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Table of Contents 1 i Using the machine as a printer (For Windows 1-1 Using the Brother printer driver 1-1 Features 1-1 Choosing the right type of paper 1-2 Printing a document 1-2 Simultaneous printing and faxing 1-3 Clearing data from the memory 1-3 Checking the Print Quality 1-3 Printer operation key 1-3 Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only 1-3 Status Monitor (Windows® only 1-4 Watching the machine's status 1-4 How to...
Table of Contents 1 i Using the machine as a printer (For Windows 1-1 Using the Brother printer driver 1-1 Features 1-1 Choosing the right type of paper 1-2 Printing a document 1-2 Simultaneous printing and faxing 1-3 Clearing data from the memory 1-3 Checking the Print Quality 1-3 Printer operation key 1-3 Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only 1-3 Status Monitor (Windows® only 1-4 Watching the machine's status 1-4 How to...
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...from your PC (For Windows®) (not available for MFC-5440CN and MFC-3240C 6-1 For USB cable users 6-1 For Network cable users 6-3 Network Scanning (not available for MFC-3240C and MFC-210C 7-1 Network License 7-1 Registering your PC with the ...machine 7-2 Using the Scan key 7-5 Scan to E-mail (PC 7-5 Scan to Image 7-6 Scan to OCR 7-7 Scan to File 7-8 Using your machine with a Macintosh 8-1 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer...
...from your PC (For Windows®) (not available for MFC-5440CN and MFC-3240C 6-1 For USB cable users 6-1 For Network cable users 6-3 Network Scanning (not available for MFC-3240C and MFC-210C 7-1 Network License 7-1 Registering your PC with the ...machine 7-2 Using the Scan key 7-5 Scan to E-mail (PC 7-5 Scan to Image 7-6 Scan to OCR 7-7 Scan to File 7-8 Using your machine with a Macintosh 8-1 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer...
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... the Quick Setup Guide. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you'll find in a high quality ink jet printer. Network Standard models only. Fast Printing Speed-Using Fast mode, you will only... data from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 20 pages per minute in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to get high quality printouts. 1 Using the machine as a printer (For Windows®) Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software ...
... the Quick Setup Guide. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you'll find in a high quality ink jet printer. Network Standard models only. Fast Printing Speed-Using Fast mode, you will only... data from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 20 pages per minute in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to get high quality printouts. 1 Using the machine as a printer (For Windows®) Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software ...
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...Settings menu in your software application, and then click on OK to begin printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X) on page 8-4. 2 Your computer sends the data to the machine. The LCD...paper tray can select the paper size, and orientation in your application software. If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to read About paper in the User's Guide before you select and purchase paper for the machine...
...Settings menu in your software application, and then click on OK to begin printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X) on page 8-4. 2 Your computer sends the data to the machine. The LCD...paper tray can select the paper size, and orientation in your application software. If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to read About paper in the User's Guide before you select and purchase paper for the machine...
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... find out how to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the... the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve print quality in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can stop the current print job and clear the data from memory.
... find out how to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the... the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve print quality in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can stop the current print job and clear the data from memory.
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...The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool that allows you to monitor the status of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right click the Status Monitor icon and choose... the Status Monitor located in the task tray or on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Yellow icon means the warning. Red icon means a printing error has occured. Watching the machine's status Once you ...your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar. You can check the device status at anytime by condition.
...The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool that allows you to monitor the status of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right click the Status Monitor icon and choose... the Status Monitor located in the task tray or on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Yellow icon means the warning. Red icon means a printing error has occured. Watching the machine's status Once you ...your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar. You can check the device status at anytime by condition.
