Brother DCP-4020C- User Manual

Page 2 - Compilation and Publication Notice

i Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Br...

Page 4 - Safety Precautions; To Use the DCP Safely; Save these instructions for later reference.; WARNING

iii Safety Precautions To Use the DCP Safely Save these instructions for later reference. WARNING There are high voltage electrodes inside the DCP. Before you clean the DCP or clear a paper jam, make sure you have unplugged the power cord from the power outlet. Do not handle the plug with wet hands....

Page 6 - Choosing a Location; Caution; Avoid placing your DCP in a high-traffic area.

v Choosing a Location Place your DCP on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and shocks, such as a desk. Put the DCP near a standard grounded power outlet. Choose a location where the temperature remains between 10° and 35°C. Caution ■ Avoid placing your DCP in a high-traffic area. ■ Do ...

Page 7 - Table of Contents

vi Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 Using this Guide ............................................................... 1-1 Finding information ..................................................... 1-1Symbols used in this Gu...

Page 8 - Walk-Up PhotoCapture Center; PhotoCapture Center

vii 5 Making copies ...................................................................... 5-1 Using the DCP as a copier ............................................... 5-1 Single or multiple copies ............................................. 5-2Out of memory message .................................

Page 10 - How to scan using Windows

ix 9 How to scan using Windows ® ............................................. 9-1 Scanning a document (For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me and 2000 Professional) ......................................................... 9-2 TWAIN compliant ........................................................ 9-2How to acc...

Page 11 - Hardware Section: Changing the Scan to Button

x 10 Using the Brother Control Center for Windows ® 98/ 98SE/Me/2000 Professional 10-1 Brother MFL-Pro Control Center .................................... 10-1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center ....................... 10-2How to turn off AutoLoad .......................................... 10-2 Bro...

Page 12 - Using the PhotoCapture Center

xiii Scan to E-mail .............................................................. 11-18 File attachments ..................................................... 11-20Scanner settings ..................................................... 11-21 Scan to OCR (Word Processing program) ................... ...

Page 13 - Using ArcSoft

xii Using ArcSoft ® PhotoPrinter ® 4 .................................... 13-18 Overview of basic steps.......................................... 13-18 14 Important information ....................................................... 14-1 Important safety instructions....................................

Page 14 - Using this Guide; Finding information; Introduction; Bold; Italics

INTRODUCTION 1 - 1 1 Using this Guide Thank you for buying a Brother DCP. This DCP is simple to use, with LCD screen instructions to guide you through programming it. You can make the most of your DCP by taking a few minutes to read this Guide. Finding information All the chapter headings and sub-he...

Page 15 - DCP Part Names and Functions; Front view

1 - 2 INTRODUCTION DCP Part Names and Functions ■ Front view No. Name Description 1 Output Paper Support Extension Pull the paper support extension towards you, doing so prevents the paper from falling off the output paper support. 2 Output Paper Support The printed paper exits the machine and stack...

Page 16 - Connect the USB Cable here.

INTRODUCTION 1 - 3 ■ Rear View No. Name Description 11 USB Interface Connector Connect the USB Cable here. 11 USB Interface Connector

Page 17 - Description; Scanner Glass

1 - 4 INTRODUCTION ■ Internal View (Document Cover Open) No. Name Description 12 Scanner Glass Put the original to be scanned here. 13 Document Guidelines Use to center the original on the scanner glass. 14 Document Cover Open to place the original on the scanner glass. 15 White Film For good qualit...

Page 18 - Machine Window

INTRODUCTION 1 - 5 ■ Internal View (Scanner Cover Open) No. Name Description 16 Machine Window Use to remove small paper jammed inside the DCP without pulling the tube. 17 Scanner Cover Open to install ink cartridges or remove jammed paper. 18 Tube These tubes transfer the ink to the print heads. Pu...

Page 19 - DCP-4020C control panel overview

1 - 6 INTRODUCTION DCP-4020C control panel overview 3 2 1 4 1 On/Off Let’s you turn the DCP on or off. 2 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Displays messages on the screen to help you to set up and use your DCP. 3 Navigation key: Menu/Set Lets you access the Menu to program and store your settings in the ...

Page 21 - About paper; For best results, use the recommended paper.; Handling and using special paper; Paper

2 - 1 PAPER 2 About paper The print quality of your document can be affected by the kind of paper you use in the DCP. To ensure the best print quality for the settings you’ve chosen, always set the Paper Type to match the type of paper you load. You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), ...

Page 22 - Paper Type

PAPER 2 - 2 Recommended paper Paper capacity of the Paper Tray The output quality depends on the paper type and paper brand. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com and check the latest recommendations for paper that can be used with the DCP-4020C. Paper Type Paper Size Number of sheets Plain Paper...

Page 23 - Thickness

2 - 3 PAPER Paper specifications for the Paper Tray Paper capacity of the Output Paper Support Cut Sheet Paper Weight Plain Paper / Inkjet Paper: 64 to 120 g/m 2 Glossy Paper: Up to 150 g/m 2 Post card: Up to 170 g/m 2 Index card: Up to 120 g/m 2 Thickness Plain Paper / Inkjet Paper: 0.08 to 0.15 mm...

Page 25 - Printable area; *1 When you set the Near Edge feature to ON in the printer driver.; Printable area depends on the Printer driver setting.

2 - 5 PAPER Printable area The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. *1 When you set the Near Edge feature to ON in the printer driver. Paper Paper Size 1 Top 2 Bottom 3 Left 4 Right Cut...

Page 26 - How to load paper and envelopes; To load paper or other media; Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and mis-feeds.

PAPER 2 - 6 How to load paper and envelopes To load paper or other media 1 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and mis-feeds. 2 Unfold the paper support, and press and slide the paper guide to fit the paper width. Paper Support Paper Guide

Page 27 - To load glossy paper; Fan the stack of glossy paper well.

2 - 7 PAPER 3 Gently insert the paper.Make sure the print side is towards you and the paper is below the maximum paper mark. To load glossy paper 1 Fan the stack of glossy paper well. 2 Put a sheet of plain paper in the paper tray first, and then put the stack of glossy paper on top of it. If the gl...

