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...fax) Canada: http://www.brothermall.com Description Item 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 8700) Telephone Line Cord Telephone Handset Handset Curled... Manual Software Manual Bundled 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 only) TN-430 ...
...fax) Canada: http://www.brothermall.com Description Item 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 8700) Telephone Line Cord Telephone Handset Handset Curled... Manual Software Manual Bundled 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 only) TN-430 ...
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... 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 Software...
... 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 Software...
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... YOUR APPLE® NEW POWER MACINTOSH® 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 Specifications S-4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface...
... YOUR APPLE® NEW POWER MACINTOSH® 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 Specifications S-4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface...
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...MFC 8300. If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. 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 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to install the Brother printer driver... from the bundled CD-ROM If you have a FAX 4750, FAX 5750 or MFC 8300 and purchased the optional Multi-Function Link...
...MFC 8300. If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. 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 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to install the Brother printer driver... from the bundled CD-ROM If you have a FAX 4750, FAX 5750 or MFC 8300 and purchased the optional Multi-Function Link...
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...-3232 From within Canada: 1-800-668-2768 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 To order the appropriate 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 than 6 feet (1.8 meters) long, or USB cable. If ...you need to set of disks, you must tell the Brother Representative the version of Windows® you are the minimum computer requirements you need a Floppy Disk version for the MFC 8300's Printer Driver (DSK8331 for Windows® 3.1x or DSK8395 for Windows® 98 or Windows...
...-3232 From within Canada: 1-800-668-2768 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 To order the appropriate 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 than 6 feet (1.8 meters) long, or USB cable. If ...you need to set of disks, you must tell the Brother Representative the version of Windows® you are the minimum computer requirements you need a Floppy Disk version for the MFC 8300's Printer Driver (DSK8331 for Windows® 3.1x or DSK8395 for Windows® 98 or Windows...
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Installing Brother Printer Driver Using USB Cable 1 Insert the Printer driver CD-ROM. 2 Select Specify a location and remove the other check marks, then click Browse to locate the file. 3 Double-click on the CD icon and click on the Win98usb folder, then click OK. 12 - 4 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 4 Select [Recommended] and click Next.
Installing Brother Printer Driver Using USB Cable 1 Insert the Printer driver CD-ROM. 2 Select Specify a location and remove the other check marks, then click Browse to locate the file. 3 Double-click on the CD icon and click on the Win98usb folder, then click OK. 12 - 4 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 4 Select [Recommended] and click Next.
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... 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 time. For Windows® 3.1x: 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM for True Type Fonts. 2 Click on Start, then Settings, and select Control Panel. 3 In ... Select the fonts you must install the True Type Fonts manually, following the steps bellow. For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you want to install and click the OK button. 12 - 8 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC True Type Fonts are the fonts that are used in the Windows® operating systems....
... 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 time. For Windows® 3.1x: 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM for True Type Fonts. 2 Click on Start, then Settings, and select Control Panel. 3 In ... Select the fonts you must install the True Type Fonts manually, following the steps bellow. For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you want to install and click the OK button. 12 - 8 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC True Type Fonts are the fonts that are used in the Windows® operating systems....
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... after you see the "Add New Hardware Wizard" during startup. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to PC. If you connect Brother machine to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. Also, make sure the PC is turned off and unplugged from the...Guide for your PC. 4 Before plugging in your PC and turning it appears on , plug in the electrical cord of the Brother machine. You can select "Do not install a driver (Windows® will not display this dialog box again. -OR- Click Finish when it on the screen. and click OK...
... after you see the "Add New Hardware Wizard" during startup. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to PC. If you connect Brother machine to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. Also, make sure the PC is turned off and unplugged from the...Guide for your PC. 4 Before plugging in your PC and turning it appears on , plug in the electrical cord of the Brother machine. You can select "Do not install a driver (Windows® will not display this dialog box again. -OR- Click Finish when it on the screen. and click OK...
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...You are using Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and you insert the Brother CD-ROM. -OR- Brother MFL Pro does not support this version of Windows®, if needed. If you must type the appropriate command for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Enter the command for your CD-...ROM drive.) The Brother LOGO will be displayed on the screen. After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you are running Windows NT® 3.51 or ...
...You are using Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and you insert the Brother CD-ROM. -OR- Brother MFL Pro does not support this version of Windows®, if needed. If you must type the appropriate command for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Enter the command for your CD-...ROM drive.) The Brother LOGO will be displayed on the screen. After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you are running Windows NT® 3.51 or ...
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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. 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. 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
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...Users (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) DOS printing is not listed, you must install the printer driver that corresponds to HP LaserJet IIP's emulations. If the machine is NOT available for application software that can run in your computer screen. Printer driver supported in Emulation...13 - 1 The following two programs: Remote Printer Console Main Program This program allows you may not have a Printer Settings menu that the Brother machine's name appears in bold. What Does the Remote Printer Console Do? The Remote Printer Console (RPC) is useful for the FAX 4750...
...Users (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) DOS printing is not listed, you must install the printer driver that corresponds to HP LaserJet IIP's emulations. If the machine is NOT available for application software that can run in your computer screen. Printer driver supported in Emulation...13 - 1 The following two programs: Remote Printer Console Main Program This program allows you may not have a Printer Settings menu that the Brother machine's name appears in bold. What Does the Remote Printer Console Do? The Remote Printer Console (RPC) is useful for the FAX 4750...
