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...Brother accessories and supplies available for purchase.) USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) From within 1-800-668-2768 (voice) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) Canada: http://www.brothermall.com Description Item Laser Fax Toner Laser Fax Drum * 8 MB Expandable Memory Board (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC...Cassette #2 (For FAX 4750 and MFC 8600 only) Network (LAN) Board (For FAX 5750 and MFC 8700 only) Power Protector for A/C Power and Phone Line Surges and Voltage Spikes Quick Reference Card Operations Manual Software Manual Bundled MFC 8300 Printer Driver is available on Floppy Disks ...
...Brother accessories and supplies available for purchase.) USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) From within 1-800-668-2768 (voice) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) Canada: http://www.brothermall.com Description Item Laser Fax Toner Laser Fax Drum * 8 MB Expandable Memory Board (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC...Cassette #2 (For FAX 4750 and MFC 8600 only) Network (LAN) Board (For FAX 5750 and MFC 8700 only) Power Protector for A/C Power and Phone Line Surges and Voltage Spikes Quick Reference Card Operations Manual Software Manual Bundled MFC 8300 Printer Driver is available on Floppy Disks ...
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...-5 Font Config 13-5 Other Config 13-6 Console Config Category 13-6 Using the Printer Status Monitor Program 13-7 14 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER (FOR MFC 8300, MFC 8600 AND MFC 8700 ONLY 14-1 Special Printing Features 14-1 Windows® Printing 14-1 Popular Printer Emulation Support 14-1 Remote Printer Console Program for DOS 14-1 Bi-directional Parallel Interface 14-1 Enhanced Memory...
...-5 Font Config 13-5 Other Config 13-6 Console Config Category 13-6 Using the Printer Status Monitor Program 13-7 14 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER (FOR MFC 8300, MFC 8600 AND MFC 8700 ONLY 14-1 Special Printing Features 14-1 Windows® Printing 14-1 Popular Printer Emulation Support 14-1 Remote Printer Console Program for DOS 14-1 Bi-directional Parallel Interface 14-1 Enhanced Memory...
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...Printer Jam 17-5 Paper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette ....... 17-6 Paper is Jammed near the Drum Unit 17-6 Paper is Jammed in the Fuser Unit 17-6 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your Machine 17-7 Difficulties Setting up the Software (For Windows...® G3 OR IMAC™ (FOR MFC 8300 ONLY 18-1 For USB equipped Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac with Mac OS 8.5/8.6 18-1 Install Brother Printer Driver for MFC 8300 18-1 SPECIFICATIONS S-1 Product Description S-1 Fax Specifications S-1 Printer Specifications S-2 Electrical and Environment S-3 Parallel Interface...
...Printer Jam 17-5 Paper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette ....... 17-6 Paper is Jammed near the Drum Unit 17-6 Paper is Jammed in the Fuser Unit 17-6 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your Machine 17-7 Difficulties Setting up the Software (For Windows...® G3 OR IMAC™ (FOR MFC 8300 ONLY 18-1 For USB equipped Apple New Power Macintosh G3 or iMac with Mac OS 8.5/8.6 18-1 Install Brother Printer Driver for MFC 8300 18-1 SPECIFICATIONS S-1 Product Description S-1 Fax Specifications S-1 Printer Specifications S-2 Electrical and Environment S-3 Parallel Interface...
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... a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. Before you can print from Windows® on your PC, you must first follow the steps in 1 multi-function center. Using the Brother Machine with Your PC The MFC 8300 is for the MFC 8300. 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to install the Brother printer...
... a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. Before you can print from Windows® on your PC, you must first follow the steps in 1 multi-function center. Using the Brother Machine with Your PC The MFC 8300 is for the MFC 8300. 12 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to install the Brother printer...
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...) 16MB or greater for Windows® 95/98), call Brother at USA: 1-888-879-3232 From within Canada: 1-800-668-2768 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 To order the appropriate set up and operate the MFC as a printer. Before You Install Brother Printer Driver If You Don't ...set of disks, you must tell the Brother Representative the version of Windows® you are the minimum computer requirements you need a Floppy Disk version for the MFC 8300's Printer Driver (DSK8331 for Windows® 3.1x or DSK8395 for Windows® 98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB...
...) 16MB or greater for Windows® 95/98), call Brother at USA: 1-888-879-3232 From within Canada: 1-800-668-2768 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 To order the appropriate set up and operate the MFC as a printer. Before You Install Brother Printer Driver If You Don't ...set of disks, you must tell the Brother Representative the version of Windows® you are the minimum computer requirements you need a Floppy Disk version for the MFC 8300's Printer Driver (DSK8331 for Windows® 3.1x or DSK8395 for Windows® 98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB...
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... purchase a standard USB cable. The Add New Hardware Wizard appears. Connecting Brother Machine to PC with a USB Cable (For Using Windows® 98 Only) A USB cable is turned off. 2 Connect the USB cable to PC with your PC. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 3 Or, to set up the parallel interface... instead, please see "Connecting Brother Machine to both the MFC and PC. 3 Turn on and ...
... purchase a standard USB cable. The Add New Hardware Wizard appears. Connecting Brother Machine to PC with a USB Cable (For Using Windows® 98 Only) A USB cable is turned off. 2 Connect the USB cable to PC with your PC. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 - 3 Or, to set up the parallel interface... instead, please see "Connecting Brother Machine to both the MFC and PC. 3 Turn on and ...
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... Control Panel. 3 In the Control Panel window, double-click on the Fonts folder. 4 In the Fonts window, select Install New Font... For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you install the Brother True Type Fonts, more types of fonts will be available for Windows® applications. True Type Fonts are the... fonts that are used in the Windows® operating systems. If you can install the True Type Fonts during the initial Windows® Printer ...
... Control Panel. 3 In the Control Panel window, double-click on the Fonts folder. 4 In the Fonts window, select Install New Font... For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you install the Brother True Type Fonts, more types of fonts will be available for Windows® applications. True Type Fonts are the... fonts that are used in the Windows® operating systems. If you can install the True Type Fonts during the initial Windows® Printer ...
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... click Next. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. Connecting Brother Machine to PC With Bundled Parallel Cable You must connect the Brother machine to your PC and turning it appears on , plug in your PC with the...
... click Next. You may see "Update Device Driver Wizard", click Next to bypass the Windows® Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish. Connecting Brother Machine to PC With Bundled Parallel Cable You must connect the Brother machine to your PC and turning it appears on , plug in your PC with the...
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...("x" is the drive letter for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Enter the command for your CD-ROM drive.) The Brother LOGO will be displayed on the screen. If you are using Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and you are using Windows NT® 3.51 or earlier, the...type the appropriate command for your version of Windows NT®. Installing Brother Printer Driver (For Parallel Interface) (For Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 Only) 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.) If you insert the Brother CD-ROM. -OR- s From the ...
...("x" is the drive letter for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Enter the command for your CD-ROM drive.) The Brother LOGO will be displayed on the screen. If you are using Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and you are using Windows NT® 3.51 or earlier, the...type the appropriate command for your version of Windows NT®. Installing Brother Printer Driver (For Parallel Interface) (For Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 Only) 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.) If you insert the Brother CD-ROM. -OR- s From the ...
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A window appears listing the options: For each application you install, click on that name in the Software Installation window and follow the prompts on the screen. S E T U P B R O T H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 - 11 The last step will be to restart Windows® and access the Software Installation window again to install the next application. 3 Click on "Install MFC Printer Driver" and follow the instructions on the screen.
A window appears listing the options: For each application you install, click on that name in the Software Installation window and follow the prompts on the screen. S E T U P B R O T H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 - 11 The last step will be to restart Windows® and access the Software Installation window again to install the next application. 3 Click on "Install MFC Printer Driver" and follow the instructions on the screen.
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This utility program stays resident in your computer memory (Terminate-and-Stay Resident program) and runs 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 CD- If you ... Monitor Program This utility program 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 it is set to Online. 2 Start your computer and go to install the program: DOS ...
This utility program stays resident in your computer memory (Terminate-and-Stay Resident program) and runs 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 CD- If you ... Monitor Program This utility program 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 it is set to Online. 2 Start your computer and go to install the program: DOS ...
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...prevent the status monitor from being loaded as a TSR program. If the RPC conflicts with Brother machines on a network. However, it displays a message on your computer memory. You can monitor the printer status on your computer memory, type C:\RPCX>STMX/R and press the Enter key. Using ...exit from your computer screen. If there are using the RPC. To remove the Printer Status Monitor program from Windows® to the DOS prompt before using printer buffer switches that you are any of Windows®. The program does NOT work in the computer's memory. Type C:\RPCX>STMX...
...prevent the status monitor from being loaded as a TSR program. If the RPC conflicts with Brother machines on a network. However, it displays a message on your computer memory. You can monitor the printer status on your computer memory, type C:\RPCX>STMX/R and press the Enter key. Using ...exit from your computer screen. If there are using the RPC. To remove the Printer Status Monitor program from Windows® to the DOS prompt before using printer buffer switches that you are any of Windows®. The program does NOT work in the computer's memory. Type C:\RPCX>STMX...
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... has its own Data Compression Technology, which automatically compresses graphic data and downloads font data efficiently into your Windows® system using our installer program. 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you purchased the optional Multi-Function Link® Pro accessory (PCI-3CD) for...
... has its own Data Compression Technology, which automatically compresses graphic data and downloads font data efficiently into your Windows® system using our installer program. 14 Using Brother Machine as a Printer (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Special Printing Features If you purchased the optional Multi-Function Link® Pro accessory (PCI-3CD) for...
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.... Very thin or very thick paper is finished, it loads paper from the paper cassette. When printing is not recommended. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you may get a paper jam. The machine displays the date and time and RECEIVING DATA. When the machine receives ...A5 plain paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette, page 17-6.) 14 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER You may occur or the print quality might not be adjusted to reinsert the paper. Caution When you use manual duplexing, it well, ...
.... Very thin or very thick paper is finished, it loads paper from the paper cassette. When printing is not recommended. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you may get a paper jam. The machine displays the date and time and RECEIVING DATA. When the machine receives ...A5 plain paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper Cassette, page 17-6.) 14 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER You may occur or the print quality might not be adjusted to reinsert the paper. Caution When you use manual duplexing, it well, ...
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... manual feed slot, it all the way. 2 Adjust the paper guides to print PC data without interruption from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to resume printing. 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you do not have finished printing. Insert the sheet of paper... page is best to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. 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 Paper Source section. Loading One Sheet of...
... manual feed slot, it all the way. 2 Adjust the paper guides to print PC data without interruption from the paper cassette. 14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to resume printing. 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you do not have finished printing. Insert the sheet of paper... page is best to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver. 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 Paper Source section. Loading One Sheet of...
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... you hook up to fax from Windows® applications in the root directory of the CD-ROM (or Floppy Disks) for last-minute important installation information and troubleshooting tips. 15 - 2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Paper Cassette #2 (Option) (For FAX 4750 and MFC 8600 Only) You can purchase the optional... Xerox 4200 Avery laser label or equivalent 3M CG3300 for laser printers or equivalent Multi-Function Link® Pro (Option) (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750 and MFC 8300 Only) If you have a FAX 4750, FAX 5750 or MFC 8300, you must read the README.WRI file in your Brother machine as a ...
... you hook up to fax from Windows® applications in the root directory of the CD-ROM (or Floppy Disks) for last-minute important installation information and troubleshooting tips. 15 - 2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Paper Cassette #2 (Option) (For FAX 4750 and MFC 8600 Only) You can purchase the optional... Xerox 4200 Avery laser label or equivalent 3M CG3300 for laser printers or equivalent Multi-Function Link® Pro (Option) (For FAX 4750, FAX 5750 and MFC 8300 Only) If you have a FAX 4750, FAX 5750 or MFC 8300, you must read the README.WRI file in your Brother machine as a ...
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.... © Copyright 1996-1999 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved. TextBridge and PaperPort are trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. Hewlett Packard is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of International Paper. All rights reserved. © Copyright 1996-1999 Smith Micro Software, Inc. Windows, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Excel...
.... © Copyright 1996-1999 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved. TextBridge and PaperPort are trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. Hewlett Packard is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of International Paper. All rights reserved. © Copyright 1996-1999 Smith Micro Software, Inc. Windows, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Excel...
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...not answer or is not programmed. Check the number and try again after setting the True Type mode to "Print as a printer.) The download buffer is canceled). Set up the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See pages 7-1~2.) TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE ...machine is used as Graphics" in the machine. • If you see page 17-5. Press FF/Cont . Then call Brother Customer Service at USA: 1-800-284-4329 From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 .... (ME8000 or ME16000) NO RESPONSE / BUSY The number you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again.
...not answer or is not programmed. Check the number and try again after setting the True Type mode to "Print as a printer.) The download buffer is canceled). Set up the One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See pages 7-1~2.) TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE ...machine is used as Graphics" in the machine. • If you see page 17-5. Press FF/Cont . Then call Brother Customer Service at USA: 1-800-284-4329 From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 .... (ME8000 or ME16000) NO RESPONSE / BUSY The number you may have installed the Windows® driver, try again.
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... print. The machine prints Your computer is set up when show top and bottom margins in your document to allow for MFC 8600 and MFC 8700.) • Check to correctly, then some connect the printer cable correctly. Please make sure it in your application software. 17 - 10 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... your application software. • Expand the printer memory by installing one of your application software to make sure to see the "Windows® Setup Printing Problems" section. Most laser printers have text missing. Reduce the complexity of ...
... print. The machine prints Your computer is set up when show top and bottom margins in your document to allow for MFC 8600 and MFC 8700.) • Check to correctly, then some connect the printer cable correctly. Please make sure it in your application software. 17 - 10 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... your application software. • Expand the printer memory by installing one of your application software to make sure to see the "Windows® Setup Printing Problems" section. Most laser printers have text missing. Reduce the complexity of ...
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... sure that meets the specifications. Check the machine's environment; high temperature and high humidity conditions may cause this by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on pages 17-21 and 17-22.) If you...'s environment. Conditions such as high humidity may cause this print defect to occur. 17 - 12 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 clear paper See Printer Jams, on paper you still see white spots and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . White Stripes or...
... sure that meets the specifications. Check the machine's environment; high temperature and high humidity conditions may cause this by wiping the scanner windows with a clean soft cloth. (See Routine Maintenance and Cleaning the Drum Unit, on pages 17-21 and 17-22.) If you...'s environment. Conditions such as high humidity may cause this print defect to occur. 17 - 12 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 clear paper See Printer Jams, on paper you still see white spots and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one . White Stripes or...