Page 2 - Table of contents; Printer driver settings (Windows
i Table of contents 1 Using the machine as a printer ........................................... 1-1 Using the Brother printer driver......................................... 1-1How to print your document .............................................. 1-2Simultaneous printing and faxing................
Page 3 - How to scan using Windows
ii Print Quality ............................................................ 2-6Duplex Printing ....................................................... 2-8Watermark .............................................................. 2-9Page Setting ..........................................................
Page 5 - Using MFC Remote Setup (For Windows
iv PC-FAX (For MFC-8440, MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN only)............................................... 4-18 Send ......................................................................... 4-18Receive / View Received .......................................... 4-19Address Book .................
Page 6 - Using your machine with a Macintosh
v 7 Using your machine with a Macintosh ® ............................. 7-1 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple ® Macintosh ® .......... 7-1 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple ® Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2) .................................... 7-2 Using the Brother Printer Driver wi...
Page 7 - Network Scanning (Windows
vi OCR (Word Processing program) ........................ 7-35E-mail ................................................................... 7-36File attachments ................................................... 7-37File ........................................................................ 7-38 CUS...
Page 8 - Using the Brother printer driver; Windows; Using the machine as a
1 - 1 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 Using the Brother printer driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers are on the...
Page 9 - How to print your document; Your computer sends a print command and data to the machine.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 2 How to print your document When the machine receives data from your computer, it begins printing by picking up paper from the paper tray. The paper tray can feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your computer select the Print command.If your computer is ...
Page 10 - Simultaneous printing and faxing; In this mode, the machine prints on both sides of
1 - 3 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Simultaneous printing and faxing Your machine can print from your computer while scanning the document into the computer, or while sending/receiving a fax in memory. (MFC-8440, MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN only) Fax sending will not be stopped during PC pr...
Page 11 - Manual Duplex Printing; driver; Face-down output tray
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 4 Manual Duplex Printing The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. Then, the Windows ® driver instructs you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well, or you may get a paper ...
Page 12 - Printing on plain paper; Media Type: Plain Paper; Send the print data to the machine.
1 - 5 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printing on plain paper The manual feed tray (For MFC-8440 and DCP-8040) 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Manual 2 Send the print data to the machine. 3 Open the man...
Page 13 - Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 6 The MP tray (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8840DN and DCP-8045D) 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: MP Tray 2 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. 3 Pull out the MP t...
Page 14 - Printing on thicker paper and card stock; Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper; Open the back output tray.
1 - 7 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printing on thicker paper and card stock When the back output tray is pulled down, the machine has a straight paper path from the manual feed tray or the MP tray through to the back of the machine. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on t...
Page 15 - When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray.; Caution
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 8 6 After the printed page comes out of the machine, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 4 above. Repeat for each page that you want to print. 7 When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray. Caution Remove each sheet immediately after prin...
Page 17 - The side to be printed on must be face up.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 10 7 Send the print data to the machine. 8 When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray. Caution Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl. When you put paper in the MP tray, ple...
Page 18 - Printing on envelopes; To print on envelopes use manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray.
1 - 11 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printing on envelopes To print on envelopes use manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Envelope, Env.thin or Env.thick For MFC-8440 and DCP-8040: 2 Open the...
Page 22 - Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
1 - 15 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 6 Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size. 7 Send the print data to the machine. 8 After you finish the print job, close the back output tray. When you put envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the following: ■ During printing, the ins...
Page 23 - Printer operation keys; Job Cancel; Secure
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 16 Printer operation keys Job Cancel You can clear data from the memory. Secure key Secured data is password protected. Only those people that know the password will be able to print the data. The machine will not print secure data until the password is entered. Af...
Page 24 - Print; Delete; Setting the Emulation Selection; Menu; Auto
1 - 17 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 5 Press or to select Print . Press Set . The machine prints the data. —OR— If you want to delete the secured data press or to select Delete . Press Stop/Exit . Setting the Emulation Selection This machine has an Automatic Emulation Selection function. When the m...
Page 25 - Printing the Internal Font List
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 18 Printing the Internal Font List You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you select it. 1 Press Menu , 4 , 2 , 1 . (For DCP-8040 and DCP-8045D, press Menu , 3 , 2 , 1 ) 2 Press Start . The machine print...