Page 28 - To load envelopes

PAPER 2 - 8 To load envelopes 1 Before loading, press the corners and sides of the envelopes to make them as flat as possible. 2 Press and slide the paper guide to fit the width of the envelopes. Insert them into the paper tray with the address side toward you and pointed in the direction below. If ...

Page 29 - User-friendly programming; Menu table; On-Screen Programming; PAPER TYPE

3 - 1 ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 User-friendly programming Your DCP is designed to be easy to use with LCD on-screen programming using the navigation key. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the menu selections your DCP has to offer. Since your programming is done on the LCD,...

Page 30 - Navigation key; SELECT

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 2 Navigation key You can access the menu mode by pressing Menu/Set . When you enter the menu, the LCD scrolls. Press 1 for General Setup menu —OR— Press 2 for Copy menu —OR— Press 3 for PhotoCapture menu —OR— Press 4 for Maintenance menu —OR— Press 5 for Print Reports menu ...

Page 31 - ACCEPTED

3 - 3 ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING Press to scroll to your next menu selection. Press Menu/Set . When you finish setting an option, the LCD shows ACCEPTED . Use to scroll backward if you passed your choices or want to save keystrokes.The current setting is always the option without a “?”.

Page 32 - The factory settings are shown in Bold.

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 4 Main Menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Descriptions Page 1 . GENERAL SETUP 1 . PAPER TYPE — PLAIN INKJET GLOSSY ( 4-COLOUR or 3-COLOUR ) TRANSPARENCY Sets the type of paper in the paper tray. 4-1 2 . DATE/TIME — — Sets the date and time. 4-2 3 . VOLUME 1 . BEEPER HIGH ...

Page 36 - Getting started; Setting the Paper Type; PLAIN; Initial setup

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 1 4 Getting started Setting the Paper Type To get the best print quality, set the DCP for the type of paper you are using. 1 Press Menu/Set , 1 , 1 . 2 Press to select PLAIN , INKJET , GLOSSY or TRANSPARENCY . Press Menu/Set . 3 If you selected GLOSSY , press to select GLOSSY:4-COL...

Page 37 - Setting the Date and Time; Press

4 - 2 INITIAL SETUP Setting the Date and Time If there is a power failure, you may have to reset the date and time. All other settings will not be affected. 1 Press Menu/Set , 1 , 2 . 2 Enter the last two digits of the year. Press Menu/Set . 3 Enter two digits for the month. Press Menu/Set . (For ex...

Page 38 - Setting the Beeper Volume

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 3 Setting the Beeper Volume You can change the beeper volume. When the beeper is on, the DCP beeps every time you press a key or make a mistake. 1 Press Menu/Set , 1 , 3 , 1 . ( LOW , MED , HIGH or OFF ) 2 Press to select your option. 3 Press Menu/Set . 4 Press Stop/Exit . Setting ...

Page 39 - Power Save

4 - 4 INITIAL SETUP Power Save Setting Power Save Mode reduces power consumption by turning off the CPU etc. inside the machine. If Power Save Mode is switched ON , when the machine is idle for approximately 10 minutes, it drops into power save mode automatically. The machine will display SLEEP inst...

Page 40 - Printing reports; To print a report

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 5 Printing reports Printing reports Two reports are available: To print a report 1 Press Menu/Set , 5 . 2 Press to select the report you want.Press Menu/Set . —OR—Enter the number of the report you want to print. For example, press 1 to print the Help List. 3 Press Mono Copy or Col...

Page 41 - Using the DCP as a copier; Making copies; Copy Keys

5 - 1 MAKING COPIES 5 Using the DCP as a copier Your DCP allows you to make high-quality photocopies and transparencies. Copies can be in black and white or full colour. Always make sure you have paper in the paper tray before making copies. Do not pull on the paper while copying is in progress. Mak...

Page 42 - Single or multiple copies; Copy; Out of memory message; OUT OF MEMORY

MAKING COPIES 5 - 2 Single or multiple copies You can make multiple copies using the scanner glass. Use the Copy Options key to choose more settings. (See Using Copy Options key (Temporary Settings) on page 5-3.) 1 Lift the Document Cover. 2 Using the document guidelines on the left, center the orig...

Page 43 - When you want to change the settings only for the next copy, use the; Copy Options; to select; Copy Options Key

5 - 3 MAKING COPIES Using Copy Options key (Temporary Settings) When you want to change the settings only for the next copy, use the Copy Options key. You can use different combinations. For example, if you want to copy a photograph on glossy paper with best print quality, press Copy Options to sele...

Page 44 - Mono Copy; Colour Copy; if you’re finished choosing settings.; PRESS COPY OR

MAKING COPIES 5 - 4 After you finish choosing settings using the Copy Options key, the LCD shows: Press to select more settings. —OR—Press Mono Copy or Colour Copy if you’re finished choosing settings. Press Copy Options Menu Selections Options Factory Setting Page QUALITY FAST / NORMAL / BEST NORMA...

Page 46 - MANUAL

MAKING COPIES 5 - 6 Enlarge/Reduce You can select the following enlargement or reduction ratios. MANUAL allows you to enter a ratio from 25% to 400%. 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select ENLARGE/REDUCE . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press to select the enlarg...

Page 47 - Setting the Paper Type on page 4-1

5 - 7 MAKING COPIES Paper Type You can change the paper type only for the next copy. Select the type of media that you are using to get the best print quality. 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select PAPER TYPE . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press to select the ...

Page 48 - PAPER SIZE

MAKING COPIES 5 - 8 Paper Size You can change the paper size setting only for the next copy. 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select PAPER SIZE . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press to select the size of paper you are using ( A4 or 10(W) × 15(H)CM ). Press Menu/S...

Page 49 - PAGE LAYOUT

5 - 9 MAKING COPIES Page Layout You can save paper by copying either two or four pages onto one page, or you can make a poster size copy. 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Press Copy Options and to select PAGE LAYOUT . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press to select 2 IN 1 , 4 IN 1 , POSTER ...

Page 50 - Poster

MAKING COPIES 5 - 10 4 in 1 Poster You can make a poster size copy of a photograph. For 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 copies, you cannot change the enlargement or reduction ratio or print on glossy paper. For colour 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 copies, you can use A4 size paper. You cannot make more than one copy. For poste...

