Brother MFC manual

SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE For DCP u s ers ; Th i s do cume nt at io n i s fo r bot h MFC an d DC P mo del s. Wh ere i t says 'MFC' in thi s user's guide, pl ease read ' MFC ' as 'D CP' . Ve rs i on A[...]

i Tabl e of Co nte n ts Section I Window s ® 1P r i n t i n g Usi ng the Br other pri nter dr iver ... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. .... ... .. ... .... .. . 2 Featur es .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... ..[...]

ii Scan t o Card ( Not avai l abl e f or MFC- 240C and MFC-3360 C) . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....36 Using S canSoft ® Pape r Port ® SE with OCR .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....40 Vie win g it e ms ....... ..... .... ..... ..... .[...]

iii Scan t o Ima ge ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... ... ..... ..... ..7 2 Scan t o OCR . .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... .... . ...[...]

iv Section II Apple ® Macintos h ® 8 Printing an d Faxing Setting u p your USB-equippe d Apple ® Macint osh ® .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..98 Simultaneou s printing, s can ning and f axing . ...................................................... .. ............................ [...]

v Scan t o Imag e ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... ..... .. 131 Scan t o OCR ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. .. ... .... .[...]

Section I Windows ® I Printing 2 Scanning 22 ControlCenter3 44 Network Scanning (For m odels with built-in network support) 68 Remote Setup (Not avail able for DCP mode ls and MFC-240C) 74 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only ) 76 PhotoCapture Center ® (Not a vailable for MFC-3 360C) 94[...]

2 1 1 Note • The scre ens in this se ction are from Windows ® XP. Screens o n your PC may vary d epending on your operati ng system. • If you r PC is pro te cte d by a f irewall, and is u na ble to p rin t, yo u ma y n e ed to co nfig ur e th e fi r ewal l set ti ngs to all ow communicati on thr ough port n umber 137. Visi t the B rother S olu[...]

Pri nting 3 1 Choosing the right type of paper 1 For high quality p rin ti ng, i t is impo rtan t to choose the right typ e of paper. Be sure to read Abou t pa per in t h e User ’s G uid e bef ore buyi ng p aper . Simul taneous prin ting, sca nning and faxing 1 Your machin e can prin t from your P C while se nding or r eceivin g a f ax in memory,[...]

Pri nting 4 1 Status Mon itor 1 The Stat us Monitor u tility is a conf igurable so ftware tool for moni torin g the statu s of o ne or more devices, allo wing you t o ge t imm ediat e n otif ic at ion of erro r m essa ge s su ch as pa per em p ty, pap er jam or ink em p ty. You can ch eck the dev i ce status a t anyti me by do uble-cli cking th e i[...]

Pri nting 5 1 Tu rn ing off t he stat us mon itor 1 If you want to switch of f the status monitor, follow th e se steps: a Right- click t h e S ta tus Moni t or ico n or wi ndo w an d c lic k Load Stat us Monitor on Startup to clear the check mark. b Right- click a gain then click Ex it . Note Even if the statu s m on i t or is off, you can c heck [...]

Pri nting 6 1 Basic tab 1 a Choose your setti ng f or Slow Drying Paper , Me dia Type and Qual ity (1). Note Check S low D ryi ng P a per w h en prin ting wit h p lain pa per on w h ich ink dr ies s low l y. Thi s se ttin g may cause some sl ight bl urri ng of t ext. b Choose Pa per Siz e , Page Layout , Page Order , Borderle s s , Border Line (if [...]

Pri nting 7 1 Medi a Typ e 1 To ac hie ve t he best prin t resul ts, th e m e dia bein g p rint e d on sh ou ld be se le cted in t he drive r. Th e m a chin e changes th e way it print s depending o n the sele cted media type.  Pl ain Pa per  Inkj et Pap er  Brother Premium G l ossy Photo Paper  Other Photo Paper  Tra nsp are ncies Q[...]

Pri nting 8 1 Enhanc e d Pri nt Se tt i n gs 1 Click the Setti ngs button to see options f o r enhanced pr int settings. Bi-Directi o nal P r intin g 1 W hen Bi-Directi onal P ri nting i s checked, the pri nt head pri nts in b oth directi ons offe ring fast er print speeds. When unchecked, th e print h e ad will o nly prin t in one d irecti on givi[...]

Pri nting 9 1  Color Densi ty Adjusts the total amount of color in the image. Y ou can in crease or d ecrease t h e amount of color in an im age t o im pr ove a was he d out or w eak lo ok in g pi ctu re.  W hite B alanc e Adjusts the hue of t he white areas of an image. Lighting, camera settings a nd other infl uences wil l effe ct the appe [...]

Pri nting 10 1 Improve P at tern Print ing (Win dows ® 2000/ XP only) Select the I mprove Pattern Printing option if th e pa tte rn o f printe d fills are diff ere nt from t he patt ern of th e fills yo u see on yo ur PC. Paper Size 1 The Paper S ize selectio n includes a large se lection of standard p a per sizes. I f you want, you can create a c[...]

Pri nting 11 1 Page La yout 1 The Page Layout opti on let s yo u ch oose the N in 1 opt ions o r the 1 in N option s. Th e N in 1 option s pr int 2 , 4, 9 or 16 pag es of a do cum e nt on 1 sh ee t of p ap er. T he 1 in N opt io ns en lar ge s yo ur pr int s iz e an d print s th e do cum e nt in po ste r pri nt m od e. Note If yo u a re usin g W i [...]

Pri nting 12 1 Copies 1 The Copies selec t ion sets th e nu mbe r of co pie s that w ill be prin t ed (1 to 999 ). Collate 1 Wi th Collate che c k ed, on e com p le te co py of y ou r docu men t wil l be p rint e d an d t he n repr in ted a cco rdi ng to the number o f copi e s you choose. If Colla te is unc h eck ed , then e ach p age w ill be p r[...]

Pri nting 13 1 Advan ced tab 1 Ch an ge th e ta b s et t in gs by c lic k ing one of th e f ollo wing icon s:  Co lor (1)  Sca l ing ( 2)  Watermark ( 3)  Device Opti ons (4) Note To retu rn to t he default se ttings, cl ick Defa ult . 1 2 3 4[...]

Pri nting 14 1 Colo r 1 Color/Grays cale 1 Th is se le ctio n al lows a c ol or do c um e nt to be p rin te d in b lack an d whi te us ing gra y s ca le. Image Type 1 Th e pr inter drive r will c ho ose the mos t su it ab le colo r matc h ing and half t on e m etho d, de pe nd ing on y ou r im age typ e. Ge neral ly, tex t and bu si ne ss gr ap hic[...]

Pri nting 15 1 Custom Ima ge Type 1 You can ch oose the co lor match ing metho d manually. Choose t he best on e for your docu m ent.  Ma tch Mo ni t or Color is a djusted to get th e closest co lor match with th e PC monitor. • Na tu r a l : Use fo r ph otog ra phi c im age s. Th e c olo r is adj us t ed to prin t mo re na tura l c olo rs. ?[...]

Pri nting 16 1  Ha lfton e Patt ern Th e ma chin e can use tw o met hods ( Diffus ion or Dither ) to ar range dots t o exp ress ha lftone s. Th ere are some pre def in ed pa tt erns and you can cho ose wh ich one to use for yo ur doc um en t. • Di ff u s io n : Dots are p ut at ran dom to cr eate the halfto nes. Use f or prin ting photo g raph[...]

Pri nting 17 1 Watermark 1 You can p rint a l ogo or t e xt onto yo ur document a s a Watermark. You can ch oose one of the preset Watermarks, o r you can use a b itmap fil e or te xt file that you have cr eated . Check Use Wat ermark , and th en ch oo s e th e w a term a rk yo u w a nt to us e. In backg round 1 Check In bac kground to print t h e [...]

Pri nting 18 1 Water mark Set ting 1 You can ch ange the watermark size and p osition on the page by choo sing the watermark, a nd click ing the Edit butto n. If you want to a dd a new wa t ermark, cl ic k the New button, a n d then choose Te xt or Bi t map in W ater mark Styl e .  Title Choose CONFIDENTIAL , CO P Y or DRAFT as the ti tle or e n[...]

Pri nting 19 1 Devic e Options 1 You can se t the fo llowi ng Printer Fu nction s: Pri nt Dat e & Time 1 W hen t he Pr int Date & T im e fe atur e is e nable d, the dat e and t ime will pr int on you r docu men t from y our PC’s system cloc k. Click the Setti ng b utto n to change the Dat e , Time , Positio n and Font . To in clude a back[...]

Pri nting 20 1 Quick P rint Setu p 1 The Qui ck Pr int S etup feature let s you quic kly choo se driver se tting s. Set Quic k Pri nt Set up to On and choose t he fu n cti on wh i ch sho uld b e disp l ayed in t he Quick P rint S etup i con . To vi e w a nd ch ange s ettings, click the tasktr ay icon.[...]

Pri nting 21 1 Support t ab 1 The Support tab shows th e driver v e rsion and se ttings information. There are a lso li nks to th e Brother Solutions Center and dr iver upd ate w eb si t e s. Click the Support tab to displ ay th e followin g scree n:  Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solut ions Ce nter is a web sit e offeri ng informat i on [...]

22 2 2 Sc an nin g op er at ion s and th e dr ivers us e d will d iffer de pen di ng o n the o per at in g syste m yo u ar e usin g. As default, the machine uses a TWA IN compli ant driv er when sca nning documen ts from yo ur appl ication s.  For Wi ndow s ® XP Two s ca nner dr ive rs ar e ins tall ed. A TWA IN com pl ian t sc ann er dr iv er [...]

Scanni ng 23 2 Ac cess ing t he S cann er 2 a St ar t th e S canSo ft ® Pape rP ort ® S E softwar e that was in sta l led duri ng the MFL-Pro Suite insta l lati o n to sca n a docum e nt. Note Th e instru cti ons for s cannin g in this Guide are for wh en yo u use S canSof t ® Pa perPo rt ® SE. The sca nning steps may va ry when us ing ot her s[...]

Scanni ng 24 2 Sc anni ng a do cum ent i nto t he P C 2 You can s c an a who le pa ge , or a po rt ion of th e pa ge by pre- sc ann ing th e do cume nt. Sc ann ing a wh ole pa ge 2 a Load yo ur docum ent . b Adjus t t he f oll owin g set t ing s, if ne ed ed, in the Sc a nner Se tup d ialo g b ox :  Scan (Image Type)  Resolutio n  Scan Ty [...]

Scanni ng 25 2 c Click P reSca n . The w hole im ag e is s c an ned int o t he PC an d ap pe ars in the Sc a nning Are a (1) of th e Sc a nner Se tup di alog box . d Pre ss a nd h old dow n th e lef t mou se but to n and drag it ove r t he po rti on yo u want to sca n. Note You c an en lar ge the i mage usin g the i co n, and then use t he ic on to[...]

Scanni ng 26 2 Resol ution 2 You can ch oose a scan ning resolu tio n from the Resolut ion drop- down list . Higher resolu tions t ake more memory and transfer time, but prod uce a finer scanned image. The followin g table shows the resolu tions you can choose and the a vailable color s. Sc an T ype 2  Black & White Use f or t ext or l in e [...]

Scanni ng 27 2 Brig htness 2 Adjust the sett ing (-50 to 50) to get the b e st image. The defaul t value is 0 , repres enting a n average a nd is us ua lly su it ab le for m o st ima ge s. You can set the Brightne s s level b y dra gging t he s lide ba r to the rig ht or l eft to ligh ten o r da rken t he im age. You can a lso enter a value in the [...]

Scanni ng 28 2  Custom (Use r adjustab le fro m 0.35 × 0.35 in. to 8. 5 × 14 i n. or 8 .9 × 8.9 m m to 21 5.9 × 355.6 mm . ) If you choose Custom as t he size , the Custom Document Size dialo g bo x app ea rs . Enter the Name , Width an d Height of th e document . You can c ho ose ‘mm ’ or ‘in ch’ a s the uni t for W i dth an d He ig[...]

Scanni ng 29 2 Scanning a documen t using the WIA driver (Windows ® XP only) 2 WI A co mpl iant 2 Fo r Wind ows ® XP you can choose Wi nd o ws ® I mage Acq uisi tio n (WI A) wh en s can nin g imag es. Yo u ca n scan im ages dire ct ly int o t he P aperP or t ® SE viewer th at Broth er incl u ded with yo ur machine o r you can scan images di rec[...]

Scanni ng 30 2 Sc anni ng a do cum ent i nto t he P C 2 The re a re t wo wa ys to s can a w hol e pa ge . Y ou c an eith er use th e AD F ( aut omat ic d ocum ent fe ede r) o r t he Fla tbe d s c ann er glas s . If you want to scan and then crop a p ortion of a p a ge afte r pre-scannin g th e doc ument, you m ust scan using th e sca nne r gla ss ([...]

Scanni ng 31 2 e If yo u want to ch ange some advanced sett ings, cl ick Adjust the qua lity of the scanne d picture (3) . You c an choo se Brightness , Contrast , Resolution and Pic tu re Typ e from Advanced P ropert ies . Click OK after you choose th e sett ings. Note By defaul t, the sca nner resolutio n can be se t to a maximum of 1 200 dpi. If[...]

Scanni ng 32 2 Pre -Sc anni ng a nd cr oppin g a por tion u sin g the s canne r gla ss 2 The Pr evi ew bu tt on is us e d to prev iew a n imag e for c r opp i ng an y u nwant ed po rti on s fr o m the i mage. Whe n yo u ar e sat is fied wi th the pr evie w, clic k th e Scan button in t he Scan dial og box to scan t he image. a Put th e document fac[...]

Scanni ng 33 2 f If yo u need to access advan ced settin gs, clic k Adjust the qualit y of the scanned picture (3) . Y ou ca n choose Brightness , Contrast , Resolut ion an d Pictu re Type from A dvanc ed P rope rties . Click OK afte r you cho ose a set ting. g Click t he Scan b utt on in the Sc a n dialo g bo x . The m achine sta rts scann ing t h[...]

Scanni ng 34 2 Using the Scan k ey (For US B cable u sers) 2 Note If y ou us e t he Scan key on a n etwork, see Us ing the Scan ke y o n pa ge 71. You c an use the ( Sc an ) key on the control panel to scan documents dire ctly into your word processing, grap hic s or E -mai l a ppl icat io ns, to a f olde r on yo ur P C or t o a m edi a ca rd. Befo[...]

Scanni ng 35 2 Scan to I mage 2 You can s c an a colo r picture into y o ur gr ap hics ap plica tion f or viewin g an d ed iting . You ca n c ha ng e th e ( Scan ) key c onf ig urat ion . (See I mag e (e xamp le: M ic r oso ft ® Paint) on pag e 49. ) a Load yo ur docum ent . b Press t h e ( Sc an ) key. c Press a or b to ch oose Sca n to Imag e . [...]

Scanni ng 36 2 Sc an to File 2 You c an scan a b lac k and wh it e or a c olo r docu ment int o yo ur PC an d sa ve it as a fi le in t he f old er y ou ch oos e. Th e fil e type and spec ific f olde r are b ase d on the s ettin gs yo u h ave chos en in the S can to Fi le co nfigu rati on scr een of C on trol Cent e r3. (Se e F ile on pa ge 53. ) a [...]

Scanni ng 37 2 CAUTION DO NOT un plug the powe r cord or r emove a Compact Flash ® , Memory Sti ck ® , Me mory Stick Pro™, Multi MediaCard™, SecureDi gital™ or xD-Pictu re Card™ from the machine whil e it is readi ng the card (the PhotoCapt ure key is fla shing). You coul d lose you r data o r damage the card. If yo u take out the media c[...]

Scanni ng 38 2 Ch ang i ng th e de fau lt q ua li ty 2 (For MFC-54 60CN and 5860CN) 2 a Press Me nu , 4 , 9 , 1 . b Press a or b to ch oose B/W 2 00x10 0 dp i , B/ W 200 dpi , Col or 1 50 dpi , Colo r 300 dpi or Colo r 60 0 dpi . Press OK . c Press S top/Eixt . (For DCP-1 30C) 2 a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to ch oose 2.P hotoC ap ture . Press OK[...]

Scanni ng 39 2 Ch ang ing th e de fau lt c olo r fi le f o rma t 2 (For MFC-54 60CN and 5860CN) 2 a Press Me nu , 4 , 9 , 3 . b Press a or b to ch oose PD F or JP EG . Press OK . c Press S top/Eixt . (For DCP-1 30C) 2 a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to ch oose 2.P hotoC ap ture . Press OK . c Press a or b to ch oose 0. Scan to Car d . Press OK . d P[...]

Scanni ng 40 2 Using ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® SE wit h OCR 2 Sca nSof t ® Pa perPo rt ® SE fo r Brot her is a do cume nt m ana gem ent a pplic ation. You can u se P aperP ort ® SE to vi ew s canne d docum e nts . Not just vi ewing, PaperPort ® SE has a sophisti cated ye t easy-to-use f iling syst em that w ill h elp you or ga nize your gra phic[...]

Scanni ng 41 2 Vie wing item s 2 Sca nSof t ® Pape rP ort ® SE gives several ways to view i t ems: Desktop Vie w d isp lays the ite m in the chosen folder wit h a thumbnail (a small graphi c that shows each item in a de sk to p or folde r) or an ic on . You c a n see b oth P aper Po rt ® SE item s ( MAX fi les) and n on -Pa pe rPo rt ® SE ite m[...]

Scanni ng 42 2 O rganizi ng you r ite ms in f olders 2 Pape rPo rt ® S E ha s an e asy -t o-u s e f ilin g system f or organizi ng your it ems. The f iling s yst em co ns i sts o f folders a nd items t hat you cho ose to view in Des kto p View. An item can b e a PaperP ort ® SE ite m o r a non- Pape rPo rt ® SE it e m:  Folders a re arran ged[...]

Scanni ng 43 2 Yo u ca n i mport item s fr om o ther applic at ions 2 As wel l as scann ing it ems, you c an b ring item s into Pa perPo rt ® SE in a vari ety of ways and co nver t them to Pape rPo rt ® S E (MAX) fil es in se veral dif fe rent ways:  Print to the Desktop Vie w from anot h er applica tion, s uch as Mi crosoft ® Excel .  Imp[...]

