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...Laser Fax Toner Laser Fax Drum * 8 MB Expandable Memory Board (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700) * 16 MB Expandable Memory Board (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC...MFC 8300 Printer Driver is available on Floppy Disks ** Optional Multi-Function Link® Pro software on CD-ROM (or Floppy Disks) for FAX 4750, FAX 5750 and MFC 8300 (Floppy Disks include MFL Pro and PaperPort® for Brother... Windows® 3.1x) DSK8395 (Floppy Disks, Windows® 95/98) PCI-3CD (For CD-ROM Drive) PCI3D31 (Floppy Disks, Windows® 3.1x) PCI3D95 (Floppy Disks, Windows...
...Laser Fax Toner Laser Fax Drum * 8 MB Expandable Memory Board (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700) * 16 MB Expandable Memory Board (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC...MFC 8300 Printer Driver is available on Floppy Disks ** Optional Multi-Function Link® Pro software on CD-ROM (or Floppy Disks) for FAX 4750, FAX 5750 and MFC 8300 (Floppy Disks include MFL Pro and PaperPort® for Brother... Windows® 3.1x) DSK8395 (Floppy Disks, Windows® 95/98) PCI-3CD (For CD-ROM Drive) PCI3D31 (Floppy Disks, Windows® 3.1x) PCI3D95 (Floppy Disks, Windows...
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...-5 Font Config 13-5 Other Config 13-6 Console Config Category 13-6 Using the Printer Status Monitor Program 13-7 14 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER (FOR MFC 8300, MFC 8600 AND MFC 8700 ONLY 14-1 Special Printing Features 14-1 Windows® Printing 14-1 Popular Printer Emulation Support 14-1 Remote Printer Console Program for DOS 14-1 Bi-directional Parallel Interface 14-1 Enhanced Memory...
...-5 Font Config 13-5 Other Config 13-6 Console Config Category 13-6 Using the Printer Status Monitor Program 13-7 14 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER (FOR MFC 8300, MFC 8600 AND MFC 8700 ONLY 14-1 Special Printing Features 14-1 Windows® Printing 14-1 Popular Printer Emulation Support 14-1 Remote Printer Console Program for DOS 14-1 Bi-directional Parallel Interface 14-1 Enhanced Memory...
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...Printer Jam 17-5 Paper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette ....... 17-6 Paper is Jammed near the Drum Unit 17-6 Paper is Jammed in the Fuser Unit 17-6 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your Machine 17-7 Difficulties Setting up the Software (For Windows...® G3 OR IMAC™ (FOR MFC 8300 ONLY 18-1 For USB equipped Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac with Mac OS 8.5/8.6 18-1 Install Brother Printer Driver for MFC 8300 18-1 SPECIFICATIONS S-1 Product Description S-1 Fax Specifications S-1 Printer Specifications S-2 Electrical and Environment S-3 Parallel Interface...
...Printer Jam 17-5 Paper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette ....... 17-6 Paper is Jammed near the Drum Unit 17-6 Paper is Jammed in the Fuser Unit 17-6 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your Machine 17-7 Difficulties Setting up the Software (For Windows...® G3 OR IMAC™ (FOR MFC 8300 ONLY 18-1 For USB equipped Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac with Mac OS 8.5/8.6 18-1 Install Brother Printer Driver for MFC 8300 18-1 SPECIFICATIONS S-1 Product Description S-1 Fax Specifications S-1 Printer Specifications S-2 Electrical and Environment S-3 Parallel Interface...
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... to install the Brother printer driver from Windows® on your PC, you must first follow the steps in 1 multi-function center. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 1 Using the Brother Machine with Your PC The MFC 8300 is for the MFC 8300. Before you can print from the bundled CD-ROM If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please...
... to install the Brother printer driver from Windows® on your PC, you must first follow the steps in 1 multi-function center. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 1 Using the Brother Machine with Your PC The MFC 8300 is for the MFC 8300. Before you can print from the bundled CD-ROM If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please...
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...MFC 8300's Printer Driver (DSK8331 for Windows® 3.1x or DSK8395 for Windows® 98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB recommended) Hard Disk Drive 10MB Available Disk Space Operating System Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 or NT® Workstation Version 4.0, DOS environment compatible with your Brother ...685-6464 To order the appropriate set of disks, you must tell the Brother Representative the version of Windows® you need to set up and operate the MFC as a printer. Before You Install Brother Printer Driver If You Don't Have a CD-ROM Drive All software is less ...
...MFC 8300's Printer Driver (DSK8331 for Windows® 3.1x or DSK8395 for Windows® 98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB recommended) Hard Disk Drive 10MB Available Disk Space Operating System Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 or NT® Workstation Version 4.0, DOS environment compatible with your Brother ...685-6464 To order the appropriate set of disks, you must tell the Brother Representative the version of Windows® you need to set up and operate the MFC as a printer. Before You Install Brother Printer Driver If You Don't Have a CD-ROM Drive All software is less ...
