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'.
Table of Contents Section I 1 Windows® Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Features ....................................................................................................................................................2 Choosing the right type of paper................................................................................................................
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Vista™ Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) ...........................................41 Accessing the scanner ......................................................................................................................41 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................41 Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) .......................................
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 78 Before using Network Scanning ..............................................................................................................78 Network license .................................................................................................................................78 Configuring Network Scanning ..........................................................................................................
Section II Apple® Macintosh® 9 Printing and Faxing 112 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh® ..............................................................................112 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing ....................................................................................112 Clearing data from the memory .......................................................................................................112 Checking the print quality ..............................
CUSTOM SCAN ....................................................................................................................................141 User-defined button .........................................................................................................................141 Scan to Image .................................................................................................................................142 Scan to OCR ............................................................
Section I ® Windows Printing Scanning ControlCenter3 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PhotoCapture Center™ Firewall settings (For Network users) I 2 28 53 78 86 88 104 107
1 Printing 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. For more information, see Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 107.
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.
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 empty. 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 Original Supplies website.
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.
Printing Accessing the printer driver settings a b 1 1 Click File, then Print in your application. Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your model name) and click Properties. The printer properties dialog box appears. Basic tab 1 1 5 2 4 3 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.
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 Premium Glossy 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.
Printing Enhanced Print Settings 1 1 Click the Settings button to see options for enhanced print settings. Bi-Directional Printing 1 When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in both directions offering faster print speeds. When unchecked, the print head will only print in one direction giving higher quality printouts, but slower printing speeds. Colour Enhancement 1 This feature analyzes your image to improve its sharpness, white balance and density.
Printing 1 Colour Density Adjusts the total amount of colour in the image. You can increase or decrease the amount of colour in an image to improve a washed out or weak looking picture. White Balance Adjusts the hue of the white areas of an image. Lighting, camera settings and other influences will affect the appearance of white. The white areas of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other colour. By adjusting the white balance you can adjust those white areas.
Printing Improve Pattern Printing 1 1 Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the printed fills and patterns appear different to how they appear on your computer screen. Paper Size 1 The Paper Size selection includes a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you want, you can create a custom size ranging from 88.9 × 127.0 mm(3.5 × 5 in.) to 215.9 × 355.6mm (8.5 × 14in.). You can also choose the borderless setting for specific paper sizes.
Printing Orientation 1 1 Orientation chooses the position your document will be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your application software contains a similar function to this, we recommend you use the one in the application. Copies 1 The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999).
Printing Advanced tab 1 1 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: 1 2 3 4 Colour (1) Scaling (2) Watermark (3) Device Options (4) Note To return to the default settings, click Default. Colour Colour/Greyscale 1 1 This selection allows a colour document to be printed in black and white using greyscale.
Printing Image Type 1 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable colour matching and half tone method, depending on your image type. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. Auto The printer driver automatically chooses the image type. Photo Use for photographic images. Graphics Use for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art).
Printing 1 Match Monitor Colour is adjusted to get the closest colour match with the PC monitor. • Natural: Use for photographic images. The colour is adjusted to print more natural colours. • Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The colour is adjusted to print more vivid colours. Halftone Pattern The machine can use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange dots to express halftones.
Printing Scaling 1 1 You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. Choose Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. Choose Fit to Paper Size if your document has an unusual size, or if you only have standard size paper. Choose Free if you want to reduce the size. Check Mirror Printing to reverse the data from left to right. Check Reverse Printing to reverse the data up to down.
Printing Watermark 1 1 You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. Check Use Watermark, and then choose the watermark you want to use. In background 1 Check In background to print the watermark image in the background of your document. If this feature is unchecked, the Watermark will be printed on top of your document.
Printing Watermark Setting 1 You can change the watermark size and position on the page by choosing the watermark, and clicking the Edit button. If you want to add a new watermark, click the New button, and then choose Text or Bitmap in Watermark Style. Title Choose CONFIDENTIAL, COPY or DRAFT as the title or enter a title you like in the field. Watermark Text Enter your watermark text into the Text Box, and then choose Font, Size, Colour and Style.
Printing Device Options 1 1 You can set the following Printer Functions: Print Date & Time 1 When the Print Date & Time feature is enabled, the date and time will print on your document from your PC’s system clock. Click the Setting button to change the Date, Time, Position and Font. To include a background with the Date and Time, choose Opaque. When Opaque is chosen, you can click the Colour button to change the colour of the Date and Time background.
Printing Quick Print Setup 1 1 The Quick Print Setup feature lets you quickly choose driver settings. Set Quick Print Setup to On and choose the function which should be displayed in the Quick Print Setup icon. To view and change settings, click the tasktray icon. Photo Paper Tray Help (For Colour Display models) 1 Set the Photo Paper Tray Help to On to display help instructions on how to use the photo paper tray when you select Photo or Photo L paper.
Printing Support tab 1 1 The Support tab shows the driver version and settings information. There are also links to the Brother Solutions Center and Original Supplies Websites. Click the Support tab to display the following screen: Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine.
