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...i Using the machine as a printer (For Windows 1-1 Using the Brother printer driver 1-1 Features 1-1 Choosing the right type of paper 1-2 Printing a document 1-2 Simultaneous printing and faxing 1-3 Clearing data from the memory 1-3 Checking the Print Quality 1-3 Printer operation key 1-3 Job Cancel (... the status monitor 1-5 Printer driver settings (Windows® only 1-6 How to access the printer driver settings 1-6 Basic tab 1-7 Media Type 1-8 Quality 1-8 Enhanced Print Settings 1-9 Bi-Directional Printing 1-10 Enhanced Normal Printing 1-10 Color Enhancement (True2Life 1-10...
...i Using the machine as a printer (For Windows 1-1 Using the Brother printer driver 1-1 Features 1-1 Choosing the right type of paper 1-2 Printing a document 1-2 Simultaneous printing and faxing 1-3 Clearing data from the memory 1-3 Checking the Print Quality 1-3 Printer operation key 1-3 Job Cancel (... the status monitor 1-5 Printer driver settings (Windows® only 1-6 How to access the printer driver settings 1-6 Basic tab 1-7 Media Type 1-8 Quality 1-8 Enhanced Print Settings 1-9 Bi-Directional Printing 1-10 Enhanced Normal Printing 1-10 Color Enhancement (True2Life 1-10...
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...3340CN only 5-19 Running PC-FAX Receiving 5-19 Setting up your PC 5-19 Viewing new PC-FAX messages 5-20 Using the PhotoCapture Center™ from your PC (For Windows®) (not available for MFC-5440CN and MFC-3240C 6-1 For USB cable users 6-1 ...Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X 8-4 Choosing page setup options 8-4 Choosing printing options 8-5 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2 8-6 Sending a...
...3340CN only 5-19 Running PC-FAX Receiving 5-19 Setting up your PC 5-19 Viewing new PC-FAX messages 5-20 Using the PhotoCapture Center™ from your PC (For Windows®) (not available for MFC-5440CN and MFC-3240C 6-1 For USB cable users 6-1 ...Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X 8-4 Choosing page setup options 8-4 Choosing printing options 8-5 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2 8-6 Sending a...
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... in Specifications of a particular color ink, you 'll find in a high quality ink jet printer. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you will only have supplied. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 1 The printer drivers are on a network.... to 15 pages per minute in full color, and up to 20 pages per minute in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to replace the cartridge that translates data from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 x 6000 dpi ...
... in Specifications of a particular color ink, you 'll find in a high quality ink jet printer. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you will only have supplied. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 1 The printer drivers are on a network.... to 15 pages per minute in full color, and up to 20 pages per minute in 1, Watermark (Windows® Only) printing, Color Enhancement technology and other features to replace the cartridge that translates data from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 x 6000 dpi ...
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... in your software application, and then click on OK to begin printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X) on page 8-4. 2 Your computer sends the data to any other... printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Be sure to select the right type of paper.
... in your software application, and then click on OK to begin printing. (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X) on page 8-4. 2 Your computer sends the data to any other... printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Be sure to select the right type of paper.
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... a fax on paper, it , See How to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can stop the current print job and clear the data from the memory If the LCD shows... faxing Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the User's Guide. However, when the machine is left in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. Clearing data from memory. USING THE MACHINE AS...
... a fax on paper, it , See How to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can stop the current print job and clear the data from the memory If the LCD shows... faxing Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the User's Guide. However, when the machine is left in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. Clearing data from memory. USING THE MACHINE AS...
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...'s status Once you start up your computer, the resident icon will appear on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar. Yellow icon means the warning. Green icon means the normal stand-by double-clicking the icon... in the tasktray or selecting the Status Monitor located in the task tray or on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER There are three ways to display the status monitor on your computer. Status Monitor (Windows® only) The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool...
...'s status Once you start up your computer, the resident icon will appear on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on the task bar. Yellow icon means the warning. Green icon means the normal stand-by double-clicking the icon... in the tasktray or selecting the Status Monitor located in the task tray or on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER There are three ways to display the status monitor on your computer. Status Monitor (Windows® only) The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool...