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... to PC with your PC. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 3 Connecting Brother Machine to both the MFC and PC. 3 Turn on and the PC is turned off. 2 Connect the USB cable to PC with a USB Cable (For Using Windows® 98 Only) A USB cable is turned on your MFC 8300. Before you have set up... the MFC and checked that it is working...
... to PC with your PC. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 3 Connecting Brother Machine to both the MFC and PC. 3 Turn on and the PC is turned off. 2 Connect the USB cable to PC with a USB Cable (For Using Windows® 98 Only) A USB cable is turned on your MFC 8300. Before you have set up... the MFC and checked that it is working...
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Manually Installing True Type Fonts For the MFC 8300, you can install the True Type Fonts during the initial Windows® Printer Driver installation, or manually at a later time. For Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0: 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM drive for True Type Fonts. 2 In the Program Manager, double-click the Main...
Manually Installing True Type Fonts For the MFC 8300, you can install the True Type Fonts during the initial Windows® Printer Driver installation, or manually at a later time. For Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0: 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM drive for True Type Fonts. 2 In the Program Manager, double-click the Main...
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... instructions from the installer, then click Next. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 9 and click OK, so Windows® will not prompt you again)." For the location of your computer's parallel...
... instructions from the installer, then click Next. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 9 and click OK, so Windows® will not prompt you again)." For the location of your computer's parallel...
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... for your CD-ROM drive. Brother MFL Pro does not support this version of Windows®, if needed. After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you must type the appropriate command for your version of Windows®: If you are using Windows® 3.1x: s Insert the Brother CD-ROM for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM...
... for your CD-ROM drive. Brother MFL Pro does not support this version of Windows®, if needed. After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you must type the appropriate command for your version of Windows®: If you are using Windows® 3.1x: s Insert the Brother CD-ROM for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM...
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S E T U P B R O T H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 - 11 The last step will be to restart Windows® and access the Software Installation window again to install the next application. 3 Click on "Install MFC Printer Driver" and follow the instructions on the screen. A window appears listing the options: For each application you install, click on that name in the Software Installation window and follow the prompts on the screen.
S E T U P B R O T H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 - 11 The last step will be to restart Windows® and access the Software Installation window again to install the next application. 3 Click on "Install MFC Printer Driver" and follow the instructions on the screen. A window appears listing the options: For each application you install, click on that name in the Software Installation window and follow the prompts on the screen.
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ROM drive for "x") and press Enter. Installing the Remote Printer Console Before you install the program, make sure you are in Windows®, exit and return to the DOS prompt. 3 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 4 At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type x: (Substitute the ...operate the program with the keyboard.) Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program: 1 Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your computer and it is set to Online. 2 Start your printer's status using bi-directional parallel communications. x:\DOS>RPCSETUP 7 Follow the instructions ...
ROM drive for "x") and press Enter. Installing the Remote Printer Console Before you install the program, make sure you are in Windows®, exit and return to the DOS prompt. 3 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 4 At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type x: (Substitute the ...operate the program with the keyboard.) Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program: 1 Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your computer and it is set to Online. 2 Start your printer's status using bi-directional parallel communications. x:\DOS>RPCSETUP 7 Follow the instructions ...
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...program stays resident in your computer, you can suspend the Printer Status monitor with Brother machines on a network. If you completely exit from Windows® to the DOS prompt before using printer buffer switches that you are any of Windows®. The RPC may work properly together, use them...machine direction and cannot receive Brother machine status information. Type C:\RPCX>STMX/R and press the Enter key. Hold the space bar down while executing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file at a time. The program does NOT work with any changes to the printer status, it is directly ...
...program stays resident in your computer, you can suspend the Printer Status monitor with Brother machines on a network. If you completely exit from Windows® to the DOS prompt before using printer buffer switches that you are any of Windows®. The RPC may work properly together, use them...machine direction and cannot receive Brother machine status information. Type C:\RPCX>STMX/R and press the Enter key. Hold the space bar down while executing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file at a time. The program does NOT work with any changes to the printer status, it is directly ...
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... computer in the Disk Operating System (DOS) environment, RPC lets you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you can avoid memory errors and print most full-...printer status as it to send memory and printer setup information to set the printer emulation.) Remote Printer Console Program for printer operations. (Use the Remote Printer Console program to set various printer settings, including economy printing mode and custom paper size. Windows® Printing The dedicated printer...
... computer in the Disk Operating System (DOS) environment, RPC lets you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you can avoid memory errors and print most full-...printer status as it to send memory and printer setup information to set the printer emulation.) Remote Printer Console Program for printer operations. (Use the Remote Printer Console program to set various printer settings, including economy printing mode and custom paper size. Windows® Printing The dedicated printer...
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...-purpose paper cassette can be satisfactory. (See Paper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette, page 17-6.) 14 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Your PC sends a print command and data to online status. If there are more information, see the Help screen for the... If your application software does not support your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, page 2-5.) Use the manual feed slot for Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (For more pages, the machine begins to print the next page automatically....
...-purpose paper cassette can be satisfactory. (See Paper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette, page 17-6.) 14 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Your PC sends a print command and data to online status. If there are more information, see the Help screen for the... If your application software does not support your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, page 2-5.) Use the manual feed slot for Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (For more pages, the machine begins to print the next page automatically....
