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Reset Key 13-7 Printing the Internal Font List 13-7 Printing the Print Configuration List 13-7 Restoring Factory Default Settings 13-7 14 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only 14-1 Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver 14-1 Features in the PCL Printer Driver (For Windows® Users Only 14-1 Basic Tab 14-2 Paper Size 14-3 Multiple Page 14-3 Border Line...
Reset Key 13-7 Printing the Internal Font List 13-7 Printing the Print Configuration List 13-7 Restoring Factory Default Settings 13-7 14 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only 14-1 Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver 14-1 Features in the PCL Printer Driver (For Windows® Users Only 14-1 Basic Tab 14-2 Paper Size 14-3 Multiple Page 14-3 Border Line...
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15 xvi Available Options 14-13 Support 14-14 Brother Solutions Center 14-14 Web Update 14-14 Check Setting 14-14 Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000 14-15 General Tab 14-15 Printing Preferences 14-15 Layout Tab 14-16 *1 Orientation 14-16 *2 Pages Per ...Graphic 14-19 *3 Document Options 14-19 Device Settings Tab 14-20 Installable Options 14-20 Using the Windows®-Based Brother MFL-Pro Control Center .. 15-1 Brother Control Center 15-1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center 15-1 How to Turn Off AutoLoad 15-2 Using the Scan Keys 15-2 Using the Control Panel...
15 xvi Available Options 14-13 Support 14-14 Brother Solutions Center 14-14 Web Update 14-14 Check Setting 14-14 Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000 14-15 General Tab 14-15 Printing Preferences 14-15 Layout Tab 14-16 *1 Orientation 14-16 *2 Pages Per ...Graphic 14-19 *3 Document Options 14-19 Device Settings Tab 14-20 Installable Options 14-20 Using the Windows®-Based Brother MFL-Pro Control Center .. 15-1 Brother Control Center 15-1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center 15-1 How to Turn Off AutoLoad 15-2 Using the Scan Keys 15-2 Using the Control Panel...
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19 Using the Brother MFC with a New Power Macintosh® G3, G4 or iMac™/iBook 19-1 Set up Your USB Equipped Apple® Macintosh® G3,G4, iMac™ or iBook with Mac OS 8.5/8.51/8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1 ... 19-1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh... 21-1 Laser Safety 21-2 FDA Regulations 21-2 Manufactured 21-2 Important-About the Interface Cable 21-3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only 21-3 Important 21-4 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only 21-4 Warranty 21-4 International ENERGY STAR...
19 Using the Brother MFC with a New Power Macintosh® G3, G4 or iMac™/iBook 19-1 Set up Your USB Equipped Apple® Macintosh® G3,G4, iMac™ or iBook with Mac OS 8.5/8.51/8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1 ... 19-1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh... 21-1 Laser Safety 21-2 FDA Regulations 21-2 Manufactured 21-2 Important-About the Interface Cable 21-3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only 21-3 Important 21-4 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only 21-4 Warranty 21-4 International ENERGY STAR...
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...RPCX>RPCSETUP 7 Follow the instructions in Windows®, exit and return to the DOS prompt. 3 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 4 At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type x: (Substitute the drive letter of your computer and go to the DOS prompt. the mouse driver must be installed. (You can also... operate the program with the keyboard.) Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program: 1 Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your computer and is set to Online. 2...
...RPCX>RPCSETUP 7 Follow the instructions in Windows®, exit and return to the DOS prompt. 3 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 4 At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type x: (Substitute the drive letter of your computer and go to the DOS prompt. the mouse driver must be installed. (You can also... operate the program with the keyboard.) Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program: 1 Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your computer and is set to Online. 2...
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... compresses graphic data and downloads font data efficiently into your Windows® system using our installer program. Bi-directional Parallel Interface The Brother machine's parallel interface enables it allows you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as fonts, page setup, emulations...DOS application software, you can install them easily into the machine's memory. 13 Using Brother Machine as a 13 Printer Special Printing Features Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for DOS The MFL Pro Suite CD-ROM supplied ...
... compresses graphic data and downloads font data efficiently into your Windows® system using our installer program. Bi-directional Parallel Interface The Brother machine's parallel interface enables it allows you easily change the Brother machine's default settings (such as fonts, page setup, emulations...DOS application software, you can install them easily into the machine's memory. 13 Using Brother Machine as a 13 Printer Special Printing Features Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ compatible fonts for DOS The MFL Pro Suite CD-ROM supplied ...
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... Paper is Jammed in your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, Page 2-6.) Use the manual feed slot for the printer driver.) Please select LPT1 on one side of paper: letter, legal, A4, B5 and A5 plain paper. When the machine receives print data from your application...-purpose Paper Cassette, Page 22-5.) 13 - 2 U S I N G B R O T H E R M A C H I N E A S A P R I Select the print command from the paper cassette. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you use manual duplexing, it returns to feed many sizes of the paper first. Your PC sends a print command and data to print the...