44 3 3 Note Th e f ea ture s ava ila ble to yo u in Cont ro lCen ter3 m ay va ry de pe ndi ng on t he mode l nu mbe r of yo ur m achi ne. Using ControlCent er3 3 Co ntro lCen ter3 is a soft war e utility t hat l ets yo u quick ly an d eas ily ac cess your often u sed a pplic ations . Us ing Co nt ro lCen ter3 e lim i nate s the nee d to ma nu ally [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 45 3 Modern 3 Cl assi c 3 Note • T o be able to ch oo se an ot he r conn ect ed mod el f r om the Model d rop-down li st, yo u must have the MFL-Pro Sui te Softwar e instal l ed on your P C for th at model. • For the Mo der n user in terf ace , you need t o inst all Ma crome dia Fl ash Pl ayer 8 or grea ter . I f you do n o[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 46 3 Sw itchin g th e us er in terf ace 3 You can ch oose the Mo dern or Cl assic use r int erface for C ontrolCente r3. a To switch the user i nterface, cli ck Configurat ion butto n and sel ect SE TU P then SKI N SEL ECT . b From the SK IN SE LECT dialog, yo u can choo se your p referre d user i nterface. Tur ning the AutoLo [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 47 3 SCAN 3 Th ere are fo ur s c an optio ns: Sc an to I m ag e , Sc an t o OCR , Sc an to E- mail and Sc an to Fi le .  Image (Def ault : Mic ros oft ® Paint) Let s y ou s c an a pa ge dire c tly in to any g rap hic v iew e r/ed itor a ppl icat ion . You can cho ose the de stinat io n app licat ion, such as M icros oft ® [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 48 3 COPY 3 Let s you u se th e P C and any pr inter d riv e r for en ha nc ed co py op er at ion s. You can s c an a pag e on the ma chin e an d prin t c opies using a ny o f the featu res of the ma chin e’s p rint er driv er, o r you ca n dire ct the copy output to any st andard pr inter dri ver instal led on t he PC incl u[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 49 3 SCAN 3 Th ere are fo ur s c an optio ns: Sc an to I m ag e , Sc an t o OCR , Sc an to E- mail and Sc an to Fi le applica tions . Note You c an c onf igur e yo ur ma chin e’s Sc an key f or each Co ntrolCenter3 button in the De vice But to n tab. Im ag e (exa mple : Mic roso ft ® Pai nt) 3 The Sc an to Ima ge f eat ure l[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 50 3 Ch an ge th e ot he r set t ing s, if ne ede d. To cha nge t he de stinat ion a pplic ation , choo se the pr oper a pplic atio n fro m the T ar get Ap pli cation dr op-do wn list. Y o u can add an applica tion t o the li st by clickin g the Add b utton. Enter the App licati on Nam e ( up to 30 cha r acters) and the Applica[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 51 3 OCR ( Word Pr ocess in g pr ogr am ) 3 Scan to OC R scans a document and converts i t into text. Th is text can be edi ted using your fa vorite word proc essi ng sof twar e. To co nf ig ure Scan to OC R , ri ght-cl ick t he OCR button, clic k ControlCenter Configuration a nd clic k the So ftwar e But ton ta b . To ch an ge[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 52 3 E-mail 3 Scan to E- mail lets yo u scan a document to your d efault E-mail ap plication , so yo u can send th e scanned job as an att ac hmen t . To c hang e t he d efaul t E-m ai l a pp lic atio n or at tac hm e nt f i le t ype, r igh t - cli ck th e E-ma il button, click ControlCenter Configura ti on an d c lic k t he S [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 53 3 File 3 The Scan to F ile button le ts y ou scan an i mage to a folder o n your har d disk in one of the fi le type s shown in the file attachment li st. To configur e the fil e type and folder , rig ht-click t he File bu tton, cli ck ControlCenter Configurati on a nd cli ck the Softw are Bu tto n tab . Choose the fil e typ[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 54 3 CUSTOM SCAN 3 The Custom Scan option l ets y ou create yo u r own scan o ptions. Fo r M odern inter fac e us e rs, plac e the m ou se po inte r ov er the d and c l ick Custom . To co nf ig ure a bu tto n, righ t-c lic k the ap pro pr iate bu tton an d clic k ControlCent er Configura ti on . Th ere are four o ptions: Scan t[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 55 3 Cu sto mizin g a u ser- defin ed b utto n 3 To confi gure a but to n, rig ht-click th e button, th en clic k the ControlCenter Conf iguration button to se e t he con fig urat ion wind ow. Scan t o Imag e 3  Gen eral ta b To cr eate th e bu tto n na me, en ter a na m e in the Pl e ase en te r a n am e for th e C u st om [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 56 3 Sc an t o OCR 3  Gen eral ta b To cr eate th e bu tto n na me, en ter a na m e in the Pl e ase en te r a n am e for th e C u st om B u tt on text field (up to 30 characte r s). Choose the type o f scan from the Scan Ac tio n fi e l d .  Settings tab Choose the Target Applicat ion , File Type , OCR Software , OCR Lang[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 57 3 Sc an t o E-m ail 3  Gen eral ta b To cr eate th e bu tto n na me, en ter a na m e in the Pl e ase en te r a n am e for th e C u st om B u tt on text field (up to 30 characte r s). Choose the type o f scan from the Scan Ac tio n fi e l d .  Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application , File Ty pe , Resolution , Scan T[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 58 3 Scan t o File 3  Gen eral ta b To cr eate th e bu tto n na me, en ter a na m e in the Pl e ase en te r a n am e for th e C u st om B u tt on text field (up to 30 characte r s). Choose the type o f scan from the Scan Ac tio n fi e l d .  Settings tab Choose the file format fro m the File Typ e dro p-dow n lis t. Sav e[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 59 3 PHOTOCAPTURE (USB only) (Not av ailable fo r MFC-3 360C) 3 These butto ns can be u sed to open o r copy f iles and fol ders fro m a media car d instal led i n the machin e. Op en PCC Fo lde r (PCC: PhotoCa pt ure Cente r ® ) 3 The Open PCC Folde r bu tton start s Wind ows ® Ex p lore r an d di sp la ys file s a nd folder[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 60 3 Se ttin g the Co py Fol der 3  Create a new folder based on the PCC files Date or Month Th e de fau lt se ttin g is Dat e . A folder is cr eated with a name derived fr o m the dat e the orig inal fil e was created. Th e fil e is th e n saved in to this folder. Fo r example, a fil e creat ed on the me d ia card o n Oct.0[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 61 3 COPY 3 The Copy1 to Cop y4 buttons ca n be customize d to l et you u se advance d copy funct ions su ch as N in 1 prin ting. To us e the Copy button s , co nfigu re the prin ter dr iver b y righ t-clic k ing the bu tton an d cho os ing the ControlCente r Configurat ion . Enter a name in Pl ease enter a name for t he Copy B[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 62 3 Note • Y ou mus t co nf ig ure eac h of the c op y but t ons be fore they c an be use d. •T h e Print Options scr ee n will var y dep en din g on th e m odel o f print e r you ha ve cho sen .[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 63 3 PC-FAX (MFC mode ls only) 3 The PC-FAX op tion let s you send and receive faxes. You ca n also co n figure th e address b o ok and change some general m achi ne setti ngs. Send 3 The Sen d butt on lets you sca n a document a nd automatica lly send the image as a fa x from t he PC using the Brot her PC-F AX s of twar e. ( S[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 64 3 Re ceive /View Re ceived (No t avail able for M FC- 240C a nd MFC- 3360 C ) 3 The Broth er PC-FAX Recei ving so ftware opt ion l ets you vie w and sto re your faxes on your PC. It is automatica lly i nstalled when you instal l the MFL- Pro Suite. B y cl ic ki n g th e Rece ive butto n, the P C-FAX receivi ng is acti vated [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 65 3 Address Book 3 The Address Book b utton let s you add, amend o r del ete contact s fro m your add ress book. To edit th is button, click th e Address Book butt on t o o pen th e di alo g bo x. (S ee B rot her Ad dr ess Boo k on pa ge 82.) Setup 3 B y cl ic ki n g th e Setu p button , yo u c an configu re the us er set tin [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 66 3 DEVICE SETTING 3 In the De vi ce S ett ing s opti on, you can confi gure the machine s etting s or check i nk lev e ls. Remote Se t up (N ot a vailab le for DCP m odel s and MFC- 24 0C) 3 The Rem ote Se tup but t on lets yo u op en th e R em o te Se t up P rog ra m wi nd ow to c onf ig ure th e m a chin e se ttin g me nus.[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 3 67 3 Qu ick -Di al (N ot a vailab le for DCP m odel s and MFC- 24 0C) 3 The Qui ck- Dia l but ton l ets y ou op en th e Set Qui ck- Dia l win do w in th e Re mote Setu p Pro gra m. Yo u ca n th en easil y registe r or chan ge the Qui ck-Dial n u mbers from yo ur PC. In k Lev el 3 The Ink L evel bu tton op ens t he Status Monito[...]

68 4 4 To use the machine as a network sca nner, the machine must be conf igured with a TCP/I P a d dress. You can se t o r ch an ge th e ad dre s s se ttin gs from t he cont ro l pa nel (Se e Con tr ol P ane l Se tup in the Network Use r’s Gui de) o r b y using the BR Adm in Pro fes sional so ftwa re. If you ins talled the ma chin e fo llowi ng [...]

Networ k Scanning ( For model s with bui l t-in networ k supp ort ) 69 4 Conf igur ing Ne twork Scan ning 4 If you are usi ng a diff e rent machi ne than th e one that wa s origin a lly regi stered to your P C during th e instal lation of MFL-Pro Su ite so ftware (se e th e Q ui c k S e tu p G u i d e ), f ollo w th e s t eps be low . a For Wi ndow[...]

Networ k Scanning ( For model s with bui l t-in networ k supp ort ) 70 4 S p e c i f yy o u rm a c h i n eb yn a m e 4 1 Ent er t he m achi ne node nam e i n Node Name , or cli ck Br ows e and c ho ose t he pr oper de vice y ou wa nt to use. 2 Click Apply . d Click th e Scan To B utton tab and enter your PC name i n the Dis play Name fi e ld. Th e [...]

Networ k Scanning ( For model s with bui l t-in networ k supp ort ) 71 4 Using the Scan k e y 4 Note If yo u a re con ne cte d us in g US B, s ee Using the S can key ( For USB cable use rs) on pa ge 34. Scan to E-mail (PC) 4 When you choo se Scan to E -mail (PC) yo ur document will b e scanned and se n t dire ctly to th e PC you des ig na te d on y[...]

Networ k Scanning ( For model s with bui l t-in networ k supp ort ) 72 4 Scan to I mage 4 W hen yo u cho ose Sc an to Im age, yo ur doc ume nt will be scan ned an d sen t direct ly to the PC you desig nate d on y our ne twork. The Co ntrol Cente r3 s oftw are will lau nch th e de fault grap hics a pp licatio n on the d esig nat ed PC. You c an ch a[...]