Printing Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION 1 FaceFilter Studio is an easy-to-use borderless photo printing application. FaceFilter Studio also lets you edit your photo data. You can add photo effects such as red eye reduction or skin tone enhancement. To use FaceFilter Studio, you must install the FaceFilter Studio application from the CD-ROM supplied with your machine.
Printing Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On 1 1 a When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, this screen will appear, if your Brother machine is turned On, and connected to your computer, the FaceFilter Studio will detect your Brother machine. b After you click Continue in stepa, this screen will appear. FaceFilter Studio is ready to use with full functionality.
Printing Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off 1 1 a When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, this screen will appear, if your Brother machine is turned Off or not connected. b Click Detect in step a,and this screen will appear. c If FaceFilter Studio does not detect the Brother machine, this screen will appear. d If FaceFilter Studio still does not detect the Brother machine after you click Cancel in step c, this screen will appear.
Printing e After you click the check mark in step d, FaceFilter Studio will start with limited functionality. The Print icon on the top menu will be greyed out and you will not be able to use the Print function. 1 Note • When FaceFilter Studio starts with limited functionality, image file will be saved with a watermark. • To start FaceFilter Studio with full functionality, see Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On on page 22.
Printing b Click the Print icon in the top menu bar to move to the print screen. 1 c Click the Print icon on the left to open the print settings dialog box. d Choose Paper Size, Paper Source, Orientation, number of Copies, Scaling and Printing Area. Note If you want to print a borderless photo, choose Full Page Photo in Scaling and borderless paper in Paper Size.
Printing e Click Print Setting and choose your Brother machine. Click OK. 1 Note If you want to use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Quality in the printer driver dialog. f Click Print in the Print settings dialog box and your photo will print. Smart Portrait 1 The Smart Portrait function detects faces in the photo and adjust the brightness of the skin tone automatically. a Open the image file.
Printing Print Expression List 1 1 FaceFilter Studio lets you modify a facial expression by applying an expression templates or by manual adjustment. In the Select Expression step, you can preview or print the expression list of your choice. Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio 1 To uninstall FaceFilter Studio, choose Start/All Programs/FaceFilter Studio/Uninstall FaceFilter Studio.
2 Scanning 2 Scanning operations and the drivers used will differ depending on the operating system you are using. As default, the machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver when scanning documents from your applications. 2 ® For Windows XP/Windows Vista™ Two scanner drivers are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 28) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows® XP/Windows Vista™) on page 35).
Scanning c d Click Select button. Choose the scanner you are using from the Available Scanners list. Note 2 • For Windows® XP/Windows Vista™: Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX or TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. • For other operating systems: Choose Brother MFC-XXXX or Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. (Where XXXX is your model name) e f Check Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel. Click Scan. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears: Go to Scanning a document into the PC on page 29.
Scanning c Click Start. When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort™ 11SE window. Note After you select a document size, you can adjust the scanning area further by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. This is required when you want to crop an image when scanning. Pre-Scanning an image — to crop a portion you want to scan 2 2 The PreScan button is used to preview an image and also lets you crop any unwanted areas from the image.
Scanning d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 2 Note You can enlarge the image using the icon, and then use the icon to restore the image to its original size. e Load your document again. Note Skip this step if you loaded the document on the scanner glass in step a. f Click Start. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 11SE window (or your application window).
Scanning Resolution 2 You can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colours.
Scanning Brightness 2 Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average and is usually suitable for most images. You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also enter a value in the box to set the level. 2 If the scanned image is too light, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again.
Scanning Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 × 0.35 in. to 8.5 × 14 in. or 8.9 × 8.9 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm.) If you choose Custom as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears. 2 You can choose ‘mm’ or ‘inch’ as the unit for Width and Height. Note You can see the actual paper size you chose on the screen. • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the approximate data size in Bitmap format.
Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows® XP/Windows Vista™) 2 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows® XP/Windows Vista™ you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort™ 11SE viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any other applications that support WIA or TWAIN scanning. Accessing the scanner a 2 Open your software application to scan the document.
Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways to scan a whole page. You can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the scanner glass. 2 If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, you must scan using the scanner glass. (See Pre-Scanning an image — to crop a portion you want to scan on page 30.) Scanning a document using the ADF (Available for ADF models) a 2 Load your document.
Scanning e If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3). You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after you choose the settings. 2 Note By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi. If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 39.) f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.
Scanning 1 2 4 2 3 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture 4 Scanning area c d e Choose the picture type (2). Click Preview. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the scanning area (4). Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan.
Scanning f If you need to access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3). You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after you choose a setting. 2 g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 11SE window (or your application window).
Scanning Note For Windows Vista™ the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow. 2 • For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK.
Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Vista™ Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) 2 Accessing the scanner a b 2 Open your software application to scan the document. Do one of the following: For Windows Photo Gallery Click File, then Import from Camera or Scanner. For Windows Fax and Scan Click File, New, then Scan. c d Choose the scanner you want to use. Click Import.