... Paper is Jammed in your application software. (See Acceptable Paper, Page 2-6.) Use the manual feed slot for the printer driver.) Please select LPT1 on one side of paper: letter, legal, A4, B5 and A5 plain paper. When the machine receives print data from your application...-purpose Paper Cassette, Page 22-5.) 13 - 2 U S I N G B R O T H E R M A C H I N E A S A P R I Select the print command from the paper cassette. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you use manual duplexing, it returns to feed many sizes of the paper first. Your PC sends a print command and data to print the...
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... U S I N G B R O T H E R M A C H I N E A S A P R I N T E R The machine starts printing automatically. 2 After the first page is printed, the LCD shows: Insert the next sheet of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of paper for Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal), with the side you have to the... Follow Steps 1 and 2 to resume printing. If you do not have finished printing. Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper 1 Open the Setup dialog box of paper to load the first page. Insert the sheet of your printer...
... U S I N G B R O T H E R M A C H I N E A S A P R I N T E R The machine starts printing automatically. 2 After the first page is printed, the LCD shows: Insert the next sheet of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of paper for Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal), with the side you have to the... Follow Steps 1 and 2 to resume printing. If you do not have finished printing. Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper 1 Open the Setup dialog box of paper to load the first page. Insert the sheet of your printer...
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... on the supplied CD-ROM. The screens on your PC may vary depending on your Windows® Operating System. The printer drivers are from Windows® 98. 14 Printer Driver Settings 14 (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required...
... on the supplied CD-ROM. The screens on your PC may vary depending on your Windows® Operating System. The printer drivers are from Windows® 98. 14 Printer Driver Settings 14 (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-8500 Printer Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required...
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Print Setting (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) Print Setting is...Scanned Images). Duplex Printing Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Manual Duplex features available. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to Manual, you can change the Brightness, Contrast and Graphics Quality options ...the paper. Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are printed. In this mode, the MFC prints all the even numbered pages first. When you choose Auto (Recommended), the printer automatically prints with the most suitable print settings.
Print Setting (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) Print Setting is...Scanned Images). Duplex Printing Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Manual Duplex features available. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to Manual, you can change the Brightness, Contrast and Graphics Quality options ...the paper. Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are printed. In this mode, the MFC prints all the even numbered pages first. When you choose Auto (Recommended), the printer automatically prints with the most suitable print settings.
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Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be set to quickly select driver settings. To view settings, simply click your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. This feature can not be accessed. 14 - 11 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ...
Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be set to quickly select driver settings. To view settings, simply click your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. This feature can not be accessed. 14 - 11 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ...
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General Tab Printing Preferences In the General tab, click the Printing Preferences... The following section describes the driver features and selections available for Windows® 2000. Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000) The Windows® 2000 printer driver utilizes Microsoft's uni-driver architecture. button to access the Layout tab. 14 - 15 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ® O N L Y )
General Tab Printing Preferences In the General tab, click the Printing Preferences... The following section describes the driver features and selections available for Windows® 2000. Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000) The Windows® 2000 printer driver utilizes Microsoft's uni-driver architecture. button to access the Layout tab. 14 - 15 P R I N T E R D R I V E R S E T T I N G S ( F O R W I N D O W S ® O N L Y )
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... can use the Scan keys on your PC. (For details about how to configure the Brother Control Center buttons to your Windows®-based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your choice using the Scan keys is that you are ready to use the Scan ... R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R 15 - 2 Before you can use the Scan keys on the control panel, you have connected the MFC to launch the application of your version of using the Scan keys, see Brother Control Center Features, Page 15-4 to15-6.) U S I N G T H E W I N D O W S ®- Using the Control Panel Keys If you must have ...
... can use the Scan keys on your PC. (For details about how to configure the Brother Control Center buttons to your Windows®-based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your choice using the Scan keys is that you are ready to use the Scan ... R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R 15 - 2 Before you can use the Scan keys on the control panel, you have connected the MFC to launch the application of your version of using the Scan keys, see Brother Control Center Features, Page 15-4 to15-6.) U S I N G T H E W I N D O W S ®- Using the Control Panel Keys If you must have ...
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...Click the Modify Settings... You can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies using the Brother MFL Pro fax software. P R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R Copy Operations Copy-allows you can direct the copy output to any standard Windows® printer driver installed on the PC. PC Fax Operation Send a Fax-... and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-you to use the PC and any Windows® printer driver for Scan, Copy and PC Fax Buttons When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, you boot your computer...
...Click the Modify Settings... You can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies using the Brother MFL Pro fax software. P R O C O N T R O L C E N T E R Copy Operations Copy-allows you can direct the copy output to any standard Windows® printer driver installed on the PC. PC Fax Operation Send a Fax-... and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-you to use the PC and any Windows® printer driver for Scan, Copy and PC Fax Buttons When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, you boot your computer...
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... to return to save PaperPort® items in several popular file formats. Accessing the Scanner To choose the Brother Multi-Function Link® Pro as your scanner driver, select it . From the PaperPort® window, select Acquire from the File Name text box. (You can scroll through the Directories and File Name listing...
