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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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x:\>CD RPCX 6 Type RPCSETUP and then press Enter. 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 ...VGA or compatible Option Mouse; C:\>x: 5 Type CD RPCX and then press Enter. x:\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...
x:\>CD RPCX 6 Type RPCSETUP and then press Enter. 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 ...VGA or compatible Option Mouse; C:\>x: 5 Type CD RPCX and then press Enter. x:\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...
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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 with your machine. RPC also provides a status monitor Terminate-and-.... (Use the Remote Printer Console program to the computer. Bi-directional Parallel Interface The Brother machine's parallel interface enables it reports the current status or errors on the CD-ROM supplied with your computer in Windows® applications; When you can avoid memory errors and print most full-page, 600 ...
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 with your machine. RPC also provides a status monitor Terminate-and-.... (Use the Remote Printer Console program to the computer. Bi-directional Parallel Interface The Brother machine's parallel interface enables it reports the current status or errors on the CD-ROM supplied with your computer in Windows® applications; When you can avoid memory errors and print most full-page, 600 ...
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...page automatically. When the machine receives print data from the paper cassette. Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (For more pages, the machine begins to reinsert the paper....finished, it loads paper from 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. You may select the proper paper source, paper size,...
...page automatically. When the machine receives print data from the paper cassette. Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 enable manual duplex printing. (For more pages, the machine begins to reinsert the paper....finished, it loads paper from 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. You may select the proper paper source, paper size,...
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...you do not have finished printing. Follow Steps 1 and 2 to resume printing. Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper 1 Open the Setup dialog box of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the manual feed slot. 1 Align the paper at the center of the manual feed slot...of the paper touches the paper feed roller. 2 Adjust the manual feed slot to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. Insert the sheet of paper for Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal), with the side you have to the width of the paper. The ...
...you do not have finished printing. Follow Steps 1 and 2 to resume printing. Manual Feed Slot Loading More than One Sheet of Paper 1 Open the Setup dialog box of the Windows® printer driver and select Manual Feed in the manual feed slot. 1 Align the paper at the center of the manual feed slot...of the paper touches the paper feed roller. 2 Adjust the manual feed slot to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. Insert the sheet of paper for Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal), with the side you have to the width of the paper. The ...
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.... For more detailed information, please see the on-line Help in this section are on your Windows® Operating System. 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 by clicking the illustration on...
.... For more detailed information, please see the on-line Help in this section are on your Windows® Operating System. 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 by clicking the illustration on...
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...203.2 mm]. 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 ) 14 - 6 Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are printed. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to Manual, you click OK the odd numbered pages are six types of document being printed (Photos, Graphics or...option, 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 used for optimizing your print quality for the type of...
...203.2 mm]. 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 ) 14 - 6 Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are printed. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to Manual, you click OK the odd numbered pages are six types of document being printed (Photos, Graphics or...option, 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 used for optimizing your print quality for the type of...
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... or OFF from the Device Options section. To view settings, simply click your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to quickly select...
... or OFF from the Device Options section. To view settings, simply click your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to quickly select...
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The following section describes the driver features and selections available for Windows® 2000. 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... Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000) The Windows® 2000 printer driver utilizes Microsoft's uni-driver architecture.
The following section describes the driver features and selections available for Windows® 2000. 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... Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000) The Windows® 2000 printer driver utilizes Microsoft's uni-driver architecture.
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... of using the Scan keys is that you avoid the mouse clicks required to your Windows®-based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications. Using the Scan Keys You can... use the Scan keys on the control panel, you have connected the MFC to scan from your choice 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 ®- P R O...
... of using the Scan keys is that you avoid the mouse clicks required to your Windows®-based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications. Using the Scan Keys You can... use the Scan keys on the control panel, you have connected the MFC to scan from your choice 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 ®- P R O...
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... the image as a fax from the PC using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-you can direct the copy output to any standard Windows® printer driver installed on any Windows® printer driver for Scan, Copy and PC Fax Buttons When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, ...you can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies using the Brother MFL Pro fax software. button on...
... the image as a fax from the PC using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver-OR-you can direct the copy output to any standard Windows® printer driver installed on any Windows® printer driver for Scan, Copy and PC Fax Buttons When the Pop-Up screen is displayed, ...you can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies using the Brother MFL Pro fax software. button on...
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...Brother Multi-Function Link® Pro as your software. The Export 'XXXXX' As dialog box will appear: 16 - 4 U S I N G S C A N S O F T ™ P A P E R P O R T® F O R B R O T H E R A N D S C A N S O F T ™ T E X T B R I D G E® From the PaperPort® window, select Acquire from the File drop-down menu in the PaperPort® window... OK button to save PaperPort® items in your scanner driver, select it . For Windows® 95/98/98SE, and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0, Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows® Me, you want to store the file. 3 Enter...
...Brother Multi-Function Link® Pro as your software. The Export 'XXXXX' As dialog box will appear: 16 - 4 U S I N G S C A N S O F T ™ P A P E R P O R T® F O R B R O T H E R A N D S C A N S O F T ™ T E X T B R I D G E® From the PaperPort® window, select Acquire from the File drop-down menu in the PaperPort® window... OK button to save PaperPort® items in your scanner driver, select it . For Windows® 95/98/98SE, and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0, Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows® Me, you want to store the file. 3 Enter...
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... Pro 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 MFC. 17 Setting Up and Using PC FAX 17 (For Windows® Only...) Introduction This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother CD-ROM that were not included ...
... Pro 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 MFC. 17 Setting Up and Using PC FAX 17 (For Windows® Only...) Introduction This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother CD-ROM that were not included ...
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..."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 so you can print e-mail in the mail header. I Automatic E-Mail...and operating system, click View On-Line Documentation for operating instructions. This is NOT available for Windows NT ®4.0 and Windows® 2000 Professional. M A I L P R I N T I C E - It allows you have installed the Brother driver(s) for your CD-ROM drive. 2 Click on the CD-ROM. 18 Using Automatic E-...
..."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 so you can print e-mail in the mail header. I Automatic E-Mail...and operating system, click View On-Line Documentation for operating instructions. This is NOT available for Windows NT ®4.0 and Windows® 2000 Professional. M A I L P R I N T I C E - It allows you have installed the Brother driver(s) for your CD-ROM drive. 2 Click on the CD-ROM. 18 Using Automatic E-...
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...accessed is not programmed. 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 CHECK DOCUMENT Documents did not feed properly or Do not pull paper out until you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. MACHINE ERROR XX Machine has...other party or other party to fax or receive again or call machine terminated the call Brother Customer Service at In USA: 1-800-284-4329 In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER In Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 OUT OF MEMORY (May occur when the machine is ...
...accessed is not programmed. 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 CHECK DOCUMENT Documents did not feed properly or Do not pull paper out until you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again. MACHINE ERROR XX Machine has...other party or other party to fax or receive again or call machine terminated the call Brother Customer Service at In USA: 1-800-284-4329 In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER In Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 OUT OF MEMORY (May occur when the machine is ...
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...I view my document on the machine? 22 - 9 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 Make sure the Windows® printer driver is an indication that will not accept print. Check for example, if you would probably set up. Check your application software to reduce the... print job. Most laser printers have text missing. Sometimes it prints incorrect information. The machine prints first Your computer is common problem first with the supplied printer driver, see the "Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties" section. Windows® Setup Printing ...
...I view my document on the machine? 22 - 9 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 Make sure the Windows® printer driver is an indication that will not accept print. Check for example, if you would probably set up. Check your application software to reduce the... print job. Most laser printers have text missing. Sometimes it prints incorrect information. The machine prints first Your computer is common problem first with the supplied printer driver, see the "Windows® Setup Printing Difficulties" section. Windows® Setup Printing ...
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... occur. Try rocking them from side to replace it is necessary to side. Adjust the print conditions by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on Pages 22-16 ...17.) If a blurred page occurs after cleaning 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 periodically. You may occur if the machine has not been ...Make sure that you use paper that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver.
... occur. Try rocking them from side to replace it is necessary to side. Adjust the print conditions by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance, Cleaning the Printer and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on Pages 22-16 ...17.) If a blurred page occurs after cleaning 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 periodically. You may occur if the machine has not been ...Make sure that you use paper that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver.
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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 5-3 ECM (Error Correction Mode) 1-6 entering text 4-3 ...
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 5-3 ECM (Error Correction Mode) 1-6 entering text 4-3 ...