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Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you in the event of enhancements to date, check here for Brother driver updates. You can check here for the latest firmware upgrade. i http://solutions.brother.com/ Note You can download the latest software and utilities and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to register your new product...
Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you in the event of enhancements to date, check here for Brother driver updates. You can check here for the latest firmware upgrade. i http://solutions.brother.com/ Note You can download the latest software and utilities and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to register your new product...
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... / Installer CD-ROM / In the Box Download optional software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from your machine and installing the drivers and software for the operating system (MFC7240 only) and connection type...
... / Installer CD-ROM / In the Box Download optional software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from your machine and installing the drivers and software for the operating system (MFC7240 only) and connection type...
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... use, see Paper capacity of the paper trays uu page 17.) Printing on the right-hand side of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. 2 Loading paper 2 Loading paper and print media 2 The machine can feed paper from the standard paper tray or...
... use, see Paper capacity of the paper trays uu page 17.) Printing on the right-hand side of the machine. 9 Loading paper in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. 2 Loading paper 2 Loading paper and print media 2 The machine can feed paper from the standard paper tray or...
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... machine loads paper from the installed standard paper tray or manual feed slot. (For MFC-7240) The name for the paper trays in the printer driver in this Guide are as follows: Trays Standard Paper Tray Manual Feed Slot Name Tray1 Manual Paper capacity of sheets up to 250 [20 lb...
... machine loads paper from the installed standard paper tray or manual feed slot. (For MFC-7240) The name for the paper trays in the printer driver in this Guide are as follows: Trays Standard Paper Tray Manual Feed Slot Name Tray1 Manual Paper capacity of sheets up to 250 [20 lb...
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... driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. c Choose the name of your operating system). f Click Print to print from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from your ...application, choose the Print command. Printing a document 10 The machine can download the printer driver...
... driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. c Choose the name of your operating system). f Click Print to print from your computer (For MFC-7240) 10 Note (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) You can receive data from your ...application, choose the Print command. Printing a document 10 The machine can download the printer driver...
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You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. The ControlCenter4 application will open. 47 ControlCenter4 is your model name)/ControlCenter4. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. XXXX is a software utility that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for...
You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. The ControlCenter4 application will open. 47 ControlCenter4 is your model name)/ControlCenter4. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. XXXX is a software utility that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for...
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...Use Printer Offline is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Adjust the top and bottom margins in and the power switch is turned on. ... is unchecked. (Windows® XP) Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Vertical black line appears in the menu bar. Then turn off the machine's power ...Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to allow for several minutes.
...Use Printer Offline is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Adjust the top and bottom margins in and the power switch is turned on. ... is unchecked. (Windows® XP) Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Vertical black line appears in the menu bar. Then turn off the machine's power ...Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to allow for several minutes.
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...Difficulties TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to scan. (Windows®). Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is curled, you should straighten it from http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/PM9SEInstaller_BR_multilang.dmg Software difficulties (For MFC-7240) Difficulties Cannot install software or print. If ... Paper Jam message and you have a problem, see Error and maintenance messages uu page 69. 89 Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is straight. PageManager from the memory it is chosen as the primary source. For example, in 1' printing. The LCD...
...Difficulties TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to scan. (Windows®). Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is curled, you should straighten it from http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/PM9SEInstaller_BR_multilang.dmg Software difficulties (For MFC-7240) Difficulties Cannot install software or print. If ... Paper Jam message and you have a problem, see Error and maintenance messages uu page 69. 89 Suggestions Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is straight. PageManager from the memory it is chosen as the primary source. For example, in 1' printing. The LCD...
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... the document feed rollers. You can load envelopes in the power cord and turn on . Try turning over the stack of paper in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Adjust the Print Density by pressing Menu, 2, 1, 6 and then press c to make the print darker. (See...not turn off and unplug the power cord. Suggestions Adverse conditions on envelopes? Your application must be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off the machine. This is a paper jam. Printed pages are too light. Printouts are smeared.
... the document feed rollers. You can load envelopes in the power cord and turn on . Try turning over the stack of paper in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Adjust the Print Density by pressing Menu, 2, 1, 6 and then press c to make the print darker. (See...not turn off and unplug the power cord. Suggestions Adverse conditions on envelopes? Your application must be too thick or have triggered the machine's internal safety mechanisms. Turn the machine off the machine. This is a paper jam. Printed pages are too light. Printouts are smeared.
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... first. Turn off Toner Save in the machine menu settings or (for MFC-7240) Toner Save Mode in the printer Properties (or Preferences) of the driver. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save or (for MFC7240) Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Clean the corona wire of the drum ...copy looks good, the problem is too light, Toner Save mode may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine reliability. Note Using non-Brother supplies may be on. Check that the drum unit and toner cartridge are installed properly. Improving the print quality B If the printout has a ...
... first. Turn off Toner Save in the machine menu settings or (for MFC-7240) Toner Save Mode in the printer Properties (or Preferences) of the driver. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save or (for MFC7240) Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.) Clean the corona wire of the drum ...copy looks good, the problem is too light, Toner Save mode may affect the print quality, hardware performance, and machine reliability. Note Using non-Brother supplies may be on. Check that the drum unit and toner cartridge are installed properly. Improving the print quality B If the printout has a ...
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... drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Ghost (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer... corona wire uu page 60 and Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the drum unit.) The drum unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Conditions such as high temperatures and high humidity can increase the amount of poor print quality Recommendation Make sure...
... drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.) Ghost (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer... corona wire uu page 60 and Advanced User's Guide: Cleaning the drum unit.) The drum unit may be contaminated. Call Brother Customer Service. Call Brother Customer Service. 93 Conditions such as high temperatures and high humidity can increase the amount of poor print quality Recommendation Make sure...
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Call Brother Customer Service. Print multiple pages to the home position (a). (See Cleaning the corona wire uu ...Conditions such as high humidity can cause problems. Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page... 16.) Choose Thick Paper mode in the printer driver (for MFC-7240), choose Thick in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) ...
Call Brother Customer Service. Print multiple pages to the home position (a). (See Cleaning the corona wire uu ...Conditions such as high humidity can cause problems. Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media uu page... 16.) Choose Thick Paper mode in the printer driver (for MFC-7240), choose Thick in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit uu page 62.) ...
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Curled or wavy Open the back cover (face-up output tray. (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Make ...
Curled or wavy Open the back cover (face-up output tray. (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Make ...
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... Media Type settings. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. Poor fixing (For MFC-7240) Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker...
... Media Type settings. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. Poor fixing (For MFC-7240) Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker...
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Examples of the arrow. 1 2 2 1 2 100 b Lift the levers (1) and slide the two gray levers (2) in the direction of poor print quality Curled Recommendation (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Turn the paper over in the paper tray, and print again. (Excluding letterhead paper) If the problems remains, switch the Anti-Curl Levers as follows: a Open the back cover.
Examples of the arrow. 1 2 2 1 2 100 b Lift the levers (1) and slide the two gray levers (2) in the direction of poor print quality Curled Recommendation (For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) Turn the paper over in the paper tray, and print again. (Excluding letterhead paper) If the problems remains, switch the Anti-Curl Levers as follows: a Open the back cover.
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Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for the Mac OS X you are using, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 (resolution up to 600 600 dpi (optical) 2 Max. 8.27....6.x and 10.7.x 1) Up to 19200 19200 dpi (interpolated) 2 Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions...
Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for the Mac OS X you are using, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 (resolution up to 600 600 dpi (optical) 2 Max. 8.27....6.x and 10.7.x 1) Up to 19200 19200 dpi (interpolated) 2 Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the scanner utility) Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions...
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... Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. (FAX-2840 only) You can also be connected to 21 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Less than 6 feet (2.0 meters) long. 1 Your machine has a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. The machine can download the printer driver from Ready mode and standard Ready mode...The print speed may vary depending on the type of document you print. Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the printer driver and the PC-FAX driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Printer (For MFC-7240) D Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time ...
... Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. (FAX-2840 only) You can also be connected to 21 pages/minute (Letter size) 1 Less than 6 feet (2.0 meters) long. 1 Your machine has a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. The machine can download the printer driver from Ready mode and standard Ready mode...The print speed may vary depending on the type of document you print. Note (FAX-2940 only) You can download the printer driver and the PC-FAX driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Printer (For MFC-7240) D Model Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time ...
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... Computer Platform & Processor Operating System Minimum Version Speed Minimum RAM Recommended Hard Disk Space RAM to 19200 x 19200 dpi. 121 Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to install For For Drivers Applications Supported PC Software Functions Supported PC Interface 2 Windows® Operating System Windows® XP Home 1 4 Windows® XP Professional...
... Computer Platform & Processor Operating System Minimum Version Speed Minimum RAM Recommended Hard Disk Space RAM to 19200 x 19200 dpi. 121 Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to install For For Drivers Applications Supported PC Software Functions Supported PC Interface 2 Windows® Operating System Windows® XP Home 1 4 Windows® XP Professional...
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Consumable items D Model Toner Cartridge Inbox Standard High Yield Drum Unit FAX-2840 FAX-2940 Approx. 700 pages Approx. 1,200 (Letter) 1 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 1,200 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 2,600 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 12,000 pages (Letter) 2 MFC-7240 Approx. 700 ... type of their respective companies. 2 Third-party USB ports are the property of use. 122 TN-420 TN-450 DR-420 1 Approx. For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
Consumable items D Model Toner Cartridge Inbox Standard High Yield Drum Unit FAX-2840 FAX-2940 Approx. 700 pages Approx. 1,200 (Letter) 1 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 1,200 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 2,600 pages (Letter) 1 Approx. 12,000 pages (Letter) 2 MFC-7240 Approx. 700 ... type of their respective companies. 2 Third-party USB ports are the property of use. 122 TN-420 TN-450 DR-420 1 Approx. For the latest driver updates, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
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... file ........ 47 Serial number how to load 9 in multi-purpose tray 11 in the Presto! Personalized Ring 34 Presto! PageManager application. Programming your computer 46 drivers 120 quality 90 Resolution 120 specifications 120 Print quality 92 Printing See Software User's Guide. PageManager See Software User's Guide. Print difficulties 84, 88 document...
... file ........ 47 Serial number how to load 9 in multi-purpose tray 11 in the Presto! Personalized Ring 34 Presto! PageManager application. Programming your computer 46 drivers 120 quality 90 Resolution 120 specifications 120 Print quality 92 Printing See Software User's Guide. PageManager See Software User's Guide. Print difficulties 84, 88 document...