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Even if the status monitor is off the status monitor application, perform the following steps. 1 Right-click on the status monitor icon or window and select Load on Startup in the menu. 2 Set this function to switch off , you can switch the status monitor On by clicking the Status Monitor from Exit. How to turn off the status monitor If you want to Off and close the window from the Start menu on your computer. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5 You can see the machine's status anytime by opening the menu window when displaying the status.
Even if the status monitor is off the status monitor application, perform the following steps. 1 Right-click on the status monitor icon or window and select Load on Startup in the menu. 2 Set this function to switch off , you can switch the status monitor On by clicking the Status Monitor from Exit. How to turn off the status monitor If you want to Off and close the window from the Start menu on your computer. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5 You can see the machine's status anytime by opening the menu window when displaying the status.
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...applications. ■ The screens shown in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your computer: ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time... ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from the File menu in this section...
...applications. ■ The screens shown in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your computer: ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time... ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from the File menu in this section...
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Basic tab * 1 2 3 4 1 Select the Media Type and Quality. 2 Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7
Basic tab * 1 2 3 4 1 Select the Media Type and Quality. 2 Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7
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... time and print time will take to print precise images such as photographs. With the Settings button, you want for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER The fastest print mode and the lowest ink consumption. Use this mode to 1200 x 6000 dpi. (See Resolution in the driver. Good print quality with...
... time and print time will take to print precise images such as photographs. With the Settings button, you want for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER The fastest print mode and the lowest ink consumption. Use this mode to 1200 x 6000 dpi. (See Resolution in the driver. Good print quality with...
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Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9 Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine Fine, Photo Fine, Photo, Highest Normal, Fine Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine The factory settings are shown in bold.
Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9 Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine Fine, Photo Fine, Photo, Highest Normal, Fine Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine The factory settings are shown in bold.
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...specifications of paper. You can increase or decrease the amount of color in an image to provide higher quality printouts. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This ...feature analyzes your computer. ■ Color Density This setting adjusts the total amount of color in the image. When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER...
...specifications of paper. You can increase or decrease the amount of color in an image to provide higher quality printouts. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This ...feature analyzes your computer. ■ Color Density This setting adjusts the total amount of color in the image. When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER...
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...intensity of the Green color to make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of an image. To lighten or darken the image, move the scroll bar to the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of white. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 ...Increase the contrast when you want an image to be clearer. Lighting, camera settings and other color. This will effect the appearance of an image. Decrease the contrast when you want an ...
...intensity of the Green color to make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of an image. To lighten or darken the image, move the scroll bar to the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of white. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 ...Increase the contrast when you want an image to be clearer. Lighting, camera settings and other color. This will effect the appearance of an image. Decrease the contrast when you want an ...
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You can select borderless setting for specific papers. If you wish, you are using. From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5" x 5" (88.9 x 127.0 mm) to improve the quality of standard paper sizes. Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm). Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Also you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined.
You can select borderless setting for specific papers. If you wish, you are using. From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5" x 5" (88.9 x 127.0 mm) to improve the quality of standard paper sizes. Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm). Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Also you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined.
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... The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet of paper. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 If you can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page...
... The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet of paper. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 If you can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to have a solid border, dashed border or no border around each page...
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Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will feed the paper when printing. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). You can only use plain paper sizes Letter, Legal or A4 in the opposite order. Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper ... tray for Paper Size setting. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page will be printed for the number of your document will be printed and then...
Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will feed the paper when printing. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). You can only use plain paper sizes Letter, Legal or A4 in the opposite order. Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper ... tray for Paper Size setting. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page will be printed for the number of your document will be printed and then...
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Scaling 3. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Color 2. Watermark 4. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.
Scaling 3. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Color 2. Watermark 4. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.
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... will select the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. ■ Auto: The printer driver automatically selects the image type. ■ Photo: Select this mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this...
... will select the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. ■ Auto: The printer driver automatically selects the image type. ■ Photo: Select this mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this...
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The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. Select the best one for your document.
The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. The color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. Select the best one for your document.
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... predefined patterns set for this and you can use for your document. This type of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place dots to make halftones. Some... halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts.
... predefined patterns set for this and you can use for your document. This type of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place dots to make halftones. Some... halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts.