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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...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 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...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 Scanning...
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...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 Address Book application 106 9 Scanning Scanning from a Macintosh® ...107 Accessing the scanner ...107 Scanning an image into your Macintosh 108 Pre-Scanning an image ...108 Settings in the Scanner window...
...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 Address Book application 106 9 Scanning Scanning from a Macintosh® ...107 Accessing the scanner ...107 Scanning an image into your Macintosh 108 Pre-Scanning an image ...108 Settings in the Scanner window...
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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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...description language, converts it into a format that can also download the latest drivers from Windows® XP. You will find appropriate drivers on glossy paper to get the highest ...Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many other wireless devices using . This feature is available for more ...the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137. Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for Wireless Network Standard models only. 2 USB Universal Serial ...
...description language, converts it into a format that can also download the latest drivers from Windows® XP. You will find appropriate drivers on glossy paper to get the highest ...Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many other wireless devices using . This feature is available for more ...the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137. Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for Wireless Network Standard models only. 2 USB Universal Serial ...
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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 PC. Printing Turning off the status ... 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...
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 PC. Printing Turning off the status ... 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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... enter any name you are different from 3.5 × 5 in. (88.9 × 127.0 mm) to 8.5 × 14 in. (215.9 × 355.6 mm). Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. To do borderless printing 1 From the Paper...
... enter any name you are different from 3.5 × 5 in. (88.9 × 127.0 mm) to 8.5 × 14 in. (215.9 × 355.6 mm). Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. To do borderless printing 1 From the Paper...
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...can be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Note If you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in 1 option is not available. Page Order (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 When N in N options. Orientation 1 Orientation chooses the position your document will be selected from the drop-down menu. ... If your print size and prints the document in the application. 11 Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you use the one in poster print mode. The N in N options enlarges your application software contains a similar function to have a solid...
...can be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Note If you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in 1 option is not available. Page Order (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 When N in N options. Orientation 1 Orientation chooses the position your document will be selected from the drop-down menu. ... If your print size and prints the document in the application. 11 Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you use the one in poster print mode. The N in N options enlarges your application software contains a similar function to have a solid...
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You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use . 1 1 In background 1 Check In background to print an outline of your document. Print Watermark 1 You can print a ... the background of the following ways: On all pages On first page only From second page Custom 17 In Outline Text (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 Check In Outline Text if you have created. Check Use Watermark, and then choose the watermark you want to use a bitmap...
You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use . 1 1 In background 1 Check In background to print an outline of your document. Print Watermark 1 You can print a ... the background of the following ways: On all pages On first page only From second page Custom 17 In Outline Text (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 Check In Outline Text if you have created. Check Use Watermark, and then choose the watermark you want to use a bitmap...
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... can also scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that support TWAIN scanning. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that Brother included with your applications. 2 For Windows® XP Two scanner drivers are using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The...
... can also scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that support TWAIN scanning. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that Brother included with your applications. 2 For Windows® XP Two scanner drivers are using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The...
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... instructions for when you are for scanning in the left side of the screen. b Click File, then Scan. 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. c Choose the scanner you use ScanSoft® PaperPort®... scanning steps may vary when using from the Scanner drop-down list. 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.
... instructions for when you are for scanning in the left side of the screen. b Click File, then Scan. 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. c Choose the scanner you use ScanSoft® PaperPort®... scanning steps may vary when using from the Scanner drop-down list. 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.
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... the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. a Load your document. When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort® SE window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you are scanning the correct area, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Scan (Image...
... the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. a Load your document. When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort® SE window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you are scanning the correct area, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Scan (Image...
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g In the PaperPort® SE window, use the icon to restore the image 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 Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for attaching the scanned ...image to its e Load your application window). d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the...
g In the PaperPort® SE window, use the icon to restore the image 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 Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for attaching the scanned ...image to its e Load your application window). d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the...
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...into any other applications. Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) 2 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows® XP you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Scanner drop-down list. The process will ... click the Scan button. c Choose the scanner you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 d Click Scan. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your machine or you are based ...
...into any other applications. Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) 2 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows® XP you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Scanner drop-down list. The process will ... click the Scan button. c Choose the scanner you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 d Click Scan. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your machine or you are based ...
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...as the document is your model name)/Scanner Settings. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is scanned and you are trying to configure the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the... that you have enough memory or hard disk space then your file. 33 Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is used to scan. The machine starts scanning the document. You must restart your application window). You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in the PaperPort...
...as the document is your model name)/Scanner Settings. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is scanned and you are trying to configure the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the... that you have enough memory or hard disk space then your file. 33 Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is used to scan. The machine starts scanning the document. You must restart your application window). You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in the PaperPort...
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...-click a folder, its contents (both PaperPort® SE MAX files and non PaperPort® SE files) appear on the Desktop. You can also use Windows® Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in OCR application, or you can quickly convert the text on your PC, you can manually... the entire item, or by using the New Program Link command. If PaperPort® SE does not automatically recognize one of the text to them. You use a link, drag an item onto one of the Desktop view shows icons for organizing your items. The filing system consists of folders and items that...
...-click a folder, its contents (both PaperPort® SE MAX files and non PaperPort® SE files) appear on the Desktop. You can also use Windows® Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in OCR application, or you can quickly convert the text on your PC, you can manually... the entire item, or by using the New Program Link command. If PaperPort® SE does not automatically recognize one of the text to them. You use a link, drag an item onto one of the Desktop view shows icons for organizing your items. The filing system consists of folders and items that...
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... where you can export or save your file, or Cancel to return to save PaperPort® SE items in the PaperPort® SE window. For Windows® 2000 Professional 2 a Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs. b Choose PaperPort from the list and...Add/Remove. The Save 'XXXXX' as a self-viewing executable (.EXE) file. Uninstalling ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE with OCR 2 For Windows® 98/98SE and Windows® Me 2 a Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and click the Install/Uninstall tab. b Choose ...
... where you can export or save your file, or Cancel to return to save PaperPort® SE items in the PaperPort® SE window. For Windows® 2000 Professional 2 a Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs. b Choose PaperPort from the list and...Add/Remove. The Save 'XXXXX' as a self-viewing executable (.EXE) file. Uninstalling ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE with OCR 2 For Windows® 98/98SE and Windows® Me 2 a Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and click the Install/Uninstall tab. b Choose ...
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... access 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 your device. (5) f Access the settings available to manually launch specific applications. 3 ControlCenter3 3 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending ...PhotoCapture Center®. (3) d Access the Copy features available via your PC. (4) e Access the 'PC-FAX' applications available for each function and a link to the Brother Solutions Center by clicking the Configuration button. (8) 44
... access 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 your device. (5) f Access the settings available to manually launch specific applications. 3 ControlCenter3 3 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending ...PhotoCapture Center®. (3) d Access the Copy features available via your PC. (4) e Access the 'PC-FAX' applications available 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 Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must 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 install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater.
If you do not have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must 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 install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater.
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...or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. b Uncheck Start ControlCenter on the tasktray. ControlCenter3 Switching the user interface You can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the icon. a To switch the user interface, click Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT. If you ...do not want ControlCenter3 to close the window. 46 c Click OK to run automatically each time you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on computer startup....
...or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. b Uncheck Start ControlCenter on the tasktray. ControlCenter3 Switching the user interface You can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the icon. a To switch the user interface, click Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT. If you ...do not want ControlCenter3 to close the window. 46 c Click OK to run automatically each time you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on computer startup....
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...select the PC-FAX Receive option from your preferred settings on up to four buttons. 3 PC-FAX (MFC models only) 3 These buttons are for enhanced copy operations. You can configure your Brother machine. After activating PC-FAX option, the icon name changes to View Received which when clicked will ...open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 74.) Ink Level Lets...
...select the PC-FAX Receive option from your preferred settings on up to four buttons. 3 PC-FAX (MFC models only) 3 These buttons are for enhanced copy operations. You can configure your Brother machine. After activating PC-FAX option, the icon name changes to View Received which when clicked will ...open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 74.) Ink Level Lets...