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USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5 You can see the machine's status anytime by opening the menu window when displaying the status. Even if the status monitor is off, you want to switch off the status monitor If you can switch the status monitor On by clicking the Status Monitor from the Start menu on Startup in the menu. 2 Set this function to Off and close the window from Exit. How to turn off the status monitor application, perform the following steps. 1 Right-click on the status monitor icon or window and select Load on your computer.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5 You can see the machine's status anytime by opening the menu window when displaying the status. Even if the status monitor is off, you want to switch off the status monitor If you can switch the status monitor On by clicking the Status Monitor from the Start menu on Startup in the menu. 2 Set this function to Off and close the window from Exit. How to turn off the status monitor application, perform the following steps. 1 Right-click on the status monitor icon or window and select Load on your computer.
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...; X) on your operating system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your computer: ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to...
...; X) on your operating system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your computer: ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to...
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USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7 To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to apply your selected settings. Basic tab * 1 2 3 4 1 Select the Media Type and Quality. 2 Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7 To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to apply your selected settings. Basic tab * 1 2 3 4 1 Select the Media Type and Quality. 2 Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale.
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...the media type you can choose this mode to print the document. This mode is suitable for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Better print quality than Fast mode and faster print speed than Photo. ■ Enhance Normal Printing: 750 x 750 dpi. The machine changes the way.... Use this mode to choose the print resolution you have selected Plain Paper or Transparencies. ■ Normal: 600 x 600 dpi. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper when printing with typical print speed. ■ Fast Normal: 600 x 300 dpi....
...the media type you can choose this mode to print the document. This mode is suitable for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Better print quality than Fast mode and faster print speed than Photo. ■ Enhance Normal Printing: 750 x 750 dpi. The machine changes the way.... Use this mode to choose the print resolution you have selected Plain Paper or Transparencies. ■ Normal: 600 x 600 dpi. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper when printing with typical print speed. ■ Fast Normal: 600 x 300 dpi....
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Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine Fine, Photo Fine, Photo, Highest Normal, Fine Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine The factory settings are shown in bold. Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9
Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine Fine, Photo Fine, Photo, Highest Normal, Fine Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine The factory settings are shown in bold. Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9
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... the total amount of your image to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This prints at an increased resolution which helps to provide higher quality printouts.... When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to avoid banding on the size of the image and the specifications of color in the image. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in...
... the total amount of your image to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This prints at an increased resolution which helps to provide higher quality printouts.... When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to avoid banding on the size of the image and the specifications of color in the image. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in...
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Lighting, camera settings and other color. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 It is not in true focus and you want an image to be more subdued. ■ Red Increases the intensity of the Red color to make the image redder. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make the image greener...
Lighting, camera settings and other color. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 It is not in true focus and you want an image to be more subdued. ■ Red Increases the intensity of the Red color to make the image redder. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make the image greener...
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From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can select borderless setting for specific papers. Also you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5" x 5" (88.9 x 127.0 mm) to improve the quality of standard paper sizes. If you wish, you are using. You can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined. Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm).
From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can select borderless setting for specific papers. Also you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5" x 5" (88.9 x 127.0 mm) to improve the quality of standard paper sizes. If you wish, you are using. You can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined. Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm).
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...(Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 Orientation The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet of paper. Page Layout The Page Layout selection can choose to be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on the sheet. If you... to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page on multiple sheets of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1 layout is not available.
...(Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 Orientation The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet of paper. Page Layout The Page Layout selection can choose to be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on the sheet. If you... to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page on multiple sheets of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1 layout is not available.
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... Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed (1 to select automatically a suitable tray for the number of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If the... next page of copies that will be printed and then repeated for Paper Size setting. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will feed the paper when printing... of the document is printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of copies you selected.
... Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed (1 to select automatically a suitable tray for the number of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If the... next page of copies that will be printed and then repeated for Paper Size setting. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will feed the paper when printing... of the document is printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of copies you selected.
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Scaling 3. Color 2. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Watermark 4. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1. Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
Scaling 3. Color 2. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Watermark 4. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1. Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
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... images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, select this mode for documents that contain text...
... images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, select this mode for documents that contain text...
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Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. The color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Select the best one for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually.
Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. The color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Select the best one for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually.
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...Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Some halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Halftone Pattern The machine ...can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place ...
...Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Some halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Halftone Pattern The machine ...can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place ...