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SOFTWARE
USER’S GUIDE
DCP-8080DN
DCP-8085DN
MFC-8480DN
MFC-8680DN
MFC-8690DW
MFC-8890DW
Not all models are available in all
countries.
Version B
USA
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Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Outlook and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, Macintosh, Safari and TrueType are trademarks of Apple I
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Table of Contents ® Section I Windows 1Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Printing a document...................................................................................................................................3 Duplex printing.......................................................................................................................................
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2Scanning 33 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver........................................................................................33 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................33 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan..............................................................................35 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box..................................................
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4 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 84 Before using Network Scanning ..............................................................................................................84 Network license .................................................................................................................................84 Configuring Network Scanning ..........................................................................................................85 Using the Scan
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Section II Apple Macintosh 8 Printing and Faxing 127 Printer operation keys............................................................................................................................127 Job Cancel.......................................................................................................................................127 Secure Key .....................................................................................................................................127
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Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) ...........................................................................................170 Scan to USB....................................................................................................................................171 Scan to E-mail .................................................................................................................................174 Scan to Image .......................................................
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12 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 218 Remote Setup........................................................................................................................................218 AIndex 220 vii
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Section I ® Windows I Printing 2 Scanning 33 ControlCenter3 59 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 84 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 101 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 103 Firewall settings (For Network users) 121
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Printing 1 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 Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 121.) Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a PC into the format needed by
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Printing Printing a document 1 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 application, choose the Print command. If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX Printer* as your printer driver from the Print or Print Setting
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Printing Duplex printing 1 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. If the paper is not feeding properly, it may be curled. Remove the paper, straighten it and turn over the stack. When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or
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Printing Printer operation keys 1 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 is password protected. Only those people who know the password will be able to print the secured data. The machine will not print secure data until the password is entered. After the document is pri
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Printing Printer Emulation Support 1 Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems 1 and applications will send the print commands in different languages. Your machine can receive print commands in a variety of emulations and has an automatic emulation selection feature. When the machine receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. The default setting is Auto. Your machine has the following emulat
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Printing Printing the Internal Font List 1 You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you choose 1 it. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 2, 1. For DCP models, press Menu, 3, 2, 1. b Press a or b to choose 1.HP LaserJet or 2.BR-Script 3. Press OK. c Press Start. The machine prints the list. d Press Stop/Exit. Printing the Print Configuration List 1 You can print a list of current printer settings. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 2, 2. Fo
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Printing Duplex 1 You can choose whether you want to automatically print on both sides of the paper. The setting in the printer 1 driver will take priority over the setting made on the control panel. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 3. For DCP models, press Menu, 3, 3. b Press a or b to choose Off, On(Long Edge) or On(Short Edge). Press OK. c Press Stop/Exit. Restoring default printer settings 1 You can return the machine’s printer settings to the factory settings. a For MFC models, press Menu,
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Printing Status Monitor 1 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 icon in the tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (or DCP-XXXX) on your PC. There is also a link to the Brother Genuine Supplies website. Click Visit
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Printing Printer driver settings 1 1 Note (Macintosh) See Printing and Faxing on page 127. You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Orientation Copies Media Type Resolution Print Settings Multiple Page Duplex / Booklet Paper Source 1 Scaling Reverse Print 1 Use Watermark 1 Header-Footer Print Toner Save Mode 1 Secure Print 1 Administrator 1 User Authentication 1 Macro Density Adjustment Improve Print Output 1 ® These settin
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Printing ® Features in the Windows printer driver 1 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 by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties dialog box. Basic tab 1 You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab.
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Printing Paper Size 1 From the drop-down menu choose the Paper Size you are using. 1 Orientation 1 Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Copies 1 The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then reprinted according to the number of copies you choose. If Collate is unchecked, then ea