Page 51 - Changing the default copy settings

5 - 11 MAKING COPIES Changing the default copy settings You can adjust the copy settings that are shown in the chart. These settings will stay until you change them again. Submenu Menu Selections Options Factory Settings 1 . QUALITY — NORMAL BEST FAST NORMAL 2 . BRIGHTNESS — - + - + - + - + - + - + ...

Page 52 - Copy Quality; Brightness

MAKING COPIES 5 - 12 Copy Quality 1 Press Menu/Set , 2 , 1 . 2 Press to select NORMAL , BEST or FAST . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press Stop/Exit . Brightness 1 Press Menu/Set , 2 , 2 . 2 Press to make a lighter copy. —OR—Press to make a darker copy. Press Menu/Set . 3 Press Stop/Exit . Contrast You can cha...

Page 53 - Colour Adjustment; RED

5 - 13 MAKING COPIES Colour Adjustment 1 Press Menu/Set , 2 , 4 . 2 Press to select RED , GREEN or BLUE . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press to increase the colour saturation. —OR—Press to decrease the colour saturation. Press Menu/Set . 4 Return to Step 2 to select the next colour.—OR—Press Stop/Exit . COPY4...

Page 54 - Legal limitations

MAKING COPIES 5 - 14 Legal limitations Colour reproductions of certain documents are illegal and may result in either criminal or civil liability. This memorandum is intended to be a guide rather than a complete listing of every possible prohibition. In case of doubt, we suggest that you check with ...

Page 55 - Walk-Up PhotoCapture

6 - 1 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 Introduction Your Brother DCP includes three media drives (slots) to use with popular digital camera media: CompactFlash ® , SmartMedia ® and Memory Stick ® . The PhotoCapture Center ™ feature lets you print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolu...

Page 56 - Basic flow; Print Index

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 2 Basic flow 1 Insert the media card firmly into the media drive (slot). (See Getting started on page 6-3.) 2 Print the index (Thumbnails) of all the images on your media card by pressing Print Index . The images will be numbered. (See Printing the Index (Thumbnails...

Page 58 - Media Card Indicator Lights:; LED light is ON, the media card is inserted properly.

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 4 Media Card Indicator Lights: ■ LED light is ON, the media card is inserted properly. ■ LED is OFF, the media card is not properly inserted. ■ LED is BLINKING, the media card is being read or written to. Do NOT unplug the power cord or remove the media card from th...

Page 59 - Options

6 - 5 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ The DCP can only read one Media card at a time so do not insert more than one card. The settings that you want to use with the card will be kept until you take out the media card from the drive (slot), print images or press Stop/Exit . 1 Insert the media card firm...

Page 61 - Printing images; Print Image; You can enter all the numbers at one time by using the

6 - 7 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Printing images Before you can print an individual image, you have to know the image number. 1 Make sure you inserted the media card. (See page 6-3.)Press Print Image . 2 Use the dial pad to enter the image number that you want to be printed from the Index page (T...

Page 62 - Changing the settings for printing images

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 8 Changing the settings for printing images You can change the settings for the number of Copies, Paper Type, Paper & Print Size, Print Quality, Brightness and Colour Enhancement only for the next printed image. Menu Selections Options (1) Options (2) Factory Se...

Page 63 - Menu selections; Number of Copies

6 - 9 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Menu selections Number of Copies 5 Press to select NO. OF COPIES:01 . Press Menu/Set . 6 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want.Press Menu/Set . 7 Press Colour Copy to print. —OR—Press for more settings. Paper Type 5 Press to select PAPER TYPE . P...

Page 64 - Paper and Print Size

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 10 Paper and Print Size 5 Press to select PAPER&PRINT SIZE . Press Menu/Set . 6 Press to select the size of the paper you are using ( A4 or 10(W)X15(H)CM ). Press Menu/Set . 7 If you select A4 , press to select the print size Press Menu/Set , and go to Step 11. ...

Page 65 - Check the printed thumbnail image on the index sheet.

6 - 11 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 8 Load the post card with the top edge down and print side is towards you. 9 Check the printed thumbnail image on the index sheet. Some images taken by some cameras have the orientation information. Print side Index Landscape image Portrait image

Page 67 - Print Quality; PRINT QUALITY; BRIGHTNESS

6 - 13 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Print Quality 5 Press to select PRINT QUALITY . Press Menu/Set . 6 Press to select NORMAL , FINE or PHOTO . Press Menu/Set . 7 Press Colour Copy to print. —OR—Press for more settings. Brightness 5 Press to select BRIGHTNESS . Press Menu/Set . 6 Press to make a li...

Page 68 - Colour Enhancement; COLOUR ENHANCE; DPOF printing

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 14 Colour Enhancement You can turn on the colour enhancement feature to print more vivid images. If you want to customize the White Balance, Sharpness or Colour Density, press Menu/Set , 3 , 5 . (See Colour Enhancement on page 6-18.) 5 Press to select COLOUR ENHANCE...

Page 70 - Changing the default settings

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 16 Changing the default settings You can adjust the Print Quality, Print Size, Brightness, Contrast, Colour Enhance and Scan to Card settings, that are shown in the chart. These settings will remain set until you change them again. Press Menu/Set , 3 , followed by t...

Page 71 - Print Size

6 - 17 WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Print Quality 1 Press Menu/Set , 3 , 1 . 2 Press to select NORMAL , FINE or PHOTO . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press Stop/Exit . Print Size 1 Press Menu/Set , 3 , 2 . 2 Press to select 13 × 9CM , 15 × 10CM , 18 × 13CM or 20 × 25CM . Press Menu/Set . 3 Press Stop/Exit . B...

Page 72 - Contrast

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 18 Contrast You can choose the contrast setting. More Contrast will make an image look sharper and more vivid. 1 Press Menu/Set , 3 , 4 . 2 Press to increase the contrast. —OR—Press to decrease the contrast. Press Menu/Set . 3 Press Stop/Exit . Colour Enhancement 1 ...

Page 74 - Understanding the Error Messages; MEDIA ERROR

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 6 - 20 Understanding the Error Messages Once you are familiar with the types of errors that can occur while you’re using the PhotoCapture Center ™ , you can easily identify and troubleshoot any difficulties. When an error message appears on the LCD, the DCP will beep to...

