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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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...; Workstation Version 4.0 12-8 For Windows® 3.1x 12-8 Connecting Brother Machine to PC With Bundled Parallel Cable 12-9 Installing Brother Printer Driver (For Parallel Interface) (For Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 Only 12-10 13 FOR DOS USERS (FOR MFC 8300, MFC 8600 AND MFC 8700 ONLY 13-1 How to Use Brother machine with Your DOS Application...
...; Workstation Version 4.0 12-8 For Windows® 3.1x 12-8 Connecting Brother Machine to PC With Bundled Parallel Cable 12-9 Installing Brother Printer Driver (For Parallel Interface) (For Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 Only 12-10 13 FOR DOS USERS (FOR MFC 8300, MFC 8600 AND MFC 8700 ONLY 13-1 How to Use Brother machine with Your DOS Application...
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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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Before you can print 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. 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to install the Brother printer driver from the bundled CD-ROM If you have...
Before you can print 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. 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to install the Brother printer driver from the bundled CD-ROM If you have...
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... a Floppy Disk version for the 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 model number. CPU 80486/66MHz or...
... a Floppy Disk version for the 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 model number. CPU 80486/66MHz or...
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Manually Installing True Type Fonts For the MFC 8300, you install the Brother True Type Fonts, more types of fonts will be available for Windows® applications. from the File menu. 5 Select your CD-ROM drive. 7 Select the fonts you can install the True Type Fonts during the initial Windows® Printer Driver installation, or manually at a later...
Manually Installing True Type Fonts For the MFC 8300, you install the Brother True Type Fonts, more types of fonts will be available for Windows® applications. from the File menu. 5 Select your CD-ROM drive. 7 Select the fonts you can install the True Type Fonts during the initial Windows® Printer Driver installation, or manually at a later...
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... during startup. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 9 If you are using Windows® 95, after you may see the User's Guide for your PC and turning it appears on the screen. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to the printer port of the Brother machine. For the ...location of your computer's parallel printer port, see "New ...
... during startup. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 9 If you are using Windows® 95, after you may see the User's Guide for your PC and turning it appears on the screen. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to the printer port of the Brother machine. For the ...location of your computer's parallel printer port, see "New ...
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...® Workstation 4.0 and you are using Windows® 3.1x: s Insert the Brother CD-ROM for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Enter the command for your version of Windows®: If you are running Windows NT® 3.51 or earlier. After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you insert the Brother CD-ROM. -OR- If you...
...® Workstation 4.0 and you are using Windows® 3.1x: s Insert the Brother CD-ROM for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Enter the command for your version of Windows®: If you are running Windows NT® 3.51 or earlier. After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you insert the Brother CD-ROM. -OR- If you...
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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. 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 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.
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. 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 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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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 drive letter of your computer memory (Terminate-and-...Stay Resident program) and runs in your CD- the mouse driver must be ...
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 drive letter of your computer memory (Terminate-and-...Stay Resident program) and runs in your CD- the mouse driver must be ...
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...memory. USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER 14 - 1 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you purchased the optional Multi-Function Link® Pro accessory (PCI-3CD) for your FAX 4750 or FAX 5750, follow the instructions in Windows® ...on the CD-ROM supplied with your PC screen. Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for DOS The MFL Pro CD-ROM supplied with your machine. Enhanced Memory Management The Brother machine has its own Data Compression Technology, which ...
...memory. USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER 14 - 1 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you purchased the optional Multi-Function Link® Pro accessory (PCI-3CD) for your FAX 4750 or FAX 5750, follow the instructions in Windows® ...on the CD-ROM supplied with your PC screen. Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for DOS The MFL Pro CD-ROM supplied with your machine. Enhanced Memory Management The Brother machine has its own Data Compression Technology, which ...
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...Multi-purpose Paper Cassette, page 17-6.) 14 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER If your application software does not support your application software. Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (...When the machine receives print data from your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, page 2-5.) Use the manual feed slot for the printer driver.) The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of paper: letter, legal, A4, B5 and A5 plain ...
...Multi-purpose Paper Cassette, page 17-6.) 14 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER If your application software does not support your application software. Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (...When the machine receives print data from your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, page 2-5.) Use the manual feed slot for the printer driver.) The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of paper: letter, legal, A4, B5 and A5 plain ...
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.... (Incoming faxes will load the first page from the manual feed slot and subsequent pages from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER This allows you do not have finished printing. Loading One Sheet of Paper You do not select Manual Feed, and insert a page in... guides to the width of the paper. 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. Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to first press Print Priority . The machine starts printing ...
.... (Incoming faxes will load the first page from the manual feed slot and subsequent pages from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER This allows you do not have finished printing. Loading One Sheet of Paper You do not select Manual Feed, and insert a page in... guides to the width of the paper. 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. Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to first press Print Priority . The machine starts printing ...
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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 ... Error Message Cause Action DOCUMENT JAM Documents were not inserted Do not pull paper out until fed properly or document you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. NOT REGISTERED You tried to access a One Touch or Speed Dial number that is not connected to "Print as...
