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Software User’s Guide
Not all models are available in all countries.
For FAX users; This documentation is for both MFC and FAX models. Where it says 'MFC' in this User’s
Guide, please read 'MFC-xxxx' as 'FAX-xxxx'.
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Applicable models This User’s Guide applies to the following models. FAX-2840/FAX-2940 Definitions of notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give Note tips about how the operation works with other features. Compilation and publication notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries, Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product’s descriptions and specifications. Th
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Table of Contents Section I Machine operation keys 1 Using the control panel 2 Using the printer keys................................................................................................................................2 Job Cancel...........................................................................................................................................2 ® Section II Windows 2Printing 4 Using the Brother printer driver.....................................................
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3 Scanning (For FAX-2940) 29 Scanning a document using the WIA driver.............................................................................................29 WIA compliant ...................................................................................................................................29 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................29 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows
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Hiding or showing the window ...........................................................................................................65 Quitting the window ...........................................................................................................................66 Sending a fax...........................................................................................................................................67 Using the Addresses panel...................................
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Section I Machine operation keys I Using the control panel 2
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Using the control panel 1 1 1 Using the printer keys 1 You can access the following features from your machine’s control panel. Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Stop/Exit. You can clear the data that is left in the machine’s memory by pressing Stop/Exit. 2
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Section II ® Windows II Printing 4 Scanning (For FAX-2940) 29 Remote Setup 41 Brother PC-FAX Send Software (For FAX-2940) 43
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Printing 2 2 Note 2 • FAX-2840 only supports the print function for Asia and Oceania. ® • The screens in this section are from Windows XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. Using the Brother printer driver 2 A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a PC into the format needed by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers are available from the download page for your mo
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Printing Printing a document 2 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. (For information about the Paper Tray and 2 Recommended paper, see Basic User’s Guide.) a From your application, choose the Print command. If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother FAX-XXXX* as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your s
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Printing Manual duplex (two-sided) printing 2 The supplied printer driver supports manual duplex printing. 2 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 2 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 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
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Printing Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 2 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 the computer printing. However, when 2 the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it pauses the computer printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Note Even if Toner Low or Toner Ended is displayed on the LCD,
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Printing Printer driver settings 2 Note (Macintosh) See Printing and Faxing uu page 54. 2 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 Scaling Reverse Print Use Watermark Header-Footer Print Toner Save Mode Administrator Density Adjustment Improve Print Output Skip Blank Page Print Profiles The following pages
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Printing Accessing the printer driver settings 2 ® a (For Windows XP) Click Start, and then Printers and Faxes. 2 ® (For Windows Vista ) Click the button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. ® (For Windows 7) Click the button, and then click Devices and Printers. ® ® b (For Windows XP and Windows Vista ) Right-click the Brother FAX-XXXX Printer icon (where XXXX is your model name) and select Properties. The printer properties dialog box appears. ® (For Windows 7) Right-clic
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Printing Basic tab 2 You can also change the Page Layout settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab. 2 (1) (4) (2) (3) a Choose Paper Size, Orientation, Copies, Media Type, Resolution and Print Settings (1). b Choose Multiple Page and Duplex / Booklet (2). c Choose Paper Source (3). d Confirm your current settings in the window (4). e Click OK to apply your chosen settings. To return to the default settings, click Default, then OK. Paper Size 2 From the drop-down
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Printing Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) 2 Copies 2 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, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed. Media Type 2 You can use the following types of media
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Printing Note 2 • When using ordinary plain paper (60 to 105 g/m , 16 to 28 lb) choose Plain Paper. When using heavier weight paper or rough paper choose Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond paper, choose Bond Paper. 2 • When printing on envelopes choose Envelopes. If the toner is not fixed to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env. Thick. If the envelope is crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env. Thin. Resolution 2 You can choose the resolut
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Printing Print cut-out line When 1 in NxN pages option is selected, the Print cut-out line option can be selected. This option allows you to print a faint cut-out line around the printable area. 2 Manual duplex (two-sided)/ Booklet 2 When you want to print a booklet or do manual duplex printing, use this function. None Disable duplex printing. Duplex (Manual) When you want to do duplex printing, use this option. • Duplex (Manual) The machine prints all the even-numbered pages first. Then
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Printing Paper Source 2 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1 or Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. 2 14
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Printing Advanced tab 2 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following selections: Scaling (1) Reverse Print (2) Use Watermark (3) Header-Footer Print (4) Toner Save Mode (5) Administrator (6) Other Print Options (7) Scaling 2 You can change the print image scaling. Reverse Print 2 Check Reverse Print to reverse the data to flip it upside down. 15
