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... 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 set up your machine. Follow these instructions for the...
... 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 set up your machine. Follow these instructions for the...
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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 ...
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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... 2 The 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...
... 2 The 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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... the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. f Click Print to print from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from your computer and print it. To print from a computer, install the printer driver. (See...; Paper Source e Click OK. d Choose the settings you want 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.) b From your operating system). c Choose the name of your machine in the Print ...
... the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. f Click Print to print from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from your computer and print it. To print from a computer, install the printer driver. (See...; Paper Source e Click OK. d Choose the settings you want 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.) b From your operating system). c Choose the name of your machine in the Print ...
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...unchecked. (Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. See Transferring 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 ... your machine. Your computer is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is set up when it prints garbage. Then turn off the machine's power switch and disconnect from the ...
...unchecked. (Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. See Transferring 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 ... your machine. Your computer is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is set up when it prints garbage. Then turn off the machine's power switch and disconnect from the ...
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...is straight. Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is no paper, load a new stack of paper in the paper tray, and then try again. (For MFC-7240) Make sure that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the same. Mac OS ...X 10.6.x and 10.7.x users can also scan documents using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x - 10.7.x). Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is not printing or has stopped printing. Troubleshooting Printing difficulties (For...
...is straight. Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is no paper, load a new stack of paper in the paper tray, and then try again. (For MFC-7240) Make sure that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the same. Mac OS ...X 10.6.x and 10.7.x users can also scan documents using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x - 10.7.x). Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is not printing or has stopped printing. Troubleshooting Printing difficulties (For...
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... lightning or a power surge) may 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 MFC-7240) Uncheck Toner Save Mode in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Adjust...
... lightning or a power surge) may 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 MFC-7240) Uncheck Toner Save Mode in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Adjust...
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...you use paper that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for 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. 93 Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (...See Acceptable B paper and other print 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...
...you use paper that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for 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. 93 Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (...See Acceptable B paper and other print 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...
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...page 60.) Clean the drum surface. (See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the drum unit.) 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 ...or 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 MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Check the machine's environment. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the...
...page 60.) Clean the drum surface. (See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the drum unit.) 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 ...or 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 MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Check the machine's environment. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the...
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... input tray. Curled or wavy Open the back cover (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...
... input tray. Curled or wavy Open the back cover (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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.... 0123456789. Troubleshooting Examples of poor print quality ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. B 99 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. 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...
.... 0123456789. Troubleshooting Examples of poor print quality ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. B 99 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. 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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...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 a computer that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters) long. 1 ...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/. Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time FAX-2840 FAX-2940 HQ1200 (2400 × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi...
...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 a computer that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters) long. 1 ...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/. Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time FAX-2840 FAX-2940 HQ1200 (2400 × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi...
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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 use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from your computer (FAX2940 only). Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Not for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users ii
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 use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from your computer (FAX2940 only). Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Not for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users ii
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...Press Stop/Exit. c Enter the registered four-digit password. TX Lock (FAX-2840 and MFC-7240) 2 Note (For FAX-2840) You can set up the password 2 Note If you have already set it... password. Press OK. Press OK. TX Lock lets you forget the TX Lock password, please call Brother Customer Service. Security 1.TX Lock b Enter a four-digit number for the password using TX Lock ...Press OK. 9 2 Security features 2 Security 2 You can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. You will not need to schedule Delayed Faxes or Polling jobs.
...Press Stop/Exit. c Enter the registered four-digit password. TX Lock (FAX-2840 and MFC-7240) 2 Note (For FAX-2840) You can set up the password 2 Note If you have already set it... password. Press OK. Press OK. TX Lock lets you forget the TX Lock password, please call Brother Customer Service. Security 1.TX Lock b Enter a four-digit number for the password using TX Lock ...Press OK. 9 2 Security features 2 Security 2 You can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. You will not need to schedule Delayed Faxes or Polling jobs.
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... of Windows® 7. Where they display 'MFC' in the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/). Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice. For FAX-2840 users: You can download printer drivers, scanner drivers, PC-FAX Software and Remote Setup from the Brother Solutions Center. FAX-2840/FAX-2940 Definitions of notes We use this product outside...
... of Windows® 7. Where they display 'MFC' in the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/). Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice. For FAX-2840 users: You can download printer drivers, scanner drivers, PC-FAX Software and Remote Setup from the Brother Solutions Center. FAX-2840/FAX-2940 Definitions of notes We use this product outside...
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... ...2 Job Cancel...2 Section II Windows® 2 Printing 4 Using the Brother printer driver...4 Printing a document...5 Manual duplex (two-sided) printing...6 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 6 Manual duplex printing ...6 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 7 Printer driver settings...8 Accessing the printer driver settings...9 Basic tab ...10 Paper Size ...10 Orientation ...10 Copies ...11 Media Type...11...
... ...2 Job Cancel...2 Section II Windows® 2 Printing 4 Using the Brother printer driver...4 Printing a document...5 Manual duplex (two-sided) printing...6 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 6 Manual duplex printing ...6 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 7 Printer driver settings...8 Accessing the printer driver settings...9 Basic tab ...10 Paper Size ...10 Orientation ...10 Copies ...11 Media Type...11...
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...47 Brother Address Book ...48 Setting up a member in the Address Book 48 Setting up a group for broadcasting 49 Editing member information...49 Deleting a member or group...49 Exporting the Address Book ...50 Importing to the Address Book ...51 Section III Apple Macintosh 6 Printing and Faxing 54 Features in the printer driver (...scanning, printing and faxing 56 Choosing page setup options ...56 Choosing printing options ...58 Cover Page...59 Layout ...59 Print Settings ...60 Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 64 Status Monitor...65 Updating the machine's status ...65 iii
...47 Brother Address Book ...48 Setting up a member in the Address Book 48 Setting up a group for broadcasting 49 Editing member information...49 Deleting a member or group...49 Exporting the Address Book ...50 Importing to the Address Book ...51 Section III Apple Macintosh 6 Printing and Faxing 54 Features in the printer driver (...scanning, printing and faxing 56 Choosing page setup options ...56 Choosing printing options ...58 Cover Page...59 Layout ...59 Print Settings ...60 Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 64 Status Monitor...65 Updating the machine's status ...65 iii
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Screens on your PC may vary depending on your model on the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/ 4 2 Printing 2 Note The screens in this section are available from the download page for your 2 operating system. The printer drivers are from the format used by a PC into the format needed by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Using the Brother printer driver 2 A printer driver is software that translates data from Windows® XP.
Screens on your PC may vary depending on your model on the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/ 4 2 Printing 2 Note The screens in this section are available from the download page for your 2 operating system. The printer drivers are from the format used by a PC into the format needed by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Using the Brother printer driver 2 A printer driver is software that translates data from Windows® XP.
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... it begins printing by changing the right and left margins in your application software. If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother FAX-XXXX* as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your software application, and then click OK to begin ...printing. *(Where XXXX is your model name.) Note • (Macintosh) See Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) uu page 54....
... it begins printing by changing the right and left margins in your application software. If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother FAX-XXXX* as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your software application, and then click OK to begin ...printing. *(Where XXXX is your model name.) Note • (Macintosh) See Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) uu page 54....