... to return to save PaperPort® items in several popular file formats. Accessing the Scanner To choose the Brother Multi-Function Link® Pro as your scanner driver, select it . From the PaperPort® window, select Acquire from the File Name text box. (You can scroll through the Directories and File Name listing...
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... Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager, as needed. The Resource Manager allows the single bi-directional Parallel port on the MFC to simulate a Communications port for faxing and scanning and to use your MFC with your Windows® computer. Detailed installation and setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother...
... Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager, as needed. The Resource Manager allows the single bi-directional Parallel port on the MFC to simulate a Communications port for faxing and scanning and to use your MFC with your Windows® computer. Detailed installation and setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother...
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...E-Mail Printing can be required for Windows NT ®4.0 and Windows® 2000 Professional. The "Automatic E-mail Print" option is optional software and will not be configured for a multiple user account: In Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing you can set up more than one e-mail account on a single PC... faxing and scanning operations. I Provides an "In Memory" printer driver: You can receive and print e-mail data at the specifed time: You can use Automatic E-Mail Printing with other E-mail software: Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing has some extra functions that other E-mail software,...
...E-Mail Printing can be required for Windows NT ®4.0 and Windows® 2000 Professional. The "Automatic E-mail Print" option is optional software and will not be configured for a multiple user account: In Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing you can set up more than one e-mail account on a single PC... faxing and scanning operations. I Provides an "In Memory" printer driver: You can receive and print e-mail data at the specifed time: You can use Automatic E-Mail Printing with other E-mail software: Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing has some extra functions that other E-mail software,...
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...was not completely Close the front cover for the drum PLS CLOSE COVER closed. Or, you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. COVER OPEN The front cover was too long. CHECK DOCUMENT Documents did not feed properly or Do...1-877-BROTHER In Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 OUT OF MEMORY (May occur when the machine is busy. MACHINE ERROR XX Machine has a mechanical problem. Set up the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See Pages 7-1, 7-2.) T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N T E N A N C E 22 - 2 Then call . NOT REGISTERED The One Touch or...
...was not completely Close the front cover for the drum PLS CLOSE COVER closed. Or, you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. COVER OPEN The front cover was too long. CHECK DOCUMENT Documents did not feed properly or Do...1-877-BROTHER In Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 OUT OF MEMORY (May occur when the machine is busy. MACHINE ERROR XX Machine has a mechanical problem. Set up the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See Pages 7-1, 7-2.) T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N T E N A N C E 22 - 2 Then call . NOT REGISTERED The One Touch or...
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.... Reduce the complexity of a document. Reduce the graphic quality or the number of characters and then ejects the pages, etc. Most laser printers have text missing. Check for an error message on the screen but do not up . The machine prints, but does not ...an indication that the DOS application software interface settings match those of the page. This is common problem first with the supplied printer driver, see the "Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties" section. The machine emulates HP LaserJet IIP. Usually these are using a parallel printer cable, you ...
.... Reduce the complexity of a document. Reduce the graphic quality or the number of characters and then ejects the pages, etc. Most laser printers have text missing. Check for an error message on the screen but do not up . The machine prints, but does not ...an indication that the DOS application software interface settings match those of the page. This is common problem first with the supplied printer driver, see the "Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties" section. The machine emulates HP LaserJet IIP. Usually these are using a parallel printer cable, you ...
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...is scratched. In this condition to occur. may disappear by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and ...Cleaning the Drum Unit, on printed page. Make sure that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. Rough surfaces or thick media can cause a ghost image. T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A ...and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . Ghost Images The drum unit is a consumable item and it may be ...
...is scratched. In this condition to occur. may disappear by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and ...Cleaning the Drum Unit, on printed page. Make sure that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. Rough surfaces or thick media can cause a ghost image. T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A ...and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . Ghost Images The drum unit is a consumable item and it may be ...
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...-back system i FCC Notices 21-1 G gray scale S-1 Groups dialing 7-6 setting up 7-3 I Importing 16-3 J jack(s) triplex adapter 2-12 INDEX I-2 Groups 7-6 One Touch numbers 7-5 pulse (rotary) (for Canada) 7-7 Speed Dial numbers 7-5 document jam 22-4 Drivers Windows printing 13-1 drum unit cleaning 22-17 installing 2-3 life remaining 22-22 replacing 22-21 Dual Access 6-3 E Easy Receive...
...-back system i FCC Notices 21-1 G gray scale S-1 Groups dialing 7-6 setting up 7-3 I Importing 16-3 J jack(s) triplex adapter 2-12 INDEX I-2 Groups 7-6 One Touch numbers 7-5 pulse (rotary) (for Canada) 7-7 Speed Dial numbers 7-5 document jam 22-4 Drivers Windows printing 13-1 drum unit cleaning 22-17 installing 2-3 life remaining 22-22 replacing 22-21 Dual Access 6-3 E Easy Receive...