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Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning ... ...6 Media Type...7 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only 10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 ...
Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing Using the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Checking the print quality ...3 Status Monitor...4 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning ... ...6 Media Type...7 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only 10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 ...
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...Clearing data from the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality ...102 Paper Feed (MFC-5860CN only)...103 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...104 Drag a vCard from... to E-mail ...113 Scan to Image ...114 Scan to OCR ...114 Scan to File...115 Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C 115 Using Presto!® PageManager® ...119 Features ...119 System requirements for Presto!® PageManager 119 Technical support ...120 10...
...Clearing data from the memory ...98 Checking the print quality ...98 Status Monitor ...99 Using the Brother Ink driver ...100 Choosing page setup options ...100 Choosing printing options ...101 Media Type...101 Quality ...102 Paper Feed (MFC-5860CN only)...103 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...104 Drag a vCard from... to E-mail ...113 Scan to Image ...114 Scan to OCR ...114 Scan to File...115 Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C 115 Using Presto!® PageManager® ...119 Features ...119 System requirements for Presto!® PageManager 119 Technical support ...120 10...
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Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
Section I Windows® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
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... get the highest possible resolution. (See Resolution in Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many features you may need to configure the firewall settings to replace the empty cartridge. Screens on your PC. Using ... also download the latest drivers from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 × 6000 dpi on your operating system. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is available for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you are from your machine communicate with...
... get the highest possible resolution. (See Resolution in Specifications in the User's Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many features you may need to configure the firewall settings to replace the empty cartridge. Screens on your PC. Using ... also download the latest drivers from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 1200 × 6000 dpi on your operating system. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is available for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you are from your machine communicate with...
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...in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on the control panel. Checking the print quality 1 If you can clear the data that is important to read About paper in the User's Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous... shows Data Remaining, 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. Printing Choosing the right type of paper 1 1 For high quality printing, it is left in the memory by pressing ...
...in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on the control panel. Checking the print quality 1 If you can clear the data that is important to read About paper in the User's Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous... shows Data Remaining, 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. Printing Choosing the right type of paper 1 1 For high quality printing, it is left in the memory by pressing ...
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You can display the status monitor on your PC-in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on your PC, the Status Monitor icon appears on the tasktray. A green icon indicates the normal stand-by choosing Status Monitor located in ... indicates an error has occurred. Monitoring the machine's status 1 Once you to get immediate notification of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Status Monitor icon and choose Help. Printing Status Monitor 1 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of error...
You can display the status monitor on your PC-in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on your PC, the Status Monitor icon appears on the tasktray. A green icon indicates the normal stand-by choosing Status Monitor located in ... indicates an error has occurred. Monitoring the machine's status 1 Once you to get immediate notification of one or more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Status Monitor icon and choose Help. Printing Status Monitor 1 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of error...
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b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off, you can change the following printer settings when you want to switch off the status monitor If you print from the Start menu on Startup to clear the check mark. Printing Turning off the ...Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. Note Even if the...
b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer or Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is off, you can change the following printer settings when you want to switch off the status monitor If you print from the Start menu on Startup to clear the check mark. Printing Turning off the ...Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. Note Even if the...
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c Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5860CN only) Note If you choose Auto Select, the machine will pull paper from Tray 1 and when Tray 1 is empty, paper will automatically be pulled ... and the page order (2). Note This area (5) shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Page Order, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. 6 Basic tab 5 Printing 1 1 1 2 4 3 a Choose your chosen settings. d Click OK (3) to the default settings, click Default (4), then OK (3). To return to apply your setting for Slow Drying...
c Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5860CN only) Note If you choose Auto Select, the machine will pull paper from Tray 1 and when Tray 1 is empty, paper will automatically be pulled ... and the page order (2). Note This area (5) shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Page Order, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. 6 Basic tab 5 Printing 1 1 1 2 4 3 a Choose your chosen settings. d Click OK (3) to the default settings, click Default (4), then OK (3). To return to apply your setting for Slow Drying...
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... Paper Transparencies 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 Note • The default settings are available will take to 1200 × 6000 dpi. (See Resolution in Specifications in bold. • For DCP-130C and MFC-240C, the Highest Print Quality selection...
... Paper Transparencies 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 Note • The default settings are available will take to 1200 × 6000 dpi. (See Resolution in Specifications in bold. • For DCP-130C and MFC-240C, the Highest Print Quality selection...
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... of the image and the specifications of your image to see options for enhanced print settings. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) 1 Checking Color Enhancement (True2Life®) option enables the True2Life® feature. This feature analyzes your PC. 8 Printing 1 1 Bi-Directional Printing 1 When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in one direction giving higher quality printouts, but slower...
... of the image and the specifications of your image to see options for enhanced print settings. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) 1 Checking Color Enhancement (True2Life®) option enables the True2Life® feature. This feature analyzes your PC. 8 Printing 1 1 Bi-Directional Printing 1 When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in one direction giving higher quality printouts, but slower...
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... adjusting the white balance you want an image to be clearer. Printing 1 Color Density Adjusts the total amount of color in the document. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the whole image. To lighten or darken the image, move the scroll bar to adjusting the ... to the left or right. Contrast Adjusts the contrast of an image. You can adjust those white areas. Sharpness Enhances the detail of color in the image to be slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will make the image bluer. 9 If the image is not in true focus...
... adjusting the white balance you want an image to be clearer. Printing 1 Color Density Adjusts the total amount of color in the document. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the whole image. To lighten or darken the image, move the scroll bar to adjusting the ... to the left or right. Contrast Adjusts the contrast of an image. You can adjust those white areas. Sharpness Enhances the detail of color in the image to be slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will make the image bluer. 9 If the image is not in true focus...
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...custom size ranging from the pattern of the 1 fills you want to print such as Letter (borderless). 10 Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. You can create a custom size by choosing User ...Defined Size. If you are different from 3.5 × 5 in . (215.9 × 355.6 mm). To do borderless printing 1 From the Paper Size pull down...
...custom size ranging from the pattern of the 1 fills you want to print such as Letter (borderless). 10 Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are using. You can create a custom size by choosing User ...Defined Size. If you are different from 3.5 × 5 in . (215.9 × 355.6 mm). To do borderless printing 1 From the Paper Size pull down...
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... function to this, we recommend you use the one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your print size and prints the document in poster print mode. Printing Page Layout 1 1 The Page Layout option lets...border around each page on 1 sheet of a document on the sheet. Page Order (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 When N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of paper. Orientation 1 Orientation chooses the position your document will be selected from the drop-down menu. The N in...
... function to this, we recommend you use the one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your print size and prints the document in poster print mode. Printing Page Layout 1 1 The Page Layout option lets...border around each page on 1 sheet of a document on the sheet. Page Order (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 When N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of paper. Orientation 1 Orientation chooses the position your document will be selected from the drop-down menu. The N in...
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...for Media Type, and Letter, Legal, A4, Executive or B5 for Paper Size in the opposite order. If you choose. Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only) 1 The Paper Source selection sets the paper tray from Tray 1. When Tray 1 is empty, Auto Select allows the machine take... the machine will be printed (1 to 999). 1 1 Collate 1 With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document in Tray 2. • Tray 2 does not support Borderless printing. 12 Printing Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that is printed. Reverse Order 1 Reverse Order prints the pages of your ...
...for Media Type, and Letter, Legal, A4, Executive or B5 for Paper Size in the opposite order. If you choose. Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only) 1 The Paper Source selection sets the paper tray from Tray 1. When Tray 1 is empty, Auto Select allows the machine take... the machine will be printed (1 to 999). 1 1 Collate 1 With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document in Tray 2. • Tray 2 does not support Borderless printing. 12 Printing Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that is printed. Reverse Order 1 Reverse Order prints the pages of your ...
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Advanced tab Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: 123 4 Printing 1 1 Color (1) Scaling (2) Watermark (3) Device Options (4) Note To return to the default settings, click Default. 13
Advanced tab Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: 123 4 Printing 1 1 Color (1) Scaling (2) Watermark (3) Device Options (4) Note To return to the default settings, click Default. 13
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... art). Custom If you want to be printed in black and white using grayscale. Printing 1 1 1 Image Type 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to choose the color matching and halftone method, choose this mode. 14
... art). Custom If you want to be printed in black and white using grayscale. Printing 1 1 1 Image Type 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to choose the color matching and halftone method, choose this mode. 14
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The color is adjusted to print more natural colors. • Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor. • Natural: Use for your document. 1 1 Match Monitor Color is adjusted to print more vivid colors. 15 Printing Custom Image Type You can choose the color matching method manually. Choose the best one for photographic images.
The color is adjusted to print more natural colors. • Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor. • Natural: Use for your document. 1 1 Match Monitor Color is adjusted to print more vivid colors. 15 Printing Custom Image Type You can choose the color matching method manually. Choose the best one for photographic images.
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... want to reduce the size. Check Mirror Printing to reverse the data from left to right. Printing Halftone Pattern The machine can use for printing charts such as business charts. Scaling 1 You can choose which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange... Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to express halftones. There are put at random to print the document as the Media Type. 16 Use for printing photographs that have definite color boundaries or for your document with certain combinations of your document. • Diffusion: Dots are 1 ...
... want to reduce the size. Check Mirror Printing to reverse the data from left to right. Printing Halftone Pattern The machine can use for printing charts such as business charts. Scaling 1 You can choose which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange... Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to express halftones. There are put at random to print the document as the Media Type. 16 Use for printing photographs that have definite color boundaries or for your document with certain combinations of your document. • Diffusion: Dots are 1 ...
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... or text onto your document as a Watermark. If this feature is unchecked, the Watermark will be printed on top of your document. Check Use Watermark, and then choose the watermark you want to print the watermark image in any of the following ways: On all pages On first ...Custom 17 In Outline Text (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 Check In Outline Text if you have created. Printing Watermark You can print the watermark in the background of your document. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you only want to...
... or text onto your document as a Watermark. If this feature is unchecked, the Watermark will be printed on top of your document. Check Use Watermark, and then choose the watermark you want to print the watermark image in any of the following ways: On all pages On first ...Custom 17 In Outline Text (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 Check In Outline Text if you have created. Printing Watermark You can print the watermark in the background of your document. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you only want to...
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If you like in the field. Watermark Text Enter your watermark text into the Text Box, and then choose Font, Size, Color and Style. Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File box, or click Browse to control the ... as the title or enter a title you want to search for the file. You can change the watermark size and position on the page. 18 Printing Watermark Setting 1 You can also set the scaling size of the watermark on the page by choosing the watermark, and clicking the 1 Edit button.
If you like in the field. Watermark Text Enter your watermark text into the Text Box, and then choose Font, Size, Color and Style. Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File box, or click Browse to control the ... as the title or enter a title you want to search for the file. You can change the watermark size and position on the page. 18 Printing Watermark Setting 1 You can also set the scaling size of the watermark on the page by choosing the watermark, and clicking the 1 Edit button.