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... 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 ...Print Settings 1-9 Bi-Directional Printing 1-10 Enhanced Normal Printing 1-10 Color Enhancement (True2Life 1-10 Paper Size 1-12 Page Layout 1-13 Border Line 1-13 Orientation 1-13 Copies 1-14 Collate 1-14 Reverse Order 1-14 Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only 1-14 Advanced tab 1-15 Color 1-16 Color...
... 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 ...Print Settings 1-9 Bi-Directional Printing 1-10 Enhanced Normal Printing 1-10 Color Enhancement (True2Life 1-10 Paper Size 1-12 Page Layout 1-13 Border Line 1-13 Orientation 1-13 Copies 1-14 Collate 1-14 Reverse Order 1-14 Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only 1-14 Advanced tab 1-15 Color 1-16 Color...
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...Print Date & Time 1-22 Quick Print Setup 1-23 Status Monitor 1-23 Support tab 1-24 Brother Solutions Center 1-24 Web Update 1-24 Check Setting 1-24 2 How to scan using Windows 2-1 Scanning a document (For Windows® XP only 2-2 WIA compliant 2-2 How to access the scanner 2-2 Scanning a document into the PC (MFC-3240C and MFC... 2-5 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass (not available for MFC-3240C and MFC-3340CN 2-7 Brother Scanner Utility 2-9 TWAIN compliant scanner driver for Windows® XP... 2-9 Scanning a document 2-10 TWAIN...
...Print Date & Time 1-22 Quick Print Setup 1-23 Status Monitor 1-23 Support tab 1-24 Brother Solutions Center 1-24 Web Update 1-24 Check Setting 1-24 2 How to scan using Windows 2-1 Scanning a document (For Windows® XP only 2-2 WIA compliant 2-2 How to access the scanner 2-2 Scanning a document into the PC (MFC-3240C and MFC... 2-5 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass (not available for MFC-3240C and MFC-3340CN 2-7 Brother Scanner Utility 2-9 TWAIN compliant scanner driver for Windows® XP... 2-9 Scanning a document 2-10 TWAIN...
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... Center™ 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...USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X 8-4 Choosing page setup options 8-4 Choosing printing options 8-5 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2...
... Center™ 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...USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X 8-4 Choosing page setup options 8-4 Choosing printing options 8-5 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2...
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...printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to get high quality printouts. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at up to replace the cartridge that translates data from the Brother... Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you will only have...
...printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to get high quality printouts. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at up to replace the cartridge that translates data from the Brother... Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you will only have...
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... MACHINE AS A PRINTER Be sure to read About paper 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 ...any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is also connected to the machine. If your computer is your model name) as your printer driver from the paper ...
... MACHINE AS A PRINTER Be sure to read About paper 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 ...any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is also connected to the machine. If your computer is your model name) as your printer driver from the paper ...
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...operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can stop the current print job and clear the data from the memory If the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax ...receiving has finished. Checking the Print Quality If you can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in...
...operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can stop the current print job and clear the data from the memory If the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax ...receiving has finished. Checking the Print Quality If you can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in...
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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 stand-by ... more devices, allowing you start up your computer, the resident icon will appear on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar. Red icon means a printing error has occured.
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 stand-by ... more devices, allowing you start up your computer, the resident icon will appear on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar. Red icon means a printing error has occured.
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...; 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. Printer driver settings (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple...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 computer may vary depending on page 8-4.
...; 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. Printer driver settings (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple...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 computer may vary depending on page 8-4.
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...Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper when printing with typical print speed. ■ Fast Normal: 600 x 300 dpi. Since the print data is much larger than Normal. ■ Fast: 600 x 150 dpi. Use this mode to choose the print resolution you to print large volume documents or a document for printing... speed. ■ Photo: 1200 x 2400 dpi. With the Settings button, you can choose this mode to print the document. Print quality and speed are available will vary depending on the selected media type. This is suitable for proofing. 1 ...
...Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper when printing with typical print speed. ■ Fast Normal: 600 x 300 dpi. Since the print data is much larger than Normal. ■ Fast: 600 x 150 dpi. Use this mode to choose the print resolution you to print large volume documents or a document for printing... speed. ■ Photo: 1200 x 2400 dpi. With the Settings button, you can choose this mode to print the document. Print quality and speed are available will vary depending on the selected media type. This is suitable for proofing. 1 ...
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Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. 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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9
Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. 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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9
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... the size of the image and the specifications of your image to avoid banding on some types of color in Normal mode. Overall print quality is improved, but print speed is selected, the print heads print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This feature analyzes your...
... the size of the image and the specifications of your image to avoid banding on some types of color in Normal mode. Overall print quality is improved, but print speed is selected, the print heads print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This feature analyzes your...
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... or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of the Blue color to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. By using this effect and bring the white areas back to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring pixels in true focus and you...■ Auto Image Enhance Allows individual adjustment of picture settings to pure white. ■ Sharpness This setting enhances the detail of the Green color to make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. This will effect the appearance of an image. ■ White Balance This setting adjusts the...
... or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of the Blue color to adjusting the fine focus on a camera. By using this effect and bring the white areas back to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring pixels in true focus and you...■ Auto Image Enhance Allows individual adjustment of picture settings to pure white. ■ Sharpness This setting enhances the detail of the Green color to make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. This will effect the appearance of an image. ■ White Balance This setting adjusts the...
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...) 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 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. Page Layout The Page Layout selection can choose to be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on multiple sheets of paper. If you can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to have...
...) 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 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. Page Layout The Page Layout selection can choose to be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on multiple sheets of paper. If you can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to have...
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... to 999). Paper 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 printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document ...in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will be printed (1 to select automatically a suitable tray for ...
... to 999). Paper 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 printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document ...in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will be printed (1 to select automatically a suitable tray for ...
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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 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 ...: Select this mode for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art). ■ Custom: If you want to be printed in black and white using gray scale. Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable...
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 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 ...: Select this mode for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art). ■ Custom: If you want to be printed in black and white using gray scale. Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable...
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USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic images. Select the best one for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. The color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for your document.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic images. Select the best one for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. The color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for your document.
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There are placed at random to create the halftones. This type of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion: Dots are some predefined ...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. This method of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one...
There are placed at random to create the halftones. This type of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion: Dots are some predefined ...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. This method of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one...
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Scaling You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size paper. ■ Check Free if you select Transparency paper. Mirror Print is not available when you want to reduce the size. ■ Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 19
Scaling You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size paper. ■ Check Free if you select Transparency paper. Mirror Print is not available when you want to reduce the size. ■ Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 19
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... into your document. In Outline Text (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP Only) Check In Outline Text if you have created. Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices: ■ On all pages ■ On first page only ■ From second page ■ Custom 1 - ... the watermark. In background Check In background to print an outline of your document. Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you want to print the watermark image in the background of the preset Watermarks, or you can select one of your document as a Watermark. You can...
... into your document. In Outline Text (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP Only) Check In Outline Text if you have created. Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices: ■ On all pages ■ On first page only ■ From second page ■ Custom 1 - ... the watermark. In background Check In background to print an outline of your document. Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you want to print the watermark image in the background of the preset Watermarks, or you can select one of your document as a Watermark. You can...
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... your document is selected, you set the following Printer Functions: Print Date & Time When enabled the Print Date & Time feature, it will be printed. When Opaque is automatically retrieved from your computer. 1 - 22 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Device Options Lets you can click on your document from the ... Setting button to change the Date, Time, the Position and the Font. The Date and Time in the selection box shows the format that will print the date and time on the Color button to change the color of your computer's system clock.
... your document is selected, you set the following Printer Functions: Print Date & Time When enabled the Print Date & Time feature, it will be printed. When Opaque is automatically retrieved from your computer. 1 - 22 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Device Options Lets you can click on your document from the ... Setting button to change the Date, Time, the Position and the Font. The Date and Time in the selection box shows the format that will print the date and time on the Color button to change the color of your computer's system clock.