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... as a Printer Special Printing Features 21 Printing From Your PC 21 Simultaneous Printing 23 Printer Menu Functions 23 Acceptable Paper 24 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-9160 Printer Driver 25 Basic Tab 25 Advanced Tab 27 Support 34 iii
... as a Printer Special Printing Features 21 Printing From Your PC 21 Simultaneous Printing 23 Printer Menu Functions 23 Acceptable Paper 24 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-9160 Printer Driver 25 Basic Tab 25 Advanced Tab 27 Support 34 iii
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Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) Brother Control Centre 35 Using the Scan Key with Windows PC 36 Using the Control Panel Keys 37 Brother Control Centre Features 38 Scan to File 41 Scan to E-mail 42 Scan to Word ...Processor 44 User Defined Button 45 Copy 46 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort® for Brother and ScanSoft™ TextBridge® Using the Brother MFC ...
Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) Brother Control Centre 35 Using the Scan Key with Windows PC 36 Using the Control Panel Keys 37 Brother Control Centre Features 38 Scan to File 41 Scan to E-mail 42 Scan to Word ...Processor 44 User Defined Button 45 Copy 46 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort® for Brother and ScanSoft™ TextBridge® Using the Brother MFC ...
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Brother Resource Manager The Brother Resource Manager application must be running for you to set various printer settings including economy printing mode and custom paper size. MFC Software Suite and the Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager, as a Printer 21 Printing From Your PC ... dpi graphic and text data, including larger fonts, with the MFC. Your PC sends a print command and data to simulate a Parallel port for Windows® GDI printing. If your application software does not support your Windows® computer. The driver supports our unique compression mode to ...
Brother Resource Manager The Brother Resource Manager application must be running for you to set various printer settings including economy printing mode and custom paper size. MFC Software Suite and the Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager, as a Printer 21 Printing From Your PC ... dpi graphic and text data, including larger fonts, with the MFC. Your PC sends a print command and data to simulate a Parallel port for Windows® GDI printing. If your application software does not support your Windows® computer. The driver supports our unique compression mode to ...
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...thick paper is feeding. Press down Then, the Windows® driver instructs you (with the lever down and hold the stack of the paper first. If the paper "double-feeds" (sends two sheets at once), hold the blue lever on one side of paper except for the printer driver.) The...or you may occur or the printer quality might not be satisfactory. Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplex) The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 support manual duplex printing. (For more information, see the Help screen for the front sheet while...
...thick paper is feeding. Press down Then, the Windows® driver instructs you (with the lever down and hold the stack of the paper first. If the paper "double-feeds" (sends two sheets at once), hold the blue lever on one side of paper except for the printer driver.) The...or you may occur or the printer quality might not be satisfactory. Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplex) The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 support manual duplex printing. (For more information, see the Help screen for the front sheet while...
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... number of Copies and Media Type. PRINTER/SCANNER 4 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-9160 Printer Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from Windows® 98. The screens on your Windows® Operating System. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 25 Basic Tab 1 2 1. The printer drivers are from the...
... number of Copies and Media Type. PRINTER/SCANNER 4 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-9160 Printer Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from Windows® 98. The screens on your Windows® Operating System. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 25 Basic Tab 1 2 1. The printer drivers are from the...
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... Paper and for OHP transparencies, select Transparencies. Duplex Printing 3. When using ordinary plain paper, select Plain Paper. Print Quality 2. Device Option Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 27 Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or rough paper select Thick...
... Paper and for OHP transparencies, select Transparencies. Duplex Printing 3. When using ordinary plain paper, select Plain Paper. Print Quality 2. Device Option Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 27 Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or rough paper select Thick...
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... change the Brightness, Contrast and Graphics Quality options manually. Duplex Printing Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Manual Duplex features available. Print Setting (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) Print Setting is used for optimizing your print quality for each orientation. With the Print Setting set to...
... change the Brightness, Contrast and Graphics Quality options manually. Duplex Printing Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Manual Duplex features available. Print Setting (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) Print Setting is used for optimizing your print quality for each orientation. With the Print Setting set to...
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... Enter your document. You can place a logo or text into the Text Box and select the Font, Size, Darkness and Style. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 29 If you want to add a new Watermark, click the New button and select Text or Bitmap from the Watermark Style. PRINTER/SCANNER... Watermark You can change the size and the position of the Watermark on the page by using a bitmap file as your source file or select one of the preset Watermarks. Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers printing choices of: On all pages On first page only From second page Custom...
