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... 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...
... 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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...) 110 Before using the Brother software ...110 For Windows® XP SP2 users ...110 For Windows Vista® users...112 Section II Apple® Macintosh® 8 Printing and Faxing 116 Printer operation key ...116 Job Cancel...116 Secure Key ...116 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 117 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W...
...) 110 Before using the Brother software ...110 For Windows® XP SP2 users ...110 For Windows Vista® users...112 Section II Apple® Macintosh® 8 Printing and Faxing 116 Printer operation key ...116 Job Cancel...116 Secure Key ...116 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 117 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W...
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...Updating the machine's 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 123 Layout ... (MFC-7840W only) ...136 Page Setup...136 Choosing page setup options ...136 Cover Page (For Mac OS® X 10.4 138 Layout ...138 Printer Features...139 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...142 For Macintosh® ...142 Drag a Vcard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application (For...
...Updating the machine's 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 123 Layout ... (MFC-7840W only) ...136 Page Setup...136 Choosing page setup options ...136 Cover Page (For Mac OS® X 10.4 138 Layout ...138 Printer Features...139 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...142 For Macintosh® ...142 Drag a Vcard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application (For...
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... vary depending on your operating system. • If your Brother device. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is protected by following the Quick Setup Guide. 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...
... vary depending on your operating system. • If your Brother device. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is protected by following the Quick Setup Guide. 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...
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.... Then adjust the print area by picking up paper from the Print or Print Settings menu in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX Printer* as your custom paper size, choose the next largest paper size. b Your computer sends the data ... choose the Print command. If your application software does not support your printer driver from the paper tray. If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features in your software...
.... Then adjust the print area by picking up paper from the Print or Print Settings menu in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX Printer* as your custom paper size, choose the next largest paper size. b Your computer sends the data ... choose the Print command. If your application software does not support your printer driver from the paper tray. If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features in your software...
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... fax receiving has finished. 4 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper first. Very thin or thick paper is copying or receiving a fax on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. If paper is not feeding properly, it well, or you have... on paper, it is a paper jam, see Improving the print quality in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. If there is possible that there may be stopped during PC printing.
... fax receiving has finished. 4 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper first. Very thin or thick paper is copying or receiving a fax on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. If paper is not feeding properly, it well, or you have... on paper, it is a paper jam, see Improving the print quality in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. If there is possible that there may be stopped during PC printing.
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...the memory. After the document is printed, the data will be cleared. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. c Press a or b to set your four-digit password and press OK. Press OK. The machine will be cleared from memory...cleared from the memory. a Press Secure. The machine prints the data. The LCD displays the secured jobs list for that is password protected. Printing Printer operation keys 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. You can clear the data that name. Only those people...
...the memory. After the document is printed, the data will be cleared. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. c Press a or b to set your four-digit password and press OK. Press OK. The machine will be cleared from memory...cleared from the memory. a Press Secure. The machine prints the data. The LCD displays the secured jobs list for that is password protected. Printing Printer operation keys 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. You can clear the data that name. Only those people...
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...Brother page description language and a PostScript® language emulation interpreter. Addison-Wesley Professional, 1988. PostScript® Language Tutorial and Cookbook. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3 Setting the Emulation mode 1 a Press Menu, 4, 1. b Press a or b to run at its best with your printer... a variety of the machine. 6 ISBN: 0-201-14396-8 • Adobe Systems Incorporated. Using this printer supports the PCL6 language of laser printer. Printing Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 Your machine will send the print commands in different languages. ...
...Brother page description language and a PostScript® language emulation interpreter. Addison-Wesley Professional, 1988. PostScript® Language Tutorial and Cookbook. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3 Setting the Emulation mode 1 a Press Menu, 4, 1. b Press a or b to run at its best with your printer... a variety of the machine. 6 ISBN: 0-201-14396-8 • Adobe Systems Incorporated. Using this printer supports the PCL6 language of laser printer. Printing Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 Your machine will send the print commands in different languages. ...
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c Press Stop/Exit. Printing the Print Configuration List (MFC-7840W only) 1 You can print a list of the machine's internal (or resident) fonts to see Improving the print quality in the User's Guide. 7 Note If the problem appears on the printout, see how each font ... only) 1 If you are having problems with print quality, you choose it. b Press Start. c Press Stop/Exit. The machine prints the settings. Printing Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 You can print a list of current printer settings. a Press Menu, 4, 2, 1. b Press Start.
c Press Stop/Exit. Printing the Print Configuration List (MFC-7840W only) 1 You can print a list of the machine's internal (or resident) fonts to see Improving the print quality in the User's Guide. 7 Note If the problem appears on the printout, see how each font ... only) 1 If you are having problems with print quality, you choose it. b Press Start. c Press Stop/Exit. The machine prints the settings. Printing Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 You can print a list of current printer settings. a Press Menu, 4, 2, 1. b Press Start.
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b To restore the default settings, press 1. Fonts and macros loaded to the factory settings. a Press Menu, 4, 3. To exit without making a change, press 2. c Press Stop/Exit. 1 1 8 Printing Restoring default printer settings (MFC-7840W only) You can return the machine's printer settings to the machine's memory will be cleared.
b To restore the default settings, press 1. Fonts and macros loaded to the factory settings. a Press Menu, 4, 3. To exit without making a change, press 2. c Press Stop/Exit. 1 1 8 Printing Restoring default printer settings (MFC-7840W only) You can return the machine's printer settings to the machine's memory will be cleared.
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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®. 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. Printing 1 1 10
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...settings, click Default, then OK. Note • The screens in this section are using. 11 b Choose the Paper Source (2). in the printer driver. To return to apply your operating system. • You can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Basic tab 1 You can access the ...chosen settings. Paper Size 1 From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are from Windows® XP. 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 ...
...settings, click Default, then OK. Note • The screens in this section are using. 11 b Choose the Paper Source (2). in the printer driver. To return to apply your operating system. • You can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Basic tab 1 You can access the ...chosen settings. Paper Size 1 From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are from Windows® XP. 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 ...
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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.
... 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.
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Device Options You can change the following printer functions: Secure Print Quick Print Setup Macro (MFC-7840W only) Header-Footer Print Density adjustment Improve Print Output Printing 1 1 20
Device Options You can change the following printer functions: Secure Print Quick Print Setup Macro (MFC-7840W only) Header-Footer Print Density adjustment Improve Print Output Printing 1 1 20
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... the text you entered will print. 21 b Enter your PC login user name will print. This will save a page of a document as a macro to printer memory. By clicking Setting, you can use the control panel of the machine to delete a secured document. (See Secure Key on page 5.) Quick ... letterhead formats or invoices. Header-Footer Print When this feature is enabled, it will print the date and time on your document from the Printer Function menu and check Secure Print. c You must enter the password using the control panel of the machine to print them . To send a secured...
... the text you entered will print. 21 b Enter your PC login user name will print. This will save a page of a document as a macro to printer memory. By clicking Setting, you can use the control panel of the machine to delete a secured document. (See Secure Key on page 5.) Quick ... letterhead formats or invoices. Header-Footer Print When this feature is enabled, it will print the date and time on your document from the Printer Function menu and check Secure Print. c You must enter the password using the control panel of the machine to print them . To send a secured...
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...type settings. 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 If this setting. If you print only a few pages, you do not need to choose this selection does not improve the situation enough, ...select Thicker paper in Media Type to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to...
...type settings. 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 If this setting. If you print only a few pages, you do not need to choose this selection does not improve the situation enough, ...select Thicker paper in Media Type to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to...
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... source. • Default Source This setting allows you to define and then choose the paper size from this slot no matter the size of the printer. Check Setting... (5) You can check the current driver settings. Right-click your setting. Choose the Default Source from . If paper is ... source you want to define which paper size is in the Manual feed slot, the machine will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. 1 Print Fonts (4) (MFC-7840W only) This will automatically pull from the pull-down menu and click Update...
... source. • Default Source This setting allows you to define and then choose the paper size from this slot no matter the size of the printer. Check Setting... (5) You can check the current driver settings. Right-click your setting. Choose the Default Source from . If paper is ... source you want to define which paper size is in the Manual feed slot, the machine will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. 1 Print Fonts (4) (MFC-7840W only) This will automatically pull from the pull-down menu and click Update...
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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 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.
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.... Printing Preferences 1 Note You can change the layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother MFC-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties (or Brother DCP-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties) dialog box. Layout tab You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by choosing ... Windows® XP. Printing Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Back to Back prints the document so that page 1 is on your PC may vary depending ...
.... Printing Preferences 1 Note You can change the layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother MFC-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties (or Brother DCP-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties) dialog box. Layout tab You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by choosing ... Windows® XP. Printing Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Back to Back prints the document so that page 1 is on your PC may vary depending ...
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... From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font. Click Substitute with Device Font (the default) to use equivalent printer fonts for printing instead of copies that contain TrueType fonts. This will be printed. however, you are... using. Copy Count The copy selection sets the number of using printer fonts. 27 Click Download as Softfont to reduce or enlarge documents, and by clicking the Advanced... Printing Advanced options You can access the ...
... From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font. Click Substitute with Device Font (the default) to use equivalent printer fonts for printing instead of copies that contain TrueType fonts. This will be printed. however, you are... using. Copy Count The copy selection sets the number of using printer fonts. 27 Click Download as Softfont to reduce or enlarge documents, and by clicking the Advanced... Printing Advanced options You can access the ...