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... access the printer driver settings 1-6 Basic tab 1-7 Media Type 1-8 Quality 1-8 Enhanced Print Settings 1-9 Bi-Directional Printing 1-10 Enhanced Normal Printing 1-10 Color Enhancement (True2Life 1-10 Paper Size 1-12 Page Layout 1-13 Border Line 1-13 Orientation 1-13 Copies 1-14 Collate 1-14 Reverse Order 1-14 Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only 1-14 Advanced tab 1-15 Color 1-16 Color/Grayscale...
... access the printer driver settings 1-6 Basic tab 1-7 Media Type 1-8 Quality 1-8 Enhanced Print Settings 1-9 Bi-Directional Printing 1-10 Enhanced Normal Printing 1-10 Color Enhancement (True2Life 1-10 Paper Size 1-12 Page Layout 1-13 Border Line 1-13 Orientation 1-13 Copies 1-14 Collate 1-14 Reverse Order 1-14 Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only 1-14 Advanced tab 1-15 Color 1-16 Color/Grayscale...
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... available for MFC-3240C and MFC-210C 7-1 Network License 7-1 Registering your PC with the machine 7-2 Using the Scan key 7-5 Scan to E-mail (PC 7-5 Scan to Image 7-6 Scan to OCR 7-7 Scan to File 7-8 Using your machine with a Macintosh 8-1 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer driver with...
... available for MFC-3240C and MFC-210C 7-1 Network License 7-1 Registering your PC with the machine 7-2 Using the Scan key 7-5 Scan to E-mail (PC 7-5 Scan to Image 7-6 Scan to OCR 7-7 Scan to File 7-8 Using your machine with a Macintosh 8-1 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh 8-1 Media Type 8-2 Quality 8-2 Using the Brother printer driver with...
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... a network. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you'll find in Specifications of a particular color ink, you can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 20 pages...
... a network. Install the drivers first by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. Brilliant High Quality Output-Printing at : http://solutions.brother.com Features This machine offers many features you'll find in Specifications of a particular color ink, you can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at up to 20 pages...
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...size, and orientation in your application software. If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to select the right type of paper. You can feed many ... by changing the right and left margins in your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Be sure to the machine. Choosing the right type of paper To get high quality printing using your Apple.... (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your machine, it is your model name) as your...
...size, and orientation in your application software. If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is very important to select the right type of paper. You can feed many ... by changing the right and left margins in your application software. 1 - 2 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Be sure to the machine. Choosing the right type of paper To get high quality printing using your Apple.... (Windows® only) For Macintosh® users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your machine, it is your model name) as your...
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... Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve print quality in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning...
... Data Remains, you want to check the print quality and find out how to improve print quality in the printer memory by pressing Stop/Exit. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 3 Printer operation key Job Cancel (MFC-5440CN only) You can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning...
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...the status monitor on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on your computer, the resident icon will appear on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Yellow icon means the warning. You can check the device status at anytime by ...condition. There are three ways to get immediate notification of one or more information about using ...
...the status monitor on your computer-in the task bar, in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on your computer, the resident icon will appear on the desktop. 1 - 4 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Yellow icon means the warning. You can check the device status at anytime by ...condition. There are three ways to get immediate notification of one or more information about using ...
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Even if the status monitor is off, you want to switch off the status monitor If you can switch the status monitor On by clicking the Status Monitor from the Start menu on Startup in the menu. 2 Set this function to turn off the status monitor application, perform the following steps. 1 Right-click on the status monitor icon or window and select Load on your computer. How to Off and close the window from Exit. You can see the machine's status anytime by opening the menu window when displaying the status. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5
Even if the status monitor is off, you want to switch off the status monitor If you can switch the status monitor On by clicking the Status Monitor from the Start menu on Startup in the menu. 2 Set this function to turn off the status monitor application, perform the following steps. 1 Right-click on the status monitor icon or window and select Load on your computer. How to Off and close the window from Exit. You can see the machine's status anytime by opening the menu window when displaying the status. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 5
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...9632; Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from the File menu in this section ... (Mac OS® X) on your operating system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The screens on your computer may vary depending on your Windows® operating ...
...9632; Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Color Matching/Halftone ■ Color Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ■ Quick Print Setup How to access the printer driver settings 1 Select Print from the File menu in this section ... (Mac OS® X) on your operating system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in your application software. 2 Select Brother MFC-XXXX USB Printer (Where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The screens on your computer may vary depending on your Windows® operating ...
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To return to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7 Basic tab * 1 2 3 4 1 Select the Media Type and Quality. 2 Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale.
To return to apply your selected settings. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 7 Basic tab * 1 2 3 4 1 Select the Media Type and Quality. 2 Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Copies and the page order. 3 Select the Paper Source. (MFC-5840CN only) 4 Click the OK button to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the OK button. *This area shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale.
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...the document. Quality The quality selection allows you to print large volume documents or a document for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This mode is the highest resolution and slowest speed. ■ Photo: 1200 x 2400 dpi. Better print quality than Fast mode and faster print ...dpi. The higher the quality, the longer it prints, depending on should be longer. ■ Fine: 1200 x 1200 dpi. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper when printing with typical print speed. ■ Fast Normal: 600 x 300 dpi.
...the document. Quality The quality selection allows you to print large volume documents or a document for proofing. 1 - 8 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This mode is the highest resolution and slowest speed. ■ Photo: 1200 x 2400 dpi. Better print quality than Fast mode and faster print ...dpi. The higher the quality, the longer it prints, depending on should be longer. ■ Fine: 1200 x 1200 dpi. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Select Slow Drying Paper when printing with typical print speed. ■ Fast Normal: 600 x 300 dpi.
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Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Color/Grayscale 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 Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine The factory settings are shown in bold. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9
Enhanced Print Settings You have options for enhanced print settings from the Settings button. Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper Transparencies Slow Drying Paper Color/Grayscale 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 Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine The factory settings are shown in bold. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 9
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... Slow Drying Paper or Transparencies. When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This prints at an increased resolution which helps to avoid banding on the size of the image... and offer faster print speeds. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in Normal mode. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This process may take several minutes depending on some types of...
... Slow Drying Paper or Transparencies. When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to improve a washed out or weak picture. 1 - 10 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER This prints at an increased resolution which helps to avoid banding on the size of the image... and offer faster print speeds. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is slightly slower than in Normal mode. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) Selecting Color Enhancement (True2Life®) enables the True2Life® feature. This process may take several minutes depending on some types of...
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...This setting enhances the detail of the whole image. ■ White Balance This setting adjusts the hue of the white areas of the Blue color to be slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of an image. Decrease ...the contrast when you want an image to be more subdued. ■ Red Increases the intensity of the Red color to make the image redder. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. Lighting, camera settings and other...
...This setting enhances the detail of the whole image. ■ White Balance This setting adjusts the hue of the white areas of the Blue color to be slightly pink, yellow or some other influences will make the image greener. ■ Blue Increase the intensity of an image. Decrease ...the contrast when you want an image to be more subdued. ■ Red Increases the intensity of the Red color to make the image redder. ■ Green Increase the intensity of the Green color to make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. Lighting, camera settings and other...
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Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm). Also you are using. If you wish, you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5" x 5" (88.9 x 127.0 mm) to improve the quality of standard paper sizes. You can select borderless setting for specific papers. Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined.
Select the correct paper thickness to 8.5" x 14" (215.9 x 355.6 mm). Also you are using. If you wish, you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5" x 5" (88.9 x 127.0 mm) to improve the quality of standard paper sizes. You can select borderless setting for specific papers. Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of your output. 1 - 12 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you can enter a custom size by selecting User Defined.
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...image size for printing one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1 layout is not available. Orientation The Orientation selects the position of paper. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 ...Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on multiple sheets of how your document will be printed on the sheet.
...image size for printing one sheet with the Page Layout feature, you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1 layout is not available. Orientation The Orientation selects the position of paper. Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 13 ...Border Line When printing multiple pages on one page on multiple sheets of how your document will be printed on the sheet.
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... or A4 in the opposite order. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from... which the machine will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER...
... or A4 in the opposite order. Auto allows the printer driver to 999). Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. Paper Tray (MFC-5840CN only) The Paper Tray selection sets the paper tray from... which the machine will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document in Tray#2. 1 - 14 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER...
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Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Watermark 4. Scaling 3. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Color 2. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.
Advanced tab 1 2 34 To return to the default settings, click the Default button. Watermark 4. Scaling 3. Device Options USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 15 Color 2. Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.
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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 mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode for... printed in black and white using gray scale. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, select this mode. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your ...
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 mode for photographic images. ■ Graphics: Select this mode for... printed in black and white using gray scale. Color Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to select the color matching and halftone method, select this mode. 1 - 16 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable color matching and half tone method, depending on your ...
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The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. The color is adjusted to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. 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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Select the best one for photographic images.
The color is adjusted to print a more vivid color. The color is adjusted to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for your document. Custom Image Type You can select the color matching method manually. 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. USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 17 Select the best one for photographic images.
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... arranged in a pre-defined pattern to create the halftones. Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place dots to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion... suitable to express halftones. There are placed at random to make halftones. This type of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
... arranged in a pre-defined pattern to create the halftones. Halftone Pattern The machine can select which one to use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place dots to printing graphics that have definite color boundaries or for printing charts such as business charts. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion... suitable to express halftones. There are placed at random to make halftones. This type of Media Type and Quality selections. 1 - 18 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER