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...' the stack to fit the paper size. 2 Loading paper and documents 2 Loading paper and print media 2 The machine can set the paper size in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. Before using paper that the guides are firmly in the slots. 8 When you put paper into the...
...' the stack to fit the paper size. 2 Loading paper and documents 2 Loading paper and print media 2 The machine can set the paper size in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. Before using paper that the guides are firmly in the slots. 8 When you put paper into the...
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Portrait Landscape 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 Portrait Landscape Windows® printer driver and Macintosh® printer driver 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.25 in. (6.35 mm) 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.2 in. (5.08 mm) BRScript Driver for Windows® and Macintosh® (MFC-7840W only) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. ...(4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) Note The unprintable area shown above is for a single copy or a 1 in 1 copy using the driver the printable area is for copies 2 The printable area of the paper. 2 2 2 1 1 0.12 in. (3 mm) 2 0.16 in . (4 mm) from a...
Portrait Landscape 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 Portrait Landscape Windows® printer driver and Macintosh® printer driver 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.25 in. (6.35 mm) 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.2 in. (5.08 mm) BRScript Driver for Windows® and Macintosh® (MFC-7840W only) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. ...(4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) Note The unprintable area shown above is for a single copy or a 1 in 1 copy using the driver the printable area is for copies 2 The printable area of the paper. 2 2 2 1 1 0.12 in. (3 mm) 2 0.16 in . (4 mm) from a...
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...menus. Menu access difficulties Difficulties The machine beeps when you try to turn on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is unchecked. Brother's ECM feature should help overcome this problem. Suggestions Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by .... (See Replacing the drum unit on page 130.) Check the interface cable connection on page 107.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to Call Waiting or some other custom feature on a single line. This condition is related to ...
...menus. Menu access difficulties Difficulties The machine beeps when you try to turn on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is unchecked. Brother's ECM feature should help overcome this problem. Suggestions Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by .... (See Replacing the drum unit on page 130.) Check the interface cable connection on page 107.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to Call Waiting or some other custom feature on a single line. This condition is related to ...
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...Check the settings in your application to allow for this. In PaperPort™ 11SE, click File, Scan or Get Photo and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. See Network difficulties on the CD-ROM. If the paper is chosen as the primary source. Suggestions Make sure that you connected the ...turned off the machine's power switch and disconnect from Adobe Illustrator. Check that it prints garbage. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on page 97. Try to work . The machine prints the first couple of ...
...Check the settings in your application to allow for this. In PaperPort™ 11SE, click File, Scan or Get Photo and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. See Network difficulties on the CD-ROM. If the paper is chosen as the primary source. Suggestions Make sure that you connected the ...turned off the machine's power switch and disconnect from Adobe Illustrator. Check that it prints garbage. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on page 97. Try to work . The machine prints the first couple of ...
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... and routine maintenance Paper handling difficulties (continued) Difficulties How do I use plain paper, recycled paper, transparency and labels that are made for laser machines. (For details, see your application's manual for more information. Print the Network Configuration list to see Acceptable paper and other print media.... Suggestions You can I print on page 67.) Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the paper tray. Make sure that you choose the Paper Type that the cable and network connections...
... and routine maintenance Paper handling difficulties (continued) Difficulties How do I use plain paper, recycled paper, transparency and labels that are made for laser machines. (For details, see your application's manual for more information. Print the Network Configuration list to see Acceptable paper and other print media.... Suggestions You can I print on page 67.) Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the paper tray. Make sure that you choose the Paper Type that the cable and network connections...
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... that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver, choose Thick in the machine's Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than you use paper that meets our specifications. Conditions such as high... scanner window. The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 130.) Wipe the laser scanner windows with a soft cloth. (See Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 126.) The drum unit may be damaged.
... that you use paper that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver, choose Thick in the machine's Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than you use paper that meets our specifications. Conditions such as high... scanner window. The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 130.) Wipe the laser scanner windows with a soft cloth. (See Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 126.) The drum unit may be damaged.
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...130.) The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you choose the proper media type in the printer driver or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable... the stack of paper in the tray or rotate the paper 180° in the input tray. Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) If you print ...
...130.) The fuser unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you choose the proper media type in the printer driver or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable... the stack of paper in the tray or rotate the paper 180° in the input tray. Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) If you print ...
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..., 0, 4. (Canada) Press Menu, 0, 5. c Press Stop/Exit. Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Examples of poor print quality Curled Recommendation Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the Software User's Guide...
..., 0, 4. (Canada) Press Menu, 0, 5. c Press Stop/Exit. Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Examples of poor print quality Curled Recommendation Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the Software User's Guide...
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...USB Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is compatible with High-Speed USB 2.0; Print D Emulations (MFC-7840W only) Printer Driver PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript®3) Host-Based Driver for Windows® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/ Windows Server® 2003 (print only via...® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista® Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) Macintosh® Printer Driver for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time (MFC-7840W only) BR-Script3 (PPD file)...
...USB Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is compatible with High-Speed USB 2.0; Print D Emulations (MFC-7840W only) Printer Driver PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript®3) Host-Based Driver for Windows® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/ Windows Server® 2003 (print only via...® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista® Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) Macintosh® Printer Driver for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time (MFC-7840W only) BR-Script3 (PPD file)...
