse Order.
Click OK. Remove the paper and straighten it may wrinkle. If the paper is curled, flatten it and then put it back in the paper tray. If the paper is not feeding properly, it . j The machine will print all the even-numbered pages on both sides of the paper. Printing 1 1 27 i Choose Print Order and check Print Even Pages. h Choose the Advanced tab and click Other Print Options. Guidelines for printing on the other side of the paper If the paper is thin, it may be curled. g In the printer driver, choose the Basic tab and un-check Reverse Order.
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There are also links to display the Support window: 1 1 28 Click the Support button to the Brother Solutions Center and Genuine Supplies Websites. Printing Support The Support window shows the driver version and settings information.
There are also links to display the Support window: 1 1 28 Click the Support button to the Brother Solutions Center and Genuine Supplies Websites. Printing Support The Support window shows the driver version and settings information.
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Printing Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a website offering information about your Brother product including 1 FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. Genuine Supplies Website The Genuine Supplies Website offers information about your Brother genuine supplies. Check Setting You can check current driver settings. 29
Printing Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a website offering information about your Brother product including 1 FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. Genuine Supplies Website The Genuine Supplies Website offers information about your Brother genuine supplies. Check Setting You can check current driver settings. 29
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...data. b Click the Red-eye Reduction icon to detect faces automatically. f Click Print in the printer driver dialog. c You can use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Quality in the...your photo will print. Smart Portrait 1 The Smart Portrait function detects faces in your Brother machine. d Click OK. Red-eye Reduction 1 The Red-eye Reduction function lets you want to... use the RedEye Threshold slider to adjust the color of the skin tone automatically. c Auto Red eye Detection finds all the red eyes in the...
...data. b Click the Red-eye Reduction icon to detect faces automatically. f Click Print in the printer driver dialog. c You can use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Quality in the...your photo will print. Smart Portrait 1 The Smart Portrait function detects faces in your Brother machine. d Click OK. Red-eye Reduction 1 The Red-eye Reduction function lets you want to... use the RedEye Threshold slider to adjust the color of the skin tone automatically. c Auto Red eye Detection finds all the red eyes in the...
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...MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan a document. The machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver for scanning in which you can not only scan images directly into the PaperPort™ 11SE viewer that Brother included with OCR by NUANCE™ on page 65. • If your operating...;) on the left side of other software applications. Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. 2 Scanning 2 The scanning operations and the drivers used will be different depending on your PC is protected by a firewall and is ...
...MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan a document. The machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver for scanning in which you can not only scan images directly into the PaperPort™ 11SE viewer that Brother included with OCR by NUANCE™ on page 65. • If your operating...;) on the left side of other software applications. Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. 2 Scanning 2 The scanning operations and the drivers used will be different depending on your PC is protected by a firewall and is ...
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b Start the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE software that Brother included with your model name.) Note If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Available Scanners list. (Where XXXX is your machine or you can also click the Scan or Get ...images directly into the PaperPort™ 11SE viewer that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installationto scan a document. e Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from other applications that support WIA or TWAIN scanning. The Scan or Get Photo panel appears on the Scan or...
b Start the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE software that Brother included with your model name.) Note If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Available Scanners list. (Where XXXX is your machine or you can also click the Scan or Get ...images directly into the PaperPort™ 11SE viewer that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installationto scan a document. e Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from other applications that support WIA or TWAIN scanning. The Scan or Get Photo panel appears on the Scan or...
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... you are trying to set Legal size as the scan page size, check A3/Ledger in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to configure the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may freeze and you could lose your file. Running... the utility You can run the utility by clicking the Scanner Utility located in the Brother Scanner Utility dialog box. If you do not...
... you are trying to set Legal size as the scan page size, check A3/Ledger in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to configure the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may freeze and you could lose your file. Running... the utility You can run the utility by clicking the Scanner Utility located in the Brother Scanner Utility dialog box. If you do not...
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... Import. c Do one of a page after pre-scanning the document, you want to use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the Flatbed scanner glass. The Scan dialog box appears. 50 If you must scan using the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo...
... Import. c Do one of a page after pre-scanning the document, you want to use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the Flatbed scanner glass. The Scan dialog box appears. 50 If you must scan using the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo...
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... key. Scan to E-mail 2 You can scan either a black and white or color document into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications, to a folder on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to be addressed. 54 b Press the...2 Note If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on page 69. d Press Black Start or Color Start. ROM, then the correct drivers and the ControlCenter3 software are installed. a Load your choice using the (Scan) key uses the configuration of the Device Button ...
... key. Scan to E-mail 2 You can scan either a black and white or color document into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications, to a folder on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to be addressed. 54 b Press the...2 Note If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on page 69. d Press Black Start or Color Start. ROM, then the correct drivers and the ControlCenter3 software are installed. a Load your choice using the (Scan) key uses the configuration of the Device Button ...