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...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. Visit... us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Not for Printing, Scanning, Remote...
...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. Visit... us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Not for Printing, Scanning, Remote...
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... plain paper, thin paper or recycled paper from the standard paper tray 2 2 a Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. Paper can load up to the maximum paper mark (b b b) on the right-hand side of the paper tray...
... plain paper, thin paper or recycled paper from the standard paper tray 2 2 a Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. Paper can load up to the maximum paper mark (b b b) 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 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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...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 Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. c Choose the name of your machine in the Properties (or Preferences) dialog box. Paper Size ... printing. 46 Printing a document 10 The machine can receive data from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can download the printer driver from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.) b From your operating system).
...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 Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. c Choose the name of your machine in the Properties (or Preferences) dialog box. Paper Size ... printing. 46 Printing a document 10 The machine can receive data from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can download the printer driver from the Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.) b From your operating system).
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... your application to make sure that it is set up to work with 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.... Suggestions Make sure that COPY is illuminated. (See How to copy uu page 45.) Black vertical lines on copies are blank. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Then turn off the machine's power switch and disconnect from the power for this. (See Unscannable and unprintable areas uu page 15.) 88...
... your application to make sure that it is set up to work with 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.... Suggestions Make sure that COPY is illuminated. (See How to copy uu page 45.) Black vertical lines on copies are blank. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Then turn off the machine's power switch and disconnect from the power for this. (See Unscannable and unprintable areas uu page 15.) 88...
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... or Get Photo and click Select to remove the paper, turn the stack over and put it is chosen as the primary source in the printer driver. Clean the paper pick-up rollers. If the LCD shows the Paper Jam message and you have a problem, see Error and maintenance messages... MFL-Pro Suite program on the Installer CD-ROM. See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the paper pick-up roller. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Check that manual feed mode is helpful to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA...
... or Get Photo and click Select to remove the paper, turn the stack over and put it is chosen as the primary source in the printer driver. Clean the paper pick-up rollers. If the LCD shows the Paper Jam message and you have a problem, see Error and maintenance messages... MFL-Pro Suite program on the Installer CD-ROM. See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the paper pick-up roller. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Check that manual feed mode is helpful to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA...
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...uu page 16.) You can load envelopes from the manual feed slot. Your application must be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off and unplug the power cord. Paper handling difficulties (continued) Difficulties Documents do not feed or skewed ... Advanced tab in the Page Setup or Document Setup menu of your application. Suggestions Clean the document feed rollers. This is usually done 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 ...
...uu page 16.) You can load envelopes from the manual feed slot. Your application must be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off and unplug the power cord. Paper handling difficulties (continued) Difficulties Documents do not feed or skewed ... Advanced tab in the Page Setup or Document Setup menu of your application. Suggestions Clean the document feed rollers. This is usually done 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 ...
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.... (See Acceptable B paper and other print media uu page 16.) ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Check the machine's environment. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Troubleshooting Examples of background shading. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) Clean the drum surface. (See ... 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...
.... (See Acceptable B paper and other print media uu page 16.) ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Check the machine's environment. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Troubleshooting Examples of background shading. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) Clean the drum surface. (See ... 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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... to clear this problem, especially if the machine has not been used for a long time. The drum unit may be contaminated. 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... Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16 and (for MFC-7240), choose Thick in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) The problem may be damaged. A rough surfaced paper or thick print media can ...
... to clear this problem, especially if the machine has not been used for a long time. The drum unit may be contaminated. 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... Rough-surfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page 16 and (for MFC-7240), choose Thick in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) The problem may be damaged. A rough surfaced paper or thick print media can ...
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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 Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Make...
... 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 Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Make...
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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. 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. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. 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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... USB ports are not supported. 120 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. 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...
... USB ports are not supported. 120 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. 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...
Advanced Users Guide - English
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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 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).
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... choose Set Password. Press OK. e Press Stop/Exit. Press OK. 2 Security features 2 Security 2 You can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Security 1.TX Lock b Enter a four-digit number for the password using TX Lock (for FAX2840 and MFC-7240), Memory... not be sent even if you forget the TX Lock password, please call Brother Customer Service. Changing the TX Lock password a Press Menu, 1, 6, 1. Press OK. 9 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...
... choose Set Password. Press OK. e Press Stop/Exit. Press OK. 2 Security features 2 Security 2 You can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Security 1.TX Lock b Enter a four-digit number for the password using TX Lock (for FAX2840 and MFC-7240), Memory... not be sent even if you forget the TX Lock password, please call Brother Customer Service. Changing the TX Lock password a Press Menu, 1, 6, 1. Press OK. 9 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...
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... this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. For FAX-2840 users: You can download printer drivers and Remote Setup from the Brother Solutions Center. (Note that country. In this manual, the screens in this manual, ... limited to typographical and other features. Mac OS X 10.6.x - 10.7.x users 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 the country of purchase as 'FAX...
... this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. For FAX-2840 users: You can download printer drivers and Remote Setup from the Brother Solutions Center. (Note that country. In this manual, the screens in this manual, ... limited to typographical and other features. Mac OS X 10.6.x - 10.7.x users 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 the country of purchase as 'FAX...
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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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2 Printing 2 Note The screens in this section are available from the download page for your 2 operating system. Using the Brother printer driver 2 A printer driver is software that translates data from Windows® XP. 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. 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. Using the Brother printer driver 2 A printer driver is software that translates data from Windows® XP. 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. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your model on the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/ 4
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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 .... 5 The paper tray can choose the paper size and orientation in your computer, it begins printing by changing the right and left margins in the printer driver (Macintosh) uu page 54. • You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. (For information about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper, see Basic...
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 .... 5 The paper tray can choose the paper size and orientation in your computer, it begins printing by changing the right and left margins in the printer driver (Macintosh) uu page 54. • You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. (For information about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper, see Basic...