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Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver...2 Printing a document...3 Duplex printing...4 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 4 Manual duplex printing ...4 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 4 Printer operation keys...5 Job Cancel...5 Secure Key ...5 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 6 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W only 7 Printing the Print...
Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver...2 Printing a document...3 Duplex printing...4 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 4 Manual duplex printing ...4 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 4 Printer operation keys...5 Job Cancel...5 Secure Key ...5 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 6 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W only 7 Printing the Print...
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...status ...120 Hiding or showing the window ...120 Quitting the window ...120 Web Based Management (Network Connection Only 120 Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh 121 Page Setup...121 Choosing page setup options ...121 Cover Page (For Mac OS® X 10.4 or greater... Print...124 Print Settings ...125 Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 129 Using the BR-Script3 Driver (MFC-7840W only) (Post Script® 3 ™ language emulation printer driver 130 Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) ...136 Page Setup......
...status ...120 Hiding or showing the window ...120 Quitting the window ...120 Web Based Management (Network Connection Only 120 Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh 121 Page Setup...121 Choosing page setup options ...121 Cover Page (For Mac OS® X 10.4 or greater... Print...124 Print Settings ...125 Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 129 Using the BR-Script3 Driver (MFC-7840W only) (Post Script® 3 ™ language emulation printer driver 130 Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) ...136 Page Setup......
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... installer program. You can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/Windows Vista® are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is unable to print, you to allow communication through...
... installer program. You can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/Windows Vista® are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is unable to print, you to allow communication through...
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...printing. *(Where XXXX is your application software. b Your computer sends the data to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features in your model name. Printing Printing a document 1 1 When the machine receives...your application software. 3 The paper tray can choose the paper size and orientation in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX Printer* as your printer driver from the paper tray. If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to the machine.
...printing. *(Where XXXX is your application software. b Your computer sends the data to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features in your model name. Printing Printing a document 1 1 When the machine receives...your application software. 3 The paper tray can choose the paper size and orientation in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX Printer* as your printer driver from the paper tray. If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to the machine.
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Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. If you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the ...printing 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on paper, it may be curled. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you have a print quality problem, see Improving the print quality in the paper tray or the Manual Feed Slot.... it may wrinkle. If paper is not recommended. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it and turn over the stack. When you...
Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. If you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the ...printing 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on paper, it may be curled. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you have a print quality problem, see Improving the print quality in the paper tray or the Manual Feed Slot.... it may wrinkle. If paper is not recommended. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it and turn over the stack. When you...
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The machine will be able to choose the job. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. d To print the data, press a or b to choose Delete. To delete the secured data, press a or b to choose Print. Press OK. Press OK. ... memory will be cleared from memory. 5 Note After you need to choose the user name. Secure Key 1 Secured data is no secured data in the printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this function, you print the secured data, it will not print secure data...
The machine will be able to choose the job. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. d To print the data, press a or b to choose Delete. To delete the secured data, press a or b to choose Print. Press OK. Press OK. ... memory will be cleared from memory. 5 Note After you need to choose the user name. Secure Key 1 Secured data is no secured data in the printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this function, you print the secured data, it will not print secure data...
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You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Resolution ...; Quick Print Setup 1 Macro Header-Footer Print 1 Density adjustment Improve Print Output 1 These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. Printing 1 1 10 Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116.
You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Resolution ...; Quick Print Setup 1 Macro Header-Footer Print 1 Density adjustment Improve Print Output 1 These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. Printing 1 1 10 Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116.
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in the printer driver. The screens on your PC will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. Basic tab 1 You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking the illustration on your chosen settings. c Click OK to... the default settings, click Default, then OK. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in the General tab of the Basic tab. 1 2 a Choose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies ...
in the printer driver. The screens on your PC will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. Basic tab 1 You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking the illustration on your chosen settings. c Click OK to... the default settings, click Default, then OK. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in the General tab of the Basic tab. 1 2 a Choose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies ...
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... binding directions available for each orientation. Booklet Printing When you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimeters. 16 Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to print a booklet, use this mode, the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. To make the booklet...
... binding directions available for each orientation. Booklet Printing When you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimeters. 16 Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to print a booklet, use this mode, the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. To make the booklet...
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... is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the... Support tab 1 2 3 4 5 1 Visit the Genuine Supplies website (1) You can visit our web site for using your printer. 22 Change the printer driver setting in Media type settings. If this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved.
... is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the... Support tab 1 2 3 4 5 1 Visit the Genuine Supplies website (1) You can visit our web site for using your printer. 22 Change the printer driver setting in Media type settings. If this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved.
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Printing Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will display Note The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions: • The printer power switch is off. • The printer is in an error state. • The printer is in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the printer correctly. 24 If it fails to 1 receive the information, the screen will probe the printer and display its serial number.
Printing Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will display Note The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions: • The printer power switch is off. • The printer is in an error state. • The printer is in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the printer correctly. 24 If it fails to 1 receive the information, the screen will probe the printer and display its serial number.