Page 76 - Features; Using the DCP as a printer

USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 7 - 1 7 Using the Brother DCP-4020C 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 ...

Page 77 - Choosing the right type of paper; RECEIVING DATA

7 - 2 USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER Choosing the right type of paper To get high quality printing using your DCP, it’s very important to select the right type of paper. Be sure to read Chapter 2 Paper in this Guide before you select and purchase paper for the DCP. How to print your document When the DC...

Page 78 - Simultaneous printing; If the LCD shows; Checking the Print Quality

USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER 7 - 3 Simultaneous printing Your DCP can print from your computer while scanning a document into the computer. However, when the DCP is copying, it pauses the PC printing operation, and resumes when copying is complete. Clearing data from the memory If the LCD shows DATA R...

Page 79 - Select Print from the File menu in your application software.; Printer driver settings; The screens shown in this section are from Windows

8 - 1 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer: ■ Media Type/Quality (Speed) ■ Page Layout ■ Near Edge Print ■ Colour Matching/Halftone Pattern ■ Colour Enhancement ■ Scaling ■ Watermark ■ Print Date & Time ...

Page 80 - Basic tab; Select the Media Type and Quality.

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 2 Basic tab 1 Select the Media Type and Quality. 2 Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Copies, the page order and Near Edge Print. 3 Click the Apply button to apply your selected settings.To return to the default settings, clic...

Page 81 - Media Type; Plain Paper

8 - 3 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Media Type To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The DCP changes the way it prints, depending on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper (4 colour) Glossy Paper (3 colour) Transparencies Th...

Page 82 - Quality; Normal: 600 x 300 dpi. Good print quality with typical print speed.; The factory settings are shown in bold.

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 4 Quality The quality selection allows you to choose the print resolution you want for your document. Print quality and speed are related. The higher the quality the longer it will take to print the document. The quality selections that are available will vary depending o...

Page 83 - Bi-Directional Printing

8 - 5 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is selected, the print heads print in both directions and offer faster print speeds. When not selected, the print heads will only print in one direction to provide higher quality printouts.

Page 84 - Paper Size

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 6 Paper Size The Paper Size selection provides a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you wish, you can create a custom size ranging from 89 x 127 mm to 216 x 355.6 mm. From the drop-down box, select the Paper Size you are using. You can enter custom size by select...

Page 85 - Page Layout; Border Line; Orientation

8 - 7 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Page Layout The Page Layout 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 sheets of paper. If you are using Windows ® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1 layout ...

Page 86 - Copies; Collate; Near Edge Print

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 8 Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999). 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 no...

Page 87 - Advanced tab; Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons:; To return to the default settings, click the Default button.

8 - 9 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Advanced tab Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1.Colour 2.Scaling 3.Watermark 4.Device Options To return to the default settings, click the Default button. 1 2 3 4

Page 88 - Colour; Image Type; Auto: The printer driver automatically selects the image type.

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 10 Colour Colour/Greyscale This selection allows a colour document to be printed in black and white using grey scale. Image Type The printer driver will select the most suitable colour matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Generally, text and busine...

Page 89 - Custom Image Type

8 - 11 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Custom Image Type You can select the colour matching method manually. Select the best one for your document. Match MonitorColour is adjusted to get the closest colour match to the PC monitor. ■ Natural: Suitable for photographic images. The colour is adjusted to print ...

Page 90 - Halftone Pattern

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 12 Halftone Pattern The DCP can use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange where to place dots to express halftones. There are some predefined patterns set for this and you can select which one to use for your document. Select the appropriate method. ■ Diffusion: Do...

Page 93 - Scaling; Check Free if you want to reduce the size.

8 - 15 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Scaling 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 paper. ■ ...

Page 94 - Watermark; The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices:; On all pages

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 16 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 95 - Watermark Style

8 - 17 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Watermark Style You can change the Watermark’s size and position on the page by selecting the Watermark, and clicking the Edit button. If you want to add a new Watermark, click the New button, and then select Text or Bitmap in the Watermark Style. ■ Watermark TextEnter...

Page 96 - Device Options; Lets you set the following Printer Functions:

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 18 Device Options Lets you set the following Printer Functions:

Page 98 - Quick Print Setup

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 8 - 20 Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to quickly select driver settings. To view the settings, simply click your mouse button on the task tray icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device Options.

Page 99 - Support tab; Click the Support tab to display the following screen:; Brother Solutions Center

8 - 21 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 100 - How to scan using; For Windows; Use Windows; For ScanSoft; PaperPort

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 1 9 How to scan using Windows ® The scanning operations and drivers will be different depending on your operating system. For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me and 2000 Professional The DCP uses a TWAIN Compliant driver for scanning documents from your applications. (See Scanning ...

Page 101 - TWAIN compliant; viewer that Brother included with your DCP, but you can

9 - 2 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document (For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me and 2000 Professional) TWAIN compliant The Brother MFL-Pro Suite includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between scanners and software applications....

Page 102 - How to access the Scanner; Open the software application (ScanSoft; Click the Scan button.

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 3 How to access the Scanner 1 Open the software application (ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® ) 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 TWAIN_32 Brother MFL Pro Scanner from the ...

Page 103 - 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; Place the original face down on the scanner glass.; Resolution

9 - 4 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 original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Adjust the following settings, if required, in the Scanner window:...

Page 104 - PreScanning to crop a portion you want to scan

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 5 PreScanning to crop a portion you want to scan The Pre-Scan 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 origin...

Page 105 - In the PaperPort

9 - 6 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 4 Select the portion you want to scan by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. 5 Click Start.This time only the selected area of the original will appear in the PaperPort ® window (or your software application window). 6 In the PaperPort ® window, use the ...

Page 106 - Settings in the Scanner window; The default settings are:

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 7 Settings in the Scanner window Scan (Image Type) Select the image type of output 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 Resoluti...

Page 107 - Scan Type; It is only available when Black & White or Grey is selected.

9 - 8 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 b...

Page 108 - Document Size; Set the Size to one of the following:

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 9 Document Size Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in.) ■ A4 (210 x 297 mm) ■ 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 (9 x 13 cm) ■ Photo (13 x 18 cm) ■ APS C (10 x 15 cm) ■ Cu...

