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... for Brother driver updates. http://solutions.brother.com/ Note You can download the latest software and utilities and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most efficient way to register your new product, register on -line at http://www.brother.com/... product should you bought the machine. Brother numbers Important For technical help us on -line at http://www.brother-usa.com/service/. Calls must call 1-877-BROTHER. Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you in the event of a Brother authorized service center, call the country ...
... for Brother driver updates. http://solutions.brother.com/ Note You can download the latest software and utilities and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most efficient way to register your new product, register on -line at http://www.brother.com/... product should you bought the machine. Brother numbers Important For technical help us on -line at http://www.brother-usa.com/service/. Calls must call 1-877-BROTHER. Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you in the event of a Brother authorized service center, call the country ...
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...basic Fax, Copy and Scan (MFC-7240 only) operations and how to use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from your machine and installing the drivers and software for Printing, Scanning, Remote Setup, PC-Fax and using . Follow these ... CD-ROM / In the Box Download optional software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from the Brother Solutions Center, enabling you to replace consumables. Read this Guide ...
...basic Fax, Copy and Scan (MFC-7240 only) operations and how to use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from your machine and installing the drivers and software for Printing, Scanning, Remote Setup, PC-Fax and using . Follow these ... CD-ROM / In the Box Download optional software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from the Brother Solutions Center, enabling you to replace consumables. Read this Guide ...
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... tray. (For recommended paper to 250 sheets. Paper can be loaded up to use, see Paper capacity of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. 2 Loading paper 2 Loading paper and print media 2 The machine can feed paper from the standard paper tray 2 2 a Pull...
... tray. (For recommended paper to 250 sheets. Paper can be loaded up to use, see Paper capacity of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. 2 Loading paper 2 Loading paper and print media 2 The machine can feed paper from the standard paper tray 2 2 a Pull...
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... machine loads paper from the installed standard paper tray or manual feed slot. (For MFC-7240) The name for the paper trays in the printer driver in this Guide are as follows: Trays Standard Paper Tray Manual Feed Slot Name Tray1 Manual Paper capacity of sheets up to 250 [20 lb...
... machine loads paper from the installed standard paper tray or manual feed slot. (For MFC-7240) The name for the paper trays in the printer driver in this Guide are as follows: Trays Standard Paper Tray Manual Feed Slot Name Tray1 Manual Paper capacity of sheets up to 250 [20 lb...
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Printing a document 10 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. d Choose the settings you want in the Print dialog box and click Properties (or Preferences, depending on your machine in the Properties (or ... or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in Software User's Guide for details about the print settings.) a Install the Brother printer driver from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.) b From your application, choose...
Printing a document 10 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. d Choose the settings you want in the Print dialog box and click Properties (or Preferences, depending on your machine in the Properties (or ... or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in Software User's Guide for details about the print settings.) a Install the Brother printer driver from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.) b From your application, choose...
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... is a software utility that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users. You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Install the scanner drivers from the Installer CD-ROM. ...(See Quick Setup Guide: Install MFL-Pro Suite.) Note (For FAX-2940) You can use the machine as...
... is a software utility that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users. You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Install the scanner drivers from the Installer CD-ROM. ...(See Quick Setup Guide: Install MFL-Pro Suite.) Note (For FAX-2940) You can use the machine as...
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... maintenance messages uu page 69.) Check that you are blank. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer and click See what's printing. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to make a copy. Right-click... Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. Press ...
... maintenance messages uu page 69.) Check that you are blank. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer and click See what's printing. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to make a copy. Right-click... Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. Press ...
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...the paper is not printing or has stopped printing. This program will repair and reinstall the software. Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is chosen as the primary source in Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE, click Scan Settings, Scan or Get Photo and ... users) Make sure you still have downloaded and installed Presto! See Software User's Guide: Scanning a document using the ICA Scanner Driver. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source. Check that manual feed mode is straight. The LCD shows No Paper or a Paper Jam ...
...the paper is not printing or has stopped printing. This program will repair and reinstall the software. Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is chosen as the primary source in Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE, click Scan Settings, Scan or Get Photo and ... users) Make sure you still have downloaded and installed Presto! See Software User's Guide: Scanning a document using the ICA Scanner Driver. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source. Check that manual feed mode is straight. The LCD shows No Paper or a Paper Jam ...
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...can cause the paper to curl. (See General uu page 114.) The Paper Type setting may be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off the machine. Try turning over the stack of your application. There is usually done in the power cord and... the machine menu settings. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save.) (For MFC-7240) Uncheck Toner Save Mode in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Adjust the Print Density by pressing Menu, 2, 1, 6 and then press c to print the envelope size ...
...can cause the paper to curl. (See General uu page 114.) The Paper Type setting may be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off the machine. Try turning over the stack of your application. There is usually done in the power cord and... the machine menu settings. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save.) (For MFC-7240) Uncheck Toner Save Mode in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Adjust the Print Density by pressing Menu, 2, 1, 6 and then press c to print the envelope size ...
