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Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ... Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 Device Options ...19 Support tab ...21 2 Scanning Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 22 TWAIN compliant...22 Accessing the Scanner...23 Scanning a document into the PC ...24 Settings in the ...
Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ... Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 Device Options ...19 Support tab ...21 2 Scanning Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 22 TWAIN compliant...22 Accessing the Scanner...23 Scanning a document into the PC ...24 Settings in the ...
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...® PaperPort® SE with OCR 43 3 ControlCenter3 Using ControlCenter3 ...44 Switching the user interface ...46 Turning the AutoLoad feature off...46 SCAN...47 CUSTOM SCAN ...47 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 47 COPY ...48 PC-FAX (MFC models only) ...48 DEVICE SETTING...48... Image (example: Microsoft® Paint)...49 OCR (Word Processing program) ...51 E-mail ...52 File attachments ...52 File ...53 CUSTOM SCAN ...54 Customizing a user-defined button...55 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 59 Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center 59 Copy...
...® PaperPort® SE with OCR 43 3 ControlCenter3 Using ControlCenter3 ...44 Switching the user interface ...46 Turning the AutoLoad feature off...46 SCAN...47 CUSTOM SCAN ...47 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 47 COPY ...48 PC-FAX (MFC models only) ...48 DEVICE SETTING...48... Image (example: Microsoft® Paint)...49 OCR (Word Processing program) ...51 E-mail ...52 File attachments ...52 File ...53 CUSTOM SCAN ...54 Customizing a user-defined button...55 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 59 Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center 59 Copy...
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Scan to Image ...72 Scan to OCR ...72 Scan to File...73 5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Remote Setup...74 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX sending ...76 Setting up user information...77 Sending setup...78 Setting up a cover page...79 ...Entering cover page information...79 Address Book ...80 Speed Dial setup ...81 Brother Address Book ...82 Setting up a member in the Address Book 82 Setting up a group for broadcasting 83 Editing member information...83 Deleting a member ...
Scan to Image ...72 Scan to OCR ...72 Scan to File...73 5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Remote Setup...74 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX sending ...76 Setting up user information...77 Sending setup...78 Setting up a cover page...79 ...Entering cover page information...79 Address Book ...80 Speed Dial setup ...81 Brother Address Book ...82 Setting up a member in the Address Book 82 Setting up a group for broadcasting 83 Editing member information...83 Deleting a member ...
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...® 8 Printing and Faxing Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 98 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 98 Clearing data from the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality...
...® 8 Printing and Faxing Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 98 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 98 Clearing data from the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality...
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Scan to Image ...131 Scan to OCR ...132 Scan to E-mail ...133 Scan to File...134 COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is not available for DCP models 135 DEVICE SETTINGS ...136 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models ... for DCP models and MFC-240C 137 Ink Level ...137 11 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Before using Network Scanning ...138 Configuring network scanning ...138 Using the Scan key...140 Scan to E-mail ...140 Scan to Image ...141 Scan to OCR ...141 Scan to File...142 12 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® Remote Setup...
Scan to Image ...131 Scan to OCR ...132 Scan to E-mail ...133 Scan to File...134 COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is not available for DCP models 135 DEVICE SETTINGS ...136 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models ... for DCP models and MFC-240C 137 Ink Level ...137 11 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Before using Network Scanning ...138 Configuring network scanning ...138 Using the Scan key...140 Scan to E-mail ...140 Scan to Image ...141 Scan to OCR ...141 Scan to File...142 12 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® Remote Setup...
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Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
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... sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Clearing data from your PC while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 1 Your machine can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on the control panel. Be sure to choose...
... sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Clearing data from your PC while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 1 Your machine can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on the control panel. Be sure to choose...
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... and many more information. As default, the machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver when scanning documents from your machine, but you can also scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with OCR on page 40. • If your PC is protected by a ...settings to allow communication through port number 137 and 54925. Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for communicating between scanners and applications. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that you can select ...
... and many more information. As default, the machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver when scanning documents from your machine, but you can also scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with OCR on page 40. • If your PC is protected by a ...settings to allow communication through port number 137 and 54925. Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for communicating between scanners and applications. Windows® XP users can not only scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that you can select ...
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... appears in this Guide are for when you are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model name) d Click Scan. Or click the Scan button. Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro...
... appears in this Guide are for when you are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model name) d Click Scan. Or click the Scan button. Scanning Accessing the Scanner 2 a Start the ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro...
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... window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you want to scan 2 The PreScan button is finished, click Cancel to return to scan the image. Pre-Scanning an image - a Load your document. Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 You can adjust the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. b Adjust the following settings, if needed . 24 This...
... window. 2 2 Note After you select a document size, you want to scan 2 The PreScan button is finished, click Cancel to return to scan the image. Pre-Scanning an image - a Load your document. Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 You can adjust the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. b Adjust the following settings, if needed . 24 This...
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...the image. The default settings are listed in step a. g In the PaperPort® SE window, use the icon to restore the image to scan. 2 Note You can enlarge the image using the original size. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the Scanner Setup ...dialog box 2 Image Type 2 Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 Settings in the PaperPort® SE window (or your document again.
...the image. The default settings are listed in step a. g In the PaperPort® SE window, use the icon to restore the image to scan. 2 Note You can enlarge the image using the original size. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the Scanner Setup ...dialog box 2 Image Type 2 Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 Settings in the PaperPort® SE window (or your document again.
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..., the image file size will be about three times larger than a file created using the 256 Color option. Although using true gray dots. Scanning Resolution 2 You can choose and the available colors. 2 Resolution 100 × 100 dpi 150 × 150 dpi 200 × 200 dpi 300 × 300 dpi 400... Higher resolutions take more exact because it uses up to 256 shades of gray. „ 256 Color Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image. „ 24 bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to give a gray appearance.) „ True Gray Use for creating simulated gray images without using ...
..., the image file size will be about three times larger than a file created using the 256 Color option. Although using true gray dots. Scanning Resolution 2 You can choose and the available colors. 2 Resolution 100 × 100 dpi 150 × 150 dpi 200 × 200 dpi 300 × 300 dpi 400... Higher resolutions take more exact because it uses up to 256 shades of gray. „ 256 Color Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image. „ 24 bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to give a gray appearance.) „ True Gray Use for creating simulated gray images without using ...
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... × 6 in. „ Index Card 5 × 8 in gray areas. Note The Contrast setting is only available when you set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again. Contrast 2 You can increase or decrease the contrast level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left or right...to Black & White, Gray or True Gray. Note The Brightness setting is usually suitable for the Resolution, Color Type, Brightness and Contrast to see which setting best suits your needs. Document Size 2 Choose one of the following sizes: „ A4 210 × 297 mm „ JIS B5 182 ×...
... × 6 in. „ Index Card 5 × 8 in gray areas. Note The Contrast setting is only available when you set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again. Contrast 2 You can increase or decrease the contrast level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left or right...to Black & White, Gray or True Gray. Note The Brightness setting is usually suitable for the Resolution, Color Type, Brightness and Contrast to see which setting best suits your needs. Document Size 2 Choose one of the following sizes: „ A4 210 × 297 mm „ JIS B5 182 ×...
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...will vary depending on the screen. • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of colors used. 28 to 215.9 × 355.6 mm.) If you chose on the type of file, resolution and number of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the approximate data size in Bitmap format... can choose 'mm' or 'inch' as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears. 2 Enter the Name, Width and Height of the document. Scanning „ Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 × 0.35 in . You can see the actual paper size you choose Custom as the unit for Width and...
...will vary depending on the screen. • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of colors used. 28 to 215.9 × 355.6 mm.) If you chose on the type of file, resolution and number of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the approximate data size in Bitmap format... can choose 'mm' or 'inch' as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears. 2 Enter the Name, Width and Height of the document. Scanning „ Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 × 0.35 in . You can see the actual paper size you choose Custom as the unit for Width and...
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... or you are based on the left side of the screen. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your software application to scan the document. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that support WIA or TWAIN...into any other applications. The Scan panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) 2 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows® XP you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN ...
... or you are based on the left side of the screen. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your software application to scan the document. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that support WIA or TWAIN...into any other applications. The Scan panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. The Scan dialog box appears: 29 Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) 2 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows® XP you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN ...
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... page. to crop a portion you want to scan and then crop a portion of the scanned picture 4 Page size b Choose Document Feeder from the drop-down list (1). Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways to scan on page 24.) Scanning a document using the ADF (Available for ADF model)... document. 1 2 3 4 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of a page after pre-scanning the document, you must scan using 2 the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning an image - d Choose the Page size from the Paper source drop-down list (4). 30 c Choose the picture...
... page. to crop a portion you want to scan and then crop a portion of the scanned picture 4 Page size b Choose Document Feeder from the drop-down list (1). Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways to scan on page 24.) Scanning a document using the ADF (Available for ADF model)... document. 1 2 3 4 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of a page after pre-scanning the document, you must scan using 2 the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning an image - d Choose the Page size from the Paper source drop-down list (4). 30 c Choose the picture...
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You can be set to a maximum of the scanned picture (3). If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of 1200 dpi. The machine starts scanning the document. 31 Scanning e If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 33.) f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. Click OK after you choose the settings. 2 Note By default, the scanner resolution can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from Advanced Properties.
You can be set to a maximum of the scanned picture (3). If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of 1200 dpi. The machine starts scanning the document. 31 Scanning e If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 33.) f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. Click OK after you choose the settings. 2 Note By default, the scanner resolution can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from Advanced Properties.
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... any unwanted portions from the image. e Press and hold down on the scanner glass. 2 b Choose Flatbed in the scanning area (4). The whole image is used to specify the Paper source. 1 4 2 3 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the... scanned picture 4 Scanning area c Choose the picture type (2). d Click Preview. Scanning Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass 2 The Preview button is scanned into the PC and appears in the Paper source drop-down list (1). a Put the document...
... any unwanted portions from the image. e Press and hold down on the scanner glass. 2 b Choose Flatbed in the scanning area (4). The whole image is used to specify the Paper source. 1 4 2 3 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the... scanned picture 4 Scanning area c Choose the picture type (2). d Click Preview. Scanning Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass 2 The Preview button is scanned into the PC and appears in the Paper source drop-down list (1). a Put the document...
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... window). You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your PC may dramatically increase. Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is scanned and you could lose your PC for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the file size ...change the setting. Make sure that you have enough memory or hard disk space then your model name)/Scanner Settings. The machine starts scanning the document. You must restart your file. 33 If you do not have enough memory and hard disk space for changing the paper size...
... window). You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your PC may dramatically increase. Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is scanned and you could lose your PC for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the file size ...change the setting. Make sure that you have enough memory or hard disk space then your model name)/Scanner Settings. The machine starts scanning the document. You must restart your file. 33 If you do not have enough memory and hard disk space for changing the paper size...
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..., you can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See E-mail on page 52.) a Load your PC. d Press Black Start or Color Start. Before you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to a folder on page 71. c Press a or b to choose Scan to be addressed. 34 If... you use the (Scan) key on page 44. ROM, then the correct ...
..., you can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See E-mail on page 52.) a Load your PC. d Press Black Start or Color Start. Before you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to a folder on page 71. c Press a or b to choose Scan to be addressed. 34 If... you use the (Scan) key on page 44. ROM, then the correct ...
