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... MFC-7240) PDF 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...
... MFC-7240) PDF 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...
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C Menu and features 103 On-screen programming 103 Menu table 103 How to access the menu mode 103 Menu table ...104 Entering text...113 D Specifications 114 General ...114 Document Size 115 Print media...116 Fax ...117 Copy ...118 Scanner (For MFC-7240 119 Printer (For MFC-7240 120 Interface ...120 Computer requirements (For MFC-7240 121 Consumable items 122 E Index 123 viii
C Menu and features 103 On-screen programming 103 Menu table 103 How to access the menu mode 103 Menu table ...104 Entering text...113 D Specifications 114 General ...114 Document Size 115 Print media...116 Fax ...117 Copy ...118 Scanner (For MFC-7240 119 Printer (For MFC-7240 120 Interface ...120 Computer requirements (For MFC-7240 121 Consumable items 122 E Index 123 viii
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... User's Guide and Software User's Guide 1, that are on the Documentation CD-ROM or the Installer CDROM. 1 For MFC-7240 Viewing Documentation (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) 1 a Turn on your country. c Click your computer. b (Macintosh users) Double-click the Documentation CD-ROM icon, and then ...double-click index.html. When you want to step c. d Point to use the advanced features for Fax, Copy, Printer 1, Scanner 1 and PC-Fax 1. Chapter 1 Accessing the Advanced User's Guide and Software User's Guide 1 1 This Basic User's Guide does not contain ...
... User's Guide and Software User's Guide 1, that are on the Documentation CD-ROM or the Installer CDROM. 1 For MFC-7240 Viewing Documentation (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) 1 a Turn on your country. c Click your computer. b (Macintosh users) Double-click the Documentation CD-ROM icon, and then ...double-click index.html. When you want to step c. d Point to use the advanced features for Fax, Copy, Printer 1, Scanner 1 and PC-Fax 1. Chapter 1 Accessing the Advanced User's Guide and Software User's Guide 1 1 This Basic User's Guide does not contain ...
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... set the paper size in the standard paper tray 2 You can load up to use, see Paper capacity of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. If your application software supports paper size selection on the right-hand side of the paper tray...
... set the paper size in the standard paper tray 2 You can load up to use, see Paper capacity of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. If your application software supports paper size selection on the right-hand side of the paper tray...
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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 some regions outside the USA and Canada. 2 2 2 17
... 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 some regions outside the USA and Canada. 2 2 2 17
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Chapter 2 Envelopes 2 Most envelopes designed for laser printers will be suitable for the machine 20 • with edges that are not straight or consistently square • with windows, holes, cut-outs or perforations ...
Chapter 2 Envelopes 2 Most envelopes designed for laser printers will be suitable for the machine 20 • with edges that are not straight or consistently square • with windows, holes, cut-outs or perforations ...
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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.... click Properties (or Preferences, depending on your operating system). 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.... click Properties (or Preferences, depending on your operating system). 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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... shake it from side to side several times to local regulations, keeping it in the Brother machine may cause damage to the machine and/or may trigger incorrect status messages, cause the printer to unpack the new toner cartridge until immediately before you choose not to the... Brother collection program. Use or attempted use of third-party toner and/or cartridges. In addition, use of Genuine Brother Supplies. We also strongly recommend that ...
... shake it from side to side several times to local regulations, keeping it in the Brother machine may cause damage to the machine and/or may trigger incorrect status messages, cause the printer to unpack the new toner cartridge until immediately before you choose not to the... Brother collection program. Use or attempted use of third-party toner and/or cartridges. In addition, use of Genuine Brother Supplies. We also strongly recommend that ...
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...plugged in your application to make sure that the machine is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. The faxes stored in the machine memory will not lose any important messages. Check the settings in and the power ...is an unprintable area on the screen but they do not show up when it prints garbage. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is printed. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer and click See what's printing. The machine prints unexpectedly or it is unchecked. Press Stop/Exit to ...
...plugged in your application to make sure that the machine is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. The faxes stored in the machine memory will not lose any important messages. Check the settings in and the power ...is an unprintable area on the screen but they do not show up when it prints garbage. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is printed. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer and click See what's printing. The machine prints unexpectedly or it is unchecked. Press Stop/Exit to ...
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...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. Clean the paper pick-up rollers. If the LCD shows the Paper Jam message and you still have downloaded and ...) Difficulties The machine is curled, you should straighten it. Scanning difficulties (For MFC-7240) Difficulties TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. 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). Cannot ...
...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. Clean the paper pick-up rollers. If the LCD shows the Paper Jam message and you still have downloaded and ...) Difficulties The machine is curled, you should straighten it. Scanning difficulties (For MFC-7240) Difficulties TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. 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). Cannot ...
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...must be set up to print the envelope size 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. If the problem is not solved, turn the machine on envelopes? See Advanced User's Guide: ... 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 the Print Density by pressing Menu, 2, 1, 6 and then press c to curl. (See General uu...
...must be set up to print the envelope size 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. If the problem is not solved, turn the machine on envelopes? See Advanced User's Guide: ... 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 the Print Density by pressing Menu, 2, 1, 6 and then press c to curl. (See General uu...
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... the chart below and follow the recommendations. 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... the copy looks good, the problem is too light, Toner Save mode may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine reliability. Note Using non-Brother supplies may be on.
... the chart below and follow the recommendations. 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... the copy looks good, the problem is too light, Toner Save mode may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine reliability. Note Using non-Brother supplies may be on.
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.... (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) 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...61550; Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Call Brother Customer Service. Conditions such as high temperatures and high humidity can increase the amount of poor print quality Recommendation Make sure that...
.... (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) 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...61550; Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Call Brother Customer Service. Conditions such as high temperatures and high humidity can increase the amount of poor print quality Recommendation Make sure that...
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...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. Print multiple pages to the home position (a). (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) The drum unit may be damaged. Put ... abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Lines across the page 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.) Choose ...
...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. Print multiple pages to the home position (a). (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) The drum unit may be damaged. Put ... abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Lines across the page 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.) Choose ...
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...use paper that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) Do not use label sheets for laser printers, the glue from the sheets may sometimes stick to the OPC drum surface. Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge... uu page 55.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. The toner cartridge may be damaged. ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 White lines down the page. Put in a new drum unit....
...use paper that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16.) Do not use label sheets for laser printers, the glue from the sheets may sometimes stick to the OPC drum surface. Put in a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing the toner cartridge... uu page 55.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. The toner cartridge may be damaged. ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 White lines down the page. Put in a new drum unit....
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... tray) 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...
... tray) 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...
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. 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 ...
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. 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 ...
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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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...to 40 C) 20 to 80% (without condensation) 10 to 90% (without condensation) 114 14.2 in. (360 mm) Model Printer Type Print Method Memory Capacity LCD (liquid crystal display) Power Source Power Consumption 1 (Average) Peak Copying 2 Ready Deep Sleep Dimensions FAX...-2840 FAX-2940 Laser Electrophotographic Laser Printer 16 MB 16 characters 2 lines 110 - 120 V AC 50/60 Hz Approx. 1080 W at 25 °C (77...
...to 40 C) 20 to 80% (without condensation) 10 to 90% (without condensation) 114 14.2 in. (360 mm) Model Printer Type Print Method Memory Capacity LCD (liquid crystal display) Power Source Power Consumption 1 (Average) Peak Copying 2 Ready Deep Sleep Dimensions FAX...-2840 FAX-2940 Laser Electrophotographic Laser Printer 16 MB 16 characters 2 lines 110 - 120 V AC 50/60 Hz Approx. 1080 W at 25 °C (77...
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...tray) 1 The print speed may vary depending on the type of document you print. The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Printer (For MFC-7240) D Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time MFC-7240 HQ1200 (2400 × 600... 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 longer than 6 feet (2.0 ...
...tray) 1 The print speed may vary depending on the type of document you print. The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Printer (For MFC-7240) D Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time MFC-7240 HQ1200 (2400 × 600... 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 longer than 6 feet (2.0 ...