Brother MFC-1780 manual

MFC 1780 ® MFL Q UICK ST AR T MANU AL[...]

©1996-1999 Brother Industries, Ltd. Y ear 2000 Compliant Brother is addressing the Y ear 2000 related issues for all Brother f ax machines and multi-function centers . Our f ocus is to ensure that our b undled third par ty software will continue to properly process date/time data after J anuar y 1, 2000. Brother f ax machines and multi-function ce[...]

i T able of Contents 1 Setting Up the Brother Machine and Computer to Work Together Before Y ou Install Multi-Function Link ® ............................................................... 1 Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 1 PC Configuration Requirements ...[...]

ii Using Brother Machine as a Printer .......................................................................... 15 Printing From Any W indows ® Application ........................................................ 15 Printing a Received Fax ..................................................................................... 16 Printing from the L[...]

1 Setting Up the Brother Machine and Computer to Work Together 1 Bef ore Y ou Install Multi-Function Link ® This chapter takes you through each step of the installation process. Read it carefully to ensure a problem-free installation. P acka g e Contents Before you begin the Multi-Function Link ® installation, please check the contents of your pa[...]

2 PC Configuration Requirements Y our PC must meet or exceed the following minimum system configuration requirements for you to install and use Multi-Function Link ® : CPU 80486/66 or higher RAM 8MB or greater for W indows ® 3.1 x 8MB or greater for W indows ® 95/98 (16MB recommended) 16MB or greater for W indows NT ® W orkstation V ersion 4.0 [...]

3 A v ailable Options Install Multi-Function Link ® Software Click on Install Multi-Function Link ® Software to access the Software Installation window . On-Line Documentation On-Line Documentation includes all online documentation. T o view the On-Line Documentation, you must first install the Acrobat Reader software from the CD-ROM, by clicking[...]

4 Installing the Multi-Function Link ® Software Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your PC as described earlier and that both machines are plugged in and switched on. Over vie w of Basic Steps 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and access the Installation W indow . 2 Enter the command for your version of W indows ® , i[...]

5 3 Click on the “Install Multi-Function Link ® Softwar e” option. The Software Installation window will appear . The Software Installation screen automatically loads. Multi-Function Link ® includes V isioneer ® PaperPort ® applications. 4 Follow the installation instructions: Follow the instructions on the screen. The last step will be to [...]

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2 Using the M ulti- F unction L ink ® Software 7 Intr oduction This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother software, so you can get started using the Multi-Function Link ® software. Detailed installation and setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother CD-ROM that is included with your Brother machine. Be sure to[...]

8 Multi-Function Link ® The Multi-Function Link ® Main Menu is the application used for all fax sending and receiving operations. It also contains an electronic Phone Book program and a Log Manager that maintains a record of all PC fax transactions. The Main Menu can be accessed through the Brother Multi-Function Link ® program group. Visioneer [...]

9 Sending a F ax fr om Y our PC Sending a Quic k Fax A QuickFax is a cover page only fax with a message. This option is very useful when you want to fax a quick, short message from your PC. 1 From the Main Menu, select the QuickFax button or select QuickFax from the Start pull-down menu. The QuickFax screen will appear . 2 Enter the Fax number , Na[...]

10 Sending a F ax from the Main Menu Y ou can send a fax from the Main Menu and attach multiple files. The “attachments” can even be in a different formats. 1 From the Main Menu window , select the Send Fax –– OR –– Select Send Fax from the Start pull-down menu. The Send Fax window will appear: 2 Enter the Fax number , Name, and Company[...]

11 Sending a F ax from a Windows ® Application Y ou can send a fax directly from any W indows ® application using the following steps: 1 Create the document in a Windows ® application. 2 Select Brother MFL Fax as your printer . 3 Select the Print command to begin the fax transmission. The Fax Sending dialog box will appear : 4 Enter the name and[...]

12 Receiving F axes into the PC T o receive faxes into your PC through the Brother machine, you must first connect your Brother machine to your computer . Then, you can load the software. Before Y ou Begin Use the following checklists for the Brother machine and PC, to make sure you have properly set up the Brother machine and PC to work together .[...]

13 Viewing Received F axes Faxes that are received into the PC will appear in the InBox of the Log Manager . T o access the Log Manager , from the Main Menu click the Log Manager button . –– OR – – From the Start pull-down menu, select Mail/Log. 1 In the Log Manager , select the Fax folder . 2 Then select the InBox folder . A listing of you[...]

14 Scanning Options When you scan using the Brother Multi-Function Link ® Scanner driver , a scanning options dialog box will appear: Brother Serial MFC Scan Cancel Status: Ready User Defaults Image T ype Te x t Photo 200 DPI STD 200 DPI FINE 400 DPI S.FINE Resolution Light A uto Dark Contrast Set the following options based on each document to be[...]

15 Contrast T o have the scanner adjust the contrast automatically , choose Auto. If your original is too light, set the contrast to Light. If the original is too dark, set the contrast to dark. Image T ype If you are scanning text or black and white line art, choose T ext as the image type. If you’re scanning a photo or detailed picture with man[...]

16 Printing a Received Fax When a fax is received into the PC, it automatically goes into the Multi-Function Link ® Log Manager . Click on the Log Manager button, in either the Main Menu or Status Monitor window , to view the Log Manager Receive window . Printing from the Log Mana g er 1 Double-click to open the fax(es) you want to print. 2 Select[...]

17 T rademarks The brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Mulit-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. © Copyright 1999 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved. © Copyright 1999 Smith Micro Software, Inc. All rights reserved[...]

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Br other Numbers F ax-Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use Fax-Back System, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. Y ou can use the system to send faxes to any fax machine, not just the one fr[...]

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