Page 2 - Trademarks
i Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.Multi-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother International Corporation.Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsof...
Page 3 - Table of Contents; Section I Windows; Printing; Scanning
ii Table of Contents Section I Windows ® 1 Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2Printing a document ..................................................................................
Page 4 - ControlCenter3
iii Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) ........................................................43 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................43Pr...
Page 5 - Section II Apple; Printing and Faxing
iv Scan to File........................................................................................................................................84Scan to FTP (MFC-7440N and MFC-7840W only)............................................................................85Scan to FTP Manual Method ....
Page 8 - Section I; Windows
Section I Windows ® I Printing 2 Scanning 30 ControlCenter3 54 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 78 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 90 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 92 Firewall settings (For Network users) 110
Page 9 - Note; Using the Brother printer driver
2 1 1 Note • The screens in this section are from Windows ® XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to print, you may need to configure the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137. See Firewal...
Page 10 - Printing a document
Printing 3 1 Printing a document 1 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. (See the User’s Guide for information about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper.) a From your ...
Page 11 - Duplex printing; Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper; Manual duplex printing; Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing
Printing 4 1 Duplex printing 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. If paper is curled, turn over the stack, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray or the Manual Feed Slot. ...
Page 12 - Printer operation keys; Job Cancel
Printing 5 1 Printer operation keys 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel . You can clear the data that is left in the printer memory by pressing Job Cancel . To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this key until the LCD shows Job Cancel (ALL) . Secure Key 1 Secured data...
Page 13 - Setting the Emulation mode; Menu; OK
Printing 6 1 Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840W only) 1 Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems and applications will send the print commands in different languages. Your machine can receive print commands in a variety of emulati...
Page 16 - Status Monitor; Monitoring the machine’s status
Printing 9 1 Status Monitor 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages such as paper empty or paper jam. You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the ...
Page 17 - Printer driver settings
Printing 10 1 Printer driver settings 1 Note For Macintosh ® users, see Printing and Faxing on page 116. You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Resolution Toner Save Mode P...
Page 18 - Features in the Windows; Basic tab; Paper Size
Printing 11 1 Features in the Windows ® printer driver 1 For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note • The screens in this section are from Windows ® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your operating system. • You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box ...
Page 19 - Landscape
Printing 12 1 Multiple Page 1 The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper. Page Order 1 When N in 1 option is selected, the page order can be se...
Page 20 - Media Type
Printing 13 1 Media Type 1 You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Note • When using ordinary plain paper choose Plain Paper . When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or rough paper choose Thick Paper or ...
Page 21 - Advanced tab
Printing 14 1 Advanced tab 1 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the appropriate icons: Print Quality (1) Duplex (2) Watermark (3) Page Setting (4) Device Options (5)
Page 22 - Print Quality
Printing 15 1 Print Quality 1 Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • HQ 1200 • 600 dpi • 300 dpi Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode , which reduces the print density (print appears lighter). Note • We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for ...
Page 23 - Duplex Printing; Manual Duplex; Booklet Printing
Printing 16 1 Duplex Printing 1 Manual Duplex Check Manual Duplex . In this mode, the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the odd numbered pages are printed. There are six typ...
Page 24 - Watermark; Transparent
Printing 17 1 Watermark 1 You can put a logo or text into your document as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file that you have created. Check Use Watermark , and then choose the watermark you want to use. Transparent 1 Check Transparent to print the w...
Page 25 - Watermark Setting
Printing 18 1 Watermark Setting 1 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 choose Text or Bitmap in the Watermark Style . Title You can choose CONFIDENTI...
Page 26 - Page Setting; Scaling
Printing 19 1 Page Setting 1 Scaling 1 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 you want to enlarge or reduce the document to fit the paper size. Check Free if y...
Page 27 - Device Options
Printing 20 1 Device Options 1 You can change the following printer functions: Secure Print Quick Print Setup Macro (MFC-7840W only) Header-Footer Print Density adjustment Improve Print Output
Page 29 - Support tab
Printing 22 1 Density adjustment Increase or decrease the print density. Note The Density adjustment is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200 . Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the pape...
Page 30 - Tray Settings
Printing 23 1 Print Settings (3) This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. Print Fonts (4) (MFC-7840W only) This will print the pages that show all the internal fonts of the printer. Check Setting... (5) You can check the current driver ...
Page 31 - Auto Detect
Printing 24 1 Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect , the printer driver will probe the printer and display its serial number. If it fails to receive the information, the screen will display "---------". Note The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions...
Page 32 - TM language; Printing Preferences
Printing 25 1 Features in the BR-Script (PostScript ® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) 1 For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note The screens in this section are from Windows ® XP. The screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. P...
Page 33 - Paper Source; Automatically Select; Manual Feed
Printing 26 1 Paper/Quality tab Choose the Paper Source . • Paper Source You can choose Automatically Select , Tray1 or Manual Feed .
Page 34 - Advanced options
Printing 27 1 Advanced options 1 You can access the Advanced options by clicking the Advanced... button on the Layout tab or Paper/Quality tab. a Choose the Paper Size and Copy Count (1). Paper Size From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using. Copy Count The copy selection sets th...
Page 36 - Ports tab
Printing 29 1 High Quality Image Printing You can increase the quality of image printing. If you set High Quality Image Printing to On , the printing speed will be slower. Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you print only a few pages, you do not need ...
Page 37 - Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver; Scanning a document into the PC
30 2 2 The scanning operations and drivers will be different depending on your operating system. The machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver for scanning documents from your applications. For Windows ® XP/ Windows Vista ® Two scanner drivers are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See Scann...
Page 39 - Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan
Scanning 32 2 i Click Start . When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort™ 11SE window. Note After you select a document size, you can adjust the scanning area further by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. This is required when you want to crop an image when scann...
Page 40 - Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box; Image Type
Scanning 33 2 d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 1 Scanning area Note You can enlarge the image using the icon, and then use the icon to restore the image to its original size. e Load your document again. Note Skip this step if you loaded the d...
Page 41 - Resolution; Scan Type; True Gray
Scanning 34 2 Resolution 2 You can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colors. Scan Type 2 Black & W...
Page 42 - Brightness
Scanning 35 2 Brightness 2 Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average.You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also enter a value in the box to set the level.If t...
Page 44 - Scanning a document using the WIA driver; WIA compliant
Scanning 37 2 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows ® XP/ Windows Vista ® ) 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows ® XP /Windows Vista ® you can choose Windows ® Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning images from the machine. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort™ 11SE viewer that Bro...
Page 51 - Scan
Scanning 44 2 f Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. 1 Profile2 Source3 Paper size4 Color format5 File type6 Resolution7 Brightness8 Contrast Note The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi.For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Brother Scanner Util...
Page 52 - Preview; Flatbed
Scanning 45 2 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass 2 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 in the Scan dialog box to scan the image. a Follow ...
Page 54 - Using the Scan key; Scan to Image
Scanning 47 2 Using the Scan key (For USB users) 2 Note If you use the Scan key when connected to a network, see Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) on page 78. You can use ( Scan ) on the control panel to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a...
Page 55 - Scan to File
Scanning 48 2 a Put the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass. b Press ( Scan ). c Press a or b to choose Scan to Image . Press OK . d Press Start . The machine starts the scanning process. Note If you want the scanned data in color, choose color in scan type on the Device B...
Page 57 - Using ScanSoftTM PaperPortTM 11SE with OCR by NUANCETM; Viewing items
Scanning 50 2 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ 2 Note ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE supports Windows ® 2000 (SP4 or greater), XP (SP2 or greater), XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Vista ® only. ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE for Brother is a document management application. You can ...
Page 58 - Page Thumbnails; Organizing your items in folders; Desktop View; Desktop View
Scanning 51 2 Page Thumbnails displays a close-up of a single page. You can open a PaperPort™ 11SE item by double- clicking its icon or the thumbnail in Desktop View . As long as you have the appropriate application on your PC to display it, you can also open a non-PaperPort™ SE item by double-click...
Page 59 - Quick links to other applications; New Program Link; Importing items from other applications
Scanning 52 2 When you double-click a folder, its contents (both PaperPort™ 11SE MAX files and non PaperPort™ 11SE files) appear on the Desktop. You can also use Windows ® Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop View . Quick links to other applications 2 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11...
Page 60 - Exporting items into other formats; Exporting an image file; Uninstalling ScanSoftTM PaperPortTM 11SE with OCR; For Windows
Scanning 53 2 Exporting items into other formats 2 You can export or save PaperPort™ 11SE items in several popular file formats, such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF or PDF. Exporting an image file 2 a Click File , then Save As in the PaperPort™ 11SE window. The Save ‘XXXXX’ as dialog box is displayed. b Choose ...
Page 61 - Using ControlCenter3; Model; Configuration
54 3 3 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. Using ControlCenter3 3 ControlCenter3 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using ControlCenter3 eliminates the need to manually l...
Page 62 - Modern
ControlCenter3 55 3 Modern 3 Classic 3 Note • To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe ® Flash ® Player 8 or greater. If you do ...
Page 63 - Switching the user interface
ControlCenter3 56 3 Switching the user interface 3 You can choose the Modern or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. a To switch the user interface, click Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT . b From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your preferred user interface. Turni...
Page 65 - File type
ControlCenter3 58 3 File type 3 You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF - Uncompressed (*.tif) TIFF - Compressed (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page - Uncompressed (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page - Compressed (*.tif) Portable N...
Page 70 - CUSTOM SCAN
ControlCenter3 63 3 CUSTOM SCAN 3 The Custom Scan option lets you create your own scan options. For Modern interface users, place the mouse pointer over the d and click Custom . To configure a button, right-click the appropriate button and click ControlCenter Configuration . There are four options: ...
Page 71 - ControlCenter Configuration; General
ControlCenter3 64 3 File type 3 You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF - Uncompressed (*.tif) TIFF - Compressed (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page - Uncompressed (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page - Compressed (*.tif) Portable N...
Page 76 - COPY
ControlCenter3 69 3 COPY 3 Lets you use the PC and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any of the features of the machine’s printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed on the PC incl...
Page 79 - Send
ControlCenter3 72 3 Send 3 The Send button lets you scan a document and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 92.) To change the Send settings, right-click the Send button and click ControlCenter Configuration . You can chang...
Page 80 - Address Book; Address Book; Setup; Setup
ControlCenter3 73 3 Note You can also activate the PC-FAX receiving software from the start menu. (See Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC on page 106.) Address Book 3 The Address Book button lets you add, amend or delete contacts from your address book. To edit this address book, click...
Page 81 - DEVICE SETTING; Remote Setup
ControlCenter3 74 3 DEVICE SETTING 3 You can configure or check the machine settings. Remote Setup (MFC models only) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup on page 90.) Quick-Dial (MFC models only) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on p...
Page 85 - Before using Network Scanning; Network license; Network Scanning
78 4 4 To use the machine as a network scanner, the machine must be configured with a TCP/IP address. You can set or change the address settings from the control panel (See Control Panel Setup in the Network User’s Guide ) or by using the BRAdmin Professional software. If you installed the machine f...
Page 88 - Pin number; Retype Pin number
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 81 4 e If you want to avoid receiving unwanted documents, enter a 4-digit PIN number in the Pin number and Retype Pin number field. To send data to a PC protected by a PIN number, the LCD prompts you to enter the PIN number before the document can ...
Page 92 - Scan to FTP; Administrator Settings
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 85 4 Scan to FTP (MFC-7440N and MFC-7840W only) 4 When you choose Scan to FTP , you can scan a black and white or color document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet. The details required to use Scan to FTP can be ente...
Page 93 - Creating a User Defined File Name; Create a User Defined File Name
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 86 4 b The Host Address is the domain name of the FTP server. Enter the Host Address (for example ftp.example.com) (up to 60 characters) or the IP address (for example 192.23.56.189). c Enter the Username that has been registered with the FTP serve...
Page 94 - Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 87 4 b Enter a file name in one of the two user defined fields and click Submit . A maximum of 15 characters can be entered in each of the user defined name fields. Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles 4 a Put the document face up in the ADF, or f...
Page 99 - Brother PC-FAX Software
92 6 6 PC-FAX sending 6 The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you to use your PC to send a document from an application as a standard fax. You can even attach a cover page. All you have to do is set up the receiving parties as members or groups in your PC-FAX Address Book or simply enter the destination a...
Page 100 - Sending setup
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 93 6 c Click OK to save the User Information . Note You can set up the User Information separately for each Windows ® account. Sending setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below. Outside line access ...