Page 26 - Media Type; These settings are not available with the BR-script driver.; Select Print from the File menu in your application software.; Printer driver settings
2 - 1 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer: ■ Media Type ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex ■ Watermark* 1 * 2 ■ Scaling* 2 ■ Print Date & Time* 1 * 2 ■ Quick Print Setup* 1 * 2 ■ Secure Print* 1 * 1 These setting...
Page 27 - The screens shown in this chapter are from Windows
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 2 ■ The way you access the printer driver settings depends on your operating system and software applications. ■ The screens shown in this chapter are from Windows ® XP. The screens on your computer may vary depending on your Windows Operating System. ■ Some descriptions ...
Page 28 - Features in the Brother Native Driver; Basic tab; Select number of Copies and Media Type.; Auto Select; allows the printer driver to select a suitable tray for; Paper Size; automatically. You can set the paper size for each
2 - 3 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Features in the Brother Native Driver The Brother Native driver is a printer driver developed exclusively by Brother, this driver includes more features than the Microsoft ® Windows ® Universal printer driver. Basic tab 1 Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Border Lin...
Page 29 - From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using.; Multiple Page; Border Line; Orientation
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 4 Paper Size From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using. Multiple Page The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple...
Page 30 - Copies
2 - 5 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Copies The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected,...
Page 31 - Advanced tab; Print Quality; Resolution
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 6 Advanced tab Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Print Quality Resolution You can select from the following resolutions: ■ HQ 1200 ■ 600 dpi ■ 300 dpi To return to the defa...
Page 32 - Toner Save; For Windows; Check Use Printer Halftone to print using Halftone.
2 - 7 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density. Print Setting For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me Print Setting is used for optimizing your print quality for the type of original being printed (Photos, Graphics or Scanned I...
Page 33 - Duplex Printing
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 8 Duplex Printing Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Duplex features available. Use Duplex Unit (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8840DN and DCP-8045D) Check the Duplex box and then select Use Duplex Unit. In this mode the machine prints on both sides of the pape...
Page 34 - Binding Offset; Watermark; In background
2 - 9 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Binding Offset Check the Binding Offset option, you can specify the offset value of the binding side in inches or millimeters (0 - 8 inches) [0 - 203.2 mm]. Watermark You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark. You can select one of the preset Waterm...
Page 35 - The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices:
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 10 Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices: ■ On all pages ■ On first page only ■ From second page ■ Custom ■ Apply from second copy (collate only) (For Windows ® 2000/XP/Windows NT ® 4.0) Watermark Setting You can change the Waterma...
Page 36 - Page Setting
2 - 11 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS ■ PositionThis setting offers you the control for where the Watermark is to be positioned on the page. Page Setting You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Ch...
Page 37 - Device Options; Lets you set the following Printer Functions:; Secure Print; To send a secured document:
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 12 Device Options Lets you set the following Printer Functions: Secure Print Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they are sent to the machine. Only the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at ...
Page 38 - Quick Print Setup; icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device
2 - 13 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to quickly select driver settings. To view setting, simply click your mouse button on the task tray icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device Options section. The factory setting is OFF.
Page 39 - Administrator (For Windows
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 14 Administrator (For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me Users Only) The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be locked and password protected. Record your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. If you forget your password thes...
Page 41 - Accessories tab
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 16 Accessories tab The Accessories Tab includes the settings for configuring the printer driver for the size of paper loaded in each paper source. This tab also installs any additional options into the driver settings.Paper Source SettingTo configure the paper size for ea...
Page 42 - Support tab; Click the Support tab to display the following screen:
2 - 17 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 43 - The Windows; To install the PS driver; Ports tab; The screens in this section are from Windows
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 18 Features in the PS printer driver (For Windows ® ) The Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and Windows NT ® 4.0 utilizes BR-Script 3 (PostScript ® 3 ™ language emulation) driver. To install the PS driver If you have already installed the printer driver following ...
Page 44 - Device Settings tab; Select the options you installed.
2 - 19 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Device Settings tab Select the options you installed.
Page 45 - Layout tab; If you are using Windows NT
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 20 Layout tab You can change the Layout setting by selecting the setting in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. Booklet (For MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8840DN and DCP-8045D) (For Windows ® 2000/XP) You can print a booklet by selecting Booklet from Pages Per She...
Page 46 - Select the Paper Source.
2 - 21 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Paper / Quality tab Select the Paper Source. If you are using Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000 or XP, you can access the Paper/Quality tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother MFC-8840D BR-Script3 Properties screen.
Page 47 - Advanced Options; Select the Paper Size and Copy Count.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 22 Advanced Options 1 Select the Paper Size and Copy Count. 2 Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting. 3 You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ BR-Script Level If you are using Windows NT...
Page 48 - How to scan using; The screens shown in this chapter are from MFC-8840D.; The machine uses Windows; For ScanSoft; Go to Using ScanSoft
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 1 3 How to scan using Windows ® ■ The scanning operations and drivers will be different depending on your operating system. ■ The screens shown in this chapter are from MFC-8840D. For Windows ® XP The machine uses Windows ® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) for scanning docum...
Page 49 - WIA compliant; Scan
3 - 2 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document (For Windows ® XP only) WIA compliant Windows ® XP uses Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning images from the scanner. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort ® 9.0SE viewer that Brother included with your scanner or you can scan i...
Page 50 - Scanning a document into the PC; Scanning a document using the ADF
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 3 Scanning a document into the PC There are two ways in which you can scan a whole page. You can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the Flatbed scanner glass. If you would like to scan and then crop a portion of the page after pre-scanning the document,...
Page 51 - The scanner resolution you can select is up to 1200
3 - 4 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 6 To start scanning your document, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. ■ The scanner resolution you can select is up to 1200 × 1200 dpi. ■ For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 3-7.)
Page 52 - Place the original face down on the scanner glass.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 5 PreScanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button from the scanner window to scan th...
Page 54 - Brother Scanner Utility; XP, follow the description for Windows
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 7 Brother Scanner Utility The Brother Scanner Utility is used for configuring the scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi and for changing the paper size. If you want to set Legal size as the default size, change the setting using this utility. You must r...
Page 55 - Scanning a document; TWAIN compliant; SE viewer that Brother included with your machine,
3 - 8 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document TWAIN compliant The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between scanners and software applications. This means that not only can you scan i...
Page 56 - How to access the Scanner
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 9 How to access the Scanner 1 Open the software application (ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE) to scan a document. 2 Select Scan from the File drop-down menu or select the Scan button. The Scan pane appears in the left panel. 3 Select the scanner you are using from the Sc...
Page 57 - You can scan a whole page; Scanning a whole page; Adjust the following settings, if required, in the Scanner window:
3 - 10 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scanning a document into the PC You can scan a whole page — OR — Scan a portion of the page after pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page 1 Place the original face up in the ADF (automatic document feeder), or face down on the scanner glass. 2 Adjust the f...
Page 58 - PreScanning to crop a portion you want to scan
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 11 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 origi...
Page 60 - Settings in the Scanner window; Image Type; The default settings are:
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 13 Settings in the Scanner window Image Type Select the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for each default setting. The default settings are: Resolution You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop d...
Page 61 - Scan Type; Black & White: Set the Scan Type to Black & White for text or
3 - 14 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scan Type Brightness Adjust this settings (-50 to 50) to obtain the best image. The default value is 0, representing an ‘average’. You can set the level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also type a value in the ...
Page 62 - Document Size; Set the Size to one of the following:; Type the Name, Width and Height for the document.; You can choose “mm” or “inch” as the unit for Width and Height.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 15 Document Size Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter (8 1/2 × 11 in.) ■ A4 (210 × 297 mm) ■ Legal (8 1/2 × 14 in.) ■ A5 (148 × 210 mm) ■ B5 (182 × 257 mm) ■ Executive (7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.) ■ Business Card (90 × 60 mm) ■ Photo 3.5 × 5 in. (9 × 13cm) ■ Photo 5...
Page 63 - Width: shows the width of scanning area; You can see the actual paper size you selected on the screen.
