Page 2 - Table of contents; Printer driver settings (Windows
i Table of contents 1 Using the machine as a printer ........................................... 1-1 Using the Brother printer driver......................................... 1-1How to print your document .............................................. 1-2Simultaneous printing and faxing................
Page 3 - How to scan using Windows
ii Watermark .............................................................. 2-8Page Setting ......................................................... 2-10Device Options ..................................................... 2-11 Secure Print ..............................................................
Page 5 - Using MFC Remote Setup (For Windows; Using your machine with a Macintosh
iv Setup ........................................................................ 4-20 DEVICE SETTING (For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only) ........................ 4-21 Remote Setup........................................................... 4-21 5 Using MFC Remote Setup (For Windows ® ) (For MFC-8440 a...
Page 7 - Network Scanning (Windows
vi File........................................................................ 7-39 CUSTOM SCAN ....................................................... 7-40 Customizing a user-defined button....................... 7-41Scan to Image: ..................................................... 7-41Scan to ...
Page 8 - Using the Brother printer driver; Windows; Using the machine as a
1 - 1 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers are on the...
Page 9 - How to print your document; From your computer select the Print command.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 2 How to print your document When the machine receives data from your computer, it begins printing by picking up paper from the paper tray. The paper tray can feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your computer select the Print command. If your computer is...
Page 10 - Simultaneous printing and faxing; Letter; Use Duplex Unit; Use Duplex Unit; To use Automatic Duplexing for fax, copy
1 - 3 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can print from your computer while scanning the document into the computer, or while sending/receiving a fax in memory (MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only). Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. Two-sided print...
Page 11 - Manual Duplex Printing; driver instructs
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 4 Manual Duplex Printing The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. Then, the Windows ® driver instructs you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well, or you may get a paper ...
Page 12 - Face-down output tray; The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces; Printing on plain paper; Select the; Paper Size; settings in the printer driver.; Media Type; Send the print data to the machine.
1 - 5 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Face-down output tray The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the output tray in the front of the machine. Unfold the support flap to support the printed pages. Printing on plain paper The manual feed tray (For MFC-8440 and DCP-8040) 1 Selec...
Page 13 - Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 6 4 Using both hands put paper in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller and the machine grips the paper. 5 After the printed page comes out of the machine, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 4 above. Repeat for ...
Page 15 - Printing on thicker paper and card stock; : Thick paper or Thicker paper; Paper Source; Open the back output tray.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 8 Printing on thicker paper and card stock When the back output tray is pulled down, the machine has a straight paper path from the manual feed tray or the MP tray through to the back of the machine. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on t...
Page 18 - The side to be printed on must be face up.
1 - 11 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 6 While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size. 7 Send the print data to the machine. 8 When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray. Caution Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking ...
Page 19 - Printing on envelopes; To print on envelopes use manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 12 Printing on envelopes To print on envelopes use manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray. 1 Select the Paper Size , Media Type , Paper Source , and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type : Envelope, Env.thin or Env.thick ■ The machine automatically turns...
Page 23 - Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 16 5 Put the envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam. 6 Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size. 7 Send the print data to the mac...
Page 24 - Printer operation keys; Job Cancel; Device Options; Secure; OR; Set
1 - 17 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printer operation keys Job Cancel You can clear data from the memory. Secure key Secured data is protected by a password. Only those people that know the password will be able to print the data. The machine will not print secure data until the password is entere...
Page 25 - Print; Delete; Setting the Emulation Selection; Menu; Auto
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 18 4 Enter your password using the control panel. Press Set . 5 Press or to select Print . Press Set . The machine prints the data. — OR — If you want to delete the secured data press or to select Delete . Press Stop/Exit . Setting the Emulation Selection This mach...
Page 26 - Printing the Internal Font List
1 - 19 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printing the Internal Font List You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you select it. 1 Press Menu , 4 , 2 , 1 . (For DCP-8040 and DCP-8045D, press Menu , 3 , 2 , 1 ) 2 Press Start . The machine print...
Page 27 - Printer driver settings
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 1 2 Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer: ■ Media Type ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex ■ Watermark * 1 * 2 ■ Scaling * 2 ■ Print Date & Time * 1 * 2 ■ Quick Print Setup * 1 * 2 ■ Secure Print * 1 * 1 These se...
