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... paper into the paper tray, note the following: If your application software does not support it, you 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 paper tray 2 Printing on the print menu...
... paper into the paper tray, note the following: If your application software does not support it, you 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 paper tray 2 Printing on the print menu...
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... Letter size paper. 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...Unprintable area when printing from both sides of the paper. 2 2 2 1 1 0.12 in. (3 mm) 2 0.16 in 1 copy using the driver the printable area is for copies 2 The printable area of your machine begins at approximately 0.12 in. (3 mm) from the top and bottom and ...
... Letter size paper. 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...Unprintable area when printing from both sides of the paper. 2 2 2 1 1 0.12 in. (3 mm) 2 0.16 in 1 copy using the driver the printable area is for copies 2 The printable area of your machine begins at approximately 0.12 in. (3 mm) from the top and bottom and ...
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...interface cable connection on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is unchecked. 95 Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is dirty. (See Cleaning the scanner...is crucial to your computer. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to all devices that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. (For Windows® 2000) Click the Start button and choose Settings and ...
...interface cable connection on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is unchecked. 95 Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is dirty. (See Cleaning the scanner...is crucial to your computer. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to all devices that Use Printer Offline is unchecked. (For Windows® 2000) Click the Start button and choose Settings and ...
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... the CD-ROM. Adjust the top and bottom margins in the paper tray, make sure that the Brother TWAIN driver is straight. Software difficulties Difficulties Cannot install software or print. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Suggestions If there is helpful to reduce the print resolution. (See Advanced...
... the CD-ROM. Adjust the top and bottom margins in the paper tray, make sure that the Brother TWAIN driver is straight. Software difficulties Difficulties Cannot install software or print. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Suggestions If there is helpful to reduce the print resolution. (See Advanced...
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...envelopes from the manual feed slot. Suggestions You can use ? Print the Network Configuration list to see the Network User's Guide on the CDROM for laser machines. (For details, see Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14 and Basic tab in the machine menu settings. (See Toner save on... paper could cause this problem occurs when making copies or printing received faxes, turn Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the Page Setup or Document Setup menu of print media you are using. (See Acceptable paper and other print media ...
...envelopes from the manual feed slot. Suggestions You can use ? Print the Network Configuration list to see the Network User's Guide on the CDROM for laser machines. (For details, see Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14 and Basic tab in the machine menu settings. (See Toner save on... paper could cause this problem occurs when making copies or printing received faxes, turn Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the Page Setup or Document Setup menu of print media you are using. (See Acceptable paper and other print media ...
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... page Hollow print ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Gray background Recommendation Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14 and Basic tab in the...meets our specifications. 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 14.) Check the machine's environment. Print multiple pages to clear this problem, especially if ...
... page Hollow print ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Gray background Recommendation Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14 and Basic tab in the...meets our specifications. 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 14.) Check the machine's environment. Print multiple pages to clear this problem, especially if ...
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Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media... (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you print only a few pages, change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. B 101 Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page...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...
Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media... (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you print only a few pages, change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. B 101 Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page...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...
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c Press Stop/Exit. Press OK. B 105 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 ...
c Press Stop/Exit. Press OK. B 105 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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...1 Your machine has a USB interface 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...® 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)...
...1 Your machine has a USB interface 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...® 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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...including economy printing mode and custom paper size. 2 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 from the format... used by a PC into your Windows® system using a printer command language or page description ...
...including economy printing mode and custom paper size. 2 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 from the format... used by a PC into your Windows® system using a printer command language or page description ...
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... using a LAN cable to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features 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 you are installed on page 121. Printing Printing...
... using a LAN cable to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features 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 you are installed on page 121. Printing Printing...
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Manual duplex printing 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may get a paper jam. Remove the paper, straighten it and turn over the stack. ... in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Fax sending will not be paper jams or poor print quality. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished...
Manual duplex printing 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may get a paper jam. Remove the paper, straighten it and turn over the stack. ... in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Fax sending will not be paper jams or poor print quality. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished...
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Secure Key 1 Secured data is no secured data in the printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. To use this key until the password is left in ...or b to choose the user name. The machine prints the data. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. a Press Secure. b Press a or b to choose Print. The LCD displays the secured jobs list for that is entered....Job Cancel (ALL). To delete the secured data, press a or b to choose the job. Printing Printer operation keys 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel.
Secure Key 1 Secured data is no secured data in the printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. To use this key until the password is left in ...or b to choose the user name. The machine prints the data. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. a Press Secure. b Press a or b to choose Print. The LCD displays the secured jobs list for that is entered....Job Cancel (ALL). To delete the secured data, press a or b to choose the job. Printing Printer operation keys 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel.
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Printing 1 1 10 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®. Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116.
Printing 1 1 10 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®. Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116.
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...clicking the illustration on your chosen settings. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in this section are using. 11 Note • The screens in the printer driver. To return to apply your operating system. • You can also ...change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... The screens on your PC will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box.
...clicking the illustration on your chosen settings. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in this section are using. 11 Note • The screens in the printer driver. To return to apply your operating system. • You can also ...change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... The screens on your PC will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box.
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... option, you want to re-install the paper. In this function. There are printed. Duplex Printing Printing 1 1 Manual Duplex Check Manual Duplex. 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. When you click OK...
... option, you want to re-install the paper. In this function. There are printed. Duplex Printing Printing 1 1 Manual Duplex Check Manual Duplex. 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. When you click OK...
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...printer driver setting in Media type settings. If you print only a few pages, you do not need to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother... website (1) You can visit our web site for using your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this selection does not improve the situation enough,...
...printer driver setting in Media type settings. If you print only a few pages, you do not need to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother... website (1) You can visit our web site for using your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this selection does not improve the situation enough,...
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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 1 receive the information, the screen will probe the printer and display its serial number. If it fails to the printer correctly. 24
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 1 receive the information, the screen will probe the printer and display its serial number. If it fails to the printer correctly. 24