Scanning b Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Paper size 4 Color format 5 File type 6 Resolution 7 Brightness 8 Contrast Note By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi. If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Brother Scanner Utility. (See Brother Scanner Utility on page 39.) c Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document.
Scanning b Choose Flatbed in the Source drop-down list. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. 2 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Color format 4 File type 5 Resolution 6 Brightness 7 Contrast 8 Scanning area Note If your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you do not need to specify the Source. c Click Preview. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the scanning area (8).
Scanning Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) 2 2 Note If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using the Scan key on page 82. You can use the (Scan) key on the control panel to scan documents directly into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications, to a folder on your PC or to a memory card. Before you can use the (Scan) key on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to your PC.
Scanning Scan to Image 2 You can scan a colour picture into your graphics application for viewing and editing. a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK. d Press Mono Start or Colour Start. The machine starts the scanning process. 2 (Scan) key. Note • If you want to change between colour and black and white scanning, choose colour or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration screen.
Scanning Scan to File 2 You can scan a black and white or a colour document into your PC and save it as a file in the folder you choose. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Scan to File configuration screen of ControlCenter3. (See File on page 62.) a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK. d Press Mono Start or Colour Start. The machine starts the scanning process. 2 (Scan) key.
Scanning a Put a USB Flash memory drive, CompactFlash® 1, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ 2 into your machine. Note DCP-135C does not support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™. 1 This product also supports CompactFlash® type1. 2 This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M/Type H.
Scanning g The file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the dial pad. You can only change the first 6 digits of the file name. (MFC models only) Press OK. 2 Note Press Clear/Back to delete the letters you entered. h Press Mono Start or Colour Start to start scanning. Note Scan type depends on the settings you choose in step e and f, Mono Start or Colour Start does not change the setting.
Scanning Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ 2 Note 2 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE supports Windows® 2000 (SP4 or greater) or XP (SP2 or greater), XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows vista™ only. ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE for Brother is a document management application. You can use PaperPort™ 11SE to view scanned documents. Not just viewing, PaperPort™ 11SE has a sophisticated yet easy-to-use filing system that will help you organize your graphics and text documents.
Scanning Viewing items 2 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE gives several ways to view items: Desktop View displays the item in the chosen folder with a thumbnail (a small graphic that shows each item in a desktop or folder) or an icon. You can see both PaperPort™ 11SE items (MAX files) and non-PaperPort™ 11SE items (files created using other applications). Non-PaperPort™ 11SE items include an icon that indicates the application that was used to create the item. Page View displays a close-up of a single page.
Scanning Organizing your items in folders 2 PaperPort™ 11SE has an easy-to-use filing system for organizing your items. The filing system consists of folders and items that you choose to view in Desktop View. An item can be a PaperPort™ 11SE item or a non-PaperPort™ 11SE item: 2 Folders are arranged in a ‘tree’ structure in the Folder View. You use this section to choose folders and view their items in Desktop View. You can simply drag and drop an item onto a folder.
Scanning You can import items from other applications 2 As well as scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort™ 11SE in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort™ 11SE (MAX) files in several different ways: 2 Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft® Excel. Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).
3 ControlCenter3 3 Note • The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. 3 • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use ControlCenter3 functions, you may need to configure the firewall settings. For more information, see Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 107. Using ControlCenter3 3 ControlCenter3 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications.
ControlCenter3 Modern 3 7 8 1, 2 3 3 4 5 6 Classic 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note • To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe Flash Player 8 or greater. If you do not have Flash Player 8 or greater, you will be prompted so you can download the latest Flash Player.
ControlCenter3 Switching the user interface 3 You can choose the Modern or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. a b To switch the user interface, click Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT. From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your preferred user interface. 3 Turning the AutoLoad feature off 3 Once you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the tasktray. You can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the icon.
ControlCenter3 OCR (Default: Microsoft® NotePad) Lets you scan a page or document, automatically run the OCR application and put text (not a graphic image) into a word processing application. You can choose the target word processing application, such as Microsoft® NotePad, Microsoft® Word, Corel® WordPerfect® or any word processing application on your PC. E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) 3 Lets you scan a page or document directly into an E-mail application as a standard attachment.
ControlCenter3 COPY 3 Lets you use the PC and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any of the features of the machine’s printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed on the PC including network printers. You can configure your preferred settings on up to four buttons. 3 PC-FAX (MFC models only) 3 These buttons are for sending or receiving faxes using the Brother PC-FAX application.
ControlCenter3 SCAN 3 There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. Note You can configure your machine’s Scan key for each ControlCenter3 button in the Device Button tab. To change the machine’s Scan key settings, right-click each ControlCenter3 button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Device Button tab.
ControlCenter3 To change the destination application, choose the appropriate application from the Target Application dropdown list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button. 3 Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and the Application Location. You can also find the application location by clicking the icon. Choose File Type from the drop-down list. You can delete an application that you have added by clicking the Delete button in the Software Button tab.
ControlCenter3 OCR (Word Processing program) 3 Scan to OCR scans a document and converts it into text. This text can be edited using your favourite word processing software. To configure Scan to OCR, right-click the OCR button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the Target Application drop-down list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button.
ControlCenter3 E-mail 3 Scan to E-mail lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, right-click the E-mail button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 To change the E-mail application, choose your preferred E-mail application from the E-mail Application drop-down list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button 1.
ControlCenter3 File 3 The Scan to File button lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in one of the file types shown in the file attachment list. To configure the file type and folder, right-click the File button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 You can change the File Name. Enter the file name you want to use for the document in the File Name box. File name will be the file name you registered, current date and sequential number.
ControlCenter3 CUSTOM SCAN 3 The Custom Scan option lets you create your own scan options. For Modern interface users, place the mouse pointer over the d and click Custom. To customize a button, right-click the appropriate button and click ControlCenter Configuration. There are four options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. 3 Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your PC.
ControlCenter3 Customizing a user-defined button 3 To customize a button, right-click the button, then click the ControlCenter Configuration button to see the configuration window. Scan to Image 3 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
ControlCenter3 Scan to OCR 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 3 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter3 Scan to E-mail 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 3 Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter3 Scan to File 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 3 Settings tab Choose the file format from the File Type drop-down list. Save the file to the default folder which is shown in the Destination Folder box or choose your preferred folder by clicking the icon. Check Show Folder to show where the scanned image is saved after scanning.
ControlCenter3 PHOTOCAPTURE 3 Note DCP-135C and MFC-235C don’t support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick ®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™. 3 These buttons can be used to open or copy files and folders from a USB Flash memory drive or a memory card installed in the machine. Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center™) 3 The Open PCC Folder button starts Windows ® Explorer and displays files and folders on the memory card.
ControlCenter3 Creating the Copy Folder 3 Create a new folder based on the PCC files Date or Month The default setting is Date. A folder is created with a name derived from the date the original file was created. The file is then saved into this folder. For example, a file created on the memory card on Oct.08, 2007 will be saved into a folder named 08102007. Retain PCC folder structure when copying 3 The copy is saved using the same folder structure as the original, no new folders are created.
ControlCenter3 FaceFilter Studio 3 The FaceFilter Studio button lets you copy the files on a USB Flash memory drive or memory card and launch the FaceFilter Studio application. 3 FaceFilter Studio gives you an easy-to-use borderless photo printing function. You can also add photo effects such as automatic red eye reduction or skin tone enhancement. For more information on FaceFilter Studio, see Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION on page 21.
ControlCenter3 Creating the Copy Folder 3 Create a new folder based on the PCC files Date or Month The default setting is Date. A copy folder is created with a name based on the date that the original file was created. The copy is then saved into this folder. For example, the copy of an original file created on Oct.8, 2007 will be saved into a folder named 08102007.
ControlCenter3 Enter a name in Please enter a name for the Copy Button text field (up to 30 characters) and choose Copy Ratio. Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings to be used. Before finishing the Copy button configuration, set the Printer Name and click the Print Options button to display the printer driver settings. In the printer driver settings dialog box, you can choose advanced settings for printing.
ControlCenter3 PC-FAX (MFC models only) 3 The PC-FAX option lets you send and receive faxes. You can also configure the address book and change some general machine settings. 3 Send 3 The Send button lets you scan a document and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 88.) To change the Send settings, right-click the Send button and click ControlCenter Configuration.
ControlCenter3 Receive/View Received (Not available for MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 3 The Brother PC-FAX Receiving software option lets you view and store your faxes on your PC. It is automatically installed when you install the MFL-Pro Suite. By clicking the Receive button, the PC-FAX Receive function is activated and starts to receive fax data from your Brother machine. Before you use the PC-FAX Receive function, you must select the PC-FAX Receive option from the control panel menu of the Brother machine.
ControlCenter3 Address Book 3 The Address Book button lets you add, amend or delete contacts from your address book. To edit this button, click the Address Book button to open the dialog box. (See Brother Address Book on page 95.) 3 Setup 3 By clicking the Setup button, you can configure the user settings of the PC-FAX application. (See Setting up user information on page 88.
ControlCenter3 DEVICE SETTING 3 In the Device Settings option, you can configure the machine settings or check ink levels. 3 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 3 The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure the machine setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup on page 86.
ControlCenter3 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 3 The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers from your PC. 3 Ink Level 3 The Ink Level button opens the Status Monitor window, which displays the ink level for each cartridge. User’s Guide 3 The User’s Guide button lets you view the Software User’s Guide and the Network User’s Guide in HTML format.