Page 28 - Features in the Brother Native Driver; Basic tab; Accessories tab
2 - 2 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Features in the Brother Native Driver The Brother Native driver is a printer driver developed exclusively by Brother. This driver includes more features than the Microsoft ® Windows ® Universal printer driver. Basic tab 1 Select the Paper Size , Multiple Page , Border L...
Page 29 - From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using.; Multiple Page; Border Line; Orientation; Portrait; or; Landscape
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 3 Paper Size From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using. Multiple Page The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple...
Page 30 - Copies
2 - 4 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Copies The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected,...
Page 31 - Advanced tab; Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons:; Print Quality; You can select from the following resolutions:
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 5 Advanced tab Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Print Quality Resolution You can select from the following resolutions: ■ HQ 1200 ■ 600 dpi ■ 300 dpi To return to the defa...
Page 32 - For Windows
2 - 6 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density. Print Setting For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me Print Setting is used for optimizing your print quality for the type of document being printed (Photos, Graphics or Scan...
Page 34 - Watermark; Use Watermark
2 - 8 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Watermark You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark. You can select one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. Check Use Watermark , and then select the watermark you want to use. In background Che...
Page 36 - Page Setting; Off
2 - 10 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Page Setting You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size , if your document has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size pap...
Page 37 - Lets you set the following Printer Functions:; To send a secured document:; from; Printer Function; and check; Enter your password, user name and job name and click OK.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 11 Device Options Lets you set the following Printer Functions: Secure Print Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they are sent to the machine. Only the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at ...
Page 38 - Quick Print Setup; icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device; Administrator; The factory setting is OFF
2 - 12 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to quickly select driver settings. To view setting, simply click your mouse button on the task tray icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device Options section. Administrator (For Windows ® 98/98...
Page 40 - Basic
2 - 14 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Accessories tab The Accessories Tab includes the settings for configuring the printer driver for the size of paper loaded in each paper source. This tab also installs any additional options into the driver settings. Paper Source Setting To configure the paper size for ...
Page 41 - list and click
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 15 Available Options In order to use the optional 2nd paper tray, you must install the option in the driver. Highlight the model number from the Available Options list and click Add . The optional tray will then be listed in the Installed box, Paper Source Setting list an...
Page 42 - Support tab
2 - 16 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Support tab The Support tab provides driver version and setting information. In addition there are links to the Brother Solutions Center and the Driver Update Web sites. Click the Support tab to display the following screen: Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutio...
Page 44 - Ports tab
2 - 18 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Ports tab Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using.
Page 45 - Device Settings tab; Select the options you installed.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 19 Device Settings tab Select the options you installed.
Page 46 - Layout tab
2 - 20 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Layout tab You can change the Layout setting by selecting the setting in the Orientation , Page Order and Pages Per Sheet . Booklet (For MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D) (For Windows ® 2000/XP) You can print a booklet by selecting Booklet from Pages Per Sheet list. If you are ...
Page 48 - Advanced Options
2 - 22 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Advanced Options 1 Select the Paper Size and Copy Count . 2 Set the Print Quality , Scaling and TrueType Font setting. 3 You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ BR-Script Level If you are using Windows ...
Page 49 - How to scan using
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 1 3 How to scan using Windows ® ■ The scanning operations and drivers will be different depending on your operating system. ■ The screens shown in this chapter are from MFC-8840D. For Windows ® XP The machine uses Windows ® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) for scanning docum...
Page 50 - WIA compliant; Scan
3 - 2 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document (For Windows ® XP only) WIA compliant Windows ® XP uses Windows ® Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning images from the scanner. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort ® 9.0SE viewer that Brother included with your scanner or you can scan...
Page 51 - Scanning a document into the PC; Scanning a document using the ADF; Document Feeder; from the; Paper source; Paper size
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 3 Scanning a document into the PC There are two ways in which you can scan a whole page. You can either use the ADF or the Flatbed scanner glass. If you would like to scan and then crop a portion of the page after pre-scanning the document you will need to use the sca...