Page 109 - Type the Name, Width and Height for the document.; You can choose ‘mm’ or ‘inch’ as the unit for Width and Height.; You can see the actual paper size you selected on the screen.

9 - 10 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® If you selected Custom as the size, The Custom Document Size dialog box will appear. Type the Name, Width and Height for the document. You can choose ‘mm’ or ‘inch’ as the unit for Width and Height. ■ Width: shows the width of scanning area ■ Height: shows the heig...

Page 110 - WIA compliant

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 11 Scanning a document (For Windows ® XP only) WIA compliant Windows ® XP uses Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning images from the DCP. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort ® viewer that Brother included with your DCP or you can scan images directl...

Page 111 - Scanning a document

9 - 12 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Select the picture type (A). 3 If you require advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (B). You can select Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from th...

Page 114 - Brother Scanner Utility

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 15 Brother Scanner Utility The Brother Scanner Utility is used for configuring the scanner driver for resolutions higher than 1200dpi. To run the utility: You can run the utility by selecting the Scanner Utility located in the Start/Programs/Brother/Brother MFL-Pro Su...

Page 115 - Using the scan key; Using the Brother Control Center for Windows

9 - 16 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Using the scan key You can use the Scan to key on the control panel to scan originals into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or your computer folder. The advantage of using the Scan to key is that you avoid the mouse clicks required to scan from...

Page 116 - Scan Image; Scan to; SCAN TO IMAGE

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 17 Scan to E-mail You can either scan a black and white or colour original into your E-mail application as a file attachment. You can change the Scan to key configuration.(See Scan to E-mail on page 10-7 to 10-9.) (For Windows ® XP: See Hardware Section: Changing the ...

Page 117 - SCAN TO OCR; Scan to File; SCAN TO FILE

9 - 18 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scan/OCR If your original is text, you can have it converted by ScanSoft ® TextBridge ® 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 to key configuration. (See Scan ...

Page 118 - Scan to Card; COLOUR STD; SCAN TO CARD

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 19 Scan to Card You can scan black and white and colour originals into a media card. Black and white originals will be stored in TIFF file format (*.TIF). Colour originals may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file format. The default setting is COLOUR STD and ...

Page 119 - Changing the default colour file format

9 - 20 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 6 Press to select the quality you want. Press Menu/Set . If you selected COLOUR STD , COLOUR FINE or COLOUR S.FINE , press to select the file format ( PDF or JPEG ). Press Menu/Set . —OR—To start scanning, press to select START SCANNING . Press Menu/Set . —OR—To ch...

Page 120 - Entering text; and; Inserting spaces; To enter a space, press

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 21 Entering text Most number keys have three or four letters printed below them. The keys for 0 , # and do not have printed letters because they are used for special characters. By pressing the appropriate number key repeatedly, you can access the character you want. ...

Page 121 - Making corrections

9 - 22 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Making corrections If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it, press to move the cursor after the last correct letter. Then press Stop/Exit . All the letters above and to the right of the cursor will be deleted. Re-enter the correct characters. You c...

Page 122 - Using ScanSoft

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 23 Using ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® and TextBridge ® OCR ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® for Brother is a document management application. You will use PaperPort ® to view scanned documents. PaperPort ® has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, filing system that will help you organiz...

Page 123 - Viewing items

9 - 24 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Viewing items ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 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 ® Desktop. You can see PaperPort ® i...

Page 124 - Organizing your items in folders; You can also use Windows; Quick links to other applications

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 25 Organizing your items in folders PaperPort ® 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 ® item or a non-PaperPort ® item: ■ Folders ...

Page 125 - ScanSoft

9 - 26 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® ScanSoft ® TextBridge ® OCR lets you convert image text in to text you can edit ScanSoft ® TextBridge ® OCR is installed automatically with PaperPort ® when you install MFL-Pro Suite on your computer. ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® can quickly convert the text on a ScanSof...

Page 126 - You can Export items in other formats; Exporting an image file

HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 9 - 27 You can Export items in other formats You can export or save PaperPort ® items in several popular file formats, such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF, or self-viewing. For example, to create a file for an Internet Web site, export it as a JPEG file. Web pages often use JPEG file...

Page 127 - Brother MFL-Pro Control Center; Using the Brother Control

10 - 1 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 Brother MFL-Pro Control Center The Brother Control Center is a software utility that pops up on the PC screen whenever you click the Control Center icon in the Task Tray and select Show. This lets you configure th...

Page 128 - AutoLoad the Brother Control Center

USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 2 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center The Control Center is loaded every time Windows ® is started. When the Control Center is loaded, the Control Center icon will appear on the task bar. If you don’t want the Control ...

Page 129 - Brother Control Center features; Auto Configuration; For example, you can change a scan button from MS Word Pad

10 - 3 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Brother Control Center features Auto Configuration During installation the Control Center will check your system to set up the default applications for E-mail, word processing and the graphics viewer/editor. For exam...

Page 130 - Scan to key operations; TextBridge

USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 4 Scan to key operations Scan to File—Lets you to scan directly to a file on your computer. You can change the file type and directory for the document you are scanning. Scan to E-mail—Lets you scan a picture or text d...

Page 131 - To access Scan to File Configuration screen; In the Task Tray click the Control Center; Show to access the Brother Control Center window.; Scanner settings; To change any of the settings for the mode, click Modify Settings.

10 - 5 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Scan to File To access Scan to File Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Control Center icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window. 2 Right-click Scan to File button and then click ...

Page 132 - Destination folder; your PaperPort

USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 6 Destination folder PaperPort ® Folder—Select this check box to scan the original into your PaperPort ® folder. Other Folder—Select this check box, to scan the original as another file type or to store it in another d...

Page 133 - To access Scan to E-mail Configuration screen

10 - 7 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Scan to E-mail To access Scan to E-mail Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Control Center icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window. 2 Right-click the E-mail application button a...

Page 134 - To change any of the settings for this mode, click Modify Settings.

USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 8 Scanner settings From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file: Text for OCR; Photos; Photos (High Quality); Photos (Quick Scan) or Custom. To change any of the settings f...

Page 135 - Send to Options; does not convert other file

10 - 9 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Send to Options Convert attachments to specified file type—Converts items to the type in the File Type box. Clear this check box to keep files in their source format; for example, to keep Word documents in the .doc f...

