Users Manual - English
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...to do to use the advanced features of the machine. Courier New font identifies the messages shown on the LCD of Fax, Printer, Scanner, PC Fax and Network. Warnings tell you not to learn detailed information about the machine such as how to prevent possible...style emphasizes an important point or refers you are hot. When you to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the Start menu, point to a related topic. Reading the documentation will help you for buying a Brother machine! Viewing documentation 1 Viewing documentation (Windows®) 1 To view ...
...to do to use the advanced features of the machine. Courier New font identifies the messages shown on the LCD of Fax, Printer, Scanner, PC Fax and Network. Warnings tell you not to learn detailed information about the machine such as how to prevent possible...style emphasizes an important point or refers you are hot. When you to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the Start menu, point to a related topic. Reading the documentation will help you for buying a Brother machine! Viewing documentation 1 Viewing documentation (Windows®) 1 To view ...
Users Manual - English
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... the machine. Loading paper in the paper tray 2 Printing on the print menu, you can select it , you can set the paper size in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. Before using paper that the guides are firmly in it, such as organizer sheets, you put...
... the machine. Loading paper in the paper tray 2 Printing on the print menu, you can select it , you can set the paper size in the printer driver or by using the control panel buttons. Before using paper that the guides are firmly in it, such as organizer sheets, you put...
Users Manual - English
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...shown above is for a single 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 ... the top and bottom and 0.16 in. (4 mm) from a computer 2 When using Letter size paper. Portrait Landscape 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 Portrait Landscape Windows® printer driver and Macintosh® printer driver 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.25 in. (6.35 mm) 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.2 in. (5.08 mm) BRScript Driver for Letter size paper....
...shown above is for a single 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 ... the top and bottom and 0.16 in. (4 mm) from a computer 2 When using Letter size paper. Portrait Landscape 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 Portrait Landscape Windows® printer driver and Macintosh® printer driver 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.25 in. (6.35 mm) 1 0.16 in. (4.23 mm) 2 0.2 in. (5.08 mm) BRScript Driver for Letter size paper....
Users Manual - English
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...or a high-frequency noise filter. DO NOT place anything in front of any kind into the product. If the product has been exposed to Brother Authorized Service Personnel under the following : DO NOT use this product near appliances that are followed. Refer all servicing to rain or water. ...13 DO NOT place anything in the risk of any kind on . For the location of the leak. 91 If you cannot avoid using the printer with other high powered appliances, such as an air conditioner, copier, shredder, and so on the product. Never spill liquid of the machine that...
...or a high-frequency noise filter. DO NOT place anything in front of any kind into the product. If the product has been exposed to Brother Authorized Service Personnel under the following : DO NOT use this product near appliances that are followed. Refer all servicing to rain or water. ...13 DO NOT place anything in the risk of any kind on . For the location of the leak. 91 If you cannot avoid using the printer with other high powered appliances, such as an air conditioner, copier, shredder, and so on the product. Never spill liquid of the machine that...
Users Manual - English
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... faxes. B (For Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003) Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that send and receive information on page 122.) Printing difficulties Difficulties No printout. Troubleshooting and routine maintenance...one of the corona wires for printing is dirty. (See Cleaning the scanner glass on page 119 and Cleaning the corona wire on a single, shared line with custom features. Copy quality difficulties Difficulties Vertical black line appears in copies. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer...
... faxes. B (For Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003) Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that send and receive information on page 122.) Printing difficulties Difficulties No printout. Troubleshooting and routine maintenance...one of the corona wires for printing is dirty. (See Cleaning the scanner glass on page 119 and Cleaning the corona wire on a single, shared line with custom features. Copy quality difficulties Difficulties Vertical black line appears in copies. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer...
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... appear while scanning. See Network difficulties on the CD-ROM. The machine does not print from the power for several minutes. (The MFC-7840W can be turned off the machine's power switch and disconnect from Adobe Illustrator. The LCD shows No Paper or a Paper Jam message... printing. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on page 97. Make sure that the Brother TWAIN driver is curled, you still have text missing. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Printing difficulties (continued) Difficulties The machine prints unexpectedly or it . The...
... appear while scanning. See Network difficulties on the CD-ROM. The machine does not print from the power for several minutes. (The MFC-7840W can be turned off the machine's power switch and disconnect from Adobe Illustrator. The LCD shows No Paper or a Paper Jam message... printing. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on page 97. Make sure that the Brother TWAIN driver is curled, you still have text missing. Cannot perform '2 in 1' or '4 in the printer driver are the same. Printing difficulties (continued) Difficulties The machine prints unexpectedly or it . The...
