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...Brother accessories and supplies available for purchase.) USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) From within 1-800-668-2768 (voice) 1-800-947-1445 (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... #2 (For FAX 4750 and MFC 8600 only) Network (LAN) Board (For FAX 5750 and MFC 8700 only) Power Protector for A/C Power and Phone Line Surges and Voltage Spikes Quick Reference Card Operations Manual Software Manual Bundled MFC 8300 Printer Driver is available on Floppy Disks **...
...Brother accessories and supplies available for purchase.) USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) From within 1-800-668-2768 (voice) 1-800-947-1445 (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... #2 (For FAX 4750 and MFC 8600 only) Network (LAN) Board (For FAX 5750 and MFC 8700 only) Power Protector for A/C Power and Phone Line Surges and Voltage Spikes Quick Reference Card Operations Manual Software Manual Bundled MFC 8300 Printer Driver is available on Floppy Disks **...
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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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... a 3 in1 multi-function center-it's a Fax, Copier and Printer. 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC 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 If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software...
... a 3 in1 multi-function center-it's a Fax, Copier and Printer. 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC 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 If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software...
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... or greater for Windows® 3.1x 8MB or greater for Windows® 95 (16MB recommended) 16MB or greater for Windows® 95/98), call Brother at USA: 1-888-879-3232 From within Canada: 1-800-668-2768 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 To order the appropriate set of disks,...is IEEE-1284 compliant, and that is supplied on CD-ROM. If 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 NT® Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB recommended) Hard Disk Drive ...
... or greater for Windows® 3.1x 8MB or greater for Windows® 95 (16MB recommended) 16MB or greater for Windows® 95/98), call Brother at USA: 1-888-879-3232 From within Canada: 1-800-668-2768 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 To order the appropriate set of disks,...is IEEE-1284 compliant, and that is supplied on CD-ROM. If 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 NT® Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB recommended) Hard Disk Drive ...
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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. 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
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This completes the installation of the Printer and its USB driver. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 7 10 After completing the test print, click Yes. 11 Click Finish.
This completes the installation of the Printer and its USB driver. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 7 10 After completing the test print, click Yes. 11 Click Finish.
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...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. True Type Fonts are the fonts that are used in the Windows® operating systems. If you install the Brother True Type Fonts, more types...New Font... For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you must install the True Type Fonts manually, following the steps bellow. button. 6 Select your CD-ROM drive and select the font folder. 6 Select the fonts you want to install and click the OK button. 12 - 8 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC For...
...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. True Type Fonts are the fonts that are used in the Windows® operating systems. If you install the Brother True Type Fonts, more types...New Font... For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you must install the True Type Fonts manually, following the steps bellow. button. 6 Select your CD-ROM drive and select the font folder. 6 Select the fonts you want to install and click the OK button. 12 - 8 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC For...
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... power cord from the electrical power before connecting the parallel interface cable. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 9 You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. If you again)." Click Finish when it appears on... , plug in your PC and turning it on the screen. If you are using Windows® 95, after you connect Brother machine to PC. You can select ...
... power cord from the electrical power before connecting the parallel interface cable. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 9 You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. If you again)." Click Finish when it appears on... , plug in your PC and turning it on the screen. If you are using Windows® 95, after you connect Brother machine to PC. You can select ...
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...®, if needed. YOU MUST UPGRADE TO WINDOWS NT 4.0 AND REINSTALL MFL Pro!! If 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 CD-ROM drive.) If you are using Windows NT® 3.51 or earlier..., the following error message will be displayed on the screen. If you are using Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and you insert the Brother CD-ROM...
...®, if needed. YOU MUST UPGRADE TO WINDOWS NT 4.0 AND REINSTALL MFL Pro!! If 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 CD-ROM drive.) If you are using Windows NT® 3.51 or earlier..., the following error message will be displayed on the screen. If you are using Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and you insert the Brother CD-ROM...
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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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... allows you must install the printer driver that the Brother machine's name appears in your application software. What Does the Remote Printer Console Do? s Be sure to change various printer settings such as emulation, print quality, fonts, page setup etc., from your application software. 13 For DOS Users (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) DOS printing...
... allows you must install the printer driver that the Brother machine's name appears in your application software. What Does the Remote Printer Console Do? s Be sure to change various printer settings such as emulation, print quality, fonts, page setup etc., from your application software. 13 For DOS Users (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) DOS printing...
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... 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 CD- the mouse driver must be installed. (You can monitor your printer's status using bi-directional parallel communications. Installing the Remote... Monitor Program This utility program 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 it is set to Online. 2 Start your computer and go to install the ...
... 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 CD- the mouse driver must be installed. (You can monitor your printer's status using bi-directional parallel communications. Installing the Remote... Monitor Program This utility program 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 it is set to Online. 2 Start your computer and go to install the ...
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...-Stay Resident (TSR) program. Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 are available on your PC screen. 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you purchased the...
...-Stay Resident (TSR) program. Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 are available on your PC screen. 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you purchased the...
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... are more information, see the Help screen for labels, transparencies, card stock, thicker paper or envelopes. 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 pages, the machine begins to... multi-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 When the machine receives print data from your custom paper size, select the next larger paper size.
... are more information, see the Help screen for labels, transparencies, card stock, thicker paper or envelopes. 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 pages, the machine begins to... multi-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 When the machine receives print data from your custom paper size, select the next larger paper size.
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... feed slot, the machine 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 If you to first press Print Priority . This allows you do not have to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of paper... to resume printing. 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you have finished printing. Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to the width of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the manual feed slot. 1 Align the paper at the center of the manual feed slot and insert it is printed...
... feed slot, the machine 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 If you to first press Print Priority . This allows you do not have to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of paper... to resume printing. 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you have finished printing. Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to the width of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the manual feed slot. 1 Align the paper at the center of the manual feed slot and insert it is printed...
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... stock. 1 Select manual feed mode in the output bin, remove each page to insert the next sheet of transparencies smudging as they stack in the printer driver. 2 Send the print data as the machine pulls it exits. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on Thicker Paper... 5 to be printed. 7 When you 're using. 5 Insert a single sheet of paper into the manual feed slot until you insert the next sheet of the printer. The machine will wait until the front edge touches the paper feed rollers. Let go of the paper as usual. 3 Lift up , the machine has...
... stock. 1 Select manual feed mode in the output bin, remove each page to insert the next sheet of transparencies smudging as they stack in the printer driver. 2 Send the print data as the machine pulls it exits. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on Thicker Paper... 5 to be printed. 7 When you 're using. 5 Insert a single sheet of paper into the manual feed slot until you insert the next sheet of the printer. The machine will wait until the front edge touches the paper feed rollers. Let go of the paper as usual. 3 Lift up , the machine has...
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... • If you called does not answer or is busy. MACHINE ERROR XX Machine has a mechanical problem. Turn the power off. 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... / BUSY The number you have reached a number that is full. Or, you see page 17-5. NOT REGISTERED You tried to "Print as a printer.) The download buffer is not programmed. Error Messages Error Message Cause Action DOCUMENT JAM Documents were not inserted Do not pull paper out until fed...
... • If you called does not answer or is busy. MACHINE ERROR XX Machine has a mechanical problem. Turn the power off. 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... / BUSY The number you have reached a number that is full. Or, you see page 17-5. NOT REGISTERED You tried to "Print as a printer.) The download buffer is not programmed. Error Messages Error Message Cause Action DOCUMENT JAM Documents were not inserted Do not pull paper out until fed...
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...laser printers have text missing. If you select it prints garbage. I view my document on the screen but do not up when show top and bottom margins in your document to correctly, then some connect the printer cable correctly. Check the primary settings in your application software to make sure to allow for MFC 8600...; Setup Printing Difficulties My headers or footers appear when I cannot print from my Make sure the Windows® printer driver is plugged in your document or reduce print resolution. This print. The machine cannot print full pages of pages input...
...laser printers have text missing. If you select it prints garbage. I view my document on the screen but do not up when show top and bottom margins in your document to correctly, then some connect the printer cable correctly. Check the primary settings in your application software to make sure to allow for MFC 8600...; Setup Printing Difficulties My headers or footers appear when I cannot print from my Make sure the Windows® printer driver is plugged in your document or reduce print resolution. This print. The machine cannot print full pages of pages input...
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...problem first with database part of my document software and part of paper in the multi-purpose paper cassette, make sure you selected the correct printer driver. If there is helpful to your software supplier how to add a Page Eject (or Form Feed) command to the... empty, load a new stack of paper or not properly installed. How can I change the user settings or default settings on the machine? selected in the printer driver. the page. Your application software must be out of paper into the multi-purpose paper cassette. The machine emulates HP LaserJet IIP. Press FF/Cont...
...problem first with database part of my document software and part of paper in the multi-purpose paper cassette, make sure you selected the correct printer driver. If there is helpful to your software supplier how to add a Page Eject (or Form Feed) command to the... empty, load a new stack of paper or not properly installed. How can I change the user settings or default settings on the machine? selected in the printer driver. the page. Your application software must be out of paper into the multi-purpose paper cassette. The machine emulates HP LaserJet IIP. Press FF/Cont...