Networ k Scanning ( For model s with bui l t-in networ k supp ort ) 73 4 Sc an to File 4 W hen you c h oose Scan to Fi le, you c a n sca n a black an d whi te or c olo r do c um e nt an d s end it dire ctly to a PC you desi gnate o n you r ne twork . The file wil l be saved in the fold er and file form at that you ha ve con figu red in C ontr olC e[...]

74 5 5 Remote Setup 5 Th e R emo te Set up pro gram lets yo u conf igure ma ny mach ine settin gs f rom a W ind ows ® app lica tion. W he n yo u s ta rt th is ap plica tion, t he settin gs on your m a chin e will b e do wnlo ad ed a ut om at ic all y to you r PC a nd displ ayed on your P C screen. If you change t he setti ngs, yo u can upl oad the[...]

Remote Setup (Not avai lable for DCP models and MFC-24 0C) 75 5  Pri nt Lets you print th e chose n items on the machin e. You can not pri nt the d ata unti l it i s up loaded to th e machine. Cl ick Apply to upl oad th e n ew da ta to th e m ac h ine and then cli ck Pr int .  Export Lets you save the cu r rent co nfigurati on setti ngs to a [...]

76 6 6 Note If y ou ar e usin g Wind ows ® XP or Wind ows ® 2 000 Prof essio na l , y o u mu st l o g on wi th A d minist r ato r r i gh ts. P C - FAX sen d ing 6 Th e Br othe r PC- FAX feature lets yo u u se y our PC send an app licat io n or doc u men t file as a sta ndard fax. You can send a fi le cr eate d i n any appli ca ti on on yo u r PC [...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 77 6 Se tting up user in for matio n 6 Note You can ac cess User In formation f ro m the F AX Se nd ing dial og b ox by c lic k ing the icon . (See S e nding a f ile as a PC-FAX usi ng the Facs imile style us er interfa ce o n page 8 6.) a Click th e Star t button, All Progra m s , Brother , MFC-XXXX (wh[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 78 6 Se nd i n g set up 6 From the Brother PC-FAX S etup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen b e low.  Ou tside line a cc ess Enter a n umber to acce ss an outside l ine here . This is so metimes re quired by local PBX tele phone systems (fo r example, d ia llin g 9 t o g et an o u[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 79 6 Set tin g up a co ver page 6 From the PC-FAX dialog b ox, cl ick t he icon to access th e PC-Fax Cove r Page setup scr een. The Brothe r P C-FAX Cover Page S etup dialog box ap pe ars : En te ring cov er page in for mati on 6 Note If you are s ending a fax to more t h an one reci pient, th e r ecipi[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 80 6 Address Book 6 If Outl o ok or O utlook E xpress is install ed on yo ur PC, yo u can ch oose in the Addre ss Book wh ic h addr ess book to us e f or PC- FAX s e ndi ng . Th er e are t hree ty pe s: Br othe r Ad dr ess B ook, Outl ook o r Ou t l ook E xpre ss. For the address book f ile, you must ent[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 81 6 Speed Dial setup 6 Fr om the Brother PC-FAX Setup di alog box, cl ick the Spe ed Dial tab. (To use this featur e, yo u must ch oos e the Facsimile sty le user int erfa ce. ) You c an r egi ste r a me mber or g rou p on eac h o f th e t en Spe ed Dia l but t o ns. Registeri ng an address in a Speed D[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 82 6 Brother Ad dress Book 6 a Click th e Star t button, All Progra m s , Brother , MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is y our m ode l nam e), PC -F AX sendi ng , the n P C-FAX Addres s Book . The Brother Address Book dialog box ap pe ars: Se tti ng up a mem ber in t he Ad dres s B ook 6 In the Brother Addr e ss Book[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 83 6 Se tti ng up a gr ou p fo r br oa d cas tin g 6 You can cr eate a gro u p to send th e same PC-FAX to several r ecipie nts at one time. a In t h e Brother Address Book dia log box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dial og b ox appe ars: b Ent er t he name of th [...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 84 6 Ex po rtin g th e Ad dre ss Book 6 You can export the whole Addr ess Book to an ASCII text file ( *.csv). You can al so choose and create a Vcard that can be att ached to a member’s out g oing E-mail. (A Vcard is a n ele ctronic b usiness car d that contains th e s en der ’s co nt ac t inf o rma[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 85 6 Im por ti ng to th e Addr ess B oo k 6 You can i mport ASCII text f i les (*.cs v) or V cards (ele ctroni c business cards) i n to your Address Book. Importing a n ASCII te xt file 6 a Do one of the follo wing:  From the Address Book, click File , Impor t , the n Text .  Click Vc ard an d go t[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 86 6 Se ndin g a f ile as a PC -FAX us ing t he F acsim ile st yle user in ter face 6 a Cre at e a f ile in an y app licat io n on yo ur P C. b Click Fi le , t he n Pr int . The Pri n t dia log b ox appe ars: c Choose Brother PC-FAX as y ou r print er, an d t he n clic k Pr in t . The Facsimil e style us[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 87 6 f Click Start to se nd the fa x. Note • If you want to cancel the fax, click St op . • If you want t o redial a n umber, cl ick Redial to scroll throug h the last five fax numbers, cho os e a number, and then click Sta rt . Se nding a file as a PC- FAX us ing the Simpl e sty le use r in terface [...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 88 6 e To se nd a cover p age and note, ch eck Cove r Page O n . Note You can also click t h e icon to create or edit a cover page. f Click t he send i con. Note If you want to cancel the fax, click th e cancel icon.[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 89 6 PC-FAX receiving (Not av ailable fo r MFC-2 40C a nd MFC- 3360C ) 6 Note • For Wi nd ows ® 2000, XP and XP Profe ssional x64 Editi on users, you must log on wi th Admin istrator rights to us e PC -F AX r ecei ving . • To u se PC -F AX r ecei vin g wit h a Wind ows ® XP co m puter t hat is p ro[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 90 6 En ablin g the P C-FA X Rec eiving sof twar e on yo ur ma chine 6 You can op tion ally e nab le the Ba cku p P rint op t ion . Wh en ena ble d, the m a chin e will pr int a c op y of the fa x before th e fax i s sent to the PC or the P C is switche d off. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to ch oose Fa[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 91 6 Ru nni ng the PC -FAX Receiv in g so ftwar e on you r PC 6 Click the Star t button , All Programs , Brothe r , M FC-XX XX , PC-FAX Receiv ing and Receive . The PC-FAX ico n appears i n your PC tasktray. Se tti ng u p yo ur P C 6 a Right- click th e PC -FA X icon on your PC tasktra y, and then cli ck[...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 92 6 Configu ring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings 6 The setti ngs to sen d received f axes to yo ur computer were automati cally configured d uring th e instal lation of MFL -P ro S uite (S ee th e Q u i c k S e tu p G ui d e ). If y ou ar e usin g a diff eren t mach ine th an the one that was reg [...]

Brother PC-FAX Sof twar e (MFC models onl y) 93 6 Vie wing new PC-F AX mess ages 6 Eac h t ime your P C i s re ceivin g a PC -FAX, th e ico n will alte rnate bet wee n and . O nce the f ax h as bee n re ce iv ed , th e ic on wi ll chan ge to . The ic o n will c h ange t o onc e t he recei ved f ax ha s been vie wed. a Run Pa per Po rt ® . b Open t[...]

