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Multi-Function
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SOFTWARE MANUAL
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If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number:* MFC 8600 MFC 8700 (Circle your model number) Serial Number:** __________________________________________ Date of Purchase: __________________________________________ Place of Purchase: __________________________________________ * The model number is on the control panel of the machine. ** The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this manual with your sales receipt as
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Brother Numbers Brother fax-back system Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use fax-back system, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send faxes to any fax machine, not just the one from which you are calling. If you can’t resolve a difficulty with your Brother machine using this manual, call our fax-back system, and follow the
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Ordering Accessories and Supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (In the USA, you can visit us online for a complete selection of Brother accessories and supplies available for purchase.) USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) From within 1-800-668-2768 (voice) 1-800-947-144
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Notice – Disclaimer of Warranties (For USA and Canada) BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY BROTHER’S LICENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE SOFTWARE. BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTN
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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. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on
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Table of Contents WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING ....................................................... 1-1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 1-1 1 1 Getting Started................................................................................... 1-1 Setting Up Video Print Mode ...................................................... 1-1 Black and White Video Printing ...................................................... 1-2 Changing D
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Global Settings ............................................................................ 3-5 Setting Up the Scanner Configurations ...................................... 3-5 To access the Scanner Configurations screen: ............................ 3-5 Perform an Operation from the Control Center Screen .............. 3-6 Scan to File ......................................................................................... 3-6 Scanner Settings .................................................
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™ ® USING SCANSOFT PAPERPORT FOR BROTHER AND ® SCANSOFT™ TEXTBRIDGE ................................................. 5-1 5 5 ™ ® Viewing Items in ScanSoft PaperPort for Brother .................. 5-2 Organizing Your Items in Folders ............................................... 5-2 Links to Many Other Applications.............................................. 5-3 ® Using ScanSoft™ TextBridge OCR (Converting Image Text to Text You Can Edit)....................... 5-3 Importing Items from Other
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Brother HL-6/6V/10h/630series/660series/960/1260/WL-660: ... 8-5 HP LaserJet series II, IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP: ................. 8-6 HP LaserJet 4 Plus: ............................................................... 8-6 NEC SuperScript 610/660: ................................................... 8-6 EPSON ActionLaser 1100 / 1400: ........................................ 8-7 Lexmark WinWriter 200: ...................................................... 8-7 Graphics or Text Is Missing
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Walk-Up Video Printing 1 1 Introduction Walk-Up Video Printing lets you use your Brother machine (connected to your camcorder, digital camera, video game, or VCR) to capture a video frame on the attached equipment and print it on your MFC. The video signal and the output you create are NTSC (National Television System Committee). They are not compatible with any other standard. Getting Started With no documents in the feeder, plug the cable from you video camera’s Video Out jack into the
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Black and White Video Printing 1 With no documents in the feeder, plug the cable from your video camera’s Video Out jack into the Brother machine’s RCA pin jack. 2 Play the video. When the Brother machine begins receiving the video signals, the machine’s screen displays VIDEO:PRESS COPY
CAPTURE READY Copy Press when you see the picture you want to capture and print. 3 If you want print multiple pages, use the dial pad to enter the number of 4 copies (up to 99). Copy Wait five se
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Setting Video Printing Quality Function 1 Press , 3 , . 1 The screen displays 1. QUALITY. Press or to select a quality 2 QUALITY:NORMAL QUALITY:HIGH Set and press . Stop Press to exit. 3 Setting Video Type Before you turn on the video signal, you must set the Brother machine to receive either a moving or a still image. You can watch the video play on Copy the video camera and press when you see the frame you want to print. Function 3 2 1 Press , , . 2 Press or to select the video type VIDE
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1 - 4 WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING
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Setting Up Brother Machine 2 2 and PC to Work Together Using Brother Machine with Your PC ® Multi-Function Link Pro software (MFL Pro) turns your Brother machine into a multi-function center, by enabling you to use your fax machine as a ® printer and a scanner and to use it to fax from Windows applications in your computer. The MFC 8600 is a 6 in1 multi-function center. Install the ® Multi-Function Link Pro and other Brother software from the bundled CD-ROM. ® If you have previously installed Br
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Computer Requirements The following are the minimum computer requirements you need to set up and operate the MFC as a printer. ® CPU 80486/66MHz or higher (Windows 3.1x or 95/98) ® Pentium 75 or Higher (Windows 98 or ® Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0) ® RAM 8MB or greater for Windows 3.1x ® 8MB or greater for Windows 95 (16MB recommended) ® ® 16MB or greater for Windows 98 or Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB recommended) Hard Disk Drive 50MB Available Disk Space ® ® Operating System
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2 Connect the USB cable to both the MFC and the PC. 3 Turn on your PC. When the Add New 4 Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Next. 5 Select (Recommended) and click Next. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 2 - 3
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Installing Brother Software Using a USB Cable Insert the MFL Pro CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 1 Select Specify a location 2 and remove the other check marks, then click Browse to locate the file. Double-click on the CD icon and 3 click on the Win98usb folder, then click OK. Select Specify a location 4 and click Next. 2 - 4 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC
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5 Select (Recommended) and click Next. 6 Confirm the choice is Brother MFC USB Composite Device and click Next. If the Insert Disk Wizard appears, remove the MFL CD-ROM and insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM (to get the ® Windows standard driver) and click OK. (If you inserted the 7 Windows 98 CD-ROM, remove the CD-ROM and reinsert the MFL CD-ROM.) Click Finish. SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 2 - 5
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8 After the MFC USB Composite Device is installed and the Add New Hardware Wizard reappears, click Next. 9 Select (Recommended) and click Next. 10 Select Specify a location and click Next. 2 - 6 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC
