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... 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 (MFC-5440CN...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 Paper Size 1-12 Page Layout 1-13 Border Line 1-13 Orientation 1-13 ...
... 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 (MFC-5440CN...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 Paper Size 1-12 Page Layout 1-13 Border Line 1-13 Orientation 1-13 ...
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... Watermark Style 1-21 Device Options 1-22 Print Date & Time 1-22 Quick Print Setup 1-23 Status Monitor 1-23 Support tab 1-24 Brother Solutions Center 1-24 Web Update 1-24 Check Setting 1-24 2 How to scan using Windows 2-1 Scanning a document (For Windows® XP only 2-2 ... the ADF 2-5 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass (not available for MFC-3240C and MFC-3340CN 2-7 Brother Scanner Utility 2-9 TWAIN compliant scanner driver for Windows® XP... 2-9 Scanning a document 2-10 TWAIN compliant 2-10 How to access the Scanner 2-...
... Watermark Style 1-21 Device Options 1-22 Print Date & Time 1-22 Quick Print Setup 1-23 Status Monitor 1-23 Support tab 1-24 Brother Solutions Center 1-24 Web Update 1-24 Check Setting 1-24 2 How to scan using Windows 2-1 Scanning a document (For Windows® XP only 2-2 ... the ADF 2-5 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass (not available for MFC-3240C and MFC-3340CN 2-7 Brother Scanner Utility 2-9 TWAIN compliant scanner driver for Windows® XP... 2-9 Scanning a document 2-10 TWAIN compliant 2-10 How to access the Scanner 2-...
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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...
...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...
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...-Using Fast mode, you highest resolution. (See Resolution 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 20 pages per minute in full color, and up to 1200 x 6000 dpi on glossy paper gives you can be...
...-Using Fast mode, you highest resolution. (See Resolution 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 20 pages per minute in full color, and up to 1200 x 6000 dpi on glossy paper gives you can be...
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... is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to select the right type of paper. You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your computer select the Print command. The LCD shows Receiving Data. 3 When... support your application software. Then adjust the print area by picking up paper from the Print or Print Settings menu 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...
... is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to select the right type of paper. You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your computer select the Print command. The LCD shows Receiving Data. 3 When... support your application software. Then adjust the print area by picking up paper from the Print or Print Settings menu 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...
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...clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve print quality in the User's Guide. Checking the Print Quality If you can stop the current print job and clear the data from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the printer memory ...the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can print from memory. However, when the machine is left in ...
...clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve print quality in the User's Guide. Checking the Print Quality If you can stop the current print job and clear the data from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the printer memory ...the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can print from memory. However, when the machine is left in ...
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... task bar. Watching the machine's status Once you to display the status monitor on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on your computer, the resident icon will appear on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Yellow icon means the... warning. You can check the device status at anytime by condition. Red icon means a printing error has occured. There are three ways to get immediate notification of errors such as paper empty, paper jam or ink empty.
... task bar. Watching the machine's status Once you to display the status monitor on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on your computer, the resident icon will appear on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Yellow icon means the... warning. You can check the device status at anytime by condition. Red icon means a printing error has occured. There are three ways to get immediate notification of errors such as paper empty, paper jam or ink empty.
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... ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from Windows® XP. Printer driver settings (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver ...and software applications. ■ The screens shown in this section are from the File menu in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The screens on your computer may vary depending on...
... ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from Windows® XP. Printer driver settings (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver ...and software applications. ■ The screens shown in this section are from the File menu in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The screens on your computer may vary depending on...
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... 300 dpi. This setting may cause some slight blurring of the User's Guide.) Use this mode to print precise images such as photographs. The higher the quality, the longer it prints, depending on the selected media type. This mode is the highest resolution and slowest speed. ■...for your document. The quality selections that are related. Better print quality than Fast mode and faster print speed than Photo. ■ Enhance Normal Printing: 750 x 750 dpi. Media Type To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be longer. ■ Fine: 1200 x 1200 ...
... 300 dpi. This setting may cause some slight blurring of the User's Guide.) Use this mode to print precise images such as photographs. The higher the quality, the longer it prints, depending on the selected media type. This mode is the highest resolution and slowest speed. ■...for your document. The quality selections that are related. Better print quality than Fast mode and faster print speed than Photo. ■ Enhance Normal Printing: 750 x 750 dpi. Media Type To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be longer. ■ Fine: 1200 x 1200 ...
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USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9 Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. 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.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9 Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. 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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... amount of paper. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. Overall print quality is improved, but print speed is selected, the print heads print in both directions and offer faster print speeds. When not selected, the print heads will only print in the image. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower...
... amount of paper. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. Overall print quality is improved, but print speed is selected, the print heads print in both directions and offer faster print speeds. When not selected, the print heads will only print in the image. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower...
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... the detail of an image. If the image is similar to the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of the Blue color to be clearer. This will effect the appearance of the whole image. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 Decrease the contrast when you want... and lighter areas lighter. It is not in true focus and you can correct this effect and bring the white areas back to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring pixels in the document. ■ Brightness This setting adjusts the brightness of white. The white areas...
... the detail of an image. If the image is similar to the left or right. ■ Contrast This setting adjusts the contrast of the Blue color to be clearer. This will effect the appearance of the whole image. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 Decrease the contrast when you want... and lighter areas lighter. It is not in true focus and you can correct this effect and bring the white areas back to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring pixels in the document. ■ Brightness This setting adjusts the brightness of white. The white areas...
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... A PRINTER 1 - 13 Page Layout The Page Layout selection can choose to be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Orientation The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one page on the sheet. If you can reduce the image size...
... A PRINTER 1 - 13 Page Layout The Page Layout selection can choose to be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Orientation The Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one page on the sheet. If you can reduce the image size...
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Copies The Copies selection sets the number of the document is printed. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of copies that will be printed and then repeated for Paper Size setting. Paper Tray (MFC-...5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed (1 to select automatically a suitable tray for the number of your document will feed the paper when printing. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). Collate With the Collate check box selected, one ...
Copies The Copies selection sets the number of the document is printed. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of copies that will be printed and then repeated for Paper Size setting. Paper Tray (MFC-...5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will be printed (1 to select automatically a suitable tray for the number of your document will feed the paper when printing. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). Collate With the Collate check box selected, one ...
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Image Type The printer driver 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. ... THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, select this mode for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art). ■ Custom: If you want to be printed in black and white using...
Image Type The printer driver 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. ... THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, select this mode for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art). ■ Custom: If you want to be printed in black and white using...
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Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. Select the best one for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. The color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text.
Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. Select the best one for photographic images. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. The color is adjusted to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text.
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...which one to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for your document. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion: Dots are some predefined patterns set for this and you can use for printing charts such as business charts. This type of printing is more suitable...the halftones. There are placed at random to express halftones. Some halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable for printing photographs that have delicate shades and graphics. ■ Dither: Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to make...
...which one to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for your document. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion: Dots are some predefined patterns set for this and you can use for printing charts such as business charts. This type of printing is more suitable...the halftones. There are placed at random to express halftones. Some halftone settings cannot be selected with certain combinations of printing is more suitable for printing photographs that have delicate shades and graphics. ■ Dither: Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to make...
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USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 19 Scaling You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size paper. ■ Check Free if you select Transparency paper. Mirror Print is not available when you want to reduce the size. ■ Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 19 Scaling You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size paper. ■ Check Free if you select Transparency paper. Mirror Print is not available when you want to reduce the size. ■ Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right.
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... all pages ■ On first page only ■ From second page ■ Custom 1 - 20 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER In background Check In background to print the watermark image in the background of your document. Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you have created. In Outline Text (Windows®...; 2000 Professional/XP Only) Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you want to use. If this feature is not...
... all pages ■ On first page only ■ From second page ■ Custom 1 - 20 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER In background Check In background to print the watermark image in the background of your document. Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you have created. In Outline Text (Windows®...; 2000 Professional/XP Only) Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you want to use. If this feature is not...
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... the Color button to change the color of your computer's system clock. When Opaque is automatically retrieved from your computer. 1 - 22 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER To include a background with the Date and Time, select Opaque. The actual Date and Time printed on your document is selected, you set the following Printer Functions: Print Date...
... the Color button to change the color of your computer's system clock. When Opaque is automatically retrieved from your computer. 1 - 22 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER To include a background with the Date and Time, select Opaque. The actual Date and Time printed on your document is selected, you set the following Printer Functions: Print Date...