Summary of the content on the page No. 1
SOFTWARE
USER’S GUIDE
Not all models are available in all
countries.
Version 0
USA
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Table of Contents ® Section I Windows 1Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Features ....................................................................................................................................................2 Choosing the right type of paper...............................................................................................................
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
2Scanning 34 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver........................................................................................34 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................34 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan..............................................................................36 Auto Crop ................................................................................
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Device Settings tab..................................................................................................................................65 Configuring Remote Setup ................................................................................................................65 Accessing Quick Dial.........................................................................................................................65 Configuring Scan button settings................................
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
5 Brother PC-FAX Software 84 PC-FAX sending......................................................................................................................................84 Setting up user information................................................................................................................84 Sending setup....................................................................................................................................85 Setting up a cover page.......
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Section II Apple Macintosh 8 Printing and Faxing 115 Setting up your Macintosh .....................................................................................................................115 Choosing the right type of paper............................................................................................................115 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing....................................................................................115 Clearing data from the mem
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
CUSTOM SCAN ....................................................................................................................................160 File types .........................................................................................................................................161 Document Size ................................................................................................................................161 User-defined button...................................
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Section I ® Windows I Printing 2 Scanning 34 ControlCenter4 54 Remote Setup 82 Brother PC-FAX Software 84 PhotoCapture Center™ 102 Firewall settings (For Network users) 105
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
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 (
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
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 Loading paper and Loading documents in the Basic 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 rec
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
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 Genuine Brother Supplies web sit
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Printing Turning off the Status Monitor 1 1 If you want to switch off the Status Monitor, follow these steps: a Right-click the Brother 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
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Printing Printer driver settings 1 1 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC: Media Type Print Quality Paper Size Orientation Color/Grayscale Ink Save Mode Scaling Accessing the printer driver settings 1 ® a From an application such as Microsoft Notepad, click File, then Print in your application. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your model name) and click Preferences. The printer driver window appears. 6
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Printing Basic tab 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 19 19 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 1 Media Type drop-down list 2 Slow Drying Paper check box 3 Print Quality drop-down list 4 Paper Size drop-down list 5 Borderless check box 6 Color Mode option 7 Orientation option 8 Copies option 9 Collate check box 10 Reverse Order check box 11 Multiple Page drop-down list 12 Page Order drop-down list 13 Border Line drop-down list 14 Duplex / Booklet drop-down list 15 Duple
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Printing a Choose your settings for Media Type, Slow Drying Paper and Print 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 Paper Size, Borderless, Color Mode, Orientation, number of Copies and the page order, Collate, Reverse Order, Multiple Page, Page Order, Border Line, Duplex / Booklet and Paper Source (not available for MFC-J6510DW) (if any). c Click OK to apply your chosen
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Printing Fast The fastest print mode and the lowest amount of ink used. Use for printing large volume documents or 1 documents for proofing. Media Type Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Plain Paper Color/Grayscale Fast, Normal, High, Best Inkjet Paper Color/Grayscale Normal, Photo Brother BP71 Photo Paper, Color/Grayscale Fast, Photo, Best Brother BP61 Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Transparencies Color/Grayscale Normal Note The default settings are shown in bold. Paper Size 1 The
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
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. Orientation 1 Orientation chooses the position your document will be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your application software conta
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Printing 1 Reverse Order 1 Reverse Order prints the pages of your document in the opposite order. Multiple Page 1 The Multiple Page 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 enlarges your print size and prints the document in poster print mode. Page Order 1 When the N in 1 option is selected, the Page Order can be selected from the drop-down list. Border Line 1 When th
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Printing Booklet Use this option to print a document in booklet format using duplex printing; it will arrange the document 1 according to the correct page number and allows you to fold at the center of the print output without having to change the order of the page number. When choosing Booklet, the Duplex Settings button becomes available to choose. You can set following settings in the Duplex Settings dialog box. • Duplex Type There are two types of duplex binding directions available fo
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Printing Advanced tab 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Color/Grayscale option 2 Color Settings button 3 Ink Save Mode check box 4 Scaling option 5 Mirror Print check box 6 Reverse Print check box 7 Use Watermark check box 8 Header-Footer Print check box 9 Other Print Options button 10 Default button 11 OK button a Choose your setting for Color/Grayscale. b Choose Ink Save Mode to help reduce ink consumption. c Choose your setting for the Scaling feature. Choose Off to print the document as it