4 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 4 To use the machine as a network scanner, the machine must be configured with a TCP/IP address. You can set or change the address settings from the control panel (See Control Panel Setup in the Network User’s Guide) or by using the BRAdmin Light software. If you installed the machine following the instructions for a network user in the Quick Setup Guide then the machine should already be configured for your network.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 4 b Do one of the following: For Windows 2000, select your Brother machine from the list and click the properties button. For Windows XP, right-click the Scanner Device icon and choose Properties. The Network Scanner Properties dialog box appears. For Windows Vista™, click the Properties button. Note For Windows Vista™ the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) c Click the Network Setting tab and choose the appropriate connection method. 4 Specify your machine by address Enter the IP address of the machine in IP Address, and then click Apply. Specify your machine by name d 4 1 Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the machine you want to use. 2 Click Apply. Click the Scan To Button tab and enter your PC name in the Display Name field.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) e If you want to avoid receiving unwanted documents, enter a 4-digit PIN number in the Pin number and Retype Pin number field. To send data to a PC protected by a PIN number, the LCD prompts you to enter the PIN number before the document can be scanned and sent to the PC. (See Using the Scan key on page 82.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Using the Scan key 4 Note If you are connected using USB, see Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) on page 44. Scan to E-mail (PC) 4 When you choose Scan to E-mail (PC) your document will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. The ControlCenter3 software will launch the default E-mail application on the designated PC. You can scan and send a black and white or colour document from the PC as an attachment.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to Image 4 When you choose Scan to Image, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. The ControlCenter3 software will launch the default graphics application on the designated PC. a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose the destination PC you want to send to. Press OK.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to OCR 4 When you choose Scan to OCR, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. The ControlCenter3 software will launch the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR software and convert your document into text that can be viewed and edited from a word processing application on the designated PC. a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to OCR. Press OK.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to File 4 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or colour document and send it directly to a PC you designate on your network. The file will be saved in the folder and file format that you have configured in ControlCenter3. a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose the destination PC you want to send to. Press OK.
5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 5 Remote Setup 5 The Remote Setup program lets you configure many machine settings from a Windows® application. When you start this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine. Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, and Remote Setup.
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) Note • You can use the Export and Import buttons to save several sets of settings for your machine. • To save all your settings, highlight MFC-XXXX at the top of the settings list then click Export. • To save a single setting or a group of settings, highlight each setting or function heading (for example, to choose all fax settings highlight Fax) from the setting list then click Export.
6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 6 Note If you are using Windows® XP or Windows® 2000 Professional, you must log on with Administrator rights. PC-FAX sending 6 The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you use your PC to send an application as a standard fax. You can even attach a cover page. All you have to do is set up the receiving parties as members or groups in your PC-FAX Address Book or simply enter the destination address or fax number into the user interface.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) b c Enter this information to create the fax header and cover page. Click OK to save the User Information. Note You can set up the User Information separately for each Windows® account. Sending setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below. 6 Outside line access Enter a number to access an outside line here.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Simple style Facsimile style 6 6 6 Setting up a cover page From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the 6 icon to access the PC-Fax Cover Page setup screen.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Entering cover page information 6 Note If you are sending a fax to more than one recipient, the recipient information will not be printed on the cover page. To Choose the recipient information you want to add to the cover page. From Choose the sender information you want to add to the cover page. Comment Enter the comment you want to add to the cover page. 6 Form Choose the cover page format you want to use.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Facsimile style user interface appears: Note If the Simple style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup on page 89.) d Enter a fax number using any of the following methods: 6 Use the dial pad to enter the number. Use your PC’s keyboard to enter the number. Click any of the 10 Speed-Dial buttons.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Simple style user interface appears: 6 Note If the Facsimile style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup on page 89.) d Enter the fax number using any of the following methods: Enter the fax number in the To: field.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Address Book 6 If Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Address Book which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are four types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail Address. For the address book file, you must enter the path and file name of the database file which contains the address book information. Click the Browse button to choose the database file.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Brother Address Book a 6 Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), PC-FAX sending, then PC-FAX Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box appears: 6 Setting up a member in the Address Book 6 In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add, edit and delete members and groups. a In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a member.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Speed Dial setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) 6 You can register a member or group on each of the ten Speed Dial buttons. Registering an address in a Speed Dial button a b c Click the Speed Dial button you want to program. Click the member or group you want to store on the Speed Dial button. Click Add >>.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Setting up a group for broadcasting 6 You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time. a In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: 6 b c Enter the name of the new group in the Group Name field. d After all the members you want have been added, click OK.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Exporting the Address Book 6 You can export the whole Address Book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). You can also choose and create a Vcard that can be attached to a member’s outgoing E-mail. (A Vcard is an electronic business card that contains the sender’s contact information.) Exporting the whole current Address Book 6 Note If you are creating a Vcard, you must first choose the member. If you choose Vcard in a, Save as type: will be Vcard (*.vcf).