Page 136 - To access Scan to OCR Configuration screen

USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 10 Scan to OCR (Word Processor) To access Scan to OCR Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Control Center icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window. 2 Right-click the word processor ...

Page 137 - Word Processor

10 - 11 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Scanner settings From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file: Text for OCR; Photos; Photos (High Quality); Photos (Quick Scan) or Custom. To change any of the settings ...

Page 138 - uses the same OCR engine that is; The OCR Settings window will appear:

USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 12 OCR—Identify the OCR program to use to convert scanned document images to editable documents. This option is available only when you have an OCR program other than the one provided with PaperPort ® . (PaperPort ® 8....

Page 139 - Scan to Image; To access Scan to Image Configuration screen

10 - 13 USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL Scan to Image To access Scan to Image Configuration screen 1 In the Task Tray click the Control Center icon and select Show to access the Brother Control Center window. 2 Right-click the graphic application button a...

Page 140 - Target Application

USING THE BROTHER CONTROL CENTER FOR WINDOWS ® 98/ 98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL 10 - 14 Target Application Application—From the pull-down list, select the application you want to add to this Pop-Up screen. Click the Custom Link Settings button to set up links for your user-defined application.

Page 141 - Brother SmartUI Control Center; Using the Windows; application of your choice.

11 - 1 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 Brother SmartUI Control Center The Brother Control Center is a software utility that allows you to quite easily, with very few mouse clicks, access the most frequently used scanning applications. Using the Control Center eliminates t...

Page 142 - In the Task Tray right-click on the Control Center; Show to have access to the Brother SmartUI Control Center window.; is started. When the Control Center is loaded the

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 2 In the Task Tray right-click on the Control Center icon and select Show to have access to the Brother SmartUI Control Center window. AutoLoad the Brother Control Center The Control Center is initially configured to automatically load ea...

Page 143 - How to turn off Auto Load; Click the Control Center

11 - 3 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER How to turn off Auto Load 1 Click the Control Center icon in the Task Tray and select Show. 2 The main SmartUI Control Center window appears. Please look at the bottom of the window for a check box labeled “AutoLoad Pop-up”. 3 Uncheck t...

Page 144 - key on your DCP such as “Scan to File”. The

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 4 Brother Control Center features The SmartUI control center gives you the ability to configure the hardware Scan to key on your DCP such as “Scan to File”. The “Scan to File” feature allows you to scan a document directly to your hard di...

Page 146 - key on your

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 6 Hardware Section: Changing the Scan to Button Configuration When the SmartUI Control Center is displayed, you can access the Hardware Section window to reconfigure the Scan to key on your DCP. Click the Hardware Section tab at the top l...

Page 148 - Scan To File; folder

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 8 Scan To File To configure the Scan to File feature, left click on the Scan to File button and the following screen will appear. Select the file type for the saved image by selecting from the Format pull down list. You can save the file ...

Page 149 - Scan To Image

11 - 9 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER Scan To Image To configure the Scan to Image feature left-click on the Scan to Image button and the following screen will appear. You have the ability to change the configuration, which includes the destination image format or document ...

Page 151 - Scan To OCR

11 - 11 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER Scan To OCR To configure the Scan to OCR feature left-click on the Scan to OCR button and the following screen will appear. You have the ability to change the configuration, which includes the destination applications.

Page 153 - Software Section

11 - 13 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER Software Section The Software Section contains three groups of scan to buttons. Each section has a number of different buttons which are predefined for the most frequently used applications. The Scan section contains four buttons for S...

Page 154 - Scan

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 14 Scan *1 Scan to File —enables you to scan directly to a disk file. You can change the file type and destination directory, as needed. *2 Scan to E-mail (Default: Outlook Express) —enables you to scan a page or document directly into an...

Page 155 - printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan; Custom

11 - 15 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER Copy Copy (Copy one to one)—allows you to use the PC and any Windows ® printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan the page on the DCP and print the copies using any of the features of the DCP printer driver—OR—you can di...

Page 156 - The Scan Action tab is set to File and should not be changed.

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 16 Scan to File The Scan to File button allows you to scan an image and save it in a specific file type to any directory on you hard disk. This allows you to easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and save to dire...

Page 157 - To change the configuration click on the Configuration tab.

11 - 17 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER To change the configuration click on the Configuration tab. Select the file type for the saved image by selecting from the Format pull down list. You can save the file to the default PaperPort ® folder so the file appears in PaperPort ...

Page 158 - The Scan Action tab is set to E-mail and should not be changed.

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 18 Scan to E-mail The Scan To E-mail is automatically configured to your default E-mail application. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type right-click on the E-mail button and select “Configuration”. The Scan Ac...

Page 160 - File attachments

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 20 File attachments Items are mailed as file attachments using the file type you have selected. Convert attachments to specified file type—Click this check box if you want to change the file type of attachments. All documents and image it...

Page 162 - OCR which is built in PaperPort

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 22 Scan to OCR (Word Processing program) Scan to OCR converts the graphic page image data to text which can be edited by any word processor program. You can change the default word processor program (example: Word instead of Word Pad) and...

Page 163 - OCR—Select the OCR application from the OCR pull down list.

11 - 23 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER To change the program link preferences click the Link Preferences button. File Type—From the pull-down list, select the file format you want to use for documents. OCR—Select the OCR application from the OCR pull down list.

Page 164 - The Scan Action tab is set to Application and should not be changed.

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 24 Scan to Graphics application (example: Microsoft Paint) The Scan to Graphics Application allows you to scan an image so you can edit the image. To change the default graphics application right-click on the button and select Configurati...

Page 169 - Customizing a user-defined button; Select the Scan Action; Select the type of scan by clicking the appropriate button.

11 - 29 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER Customizing a user-defined button To configure a Custom button right-click on the button and then click Configuration. Please follow the following guide lines for Custom Button configuration. 1. Select the Scan Action Select the type o...

Page 170 - Select Configuration for the Scan Type.

USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER 11 - 30 2. Select Configuration for the Scan Type. To configure the scan operation click on the Configuration Tab. Depending upon which Scan Type button you selected you will see a different Configuration Tab list of settings. Application: Sel...