Page 52 - Brother Scanner Utility
3 - 4 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 5 If you require advanced settings, click on the tab Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (C). You can select Brightness , Contrast , Resolution and Picture Type from the Advanced Properties . Click the OK button after you choose your settings. 6 To start scann...
Page 53 - Preview
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 5 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button from the scanner window to scan t...
Page 54 - Picture Type
3 - 6 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 5 Select the portion you want to scan by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it over the area. 6 If you require advanced settings, click Picture Type from the Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (C). You can select Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and ...
Page 55 - You can run the utility by selecting the; Scanner Utility; located in the; Start; TWAIN compliant scanner driver for Windows; XP, follow the description for Windows
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 7 Brother Scanner Utility The Brother Scanner Utility is used for configuring the scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi and for changing the paper size. If you want to set Legal size as the default size, change the setting using this utility. You must r...
Page 56 - Scanning a document; TWAIN compliant; SE viewer that Brother included with your machine,
3 - 8 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document TWAIN compliant The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between scanners and software applications. This means that not only can you scan i...
Page 57 - How to access the Scanner
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 9 How to access the Scanner 1 Open the software application (ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE) to scan a document. 2 Select Scan from the File drop-down menu or select the Scan button. The Scan pane appears in the left panel. 3 Select the scanner you are using from the Sc...
Page 58 - Scanning a whole page; Settings in the Scanner window
3 - 10 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document into the PC You can scan a whole page — OR — Scan a portion of the page after pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page 1 Place the document face up in the ADF (automatic document feeder), or face down on the scanner glass. 2 Adjust the f...
Page 59 - Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 11 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan The PreScan button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted areas from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Start button in the scanner window to scan the image. 1 Place the docum...
Page 61 - Image Type
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 13 Settings in the Scanner window Image Type Select the output image type from Photo , Web or Text . Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for each default setting. The default settings are: Resolution You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop...
Page 62 - Scan Type
3 - 14 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scan Type Brightness Adjust this settings (-50 to 50) to obtain the best image. The default value is 0, representing an ‘average’. You can set the level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also type a value in the ...
Page 63 - Document Size; Set the Size to one of the following:
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 15 Document Size Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in.) ■ A4 (210 x 297 mm) ■ Legal (8 1/2 x 14 in.) ■ A5 (148 x 210 mm) ■ B5 (182 x 257 mm) ■ Executive (7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.) ■ Business Card (90 x 60 mm) ■ Photo 3.5 x 5 in. (9 x 13 cm) ■ Photo ...
Page 65 - Using the; Using ControlCenter2.0
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 17 Using the scan key (For USB or Parallel interface cable users) You can use Scan on the control panel to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or your computer folder. The advantage of using Scan is that you avoid the mouse clicks...
Page 66 - Scan to Image
3 - 18 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scan to E-mail You can either scan a black and white or color document into your E-mail application as a file attachment. You can change the Scan configuration. (See Scan to E-mail: on page 4-14.) 1 Place the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner...
Page 67 - Scan to OCR
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 19 Scan to OCR If your document is text only, you can have it converted by ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® to an editable text file and then have the result displayed in your word processing application for viewing and editing. You can change the Scan configuration. (See Scan t...
Page 68 - Using ScanSoft; Documentation for ScanSoft
3 - 20 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Using ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE and OmniPage ® OCR ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE for Brother is a document management application. You will use PaperPort ® 9.0SE to view scanned documents. PaperPort ® 9.0SE has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, filing system that...
Page 69 - Viewing items; Desktop View
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 21 Viewing items ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE provides several ways to view items: Desktop View displays a thumbnail (a small graphic that represents each item in a Desktop or folder). Items in the selected folder appear on the PaperPort ® 9.0SE Desktop. You can see P...
Page 70 - Organizing your items in folders; You can also use Windows; Quick links to other applications
3 - 22 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Organizing your items in folders PaperPort ® 9.0SE has an easy-to-use filing system for organizing your items. The filing system consists of folders and items that you select to view in Desktop View. An item can be a PaperPort ® 9.0SE item or a non-PaperPort ® 9.0S...
Page 71 - ScanSoft
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 23 ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® OCR lets you convert image text into text you can edit ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® OCR is installed automatically with PaperPort ® 9.0SE when you install MFL-Pro Suite on your computer. ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE can quickly convert the text on a ...
Page 72 - You can Import items from other applications; Exporting an image file; Save As
3 - 24 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® You can Import items from other applications In addition to scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort ® 9.0SE in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort ® 9.0SE (MAX) files in several different ways: ■ Print to the Desktop View from another applica...
Page 73 - How to Uninstall PaperPort
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 25 How to Uninstall PaperPort ® 9.0SE and ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® OCR For Windows ® 98/98SE, Windows ® Me and Windows NT ® 4.0: Select Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and the Install/Uninstall tab. Select PaperPort from the list and click the Add/Rem...
Page 74 - Access the Copy features available via your computer.; Model
4 - 1 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 ControlCenter2.0 ControlCenter2.0 is a software utility that allows you to quickly and easily access your frequently used applications. Using ControlCenter2.0 eliminates the need to manually launch the specific applications. ControlCenter2.0 provides the following five...
Page 75 - in; Preferences; Click; OK; to close the window.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 2 How to turn off the AutoLoad feature in ControlCenter2.0 Once you start ControlCenter2.0 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the task tray. You can open ControlCenter2.0 window by double-clicking on the icon. If you do not want ControlCenter2.0 to run automatica...
Page 76 - SCAN
4 - 3 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 SCAN This section contains four buttons for Scan to Image , Scan to OCR , Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. ■ Image (Default: Microsoft Paint) — enables you to scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can select the destination app...
Page 77 - COPY; Setting up PC-FAX receiving
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 4 COPY Copy — allows you to use the PC and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan the page on the machine and print the copies using any of the features of the machine printer driver— OR —you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver ...
Page 81 - feature allows you to scan a document to your; Software Button; pull down list. You can add; Add; button. An application
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 8 E-mail Scan to E-mail feature allows you to scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, right-click on the button and select Software Button . To c...
Page 82 - File attachments; File Type; — Select from the pull-down list the type of file you want
4 - 9 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 File attachments You can choose from the following list of file types for attachment to your E-mail or for saving to a folder. File Type — Select from the pull-down list the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF...
Page 83 - File
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 10 File Scan to File button allows you to scan an image and save it in a specific file type to any directory on your PC. This allows you to easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and save to directory, right-click on the button and select Software ...
Page 84 - CUSTOM SCAN; and; This setting allows you to scan a page directly into
4 - 11 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 CUSTOM SCAN There are four buttons from which you can set your own preferences and configuration to fit your required usage for scanning. To configure a button, right-click on the button, and the configuration window will appear. You have four function choices of scan a...
Page 85 - Customizing a user-defined button
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 12 Customizing a user-defined button To configure a button, right-click on the button, and the configuration window will appear. Please read the following guide lines for the button configuration. Scan to Image: In the General tab You can enter up to 30 characters in the N...
Page 90 - Copy
4 - 17 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 Before finishing the Copy button configuration, you must set the Printer Name . Then click the Print options button to display the printer driver settings. In the printer driver settings window you can choose advanced settings for printing. The Print options screen will...
Page 91 - Send
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 18 PC-FAX (For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only) This section allows you to easily open the software for sending or receiving a PC-FAX or edit the address book by clicking the appropriate button. Send The Send button allows you to scan a document and automatically send the imag...
Page 92 - Receive / View Received; The; Receive; button allows you to start receiving PC-FAXes to your; View Received
4 - 19 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 Receive / View Received The Receive button allows you to start receiving PC-FAXes to your computer. By clicking this button, the PC-FAX receiving software is activated and starts receiving fax data. (See Running PC-FAX Receiving on page 6-19.) . ) When the PC-FAX receiv...
Page 93 - Address Book; button allows you to configure, add, amend or; Setup; Setup; button, you can configure the user settings
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 20 Address Book The Address Book button allows you to configure, add, amend or delete contacts from your address book. By clicking the button, the address book window will open for your editing. (See Brother Address Book on page 6-7.) Setup By clicking the Setup button, yo...
Page 94 - Remote Setup; button allows you to open the Remote Setup
4 - 21 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 DEVICE SETTING (For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only) In this section you can configure the machine setting by clicking the button. Remote Setup The Remote Setup button allows you to open the Remote Setup Program window with which you can configure the machine setting menus....
