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Reset Key 13-7 Printing the Internal Font List 13-7 Printing the Print Configuration List 13-7 Restoring Factory Default Settings 13-7 14 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only 14-1 Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver 14-1 Features in the PCL Printer Driver (For Windows® Users Only 14-1 Basic Tab 14-2 Paper Size 14-3 Multiple Page 14-3 Border Line...
Reset Key 13-7 Printing the Internal Font List 13-7 Printing the Print Configuration List 13-7 Restoring Factory Default Settings 13-7 14 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only 14-1 Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver 14-1 Features in the PCL Printer Driver (For Windows® Users Only 14-1 Basic Tab 14-2 Paper Size 14-3 Multiple Page 14-3 Border Line...
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15 xvi Available Options 14-13 Support 14-14 Brother Solutions Center 14-14 Web Update 14-14 Check Setting 14-14 Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000 14-15 General Tab 14-15 Printing Preferences 14-15 Layout Tab 14-16 *1 Orientation 14-16 *2 Pages Per ...Graphic 14-19 *3 Document Options 14-19 Device Settings Tab 14-20 Installable Options 14-20 Using the Windows®-Based Brother MFL-Pro Control Center .. 15-1 Brother Control Center 15-1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center 15-1 How to Turn Off AutoLoad 15-2 Using the Scan Keys 15-2 Using the Control Panel...
15 xvi Available Options 14-13 Support 14-14 Brother Solutions Center 14-14 Web Update 14-14 Check Setting 14-14 Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000 14-15 General Tab 14-15 Printing Preferences 14-15 Layout Tab 14-16 *1 Orientation 14-16 *2 Pages Per ...Graphic 14-19 *3 Document Options 14-19 Device Settings Tab 14-20 Installable Options 14-20 Using the Windows®-Based Brother MFL-Pro Control Center .. 15-1 Brother Control Center 15-1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center 15-1 How to Turn Off AutoLoad 15-2 Using the Scan Keys 15-2 Using the Control Panel...
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19 Using the Brother MFC with a New Power Macintosh® G3, G4 or iMac™/iBook 19-1 Set up Your USB Equipped Apple® Macintosh® G3,G4, iMac™ or iBook with Mac OS 8.5/8.51/8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1 ... 19-1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh... 21-1 Laser Safety 21-2 FDA Regulations 21-2 Manufactured 21-2 Important-About the Interface Cable 21-3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only 21-3 Important 21-4 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only 21-4 Warranty 21-4 International ENERGY STAR...
19 Using the Brother MFC with a New Power Macintosh® G3, G4 or iMac™/iBook 19-1 Set up Your USB Equipped Apple® Macintosh® G3,G4, iMac™ or iBook with Mac OS 8.5/8.51/8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1 ... 19-1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh... 21-1 Laser Safety 21-2 FDA Regulations 21-2 Manufactured 21-2 Important-About the Interface Cable 21-3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only 21-3 Important 21-4 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only 21-4 Warranty 21-4 International ENERGY STAR...
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the mouse driver must be installed. (You can also 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 is set to Online. 2 Start your CD-ROM drive for "x") and then press Enter. ...x:\RPCX>RPCSETUP 7 Follow the instructions 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...
the mouse driver must be installed. (You can also 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 is set to Online. 2 Start your CD-ROM drive for "x") and then press Enter. ...x:\RPCX>RPCSETUP 7 Follow the instructions 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...
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... monitors the printer status as it allows you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as a 13 Printer Special Printing Features Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows®, 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 are available on your...
... monitors the printer status as it allows you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as a 13 Printer Special Printing Features Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows®, 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 are available on your...
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... Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (For more pages, the machine begins to print the next page automatically. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you use manual duplexing, it is possible that a paper jam may occur or the print quality might not be adjusted to ... DATA. If your application software does not support your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, Page 2-6.) Use the manual feed slot for the printer driver.) Please select LPT1 on one side of paper: letter, legal, A4, B5 and A5 plain paper. I N T E R You may get a paper jam. Very thin...
... Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (For more pages, the machine begins to print the next page automatically. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you use manual duplexing, it is possible that a paper jam may occur or the print quality might not be adjusted to ... DATA. If your application software does not support your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, Page 2-6.) Use the manual feed slot for the printer driver.) Please select LPT1 on one side of paper: letter, legal, A4, B5 and A5 plain paper. I N T E R You may get a paper jam. Very thin...
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... LCD shows: Insert the next sheet of paper to load the first page. 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 manual feed slot, the machine will load the first page from the manual... roller. 2 Adjust the manual feed slot to print on face up in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. Follow Steps 1 and 2 to resume printing. If you do not have finished printing. Loading One Sheet of Paper You do not select Manual Feed, and insert a page in the Paper Source section.
... LCD shows: Insert the next sheet of paper to load the first page. 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 manual feed slot, the machine will load the first page from the manual... roller. 2 Adjust the manual feed slot to print on face up in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. Follow Steps 1 and 2 to resume printing. If you do not have finished printing. Loading One Sheet of Paper You do not select Manual Feed, and insert a page in the Paper Source section.
