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...your Fax Machine/Multi-Function Center needs. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of the product. Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you will help , you must be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your ...most from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother: may support an insurance claim by you in the event of enhancements to date, check here for Brother driver updates. i You can check here for the latest firmware upgrade. and...
...your Fax Machine/Multi-Function Center needs. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of the product. Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you will help , you must be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your ...most from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother: may support an insurance claim by you in the event of enhancements to date, check here for Brother driver updates. i You can check here for the latest firmware upgrade. and...
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...file / Installer CD-ROM / In the Box PDF file / Installer 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 are using the Brother ControlCenter utility. User's Guides and where do I find them? Read this Guide for Mac...
...file / Installer CD-ROM / In the Box PDF file / Installer 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 are using the Brother ControlCenter utility. User's Guides and where do I find them? Read this Guide for Mac...
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... paper into the paper tray, note the following: If your application software does not support it through the software. 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...
... paper into the paper tray, note the following: If your application software does not support it through the software. 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 406.4 mm) Paper...
... 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 406.4 mm) Paper...
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... application, choose the Print command. d Choose the settings you want in Software User's Guide for details about the print settings.) a Install the Brother printer driver from a computer, install the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Printing for Windows® or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Properties (or Preferences) dialog box. ... your computer and print it. 10 How to begin printing. 46 f Click Print to print from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions...
... application, choose the Print command. d Choose the settings you want in Software User's Guide for details about the print settings.) a Install the Brother printer driver from a computer, install the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Printing for Windows® or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in the Properties (or Preferences) dialog box. ... your computer and print it. 10 How to begin printing. 46 f Click Print to print from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions...
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.../. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide: Install MFL-Pro Suite.) Note (For FAX-2940) You can use ControlCenter4 ... you quickly and easily access the applications you use most often. The ControlCenter4 application will open. 47 Scanning a document as a scanner, install a scanner driver. XXXX is a software utility that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users. 11 How to scan to a ...
.../. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide: Install MFL-Pro Suite.) Note (For FAX-2940) You can use ControlCenter4 ... you quickly and easily access the applications you use most often. The ControlCenter4 application will open. 47 Scanning a document as a scanner, install a scanner driver. XXXX is a software utility that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users. 11 How to scan to a ...
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...; Your computer is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Make sure that it prints garbage. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. The faxes stored in the machine memory will not lose any important messages. Check the settings in your computer. ...(See Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to make a copy. The headers or footers appear when the document displays on the top ...
...; Your computer is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Make sure that it prints garbage. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. The faxes stored in the machine memory will not lose any important messages. Check the settings in your computer. ...(See Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to make a copy. The headers or footers appear when the document displays on the top ...
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... Reduce the amount of paper into the paper tray. Suggestions Press Stop/Exit to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is curled, you should straighten it may produce an incomplete printout. Troubleshooting Printing difficulties (For MFC-7240)..., see Error and maintenance messages uu page 69. 89 Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is straight. In PageManager, click File, Select Source and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. Try increasing the scanning resolution. (Macintosh users) Make sure you still have ...
... Reduce the amount of paper into the paper tray. Suggestions Press Stop/Exit to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is curled, you should straighten it may produce an incomplete printout. Troubleshooting Printing difficulties (For MFC-7240)..., see Error and maintenance messages uu page 69. 89 Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is straight. In PageManager, click File, Select Source and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. Try increasing the scanning resolution. (Macintosh users) Make sure you still have ...
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...can I print on . Suggestions Low quality thin or thick paper or not printing on the machine. 90 You can load envelopes 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 make the ...printing received faxes, turn off the machine. Suggestions Clean the document feed rollers. Your application must be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off Toner Save in the machine menu settings. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save.) (For...
...can I print on . Suggestions Low quality thin or thick paper or not printing on the machine. 90 You can load envelopes 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 make the ...printing received faxes, turn off the machine. Suggestions Clean the document feed rollers. Your application must be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off Toner Save in the machine menu settings. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save.) (For...
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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...reliability. 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 ...
... 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...reliability. 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 ...
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... Check the machine's environment. ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Make sure that you use paper that you use paper that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) The fuser unit may be damaged. ...humidity can increase the amount of poor print quality Recommendation Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Ghost (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer...
... Check the machine's environment. ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Make sure that you use paper that you use paper that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) The fuser unit may be damaged. ...humidity can increase the amount of poor print quality Recommendation Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Ghost (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer...
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...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 MFC-7240), choose Thick in the machine's Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than you choose the appropriate media type in...damaged. Print multiple pages to the home position (a). (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. A rough surfaced paper or thick print media can cause hollow print. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) The drum unit...
...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 MFC-7240), choose Thick in the machine's Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than you choose the appropriate media type in...damaged. Print multiple pages to the home position (a). (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. A rough surfaced paper or thick print media can cause hollow print. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) The drum unit...
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...) for the machine 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 our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for loose objects such as torn paper inside the machine...
...) for the machine 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 our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for loose objects such as torn paper inside the machine...
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... Examples of poor print quality ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. B 99 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...
... Examples of poor print quality ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. B 99 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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Examples of the arrow. 1 2 2 1 2 100 b Lift the levers (1) and slide the two gray levers (2) in the direction 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 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 the arrow. 1 2 2 1 2 100 b Lift the levers (1) and slide the two gray levers (2) in the direction 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 paper tray, and print again. (Excluding letterhead paper) If the problems remains, switch the Anti-Curl Levers as follows: a Open the back cover.
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...up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using , visit us 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. Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the ...scanning function for the Mac OS X you are using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions...
...up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using , visit us 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. Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the ...scanning function for the Mac OS X you are using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions...
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... 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that has a USB 1.1 interface. 2 Third party USB ports are not supported. 120 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. (FAX-2840 only) You can also be connected to 24 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Less than 10.0 seconds (from Less than 6 feet (2.0 meters...
... 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that has a USB 1.1 interface. 2 Third party USB ports are not supported. 120 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. (FAX-2840 only) You can also be connected to 24 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Less than 10.0 seconds (from Less than 6 feet (2.0 meters...
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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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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-... 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/. All trademarks, brand and product names are not supported. 3 PC-Fax supports black and white only. 4 Nuance™ PaperPort™ ...
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-... 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/. All trademarks, brand and product names are not supported. 3 PC-Fax supports black and white only. 4 Nuance™ PaperPort™ ...
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... also Help in paper tray 9 recommended 16, 18 size 17 tray capacity 17 type 17 PC-FAX 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. Scanning a document as a PDF file ........ 47 Serial number how to...
... also Help in paper tray 9 recommended 16, 18 size 17 tray capacity 17 type 17 PC-FAX 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. Scanning a document as a PDF file ........ 47 Serial number how to...