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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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... PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 1 Your machine can clear the data that is important to improve it is left in memory, or while... scanning a document into the PC. Printing Choosing the right type of paper. Checking the print quality 1 If you can print from the memory 1 If the LCD ...
... PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 1 Your machine can clear the data that is important to improve it is left in memory, or while... scanning a document into the PC. Printing Choosing the right type of paper. Checking the print quality 1 If you can print from the memory 1 If the LCD ...
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... compliant scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 22) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) on page 40. • If your applications...
... compliant scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 22) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) on page 40. • If your applications...
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...box appears: 23 The Scan panel appears in this Guide are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model name) d Click Scan. Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. ...• For other software applications. b Click File, then Scan. c Choose the scanner...
...box appears: 23 The Scan panel appears in this Guide are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model name) d Click Scan. Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. ...• For other software applications. b Click File, then Scan. c Choose the scanner...
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... of the page by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 You can adjust the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. Pre-Scanning an image - When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to scan the image. Scanning a whole page a Load your document. 1 b Choose the settings for Image Type...
... of the page by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 You can adjust the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. Pre-Scanning an image - When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to scan the image. Scanning a whole page a Load your document. 1 b Choose the settings for Image Type...
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... 100 dpi Use for each of the Scanner Setup dialog box. f Click Start. 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 d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over ...the portion you loaded the document on the scanner glass in the Scanning Area (1) of the default ...
... 100 dpi Use for each of the Scanner Setup dialog box. f Click Start. 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 d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over ...the portion you loaded the document on the scanner glass in the Scanning Area (1) of the default ...
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...gray dots. 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 photographic images or graphics... (Error Diffusion) Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. Although using 24 bit Color creates an image with the most memory and has the longest transfer time. 26 The following table shows the resolutions you can ...
...gray dots. 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 photographic images or graphics... (Error Diffusion) Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. Although using 24 bit Color creates an image with the most memory and has the longest transfer time. 26 The following table shows the resolutions you can ...
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... or right. The default value is 0, representing an average and is too dark, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is usually suitable for the Resolution, Color Type, Brightness and Contrast to see which setting best suits your needs. You can also enter a value in the...available when you set Scan Type to set the level. You can also enter a value in the box to Black & White, Gray or True Gray. Contrast 2 You can increase or decrease the contrast level by dragging the slide bar to get the best image. Document Size 2 Choose one of the following ...
... or right. The default value is 0, representing an average and is too dark, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is usually suitable for the Resolution, Color Type, Brightness and Contrast to see which setting best suits your needs. You can also enter a value in the...available when you set Scan Type to set the level. You can also enter a value in the box to Black & White, Gray or True Gray. Contrast 2 You can increase or decrease the contrast level by dragging the slide bar to get the best image. Document Size 2 Choose one of the following ...
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... Size dialog box appears. 2 Enter the Name, Width and Height of colors used. 28 The size will vary depending on the screen. • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the approximate data size in . You... can see the actual paper size you choose Custom as the unit for Width and Height. Scanning Custom (User adjustable from 0.35...
... Size dialog box appears. 2 Enter the Name, Width and Height of colors used. 28 The size will vary depending on the screen. • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the approximate data size in . You... can see the actual paper size you choose Custom as the unit for Width and Height. Scanning Custom (User adjustable from 0.35...
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... Windows® XP you can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that support WIA or TWAIN scanning. Or click the Scan button. Accessing the scanner 2 a Open your machine or you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. Scanning Scanning a document using from other applications that Brother included with your software application...
... Windows® XP you can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that support WIA or TWAIN scanning. Or click the Scan button. Accessing the scanner 2 a Open your machine or you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. Scanning Scanning a document using from other applications that Brother included with your software application...
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... feeder) or the Flatbed scanner glass. Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways to scan on page 24.) Scanning a document using 2 the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning an image - c Choose the picture type (2). to crop a portion you want to scan and then crop a portion of the scanned picture 4 Page size b Choose Document Feeder...
... feeder) or the Flatbed scanner glass. Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways to scan on page 24.) Scanning a document using 2 the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning an image - c Choose the picture type (2). to crop a portion you want to scan and then crop a portion of the scanned picture 4 Page size b Choose Document Feeder...
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You can be set to a maximum of the scanned picture (3). The machine starts scanning the document. 31 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. 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. If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of 1200 dpi.
You can be set to a maximum of the scanned picture (3). The machine starts scanning the document. 31 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. 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. If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of 1200 dpi.
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... it over the portion you want 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). Note If your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you are satisfied with the preview, click the... Scan button in the Scan dialog box to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. 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...
... it over the portion you want 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). Note If your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you are satisfied with the preview, click the... Scan button in the Scan dialog box to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. 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...
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... you could lose your PC may dramatically increase. Note If you choose a setting. 2 g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is your application window). You must restart your PC for the new settings to configure the WIA scanner ...the setting. Make sure that you are trying to access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to take effect. Running the utility You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and ...
... you could lose your PC may dramatically increase. Note If you choose a setting. 2 g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is your application window). You must restart your PC for the new settings to configure the WIA scanner ...the setting. Make sure that you are trying to access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to take effect. Running the utility You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and ...
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...and to launch the application of your choice using the (Scan) key, see Using the Scan key on page 71. b Press the (Scan) key. You can use the (Scan) key on page 44. You can scan either a black and white or color document into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications,... on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to your PC. Scan to E-mail 2 You can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See E-mail on your E-mail application, displaying the new message waiting to E-...
...and to launch the application of your choice using the (Scan) key, see Using the Scan key on page 71. b Press the (Scan) key. You can use the (Scan) key on page 44. You can scan either a black and white or color document into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications,... on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to your PC. Scan to E-mail 2 You can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See E-mail on your E-mail application, displaying the new message waiting to E-...