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... that has holes in the slots. 8 Loading paper in the paper tray 2 Printing on the print menu, 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 through the software.
... that has holes in the slots. 8 Loading paper in the paper tray 2 Printing on the print menu, 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 through the software.
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...; (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. The unprintable area changes with the paper size. 13 Portrait Landscape 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 Portrait Landscape Windows® printer driver and Macintosh® printer driver 1 0.16...
...; (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. The unprintable area changes with the paper size. 13 Portrait Landscape 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 Portrait Landscape Windows® printer driver and Macintosh® printer driver 1 0.16...
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...Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Suggestions If you subscribe to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See... that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is in copies. The Setup Receive setting (Menu, 2, 1) ...is crucial to your computer. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to Call Waiting or some other custom feature ...
...Windows Vista®) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Suggestions If you subscribe to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See... that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is in copies. The Setup Receive setting (Menu, 2, 1) ...is crucial to your computer. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to Call Waiting or some other custom feature ...
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...Software User's Guide on the screen but they do not show up to work with your machine. Check the settings in the printer driver are the same. Suggestions Make sure that the paper size setting in the application and in your document to work . See Network difficulties...; 11SE, click File, Scan or Get Photo and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. The machine does not print from the power for several minutes. (The MFC-7840W can be turned off for this. Check that the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro...
...Software User's Guide on the screen but they do not show up to work with your machine. Check the settings in the printer driver are the same. Suggestions Make sure that the paper size setting in the application and in your document to work . See Network difficulties...; 11SE, click File, Scan or Get Photo and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. The machine does not print from the power for several minutes. (The MFC-7840W can be turned off for this. Check that the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro...
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...in the machine menu settings. (See Toner save on page 22.) Set Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the Software User's Guide on page 14.) The Paper Type setting may be set up to print a report on ...? Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Paper handling difficulties (continued) Difficulties How do I use plain paper, recycled paper, transparency and labels that are made for laser machines. (For details, see your current Network settings. (See How to print the envelope size you are using. (See Acceptable paper and other ...
...in the machine menu settings. (See Toner save on page 22.) Set Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the Software User's Guide on page 14.) The Paper Type setting may be set up to print a report on ...? Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Paper handling difficulties (continued) Difficulties How do I use plain paper, recycled paper, transparency and labels that are made for laser machines. (For details, see your current Network settings. (See How to print the envelope size you are using. (See Acceptable paper and other ...
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...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 a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing a toner cartridge on page 82.) The drum unit may be damaged. Conditions such as ...Check the machine's environment. 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. Put in the Software User's Guide on the CD...
...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 a new toner cartridge. (See Replacing a toner cartridge on page 82.) The drum unit may be damaged. Conditions such as ...Check the machine's environment. 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. Put in the Software User's Guide on the CD...
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...; Make sure that you choose the proper 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 and Basic tab in Media Type to a thin setting. Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See ...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 the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) The drum unit may be contaminated. Put in the manual feed slot on page...
...; Make sure that you choose the proper 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 and Basic tab in Media Type to a thin setting. Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See ...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 the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) The drum unit may be contaminated. Put in the manual feed slot on page...
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..., 0, 4. (Canada) Press Menu, 0, 5. 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 Guide...
..., 0, 4. (Canada) Press Menu, 0, 5. 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 Guide...
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... 2 Third party USB ports are not supported. 158 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®/ Windows Server® 2003 (print ... 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 ...
... 2 Third party USB ports are not supported. 158 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®/ Windows Server® 2003 (print ... 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 ...
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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 Configuration List...
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 Configuration List...
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... greater 123 Layout ...123 Secure 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 setup options ...136 Cover...
... greater 123 Layout ...123 Secure 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 setup options ...136 Cover...
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...communication through port number 137. Install the drivers by a particular printer, using our installer program. You can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 ...data from Windows® XP. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is unable to print, you to enhance printing speed in this section are from the format used by a PC into your Brother device. The latest printer driver can install them easily into the format needed...
...communication through port number 137. Install the drivers by a particular printer, using our installer program. You can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 ...data from Windows® XP. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is unable to print, you to enhance printing speed in this section are from the format used by a PC into your Brother device. The latest printer driver can install them easily into the format needed...
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... data to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX Printer* as your printer driver from the paper tray. Then adjust the print area by picking...not support your application software. 3 c When the machine finishes printing all the data, the LCD shows the machine status. If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to the machine. Note You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. (See the User's Guide for information...
... data to connect your machine then LAN will be in the printer driver name.) Note For Macintosh® users, see Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX Printer* as your printer driver from the paper tray. Then adjust the print area by picking...not support your application software. 3 c When the machine finishes printing all the data, the LCD shows the machine status. If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to the machine. Note You can feed many types of paper and envelopes. (See the User's Guide for information...
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... have a print quality problem, see Paper jams in the User's Guide. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you may be paper jams or poor print quality. Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 1 Your machine...copying or receiving a fax on both sides of the paper first. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Very thin or thick paper is curled, turn over the stack, straighten it and then... 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may be stopped during PC printing...
... have a print quality problem, see Paper jams in the User's Guide. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you may be paper jams or poor print quality. Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 1 Your machine...copying or receiving a fax on both sides of the paper first. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Very thin or thick paper is curled, turn over the stack, straighten it and then... 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may be stopped during PC printing...
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...Job Cancel (ALL). Press OK. Press OK. Press OK. a Press Secure. Note After you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. d To print the data, press a or b to set your four-digit password and press OK. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down... this function, you need to choose Print. The machine will be cleared. Press OK. Printing Printer operation keys 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. To use this key until the password is no secured data...
...Job Cancel (ALL). Press OK. Press OK. Press OK. a Press Secure. Note After you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the printer driver dialog box. d To print the data, press a or b to set your four-digit password and press OK. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down... this function, you need to choose Print. The machine will be cleared. Press OK. Printing Printer operation keys 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. To use this key until the password is no secured data...
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Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116. You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Resolution ...; Quick 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. You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Resolution ...; Quick 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
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...Basic tab 1 You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in this section are using. 11 Note • The screens... in the printer driver. Paper Size 1 From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are from Windows® XP. c ...
...Basic tab 1 You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in this section are using. 11 Note • The screens... in the printer driver. Paper Size 1 From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are from Windows® XP. c ...
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When you want to re-install the paper. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to print a booklet, use this mode, the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. There are printed. To ...
When you want to re-install the paper. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to print a booklet, use this mode, the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. There are printed. To ...
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Change the printer driver setting in Media type settings. If this selection does not improve the situation enough, select Thicker paper in Media Type to a thin setting. • Improve .... 1 Note The Density adjustment is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200...
Change the printer driver setting in Media type settings. If this selection does not improve the situation enough, select Thicker paper in Media Type to a thin setting. • Improve .... 1 Note The Density adjustment is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this button. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200...
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Printing Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will display Note The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions: • The printer power switch is off. • The printer is in an error state. • The printer is in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the printer correctly. 24 If it fails to 1 receive the information, the screen will probe the printer and display its serial number.
Printing Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will display Note The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions: • The printer power switch is off. • The printer is in an error state. • The printer is in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the printer correctly. 24 If it fails to 1 receive the information, the screen will probe the printer and display its serial number.