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... paper into the paper tray, note the following: If your application software does not support 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 through the software. 2 Loading paper and documents...
... paper into the paper tray, note the following: If your application software does not support 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 through the software. 2 Loading paper and documents...
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.... 13 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. Loading paper and documents Unprintable area 2 Unprintable area for copies 2... 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.
.... 13 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. Loading paper and documents Unprintable area 2 Unprintable area for copies 2... 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.
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...copies. Make sure that send and receive information on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is not illuminated, press it may create a problem sending or receiving faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. The Setup Receive setting (Menu, 2, 1) and Setup Send setting (Menu...; Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and maintenance messages on copies are available only when the machine is unchecked. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. If avoiding a slight ...
...copies. Make sure that send and receive information on the glass strip, or one of the corona wires for printing is not illuminated, press it may create a problem sending or receiving faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. The Setup Receive setting (Menu, 2, 1) and Setup Send setting (Menu...; Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen. Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and maintenance messages on copies are available only when the machine is unchecked. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. If avoiding a slight ...
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...that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the same. Try increasing the scanning resolution. See Network ...11SE, click File, Scan or Get Photo and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on page ...114. 96 The headers or footers appear when the document displays on the top and bottom of the page. Scanning difficulties Difficulties TWAIN errors appear while scanning. The machine does not print from the power for several minutes. (The MFC...
...that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the same. Try increasing the scanning resolution. See Network ...11SE, click File, Scan or Get Photo and choose the Brother TWAIN driver. Suggestions Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on page ...114. 96 The headers or footers appear when the document displays on the top and bottom of the page. Scanning difficulties Difficulties TWAIN errors appear while scanning. The machine does not print from the power for several minutes. (The MFC...
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... 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 Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) The Paper Type setting may be too thick or have a rough...settings. (See How to print a report on page 67.) Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) If this problem. If the connections are good, the lower...
... 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 Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) The Paper Type setting may be too thick or have a rough...settings. (See How to print a report on page 67.) Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Advanced tab in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.) If this problem. If the connections are good, the lower...
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...may be damaged. 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 meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page... ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Gray background Recommendation Make sure that you use paper 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 and Basic tab in the Software...
...may be damaged. 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 meets our specifications. (See Acceptable paper and other print media on page... ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Gray background Recommendation Make sure that you use paper 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 and Basic tab in the Software...
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Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print ...Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you print only a few pages, change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. Rough- surfaced paper or thick paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper... 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...
Call Brother Customer Service. Check the paper type and quality. (See Acceptable paper and other print ...Acceptable paper and other print media on page 14.) Make sure that you print only a few pages, change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. Rough- surfaced paper or thick paper may cause the problem. (See Acceptable paper... 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...
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... tone detect pause. 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...
... tone detect pause. 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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...than 6 feet (2.0 m). 1 2 LAN cable Use an Ethernet 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...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 ...
...than 6 feet (2.0 m). 1 2 LAN cable Use an Ethernet 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...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 ...
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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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... can also be downloaded from Windows® XP. The drivers support 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 ... available on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Screens on your PC may vary depending on page 110. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a PC into your PC is protected by a firewall, and is...
... can also be downloaded from Windows® XP. The drivers support 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 ... available on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Screens on your PC may vary depending on page 110. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a PC into your PC is protected by a firewall, and is...
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...machine receives data from your computer, it begins printing by changing the right and left margins in your application software. 3 If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to the machine. c When the machine finishes printing all the data, the LCD shows the machine status. If... 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...
...machine receives data from your computer, it begins printing by changing the right and left margins in your application software. 3 If any other printer drivers are using a LAN cable to the machine. c When the machine finishes printing all the data, the LCD shows the machine status. If... 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...
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... faxing 1 Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the User's Guide. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Remove the paper, straighten it and turn over the stack. When you have a print quality problem, see Paper jams ..., and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. 4 Manual duplex printing 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is not feeding properly, it well, or you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert...
... faxing 1 Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in the User's Guide. Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Remove the paper, straighten it and turn over the stack. When you have a print quality problem, see Paper jams ..., and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. 4 Manual duplex printing 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper 1 If the paper is not feeding properly, it well, or you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert...
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... those people who know the password will be able to set your four-digit password and press OK. After the document is left in the printer driver dialog box. Note If the LCD displays No Data !, there is password protected. Press OK. Enter your password in the... printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. Note After you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the memory. Secure Key 1 Secured data is ...
... those people who know the password will be able to set your four-digit password and press OK. After the document is left in the printer driver dialog box. Note If the LCD displays No Data !, there is password protected. Press OK. Enter your password in the... printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. Note After you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in the memory. Secure Key 1 Secured data is ...
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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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The screens on your PC will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. in the printer driver. To return to apply your operating system. • You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking the illustration on your chosen... to the default settings, click Default, then OK. Basic tab 1 You can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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,...
The screens on your PC will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. in the printer driver. To return to apply your operating system. • You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking the illustration on your chosen... to the default settings, click Default, then OK. Basic tab 1 You can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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,...
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Duplex Printing Printing 1 1 Manual Duplex Check Manual Duplex. There are printed. 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. To make the booklet, ...
Duplex Printing Printing 1 1 Manual Duplex Check Manual Duplex. There are printed. 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. To make the booklet, ...
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... Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. Change the printer driver setting in ...Media type settings. Support tab 1 2 3 4 5 1 Visit the Genuine Supplies website (1) You can visit our web site for using your printer. 22 If this selection does not improve the situation enough...
... Brother Solutions Center (2) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. Change the printer driver setting in ...Media type settings. Support tab 1 2 3 4 5 1 Visit the Genuine Supplies website (1) You can visit our web site for using your printer. 22 If this selection does not improve the situation enough...
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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. 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