... Enter your document. You can place a logo or text into the Text Box and select the Font, Size, Darkness and Style. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 29 If you want to add a new Watermark, click the New button and select Text or Bitmap from the Watermark Style. PRINTER/SCANNER... Watermark You can change the size and the position of the Watermark on the page by using a bitmap file as your source file or select one of the preset Watermarks. Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers printing choices of: On all pages On first page only From second page Custom...
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This feature can be set to quickly select driver settings. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 31 PRINTER/SCANNER Device Options Set one of the following Printer Functions: • Quick Print Setup • Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) • Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to ON or OFF from the Device Options section. To view settings, simply click your mouse button on the task tray icon.
This feature can be set to quickly select driver settings. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 31 PRINTER/SCANNER Device Options Set one of the following Printer Functions: • Quick Print Setup • Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) • Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to ON or OFF from the Device Options section. To view settings, simply click your mouse button on the task tray icon.
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Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be accessed. 32 Chapter 4 Record your password these settings can not be locked and Password protected. If you forget your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be accessed. 32 Chapter 4 Record your password these settings can not be locked and Password protected. If you forget your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
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... actual Date and Time printed on your document from the settings of the Date and Time background by changing the percentage. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 33 PRINTER/SCANNER Print Date & Time When enabled the Print Date and Time feature will be printed.
... actual Date and Time printed on your document from the settings of the Date and Time background by changing the percentage. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 33 PRINTER/SCANNER Print Date & Time When enabled the Print Date and Time feature will be printed.
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... The Control Centre is initially configured to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphic application of functions: 1. PRINTER/SCANNER 5 Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (ForWindows®Only) Brother Control Centre The Brother Control Centre is a software utility that pops up on the PC screen whenever paper is started. If the Control Centre...
... The Control Centre is initially configured to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphic application of functions: 1. PRINTER/SCANNER 5 Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (ForWindows®Only) Brother Control Centre The Brother Control Centre is a software utility that pops up on the PC screen whenever paper is started. If the Control Centre...
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... can use the Scan to key on the Configuration Control Centre button. Using the Scan Key with Windows PC If you avoid the mouse clicks required to scan documents from your computer. (See Using the Brother MFC with a check box labelled "AutoLoad Pop-up" will not work with your PC. 36 Chapter 5 The...
... can use the Scan to key on the Configuration Control Centre button. Using the Scan Key with Windows PC If you avoid the mouse clicks required to scan documents from your computer. (See Using the Brother MFC with a check box labelled "AutoLoad Pop-up" will not work with your PC. 36 Chapter 5 The...
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... a file attachment, and launch your E-mail application, displaying the new message waiting to be configured to send only black and white file attachments at one time, you can easily change this setting. (See Scan to E-mail, page 42.) 1 Insert the document face up in the ADF, or face...and then press Menu/Set. The machine will scan the original and send a colour image to your graphics application. Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 37 The machine will scan the original perform OCR in ScanSoft™ TextBridge®, and then display the result ...
... a file attachment, and launch your E-mail application, displaying the new message waiting to be configured to send only black and white file attachments at one time, you can easily change this setting. (See Scan to E-mail, page 42.) 1 Insert the document face up in the ADF, or face...and then press Menu/Set. The machine will scan the original and send a colour image to your graphics application. Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 37 The machine will scan the original perform OCR in ScanSoft™ TextBridge®, and then display the result ...
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... the top right of the Configuration screens. You can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-You can access the Scanner Settings window. Scanner Settings When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, you boot your computer.... Global Settings AutoLoad Pop-Up-Click this checkbox if you want Brother Control Centre to load when you can...
... the top right of the Configuration screens. You can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-You can access the Scanner Settings window. Scanner Settings When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, you boot your computer.... Global Settings AutoLoad Pop-Up-Click this checkbox if you want Brother Control Centre to load when you can...
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... settings or change them at any time: Resolution-Select the scanning resolution you left-clicked a button in the Brother Control Centre window without first placing an document in the Brother machine's ADF, then click OK to return to the original default setting, just click the Restore Defaults button ...OR-To return to display Configurations, then click it means you most appropriate scanning mode from the Brother Control Centre Screen If you make a mistake or later decide to return to the Brother Control Centre screen. 40 Chapter 5 If you see this screen it . Perform an Operation from...
... settings or change them at any time: Resolution-Select the scanning resolution you left-clicked a button in the Brother Control Centre window without first placing an document in the Brother machine's ADF, then click OK to return to the original default setting, just click the Restore Defaults button ...OR-To return to display Configurations, then click it means you most appropriate scanning mode from the Brother Control Centre Screen If you make a mistake or later decide to return to the Brother Control Centre screen. 40 Chapter 5 If you see this screen it . Perform an Operation from...
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Photos (High Quality); Custom; button. File-If you want, click the Browse... Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 41 Photos (Quick Scan); To change any of the settings for the directory and folder you selected Other ...down list select the type of file: PaperPort Files (*.MAX) Self Viewing Files (*.EXE) PaperPort 5.0 Files (*.MAX) PaperPort 4.0 Files (*.MAX) PaperPort 3.0 Files (*.MAX) Windows Bitmap (*.BMP) PC Paintbrush (*.PCX) Multi-page PCX (*.DCX) JPEG Image Files (*.JPG) TIFF-Uncompressed (*.TIF) TIFF Group 4 (*.TIF) TIFF Class F (*.TIF)...
Photos (High Quality); Custom; button. File-If you want, click the Browse... Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 41 Photos (Quick Scan); To change any of the settings for the directory and folder you selected Other ...down list select the type of file: PaperPort Files (*.MAX) Self Viewing Files (*.EXE) PaperPort 5.0 Files (*.MAX) PaperPort 4.0 Files (*.MAX) PaperPort 3.0 Files (*.MAX) Windows Bitmap (*.BMP) PC Paintbrush (*.PCX) Multi-page PCX (*.DCX) JPEG Image Files (*.JPG) TIFF-Uncompressed (*.TIF) TIFF Group 4 (*.TIF) TIFF Class F (*.TIF)...
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Photos; Photos (Quick Scan); Draft Copy or Fine Copy. button to E-mail Scanner Settings From the pull-down list, select your E-mail application. The Link Preferences window will appear: 42 Chapter 5 Photos (High Quality); Scan to set up links. button. Custom; Text for that is appropriate for the type of the settings for OCR; To change any of file: Faxing, Filing and Copying; E-mail Application E-mail Application-From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that mode, click the Modify Settings... E-mail Settings-Click the E-Mail Settings...
Photos; Photos (Quick Scan); Draft Copy or Fine Copy. button to E-mail Scanner Settings From the pull-down list, select your E-mail application. The Link Preferences window will appear: 42 Chapter 5 Photos (High Quality); Scan to set up links. button. Custom; Text for that is appropriate for the type of the settings for OCR; To change any of file: Faxing, Filing and Copying; E-mail Application E-mail Application-From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that mode, click the Modify Settings... E-mail Settings-Click the E-Mail Settings...
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...listing is displayed, so you can select stored names or create new ones: Highlight the name(s) you can create a list of the same type into one file when possible-Click this checkbox to convert all files into one file. Convert non-image files to colour-Click this checkbox to combine... List You can remove a name from the QuickSend list, by highlighting the name and clicking the Delete button. Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 43 PRINTER/SCANNER File Attachments Do not convert files-Click this checkbox if you want to convert only attachments ...
...listing is displayed, so you can select stored names or create new ones: Highlight the name(s) you can create a list of the same type into one file when possible-Click this checkbox to convert all files into one file. Convert non-image files to colour-Click this checkbox to combine... List You can remove a name from the QuickSend list, by highlighting the name and clicking the Delete button. Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 43 PRINTER/SCANNER File Attachments Do not convert files-Click this checkbox if you want to convert only attachments ...
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... read across the entire page from left to right. Photos (High Quality); Click the Custom Link Settings... Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 45 x Auto Orientation-Check this Pop-Up screen. PRINTER/SCANNER OCR Package-From the pull-down list, select TextBridge ... Format-From the pull-down list, select the application you want to add to use the OCR package that was installed with the Brother MFC Software Suite. Photos; Target Application Application-From the pull-down list, select the file format you want to this checkbox if you want...
... read across the entire page from left to right. Photos (High Quality); Click the Custom Link Settings... Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows® Only) 45 x Auto Orientation-Check this Pop-Up screen. PRINTER/SCANNER OCR Package-From the pull-down list, select TextBridge ... Format-From the pull-down list, select the application you want to add to use the OCR package that was installed with the Brother MFC Software Suite. Photos; Target Application Application-From the pull-down list, select the file format you want to this checkbox if you want...