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Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality...settings...5 Basic tab ...6 Media Type...7 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only 10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 Device Options ...19 Support tab ...21 2 Scanning ...
Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality...settings...5 Basic tab ...6 Media Type...7 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only 10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 Device Options ...19 Support tab ...21 2 Scanning ...
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...the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality ...102 Paper Feed (MFC-5860CN only)...103 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...104 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS® X ... an image ...108 Settings in the Scanner window ...109 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users 113 Scan to E-mail ...113 Scan to Image ...114 Scan to OCR ...114 Scan to File...115 Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C 115 Using Presto!® PageManager®...
...the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality ...102 Paper Feed (MFC-5860CN only)...103 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...104 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS® X ... an image ...108 Settings in the Scanner window ...109 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users 113 Scan to E-mail ...113 Scan to Image ...114 Scan to OCR ...114 Scan to File...115 Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C 115 Using Presto!® PageManager®...
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Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
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... the CD-ROM supplied with other features. Fast Printing Speed See the User's Guide for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you only have to get the highest possible resolution. (See Resolution in Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in... to print, you are from your machine communicate with your PC is available for more information. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver translates the data from Windows® XP. USB Universal Serial Bus Interface provides fast communication with multiple PCs connected on your PC may...
... the CD-ROM supplied with other features. Fast Printing Speed See the User's Guide for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you only have to get the highest possible resolution. (See Resolution in Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in... to print, you are from your machine communicate with your PC is available for more information. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver translates the data from Windows® XP. USB Universal Serial Bus Interface provides fast communication with multiple PCs connected on your PC may...
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... mark. b Right-click again then click Exit. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off the status monitor, follow these steps: 1 1 a Right-click the Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on your model name) and click...any time by clicking Status Monitor from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click...
... mark. b Right-click again then click Exit. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off the status monitor, follow these steps: 1 1 a Right-click the Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on your model name) and click...any time by clicking Status Monitor from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click...
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... custom size. Paper Size 1 The Paper Size selection includes a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you see on your output. Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. You can create a custom size by choosing...
... custom size. Paper Size 1 The Paper Size selection includes a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you see on your output. Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. You can create a custom size by choosing...
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... (in poster print mode. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of paper. Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one in N options. Orientation 1 Orientation chooses the position your application software contains a similar function to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around... 1 sheet of a document on the sheet. Note If you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in the application. 11 Page Order (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 When N in 1 option is not available. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your document will be selected ...
... (in poster print mode. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of paper. Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one in N options. Orientation 1 Orientation chooses the position your application software contains a similar function to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around... 1 sheet of a document on the sheet. Note If you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in the application. 11 Page Order (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 When N in 1 option is not available. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your document will be selected ...
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In Outline Text (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 Check In Outline Text if you only want to use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. If this ... In background to print an outline of your document. Print Watermark 1 You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you want to print the watermark image in any of the following ways: On all pages On first...
In Outline Text (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 Check In Outline Text if you only want to use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. If this ... In background to print an outline of your document. Print Watermark 1 You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you want to print the watermark image in any of the following ways: On all pages On first...
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...driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 22) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly ...into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with OCR on page 40. • If your applications...
...driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 22) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly ...into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with OCR on page 40. • If your applications...
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Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • For other software applications. Or click the Scan button. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears: 23 Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the ... in the left side of the screen. b Click File, then Scan. The Scan panel appears in this Guide are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model name) d Click Scan. c Choose the scanner you are for when you use ScanSoft® PaperPort®...
Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • For other software applications. Or click the Scan button. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears: 23 Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the ... in the left side of the screen. b Click File, then Scan. The Scan panel appears in this Guide are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model name) d Click Scan. c Choose the scanner you are for when you use ScanSoft® PaperPort®...
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... and also lets you are satisfied you crop any unwanted areas from the image. a Load your document. This is used to the PaperPort® SE window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you want to scan the image. to crop a portion you want to scan 2 The PreScan button is required when...
... and also lets you are satisfied you crop any unwanted areas from the image. a Load your document. This is used to the PaperPort® SE window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you want to scan the image. to crop a portion you want to scan 2 The PreScan button is required when...
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...step if you want to web pages 100 × 100 dpi Use for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the Scanning Area (1) of the default settings. Settings in ... dpi Use for each of the Scanner Setup dialog box. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the PaperPort® SE window (or your document again. Scanning c Click PreScan. The default settings are listed in the Scanner Setup dialog box 2 Image Type 2 Choose the output image ...
...step if you want to web pages 100 × 100 dpi Use for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the Scanning Area (1) of the default settings. Settings in ... dpi Use for each of the Scanner Setup dialog box. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the PaperPort® SE window (or your document again. Scanning c Click PreScan. The default settings are listed in the Scanner Setup dialog box 2 Image Type 2 Choose the output image ...
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...can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. d Click Scan. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). •... your software application to scan the document. Or click the Scan button. The process will start. c Choose the scanner you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Scanner drop-down list. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 The Scan panel ...
...can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. d Click Scan. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). •... your software application to scan the document. Or click the Scan button. The process will start. c Choose the scanner you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Scanner drop-down list. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 The Scan panel ...
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...button in the Scan dialog box. If you need to access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your PC may dramatically increase. Scanning f If you want to set Legal size as the document is scanned and... memory and hard disk space for changing the paper size. You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in the PaperPort® SE window (or your PC for the new settings to take effect. Running the utility You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type...
...button in the Scan dialog box. If you need to access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your PC may dramatically increase. Scanning f If you want to set Legal size as the document is scanned and... memory and hard disk space for changing the paper size. You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in the PaperPort® SE window (or your PC for the new settings to take effect. Running the utility You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type...
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... MAX files and non PaperPort® SE files) appear on your PC and creates a 'working link' to them. To use a link, drag an item onto one of the text to PaperPort® SE. PaperPort® SE can use your preferred OCR application if it . Scanning Organizing your items in folders 2 PaperPort... optical character recognition software (OCR), which is to choose an item and then fax it is already on the Desktop. You can also use Windows® Explorer to choose folders and view their items in Desktop View. You can simply drag and drop an item onto a folder. You can...
... MAX files and non PaperPort® SE files) appear on your PC and creates a 'working link' to them. To use a link, drag an item onto one of the text to PaperPort® SE. PaperPort® SE can use your preferred OCR application if it . Scanning Organizing your items in folders 2 PaperPort... optical character recognition software (OCR), which is to choose an item and then fax it is already on the Desktop. You can also use Windows® Explorer to choose folders and view their items in Desktop View. You can simply drag and drop an item onto a folder. You can...
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...Excel. Import files saved in other formats 2 You can bring items into other file formats, such as Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). For Windows® XP 2 a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or ... 2 As well as scanning items, you want to PaperPort® SE without saving it. The Save 'XXXXX' as dialog box is displayed. For Windows® 2000 Professional 2 a Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs. b Choose PaperPort from the list and click Change...
...Excel. Import files saved in other formats 2 You can bring items into other file formats, such as Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). For Windows® XP 2 a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or ... 2 As well as scanning items, you want to PaperPort® SE without saving it. The Save 'XXXXX' as dialog box is displayed. For Windows® 2000 Professional 2 a Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs. b Choose PaperPort from the list and click Change...
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... application of your device. (6) g You can choose which machine ControlCenter3 will connect with from the Model drop-down list. (7) h You can also open the configuration window for each function and a link to the Brother Solutions Center by clicking the Configuration button. (8) 44
... application of your device. (6) g You can choose which machine ControlCenter3 will connect with from the Model drop-down list. (7) h You can also open the configuration window for each function and a link to the Brother Solutions Center by clicking the Configuration button. (8) 44
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If you do not have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you can download the latest Flash Player. • The Modern user interface is not supported in Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. 45 Modern 7 1, 2 3 4 5 6 ControlCenter3 3 8 3 Classic 3 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note • To be prompted so you need to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater.
If you do not have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you can download the latest Flash Player. • The Modern user interface is not supported in Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. 45 Modern 7 1, 2 3 4 5 6 ControlCenter3 3 8 3 Classic 3 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note • To be prompted so you need to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater.
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...-clicking the icon. You can choose the Modern or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. a Right-click the ControlCenter3 icon in the tasktray The ControlCenter3 preference window appears. , and choose Preferences. b From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your PC; If you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will... to run automatically each time you start your preferred user interface. 3 3 Turning the AutoLoad feature off 3 Once you do not want ControlCenter3 to close the window. 46
...-clicking the icon. You can choose the Modern or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. a Right-click the ControlCenter3 icon in the tasktray The ControlCenter3 preference window appears. , and choose Preferences. b From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your PC; If you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will... to run automatically each time you start your preferred user interface. 3 3 Turning the AutoLoad feature off 3 Once you do not want ControlCenter3 to close the window. 46
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After activating PC-FAX option, the icon name changes to View Received which when clicked will open the Set Quick-Dial window of the machine's printer driver, or you view the Software User's Guide and the Network User's Guide. 48 Before using the PC-FAX Receive option, ... PC starts receiving fax data from the control panel menu of the Brother machine. (See PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C) on page 89.) Address Book Lets you open the Brother PC-FAX address book. (See Brother Address Book on page 82.) Setup Lets you configure the PC...
After activating PC-FAX option, the icon name changes to View Received which when clicked will open the Set Quick-Dial window of the machine's printer driver, or you view the Software User's Guide and the Network User's Guide. 48 Before using the PC-FAX Receive option, ... PC starts receiving fax data from the control panel menu of the Brother machine. (See PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C) on page 89.) Address Book Lets you open the Brother PC-FAX address book. (See Brother Address Book on page 82.) Setup Lets you configure the PC...