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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 turn...
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 turn...
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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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... or page description language. 1 Using the machine as a printer (For Windows®) Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software that 's empty. Network Standard models only. Low Running Cost-Whenever you can print up to 15 pages per minute in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to 1200 x 6000...
... or page description language. 1 Using the machine as a printer (For Windows®) Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software that 's empty. Network Standard models only. Low Running Cost-Whenever you can print up to 15 pages per minute in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to 1200 x 6000...
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If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to select the right type of paper. You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your custom paper ...; Macintosh® (Mac OS® X) on OK to begin printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If your application software does not support your computer select the Print command. The LCD shows Receiving Data. 3 When the machine...
If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to select the right type of paper. You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your custom paper ...; Macintosh® (Mac OS® X) on OK to begin printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If your application software does not support your computer select the Print command. The LCD shows Receiving Data. 3 When the machine...
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... LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve print quality in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Checking the Print Quality If you can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it... , See 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 stop the current print job and clear the data from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, ...
... LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve print quality in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Checking the Print Quality If you can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it... , See 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 stop the current print job and clear the data from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, ...
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For more devices, allowing you start up your computer. Watching the machine's status 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. Red icon means a printing error has occured...the status monitor on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on your computer, the resident icon will appear on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Green icon means the normal stand-by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or ...
For more devices, allowing you start up your computer. Watching the machine's status 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. Red icon means a printing error has occured...the status monitor on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on your computer, the resident icon will appear on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Green icon means the normal stand-by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or ...
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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. How to turn 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 switch off , you want to Off and close the window from Exit. Even if the status monitor is 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. How to turn 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 switch off , you want to Off and close the window from Exit. Even if the status monitor is 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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... ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from Windows® XP. You can change the...system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in this section are from the File menu in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The screens on your computer may vary depending on your Windows® ...
... ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from Windows® XP. You can change the...system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in this section are from the File menu in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The screens on your computer may vary depending on your Windows® ...
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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. 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.
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.... ■ Normal: 600 x 600 dpi. The quality selections that are related. Use this mode only when you want for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 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. Media...
.... ■ Normal: 600 x 600 dpi. The quality selections that are related. Use this mode only when you want for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 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. Media...
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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 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.
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...of your image to improve quality sharpness, white balance and color density. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in an image to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER When not selected, the print heads will only print ...in both directions and offer faster print speeds. Overall print quality is improved, but print speed is selected, the print heads print in one direction to avoid banding on the paper. This ...
...of your image to improve quality sharpness, white balance and color density. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in an image to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER When not selected, the print heads will only print ...in both directions and offer faster print speeds. Overall print quality is improved, but print speed is selected, the print heads print in one direction to avoid banding on the paper. This ...
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... make the image redder. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 The white areas of the Blue color to make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of a picture may be .... ■ Auto Image Enhance Allows individual adjustment of picture settings to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. Lighting, camera settings and other color. By using this effect and bring the white areas back to the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of an...
... make the image redder. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 The white areas of the Blue color to make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of a picture may be .... ■ Auto Image Enhance Allows individual adjustment of picture settings to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. Lighting, camera settings and other color. By using this effect and bring the white areas back to the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of an...
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Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm). If you wish, you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined. 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. From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can select borderless setting for specific papers. Also you are using. 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). If you wish, you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined. 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. From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can select borderless setting for specific papers. Also you are using. Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
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Orientation The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet 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. If you can reduce the ... choose to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page on multiple sheets of paper. Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on the sheet. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS...
Orientation The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet 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. If you can reduce the ... choose to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page on multiple sheets of paper. Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on the sheet. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS...
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... Order prints the pages of copies that will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of copies you selected. Paper 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... and then repeated for Paper Size setting. You can only use plain paper sizes Letter, Legal or A4 in the opposite order. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). If the Collate check box is printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected...
... Order prints the pages of copies that will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of copies you selected. Paper 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... and then repeated for Paper Size setting. You can only use plain paper sizes Letter, Legal or A4 in the opposite order. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). If the Collate check box is printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected...
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Color 2. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Scaling 3. Watermark 4. Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
Color 2. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Scaling 3. Watermark 4. Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
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... will select 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 printer driver automatically selects the image type. ■ Photo:...this mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 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 or business graphics (charts or clip art...
... will select 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 printer driver automatically selects the image type. ■ Photo:...this mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 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 or business graphics (charts or clip art...
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Select the best one for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for your document. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually.
Select the best one for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for your document. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually.
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... create the halftones. There are placed at random to make halftones. This method of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place dots to printing graphics that have definite...
... create the halftones. There are placed at random to make halftones. This method of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place dots to printing graphics that have definite...