3 - 16 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® ■ Width: shows the width of scanning area ■ Height: shows the height of scanning area ■ Data Size: shows the approximate data size calculated in a Bitmap format. The size will be different for other file formats such as JPEG. You can see the actual paper size you s...
Page 65 - PC; Scan to Image
3 - 18 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Scan to E-mail You can either scan a black and white or color original into your E-mail application as a file attachment. You can change the Scan configuration. (See Scan to E-mail: on page 4-14.) 1 Place the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner...
Page 66 - Scan to OCR; Scan to File
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 19 Scan to OCR If your original is text only, you can have it converted by ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® to an editable text file and then have the result displayed in your word processing application for viewing and editing. You can change the Scan configuration. (See Scan t...
Page 67 - Using ScanSoft; PaperPort
3 - 20 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Using ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE and OmniPage ® OCR ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE for Brother is a document management application. You will use PaperPort ® 9.0SE to view scanned documents. PaperPort ® 9.0SE has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, filing system that...
Page 68 - Viewing items
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 21 Viewing items ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE provides several ways to view items: Desktop View displays a thumbnail (a small graphic that represents each item in a Desktop or folder). Items in the selected folder appear on the PaperPort ® 9.0SE Desktop. You can see P...
Page 69 - Organizing your items in folders; You can also use Windows; Quick links to other applications
3 - 22 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® Organizing your items in folders PaperPort ® 9.0SE has an easy-to-use filing system for organizing your items. The filing system consists of folders and items that you select to view in Desktop View. An item can be a PaperPort ® 9.0SE item or a non-PaperPort ® 9.0S...
Page 70 - ScanSoft; OR; You can Import items from other applications
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 23 ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® OCR lets you convert image text into text you can edit ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® OCR is installed automatically with PaperPort ® 9.0SE when you install MFL-Pro Suite on your computer. ScanSoft ® PaperPort ® 9.0SE can quickly convert the text on a ...
Page 71 - You can Export items in other formats; Exporting an image file
3 - 24 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® You can Export items in other formats You can export or save PaperPort ® 9.0SE items in several popular file formats, such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF or self-viewing. For example, to create a file for an Internet Web site, export it as a JPEG file. Web pages often use...
Page 72 - How to Uninstall PaperPort; Select PaperPort and click the Add/Remove button.; Select PaperPort and click the Change/Remove button.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS ® 3 - 25 How to Uninstall PaperPort ® 9.0SE and ScanSoft ® OmniPage ® OCR For Windows ® 98/98SE, Windows ® Me and Windows NT ® 4.0: Select Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and the Install/Uninstall tab. Select PaperPort and click the Add/Remove button. Se...
Page 73 - Using ControlCenter2.0
4 - 1 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 ControlCenter2.0 ControlCenter2.0 is a software utility that allows you to quickly and easily access your frequently used applications. Using ControlCenter2.0 eliminates the need to manually launch the specific applications. ControlCenter2.0 provides the following five...
Page 74 - in; Click OK to close the window.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 2 How to turn off the AutoLoad feature in ControlCenter2.0 Once you start ControlCenter2.0 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the task tray. You can open ControlCenter2.0 window by double-clicking on the icon. If you do not want ControlCenter2.0 to run automatica...
Page 76 - COPY; You can configure your preferred settings on up to four buttons.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 4 COPY Copy — allows you to use the PC and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan the page on the machine and print the copies using any of the features of the machine printer driver—OR—you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver in...
Page 77 - SCAN
4 - 5 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 SCAN This section contains four buttons for Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. Image (example: Microsoft Paint) Scan to Image feature allows you to scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing. To change t...
Page 79 - You can also configure the other settings for this selection.
4 - 7 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 OCR (Word Processing program) Scan to OCR converts the graphic page image data into text which can be edited by any word processor program. You can change the default word processor program. To configure Scan to OCR, right-click on the button and select Software Button. ...
Page 81 - File attachments; and then use the save as function and choose the
4 - 9 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 File attachments You can choose from the following list of file types for attachment to your E-mail or for saving to a folder. File Type — Select from the pull-down list the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF...
Page 82 - File
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 10 File Scan to File button allows you to scan an image and save it in a specific file type to any directory on your PC. This allows you to easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and save to directory, right-click on the button and select Software ...