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Importing to the Address Book 6 You can import ASCII text files (*.csv) or Vcards (electronic business cards) into your Address Book. Importing an ASCII text file a 6 Do one of the following: From the Address Book, click File, Import, then Text. From the Address Book, click File, Import, then Vcard and go to e. 6 b From the Available Items column choose the data fields you want to import, and click Add >>.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 6 Note • See Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance of the User’s Guide or visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for more information. • To use PC-FAX receiving with a Windows® XP and Windows VIsta™ computer that is protected by the firewall, the Network PC-FAX receiving program must be excluded from the firewall setting.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) b Press a or b to choose Fax, Advanced Fax Operation, Fwd/Page/Store and PC Fax Receive. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose or your PC name if connected on a network. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Backup Print:On or Backup Print:Off. Press OK. e Press Stop/Exit. Note If you select Backup Print:On, the machine will print the fax, so you will have a copy if there is a power failure before it is sent to the PC.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) c d In File Format, choose .tif or .max as the received document format. The default format is .tif. e To automatically start the PC-FAX receiving software when you start Windows ®, check Add to Startup folder. f If you want to use the PC-FAX Receiving software over your network, see Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings on page 102. To play wave files (.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Specify your PC name You can specify the PC name that will appear on the display of the machine. To change the name, enter the new name in Display Your PC Name. 6 Viewing new PC-FAX messages 6 Each time your PC is receiving a PC-FAX, the icon will alternate between and been received, the icon will change to once the received fax has . The icon will change to . Once the fax has been viewed. a b c Run ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE.
7 PhotoCapture Center™ 7 CAUTION DO NOT start your PC with a memory card installed in the media drive of the machine. You could lose your data or damage the card. Note • The PhotoCapture Center™ will read only the media that was put in first. • DCP-135C and MFC-235C don’t support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick ®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™.
PhotoCapture Center™ When you take out a USB Flash memory drive or memory card, do the following to prevent damage to the memory card: a In Windows® Explorer, right-click the removable disk icon and choose Eject. b Wait until the 7 (PhotoCapture) key stops blinking before taking out the media.
PhotoCapture Center™ For Network Users (For models with built-in network support) a 7 Put a USB Flash memory drive, CompactFlash® 1, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ 2 into your machine. 1 This product also supports CompactFlash® type1. 2 This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M/Type H. b Start your browser software in which FTP is supported.
8 Firewall settings (For Network users) 8 Before using the Brother software 8 Firewall settings on your PC may reject the necessary network connection for network printing, network scanning and PC Fax. 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 follow the instructions below to configure your Windows Firewall.
Firewall settings (For Network users) 3 In External Port number for this service: - Enter “54925”. 4 In Internal Port number for this service: - Enter “54925” 5 Makee sure UDP is selected. 6 Click OK. 1 2 3 5 4 e f Click the Add button. 8 Add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax”. 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.
Firewall settings (For Network users) For Windows Vista™ users a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change settings. b When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. 8 Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. 8 c d Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On. Click the Exceptions tab.
Firewall settings (For Network users) e f Click the Add port... button. To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1 In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”. 2 In Port number: Enter “54925” . 3 Make sure UDP is selected. Then, click OK. 1 2 3 g h 8 Click the Add port... button. To add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax, enter the information below: 1 In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax” . 2 In Port number: Enter “54926”.
Section II ® ® Apple Macintosh Printing and Faxing Scanning ControlCenter2 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ II 112 120 133 149 155
9 Printing and Faxing 9 Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh® 9 Note Before you can connect the machine to your Macintosh®, you must buy a USB cable that is no longer than 2 metres (6 feet). Improper Setup DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 9 Your machine can print from your Macintosh® while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the Macintosh®.
Printing and Faxing Status Monitor 9 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you see error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ink empty at pre-set update intervals. Before you can use the tool you must choose your machine in the Model pop-up menu in ControlCenter2.
Printing and Faxing Using the Brother Ink driver 9 Choosing page setup options a From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) is chosen in the Format for pop-up menu. You can change the settings for Paper Size, Orientation and Scale, then click OK. b From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Print to start printing.
Printing and Faxing Choosing printing options 9 To control special printing features, choose Print Settings in the Print dialog box. You can choose the Quality, Slow Drying Paper, Media Type, Color/Grayscale, Paper Thickness, Bi-Directional Printing, Mirror Printing and Reverse Printing settings. Click the Support button to display the links to the Brother Solutions Center and Original Supplies websites. 9 Note • Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly.
Printing and Faxing Media Type 9 For the best print results, choose the print media in the driver. The machine changes the way it prints, depending on the media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper Other Photo Paper Transparencies Quality 9 The quality selection lets you choose the print resolution you want for your document. Print quality and speed are related. The higher the quality, the longer it will take to print the document.
Printing and Faxing Sending a fax (MFC models only) 9 You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh® application. a b Create a document in a Macintosh® application. c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. d Choose Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu. Click File, then Print.
Printing and Faxing e Enter a fax number in the Input Fax Number box, and then click Print to send the fax. Note If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destination fax numbers will be listed in the dialog box. Drag a Vcard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application 9 You can address a fax number using a Vcard (an electronic business card) from the Mac OS® X Address Book application. a b Click Address Book.
Printing and Faxing Note If both work and home fax numbers are stored in the Mac OS® X Address Book, choose work fax or home fax from the Stored Fax Numbers pop-up menu, and then drag a Vcard. c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print. 9 Note The Vcard used must contain a work fax or home fax number.
10 Scanning 10 Scanning from a Macintosh® 10 The Brother machine software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh®. You can use this Macintosh® TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support TWAIN specifications. When you scan a document, you can either use the ADF(automatic document feeder) or the scanner glass. For more information on loading the documents, see Using the ADF(available for ADF models) and Using the scanner glass in the User’s Guide.