Page 171 - directory or select your own

11 - 31 USING THE WINDOWS ® BASED BROTHER SMARTUI CONTROL CENTER File: Select the file format from the Format pull down list. You can either send the file to the default PaperPort ® directory or select your own destination directory by selecting Other Folder. Use the Browse button to select the dest...

Page 175 - Using the PhotoCapture

12 - 1 USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM YOUR PC 12 Introduction 1 Insert a SmartMedia ® , CompactFlash ® or Memory Stick ® card into your DCP. 2 In Windows ® Explorer on your PC, double-click the Removable Disk icon. The files and folders that are on the media card will appear on your PC screen....

Page 176 - or Memory Stick

USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM YOUR PC 12 - 2 3 You can edit the file and save it to another drive on your PC or on the media card. When you take out a media card, do the following to keep from damaging it: 1 In the My Computer window, right-click the removable disk icon and select “Eject” fro...

Page 177 - Overview of basic steps

12 - 3 USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM YOUR PC Using ArcSoft ® PhotoPrinter ® 4 Arcsoft PhotoPrinter ® 4 software is for editing and printing your images including templates that aid you in printing multiple images on one page and the ability to crop, rotate and add special effects to your pict...

Page 178 - Click Open to generate thumbnails.

USING THE PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ FROM YOUR PC 12 - 4 6 Click on the individual images that you want to create thumbnails for. 7 Click Open to generate thumbnails. 8 Select the thumbnail of the image you want to use, and then click Okay.

Page 179 - Setting up your USB equipped Apple; Using your DCP with a; Before you can connect the DCP to your Macintosh

13 - 1 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 Setting up your USB equipped Apple ® Macintosh ® G3, G4, iMac ™ or iBook ™ with Mac OS 8.6-9.2 or Mac OS X 10.1/10.2.1 or greater The features supported by the DCP will depend on the operating system you are using. The chart below shows which features are ...

Page 180 - Macintosh; Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 2 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple ® Macintosh ® (OS 8.6-9.2) To select a Printer: 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2 Click the MFL-Pro Color icon. On the right side of the Chooser window, click the printer you want to print to. Close the...

Page 182 - Choosing page setup options

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 4 Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple ® Macintosh ® (OS X 10.1/10.2.1 or greater) Choosing page setup options From application software such as TextEdit, click the File menu and select Page Setup. Make sure DCP-4020C is selected in the Format for p...

Page 183 - Printing a document

13 - 5 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Printing a document From application software such as TextEdit, click the File menu and select Print. The print dialog box appears, click Print. Make sure DCP-4020C is selected in the Printer pop-up menu. You can select the number of copies or a range of page...

Page 184 - Choosing printing options

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 6 Choosing printing options To control special printing features of the printer, choose Print Settings in the Print dialog box. You can change Quality, Media Type, Color/Mono and Bi-Directional Printing settings.

Page 185 - Accessing the scanner

13 - 7 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using the Brother TWAIN scanner driver with your Macintosh ® (For Mac OS 8.6-9.2 and OS X 10.2.1 or greater) The Brother MFL-Pro Suite includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh ® . You can use this Macintosh ® TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications th...

Page 186 - Scanning an image into your Macintosh

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 8 Scanning an image into your Macintosh ® You can scan a whole page—OR—scan a portion after prescanning the document. Scanning a whole page 1 Place the original face down on the scanner glass. 2 Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dia...

Page 187 - PreScanning an image; Insert the original face down on the scanner glass.; appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner dialog box:; In your editing software, you can refine the image.

13 - 9 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® PreScanning an image PreScanning 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 crop unw...

Page 188 - Image

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 10 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 189 - Color Type

13 - 11 USING YOUR DCP 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 graphics. (E...

Page 190 - Scanning Area; Enter the width of the custom size.; Length: Enter the length of the custom size.; Business Card Size; To scan business cards, select the Business Card size (90

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 12 Scanning Area Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) ■ A4 (210 × 297 mm) ■ A5 (148 × 210 mm) ■ B5 (182 × 257 mm) ■ Executive (7.25 × 10.5 inches) ■ Business Card (90 × 60 mm) ■ Custom (adjusts it from 8.9 x 8.9 mm to 215.9 x297 mm) ...

Page 191 - Adjusting the Image

13 - 13 USING YOUR DCP 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 drag...

Page 192 - Color Sync Dialog

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 14 Color Sync Dialog Perceptual Matching—All the colours of a given gamut (range of colours) are scaled proportionally to fit within another gamut (printable range of colours). The purpose is to maintain the balance between the colours of the image. This is the...

Page 193 - Scanner Profile; Select your Brother DCP.

13 - 15 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® Relative Colorimetric Matching—The colours that fall within the gamuts of both devices are left unchanged. Some colours in both images will be exactly the same, a useful outcome when colours must match quantitatively. What that means is that if the colour is...

Page 194 - Insert a SmartMedia

USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 13 - 16 Using the PhotoCapture Center ™ from a Macintosh ® You can access the Media Card inserted into the DCP from a Macintosh ® . 1 Insert a SmartMedia ® , CompactFlash ® or Memory Stick ® card into your DCP. The removal disk icon will appear on the Desktop. 2 Dou...

Page 197 - Select the image file and click Open.

13 - 19 USING YOUR DCP WITH A MACINTOSH ® 6 Select the image file and click Open. (from Mac OS 10.2.1)

Page 198 - International E; Compliance Statement; Important safety instructions; Important information

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 14 - 1 14 International E NERGY S TAR ® Compliance Statement As an E NERGY S TAR ® Partner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has determined that product meets the E NERGY S TAR ® guidelines for energy efficiency. Important safety instructions 1 Read all of these instructions. 2 Save th...

Page 199 - Wait until pages have exited the DCP before picking them up.

14 - 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 8 This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the label. If you are not sure of the type of power available, call your dealer or local power company. 9 This product is equipped with a 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (groun...

Page 200 - Trademarks

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 14 - 3 Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. PhotoCapture Center is a trademark of Brother International Corporation. MFL-Pro is registered trademarks of Brother Internatio...

Page 201 - IMPORTANT-For Your Safety

14 - 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT-For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the three-pin plug supplied must be inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which is effectively grounded through the normal household wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-conductor a...