Page 101 - Setting up a cover page; Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 94 6 User interface Choose the user interface from two choices: Simple style or Facsimile style. Simple style 6 Facsimile style 6 Setting up a cover page 6 From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the icon to access the PC-Fax Cover Page setup screen. The Brother...
Page 103 - Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 96 6 Note If the Simple style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup on page 93.) d Enter a fax number using any of the following methods: Use the dial pad to enter the number. Click any of the 10 Speed-Di...
Page 105 - Browse; Outlook Express Address Book
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 98 6 Address Book 6 If Outlook or Outlook Express is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Address Book tab which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are four types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail Address.For t...
Page 107 - Speed Dial setup
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 100 6 Speed Dial setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) You can register a member or group on each of the ten Speed Dial buttons. Registering an a...
Page 108 - Setting up a group for broadcasting
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 101 6 Note You can select a speed dial from the PC-FAX interface to make sending a document easier & faster. Setting up a group for broadcasting 6 You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time. a In the Brother Address ...
Page 109 - Exporting Address Book entries
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 102 6 Editing member information 6 a Choose the member or group you want to edit. b Click the edit icon. c Change the member or group information. d Click OK . Deleting a member or group 6 a Choose the member or group you want to delete. b Click the delete i...
Page 110 - Save
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 103 6 d Click OK to save the data. e Enter the name of the file, and then click Save .
Page 111 - Importing to the Address Book; Importing an ASCII text file
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 104 6 Importing to the Address Book 6 You can import ASCII text files (*.csv) or vCards (electronic business cards) into your Address Book. Importing an ASCII text file 6 a Do one of the following: From the Address Book, click File , Import , then Text . ...
Page 114 - Setting up your PC; Save file to
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 107 6 Setting up your PC 6 a Right-click the PC-FAX icon on your PC tasktray, and then click PC-Fax RX Setup . The PC-Fax RX Setup dialog box appears: b In Save file to , click the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files are saved. c ...
Page 115 - Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 108 6 Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings 6 The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (See the Quick Setup Guide ). If you are using a different machine than the ...
Page 116 - Viewing new PC-FAX messages
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 109 6 Viewing new PC-FAX messages 6 Each time your PC is receiving a PC-FAX, the icon will alternate between and . Once the fax has been received, the icon will change to . The icon will change to once the received fax has been viewed. a Double-click to run ...
Page 117 - Before using the Brother software
110 7 7 Before using the Brother software 7 Firewall settings on your PC may reject the necessary network connection for network printing, network scanning and PC Fax. If you are using the Windows ® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have alread...
Page 121 - Exceptions
Firewall settings (For Network users) 114 7 i Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK . j If you still have trouble with your network connection such as Network Scanning or Printing, check File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click OK .
Page 122 - Section II; Apple
Section II Apple ® Macintosh ® II Printing and Faxing 116 Scanning 149 ControlCenter2 160 Network Scanning 179 Remote Setup 189
Page 123 - Printer operation key
116 8 8 Note The screens are from Mac OS ® X 10.4.x. Screens on your Macintosh ® may vary depending on your operating system. Printer operation key 8 Job Cancel 8 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel . You can clear the data that is left in the memory by pressing Job Cancel . To cancel ...
Page 127 - Updating the machine’s status
Printing and Faxing 120 8 Status Monitor 8 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you see error messages such as paper empty or paper jam at pre-set update intervals. You can also access the web based management. Before you can us...
Page 128 - Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh; Page Setup
Printing and Faxing 121 8 Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh ® ) 8 This printer supports Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater. Note The screens in this section are from Mac OS ® X 10.4. The screens on your Macintosh ® will vary depending on your operating system version. Page Setup 8 You can set ...
Page 129 - Print Settings
Printing and Faxing 122 8 For Mac OS ® X 10.5 For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. Note To control special printing features, choose Print Settings from the Print dialog box.
Page 130 - Cover Page (For Mac OS; Layout
Printing and Faxing 123 8 Cover Page (For Mac OS ® X 10.4 or greater) 8 You can make the following cover page settings: Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to your document, use this function. Cover Page Type Choose a template for the cover page. Billing Info If you want to add th...