Scanning b Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Resolution Scan Type Scanning Area Document Size Brightness Contrast c Click Start. When scanning has finished, the image appears in your graphics application. Pre-Scanning an image 10 The PreScan button is used to preview and also lets you crop any unwanted areas from the image.
Scanning Settings in the Scanner window 10 Resolution 10 You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution pop-up menu. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colours.
Scanning Document Size 10 Choose one of the following sizes: A4 210 × 297 mm JIS B5 182 × 257 mm Letter 8.5 × 11 in. Legal 8.5 × 14 in. A5 148 × 210 mm Executive 7.25 × 10.5 in. Business Card To scan business cards, choose the Business Card size (90 × 60 mm), and then put the business card face down at the center of the scanner glass. Photo 4 × 6 in. Index Card 5 × 8 in.
Scanning Adjusting the Image 10 Brightness Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average, and is usually suitable for most images. You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also enter a value in the box to set the level. If the scanned image is too light, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again.
Scanning Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) 10 Note If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using the Scan key on page 151. You can use the (Scan) key on the control panel to scan documents directly into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or to a folder on your Macintosh®. Before you can use the (Scan) key on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro Software Suite and connect the machine to your Macintosh®.
Scanning Scan to Image 10 You can scan a colour picture into your graphics application for viewing and editing. a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK. d Press Mono Start or Colour Start. The machine starts the scanning process. (Scan) key. Note • If you want to change between colour and black and white scanning, choose colour or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen.
Scanning Scan to File 10 You can scan a black and white or a colour document into your Macintosh® and save it as a file in the folder you choose. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Scan to File screen of the Brother MFL-Pro ControlCenter2. (See File on page 140.) a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK. d Press Mono Start or Colour Start. The machine starts the scanning process. (Scan) key.
Scanning a Put a USB Flash memory drive, CompactFlash® 1, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ 2 into your machine. Note DCP-135C does not support CompactFlash®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™. 1 This product also supports CompactFlash® type1. 2 This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M/Type H.
Scanning g The file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the dial pad. You can only change the first 6 digits of the file name. (MFC models only) Press OK. Note Press Clear/Back to delete the letters you entered. h Press Mono Start or Colour Start to start scanning. Note Scan type depends on the settings you choose in step e and f, Mono Start or Colour Start does not change the setting.
Scanning Using Presto!® PageManager® 10 Presto!® PageManager® is an application for managing the documents in your Macintosh ®. Since it is compatible with most image editors and word processing programs, Presto!® PageManager® gives you unmatched control over your Macintosh® files. You can easily manage your documents, edit your E-mail and files and read documents with the OCR software built into Presto!® PageManager®.
Scanning Technical support 10 For USA Company name: Newsoft America Inc. Postal Address: 4030 Clipper Court Fremont, CA 94538, U.S.A. Telephone: 510-445-8616 Fax: 510-445-8601 E-mail Address: contactus@newsoftinc.com URL: http://www.newsoftinc.com For Canada E-mail Address: contactus@newsoftinc.com Germany Company name: SoftBay GmbH Postal Address: Carlstraße 50, D-52531, Übach-Palenberg, Germany Telephone: 0900 1 409640 E-mail Address: de.nsc@newsoft.eu.com URL: http://de.newsoft.
Scanning Italy Company name: 5CA Postal Address: Not Open Telephone: 0899399878 E-mail Address: it.nsc@newsoft.eu.com URL: http://it.newsoft.eu.com Spain Company name: 5CA Postal Address: Not Open Telephone: 0807505598 E-mail Address: sp.nsc@newsoft.eu.com Other countries E-mail Address: tech@newsoft.eu.
11 ControlCenter2 11 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter2 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. Using ControlCenter2 11 ControlCenter2 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using ControlCenter2 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. The icon will appear on the menu bar. To open the ControlCenter2 window, click the icon and choose Open.
ControlCenter2 Turning the AutoLoad feature off 11 If you do not want ControlCenter2 to run automatically each time you start your Macintosh®, do the following. a Click the ControlCenter2 icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences. The ControlCenter2 preference window appears. b c Uncheck Start ControlCenter on computer startup. Click OK to close the window. Note The ControlCenter2 application icon is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/ControlCenter.
ControlCenter2 CUSTOM SCAN 11 You can configure the button name and settings for each of these buttons to meet your specific needs by clicking a button while holding down the Ctrl key and following the configuration menus. COPY / PC-FAX 11 COPY - Lets you use your Macintosh® and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations.
ControlCenter2 SCAN 11 There are four buttons for the Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. Note You can configure your machine’s Scan key for each ControlCenter2 button in the Device Button tab. To change the default settings, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Device Button tab. Image (example: Apple® PreView) 11 The Scan to Image feature lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing.
ControlCenter2 To change the destination application, choose the appropriate application from the Target Application popup menu. You can add an application to the lists by clicking the Add button. Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and choose your preferred application by clicking the Browse button. Also choose the File Type from the pop-up menu. You can delete an application that you have added. Just choose the Application Name and click the Delete button.