Page 95 - MFC Remote Setup; OK button; When you click; , the process of uploading the data to the MFC; Cancel; button clears your changes and exits the MFC Remote; Using MFC Remote Setup
USING MFC REMOTE SETUP 5 - 1 5 MFC Remote Setup The MFC Remote Setup application lets you quickly and easily set up your MFC directly from your PC screen. When you access this application, the settings on your MFC will be downloaded to your PC and displayed on your computer screen. If you change the...
Page 97 - Using Brother PC-FAX; If you are using Windows
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 1 6 PC-FAX sending The Brother PC-FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send any application or document file as a standard fax. You can create a file in any application on your PC, and then send it as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover page note. All you have...
Page 98 - Setting up user information; Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user
6 - 2 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Setting up user information 1 From the Start menu, select Programs , Brother , MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX (Where XXXX is your model name), and then select PC-FAX Setup . The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box will appear: 2 You must enter this information to create the F...
Page 99 - Sending setup; From the; Sending; tab; Outside line access
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 3 Sending setup From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below. The user has the choice of two user interfaces: Simple style or Facsimile style. To change the user interface select the interface setting you want: Simple s...
Page 100 - User interface; In the; tab, select the user interface you wish to use.; Simple Style; or the; Facsimile Style; Simple style
6 - 4 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE User interface In the Sending tab, select the user interface you wish to use. You can choose the Simple Style or the Facsimile Style . Simple style Facsimile style
Page 103 - then click; Brother Address Book; dialog box will appear:
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 7 Brother Address Book From the Start menu, select Programs , Brother , MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX (Where XXXX is your model name), and then click PC-FAX Address Book . The Brother Address Book dialog box will appear:
Page 104 - Setting up a Member in the Address Book
6 - 8 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Setting up a Member in the Address Book In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add, edit and delete stored information of Members and Groups. 1 In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a Member. The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box...
Page 105 - Setting up a Group for Broadcasting
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 9 Setting up a Group for Broadcasting If you often send the same PC-FAX to several recipients, you can combine them in to a Group. 1 In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: 2 ...
Page 106 - Editing Member information
6 - 10 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Editing Member information 1 Select the Member or Group you want to edit. 2 Click the edit icon. 3 Change the Member or Group information. 4 Click OK to save your changes. Deleting a Member or Group 1 Select the Member or Group you want to delete. 2 Click the del...
Page 108 - Importing to the Address Book
6 - 12 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Importing to the Address Book You can import ASCII text files (*.csv) or Vcards (electronic business cards) into your Address Book. To import an ASCII text file: 1 From the Address Book select File , point to Import , and then click Text . — OR — Click Vcard and ...
Page 109 - Type the name of the file, and then select; Open; If you selected a text file in Step 1, the; Files of type
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 13 5 Type the name of the file, and then select Open . If you selected a text file in Step 1, the Files of type : will be Text file (*.csv) .
Page 110 - Setting up a Cover Page; to access the PC-Fax Cover; Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup
6 - 14 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Setting up a Cover Page From the PC-FAX dialog box, click to access the PC-Fax Cover page setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box will appear:
Page 111 - Entering Cover Page Information; Type the comment you want to add to the cover page.
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 15 Entering Cover Page Information To From Comment Type the comment you want to add to the cover page. Form Select the cover page format you want to use. Import BMP file You can insert a bitmap file, such as your company logo, in the cover page. Use the browse butto...
Page 113 - Redial
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 17 4 Enter the fax number using any of the following methods: ■ Using the dial pad enter the number. ■ Click any of the 10 Speed-Dial buttons. ■ Click the Address Book button, and then select a Member or Group from the Address Book. 5 To include a Cover Page, click ...
Page 115 - Running PC-FAX Receiving; Setting up your PC
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 19 Setting up PC-FAX receiving The PC-FAX Receive function will automatically upload incoming faxes received by your machine to your PC for viewing, printing or deleting. Running PC-FAX Receiving From the Start menu, select Programs , Brother , MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXX...
Page 116 - Viewing new PC-FAX messages
6 - 20 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 3 In Ring Delay , select the number of rings before you want your PC to answer incoming calls. 4 In Save file to , use the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files will be saved. 5 In File Format , select .tif or .max for the format the rec...
