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SOFTWARE
USER’S GUIDE
For DCP users; This documentation is for
both MFC and DCP models. Where it
says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please
read 'MFC' as 'DCP'.
Version D
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. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Nuance, the Nuance logo, PaperPort and ScanSoft are trad
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Table of Contents ® Section I Windows 1Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Features ....................................................................................................................................................2 Choosing the right type of paper...............................................................................................................
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Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users)........................................................50 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................50 Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass .........................................................52 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) .............................................
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4 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 96 Before using Network Scanning ..............................................................................................................96 Network license .................................................................................................................................96 Configuring Network Scanning ..........................................................................................................97 Using
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PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-250C and MFC-290C).........................................................143 Enabling the PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine ...........................................................144 Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC.....................................................................145 Setting up your PC ..........................................................................................................................1
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10 Scanning 176 ® Scanning from a Macintosh .................................................................................................................176 Accessing the scanner ....................................................................................................................176 ® Scanning an image into your Macintosh .......................................................................................177 Pre-Scanning an image.............................................
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12 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 214 Before using Network Scanning ............................................................................................................214 Configuring network scanning .........................................................................................................214 Using the Scan key................................................................................................................................216 Sca
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Section I ® Windows I Printing 2 Scanning 37 ControlCenter3 69 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 96 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C) 127 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 129 ® PhotoCapture Center 148 Firewall settings (For Network users) 151
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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 you are unable to network print, network scan or PC Fax, you may ® need to configure the firewall settings. If you are using the Windows Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. If you did not install from the CD-ROM, see Firewall settings (
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Printing Choosing the right type of paper 1 1 For high quality printing, it is important to choose the right type of paper. Be sure to read About paper in the User’s Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 1 Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it pause
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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, paper jam or ink replacement required. 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 on your PC. There is also a link to the Brother Genuine Supplies website.
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Printing Turning off the Status Monitor 1 1 If you want to switch off the Status Monitor, follow these steps: a Right-click the Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on Startup to clear the check mark. b Right-click again then click Exit. Note Even if the Status Monitor is off, you can check the machine’s status at any time by clicking Status Monitor from the Start menu on your PC. 5
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Printing Printer driver settings 1 1 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Settings Automatic Duplex printing (Available on MFC-6890CDW) Scaling Use Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings 1 a Click File, then Print in your application. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The printer properties dialog
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Printing Basic tab 1 1 1 7 2 3 4 5 6 a Choose your setting for Slow Drying Paper, Media Type and Quality (1). Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. b Choose Borderless, Paper Size, Color Mode, Orientation, number of Copies and the page order, Reverse Order, Page Layout, Page Order, Border Line (if any) (2). c Check Duplex/Booklet (3) if you want to use the Duplex (two-sided) printing featu
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Printing Media Type 1 1 To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The machine changes the way it prints depending on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother BP71 Photo Paper Brother BP61 Photo Paper Other Photo Paper Transparencies Quality 1 The quality selection lets you choose the print resolution. As print quality and speed are related, the higher the quality, the longer it will take to print the document. The qua
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Printing Paper Size 1 1 The Paper Size selection includes a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you want, you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5 × 5 in. (88.9 × 127.0 mm) to 8.5 × 14 in. (215.9 × 355.6 mm) or 11.3 x 17 in (287 x 431.8 mm) (Available on 11 x 17 models). You can also choose the borderless setting for specific paper sizes. From the drop-down list, choose the Paper Size you are using. You can create a custom size by choosing User Defined. Specify the Width and He
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Printing Color Mode 1 1 Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor. Natural: Use for photographic images. The color is adjusted to print more natural colors. Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors. Page Layout 1 The Page Layout option lets you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in N options. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of a document on 1 sheet of paper. The 1 in N options
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Printing Copies 1 1 The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999). Collate 1 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 each page will be printed according to the number of copies chosen before the next page of the document is printed. Reverse Order 1 Reverse Order prints the pages of your document in the opposite order. 11
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Printing Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only) 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Check Duplex/Booklet if you want to use the duplex (two-sided) printing feature. In this mode, the machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically. Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1 The Duplex/Booklet function supports Plain Paper for the Media Type and Tray 1 as the Paper Source only. If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. If the paper is curled, flatten
