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Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning ... ...6 Media Type...7 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only 10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 ...
Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning ... ...6 Media Type...7 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only 10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 ...
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...Clearing data from the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality ...102 Paper Feed (MFC-5860CN only)...103 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...104 Drag a vCard from... to E-mail ...113 Scan to Image ...114 Scan to OCR ...114 Scan to File...115 Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C 115 Using Presto!® PageManager® ...119 Features ...119 System requirements for Presto!® PageManager 119 Technical support ...120 10...
...Clearing data from the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality ...102 Paper Feed (MFC-5860CN only)...103 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...104 Drag a vCard from... to E-mail ...113 Scan to Image ...114 Scan to OCR ...114 Scan to File...115 Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C 115 Using Presto!® PageManager® ...119 Features ...119 System requirements for Presto!® PageManager 119 Technical support ...120 10...
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Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
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... can be understood by following the Quick Setup Guide. This feature is available for more information. Fast Printing Speed See the User's Guide for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you are from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 × 6000 dpi on glossy paper to get the highest possible...
... can be understood by following the Quick Setup Guide. This feature is available for more information. Fast Printing Speed See the User's Guide for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you are from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 × 6000 dpi on glossy paper to get the highest possible...
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... 3 However, when the machine is important to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Printing Choosing the right type of paper. Checking the print quality 1 If you can print from the memory 1 If the LCD shows Data Remaining, you want to ...clear the data that is left in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Clearing data from your PC while sending or receiving a fax in the memory by pressing the Stop/Exit key on paper, it , see ...
... 3 However, when the machine is important to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Printing Choosing the right type of paper. Checking the print quality 1 If you can print from the memory 1 If the LCD shows Data Remaining, you want to ...clear the data that is left in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Clearing data from your PC while sending or receiving a fax in the memory by pressing the Stop/Exit key on paper, it , see ...
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... the tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in the tasktray or on the desktop. 4 Printing Status Monitor 1 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status..., allowing you start up your PC, the Status Monitor icon appears on your PC-in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on the tasktray. A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition. A ... the machine's status 1 Once you to get immediate notification of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Status Monitor icon and choose Help.
... the tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in the tasktray or on the desktop. 4 Printing Status Monitor 1 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status..., allowing you start up your PC, the Status Monitor icon appears on your PC-in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on the tasktray. A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition. A ... the machine's status 1 Once you to get immediate notification of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Status Monitor icon and choose Help.
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...monitor is your model name) and click Properties. Printing Turning off the status monitor If you want to switch off , you print from the Start menu on Startup to clear the check mark. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off the status ... by clicking Status Monitor from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click File, then...
...monitor is your model name) and click Properties. Printing Turning off the status monitor If you want to switch off , you print from the Start menu on Startup to clear the check mark. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off the status ... by clicking Status Monitor from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click File, then...
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d Click OK (3) to the default settings, click Default (4), then OK (3). c Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5860CN only) Note If you choose Auto Select, the machine will pull paper from Tray 1 and when Tray 1 is empty, paper will automatically ... (5) shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Page Order, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. 6 Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. Basic tab 5 Printing 1 1 1 2 4 3 a Choose your chosen settings. To return to apply your setting for Slow Drying Paper, ...
d Click OK (3) to the default settings, click Default (4), then OK (3). c Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5860CN only) Note If you choose Auto Select, the machine will pull paper from Tray 1 and when Tray 1 is empty, paper will automatically ... (5) shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Page Order, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. 6 Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. Basic tab 5 Printing 1 1 1 2 4 3 a Choose your chosen settings. To return to apply your setting for Slow Drying Paper, ...
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...MFC-240C, the Highest Print Quality selection is much larger than Photo. Normal 600 × 600 dpi. Use for proofing. As print quality and speed are related, the higher the quality, the longer it prints depending on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother... quality selection lets you choose borderless printing. 7 Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Transparencies Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast Normal, ...
...MFC-240C, the Highest Print Quality selection is much larger than Photo. Normal 600 × 600 dpi. Use for proofing. As print quality and speed are related, the higher the quality, the longer it prints depending on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother... quality selection lets you choose borderless printing. 7 Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Transparencies Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast Normal, ...
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.... This feature analyzes your PC. 8 When unchecked, the print head will only print in both directions offering faster print speeds. Printing 1 1 Bi-Directional Printing 1 When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in one direction giving higher quality printouts, but slower printing speeds. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) 1 Checking Color Enhancement (True2Life®) option enables the True2Life® feature. This process...
.... This feature analyzes your PC. 8 When unchecked, the print head will only print in both directions offering faster print speeds. Printing 1 1 Bi-Directional Printing 1 When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in one direction giving higher quality printouts, but slower printing speeds. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) 1 Checking Color Enhancement (True2Life®) option enables the True2Life® feature. This process...
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...the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. Auto Image Enhance Allows alteration of individual picture settings to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring pixels in the document. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of Blue in an image to adjusting... the hue of the white areas of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will make the image bluer. 9 Printing 1 Color Density Adjusts the total amount of an image. You can adjust those white areas. Sharpness Enhances the detail of white.
...the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. Auto Image Enhance Allows alteration of individual picture settings to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring pixels in the document. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of Blue in an image to adjusting... the hue of the white areas of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will make the image bluer. 9 Printing 1 Color Density Adjusts the total amount of an image. You can adjust those white areas. Sharpness Enhances the detail of white.
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... size ranging from the pattern of the 1 fills you want for specific paper sizes. Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. You can also choose the borderless setting for this custom size. Specify... values, and enter any name you want , you are different from 3.5 × 5 in . (215.9 × 355.6 mm). To do borderless printing 1 From the Paper Size pull down list, choose the Paper Size you can create a custom size by choosing User Defined Size. Paper Size 1 The Paper...
... size ranging from the pattern of the 1 fills you want for specific paper sizes. Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. You can also choose the borderless setting for this custom size. Specify... values, and enter any name you want , you are different from 3.5 × 5 in . (215.9 × 355.6 mm). To do borderless printing 1 From the Paper Size pull down list, choose the Paper Size you can create a custom size by choosing User Defined Size. Paper Size 1 The Paper...
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... 1, 9 in 1 and 16 in 1 layout is selected, the Page Order can choose to this, we recommend you use the one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in poster print mode. The 1 in N options enlarges your document will be selected from the drop-down menu. Page Order (Windows® 2000...
... 1, 9 in 1 and 16 in 1 layout is selected, the Page Order can choose to this, we recommend you use the one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in poster print mode. The 1 in N options enlarges your document will be selected from the drop-down menu. Page Order (Windows® 2000...
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...take paper from Tray 2 if both trays are using paper that will be printed according to 999). 1 1 Collate 1 With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document in Tray 2. • Tray 2 does not support Borderless printing. 12 If you choose. When Tray 1 is empty, Auto Select allows the... the opposite order. If Collate is unchecked, then each page will feed the paper when printing. Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only) 1 The Paper Source selection sets the paper tray from Tray 1. Printing Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that is the same type and size....
...take paper from Tray 2 if both trays are using paper that will be printed according to 999). 1 1 Collate 1 With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document in Tray 2. • Tray 2 does not support Borderless printing. 12 If you choose. When Tray 1 is empty, Auto Select allows the... the opposite order. If Collate is unchecked, then each page will feed the paper when printing. Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only) 1 The Paper Source selection sets the paper tray from Tray 1. Printing Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that is the same type and size....
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Advanced tab Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: 123 4 Printing 1 1 Color (1) Scaling (2) Watermark (3) Device Options (4) Note To return to the default settings, click Default. 13
Advanced tab Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: 123 4 Printing 1 1 Color (1) Scaling (2) Watermark (3) Device Options (4) Note To return to the default settings, click Default. 13
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Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to choose the color matching and halftone method, choose this mode. 14 Printing 1 1 1 Image Type 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. Auto The...
Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to choose the color matching and halftone method, choose this mode. 14 Printing 1 1 1 Image Type 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. Auto The...
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The color is adjusted to print more natural colors. • Vivid: Use for your document. 1 1 Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor. • Natural: Use for photographic images. Choose the best one for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors. 15 Printing Custom Image Type You can choose the color matching method manually.
The color is adjusted to print more natural colors. • Vivid: Use for your document. 1 1 Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor. • Natural: Use for photographic images. Choose the best one for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors. 15 Printing Custom Image Type You can choose the color matching method manually.
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...an unusual size, or if you only have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Use for printing photographs that have standard size paper. Choose Free if you want to reduce the size. Check Mirror Printing to reverse the data from left to make halftones....Scaling feature. Choose Off if you want to print the document as the Media Type. 16 Note Mirror Printing is not available when you can change the print size of Media Type and Quality settings. Scaling 1 You can choose which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange...
...an unusual size, or if you only have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Use for printing photographs that have standard size paper. Choose Free if you want to reduce the size. Check Mirror Printing to reverse the data from left to make halftones....Scaling feature. Choose Off if you want to print the document as the Media Type. 16 Note Mirror Printing is not available when you can change the print size of Media Type and Quality settings. Scaling 1 You can choose which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange...
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..., and then choose the watermark you have created. Print Watermark 1 You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use . 1 1 In background 1 Check In background to print an outline of the watermark. If this feature is... unchecked, the Watermark will be printed on top of your document. In Outline Text (...
..., and then choose the watermark you have created. Print Watermark 1 You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use . 1 1 In background 1 Check In background to print an outline of the watermark. If this feature is... unchecked, the Watermark will be printed on top of your document. In Outline Text (...
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You can change the watermark size and position on the page. 18 Printing Watermark Setting 1 You can also set the scaling size of the image. Position Use this setting if you like in the field. Watermark ... to search for the file. If you want to control the position of your watermark text into the Text Box, and then choose Font, Size, Color and Style. Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of the watermark on the page by choosing the watermark, and clicking the 1 Edit...
You can change the watermark size and position on the page. 18 Printing Watermark Setting 1 You can also set the scaling size of the image. Position Use this setting if you like in the field. Watermark ... to search for the file. If you want to control the position of your watermark text into the Text Box, and then choose Font, Size, Color and Style. Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of the watermark on the page by choosing the watermark, and clicking the 1 Edit...