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... of poor print quality ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Faint Recommendation Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. Note Using non-Brother supplies may cause this print fault. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) If the whole page is probably not the machine...paper. Turn off Toner Save in the machine menu settings or (for MFC-7240) Toner Save Mode in the printer Properties (or Preferences) of the driver. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save or (for MFC7240) Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Clean the corona wire of the drum...
... of poor print quality ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Faint Recommendation Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. Note Using non-Brother supplies may cause this print fault. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) If the whole page is probably not the machine...paper. Turn off Toner Save in the machine menu settings or (for MFC-7240) Toner Save Mode in the printer Properties (or Preferences) of the driver. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save or (for MFC7240) Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Clean the corona wire of the drum...
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... MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Ghost (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Improve Print Output.) Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge uu page 55.) Clean the ...MFC-7240) or in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Rough-surfaced paper or thick print media may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu...
... MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Ghost (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Improve Print Output.) Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge uu page 55.) Clean the ...MFC-7240) or in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Rough-surfaced paper or thick print media may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu...
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... in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) Choose Thick Paper mode in the printer driver (for a long time. The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) 94 Put... in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by itself. Call Brother Customer Service. Be sure to return the green tab to clear this problem, especially if the machine has not been used for MFC-7240), choose...
... in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) Choose Thick Paper mode in the printer driver (for a long time. The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) 94 Put... in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by itself. Call Brother Customer Service. Be sure to return the green tab to clear this problem, especially if the machine has not been used for MFC-7240), choose...
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... you are set to eject printed pages onto the face-up output tray. (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use the machine often, the paper may be too full. (See Loading paper uu page 9.) Check the paper type and...
... you are set to eject printed pages onto the face-up output tray. (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use the machine often, the paper may be too full. (See Loading paper uu page 9.) Check the paper type and...
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. B 99 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. Poor fixing (For MFC-7240) Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker ...
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. B 99 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. Poor fixing (For MFC-7240) Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker ...
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b Lift the levers (1) and slide the two gray levers (2) in the paper tray, and print again. (Excluding letterhead paper) If the problems remains, switch the Anti-Curl Levers as follows: a Open the back cover. Examples of poor print quality Curled Recommendation (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Turn the paper over in the direction of the arrow. 1 2 2 1 2 100
b Lift the levers (1) and slide the two gray levers (2) in the paper tray, and print again. (Excluding letterhead paper) If the problems remains, switch the Anti-Curl Levers as follows: a Open the back cover. Examples of poor print quality Curled Recommendation (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Turn the paper over in the direction of the arrow. 1 2 2 1 2 100
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...chosen by using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in . (210 mm) 256 levels 1 For the latest driver updates for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users. ...D 119 Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the ...
...chosen by using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in . (210 mm) 256 levels 1 For the latest driver updates for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users. ...D 119 Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the ...
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The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time FAX-2840 FAX-2940 HQ1200 (2400 × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi × 600 dpi Up to 21 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Up to 24 pages/...1 The print speed may vary depending on the type of document you print. Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the printer driver and the PC-FAX driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. (FAX-2840 only) You can also be connected to a computer that is no ...
The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time FAX-2840 FAX-2940 HQ1200 (2400 × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi × 600 dpi Up to 21 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Up to 24 pages/...1 The print speed may vary depending on the type of document you print. Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the printer driver and the PC-FAX driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. (FAX-2840 only) You can also be connected to a computer that is no ...
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Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to install For For Drivers Applications Supported PC Software Functions Supported PC Interface 2 Windows® Operating System Windows® XP Home 1 4 Windows® XP Professional 1 4 Intel® Pentium® II ...
Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to install For For Drivers Applications Supported PC Software Functions Supported PC Interface 2 Windows® Operating System Windows® XP Home 1 4 Windows® XP Professional 1 4 Intel® Pentium® II ...
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... and SP2 or higher for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7. Consumable items D Model Toner Cartridge Inbox Standard High Yield Drum Unit FAX-2840 FAX-2940 Approx. 700 pages Approx. 1,200 (Letter) 1 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 1,200 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 2,600 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 12,000 pages (Letter) 2 MFC-7240 Approx. 700... yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. 2 Drum yield is approximate, and may vary by type of their respective companies. For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
... and SP2 or higher for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7. Consumable items D Model Toner Cartridge Inbox Standard High Yield Drum Unit FAX-2840 FAX-2940 Approx. 700 pages Approx. 1,200 (Letter) 1 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 1,200 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 2,600 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 12,000 pages (Letter) 2 MFC-7240 Approx. 700... yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. 2 Drum yield is approximate, and may vary by type of their respective companies. For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
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... Search 42 speed dial changing 44 setting up 43 using 41 R Redial/Pause key 42 E Remote setup See Software User's Guide. Programming your computer 46 drivers 120 quality 90 Resolution 120 specifications 120 Print quality 92 Printing See Software User's Guide. See also Help in paper tray 9 recommended 16, 18 size...
... Search 42 speed dial changing 44 setting up 43 using 41 R Redial/Pause key 42 E Remote setup See Software User's Guide. Programming your computer 46 drivers 120 quality 90 Resolution 120 specifications 120 Print quality 92 Printing See Software User's Guide. See also Help in paper tray 9 recommended 16, 18 size...