Page 83 - CUSTOM SCAN
4 - 11 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 CUSTOM SCAN There are four buttons from which you can set your own preferences and configuration to fit your required usage for scanning. To configure a button, right-click on the button, and the configuration window will appear. You have four function choices of scan a...
Page 84 - Customizing a user-defined button; In the General tab
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 12 Customizing a user-defined button To configure a button, right-click on the button, and the configuration window will appear. Please read the following guide lines for the button configuration. Scan to Image: In the General tab You can enter up to 30 characters in the N...
Page 90 - Send
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 18 PC-FAX(For MFC-8440, MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN only) This section allows you to easily open the software for sending or receiving a PC-FAX or edit the address book by clicking the appropriate button. Send The Send button allows you to scan a document and autom...
Page 91 - Receive / View Received
4 - 19 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 Receive / View Received The Receive button allows you to start receiving PC-FAXes to your computer. By clicking this button, the PC-FAX receiving software is activated and starts receiving fax data. (See Running PC-FAX Receiving on page 6-19.) When the PC-FAX receiving ...
Page 93 - Remote Setup
4 - 21 USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 DEVICE SETTING(For MFC-8440, MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN only) In this section you can configure the machine setting by clicking the button. Remote Setup The Remote Setup button allows you to open the Remote Setup Program window with which you can configure the ...
Page 94 - MFC Remote Setup; OK button; Using MFC Remote Setup
USING MFC REMOTE SETUP 5 - 1 5 MFC Remote Setup The MFC Remote Setup application lets you quickly and easily set up your MFC directly from your PC screen. When you access this application, the settings on your MFC will be downloaded to your PC and displayed on your computer screen. If you change the...
Page 95 - Apply button
5 - 2 USING MFC REMOTE SETUP Apply button The Apply button uploads the data to the MFC, but stays in the Remote Setup application so you can make more changes. Print button The Print button prints the selected items on the MFC. You cannot print the MFC Remote Setup changes until you click the Apply ...
Page 96 - If you are using Windows
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 1 6 PC-FAX sending The Brother PC-FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send any application or document file as a standard fax. You can create a file in any application on your PC, and then send it as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover page note. All you have...
Page 97 - Setting up user information; The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box will appear:
6 - 2 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Setting up user information 1 From the Start menu, select All Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX (Where XXXX is your model name), and then select PC-FAX Setup. The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box will appear: 2 You must enter this information to create the ...
Page 99 - User interface; In the Sending tab, select the user interface you wish to use.; Simple style
6 - 4 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE User interface In the Sending tab, select the user interface you wish to use. You can choose the Simple Style or the Facsimile Style. Simple style Facsimile style
Page 100 - Address Book
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 5 Address Book If Outlook ® Express is installed on your PC, you can select which address book to use for PC-FAX sending, Brother Address Book or Outlook ® Express from the Address Book tab. (not available for Windows NT ® 4.0) For the Address book file, you must en...
Page 101 - To register an address in a Speed-Dial button:; Click the Speed-Dial button you want to program.; Click Clear to erase it.
6 - 6 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Speed-Dial setup From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed-Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must select the Facsimile Style user interface.) You can register a Member or Group on each of the ten Speed-Dial buttons. To register an address in a Sp...
Page 102 - Brother Address Book; The Brother Address Book dialog box will appear:
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 7 Brother Address Book From the Start menu, select Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX (Where XXXX is your model name), and then click PC-FAX Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box will appear:
Page 103 - Setting up a Member in the Address Book; In the Address Book dialog box, click the
6 - 8 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Setting up a Member in the Address Book In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add, edit and delete stored information of Members and Groups. 1 In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a Member. The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box...
Page 104 - Setting up a Group for Broadcasting; In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the; icon to; The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears:
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 9 Setting up a Group for Broadcasting If you often send the same PC-FAX to several recipients, you can combine them in to a Group. 1 In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: 2 ...
Page 105 - To export the whole current Address book:
6 - 10 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Editing Member information 1 Select the Member or Group you want to edit. 2 Click the edit icon. 3 Change the Member or Group information. 4 Click OK to save your changes. Deleting a Member or Group 1 Select the Member or Group you want to delete. 2 Click the del...
Page 107 - Importing to the Address Book; To import an ASCII text file:
6 - 12 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Importing to the Address Book You can import ASCII text files (*.csv) or Vcards (electronic business cards) into your Address Book. To import an ASCII text file: 1 From the Address Book select File, point to Import, and then click Text. —OR— Click Vcard and go to...
Page 108 - Type the name of the file, and then select Open.
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 13 5 Type the name of the file, and then select Open. If you selected a text file in Step 1, the Files of type: will be Text file (*.csv).
Page 109 - Setting up a Cover Page; to access the PC-Fax Cover; The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box will appear:
6 - 14 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE Setting up a Cover Page From the PC-FAX dialog box, click to access the PC-Fax Cover page setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box will appear:
Page 110 - Entering Cover Page Information; Type the comment you want to add to the cover page.
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 15 Entering Cover Page Information To From Comment Type the comment you want to add to the cover page. Form Select the cover page format you want to use. Import BMP file You can insert a bitmap file, such as your company logo, in the cover page. Use the browse butto...
Page 112 - Cover Page On, and then; Redial
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 17 4 Enter the fax number using any of the following methods: ■ Using the dial pad enter the number. ■ Click any of the 10 Speed-Dial buttons. ■ Click the Address Book button, and then select a Member or Group from the Address Book. 5 To include a Cover Page, click ...
Page 114 - Setting up PC-FAX receiving; Running PC-FAX Receiving; icon will appear on your PC Task; Setting up your PC; icon on your PC
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 19 Setting up PC-FAX receiving The PC-FAX Receive function will automatically upload incoming faxes received by your machine to your PC for viewing, printing or deleting. Running PC-FAX Receiving From the Start menu, select All Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite MFC-X...
Page 115 - , select the Add to Startup folder check box.; Viewing new PC-FAX messages; Each time you start to receive a PC-FAX, the icon will flash
6 - 20 USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 3 In Ring Delay, select the number of rings before you want your PC to answer incoming calls. 4 In Save file to, use the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files will be saved. 5 In File Format, select .tif or .max for the format the receiv...
Page 116 - or greater. (For the latest information for Mac OS; Using your machine with a; Before you can connect the machine to your Macintosh
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 1 7 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple ® Macintosh ® The features supported by the machine will depend on the operating system you are using. The chart below shows which features are supported. *1 For the details of ControlCenter2.0, see Using ControlCenter2...
Page 117 - Macintosh; Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.
7 - 2 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple ® Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2) To select a Printer: 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2 Click the Brother Laser icon. On the right side of the Chooser window, click the printer you want to print to...
Page 118 - From the application software such as Presto!; click File menu and select Print. Click Print to start printing.
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 3 To print a document: 1 From the application software such as Presto! ® PageManager ® , click File menu and select Page Setup. You can change the settings for Paper Size, Orientation, and Scaling, and then click OK. 2 From application software such as Prest...
Page 119 - Device Options allows you to select Duplex.
7 - 4 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Device Options allows you to select Duplex. Automatic Duplex is only available with the MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8840DN and DCP-8045D.
Page 120 - Choosing page setup options; From application software such as Presto!
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 5 Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple ® Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® X) Choosing page setup options 1 From application software such as Presto! ® PageManager ® , click the File menu and select Page Setup. Make sure your machine is selected in the Forma...
Page 121 - Specific settings; Press Copies & Pages to select settings you want to change.
7 - 6 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Specific settings Set the Media Type, Resolution, Toner Save, and other settings. Press Copies & Pages to select settings you want to change. Duplex Printer settings Automatic Duplex is only available with the MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8840DN and DCP-8...
Page 122 - Using the PS driver with your Apple; For Mac OS; Emulation
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 7 Using the PS driver with your Apple ® Macintosh ® For Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.2 users 1 For Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.04 Users: Open the Apple Extras folder. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. For Mac OS ® 9.1 to 9.2 Users: Open the Applications (Mac OS ® 9) fo...
Page 123 - Open the Desktop Printer Utility icon.
7 - 8 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 2 Open the Desktop Printer Utility icon. 3 Select Printer (USB), and then click OK. 4 Click Change... in the PostScript ™ Printer Description (PPD) file. Select your machine, and then click Select.
