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... be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your Fax Machine/Multi-Function Center needs. Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you of enhancements to date, check here 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...
... be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your Fax Machine/Multi-Function Center needs. Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you of enhancements to date, check here 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...
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... 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 your machine. Read this Guide for Printing...
... 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 your machine. Read this Guide for Printing...
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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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..., depending on your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from your application, choose the Print command. To print from a computer, install the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Printing for Windows® or Printing and... Faxing for Macintosh in Software User's Guide for details about the print settings.) a Install the Brother printer driver from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.)...
..., depending on your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from your application, choose the Print command. To print from a computer, install the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Printing for Windows® or Printing and... Faxing for Macintosh in Software User's Guide for details about the print settings.) a Install the Brother printer driver from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.)...
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...to load documents uu page 22.) b Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/XXX-XXXX (where XXX- You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. 11 How to scan to a computer (MFC-7240 only) 11 ... to manually launch specific applications. Please note that lets you quickly and easily access the applications you use most often. Install the scanner drivers from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide: Install MFL-Pro Suite.) Note (For FAX-2940) You can use ControlCenter4...
...to load documents uu page 22.) b Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/XXX-XXXX (where XXX- You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. 11 How to scan to a computer (MFC-7240 only) 11 ... to manually launch specific applications. Please note that lets you quickly and easily access the applications you use most often. Install the scanner drivers from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide: Install MFL-Pro Suite.) Note (For FAX-2940) You can use ControlCenter4...
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... 62.) Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer. (See Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and maintenance messages uu page 69... to work with your application to make a copy. Vertical black line appears in the menu bar. Make sure that it prints garbage. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer and click See what's printing. Adjust the top and bottom margins in your machine. Pull out the paper tray and ...
... 62.) Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer. (See Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and maintenance messages uu page 69... to work with your application to make a copy. Vertical black line appears in the menu bar. Make sure that it prints garbage. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer and click See what's printing. Adjust the top and bottom margins in your machine. Pull out the paper tray and ...
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...chosen as the primary source. As the machine cancels the job and clears it may produce an incomplete printout. Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is curled, you still have downloaded and installed Presto! Mac OS X 10.6.x and 10.7.x users can also scan documents using ... the same. Scanning difficulties (For MFC-7240) Difficulties TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source in the paper tray, make sure it back into the paper tray. Reduce the ...
...chosen as the primary source. As the machine cancels the job and clears it may produce an incomplete printout. Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is curled, you still have downloaded and installed Presto! Mac OS X 10.6.x and 10.7.x users can also scan documents using ... the same. Scanning difficulties (For MFC-7240) Difficulties TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source in the paper tray, make sure it back into the paper tray. Reduce the ...
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... 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 curl. (See General uu ...too light. Wait for the type of print media you are using , or the print media may be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off the machine. See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the document feed. This is a paper jam. Plug the ...
... 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 curl. (See General uu ...too light. Wait for the type of print media you are using , or the print media may be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off the machine. See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the document feed. This is a paper jam. Plug the ...
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... copy. 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 ... and the following steps first. Check that you still have a print quality problem, check the chart below and follow the recommendations. 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....
... copy. 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 ... and the following steps first. Check that you still have a print quality problem, check the chart below and follow the recommendations. 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....
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... a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable B paper and other print media uu page 16.) Clean the corona ...media uu page 16 and (for 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.) ...
... a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable B paper and other print media uu page 16.) Clean the corona ...media uu page 16 and (for 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.) ...
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...of poor print quality Hollow print Recommendation Make sure that you use thinner paper than you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) ... unit may disappear by sliding the green tab. Conditions such as high humidity can cause problems. Make sure that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. Examples of the drum unit. (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) Clean the drum surface. (See Advanced User...
...of poor print quality Hollow print Recommendation Make sure that you use thinner paper than you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) ... unit may disappear by sliding the green tab. Conditions such as high humidity can cause problems. Make sure that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. Examples of the drum unit. (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) Clean the drum surface. (See Advanced User...
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... cover 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 are using the manual feed slot, see Loading paper in the manual feed slot uu page 11. The paper tray may be...
... cover 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 are using the manual feed slot, see Loading paper in the manual feed slot uu page 11. The paper tray may be...
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. B 99 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. 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. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. B 99 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. 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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...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.brother.com/. Specifications Scanner (For MFC-7240) D Model Color/Monochrome TWAIN Compliant WIA Compliant ICA Compliant Resolution Scanning Width Gray Scale ...XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 (resolution 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...
...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.brother.com/. Specifications Scanner (For MFC-7240) D Model Color/Monochrome TWAIN Compliant WIA Compliant ICA Compliant Resolution Scanning Width Gray Scale ...XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 (resolution 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...
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... (2.0 meters) long. 1 Your machine has a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. 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 24 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Less than 10.0 seconds (from Less than...
... (2.0 meters) long. 1 Your machine has a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. 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 24 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Less than 10.0 seconds (from Less than...
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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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... Windows Vista® and Windows® 7. TN-420 TN-450 DR-420 1 Approx. 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 pages (Letter) 1 Order No. - For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 Third-party USB ports are the property of use. 122
... Windows Vista® and Windows® 7. TN-420 TN-450 DR-420 1 Approx. 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 pages (Letter) 1 Order No. - For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 Third-party USB ports are the property of use. 122
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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 ...
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 ...
