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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 ...Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 Device Options ...19 Support tab ...21 2 Scanning Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 22 TWAIN compliant...22 Accessing the Scanner...23...
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 ...Size ...10 Page Layout ...11 Orientation ...11 Copies ...12 Paper Source (MFC-5860CN only 12 Advanced tab...13 Color ...14 Scaling ...16 Watermark ...17 Device Options ...19 Support tab ...21 2 Scanning Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 22 TWAIN compliant...22 Accessing the Scanner...23...
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......44 Switching the user interface ...46 Turning the AutoLoad feature off...46 SCAN...47 CUSTOM SCAN ...47 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 47 COPY ...48 PC-FAX (MFC models only) ...48 DEVICE SETTING...48 SCAN...49 Image (example: Microsoft® Paint)...49 OCR (Word Processing program...) ...51 E-mail ...52 File attachments ...52 File ...53 CUSTOM SCAN ...54 Customizing a user-defined button...55 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 59 Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center 59 Copy From PCC ...59 Copy To Application ...
......44 Switching the user interface ...46 Turning the AutoLoad feature off...46 SCAN...47 CUSTOM SCAN ...47 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 47 COPY ...48 PC-FAX (MFC models only) ...48 DEVICE SETTING...48 SCAN...49 Image (example: Microsoft® Paint)...49 OCR (Word Processing program...) ...51 E-mail ...52 File attachments ...52 File ...53 CUSTOM SCAN ...54 Customizing a user-defined button...55 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C 59 Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center 59 Copy From PCC ...59 Copy To Application ...
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Scan to Image ...72 Scan to OCR ...72 Scan to File...73 5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Remote Setup...74 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX sending ...76 Setting up user information...77 Sending setup...78 Setting up a cover page...79 Entering cover page information...79 Address ...
Scan to Image ...72 Scan to OCR ...72 Scan to File...73 5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) Remote Setup...74 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX sending ...76 Setting up user information...77 Sending setup...78 Setting up a cover page...79 Entering cover page information...79 Address ...
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......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 the Mac OS® X Address Book application 106 9 Scanning Scanning from a Macintosh®......108 Settings in the Scanner window ...109 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users 113 Scan 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 ...
......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 the Mac OS® X Address Book application 106 9 Scanning Scanning from a Macintosh®......108 Settings in the Scanner window ...109 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users 113 Scan 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 ...
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... Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C 137 Ink Level ...137 11 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Before using Network Scanning ...138 Configuring network scanning ...138 Using the Scan key...140 Scan to E-mail ...140 Scan to Image ...141 Scan to OCR ...141 Scan to File...142 12 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center...
... Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C 137 Ink Level ...137 11 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Before using Network Scanning ...138 Configuring network scanning ...138 Using the Scan key...140 Scan to E-mail ...140 Scan to Image ...141 Scan to OCR ...141 Scan to File...142 12 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center...
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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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... when copying or fax receiving has finished. Be sure to improve it, see Improving print quality in the User's Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 1 Your machine can clear the data that is important to choose the right type of paper. Clearing data from the memory 1 If the... read About paper in the User's Guide. 3 Printing Choosing the right type of paper 1 1 For high quality printing, it is left in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC.
... when copying or fax receiving has finished. Be sure to improve it, see Improving print quality in the User's Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 1 Your machine can clear the data that is important to choose the right type of paper. Clearing data from the memory 1 If the... read About paper in the User's Guide. 3 Printing Choosing the right type of paper 1 1 For high quality printing, it is left in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC.
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...174;, Adobe® PageMaker®, CorelDraw® and many more information. Windows® XP users can also scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with OCR on page 40. • If your applications. 2 For Windows® XP ...Two scanner drivers are using. Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) on page 29). Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for communicating between scanners and applications. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal ...
...174;, Adobe® PageMaker®, CorelDraw® and many more information. Windows® XP users can also scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE viewer that Brother included with OCR on page 40. • If your applications. 2 For Windows® XP ...Two scanner drivers are using. Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) on page 29). Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for communicating between scanners and applications. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal ...
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... for when you are for scanning in the left side of the screen. The scanning steps may vary when using from the Scanner drop-down list. The Scan panel appears in this Guide are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is... your model name) d Click Scan. Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • ...
... for when you are for scanning in the left side of the screen. The scanning steps may vary when using from the Scanner drop-down list. The Scan panel appears in this Guide are using other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX USB or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is... your model name) d Click Scan. Note • For Windows® XP: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • ...
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... Size c Click Start. This is used to scan the image. b Adjust the following settings, if needed . 24 Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 You can adjust the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page a Load your document. 1 b Choose the settings for Image Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness, Contrast and Document Size as needed...
... Size c Click Start. This is used to scan the image. b Adjust the following settings, if needed . 24 Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 You can adjust the scanning area further by pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page a Load your document. 1 b Choose the settings for Image Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness, Contrast and Document Size as needed...
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... 2 Image Type 2 Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. The default settings are listed in the Scanning Area (1) of the default settings. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the table below: Image Type Photo Web Text Resolution Use for...images 300 × 300 dpi Use for attaching the scanned image to refine the image. f Click Start. Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 Scanning c Click PreScan. icon, and then use the ...
... 2 Image Type 2 Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. The default settings are listed in the Scanning Area (1) of the default settings. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the table below: Image Type Photo Web Text Resolution Use for...images 300 × 300 dpi Use for attaching the scanned image to refine the image. f Click Start. Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for scanning text documents 200 × 200 dpi Scan Type 24 bit color 24 bit color Black & White 25 Scanning c Click PreScan. icon, and then use the ...
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... resolutions take more exact because it uses up to 256 shades of gray. 256 Color Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image. 24 bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to give a gray appearance.) True Gray Use for creating simulated gray images without ... true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to scan the image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Scanning Resolution 2 You can choose and the available colors. 2 Resolution 100 × 100 dpi 150 × 150 dpi...
... resolutions take more exact because it uses up to 256 shades of gray. 256 Color Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image. 24 bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to give a gray appearance.) True Gray Use for creating simulated gray images without ... true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to scan the image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Scanning Resolution 2 You can choose and the available colors. 2 Resolution 100 × 100 dpi 150 × 150 dpi...
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...Choose one of the following sizes: A4 210 × 297 mm JIS B5 182 × 257 mm Letter 8 1/2 × 11 in. Legal 8 1/2 × 14 in. (Available on ADF models) A5 148 × 210 mm Executive 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. Business Card To scan ... level by dragging the slide bar to get the best image. If the image is usually suitable for the Resolution, Color Type, Brightness and Contrast to set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas of the scanner glass. Photo 4 × 6...
...Choose one of the following sizes: A4 210 × 297 mm JIS B5 182 × 257 mm Letter 8 1/2 × 11 in. Legal 8 1/2 × 14 in. (Available on ADF models) A5 148 × 210 mm Executive 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. Business Card To scan ... level by dragging the slide bar to get the best image. If the image is usually suitable for the Resolution, Color Type, Brightness and Contrast to set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas of the scanner glass. Photo 4 × 6...
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... type of file, resolution and number of colors used. 28 or 8.9 × 8.9 mm to 8.5 × 14 in Bitmap format. Note You can choose 'mm' or 'inch' as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears. 2 Enter the Name, Width and Height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the... approximate data size in . Scanning Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 × 0.35 in. You can see the actual paper size you choose Custom ...
... type of file, resolution and number of colors used. 28 or 8.9 × 8.9 mm to 8.5 × 14 in Bitmap format. Note You can choose 'mm' or 'inch' as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears. 2 Enter the Name, Width and Height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the... approximate data size in . Scanning Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 × 0.35 in. You can see the actual paper size you choose Custom ...
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...of the screen. The Scan panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Scanner drop-...down list. Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are using the ...
...of the screen. The Scan panel appears on ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX USB or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Scanner drop-...down list. Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are using the ...
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... glass. to crop a portion you want to scan and then crop a portion of the scanned picture 4 Page size b Choose Document Feeder from the drop-down list (1). Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways to scan on page 24.) Scanning a document using 2 the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning an image - d Choose the Page size...
... glass. to crop a portion you want to scan and then crop a portion of the scanned picture 4 Page size b Choose Document Feeder from the drop-down list (1). Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways to scan on page 24.) Scanning a document using 2 the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning an image - d Choose the Page size...
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If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of 1200 dpi. Scanning e If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 33.) f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. Click OK after you choose the settings. 2 Note By default, the scanner resolution can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from Advanced Properties. The machine starts scanning the document. 31 You can be set to a maximum of the scanned picture (3).
If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of 1200 dpi. Scanning e If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 33.) f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. Click OK after you choose the settings. 2 Note By default, the scanner resolution can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from Advanced Properties. The machine starts scanning the document. 31 You can be set to a maximum of the scanned picture (3).
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... your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you want to specify the Paper source. 1 4 2 3 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture 4 Scanning area c Choose the picture type (2). e Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you do not need to... scan. 32 The whole image is used to scan the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image...
... your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you want to specify the Paper source. 1 4 2 3 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture 4 Scanning area c Choose the picture type (2). e Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you do not need to... scan. 32 The whole image is used to scan the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image...
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This time only the chosen area of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your model name)/Scanner Settings. You must restart your PC for the new settings to take effect. Running the ... memory and hard disk space for changing the paper size. Scanning f If you could lose your file. 33 If you scan the document at a resolution of greater than 1200 dpi and for the size of the scanned picture (3). Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is scanned and you need to change the setting. Note If...
This time only the chosen area of the document appears in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your model name)/Scanner Settings. You must restart your PC for the new settings to take effect. Running the ... memory and hard disk space for changing the paper size. Scanning f If you could lose your file. 33 If you scan the document at a resolution of greater than 1200 dpi and for the size of the scanned picture (3). Brother Scanner Utility 2 The Brother Scanner Utility is scanned and you need to change the setting. Note If...
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...application, displaying the new message waiting to E-mail. Scanning Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) 2 Note 2 If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to ...your PC. The machine starts scanning the document, creates a file attachment, and launches your E-mail application as a file attachment. You can scan either a black and white or color document into your word processing,...
...application, displaying the new message waiting to E-mail. Scanning Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) 2 Note 2 If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to ...your PC. The machine starts scanning the document, creates a file attachment, and launches your E-mail application as a file attachment. You can scan either a black and white or color document into your word processing,...