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...) program. 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as it to send memory and printer setup information to the computer. Popular Printer Emulation Support The machine supports HP LaserJet IIP printer emulation mode. USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER 14 - 1 If you...
...) program. 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as it to send memory and printer setup information to the computer. Popular Printer Emulation Support The machine supports HP LaserJet IIP printer emulation mode. USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER 14 - 1 If you...
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... 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 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. (For more... by changing the right and left margins in 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 paper. Then...
... 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 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. (For more... by changing the right and left margins in 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 paper. Then...
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...in the Setup dialog box of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the Paper Source section. This allows you to print PC data without interruption from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper... 1 Open the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. Insert the sheet of paper for Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal), with a ...
...in the Setup dialog box of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the Paper Source section. This allows you to print PC data without interruption from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper... 1 Open the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. Insert the sheet of paper for Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal), with a ...
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... thicker paper or card stock. 1 Select manual feed mode in the printer driver. 2 Send the print data as they stack in the output bin, remove each page to be printed. 7 When you have finished printing, close the rear cover of the printer. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each transparency after it into the manual... lifted up the rear cover at the rear of the machine. 4 Adjust the manual feed paper guides to insert the next sheet of paper. USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER 14 - 5
... thicker paper or card stock. 1 Select manual feed mode in the printer driver. 2 Send the print data as they stack in the output bin, remove each page to be printed. 7 When you have finished printing, close the rear cover of the printer. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each transparency after it into the manual... lifted up the rear cover at the rear of the machine. 4 Adjust the manual feed paper guides to insert the next sheet of paper. USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER 14 - 5
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...MFC 8600 and MFC 8700.) • Check to correctly, then some connect the printer...MFC Software Manual page 2-3 or 2-10 for this. Reduce the complexity of font sizes within your document or reduce print resolution. Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties My headers or footers appear when I view my document on the screen but do not up when show up when I print them. Most laser printers... R O U T I N E M A I cannot print from my Make sure the Windows® printer driver is showing an error message. (See page 17-2.) The machine prints unexpectedely or it back in several ways. ...
...MFC 8600 and MFC 8700.) • Check to correctly, then some connect the printer...MFC Software Manual page 2-3 or 2-10 for this. Reduce the complexity of font sizes within your document or reduce print resolution. Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties My headers or footers appear when I view my document on the screen but do not up when show up when I print them. Most laser printers... R O U T I N E M A I cannot print from my Make sure the Windows® printer driver is showing an error message. (See page 17-2.) The machine prints unexpectedely or it back in several ways. ...
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...make sure you are not correctly set your application software to your print job. selected in the printer driver. Refer to make sure it . Make sure that the DOS application software interface settings match ...those of paper or not properly installed. You can load envelopes from my application software. Check for example, if you selected the correct printer driver. Use the Remote Printer Console (RPC) program. Check to eject DATA). The machine emulates HP LaserJet IIP. How can I N T E N A N C E 17 - 11 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A...
...make sure you are not correctly set your application software to your print job. selected in the printer driver. Refer to make sure it . Make sure that the DOS application software interface settings match ...those of paper or not properly installed. You can load envelopes from my application software. Check for example, if you selected the correct printer driver. Use the Remote Printer Console (RPC) program. Check to eject DATA). The machine emulates HP LaserJet IIP. How can I N T E N A N C E 17 - 11 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A...
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... the Print Density function. Try rocking them from side to replace it periodically. Make sure that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. The drum unit is a consumable item and it is necessary to side. Print Quality Difficulties (Cont.) Difficulty The whole page is not empty... or the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . Wipe electric terminals referring to Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on the page. Black Page Nothing is scratched. Example of the drum unit. (See pages 17-21~22.) Also...
... the Print Density function. Try rocking them from side to replace it periodically. Make sure that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. The drum unit is a consumable item and it is necessary to side. Print Quality Difficulties (Cont.) Difficulty The whole page is not empty... or the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . Wipe electric terminals referring to Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on the page. Black Page Nothing is scratched. Example of the drum unit. (See pages 17-21~22.) Also...
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... installed the Brother printer driver, by one of the Brother printer drivers. The bi-directional communication may not work if the printer drivers for these models. 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 after the installation of the following printer drivers. Such printers use the...
... installed the Brother printer driver, by one of the Brother printer drivers. The bi-directional communication may not work if the printer drivers for these models. 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 after the installation of the following printer drivers. Such printers use the...
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...Install Brother Printer Driver for MFC 8300 1 Turn on the power to your Macintosh G3 or iMac and wait for the startup process to be completed. 2 Plug in the MFC power cord to run Start. If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. The screen of Brother options... will appear on the desk top. 4 Double-click the Brother icon to open the CD. 5 Double-click...
...Install Brother Printer Driver for MFC 8300 1 Turn on the power to your Macintosh G3 or iMac and wait for the startup process to be completed. 2 Plug in the MFC power cord to run Start. If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. The screen of Brother options... will appear on the desk top. 4 Double-click the Brother icon to open the CD. 5 Double-click...