Page 117 - Using your machine with a; Before you can connect the machine to your Macintosh
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 1 7 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple ® Macintosh ® The features supported by the machine will depend on the operating system you are using. The chart below shows which features are supported. *1 For the details of ControlCenter2.0, see Using ControlCenter2...
Page 118 - Macintosh
7 - 2 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple ® Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2) To select a Printer: 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2 Click the Brother Laser icon. On the right side of the Chooser window, click the printer you want to print to...
Page 120 - Choosing page setup options
7 - 4 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple ® Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® X) Choosing page setup options 1 From application software such as Presto! ® PageManager ® , click the File menu and select Page Setup . Make sure your machine is selected in the Form...
Page 121 - Specific settings; Set the; Press; Duplex
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 5 Specific settings Set the Media Type , Resolution , and other settings. Press Copies & Pages to select settings you want to change. Duplex Automatic Duplex is only available with the MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D.
Page 122 - Print settings; Using the PS driver with your Apple; To use the PS driver with a USB cable, you need to set the; Emulation; to; Setting the
7 - 6 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Print settings Using the PS driver with your Apple ® Macintosh ® To use the PS driver on a Network, see the NC-9100h Network User’s Guide on CD-ROM. To use the PS driver with a USB cable, you need to set the Emulation to BR-Script 3 (For MFC-8440 and MFC-8...
Page 123 - For Mac OS; Open the
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 7 For Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.2 Users 1 For Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.04 Users: Open the Apple Extras folder. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. For Mac OS ® 9.1 to 9.2 Users: Open the Applications (Mac OS ® 9) folder. Open the Utilities folder.* * The screens ar...
Page 124 - Select
7 - 8 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 3 Select Printer (USB) , and then click OK . 4 Click Change... in the PostScript ™ Printer Description (PPD) file. Select your machine, and then click Select .
Page 125 - USB Printer Selection; Select your machine, and then click
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 9 5 Click Change... in the USB Printer Selection . Select your machine, and then click OK . 6 Click Create... .
Page 126 - Save
7 - 10 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 Enter your machine name (MFC-8840D), and then click Save . 8 Select Quit from the File menu. 9 Click the MFC-8840D icon on the Desktop. 10 Select Set Default Printer from the Printing menu.
Page 127 - Setting; Applications
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 11 For Mac OS ® X users You need to install the PS driver using the following instructions. ■ If a Brother Native Driver (MFC-8440/8840D) is already listed in Printer list, you will need to delete it and then install the PS driver. ■ To use the PS driver wit...
Page 128 - Print Center; Add Printer...; USB
7 - 12 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 3 Open the Print Center icon. 4 Click Add Printer… . 5 Select USB .
Page 129 - Quit Printer Center
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 13 6 Select your machine, and then click Add . 7 Select Quit Printer Center from the Print Center menu.
Page 130 - Sending a fax from your Macintosh; Printer
7 - 14 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Sending a fax from your Macintosh ® application(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only) For Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2 users You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh ® application by doing the following: 1 Create a document in a Macintosh application. 2 To send a fa...
Page 133 - Facsimile; Output; To address the fax, type a fax number in the; Input Fax Number; If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 17 4 Select Facsimile from the Output pull-down menu. 5 To address the fax, type a fax number in the Input Fax Number box, and then click Print . If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destinatio...
Page 134 - Drag a vCard from the Mac OS; application; Destination Fax Numbers; When you are finished addressing your fax, click
7 - 18 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Drag a vCard from the Mac OS ® X Address Book application 1 Click Address Book button. 2 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS ® X Address Book application to the Destination Fax Numbers field. When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print .
Page 136 - Accessing the scanner; Select Source
7 - 20 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using the Brother TWAIN scanner driver with your Macintosh ® The Brother software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh ® . You can use this Macintosh ® TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support the TWAIN specifications. Accessing th...
Page 137 - Scanning an image into your Macintosh; scan a portion after pre-scanning the document.
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 21 Scanning an image into your Macintosh ® You can scan a whole page— OR — scan a portion after pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page 1 Place the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass. 2 Adjust the following settings, if n...
Page 138 - Pre-Scanning an image
7 - 22 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Pre-Scanning an image Pre-Scanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low resolution. A thumbnail version will appear in the Scanning Area . This is only a preview of the image, so you can see how it will look. The PreScan button will allow you to c...
Page 139 - Image; Resolution; pop-up menu choose the scanning resolution.
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 23 Settings in the Scanner window Image Resolution From the Resolution pop-up menu choose the scanning resolution. Higher resolutions use more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image.
Page 140 - Color Type; —Set the image type to
7 - 24 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Color Type Black & White —Set the image type to Black and White for text or line art. For photographic images, set the image type to Gray (Error diffusion) or True Gray. Gray (Error Diffusion) —is used for documents with photographic images or graphic...
Page 141 - Scanning Area; Size; to one of the following:; Business Card Size
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 25 Scanning Area Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter 8.5 x 11 in ■ A4 210 x 297 mm ■ Legal 8.5 x 14 in ■ A5 148 x 210 mm ■ B5 182 x 257 mm ■ Executive 7.25 x 10.5 in ■ Business Card 90 x 60 mm ■ Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 x 0.35 in. to 8.5 ...
Page 142 - Adjusting the Image
7 - 26 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Adjusting the Image Brightness Adjust the Brightness setting to get the best image. The Brother TWAIN Scanner driver offers 100 Brightness levels (-50 to 50). The default value is 0, representing an ‘average’ setting. You can set the Brightness level by d...
Page 143 - PageManager; Highlights
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 27 Using Presto! ® PageManager ® Presto! ® PageManager ® is application software for managing the documents in your computer. Since it is compatible with most image editors and word processing programs, Presto! ® PageManager ® gives you unmatched control ove...
Page 144 - System requirements; PowerPC processor; Technical Support
7 - 28 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® System requirements ■ PowerPC processor ■ System 8.6, 9X, 10.1/10.2.1, or greater ■ CD-ROM drive ■ Hard disk drive with at least 120 MB of free disk space Recommended: ■ 8-bit Color or higher video adapter. ■ Eudora Mail, or Outlook Express electronic mai...
Page 146 - Access the Copy features available via your Macintosh; Configuration
7 - 30 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using ControlCenter2.0(For Mac OS ® X 10.2.1 or greater) ControlCenter2.0 is a software utility that allows you to quickly and easily access the most frequently used applications. Using ControlCenter2.0 eliminates the need to manually launch the specific ...
Page 147 - and select; Click on ControlCenter2.0 icon in the menu bar and select; Preference
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 31 How to turn off the AutoLoad feature in ControlCenter2.0 The icon will appear on the menu bar. To open ControlCenter2.0 window, click on the icon and select Open . If you do not want ControlCenter2.0 to run automatically each time the computer is started;...
Page 148 - Using the scan
7 - 32 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® SCAN This section contains four buttons for Scan to Image , Scan to OCR , Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. ■ Image (Default: Apple PreView) — enables you to scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can select the d...
Page 154 - File type
7 - 38 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® File attachments You can choose from the following list of file types for attachment to your E-mail or for saving to a folder. File type — Select from the pull-down list the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) J...
Page 155 - button allows you to scan an image and save it in a; Select the file type for the saved image by selecting from the; pull down list. You can save the file to the default Pictures; Browse; For the supported file types, please refer to the
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 39 File Scan to File button allows you to scan an image and save it in a specific file type to any directory on your hard disk. This allows you to easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and save to directory, click on the button whil...
Page 162 - Before finishing the; button configuration, you must set the; Printer Name; . Then select your print settings from the Presets
7 - 46 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Before finishing the Copy button configuration, you must set the Printer Name . Then select your print settings from the Presets pull-down list, then click OK to close the window. By clicking the configured copy button, the print dialog window will open. ...
Page 164 - . When you access this application, the settings on
7 - 48 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® MFC Remote Setup (Mac OS ® X) (For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only) The MFC Remote Setup application allows you to quickly set up your MFC by taking advantage of the ease and speed of programming on your Macintosh ® . When you access this application, the set...
Page 165 - to upload; This command saves the current configuration settings to a file.; Import; This command reads the settings from a file.
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 49 Print This command prints the selected items on the MFC. You can not print the data until it is uploaded to the MFC. Click Apply to upload the new data to the MFC and click Print . Export This command saves the current configuration settings to a file. Im...
Page 166 - Network License; Network Scanning
8 - 1 NETWORK SCANNING 8 To use the machine as a Network Scanner, the NC-9100h Network board should be installed into the machine and configured with TCP/IP and mail server settings if you use Scan to E-mail (E-mail server). You can set or change NC-9100h settings from your machine’s control panel, ...
Page 167 - Click the; Network; tab in the dialog box and select a
NETWORK SCANNING 8 - 2 Right-click Scanner Device icon and select properties to view the Network Scanner Properties dialog box. 2 Click the Network Setting tab in the dialog box and select a method to specify your machine as a Network scanner for your PC. <
Page 169 - Scan To Button; tab in the dialog box and enter your
NETWORK SCANNING 8 - 4 3 Click the Scan To Button tab in the dialog box and enter your PC Name in the Display Name field. The machine's LCD displays the name you enter. Default setting is your PC Name. You can enter a name if you like. 4 You can avoid receiving unwanted documents by setting a 4-digi...
Page 170 - Using the Scan key; PC
8 - 5 NETWORK SCANNING Using the Scan key Scan to E-mail (PC) When you select Scan to E-mail (PC) your document will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. ControlCenter2.0 will activate the default E-mail application on the designated PC for addressing to the recipie...
Page 171 - Change Quality; NC-9100h Network User’s Guide
NETWORK SCANNING 8 - 6 Scan to E-mail (E-mail server)(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only) When you select Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) you can scan a black and white or color document and send it directly to an E-mail address from the MFC. You can choose PDF or TIFF for Black and White and PDF or JPE...
Page 172 - PDF
8 - 7 NETWORK SCANNING 7 Press or to select PDF or JPEG . Press Set . 8 Press or to select PDF or TIFF . Press Set . 9 The LCD prompts you to enter an address. Enter the destination E-mail address from the dial pad or use the One-Touch key or Speed-Dial key. 10 Press Start . The MFC will start the s...
Page 176 - Enable Network PC-FAX; Using Brother PC-FAX software; Brother Network PC-FAX
9 - 1 BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE 9 Enable Network PC-FAX To use the MFC as a Network PC-FAX, the NC-9100h Network board should be installed into the MFC and configured with TCP/IP and mail server settings if you use Scan to E-mail (E-mail server). (See Using Brother PC-FAX software on page 6-1....
Page 177 - Access the Sending Tab from the PC-FAX dialog box by clicking; From the Start menu, select; All programs; Check; Enable
BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE 9 - 2 Sending setup In order to use the full functionality of Network PC-FAX it is strongly recommended that you enable the Network PC-FAX Setup option on the Sending tab Brother PC-FAX Setup. 1 Access the Sending Tab from the PC-FAX dialog box by clicking — OR — From...
Page 178 - Extra options in Address Book; Brother Address Book Member Setup
9 - 3 BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE Extra options in Address Book When the Enable Network PC-FAX option is selected, three additional options appear in the address book contact window. 1 In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a member. The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog bo...
Page 179 - Using the Brother Network PC-FAX software; Please see
BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE 9 - 4 Using the Brother Network PC-FAX software The Brother Network PC-FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send any application or document file as a standard fax. You can create a file in any application on your PC, and then send it as a Network PC-FAX. You can ...
Page 181 - For Network Interface Cable Users
BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE 9 - 6 Sending a Network PC-FAX from your Macintosh ® application You can send a fax directly from your Macintosh ® application using the following steps: For Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2 users 1 Follow the steps For Network Interface Cable Users in the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Foll...
Page 182 - Index
I - 1 INDEX Index C ControlCenter2.0 ................ 4-1ControlCenter2.0 for Macintosh ......................................... 7-30 D Drivers printer .............................. 2-1TWAIN Compliant ............ 3-8Windows ® printer ............................ 1-1 F Fax sending a fax from Macin...
Page 183 - Visit us on the World Wide Web
This machine is approved for use in the country of purchase only, local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries. UK/IRE/SAF/PAN NORDIC Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com
