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...register on-line at http://www.brother.com/registration/ FAQs (frequently asked questions) The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for Brother driver updates. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437). Register your... product. To keep your machine performance up to date, check here for the latest firmware upgrade (for Windows® only). Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you will help , you must be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your product ...
...register on-line at http://www.brother.com/registration/ FAQs (frequently asked questions) The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for Brother driver updates. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437). Register your... product. To keep your machine performance up to date, check here for the latest firmware upgrade (for Windows® only). Your registration with Brother International Corporation, you will help , you must be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your product ...
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... documentation you can be viewed from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM. You can find the instructions as 1 follows: Software User's Guide: 1 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver in Chapter 2 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows® XP/Windows Vista® only) in Chapter 2 Using ControlCenter3 in Chapter...
... documentation you can be viewed from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM. You can find the instructions as 1 follows: Software User's Guide: 1 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver in Chapter 2 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows® XP/Windows Vista® only) in Chapter 2 Using ControlCenter3 in Chapter...
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... copy or a 1 in . (4.23 mm) Note The unprintable area shown above is for Windows® and Macintosh® (MFC-7840W only) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in 1 copy using the driver the printable area is smaller than the paper size, as shown below. Portrait Landscape...
... copy or a 1 in . (4.23 mm) Note The unprintable area shown above is for Windows® and Macintosh® (MFC-7840W only) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 0.16 in 1 copy using the driver the printable area is smaller than the paper size, as shown below. Portrait Landscape...
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... Difficulties Vertical black line appears in Fax mode. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. B (For Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003) Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. This condition is related to the telephone system industry... caused by dirt or correction fluid on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is sending or receiving a fax, the signal can temporarily interrupt or disrupt the faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Suggestions If you have Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller...
... Difficulties Vertical black line appears in Fax mode. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. B (For Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003) Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. This condition is related to the telephone system industry... caused by dirt or correction fluid on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is sending or receiving a fax, the signal can temporarily interrupt or disrupt the faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Suggestions If you have Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller...
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... that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver, choose Thick in the machine's Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than you use paper that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable...our specifications. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 130.) Wipe the laser scanner windows with a soft cloth. (See Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 82.) The toner cartridge may be damaged. Conditions such as high temperatures and high humidity can cause...
... that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver, choose Thick in the machine's Paper Type menu setting or use thinner paper than you use paper that meets our specifications. (See Acceptable...our specifications. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 130.) Wipe the laser scanner windows with a soft cloth. (See Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 82.) The toner cartridge may be damaged. Conditions such as high temperatures and high humidity can cause...
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...paper in the tray or rotate the paper 180° in the input tray. Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) If you print only a few ... abc efghijk A CD bcde 1 34 Wrinkles or creases ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Poor fixing Recommendation Make sure that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that paper...
...paper in the tray or rotate the paper 180° in the input tray. Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) If you print only a few ... abc efghijk A CD bcde 1 34 Wrinkles or creases ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Poor fixing Recommendation Make sure that meets our specifications. Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that paper...
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Examples of the drum unit. (See Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 120 and Cleaning the corona wire on page 122.) The toner cartridge may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the green tab. ...a toner cartridge on page 122.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. Turn off Toner Save mode in the machine menu settings or Toner Save mode in the printer Properties of the driver. (See Toner save on page 22 or Advanced tab in a new drum unit. ...
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Examples of the drum unit. (See Cleaning the laser scanner window on page 120 and Cleaning the corona wire on page 122.) The toner cartridge may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the green tab. ...a toner cartridge on page 122.) The drum unit may be damaged. Call Brother Customer Service. Turn off Toner Save mode in the machine menu settings or Toner Save mode in the printer Properties of the driver. (See Toner save on page 22 or Advanced tab in a new drum unit. ...
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... and routine maintenance Examples of poor print quality Curled Recommendation Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) Turn the...
... and routine maintenance Examples of poor print quality Curled Recommendation Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Device Options (For Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh®) in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) Turn the...
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.../Monochrome TWAIN Compliant WIA Compliant Color Depth Resolution Document Size Scanning Width Gray Scale Yes Yes (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/ D XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®) Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Yes (Windows® XP/Windows Vista®) 24 bit color Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) 1 Up ...) Scanner Glass Length: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm) Max. 8.26 in. (210 mm) 256 levels 1 Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP/Windows Vista® (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the...
.../Monochrome TWAIN Compliant WIA Compliant Color Depth Resolution Document Size Scanning Width Gray Scale Yes Yes (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/ D XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®) Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Yes (Windows® XP/Windows Vista®) 24 bit color Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) 1 Up ...) Scanner Glass Length: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm) Max. 8.26 in. (210 mm) 256 levels 1 Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP/Windows Vista® (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the...
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... UTP cable category 5 or greater. Print D Emulations (MFC-7840W only) Printer Driver PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript®3) Host-Based Driver for Windows® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/ Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) (MFC-7840W only) BR-Script3 (PPD file) for Windows® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition...
... UTP cable category 5 or greater. Print D Emulations (MFC-7840W only) Printer Driver PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript®3) Host-Based Driver for Windows® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/ Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) (MFC-7840W only) BR-Script3 (PPD file) for Windows® 2000 Professional/ XP/XP Professional x64 Edition...
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... Processor Minimum Speed Minimum Recommended Hard Disk Space RAM RAM to install D For For Drivers Applications Windows® Operating System 1 Windows® 2000 Professional 4 Printing, PC Fax, Scanning Windows® XP Home® 2 4 Windows® XP Professional 2 4 USB, 10/100 Base Tx (Ethernet), Intel®...802.11 b/g 64 MB 256 MB 150 MB 310 MB 128 MB (MFC-7840W only) Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition 2 Windows Vista® 2 Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) Printing Windows Server® 2003 x64 Edition (print only via network) 64-bit (...
... Processor Minimum Speed Minimum Recommended Hard Disk Space RAM RAM to install D For For Drivers Applications Windows® Operating System 1 Windows® 2000 Professional 4 Printing, PC Fax, Scanning Windows® XP Home® 2 4 Windows® XP Professional 2 4 USB, 10/100 Base Tx (Ethernet), Intel®...802.11 b/g 64 MB 256 MB 150 MB 310 MB 128 MB (MFC-7840W only) Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition 2 Windows Vista® 2 Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) Printing Windows Server® 2003 x64 Edition (print only via network) 64-bit (...
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Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver...2 Printing a document...3 Duplex printing...4 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 4 Manual duplex printing ...4 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 4 Printer operation keys...5 Job Cancel...5 Secure Key ...5 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 6 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W only 7 Printing the Print...
Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1 Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver...2 Printing a document...3 Duplex printing...4 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 4 Manual duplex printing ...4 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 4 Printer operation keys...5 Job Cancel...5 Secure Key ...5 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 6 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840W only 7 Printing the Print...
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Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users 43 Scanning a document into the PC ...43 Pre-... SCAN ...63 File type ...64 Customizing a user-defined button...64 COPY ...69 PC-FAX (MFC models only) ...71 Send ...72 Receive/View Received...72 Address Book ...73 Setup ...73 DEVICE SETTING...74 Remote Setup... (MFC models only) ...75 Quick-Dial (MFC models only)...76 Status Monitor ...76 User's Guide...77 4 Network Scanning (For models with built-in...
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users 43 Scanning a document into the PC ...43 Pre-... SCAN ...63 File type ...64 Customizing a user-defined button...64 COPY ...69 PC-FAX (MFC models only) ...71 Send ...72 Receive/View Received...72 Address Book ...73 Setup ...73 DEVICE SETTING...74 Remote Setup... (MFC models only) ...75 Quick-Dial (MFC models only)...76 Status Monitor ...76 User's Guide...77 4 Network Scanning (For models with built-in...
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... Print...124 Print Settings ...125 Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 129 Using the BR-Script3 Driver (MFC-7840W only) (Post Script® 3 ™ language emulation printer driver 130 Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) ...136 Page Setup...136 Choosing page... 149 Scanning from a Macintosh® ...149 Scanning an image into your Macintosh 150 Pre-Scanning an image ...150 Settings in the Scanner window ...151 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users 154 Scan to E-mail ...154 Scan to Image ...155 Scan to OCR ...155...
... Print...124 Print Settings ...125 Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 129 Using the BR-Script3 Driver (MFC-7840W only) (Post Script® 3 ™ language emulation printer driver 130 Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) ...136 Page Setup...136 Choosing page... 149 Scanning from a Macintosh® ...149 Scanning an image into your Macintosh 150 Pre-Scanning an image ...150 Settings in the Scanner window ...151 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users 154 Scan to E-mail ...154 Scan to Image ...155 Scan to OCR ...155...
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... our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in this section are from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/Windows Vista® are on the CD-ROM supplied with your PC is protected by a firewall, and is software...
... our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in this section are from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/Windows Vista® are on the CD-ROM supplied with your PC is protected by a firewall, and is software...
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...jam, see Improving the print quality in the User's Guide. Fax sending will not be paper jams or poor print quality. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you use the manual duplex function, it is not feeding properly, it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when ...copying or fax receiving has finished. 4 Guidelines for printing on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. ...
...jam, see Improving the print quality in the User's Guide. Fax sending will not be paper jams or poor print quality. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you use the manual duplex function, it is not feeding properly, it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when ...copying or fax receiving has finished. 4 Guidelines for printing on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. ...
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... Print Setup 1 Macro Header-Footer Print 1 Density adjustment Improve Print Output 1 These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. Printing 1 1 10 Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116.
... Print Setup 1 Macro Header-Footer Print 1 Density adjustment Improve Print Output 1 These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. Printing 1 1 10 Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116.
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... The screens on your chosen settings. b Choose the Paper Source (2). c Click OK to the default settings, click Default, then OK. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in the General tab of the Basic tab. 1 2 a Choose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies and...
... The screens on your chosen settings. b Choose the Paper Source (2). c Click OK to the default settings, click Default, then OK. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in the General tab of the Basic tab. 1 2 a Choose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies and...
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... 1 is on top of the stack. in the General tab of the Brother MFC-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties (or Brother DCP-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties) dialog box. Layout tab You can... your operating system. Printing Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in which the pages of your document ...Rotated Landscape) • Page Order Specifies the order in the printer driver. Note The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC may vary depending on ...
... 1 is on top of the stack. in the General tab of the Brother MFC-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties (or Brother DCP-XXXX BR-Script3 Properties) dialog box. Layout tab You can... your operating system. Printing Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in which the pages of your document ...Rotated Landscape) • Page Order Specifies the order in the printer driver. Note The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC may vary depending on ...
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...174; and many more. a Load your operating system. You can either one of the two when you use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the scanner glass. Windows® XP and Windows Vista® users can choose either use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE... document. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver on page 30) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Note The instructions for scanning ...
...174; and many more. a Load your operating system. You can either one of the two when you use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the scanner glass. Windows® XP and Windows Vista® users can choose either use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE... document. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver on page 30) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Note The instructions for scanning ...