94 7 7 CAUTION DO NOT start your PC wit h a media ca rd in stalled in the media dri ve of the machine. You coul d lose your data or da ma ge the card . Note • T h e Phot o Cap ture C e nter ® will r ead o nly the ca rd t hat was put in fi r st. • W hile the m achine is p rin t ing from the Phot oC aptu re Cen ter ® , your P C cannot a ccess t[...]

PhotoCapt ur e Cent er ® (Not ava il abl e f o r MFC-3360C) 95 7 When you take out a media card, do the fol lowing to pre vent damage t o the media c ard: 7 a In Wind ows ® E xplo rer, rig ht -c li ck the remo vabl e disk ic on an d c hoo se Ejec t . b Wa it u nt il t he ( P hotoCa pture ) key st ops blinki ng before taking out the med ia card . [...]

PhotoCapt ur e Cent er ® (Not ava il abl e f o r MFC-3360C) 96 7 For network users (For models w i th built-in n etwork support) 7 a Put a C ompactFl a sh ®1 , Memory S tick ®2 , Memory S tick Pr o™ , MultiMe d iaCard™, Secur eDigital™ or xD-P ictu re C a rd™ 3 into your machine. 1 Thi s produ ct also s uppor t s Compa ctFla sh ® ty pe1[...]

Section I I Apple ® Macint osh ® II Printing and Faxing 98 Scanning 107 ControlCenter2 122 Network Scanning (For m odels with built-in network support) 138 Remote Setup & PhotoCa pture Center ® 143[...]

98 8 8 Note The scre ens shown in th is secti o n are fro m Mac OS ® X 10.2 .4. Sc ree ns on yo ur Mac int o sh ® may var y depending o n your operating syst em. Setting up y our USB-equipped Apple ® Macintos h ® 8 Note Before yo u can connect t he ma chine to your Macintosh ® , you mu st bu y a USB c able that i s no lo nger th an 6 fe et (2 [...]

Print i ng and Faxing 99 8 Stat us Monit or 8 Th e St atus M onitor utilit y is a config ur able s oftw are too l for m oni torin g the stat us of the mac hine , lett ing y ou see error messag es such as paper empty, paper jam or ink empty a t pre-set u pdate inter vals. Before you can use the tool you must choo se your machi n e in the Model po p-[...]

Print i ng and Faxing 100 8 Using the Brothe r Ink driver 8 Choo sing pa ge s etup options 8 a Fro m an ap pl icat ion suc h as A ppl e ® TextEdi t, cl ick File , th e n Pag e Set up . Make sure MFC-XXXX (w here XXXX is yo ur mo de l na me) i s cho sen i n th e Fo rm a t fo r p o p -up menu. You can change the settin g s for P aper Size , O rient [...]

Print i ng and Faxing 101 8 Choo sing pri nti ng opt i ons 8 To co nt ro l spec ia l pri nt ing featur es, ch oo se Prin t Setti ngs in the Print d ialog box. Y ou can cho ose the Quality , S low Drying Paper , Medi a Type , C ol or/Gr aysc ale , Paper Thickne ss , Paper Fe ed (MFC- 5860 CN o nly ), Bi-Di rectional Print ing and Mir ror Printing se[...]

Print i ng and Faxing 102 8 Qua lity 8 The quality se lection le ts yo u choo se the print r esolution yo u want for your do cument. Print qual ity and speed are r elat ed . T he hi ghe r th e qu al it y, th e lo ng er it wi l l t ak e t o pr i nt th e do cum ent . The q u ali ty s ele ct ion s t ha t a re av aila bl e w ill v ar y dep end in g on [...]

Print i ng and Faxing 103 8 Pa pe r Fe ed (M FC -58 60C N o nly) 8 The Paper Fe ed se lectio n set s th e pa per tr ay fr om whi ch th e m a chin e will fee d the pap er w h en print in g. If yo u ch oose Auto Sele ct , the mac hine will ta ke pa pe r from Tray 1 . W hen T ray 1 is em pty, Auto Selec t allo ws the machin e take pap er fr om Tray 2 [...]

Print i ng and Faxing 104 8 Sendi ng a fax (MFC mode ls only) 8 You can se nd a fax d i rectly f r om a Macinto sh ® appl icat ion . a Create a document i n a M acintosh ® app lic atio n. b Click Fi le , t he n Pr int . Th e Pr inte r d ial og b ox appe ars: c Choose Send Fax from t he p op -up m enu . d Choose Facsimile f r om the Output pop- up[...]

Print i ng and Faxing 105 8 e Enter a fax n umber in the Input Fax Number box, and th en click Pr i nt to send the fax. Note If you want to send a f ax to more than one number, cli ck Add af ter enteri n g the fi rst f ax number. The destinati on fax numbers wi ll be l isted in the dialog box.[...]

Print i ng and Faxing 106 8 Drag a vC ard from th e Mac OS ® X Addre ss Book appl ication You can a ddress a fax n um ber usin g a vCard (a n electr onic business card) from t h e Mac OS ® X Address Book app licatio n. a Click Addre ss Book . b Dra g a vCar d from t he Mac OS ® X Addre ss Book a pp li c at i on to t h e D esti natio n Fax N umb [...]

107 9 9 Scanning from a Macintos h ® 9 Th e Br othe r mac h ine so f twa re inc lud es a T W A IN Sc an ner driv e r for M ac in tos h ® . Yo u can use this Macintosh ® T WA IN S canne r dr iv er wit h an y app lic atio ns tha t s uppo rt T WAI N sp eci fi cati ons. Note If you want to scan from a ma chine on a n etwork, c h oose the netwo rked [...]

Scanni ng 108 9 Sc anni ng an im age into you r Ma cintosh ® 9 You c an s ca n a wh ole pag e, or a p orti on by p re- sca nni ng th e do cu ment . Sc ann ing a wh ole pa ge 9 a Load your d ocum ent in the AD F . Note If yo ur mo de l is a fl at be d typ e, y ou can als o put y ou r docu m e nt on t he sca nn er gl as s . b Adjus t t he f oll owin[...]

Scanni ng 109 9 d Put th e doc ume nt in t he ADF agai n. Note If yo ur mo de l is a fl at be d typ e, an d you p ut t he d ocum ent on the sc anner glass in a , s ki p this st ep. e Adju st the se ttings f o r Resoluti on , Scan Ty pe ( Graysca l e), B r ightness , Contrast , and Size in the Sca nn er S et up dial og box as ne eded . f Click Start[...]

Scanni ng 110 9 Sc an T ype 9  Black & White Use f or t ext or l in e ar t i ma ges .  Gra y (Err or Di ffu s ion ) Use for p hotog raph i c i ma ges o r gra phi cs. ( E rro r Di ffu si on i s a method for cr e atin g si mulat ed g ray i ma g es wi thou t u s ing true gr ay do ts. Bla c k dot s are put in a spec ific pa tter n t o giv e t[...]

Scanni ng 111 9 Sc ann ing A re a 9 Ch oo se on e of t he f ol lowin g siz es :  A4 2 10 × 297 mm  B5 1 82 × 257 mm  Let ter 8. 5 × 11 in.  Lega l 8. 5 × 14 i n.  A5 1 48 × 210 mm  Ex ec uti ve 7. 25 × 10 .5 in.  Business Ca rd To scan b usiness card s, choose the Busines s Card size (9 0 × 60 m m ), a nd t he n pu t th [...]

Scanni ng 112 9 Adjustin g the I mage 9  Brightness Adjust the settin g (-50 to 50) to get the b e st image. The defaul t value is 0 , repres enting a n average, a nd is u s ual ly su it ab le for m o st ima ge s. You can set the Brightness lev el b y drag gin g th e sl ide ba r to t he r igh t or l eft to li ghte n or dar ken t he i mage. You c[...]

Scanni ng 113 9 Using the Scan k ey (For US B cable u sers) 9 Note If y ou us e t he Scan key on a n etwork, see Us ing the Scan ke y on pag e 140. You c an use the ( Sc an ) key on the control panel to scan documents dire ctly into your word processing, grap hic s or E -mai l a ppl icat io ns or to a fol de r on your Maci ntos h ® . Before yo u c[...]

Scanni ng 114 9 Scan to I mage 9 You can s c an a colo r picture into y o ur gr ap hics ap plica tion f or viewin g an d ed iting . You ca n c ha ng e th e ( Scan ) con figur at ion . (See Image ( example: Apple ® Pre Vi ew ) o n page 125. ) a Load yo ur docum ent . b Press t h e ( Sc an ) key. c Press a or b to ch oose Sca n to Imag e . Press OK [...]

Scanni ng 115 9 Sc an to File 9 You c an s ca n a bl ack and whit e or a col or do cume nt int o yo ur Ma ci nt osh ® and sa ve it a s a fil e in t he fol der you choose . The fi le t ype and specifi c folder a re based o n the se ttings you have ch osen in t h e Scan to Fi le scre en of the Br othe r MF L-Pro Co ntro lCen ter2. (See File on page [...]

Scanni ng 116 9 CAUTION DO NOT un plug the powe r cord or r emove a Compact Flash ® , Memory Sti ck ® , Me mory Stick Pro™, Multi MediaCard™, SecureDi gital™ or xD-Pictu re Card™ from the machine whil e it is readi ng the card (the PhotoCapt ure key is fla shing). You coul d lose you r data o r damage the card. If yo u take out the media [...]

Scanni ng 117 9 Ch ang i ng th e de fau lt q ua li ty 9 (For MFC-54 60CN and 5860CN) 9 a Pres s Menu , 4 , 9 , 1 . b Press a or b to ch oose B/W 2 00x10 0 dp i , B/ W 200 dpi , Col or 1 50 dpi , Colo r 300 dpi or Colo r 60 0 dpi . Press OK . c Press S top/Eixt . (For DCP-1 30C) 9 a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to ch oose 2.P hotoC ap ture . Press O[...]

Scanni ng 118 9 Ch ang ing th e de fau lt c olo r fi le f o rma t 9 (For MFC-54 60CN and 5860CN) 9 a Press Me nu , 4 , 9 , 3 . b Press a or b to ch oose PD F or JP EG . Press OK . c Press S top/Eixt . (For MFC-13 0C) 9 a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to ch oose 2.P hotoC ap ture . Press OK . c Press a or b to ch oose 0. Scan to Car d . Press OK . d [...]

Scanni ng 119 9 Using Presto! ® PageM anager ® 9 Pres to! ® P ageM a nag er ® is a n ap plica tion for mana gi ng t he docu m en ts in yo ur Mac int o sh ® . Since it is co m pa tible with m os t im ag e ed it ors an d wo rd proc es s in g pr og rams , Pr esto! ® Pa geM anage r ® gives you unm atc hed con trol over yo ur Maci ntos h ® fi le[...]

Scanni ng 120 9 Tech nica l s up po rt 9 For USA Company name: Newsof t America Inc. Pos t al A ddr es s : 41 13 Cl ipp er Co urt F rem ont C A 9 4538, U SA Tel ephon e: 51 0-445 8600 Fa x: 5 10-44 5860 1 E-m a il Ad dr ess : co nt act us@ne w s of ti nc .com URL: http:// www .newsof t.com For Canada E-m a il Ad dr ess : co nt act us@ne w s of ti n[...]

Scanni ng 121 9 France Company name: Partn ers in E urope Pos t al A ddr es s : U nit 14 , Distri butio n Cen tre, Sh an no n Ind. Es t Sh anno n, Co . Cl are , Ire lan d Tel ephon e: 08 00-91 7171 E-m a il Ad dr ess : Ne wsof t@pi e. ie Italy Company name: V.I.P Postal Address: Not Open Tel ephon e: 16 6821 700 Fax : 5327 86999 E-m a il Ad dr ess [...]

122 10 10 Note Th e f ea ture s ava ila ble to yo u in Cont ro lCen ter2 m ay va ry de pe ndi ng on t he mode l nu mbe r of yo ur m achi ne. Using ControlCent er2 10 Co ntro lCen ter2 is a soft war e utility t hat l ets yo u quick ly an d eas ily ac cess your often u sed a pplic ations . Us ing Co nt ro lCen ter2 e lim i nate s the nee d to ma nu a[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 123 10 Tur ning the AutoLo ad fe atur e off 10 If you do not want Co ntrolCente r2 to run automa tically each t ime you star t your Macintosh ® , do the fol lowing. a Click t he ControlCent er2 icon i n the menu bar a nd choose Pref er ences . Th e Co ntr olC ent er2 p ref eren ce wi ndow ap pear s. b Uncheck S tart ControlCen[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 124 10 Co nt ro lCen ter2 g iv es y ou the ab ility to co nf ig ure th e ha rd w are Sc an k ey on y our m a chine an d th e Con tr olCe nte r2 Sof twar e bu tto n for each s can featu re. To confi gur e t he har dwar e Scan ke y o n your machine ch oo se th e D evi ce But ton tab in t he config ura t ion menu for ea c h of th [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 125 10 SCAN 10 The re ar e fou r bu tt ons f or t he Sc an to Image , Sc an to OCR , Scan to E -m ail and Scan to File app licat ions. Note You c an c onf igur e yo ur ma chin e’s Sc an key f or each Co ntrolCenter2 button in the De vice But to n tab. Im ag e (exa mple : Ap ple ® PreVie w) 10 The Sc an to Ima ge f eat ure l [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 126 10 If you want to scan and th en crop a port ion of a page afte r pre-sc a nning the d ocument, check the Show Scanner I nterface bo x. Ch an ge th e ot he r set t ing s, if ne ede d. To ch an ge th e de stin at io n appli cat ion , cho os e th e pro pe r appli cat ion from th e Target Application pop-u p menu. You can add [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 127 10 OCR (w ord p roc ess ing appli cat ion) 10 Scan to OC R con vert s th e gr ap hic pa ge im ag e da ta int o t ex t w hic h can be edite d by an y w ord pro ce s s ing app licat io n. Yo u can ch an ge the defa ult word pro c es s in g applic a tion . To co nf ig ure Scan to OC R , clic k th e bu tto n w hi le holdi ng d [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 128 10 E-mail 10 The Scan t o E- mail feature le ts you scan a document to you r default E-mail applica tion, so you can send the sca nne d jo b as an attac hm e nt. T o c han ge th e de faul t E -m ail app lica tion or attac hm e nt fi le t yp e, c lic k th e but t o n whil e hol di ng down th e Ctrl key a nd choose S oftw are[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 129 10 File 10 The S can to Fil e bu tto n le ts y ou sc a n a n im a ge t o a fo ld e r on yo ur h ar d di sk in an y f ile fo rm at . Th is l e ts y ou easil y archive your p aper documents. To config ure the file type and fo lder, c l i ck th e butt on while holdi ng down the Ctrl key and ch o os e Softwa re Butto n . Choose[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 130 10 CUSTOM SCAN 10 Th ere are fo ur b utto ns w h ich you can c on figur e to fi t you r s c ann ing ne ed s. To cus t omi z e a bu tto n, cl ick th e bu tto n w hi le ho l din g do w n t he Ctrl ke y, an d the conf igurati on window appears. There are fo ur scan functions: S can to Im age , Scan to O CR , Scan to E- mai l a[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 131 10 Sc an to Ima ge 10  Gen eral ta b Ent e r a na m e in Name fo r Cus tom (up to 3 0 characters) to c reate the button n a me. Choose the type o f scan from the Scan Ac tio n fi e l d .  Settings tab Choose the Target Applicat ion , File Type , R esolu tion , S can Type , Doc umen t Si z e , Show Scanner Interface , [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 132 10 Scan to OCR 10  Gen eral ta b Ent e r a na m e in Name fo r Cus tom (up to 3 0 characters) to c reate the button n a me. Choose the type o f scan from the Scan Ac tio n fi e l d .  Settings tab Choose the Target Applicat ion , File Type , OCR Software , O CR Language , Re solution , S can Type , Document Size , Sho[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 133 10 Scan to E- ma il 10  Gen eral ta b Ent e r a na m e in Name fo r Cus tom (up to 3 0 characters) to c reate the button n a me. Choose the type o f scan from the Scan Ac tio n fi e l d .  Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application , File Ty pe , Resolution , Sc an Ty p e , Document Size , Show Scanner Interface , Bri[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 134 10 Sc an to File 10  Gen eral ta b Ent e r a na m e in Name fo r Cus tom (up to 3 0 characters) to c reate the button n a me. Choose the type o f scan from the Scan Ac tio n fi e l d .  Settings tab Choose the fi l e f ormat fr om the File Type p op-up menu . Sav e the f ile to the defa ult fold er or choo se you r pr[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 135 10 COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is not available for DCP models) 10 The Copy1 - Co py4 buttons can be cust omized to l et you use a dvanced co py a nd fa x functi o ns such as N in 1 prin ting . To us e the Copy b uttons, config ure the pr inter driver by cli cking th e button wh ile hol ding down th e Ctrl ke y. Enter a name in N[...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 136 10 DEVICE SETTINGS 10 You can co nfigure th e machine se ttings or check ink levels b y clic king a button. Remote Setup (N ot a vailab le for DCP m odel s and MFC- 24 0C) 10 The Rem ote Se tup but t on lets yo u op en th e R em o te Se t up P rog ra m wi nd ow to c onf ig ure th e m a chin e se ttin g me nus. Note Fo r de [...]

Co nt ro lC ent er 2 137 10 Qu ick -Di al (N ot a vailab le for DCP m odel s and MFC- 24 0C) 10 The Q uick- Dia l butt on l ets y ou op en th e Set Qu ic k-Di al window in th e Remot e Setup P r ogr am, so yo u can easil y registe r or chan ge the dia l number s on your Ma cintosh ® . In k L e v el 10 The Ink L evel bu tton op ens t he Brother Sta[...]

138 11 11 If you want to scan from th e machine on a networ k, you must choose the networked ma ch ine in t h e DeviceSel ector appl icatio n located i n Macintosh HD / Library / Pri nte rs / Bro t her / Util ities or from the Mode l pop-up menu i n the ma in scr een of Con trolCenter 2. If yo u already i nstalle d the MFL -Pro Suit e Software foll[...]

Networ k Scanning (For model s wi t h buil t - in networ k support ) 139 11 b Speci fy your mach ine by IP address or n ode name. To change the IP address, enter th e ne w IP address. To c hang e the node nam e of you r ma chine , ente r the n ew n od e name. Eac h nod e (ma chin e) has its ow n node name . You c an find the no de nam e by prin tin[...]

Networ k Scanning (For model s wi t h buil t - in networ k support ) 140 11 Using the Scan k e y 11 Note If yo u a re con ne cte d us in g US B, s ee Using the Scan key (F or USB cable users) on p ag e 113. Scan to E- ma il 11 W hen you c h oose Scan to E-m ail (M a cint os h ® ), yo ur d ocum ent w ill b e sc ann ed and sent di rect ly to th e Ma[...]

Networ k Scanning (For model s wi t h buil t - in networ k support ) 141 11 Scan to I mage 11 W hen you c h oose Scan to Ima ge , you r do c um e nt w ill be scann ed and sent dire ct ly to the M ac in tos h ® you des igna ted on y our n etw ork. Con trolCe nter 2 w ill ac tivate the de fault g raphi cs appli cation on the d esig na ted Macintosh [...]

Networ k Scanning (For model s wi t h buil t - in networ k support ) 142 11 Sc an to File 11 When you ch oose Scan to Fi le, you can scan a b lack a n d whi te or color document and send it directl y to the Macintosh ® you de signat e on yo ur ne tw ork. T he file will be sa ved in t he f olde r and file fo rmat that yo u ha ve co nf igure d in Co[...]

143 12 12 Remote Setup (Not availa ble for DCP mode ls and M FC-240C) 12 The Rem o te Se tu p appli cati on lets yo u confi gure many machi n e settin gs from a Ma cintosh ® a ppl icat io n. W hen you a cce s s th is app licatio n, th e s et t ing s on y ou r mach ine w ill be down loade d au t om a tica lly t o y ou r Macintosh ® and disp laye d[...]

Remo te Set up & PhotoCa pture Center ® 144 12 Note • To save a setting, h ighligh t sett ing (for e xample, Set Qui ck-Di al ) from t h e setting l ist then cli ck Export . Each sett ing you exp o rt is save d as a single f i le. • If you need to c hange the ma chine t hat was re gistered to your Ma cintosh ® duri n g the i nstallat ion [...]

Remo te Set up & PhotoCa pture Center ® 145 12 PhotoCapture Cen ter ® (Not av ailable fo r MFC-3 360C) 12 You can a ccess a Media Ca r d insta lled in t h e machine fr om a Macin tosh ® . CAUTION DO NOT start your Macinto sh ® wi th a m ed ia car d insta lled in t he m e dia driv e of the m ach ine . You could lose your data or dam a g e th[...]

Remo te Set up & PhotoCa pture Center ® 146 12 CAUTION DO N O T unp lu g the p ower cord, U SB c ab le or rem o ve a C om pac t F la sh ® , M emory Stick ® , Me mory Stic k Pro™, MultiMediaCar d™, SecureDi gital™ or xD-Pictur e Card™ from the machine wh ile it is reading the card ( when the ( PhotoCapture ) key is f l ashing). You co[...]

Remo te Set up & PhotoCa pture Center ® 147 12 For netw ork user s (Fo r m odel s w ith b uilt- in netwo rk s upp ort) 12 a Put a C ompactFl a sh ®1 , Memory S tick ®2 , Memory S tick Pr o™ , MultiMe d iaCard™, Secur eDigital™ or xD-P ictu re C a rd™ 3 into your machine. 1 Thi s produ ct also s uppor t s Compa ctFla sh ® ty pe1. 2 M[...]

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