Page 131 - Secure Print
Printing and Faxing 124 8 Duplex Printing 8 Manual duplex (For Mac OS ® X 10.3 or greater) Select Paper Handling . Choose Even numbered pages and print, and then choose Odd numbered pages and print. Secure Print 8 Secure Print : Secure documents are documents that are password protected when the...
Page 132 - Basic
Printing and Faxing 125 8 Print Settings 8 Basic tab Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • 300 dpi• 600 dpi• HQ 1200
Page 135 - Improve Print Output; thicker paper; media type
Printing and Faxing 128 8 Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced.If you print only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. Change the printer driver setting in Media...
Page 136 - Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh
Printing and Faxing 129 8 Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh ® 8 For Mac OS ® X 10.2 8 a If you are using a USB cable, disconnect it from your machine. b Restart the Macintosh ® . c Log on as an ‘Administrator’. d Run the Print Center (from the Go menu, choose Applications , Utilities ), then...
Page 137 - TM language emulation printer driver)
Printing and Faxing 130 8 Using the BR-Script3 Driver (MFC-7840W only) (Post Script ® 3 ™ language emulation printer driver) 8 Note • To use the BR-Script3 printer driver, you need to set the Emulation to BR-Script 3 by using the control panel before connecting the interface cable. (See Printer Emul...
Page 139 - Quit Printer Setup Utility; Printer Setup Utility
Printing and Faxing 132 8 For Mac OS ® 10.4.x users: g Choose Quit Printer Setup Utility from the Printer Setup Utility menu.
Page 140 - System Preference
Printing and Faxing 133 8 For Mac OS ® X 10.5 a Choose System Preference from the Apple menu. b Click the Printer & Fax icon. c Click + button which is located below the Printers section.
Page 141 - Default
Printing and Faxing 134 8 d Click the Default icon which is located at the top of the dialog box. e Choose your machine from the Printer Name list and Select a driver to use... in Print Using . f Choose the model name which shows BR-Script in Print Using , and then click Add .
Page 142 - Quit System Preferences; System Preferences
Printing and Faxing 135 8 g Choose Quit System Preferences from the System Preferences menu.
Page 143 - Scale; Choosing page setup options
Printing and Faxing 136 8 Features in the BR-Script (PostScript ® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver (MFC-7840W only) 8 Page Setup 8 You can set the Paper Size , Orientation and Scale . Choosing page setup options 8 From an application such as Apple ® TextEdit, click File , then Print to start p...
Page 144 - Printer Features
Printing and Faxing 137 8 For Mac OS ® X 10.5 For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. Note To control special printing features, choose Printer Features from the Print dialog box.
Page 146 - Manual duplex; Paper Handling; Odd numbered pages; Even numbered pages
Printing and Faxing 139 8 Duplex Printing 8 Manual duplex (For Mac OS ® X 10.3 or greater) Select Paper Handling . Choose Odd numbered pages and print, and then choose Even numbered pages and print. Printer Features 8 Feature Sets: Set 1 Media Type You can use the following types of media in you...
Page 150 - Send Fax
Printing and Faxing 143 8 For Mac OS ® X 10.5 For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu.
Page 152 - Drag a Vcard from the Mac OS
Printing and Faxing 145 8 Drag a Vcard from the Mac OS ® X Address Book application (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.x to 10.4.x) You can address a fax number using a vCard (an electronic business card) from the Mac OS ® X Address Book application. a Click Address Book . b Drag a vCard from the Mac OS ® X Addre...
Page 153 - work fax; home fax
Printing and Faxing 146 8 c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print . Note The vCard used must contain a work fax or home fax number.
Page 154 - Using Mac OS; Addresses; Addresses
Printing and Faxing 147 8 Using Mac OS ® X 10.5 Addresses panel 8 You can address a fax number using Addresses button. a Click Addresses . b Choose the fax number from Addresses panel and then click To.
Page 156 - Scanning from a Macintosh
149 9 9 Scanning from a Macintosh ® 9 The Brother machine software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh ® . You can use this Macintosh ® TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support TWAIN specifications. Note If you want to scan from a machine on a network, choose the networked m...
Page 157 - Scanning an image into your Macintosh; Scanning a whole page; Pre-Scanning an image
Scanning 150 9 Scanning an image into your Macintosh ® 9 You can scan a whole page, or scan a portion after pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page 9 a Put the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass. b Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup di...
Page 158 - Settings in the Scanner window
Scanning 151 9 e Adjust the settings for Resolution , Scan Type , Brightness and Contrast in the Scanner Setup dialog box as needed. f Click Start . This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the application window. g You can refine the image in your editing software. Settings in the ...
Page 159 - Bit Color; Document size; Business Card
Scanning 152 9 24 Bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to scan the image.Although using 24 Bit Color creates an image with the most accurate colors reproduction, the image file size will be about three times larger than a file created using the 8 Bit Color option. It requires the most memory a...
Page 160 - Adjusting the Image
Scanning 153 9 Note User adjustable from 0.35 x 0.35 in to 8.5 x 14 in or 8.9 x 8.9 mm to 215.9 x 355.6 mm Adjusting the Image 9 Brightness Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average, and is usually suitable for most images.You can set the...
Page 164 - PageManager; Features; For USA
Scanning 157 9 Using Presto! ® PageManager ® 9 Presto! ® PageManager ® is an application for managing the documents in your Macintosh ® . Since it is compatible with most image editors and word processing programs, Presto! ® PageManager ® gives you unmatched control over your Macintosh ® files. You ...
Page 165 - For Canada; France; Italy
Scanning 158 9 For Canada E-mail Address: [email protected] (English) Germany Company name: SoftBay GmbH Postal Address: Carlstraße 50, D-52531, Übach-Palenberg Telephone: 0900 1 409640(For callers from within Germany, this is not a toll-free call, Callers will be charged at Euro 0.59 per minute) E-...
Page 166 - Spain; Other countries
Scanning 159 9 Spain Company name: 5CA Postal Address: Not Open Telephone: 0807505598(For callers from within Spain only, this is not a toll-free call, Callers will be charged at Euro 0.94 per minute) E-mail Address: [email protected] Other countries E-mail Address: [email protected] (English)
Page 167 - Using ControlCenter2; ControlCenter2
160 10 10 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter2 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. Using ControlCenter2 10 ControlCenter2 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using ControlCenter2 eliminates the need to manual...
Page 168 - Turning the AutoLoad feature off
ControlCenter2 161 10 Turning the AutoLoad feature off 10 If you do not want ControlCenter2 to run automatically each time you start your Macintosh ® , do the following. a Click the ControlCenter2 icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences . The ControlCenter2 preference window appears. b Uncheck S...
Page 170 - File types
ControlCenter2 163 10 File types 10 You can choose from the following list of file types for attachments or for saving to a folder.Choose from the pop-up menu the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF - Uncompressed (*.tif) TIFF - C...
Page 176 - Ctrl
ControlCenter2 169 10 File types 10 You can choose from the following list of file types for attachments or for saving to a folder.Choose from the pop-up menu the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF - Uncompressed (*.tif) TIFF - C...
Page 180 - Name for Custom; Scan Action
ControlCenter2 173 10 Scan to File 10 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
Page 184 - DEVICE SETTINGS
ControlCenter2 177 10 DEVICE SETTINGS 10 You can configure or check the machine settings. Remote Setup (MFC models only) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. ( Remote Setup on page 189.) Quick-Dial (MFC models only) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. ( Remote Setup on pa...
Page 186 - Configuring network scanning
179 11 11 If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you already i...
Page 192 - Color; Creating a user defined File Name
Network Scanning 185 11 f Choose the file name you want to use for the scanned document. You can choose from seven present and two user defined File Names. The file name that will be used for your document will be the file name you selected plus the last 6 digits of the flatbed/ADF scanner counter p...
Page 197 - Import; Device Selector
Remote Setup 190 12 Import Lets you read the setting from a file. Note • You can use the Export and Import buttons to save Quick Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If you need to change the machine that was registered to your Macintosh ® during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the...
Page 198 - Index
Index 191 A A B BR-Script 3 mode ................................................ 6 , 117 C ControlCenter2 Macintosh ® .......................................................... 160 ControlCenter3 Windows ® .............................................................. 54 D Device options .............
Page 199 - Visit us on the World Wide Web
Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807–0911 USA Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CANADA H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com These machines are made ...