Page 125 - Enter your machine name, and then click Save.
7 - 10 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 Enter your machine name, and then click Save. 8 Select Quit from the File menu. 9 Click the MFC-8840D icon on the Desktop. 10 Select Set Default Printer from the Printing menu.
Page 127 - Open the Print Center icon.
7 - 12 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 3 Open the Print Center icon. 4 Click Add Printer… .
Page 128 - Select Quit Printer Center from the Print Center menu.
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 13 5 Select USB. 6 Select your machine, and then click Add. 7 Select Quit Printer Center from the Print Center menu.
Page 129 - Sending a fax from your Macintosh; You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh
7 - 14 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Sending a fax from your Macintosh ® application(For MFC-8440, MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN only) For Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2 users You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh ® application by doing the following: 1 Create a document in a Macintosh appl...
Page 130 - When you are finished addressing your fax, click Send Fax.
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 15 4 Click Send Fax.The Send Fax dialog box appears: The Send Fax dialog box has two list boxes. The left box shows all the previously Stored Fax Numbers and the right box shows the Destination Fax Numbers as you select them. 5 To address the fax, type a fax...
Page 132 - Select Facsimile from the Output pull-down menu.
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 17 4 Select Facsimile from the Output pull-down menu. 5 To address the fax, type a fax number in the Input Fax Numbers box, and then click Print. If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destinatio...
Page 133 - Click Address Book button.; Drag a vCard from the Mac OS; X Address Book application
7 - 18 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Drag a vCard from the Mac OS ® X Address Book application 1 Click Address Book button. 2 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS ® X Address Book application to the Destination Fax Numbers field. When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print.
Page 134 - X Address Book for the selected category will
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 19 ■ The vCard used must contain a work fax or home fax number. ■ When you choose work fax or home fax from the Stored Fax Numbers pull-down list, only the fax number stored in the Mac OS ® X Address Book for the selected category will be used. If the fax nu...
Page 135 - Accessing the scanner
7 - 20 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Using the Brother TWAIN scanner driver with your Macintosh ® The Brother software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh ® . You can use this Macintosh ® TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support the TWAIN specifications. Accessing th...
Page 136 - Scanning an image into your Macintosh
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 21 Scanning an image into your Macintosh ® You can scan a whole page—OR—scan a portion after prescanning the document. Scanning a whole page 1 Place the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass. 2 Adjust the following settings, if neede...
Page 137 - PreScanning an image; and will; appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner dialog box:; Insert original in the ADF, if you are using ADF.
7 - 22 USING YOUR MACHINE 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...
Page 138 - Image
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 23 Settings in the Scanner window Image Resolution From the Resolution pop-up menu choose the scanning resolution. Higher resolutions use more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image.
Page 139 - Color Type
7 - 24 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Color Type Black & White—Set the image type to Black and White for text or line art. For photographic images, set the image type to Gray (Error diffusion) or True Gray. Gray (Error Diffusion)—is used for documents with photographic images or graphics....
Page 140 - Scanning Area; Enter the width of the custom size.; Business Card Size; To scan business cards, select the Business Card size (90
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 25 Scanning Area Set the Size to one of the following: ■ Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) ■ A4 (210 × 297 mm) ■ Legal (8 1/2 × 14 in.) ■ A5 (148 × 210 mm) ■ B5 (182 × 257 mm) ■ Executive (7.25 × 10.5 inches) ■ Business Card (90 × 60 mm) ■ Custom (user adjustable it ...
Page 141 - Adjusting the Image; Brightness
7 - 26 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® Adjusting the Image Brightness Adjust the Brightness setting to get the best image. The Brother TWAIN Scanner driver offers 100 Brightness levels (-50 to 50). The default value is 0, representing an ‘average’ setting. You can set the Brightness level by d...
Page 142 - PageManager; Highlights
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 27 Using Presto! ® PageManager ® Presto! ® PageManager ® is application software for managing the documents in your computer. Since it is compatible with most image editors and word processing programs, Presto! ® PageManager ® gives you unmatched control ove...
Page 143 - System requirements; PowerPC processor; Technical Support; For USA
7 - 28 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® System requirements ■ PowerPC processor ■ System 8.6, 9X, 10.1/10.2.1 or greater ■ CD-ROM drive ■ Hard disk drive with at least 120 MB of free disk space Recommended: ■ 8-bit color or higher video adapter. ■ Eudora Mail, or Outlook ® Express electronic ma...
Page 144 - Access the Copy features available via your Macintosh
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 29 Using ControlCenter2.0(For Mac OS ® X 10.2.1 or greater) ControlCenter2.0 is a software utility that allows you to quickly and easily access the most frequently used applications. Using ControlCenter2.0 eliminates the need to manually launch the specific ...
Page 146 - PhotoShop
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 31 SCAN This section contains four buttons for Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. ■ Image (Default: Apple PreView) — enables you to scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can select the des...
Page 162 - . When you access this application, the settings on
USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 47 MFC Remote Setup (Mac OS ® X) (For MFC-8440, MFC-8640D, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN only) The MFC Remote Setup application allows you to quickly set up your MFC by taking advantage of the ease and speed of programming on your Macintosh ® . When you access th...
Page 164 - Network License; Network Scanning
NETWORK SCANNING (WINDOWS ® 98/98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL AND XP ONLY) 8 - 1 8 To use the machine as a Network Scanner, the NC-9100h Network board should be installed into the machine (MFC-8840DN standard) and configured with TCP/IP and mail server settings if you use Scan to E-mail (E-mail server). ...
Page 165 - Registering your PC with the machine
8 - 2 NETWORK SCANNING (WINDOWS ® 98/98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL AND XP ONLY) Registering your PC with the machine If you need to change the machine that was registered to your PC during the installation of MFL-Pro, follow the steps below. 1 For Windows ® 98/Me/2000 From the Start menu, select Control...
Page 166 - Specify your machine by address
NETWORK SCANNING (WINDOWS ® 98/98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL AND XP ONLY) 8 - 3 2 Click the Network Setting tab in the dialog box and select a method to specify your machine as a Network scanner for your PC. < Specify your machine by address Enter the IP address of the machine in the IP Address field...
Page 168 - Using the Scan key
NETWORK SCANNING (WINDOWS ® 98/98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL AND XP ONLY) 8 - 5 Using the Scan key Scan to E-mail (PC) When you select Scan to E-mail (PC) your original will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. ControlCenter2.0 will activate the default E-mail applicati...
Page 173 - Enable Network PC-FAX; Sending setup; Brother Network PC-FAX
9 - 1 BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE 9 To use the MFC as a Network PC-FAX, the NC-9100h Network board should be installed into the MFC (MFC-8840DN standard) and configured with TCP/IP and mail server settings if you use Scan to E-mail (E-mail server). (See Using Brother PC-FAX software on page 6-1....
Page 175 - Extra options in Address Book; Brother Address Book Member Setup; Click the OK button to save the member's information.
9 - 3 BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE Extra options in Address Book When the Enable Network PC-FAX option is selected, three additional options appear in the address book contact window. 1 In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a member. The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog bo...
Page 176 - Using the Brother Network PC-FAX software
BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE 9 - 4 Using the Brother Network PC-FAX software The Brother Network PC-FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send any application or document file as a standard fax. You can create a file in any application on your PC, and then send it as a Network PC-FAX. You can ...
Page 177 - You can send a fax directly from your Macintosh; The PS driver does not support following function.
9 - 5 BROTHER NETWORK PC-FAX SOFTWARE 2 To send an E-mail from Brother Network PC-FAX you can either enter the E-mail address in the To: field or in the display for Facsimile Style using the PC keyboard or select the member from the Address Book. The member must have E-mail selected as the chosen de...
Page 178 - Index
INDEX I - 1 Index C ControlCenter2.0 ................. 4-1ControlCenter2.0 for Macintosh ......................................... 7-29 D drivers printer ............................... 2-1TWAIN Compliant ............ 3-8Windows ® printer ............................ 1-1 F Fax sending a fax from Mac...
Page 179 - Visit us on the World Wide Web
These machines are made for use in the USA and CANADA only. We cannot recommend using them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your multi-function center may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries. ...