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 ... Error Message Cause Action DOCUMENT JAM Documents were not inserted Do not pull paper out until fed properly or document you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. NOT REGISTERED You tried to access a One Touch or Speed Dial number that is not connected to "Print as...
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...MFC 8300, or See MFC Software Manual page 2-3 or 2-10 for this. If you select it in . (See page 2-8.) • The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. (See page 2-3.) • The interface cable is plugged in your application software to make sure to work with the supplied printer driver...graphic quality or the number of font sizes within your machine. This print. Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties My headers or footers appear when I N T E N A N C E Most laser printers have text missing. The machine received a very complex print job and could...
...MFC 8300, or See MFC Software Manual page 2-3 or 2-10 for this. If you select it in . (See page 2-8.) • The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. (See page 2-3.) • The interface cable is plugged in your application software to make sure to work with the supplied printer driver...graphic quality or the number of font sizes within your machine. This print. Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties My headers or footers appear when I N T E N A N C E Most laser printers have text missing. The machine received a very complex print job and could...
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...CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on a flat, horizontal surface. Adjust the print conditions by wiping the scanner windows with a new one . Rough surfaces or thick media can cause a ghost image. The drum unit ..., on the page. Try copying multiple pages to light. If the markings do not use paper that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. Make sure the machine is necessary to side. You may be that a torn piece of the drum unit. (See pages 17-21~22.) ...
...CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on a flat, horizontal surface. Adjust the print conditions by wiping the scanner windows with a new one . Rough surfaces or thick media can cause a ghost image. The drum unit ..., on the page. Try copying multiple pages to light. If the markings do not use paper that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. Make sure the machine is necessary to side. You may be that a torn piece of the drum unit. (See pages 17-21~22.) ...
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...Pavilion PC and the "HP DEMO" Screen Saver If you need help modifying your reseller to the standard VGA or SVGA selection. If your Display Driver software. Another solution is overwritten and you do not want to edit the System.ini file, please change the screen saver to print, scan,...you must edit the System.ini file as follows: [boot] ;comm.drv=comm115.drv comm.drv=brmfcomm.drv [386Enh] DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Bi-Di.386 If you cannot use the Brother machine to another one and Re-install Multi-Function Link® Pro again. Bi-Directional Parallel Ports (nibble and byte modes...
...Pavilion PC and the "HP DEMO" Screen Saver If you need help modifying your reseller to the standard VGA or SVGA selection. If your Display Driver software. Another solution is overwritten and you do not want to edit the System.ini file, please change the screen saver to print, scan,...you must edit the System.ini file as follows: [boot] ;comm.drv=comm115.drv comm.drv=brmfcomm.drv [386Enh] DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Bi-Di.386 If you cannot use the Brother machine to another one and Re-install Multi-Function Link® Pro again. Bi-Directional Parallel Ports (nibble and byte modes...
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...EPSON Action Laser 1100/1400 driver by running the EPDELETE.EXE file in "Printers" of the Brother printer drivers. Such printers use the bi-directional communication parallel port between the printer and the PC. If you may have installed the Brother printer driver, by one of the following printer drivers. Review...sections that shows the printer status on the CD-ROM is installed from your Windows® software. Remove the conflicting situation caused by executing SETUP.EXE from the Add menu in the Windows® Printer Driver for the above laser printers models are installed ...
...EPSON Action Laser 1100/1400 driver by running the EPDELETE.EXE file in "Printers" of the Brother printer drivers. Such printers use the bi-directional communication parallel port between the printer and the PC. If you may have installed the Brother printer driver, by one of the following printer drivers. Review...sections that shows the printer status on the CD-ROM is installed from your Windows® software. Remove the conflicting situation caused by executing SETUP.EXE from the Add menu in the Windows® Printer Driver for the above laser printers models are installed ...
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...do a back-up before you must restart Windows® to turn the machine's bi-directional function off. NEC SuperScript 610/660: Please remove the NEC SuperScript driver by double-clicking the Un-install Status window in case. HP LaserJet series II, ...IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP: If Microsoft Windows® Printing System is included with NEC printers. 17 - 16 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N ...
...do a back-up before you must restart Windows® to turn the machine's bi-directional function off. NEC SuperScript 610/660: Please remove the NEC SuperScript driver by double-clicking the Un-install Status window in case. HP LaserJet series II, ...IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP: If Microsoft Windows® Printing System is included with NEC printers. 17 - 16 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N ...
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... for MFC models) Printer Driver Windows® 3.1x, Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 driver supporting Brother Native Compression mode and bi-directional capability Interface Bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284); Printer Specifications Emulation Brother Printing System for Windows® and emulation mode of average print job. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface Using Windows® 98 Only: (MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC...
... for MFC models) Printer Driver Windows® 3.1x, Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 driver supporting Brother Native Compression mode and bi-directional capability Interface Bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284); Printer Specifications Emulation Brother Printing System for Windows® and emulation mode of average print job. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface Using Windows® 98 Only: (MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC...