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... the machine as a printer 1-1 Using the Brother MFC printer driver 1-1 Features 1-1 Choosing the right type of paper 1-2 How to print your original 1-2 Simultaneous printing and faxing 1-3 Clearing data from the memory 1-3 Checking the Print Quality 1-3 Printer operation keys 1-3 Job Cancel (MFC-3420C only 1-3 Printer driver settings (Windows® only 1-4 How to access the printer driver settings 1-4 Basic tab...
... the machine as a printer 1-1 Using the Brother MFC printer driver 1-1 Features 1-1 Choosing the right type of paper 1-2 How to print your original 1-2 Simultaneous printing and faxing 1-3 Clearing data from the memory 1-3 Checking the Print Quality 1-3 Printer operation keys 1-3 Job Cancel (MFC-3420C only 1-3 Printer driver settings (Windows® only 1-4 How to access the printer driver settings 1-4 Basic tab...
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...; (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2 9-2 Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X 9-4 Choosing page setup options 9-4 Choosing printing options 9-5 Sending a fax from your Macintosh® application 9-6 For Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2 users 9-6 Sending a Network PC-FAX from your Macintosh® application (MFC-3320CN and MFC-3820CN only 9-7 For Mac OS®...
...; (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2 9-2 Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X 9-4 Choosing page setup options 9-4 Choosing printing options 9-5 Sending a fax from your Macintosh® application 9-6 For Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2 users 9-6 Sending a Network PC-FAX from your Macintosh® application (MFC-3320CN and MFC-3820CN only 9-7 For Mac OS®...
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...minute in black. Also, the latest printer driver can use with your computer. USB-Universal Serial Bus Interface provides fast communication with the machine, read Chapter 2 Paper in MFC User's Guide. Plain paper, inkjet paper, glossy paper, transparencies and envelopes.... color ink, you will only have supplied. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Straight Paper Path-The machine can print up to get high quality printouts. 1 Using the machine as a printer Using the Brother MFC printer driver A Printer ...
...minute in black. Also, the latest printer driver can use with your computer. USB-Universal Serial Bus Interface provides fast communication with the machine, read Chapter 2 Paper in MFC User's Guide. Plain paper, inkjet paper, glossy paper, transparencies and envelopes.... color ink, you will only have supplied. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Straight Paper Path-The machine can print up to get high quality printouts. 1 Using the machine as a printer Using the Brother MFC printer driver A Printer ...
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..., and orientation 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 9-4. 2 Your computer sends a print command and data to read Chapter... Print command. How to print your original When the machine receives data from your computer, it 's very important to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) as your computer is also connected to select the right type of paper and envelopes. 1...
..., and orientation 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 9-4. 2 Your computer sends a print command and data to read Chapter... Print command. How to print your original When the machine receives data from your computer, it 's very important to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) as your computer is also connected to select the right type of paper and envelopes. 1...
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...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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Clearing data from the memory If the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find... on page 13-11 in memory, or while scanning an original into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Printer operation keys Job Cancel (MFC-3420C only) You can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve it pauses ...
...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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Clearing data from the memory If the LCD shows Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find... on page 13-11 in memory, or while scanning an original into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Printer operation keys Job Cancel (MFC-3420C only) You can clear the data that is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it , See How to improve it pauses ...
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...Windows Operating System. ■ Descriptions 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) as your operating system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in this...; Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement (True2Life®) ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to the other machines. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER These descriptions also apply to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print...
...Windows Operating System. ■ Descriptions 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) as your operating system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in this...; Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement (True2Life®) ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to the other machines. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER These descriptions also apply to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print...
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Basic tab * 1 2 3 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 Apply button. *This area shows the current settings of Copies and the page order. 3 Click the Apply button to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5
Basic tab * 1 2 3 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 Apply button. *This area shows the current settings of Copies and the page order. 3 Click the Apply button to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5
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... glossy paper you want for proofing. 1 - 6 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Use this mode to print precise images such as photographs. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper (4 color) Glossy Paper (3 color) Transparencies The print quality of black ink depends on the type of glossy paper ...you select Glossy Paper (4 color). Since the print data is much larger than Super Fine....
... glossy paper you want for proofing. 1 - 6 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Use this mode to print precise images such as photographs. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper (4 color) Glossy Paper (3 color) Transparencies The print quality of black ink depends on the type of glossy paper ...you select Glossy Paper (4 color). Since the print data is much larger than Super Fine....
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..., S.Fine Inkjet Paper Color Fine, S.Fine, Photo Grayscale Fine, S.Fine, Photo Glossy Paper (4 or 3 color) Color S.Fine, Photo Grayscale S.Fine, Photo Transparencies Color/Grayscale Fine, S.Fine The factory settings are shown in both directions and offer faster print speeds. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7 When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to...
..., S.Fine Inkjet Paper Color Fine, S.Fine, Photo Grayscale Fine, S.Fine, Photo Glossy Paper (4 or 3 color) Color S.Fine, Photo Grayscale S.Fine, Photo Transparencies Color/Grayscale Fine, S.Fine The factory settings are shown in both directions and offer faster print speeds. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7 When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to...
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... border or no border around each page on the sheet. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Select the proper paper thickness to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can enter custom size by selecting User Defined...
... border or no border around each page on the sheet. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Select the proper paper thickness to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you can enter custom size by selecting User Defined...
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Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your original in the opposite order. Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your original will be printed and then repeated ... be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Copies The Copies selection sets the number of the original is printed. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9 Orientation Orientation selects the position of copies you selected.
Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your original in the opposite order. Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your original will be printed and then repeated ... be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Copies The Copies selection sets the number of the original is printed. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9 Orientation Orientation selects the position of copies you selected.
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Advanced tab 1 234 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.Color 2.Scaling 3.Watermark 4.Device Options 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
Advanced tab 1 234 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.Color 2.Scaling 3.Watermark 4.Device Options 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
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USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 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. ■ Photo: Select this...
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 11 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. ■ Photo: Select this...
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Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. The color is adjusted to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your original. Select the best one for photographic images.
Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match to give more natural color. ■ Vivid: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. The color is adjusted to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your original. Select the best one for photographic images.
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Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where ... ■ Dither: Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to create the halftones. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 There are placed at random to make halftones. This method of Media Type and Quality selections. This ...type of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for your original. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion: Dots are some predefined patterns set...
Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where ... ■ Dither: Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to create the halftones. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 There are placed at random to make halftones. This method of Media Type and Quality selections. This ...type of printing is more suitable to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for your original. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion: Dots are some predefined patterns set...
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... slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will effect the appearance of your image to pure white. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This feature analyzes your computer. ■ Color Density This setting adjusts the total amount of an image. You can correct this adjustment you can increase or decrease the amount...
... slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will effect the appearance of your image to pure white. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This feature analyzes your computer. ■ Color Density This setting adjusts the total amount of an image. You can correct this adjustment you can increase or decrease the amount...
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... be more subdued. ■ Red Increases the intensity of the Red color to make the image more red. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of the Blue color to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring... see the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. ■ Auto Image Enhance Allows individual adjustment of an image. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15
... be more subdued. ■ Red Increases the intensity of the Red color to make the image more red. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of the Blue color to improve the printed image and analyzes data from surrounding or neighboring... see the fine details of the picture, then adjust the sharpness. ■ Auto Image Enhance Allows individual adjustment of an image. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15
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Scaling You can change the print size of your original with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the original as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size, if your original has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size paper. ■ Check Free if you want to reduce the size. ■ Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
Scaling You can change the print size of your original with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the original as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size, if your original has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size paper. ■ Check Free if you want to reduce the size. ■ Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
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... only want to use a bitmap file or text file that you can place a logo or text into your original as a Watermark. You can select one of your original. Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices: ■ On all pages ■ On first page only ■... From second page ■ Custom USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you want to print the watermark image in the background of the preset Watermarks, or you...
... only want to use a bitmap file or text file that you can place a logo or text into your original as a Watermark. You can select one of your original. Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices: ■ On all pages ■ On first page only ■... From second page ■ Custom USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you want to print the watermark image in the background of the preset Watermarks, or you...
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... or enter a title you like in the field. ■ Watermark Text Enter your Watermark text into the Text Box, and then select the Font, Size, Color and Style. ■ Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of the image. ■ Position This setting offers you want to add a new Watermark... you the control for the file location. Watermark Style You can change the Watermark's size and position on the page. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
... or enter a title you like in the field. ■ Watermark Text Enter your Watermark text into the Text Box, and then select the Font, Size, Color and Style. ■ Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of the image. ■ Position This setting offers you want to add a new Watermark... you the control for the file location. Watermark Style You can change the Watermark's size and position on the page. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER