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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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... your computer. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 1 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...resolution. (See Resolution in Specifications of a particular color ink, you can use 2 in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to 20 pages per minute in full color, and up to 15 pages per minute in ...
... your computer. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 1 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...resolution. (See Resolution in Specifications of a particular color ink, you can use 2 in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to 20 pages per minute in full color, and up to 15 pages per minute in ...
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... it is your model name) as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to begin ...printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your custom paper size, select the...
... it is your model name) as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to begin ...printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your custom paper size, select the...
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USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve print quality ... or fax receiving has finished. Checking the Print Quality If you can print from memory. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. 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 the...
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve print quality ... or fax receiving has finished. Checking the Print Quality If you can print from memory. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. 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 the...
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... only) 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 Help....or selecting the Status Monitor located in the task tray or on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Watching the machine's status Once you to display the status monitor on your computer. Red icon means a printing error has occured... will appear on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar.
... only) 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 Help....or selecting the Status Monitor located in the task tray or on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Watching the machine's status Once you to display the status monitor on your computer. Red icon means a printing error has occured... will appear on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar.
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You can see the machine's status anytime 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. How to turn off the status monitor If you can switch the status monitor On by opening the menu window when displaying the status. 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 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. How to turn off the status monitor If you can switch the status monitor On by opening the menu window when displaying the status. 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.
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...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 access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from the File menu in this ...
...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 access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from the File menu in this ...
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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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7
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This mode is suitable for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER With the Settings button, you can choose this mode to print precise images such as photographs. Use this mode to 1200 x 6000 dpi. (See Resolution in the driver. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper...
This mode is suitable for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER With the Settings button, you can choose this mode to print precise images such as photographs. Use this mode to 1200 x 6000 dpi. (See Resolution in the driver. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper...
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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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...size of the image and the specifications of your image to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This prints at an increased resolution which helps to provide higher quality printouts. You can increase or decrease the amount of paper... can use this mode if fine horizontal bands appear on some types of color in one direction to avoid banding on the paper. This feature analyzes your computer. ■ Color Density This setting adjusts the total amount of color in the image. This process may take several minutes depending on Plain Paper...
...size of the image and the specifications of your image to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This prints at an increased resolution which helps to provide higher quality printouts. You can increase or decrease the amount of paper... can use this mode if fine horizontal bands appear on some types of color in one direction to avoid banding on the paper. This feature analyzes your computer. ■ Color Density This setting adjusts the total amount of color in the image. This process may take several minutes depending on Plain Paper...
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...clearer. Decrease the contrast when you can correct this adjustment you want an image to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 Increase the contrast when you cannot see the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. ■ Auto Image Enhance Allows .... 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 the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of an image. It is not...
...clearer. Decrease the contrast when you can correct this adjustment you want an image to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 Increase the contrast when you cannot see the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. ■ Auto Image Enhance Allows .... 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 the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of an image. It is not...
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If you wish, you can select borderless setting for specific papers. 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. Also you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined. 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 are using. Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
If you wish, you can select borderless setting for specific papers. 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. Also you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined. 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 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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... 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. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 Border ...Line When printing multiple pages on one page on the sheet. Page Layout The Page Layout selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to...
... 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. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 Border ...Line When printing multiple pages on one page on the sheet. Page Layout The Page Layout selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to...
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...Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will be printed and then repeated for Paper Size setting. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of the document is not selected, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page 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. Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed...
...Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will be printed and then repeated for Paper Size setting. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of the document is not selected, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page 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. Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed...
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Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1. Watermark 4. Color 2. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Scaling 3.
Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1. Watermark 4. Color 2. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Scaling 3.
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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 ... 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 ... 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 the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic images. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for your document. The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to print a more vivid color. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 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 the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic images. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for your document. The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to print a more vivid color. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. Select the best one for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text.
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...type of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for your document. This method of 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 for printing photographs that have delicate shades and graphics. ■ Dither: Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to make halftones. Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one...
...type of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for your document. This method of 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 for printing photographs that have delicate shades and graphics. ■ Dither: Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to make halftones. Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one...