Page 202 - Troubleshooting; Error Messages; Troubleshooting and routine

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 1 15 Troubleshooting Error Messages As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this happens, your DCP identifies the problem and displays an error message. The most common error messages are shown below. Troubleshooting and routine mai...

Page 204 - Printer Jam or Paper Jam; Paper is jammed in the paper tray.; Push the lever as shown below, and remove the jammed paper.; Paper is jammed inside the paper tray.; Remove any paper from the paper tray that is not jammed.

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 3 Printer Jam or Paper Jam Remove the jammed paper depending on where it is jammed in the DCP. Paper is jammed in the paper tray. 1 Push the lever as shown below, and remove the jammed paper. Paper is jammed inside the paper tray. 1 Remove any paper from ...

Page 205 - Pull the paper tray out of the DCP.

15 - 4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 2 Pull the paper tray out of the DCP. 3 Pull up the jammed paper to remove it. 4 Reinstall the paper tray. Paper Tray Jammed paper Paper Tray

Page 206 - Paper is jammed inside the DCP.; Remove the jammed paper.

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 5 Paper is jammed inside the DCP. 1 Open the scanner cover by releasing the scanner cover release lever and lifting the scanner cover. 2 Remove the jammed paper. 3 Close the scanner cover. WARNING Do not touch the ink tube because it can cause damage to t...

Page 207 - If you are having difficulty with your DCP

15 - 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE If you are having difficulty with your DCP If the copy looks good, the problem is probably not your DCP. Check the chart below and follow the troubleshooting tips. DIFFICULTY SUGGESTIONS Printer Difficulties Poor quality print. Make sure the Printer Dri...

Page 209 - How to improve print quality; Cleaning the print head; Print Quality Check

15 - 8 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE How to improve print quality Cleaning the print head To ensure good print quality, the DCP will regularly clean the print head, alternatively you can start the cleaning process when needed. Clean the print head and ink cartridges if you get a horizontal...

Page 210 - STEP A: Colour block quality check; YES

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 9 STEP A: Colour block quality check The LCD shows: 4 Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet. (BLACK/CYAN/YELLOW/MAGENTA). 5 If all lines are clear and visible, press 1 ( YES ) to go to STEP B. —OR—If you can see missing short lines as s...

Page 211 - STEP B: Alignment Check

15 - 10 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE STEP B: Alignment Check The LCD shows: 9 Check the 600 DPI and 1200 DPI test prints to see if number 5 most closely matches number 0. If the number 5 sample of both the 600 DPI and 1200 DPI are the best matches, press 1 ( YES ) to finish STEP B.—OR—If ...

Page 213 - Checking the ink volume; BLACK

15 - 12 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Checking the ink volume You can check the ink that is left in the cartridge. 1 Press Menu/Set , 4 , 3 . 2 Press to select the colour you want to check. Press Menu/Set . The LCD shows the ink volume. 3 Press Stop/Exit . INK VOLUMEBLACK BLACK - +

Page 214 - Packing and shipping the DCP; Turn the DCP’s power switch off.

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 13 Packing and shipping the DCP Whenever you transport the DCP, use the packaging that came with it. If you do not pack the DCP properly, you may void your warranty. WARNING Do NOT unplug the DCP after a print job until you hear the final click. 1 Turn th...

Page 215 - Remove the paper tray from the DCP.

15 - 14 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 Remove the paper tray from the DCP. 6 Unplug the DCP from the AC power outlet. 7 Unplug the USB cable from the DCP. 8 Put all the parts in their original packaging or protective wrapping. 9 Wrap the DCP in the plastic bag. Paper Tray

Page 217 - Routine maintenance; Cleaning the scanner

15 - 16 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Routine maintenance Cleaning the scanner Turn the DCP’s power switch off. Lift the document cover. Clean the scanner glass and the white film with isopropyl alcohol on a soft lint-free cloth. White Film Scanner Glass Document Cover

Page 218 - Replacing the ink cartridges; INK EMPTY

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 17 Replacing the ink cartridges Your DCP is equipped with an ink dot counter that automatically monitors the ink level in each colour cartridge. When the counter detects an ink cartridge is out of ink, the DCP will notify you with a message INK EMPTY on t...

Page 219 - If you replaced an ink cartridge while

15 - 18 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 Open the new ink cartridge bag for the colour shown on the LCD, and then take out the ink cartridge. 6 Each colour has its own correct position. Insert the new ink cartridge into its carriage by pressing until it clicks. 7 After installing the ink ca...

Page 220 - DO NOT shake the ink cartridges, because the ink may spill.

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 15 - 19 Caution ■ DO NOT remove ink cartridges if you do not need to replace them. If you do so, it may reduce the ink quantity and the printer will not know the quantity of ink left in the cartridge. ■ DO NOT shake the ink cartridges, because the ink may spil...

Page 221 - Product description; Specifications

S - 1 SPECIFICATIONS S Product description The DCP-4020C is a 4in1 Multi-Function Center: Colour Printer, Colour Copier, Colour Scanner and PhotoCapture Center ™ . General Specifications Memory Capacity 16MB Paper Tray Up to 100 Sheets (80 g/m 2 ) Printer Type Ink Jet Print Method Piezo with 75 x 4 ...

Page 222 - Print media

SPECIFICATIONS S - 2 Print media Copy Photo Capture Center Paper Input Paper Tray ■ Paper type:Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper, transparencies and envelopes ■ Paper size:A4, Letter, Legal, A5, Executive, envelopes (commercial No. 10, DL, C5 Monarch), Post card, Index card.Widt...

Page 223 - Scanner

S - 3 SPECIFICATIONS Scanner Printer Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice. Interface Colour/Mono Colour/Mono TWAIN Compliant Yes Resolution Up to 9,600 × 9,600 dpi (interpolated) Up to 600 × 2,400 dpi (optical) Scanning Speed Colour: up to 11 sec.Mono: up t...

Page 224 - Computer Requirements

SPECIFICATIONS S - 4 Computer Requirements Consumable Items Minimum System Requirements Computer Platform & Operating System Version Processor Minimum Speed Minimum RAM Recommended RAM Available Hard Disk Space Drivers PhotoPrinter ® 4 Windows ® Operating System 98, 98SE Pentium 75MHz 24 MB 32 M...

Brother DCP-4020C- User Manual

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