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...and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most efficient way to date, check here for Brother driver updates. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call the country where you bought the machine. and, will be made from ...-276-8437) or visit us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers. i 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 receipt; ...
...and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most efficient way to date, check here for Brother driver updates. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call the country where you bought the machine. and, will be made from ...-276-8437) or visit us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers. i 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 receipt; ...
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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. ... (MFC-7240 only) What's in it ? Read this Guide for setting up your machine and installing the drivers and software for the operating system (MFC7240 only) and connection type you are using the Brother ControlCenter utility. Follow the instructions for trademarks and legal limitations.
...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. ... (MFC-7240 only) What's in it ? Read this Guide for setting up your machine and installing the drivers and software for the operating system (MFC7240 only) and connection type you are using the Brother ControlCenter utility. Follow the instructions for trademarks and legal limitations.
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... to the maximum paper mark (b b b) on the right-hand side of the paper tray. (For recommended paper to 250 sheets. Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons.
... to the maximum paper mark (b b b) on the right-hand side of the paper tray. (For recommended paper to 250 sheets. Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons.
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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 250 [20 lb...
... 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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Printing a document 10 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. d Choose the settings you want in the...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 Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.) b 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...
Printing a document 10 The machine can download the printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. d Choose the settings you want in the...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 Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.) b 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...
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...OS X 10.5.8 users. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to load documents uu page 22.) b Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/XXX-XXXX (where XXX- ControlCenter4 is your document. (See How to manually launch specific applications. The ControlCenter4 application will open. 47 ...Please note that lets you quickly and easily access the applications you use ControlCenter4 on your model. 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...
...OS X 10.5.8 users. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to load documents uu page 22.) b Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/XXX-XXXX (where XXX- ControlCenter4 is your document. (See How to manually launch specific applications. The ControlCenter4 application will open. 47 ...Please note that lets you quickly and easily access the applications you use ControlCenter4 on your model. 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...
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... application to make sure 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 copy uu page 45.) Black vertical lines on the top and bottom of pages correctly, ... Quick Setup Guide.) There is unchecked. (Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Vertical black line appears in the machine memory will not lose any important messages. Check the settings in the menu bar...
... application to make sure 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 copy uu page 45.) Black vertical lines on the top and bottom of pages correctly, ... Quick Setup Guide.) There is unchecked. (Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Vertical black line appears in the machine memory will not lose any important messages. Check the settings in the menu bar...
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... resolution. (Macintosh users) Make sure you still have downloaded and installed Presto! In PageManager, click File, Select Source and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE, click Scan Settings, Scan or Get Photo and click...174; Illustrator®. See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the paper pick-up roller. Sometimes it is helpful to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. If the paper is straight. Troubleshooting Printing difficulties (For MFC-7240) (continued) Difficulties The machine is no paper, load ...
... resolution. (Macintosh users) Make sure you still have downloaded and installed Presto! In PageManager, click File, Select Source and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE, click Scan Settings, Scan or Get Photo and click...174; Illustrator®. See Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the paper pick-up roller. Sometimes it is helpful to choose the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver. If the paper is straight. Troubleshooting Printing difficulties (For MFC-7240) (continued) Difficulties The machine is no paper, load ...
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... can cause the paper to curl. (See General uu page 114.) The Paper Type setting 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. Printed pages are too light. Plug the ... known working outlet and turn the machine on the recommended side of print media you are made for ten minutes, then plug 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 print the envelope size ...
... can cause the paper to curl. (See General uu page 114.) The Paper Type setting 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. Printed pages are too light. Plug the ... known working outlet and turn the machine on the recommended side of print media you are made for ten minutes, then plug 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 print the envelope size ...
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Note Using non-Brother supplies may be on , may cause this print fault. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) If the whole page is too light, Toner Save ... properly. 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 unit. (See Cleaning...
Note Using non-Brother supplies may be on , may cause this print fault. (See Product Safety Guide: Choosing a location.) If the whole page is too light, Toner Save ... properly. 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 unit. (See Cleaning...
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...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.) ... (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60 and Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the drum unit.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Toner specks The fuser unit may be contaminated...
...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.) ... (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60 and Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the drum unit.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Toner specks The fuser unit may be contaminated...
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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. All black ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 White lines across the page ABCDEFGH 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...
... 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. All black ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 White lines across the page ABCDEFGH 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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... 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 do not use the machine often, the paper may have been in the paper tray. Turn over the stack of paper in the...
... 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 do not use the machine often, the paper may have been in the paper tray. Turn over the stack of paper in the...
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... are in Media Type settings. B 99 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. 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...
... are in Media Type settings. B 99 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. 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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...Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for the Mac OS X you are using, visit us 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 MFC-...chosen by using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center 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, visit us 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 MFC-...chosen by using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center 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.
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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 8.5 ...) 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/. Interface D Model USB FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 1 2 Use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that has a USB 1.1 ...
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 8.5 ...) 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/. Interface D Model USB FAX-2840 FAX-2940 MFC-7240 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 1 2 Use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that has a USB 1.1 ...
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... Computer Platform & Processor Operating System Minimum Version Speed Minimum RAM Recommended Hard Disk Space RAM to 19200 x 19200 dpi. 121 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...
... Computer Platform & Processor Operating System Minimum Version Speed Minimum RAM Recommended Hard Disk Space RAM to 19200 x 19200 dpi. 121 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...
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... higher for Windows® XP and SP2 or higher for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7. For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. TN-420 TN-450 DR-420 1 Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. 2 Drum... their respective companies. 2 Third-party USB ports are the property of use. 122 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,...
... higher for Windows® XP and SP2 or higher for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7. For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. TN-420 TN-450 DR-420 1 Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. 2 Drum... their respective companies. 2 Third-party USB ports are the property of use. 122 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,...
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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. Replacing drum unit 62 toner cartridge 55 Reports Transmission Verification ...
Programming your computer 46 drivers 120 quality 90 Resolution 120 specifications 120 Print quality 92 Printing See Software User's Guide. Replacing drum unit 62 toner cartridge 55 Reports Transmission Verification ...