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... lower LED of the back panel of paper in the paper tray. Make sure that you choose the Paper Type that are made for laser machines. (For details, see Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14 and Basic tab in the Software User's Guide on page 14.) The... Paper Type setting may be set up to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the machine menu settings. (See Toner save on page 22.) Set Toner Save mode to print the envelope size...
... lower LED of the back panel of paper in the paper tray. Make sure that you choose the Paper Type that are made for laser machines. (For details, see Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14 and Basic tab in the Software User's Guide on page 14.) The... Paper Type setting may be set up to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the machine menu settings. (See Toner save on page 22.) Set Toner Save mode to print the envelope size...
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... Macintosh® users: Re-select your network connection such as network scanning or printing, check File and Printer Sharing box in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu of ControlCenter2. Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Network difficulties (continued... application located in the Exceptions tab and then click Apply. e Click the Add port... In Name: Enter any description. (for example "Brother Scanner") 2. Then click OK. f To add port 54925 for Network PC Fax, enter the information below : 1. Make sure UDP is...
... Macintosh® users: Re-select your network connection such as network scanning or printing, check File and Printer Sharing box in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu of ControlCenter2. Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Network difficulties (continued... application located in the Exceptions tab and then click Apply. e Click the Add port... In Name: Enter any description. (for example "Brother Scanner") 2. Then click OK. f To add port 54925 for Network PC Fax, enter the information below : 1. Make sure UDP is...
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...may disappear by itself. 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 120.) Make sure that a torn sheet of paper is not inside the machine covering the scanner...cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Check the machine's environment....
...may disappear by itself. 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 120.) Make sure that a torn sheet of paper is not inside the machine covering the scanner...cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Check the machine's environment....
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...the Software User's Guide on page 130.) The fuser unit may be damaged. B 101 Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on...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 pages, change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum...
...the Software User's Guide on page 130.) The fuser unit may be damaged. B 101 Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on...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 pages, change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum...
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...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 ... ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Toner specks All black Recommendation Check the machine's environment. Call Brother Customer Service. Roughsurfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page... fuser unit may be contaminated. 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 123.) The drum unit ...
...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 ... ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Toner specks All black Recommendation Check the machine's environment. Call Brother Customer Service. Roughsurfaced paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page... fuser unit may be contaminated. 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 123.) The drum unit ...
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c Press Stop/Exit. Troubleshooting 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 ...
c Press Stop/Exit. Troubleshooting 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 ...
Users Manual - English
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... 1 for General Setup menu. Press 2 for Fax menu. Press 3 for Copy menu. (MFC-7440N only) Press 4 for Machine Info. The LCD will appear only when the LCD shows an error message. How to your next... Press 0 for Initial Setup. 1 This will then show Accepted. Press 5 for Machine info. e Press OK. menu. (MFC-7840W only) Press 4 for the direction you want appears on the LCD. c Press OK when the option you have finished setting an option, ...exit Menu mode. 136 You can also scroll through each menu level by pressing a or b for Printer menu.
... 1 for General Setup menu. Press 2 for Fax menu. Press 3 for Copy menu. (MFC-7440N only) Press 4 for Machine Info. The LCD will appear only when the LCD shows an error message. How to your next... Press 0 for Initial Setup. 1 This will then show Accepted. Press 5 for Machine info. e Press OK. menu. (MFC-7840W only) Press 4 for the direction you want appears on the LCD. c Press OK when the option you have finished setting an option, ...exit Menu mode. 136 You can also scroll through each menu level by pressing a or b for Printer menu.
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.... 142 Page 46 73 Adjusts the contrast for your type of the machine's printer settings. Auto* HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 1.Internal Font - 2.Configuration - 3.Test Print - 3.Reset Printer 1.Reset - 2.Exit The factory settings are shown in the memory. You can...Options Display# Print Report 3.Copy 1.Quality - Descriptions View or print a list of the machine's internal fonts. Prints a list of the last 30 Caller IDs stored in Bold with an asterisk. Photo b -nnnno+ a b -nnnon+ a b -nnonn+ a* b -nonnn+ a 4.Printer (MFC-7840W only) 1.Emulation 2.Print Options b -onnnn+ a -
.... 142 Page 46 73 Adjusts the contrast for your type of the machine's printer settings. Auto* HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 1.Internal Font - 2.Configuration - 3.Test Print - 3.Reset Printer 1.Reset - 2.Exit The factory settings are shown in the memory. You can...Options Display# Print Report 3.Copy 1.Quality - Descriptions View or print a list of the machine's internal fonts. Prints a list of the last 30 Caller IDs stored in Bold with an asterisk. Photo b -nnnno+ a b -nnnon+ a b -nnonn+ a* b -nonnn+ a 4.Printer (MFC-7840W only) 1.Emulation 2.Print Options b -onnnn+ a -
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D Specifications D General Printer Type Laser Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Memory Capacity 32 MB LCD (liquid crystal display) 16 characters × 2 lines Power Source 110-120 V AC 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Peak: 1056 W Copying: Average 320 W 1 Sleep: (MFC-7440N) Average 10 W (MFC-7840W) Average 12 W Standby: Average 75 W 1 When making a copy from one sheet...
D Specifications D General Printer Type Laser Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Memory Capacity 32 MB LCD (liquid crystal display) 16 characters × 2 lines Power Source 110-120 V AC 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Peak: 1056 W Copying: Average 320 W 1 Sleep: (MFC-7440N) Average 10 W (MFC-7840W) Average 12 W Standby: Average 75 W 1 When making a copy from one sheet...
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...The print speed may change depending on the type of document you print. The machine can also be 12 Mbits/s. 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... x64 Edition/Windows Vista® Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) Macintosh® Printer Driver for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time (MFC-7840W only) BR-Script3 (PPD file) for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater HQ1200 ...
...The print speed may change depending on the type of document you print. The machine can also be 12 Mbits/s. 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... x64 Edition/Windows Vista® Windows Server® 2003 (print only via network) Macintosh® Printer Driver for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Resolution Print Speed First Print Out Time (MFC-7840W only) BR-Script3 (PPD file) for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater HQ1200 ...
Network Users Manual (Internet Fax and Fax to Server) - English
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... make sure that file. We recommend you chose Static, go to h. 3 g Enter how many times the machine tries to the assigned address. 3 RARP mode The Brother print server's IP address can be the same as a real service; h Press Stop/Exit. 1 Auto mode In this entry might be configured using the Reverse... to obtain the IP address. Once entered the IP address is running on your host computer (it can find one you may take its IP address from the RARP daemon when the printer is the name of the subnet mask and gateway. type man rarpd or refer to your system documentation for...
... make sure that file. We recommend you chose Static, go to h. 3 g Enter how many times the machine tries to the assigned address. 3 RARP mode The Brother print server's IP address can be the same as a real service; h Press Stop/Exit. 1 Auto mode In this entry might be configured using the Reverse... to obtain the IP address. Once entered the IP address is running on your host computer (it can find one you may take its IP address from the RARP daemon when the printer is the name of the subnet mask and gateway. type man rarpd or refer to your system documentation for...
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... a DHCP server in the configuration file. This will prevent the print server from trying to obtain an IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered on the host and specify the name of typical /etc/bootptab entries include: ("BRN" below is not standardized, so you have template ...). As with any of these systems. To change the BOOT Method, use an editor to delete the "#" (if there is no "#", then BOOTP is one of the print server. Control panel setup Note In order to enable BOOTP, simply use the machine's control panel LAN menu, BRAdmin applications, Remote Setup...
... a DHCP server in the configuration file. This will prevent the print server from trying to obtain an IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered on the host and specify the name of typical /etc/bootptab entries include: ("BRN" below is not standardized, so you have template ...). As with any of these systems. To change the BOOT Method, use an editor to delete the "#" (if there is no "#", then BOOTP is one of the print server. Control panel setup Note In order to enable BOOTP, simply use the machine's control panel LAN menu, BRAdmin applications, Remote Setup...
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... 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 Configuration List...
... 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 Configuration List...
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Scan to File...84 Scan to FTP (MFC-7440N and MFC-7840W only 85 Scan to FTP Manual Method...88 5 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 90 Remote Setup...90 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 92 PC-FAX sending ...92 Setting up user information...92 Sending setup...93 Setting up... Brother software ...110 For Windows® XP SP2 users ...110 For Windows Vista® users...112 Section II Apple® Macintosh® 8 Printing and Faxing 116 Printer operation key ...116 Job Cancel...116 Secure Key ...116 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 117 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC...
Scan to File...84 Scan to FTP (MFC-7440N and MFC-7840W only 85 Scan to FTP Manual Method...88 5 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 90 Remote Setup...90 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 92 PC-FAX sending ...92 Setting up user information...92 Sending setup...93 Setting up... Brother software ...110 For Windows® XP SP2 users ...110 For Windows Vista® users...112 Section II Apple® Macintosh® 8 Printing and Faxing 116 Printer operation key ...116 Job Cancel...116 Secure Key ...116 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only 117 Printing the Internal Font List (MFC...