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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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...a page description language, converts it into a format that can also download the latest drivers from Windows® XP. This feature is unable to print, you are from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 × 6000 dpi on glossy paper to get the highest possible...many other features. Ethernet The Ethernet interface lets your PC application, and using the IEEE802.11b/g wireless standard in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many features you only have to allow communication through port number 137. Screens on your PC may need to configure...
...a page description language, converts it into a format that can also download the latest drivers from Windows® XP. This feature is unable to print, you are from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 × 6000 dpi on glossy paper to get the highest possible...many other features. Ethernet The Ethernet interface lets your PC application, and using the IEEE802.11b/g wireless standard in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many features you only have to allow communication through port number 137. Screens on your PC may need to configure...
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.../Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. The printer properties dialog box appears. 5 b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off, you want.... Note Even if the status monitor is your application. Printing Turning 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.
.../Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. The printer properties dialog box appears. 5 b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off, you want.... Note Even if the status monitor is your application. Printing Turning 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.
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... also choose the borderless setting for this custom size. Choose the correct paper thickness to improve the quality of your PC. 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...
... also choose the borderless setting for this custom size. Choose the correct paper thickness to improve the quality of your PC. 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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... your print size and prints the document in Portrait or Landscape). Note If you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1, 9 in 1 and 16 in N options. Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one in 1 option is not available. Printing Page Layout 1 1 The Page Layout option lets you ...choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in 1 layout is selected, the Page Order can choose to this, we recommend you use the one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in poster print mode. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of a document on ...
... your print size and prints the document in Portrait or Landscape). Note If you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1, 9 in 1 and 16 in N options. Border Line 1 When printing multiple pages on one in 1 option is not available. Printing Page Layout 1 1 The Page Layout option lets you ...choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in 1 layout is selected, the Page Order can choose to this, we recommend you use the one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in poster print mode. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of a document on ...
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.... Check Use Watermark, and then choose the watermark you have created. Print Watermark 1 You can print a logo or text onto your document. 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 as a Watermark. 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 want to print the ...
.... Check Use Watermark, and then choose the watermark you have created. Print Watermark 1 You can print a logo or text onto your document. 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 as a Watermark. 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 want to print the ...
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... uses a TWAIN compliant driver when scanning documents from your applications. 2 For Windows® XP Two scanner drivers are using. Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for communicating between scanners and applications. A TWAIN compliant scanner 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. TWAIN drivers meet ...
... uses a TWAIN compliant driver when scanning documents from your applications. 2 For Windows® XP Two scanner drivers are using. Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for communicating between scanners and applications. A TWAIN compliant scanner 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. TWAIN drivers meet ...
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.... 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. Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • For other software applications. Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the...
.... 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. Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • For other software applications. Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the...
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... 2 The PreScan button is finished, click Cancel to return to crop an image when scanning. to crop a portion you want to the PaperPort® SE window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you crop any unwanted areas from the image. When scanning is used to scan the image. Scanning a whole page...
... 2 The PreScan button is finished, click Cancel to return to crop an image when scanning. to crop a portion you want to the PaperPort® SE window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you crop any unwanted areas from the image. When scanning is used to scan the image. Scanning a whole page...
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...Photo Web Text Resolution Use for scanning photo images 300 × 300 dpi Use 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 portion you loaded the document on the scanner glass in the PaperPort...to refine the image. Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 Settings in the Scanning Area (1) of the Scanner Setup dialog box. The whole image is scanned into the PC ...
...Photo Web Text Resolution Use for scanning photo images 300 × 300 dpi Use 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 portion you loaded the document on the scanner glass in the PaperPort...to refine the image. Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 Settings in the Scanning Area (1) of the Scanner Setup dialog box. The whole image is scanned into the PC ...
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.... The Scan dialog box appears: 29 The Scan panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you are based on the left side of the screen. Or ...The process will start. d Click Scan. 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 can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. You can scan images directly into any other applications.
.... The Scan dialog box appears: 29 The Scan panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you are based on the left side of the screen. Or ...The process will start. d Click Scan. 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 can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. You can scan images directly into any other applications.
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This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort® SE window (or your file. 33 Scanning f If you want to set Legal size as the ... access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the file you could lose your application window). The machine starts scanning the document. Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is your model name)/Scanner Settings. Make sure that you have enough memory ... picture (3). Note If you choose a setting. 2 g Click the Scan button in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to scan.
This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort® SE window (or your file. 33 Scanning f If you want to set Legal size as the ... access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the file you could lose your application window). The machine starts scanning the document. Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is your model name)/Scanner Settings. Make sure that you have enough memory ... picture (3). Note If you choose a setting. 2 g Click the Scan button in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to scan.
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... and the item is stored in that folder. Folders can edit with PaperPort® SE. If PaperPort® SE does not automatically recognize one of the Desktop view shows icons for organizing your items. The filing system consists of the applications on a ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE item (... text) into text you can edit 2 ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE can use a link, drag an item onto one of folders and items that application. PaperPort® SE can also use Windows® Explorer to them. You use of the Send To Bar is , stored in the Folder View. Quick links...
... and the item is stored in that folder. Folders can edit with PaperPort® SE. If PaperPort® SE does not automatically recognize one of the Desktop view shows icons for organizing your items. The filing system consists of the applications on a ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE item (... text) into text you can edit 2 ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE can use a link, drag an item onto one of folders and items that application. PaperPort® SE can also use Windows® Explorer to them. You use of the Send To Bar is , stored in the Folder View. Quick links...
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...BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF or as a self-viewing executable (.EXE) file. b Choose PaperPort from the list and click Change or Remove. For Windows® XP 2 a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or Remove Programs icon. Scanning You can ...2 Print to the Desktop View from the list and click Add/Remove. 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 PaperPort...
...BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF or as a self-viewing executable (.EXE) file. b Choose PaperPort from the list and click Change or Remove. For Windows® XP 2 a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or Remove Programs icon. Scanning You can ...2 Print to the Desktop View from the list and click Add/Remove. 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 PaperPort...
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.... (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 3 ControlCenter3 3 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the...
.... (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 3 ControlCenter3 3 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the...
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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 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 If you do not have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater.
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 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 If you do not have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be able to install Macromedia Flash Player 8 or greater.
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..., click Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT. b From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you do not want ControlCenter3 to close the window. 46 If you can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the icon. b Uncheck Start ControlCenter on the tasktray. You can choose your PC; c Click OK to run automatically... the user interface 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.
..., click Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT. b From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you do not want ControlCenter3 to close the window. 46 If you can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the icon. b Uncheck Start ControlCenter on the tasktray. You can choose your PC; c Click OK to run automatically... the user interface 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.
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.... You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 76.) Receive (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of the machine's printer driver, or you use the PC and any... printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can configure your preferred settings on up to four buttons. 3 PC-FAX (MFC models only) 3 These buttons are for sending or receiving faxes using the Brother PC-FAX application...
.... You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 76.) Receive (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of the machine's printer driver, or you use the PC and any... printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can configure your preferred settings on up to four buttons. 3 PC-FAX (MFC models only) 3 These buttons are for sending or receiving faxes using the Brother PC-FAX application...