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...Landscape (horizontal), with a PC command. Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper 1 Open the Setup dialog box of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the Paper Source section. The machine starts printing automatically. 2 After the first page is best to first press...to resume printing. 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you to print PC data without interruption from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER If you do not have finished printing. Loading One Sheet of Paper You do not select Manual Feed, and insert a page in the ...
...Landscape (horizontal), with a PC command. Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper 1 Open the Setup dialog box of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the Paper Source section. The machine starts printing automatically. 2 After the first page is best to first press...to resume printing. 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you to print PC data without interruption from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER If you do not have finished printing. Loading One Sheet of Paper You do not select Manual Feed, and insert a page in the ...
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Installation instructions will be included with PCI-3CD. Cassette #2 holds up your Brother machine to use your Brother machine as a third paper source. Before you install the optional Multi-Function Link® Pro, you must read the README.WRI file in your computer ... that you hook up to fax from Windows® applications in the root directory of the CD-ROM (or Floppy Disks) for laser printers or equivalent Multi-Function Link® Pro (Option) (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750 and MFC 8300 Only) If you have a FAX 4750, FAX 5750 or MFC 8300, you install the software. Paper Cassette...
Installation instructions will be included with PCI-3CD. Cassette #2 holds up your Brother machine to use your Brother machine as a third paper source. Before you install the optional Multi-Function Link® Pro, you must read the README.WRI file in your computer ... that you hook up to fax from Windows® applications in the root directory of the CD-ROM (or Floppy Disks) for laser printers or equivalent Multi-Function Link® Pro (Option) (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750 and MFC 8300 Only) If you have a FAX 4750, FAX 5750 or MFC 8300, you install the software. Paper Cassette...
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...trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of Brother Industries, Ltd. Hammermill copyplus white is a registered trademark of ScanSoft, Inc. Trademarks Brother is a registered trademark of their respective companies. 16 - 6 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Brother reserves ...Genicom Corporation. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are trademarks of NetCentric Corporation. Windows, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Excel and Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft in this manual has been compiled and...
...trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of Brother Industries, Ltd. Hammermill copyplus white is a registered trademark of ScanSoft, Inc. Trademarks Brother is a registered trademark of their respective companies. 16 - 6 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Brother reserves ...Genicom Corporation. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are trademarks of NetCentric Corporation. Windows, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Excel and Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft in this manual has been compiled and...
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... the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See pages 7-1~2.) TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 17 - 3 Then call Brother Customer Service at USA: 1-800-284-4329 From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 From within Montreal: 1-514...685-6464 MEMORY FULL Machine memory capacity has been exceeded. • Press FF/Cont to "Print as a printer.) The download buffer is busy. DOWNLOAD FULL (May occur when the machine is used as Graphics" in the...paper out until fed properly or document you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. was too long. Or, you see page 17-5. NOT REGISTERED You...
... the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See pages 7-1~2.) TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 17 - 3 Then call Brother Customer Service at USA: 1-800-284-4329 From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 From within Montreal: 1-514...685-6464 MEMORY FULL Machine memory capacity has been exceeded. • Press FF/Cont to "Print as a printer.) The download buffer is busy. DOWNLOAD FULL (May occur when the machine is used as Graphics" in the...paper out until fed properly or document you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. was too long. Or, you see page 17-5. NOT REGISTERED You...
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... number of font sizes within your machine. Most laser printers have text missing. installed and you are using Windows® 3.1x, Windows® 95/98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 with your application software. • Expand the printer memory by installing one of a document. Difficulty...and computer. (See page 12-3 or 12-9 for MFC 8300, or See MFC Software Manual page 2-3 or 2-10 for MFC 8600 and MFC 8700.) • Check to allow for this. A MEMORY FULL message occurs. • Reduce the printer resolution. pages have a restricted area that will not accept...
... number of font sizes within your machine. Most laser printers have text missing. installed and you are using Windows® 3.1x, Windows® 95/98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 with your application software. • Expand the printer memory by installing one of a document. Difficulty...and computer. (See page 12-3 or 12-9 for MFC 8300, or See MFC Software Manual page 2-3 or 2-10 for MFC 8600 and MFC 8700.) • Check to allow for this. A MEMORY FULL message occurs. • Reduce the printer resolution. pages have a restricted area that will not accept...
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... to occur. Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density function. White Stripes or Faint lmages You may cause this by wiping the scanner windows with a new one . Toner scatters and stains the printed page. If after cleaning, you use ? conditions such as humidity, high temperatures, ...etc. Remove the drum unit and clean the machine's interior. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on pages 17-21 and 17-22.) Make sure that you still see white stripes or faint images and the...
... to occur. Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density function. White Stripes or Faint lmages You may cause this by wiping the scanner windows with a new one . Toner scatters and stains the printed page. If after cleaning, you use ? conditions such as humidity, high temperatures, ...etc. Remove the drum unit and clean the machine's interior. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on pages 17-21 and 17-22.) Make sure that you still see white stripes or faint images and the...