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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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... are on a network. 1 Using the machine as a printer (For Windows®) Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software that 's empty. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you'll find in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to get high...
... are on a network. 1 Using the machine as a printer (For Windows®) Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software that 's empty. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you'll find in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to get high...
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... feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your computer select the Print command. 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. Then adjust the print area by picking up paper from your computer...
... feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your computer select the Print command. 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. Then adjust the print area by picking up paper from your computer...
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However, when the machine is left in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. Clearing data from the memory If the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print... you can stop the current print job and clear the data from memory. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve it ... and faxing Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the User's Guide. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3
However, when the machine is left in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. Clearing data from the memory If the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print... you can stop the current print job and clear the data from memory. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve it ... and faxing Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the User's Guide. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3
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...the device status at anytime by condition. Yellow icon means the warning. 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. Green icon means the normal ... 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 For more devices, allowing you start up your computer. Red icon means a printing...
...the device status at anytime by condition. Yellow icon means the warning. 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. Green icon means the normal ... 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 For more devices, allowing you start up your computer. Red icon means a printing...
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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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5 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. 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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5 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. You can see the machine's status anytime by opening the menu window when displaying the status.
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...; 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 computer: ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to...
...; 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 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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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 Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. To return to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7
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 Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. To return to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7
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The machine changes the way it will take to print precise images such as photographs. 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. Print ... you to choose the print resolution you select. ■ Highest: Up to print large volume documents or a document for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER The fastest print mode and the lowest ink consumption. This mode is the highest resolution and slowest speed. ■ Photo: 1200 x 2400 dpi. Use this...
The machine changes the way it will take to print precise images such as photographs. 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. Print ... you to choose the print resolution you select. ■ Highest: Up to print large volume documents or a document for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER The fastest print mode and the lowest ink consumption. This mode is the highest resolution and slowest speed. ■ Photo: 1200 x 2400 dpi. Use this...
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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 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.
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...to avoid banding on the paper. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in Normal mode. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This process may take several minutes depending on Plain Paper, ... the image and the specifications of color in an image to provide higher quality printouts. When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER You can increase or decrease the ...
...to avoid banding on the paper. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in Normal mode. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This process may take several minutes depending on Plain Paper, ... the image and the specifications of color in an image to provide higher quality printouts. When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER You can increase or decrease the ...
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...image to pure white. ■ Sharpness This setting enhances the detail of the Blue color to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 Lighting, camera settings and other color. The white areas of a picture may 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....
...image to pure white. ■ Sharpness This setting enhances the detail of the Blue color to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 Lighting, camera settings and other color. The white areas of a picture may 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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You can select borderless setting for specific papers. From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size 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. Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm). Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Also you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined.
You can select borderless setting for specific papers. From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size 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. Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm). Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Also you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined.
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... (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on multiple sheets of a page allowing multiple pages to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page on one sheet of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one sheet with the Page Layout...
... (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on multiple sheets of a page allowing multiple pages to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page on one sheet of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one sheet with the Page Layout...
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...Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is not selected, then each page will feed the paper when printing. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete... copy of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER You can only use plain paper sizes Letter, Legal or A4 in the opposite order. Auto allows the...
...Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is not selected, then each page will feed the paper when printing. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete... copy of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER You can only use plain paper sizes Letter, Legal or A4 in the opposite order. Auto allows the...
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Scaling 3. Watermark 4. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 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. Color 2.
Scaling 3. Watermark 4. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 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. Color 2.
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Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. ■ Auto: The printer driver automatically selects the image type. ■ Photo: Select this mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode for... printed in black and white using gray scale. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, 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 ...
Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. ■ Auto: The printer driver automatically selects the image type. ■ Photo: Select this mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode for... printed in black and white using gray scale. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, 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 ...
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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 get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Select the best one for photographic images. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to print a more vivid color.
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 get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Select the best one for photographic images. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to print a more vivid color.
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... place dots to make halftones. Some halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for this and you can use for printing photographs that have delicate shades and graphics. ■ Dither: Dots are some predefined patterns set... for printing charts such as business charts. This type of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to create the halftones.
... place dots to make halftones. Some halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for this and you can use for printing photographs that have delicate shades and graphics. ■ Dither: Dots are some predefined patterns set... for printing charts such as business charts. This type of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to create the halftones.