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14 Printer Driver Settings 14 (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required by clicking the illustration on the left side of the tab screen. 14 - 1 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ® O N L Y ) The latest printer driver can also change settings by a particular printer, using...
14 Printer Driver Settings 14 (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required by clicking the illustration on the left side of the tab screen. 14 - 1 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ® O N L Y ) The latest printer driver can also change settings by a particular printer, using...
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Print Setting (For Windows® 95/98/98SE... in inches or millimeters (0 - 8 inches) [0 - 203.2 mm]. In this mode, the MFC prints all the even numbered pages first. When you can change the Brightness, Contrast and Graphics Quality ... Scanned Images). With the Print Setting set to reinstall the paper. Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are printed. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to Manual, you choose Auto (Recommended), the printer automatically prints with the most suitable print settings. P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I...
Print Setting (For Windows® 95/98/98SE... in inches or millimeters (0 - 8 inches) [0 - 203.2 mm]. In this mode, the MFC prints all the even numbered pages first. When you can change the Brightness, Contrast and Graphics Quality ... Scanned Images). With the Print Setting set to reinstall the paper. Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are printed. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to Manual, you choose Auto (Recommended), the printer automatically prints with the most suitable print settings. P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I...
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..., simply click your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. If you to quickly select driver settings. Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you forget your password these settings can be set to... the Device Options section. This feature can not be locked and password protected. Note Record your mouse button on the task tray icon. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be accessed. 14 - 11 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W...
..., simply click your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. If you to quickly select driver settings. Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you forget your password these settings can be set to... the Device Options section. This feature can not be locked and password protected. Note Record your mouse button on the task tray icon. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be accessed. 14 - 11 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W...
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Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000) The Windows® 2000 printer driver utilizes Microsoft's uni-driver architecture. button to access the Layout tab. 14 - 15 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ® O N L Y ) The following section describes the driver features and selections available for Windows® 2000. General Tab Printing Preferences In the General tab, click the Printing Preferences...
Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000) The Windows® 2000 printer driver utilizes Microsoft's uni-driver architecture. button to access the Layout tab. 14 - 15 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ® O N L Y ) The following section describes the driver features and selections available for Windows® 2000. General Tab Printing Preferences In the General tab, click the Printing Preferences...
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Using the Control Panel Keys If you have connected the MFC to your Windows®-based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your version of your choice using the Scan keys is running on your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications. P R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R 15 - 2 ...: 3 Uncheck the AutoLoad Pop-Up option. B A S E D B R O T H E R M F L - How to launch the application of Windows®. Using the Scan Keys You can use the Scan keys, make sure the Brother Control Center application is that you can use the Scan keys on the control panel to scan originals...
Using the Control Panel Keys If you have connected the MFC to your Windows®-based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your version of your choice using the Scan keys is running on your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications. P R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R 15 - 2 ...: 3 Uncheck the AutoLoad Pop-Up option. B A S E D B R O T H E R M F L - How to launch the application of Windows®. Using the Scan Keys You can use the Scan keys, make sure the Brother Control Center application is that you can use the Scan keys on the control panel to scan originals...
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...E R M F L - Click the Smart Click icon at the top right of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-you can access the Scanner Settings window. Copy Operations Copy-allows you to use the PC and any Windows® printer driver for Scan, Copy and PC Fax Buttons When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, you...- 5 U S I N G T H E W I N D O W S ®- Global Settings AutoLoad Pop-Up-Click this checkbox if you want Brother MFL Control Center to load when you to any standard Windows® printer driver installed on the PC. P R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R You can scan the page on any of the ...
...E R M F L - Click the Smart Click icon at the top right of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-you can access the Scanner Settings window. Copy Operations Copy-allows you to use the PC and any Windows® printer driver for Scan, Copy and PC Fax Buttons When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, you...- 5 U S I N G T H E W I N D O W S ®- Global Settings AutoLoad Pop-Up-Click this checkbox if you want Brother MFL Control Center to load when you to any standard Windows® printer driver installed on the PC. P R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R You can scan the page on any of the ...
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...Brother Multi-Function Link® Pro as your software. From the PaperPort® window, select Acquire from the File drop-down menu in the PaperPort® window. For Windows® 95/98/98SE, and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0, Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows... listing for prompting.) 4 Select the OK button to the PaperPort® without saving it under the "Select scanner"-OR-"Select source" option in your scanner driver, select it . The Export 'XXXXX' As dialog box will appear: 16 - 4 U S I N G S C A N S O F T ™ P A P E R P O R T® F O R B R O T H E R ...
...Brother Multi-Function Link® Pro as your software. From the PaperPort® window, select Acquire from the File drop-down menu in the PaperPort® window. For Windows® 95/98/98SE, and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0, Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows... listing for prompting.) 4 Select the OK button to the PaperPort® without saving it under the "Select scanner"-OR-"Select source" option in your scanner driver, select it . The Export 'XXXXX' As dialog box will appear: 16 - 4 U S I N G S C A N S O F T ™ P A P E R P O R T® F O R B R O T H E R ...
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... the basics of the Brother software, so you to simulate a Parallel port for Windows® GDI printing. 17 - 1 S E T T I N G U P A N D U S I N G P C F A X ( F O R W I N D O W S® O N L Y ) Multi-Function Link® Pro software and the MFL Pro Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager, as needed. The Resource Manager allows the single bi-directional Parallel port on the MFC to simulate a Communications...
... the basics of the Brother software, so you to simulate a Parallel port for Windows® GDI printing. 17 - 1 S E T T I N G U P A N D U S I N G P C F A X ( F O R W I N D O W S® O N L Y ) Multi-Function Link® Pro software and the MFL Pro Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager, as needed. The Resource Manager allows the single bi-directional Parallel port on the MFC to simulate a Communications...
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...check for a specified character string in the mail header. To Access the On-Line Documentation Note After you have installed the Brother driver(s) for operating instructions. To Install Automatic E-mail Printing (Optional Application): 1 Insert MFL Pro CD-ROM into your model and...Printing For Windows® 95, 98, 98SE, Me Only Main Features I You can print e-mail in each account automatically. U S I N G A U T O M A T I N G 18 - 1 I Automatic E-Mail Printing can be required for a multiple user account: In Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing you can set up more than one e-mail ...
...check for a specified character string in the mail header. To Access the On-Line Documentation Note After you have installed the Brother driver(s) for operating instructions. To Install Automatic E-mail Printing (Optional Application): 1 Insert MFL Pro CD-ROM into your model and...Printing For Windows® 95, 98, 98SE, Me Only Main Features I You can print e-mail in each account automatically. U S I N G A U T O M A T I N G 18 - 1 I Automatic E-Mail Printing can be required for a multiple user account: In Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing you can set up more than one e-mail ...
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... answer or is used as a printer) Machine memory capacity has been exceeded. • If you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. Then call . NO RESPONSE / BUSY The number you read document was not completely Close the front cover ... Service at In USA: 1-800-284-4329 In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER In Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 OUT OF MEMORY (May occur when the machine is busy. NOT REGISTERED The One Touch or Speed Dial number that is ready. Set up the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See Pages 7-1, 7-2.) 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 T E N...
... answer or is used as a printer) Machine memory capacity has been exceeded. • If you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. Then call . NO RESPONSE / BUSY The number you read document was not completely Close the front cover ... Service at In USA: 1-800-284-4329 In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER In Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 OUT OF MEMORY (May occur when the machine is busy. NOT REGISTERED The One Touch or Speed Dial number that is ready. Set up the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See Pages 7-1, 7-2.) 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 T E N...
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...shows REMAINED DATA). pages have a restricted area that will not accept print. Most laser printers have text missing. Usually these are using Windows® 95/98/Me/2000 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 with database software and part of your DOS software printer...N C E The machine prints, but the printer did not receive the Page Eject command. This is common problem first with the supplied printer driver, see the "Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties" section. If you are using a parallel printer cable, you are the first two lines and last two lines, ...
...shows REMAINED DATA). pages have a restricted area that will not accept print. Most laser printers have text missing. Usually these are using Windows® 95/98/Me/2000 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 with database software and part of your DOS software printer...N C E The machine prints, but the printer did not receive the Page Eject command. This is common problem first with the supplied printer driver, see the "Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties" section. If you are using a parallel printer cable, you are the first two lines and last two lines, ...
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... toner cartridge installed. may occur if the machine has not been used for a long time. Adjust the print conditions by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on Pages 22-16 and 22-17.)... cleaning and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . Make sure that you use paper that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. Blurred Page Certain environmental conditions such as humidity, high temperatures, etc. Ghost Images The...
... toner cartridge installed. may occur if the machine has not been used for a long time. Adjust the print conditions by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on Pages 22-16 and 22-17.)... cleaning and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . Make sure that you use paper that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. Blurred Page Certain environmental conditions such as humidity, high temperatures, etc. Ghost Images The...
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...-back system i FCC Notices 21-1 G gray scale S-1 Groups dialing 7-6 setting up 7-3 I Importing 16-3 J jack(s) triplex adapter 2-12 INDEX I-2 Groups 7-6 One Touch numbers 7-5 pulse (rotary) (for Canada) 7-7 Speed Dial numbers 7-5 document jam 22-4 Drivers Windows printing 13-1 drum unit cleaning 22-17 installing 2-3 life remaining 22-22 replacing 22-21 Dual Access 6-3 E Easy Receive...
...-back system i FCC Notices 21-1 G gray scale S-1 Groups dialing 7-6 setting up 7-3 I Importing 16-3 J jack(s) triplex adapter 2-12 INDEX I-2 Groups 7-6 One Touch numbers 7-5 pulse (rotary) (for Canada) 7-7 Speed Dial numbers 7-5 document jam 22-4 Drivers Windows printing 13-1 drum unit cleaning 22-17 installing 2-3 life remaining 22-22 replacing 22-21 Dual Access 6-3 E Easy Receive...