ControlCenter2 OCR (word processing application) 11 Scan to OCR converts the graphic page image data into text which can be edited by any word processing application. You can change the default word processing application. To configure Scan to OCR, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the Target Application pop-up menu.
ControlCenter2 E-mail 11 The Scan to E-mail feature lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. To change the E-mail application, choose your preferred E-mail application from the E-mail Application pop-up menu. You can add an application to the lists by clicking the Add button 1.
ControlCenter2 File 11 The Scan to File button lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in any file format. This lets you easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and folder, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. Choose the file type for the saved image from the File Type pop-up menu. You can save the file to the default folder, or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse button.
ControlCenter2 CUSTOM SCAN 11 There are four buttons which you can configure to fit your scanning needs. To customize a button, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window appears. There are four scan functions: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your Macintosh® as a destination.
ControlCenter2 Scan to Image 11 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter2 Scan to OCR 11 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter2 Scan to E-mail 11 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter2 Scan to File 11 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab Choose the file format from the File Type pop-up menu. Save the file to the default folder or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse button. Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter2 COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is not available for DCP models) 11 The Copy1-Copy4 buttons can be customized to let you use advanced copy and fax functions such as N in 1 printing. To use the Copy buttons, configure the printer driver by clicking the button while holding down the Ctrl key. 11 Enter a name in Name for Copy (up to 30 characters) and choose Copy Ratio. Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings to be used.
ControlCenter2 DEVICE SETTINGS 11 You can configure the machine settings or check ink levels by clicking a button. Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 11 The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure the machine setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) on page 155.
ControlCenter2 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 11 The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window in the Remote Setup Program, so you can easily register or change the dial numbers on your Macintosh®. Ink Level 11 The Ink Level button opens the Brother Status Monitor window, which displays the ink level for each cartridge. Note The Brother Status Monitor application is located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities.
12 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 12 If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you have already installed the MFLPro Suite Software following the network installation steps in the Quick Setup Guide then this selection should already be made.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Note • To use the Scan key features on the machine, click the check box for Register your computer with the “Scan To” functions at the machine. Then enter the name you want to be displayed on the machine LCD for your Macintosh®. You can use up to 15 characters. • You can avoid receiving unwanted documents by setting a 4-digit PIN number. Enter your PIN number in the PIN number and Retype PIN number field.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Using the Scan key 12 Note If you are connected using USB, see Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) on page 125. Scan to E-mail 12 When you choose Scan to E-mail, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the Macintosh® you designated on your network. ControlCenter2 will activate the default E-mail application on the designated Macintosh® for addressing to the recipient.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to Image 12 When you choose Scan to Image, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the Macintosh® you designated on your network. ControlCenter2 will activate the default graphics application on the designated Macintosh®. You can change the Scan configuration. (See Image (example: Apple® PreView) on page 136.) a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to OCR 12 When you choose Scan to OCR, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the Macintosh® you designated on your network. ControlCenter2 will activate the OCR software installed on your Macintosh® (Presto!® PageManager®) and convert your document into text for viewing and editing from a word processing application on the designated Macintosh®. You can change the Scan configuration.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to File 12 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or colour document and send it directly to the Macintosh® you designate on your network. The file will be saved in the folder and file format that you have configured in ControlCenter2 on the designated Macintosh®. You can change the Scan configuration. (See File on page 140.) a Load your document. b Press the c Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK.
13 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ 13 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-235C and MFC-260C) 13 The Remote Setup application lets you configure many machine settings from a Macintosh® application. When you access this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your Macintosh® and displayed on your Macintosh® screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine.
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ Note • To save a setting, highlight setting (for example, Set Quick-Dial) from the setting list then click Export. Each setting you export is saved as a single file. • If you need to change the machine that was registered to your Macintosh® during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the Quick Setup Guide), or if the network environment was changed, you need to specify the new machine. Open the Device Selector and choose the new machine.
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ PhotoCapture Center™ 13 You can access a USB Flash memory drive or a memory card installed in the machine from a Macintosh®. CAUTION DO NOT start your Macintosh® with a USB Flash memory drive or a memory card installed in the media drive of the machine. You could lose your data or damage the media. Note • The PhotoCapture Center™ will read only the media that was put in first.
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ c You can edit a file and save it to another drive on your Macintosh®. d Quit all applications that are running stored data on the USB Flash memory drive or memory card and drag the Removable Disk icon into the Trash icon before you remove the memory card from the machine.
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ c Click the name of the file you want to see. When you take out a USB Flash memory drive or memory card, do the following to prevent damage to the memory card: a Close the browser. b Wait until the 13 (PhotoCapture) key stops blinking before taking out the memory card.
A Index C R ControlCenter2 Macintosh® .......................................................... 133 ControlCenter3 Windows® .............................................................. 53 Remote Setup Macintosh® .......................................................... 155 Windows® .............................................................. 86 D Device Selector ...................................... 120, 149, 156 Drivers Macintosh® Brother Ink driver ............................................
Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries.