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Table of Contents 1 WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING ....................................................... 1-1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 1-1 Getting Started ................................................................................... 1-1 Setting Up Video Print Mode ...................................................... 1-1 Black and White Video Printing ......................................................
Global Settings ............................................................................ 3-5 Setting Up the Scanner Configurations ...................................... 3-5 To access the Scanner Configurations screen: ............................ 3-5 Perform an Operation from the Control Center Screen .............. 3-6 Scan to File ......................................................................................... 3-6 Scanner Settings .............................................................
5 USING SCANSOFT™ PAPERPORT® FOR BROTHER AND SCANSOFT™ TEXTBRIDGE® ................................................. 5-1 Viewing Items in ScanSoft™ PaperPort® for Brother .................. 5-2 Organizing Your Items in Folders ............................................... 5-2 Links to Many Other Applications .............................................. 5-3 Using ScanSoft™ TextBridge® OCR (Converting Image Text to Text You Can Edit) ....................... 5-3 Importing Items from Other Applications ...
Brother HL-6/6V/10h/630series/660series/960/1260/WL-660: ... 8-5 HP LaserJet series II, IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP: ................. 8-6 HP LaserJet 4 Plus: ............................................................... 8-6 NEC SuperScript 610/660: ................................................... 8-6 EPSON ActionLaser 1100 / 1400: ........................................ 8-7 Lexmark WinWriter 200: ......................................................
1 Walk-Up Video Printing Introduction Walk-Up Video Printing lets you use your Brother machine (connected to your camcorder, digital camera, video game, or VCR) to capture a video frame on the attached equipment and print it on your MFC. The video signal and the output you create are NTSC (National Television System Committee). They are not compatible with any other standard.
Black and White Video Printing 1 With no documents in the feeder, plug the cable from your video camera’s Video Out jack into the Brother machine’s RCA pin jack. 2 Play the video. When the Brother machine begins receiving the video signals, the machine’s screen displays VIDEO:PRESS COPY CAPTURE READY 3 Press Copy when you see the picture you want to capture and print. 4 If you want print multiple pages, use the dial pad to enter the number of copies (up to 99). 5 Wait five seconds—OR—Press Copy again.
Setting Video Printing Quality 1 Press Function , 3 , 1 . The screen displays 1. QUALITY. 2 Press or to select a quality QUALITY:NORMAL QUALITY:HIGH and press 3 Press Set . to exit. Stop Setting Video Type Before you turn on the video signal, you must set the Brother machine to receive either a moving or a still image. You can watch the video play on the video camera and press Copy when you see the frame you want to print. 1 Press Function , 3 2 Press or , 2 .
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2 Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to Work Together Using Brother Machine with Your PC Multi-Function Link® Pro software (MFL Pro) turns your Brother machine into a multi-function center, by enabling you to use your fax machine as a printer and a scanner and to use it to fax from Windows® applications in your computer. The MFC 8600 is a 6 in1 multi-function center. Install the Multi-Function Link® Pro and other Brother software from the bundled CD-ROM.
Computer Requirements The following are the minimum computer requirements you need to set up and operate the MFC as a printer. 80486/66MHz or higher (Windows ® 3.1x or 95/98) CPU Pentium 75 or Higher (Windows ® 98 or Windows NT ® Workstation Version 4.0) 8MB or greater for Windows ® 3.1x 8MB or greater for Windows ® 95 (16MB recommended) RAM 16MB or greater for Windows ® 98 or Windows NT ® Workstation Version 4.
2 Connect the USB cable to both the MFC and the PC. 3 Turn on your PC. 4 When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Next. 5 Select (Recommended) and click Next.
Installing Brother Software Using a USB Cable 1 Insert the MFL Pro CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Select Specify a location and remove the other check marks, then click Browse to locate the file. 3 Double-click on the CD icon and click on the Win98usb folder, then click OK. 4 Select Specify a location and click Next.
5 Select (Recommended) and click Next. 6 Confirm the choice is Brother MFC USB Composite Device and click Next. If the Insert Disk Wizard appears, remove the MFL CD-ROM and insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM (to get the Windows ® standard driver) and click OK. 7 (If you inserted the Windows 98 CD-ROM, remove the CD-ROM and reinsert the MFL CD-ROM.) Click Finish.
8 After the MFC USB Composite Device is installed and the Add New Hardware Wizard reappears, click Next. 9 Select (Recommended) and click Next. 10 Select Specify a location and click Next.
11 Confirm the choice is Brother MFC USB Port(FaxModem) and click Next. 12 When the Add New Hardware Wizard displays the message that installation of the FaxModem and its USB driver is completed, click Finish. Repeat Steps 8 to 12 two more times (for the Scanner Driver, then Printer Driver). 13 After the USB Composite Device, FaxModem, Scanner and Printer Driver have been installed, select BRUSB: USB Printer Port as the printer port and click Next.
14 Type Brother MFL Pro Printer II as the name of Printer name and click Next. 15 Select Yes (Recommended) to print a Test Page and click Finish. 16 After test page has printed, click Yes.
17 When the Add New Hardware Wizard displays the message that the software (drivers for FaxModem, Scanner and Printer) have been installed, click Finish. 18 When the Main Menu appears, you can install the Multi-Function Link® Pro software, which includes PaperPort®, TextBridge, True Type Fonts and other applications. (See “Choosing the Software to Install” page 2-11.
Using the Bundled Parallel Cable to Connect Brother Machine to PC You must connect the Brother machine to your computer with the included bi-directional IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable. 1 Make sure to unplug the machine’s power cord from the electrical outlet 2 before connecting the parallel interface cable. Also, make sure the computer is turned off and unplugged from the electrical power before you connect the interface cable.
Choosing the Software to Install ■ Install Multi-Function Link® Pro If you want the MFL Pro set of software: Multi-Function Link ® Pro, PaperPort®, including ScanSoft™ TextBridge®, and Brother scanner driver, printer drivers and True Type Compatible fonts, install: Install Multi-Function Link ® Pro ■ Install Printer and Scanner Drivers Only If you only want to print and scan, you can install only the Brother MFC drivers, install: Install Printer and Scanner Drivers Only ■ Install NetCentric™ FaxStorm
Installing the Brother Software (For Parallel Interface) IMPORTANT To install the software using Windows NT ® Workstation Version 4.0, you must be logged on as the Administrator. After Multi-Function Link® Pro is installed, restart Windows NT® a second time and again log in as the Administrator, so you can complete the Remote Setup application. After you have completed Remote Setup, log in using your normal User name. Overview of Basic Steps 1. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2.
If you are using Windows NT® 3.51 or earlier, the following error message will appear on the screen: You are running Windows NT ® 3.51 or earlier. Brother MFL Pro does not support this version of Windows NT®. YOU MUST UPGRADE TO WINDOWS NT 4.0 AND REINSTALL MFL Pro!! If you are using Windows NT ® Workstation 4.0 and you are not logged-in as the Administrator, an error message will appear explaining the problem.
The On-Line Documentation window appears: 5 In the On-Line Documentation window, click on “Install Acrobat Reader” and follow the prompts on the screen. You must install Acrobat Reader before you can view on-line documentation. Helpful Hints for Windows® 3.1 x or Windows® 95/98 ■ For Windows® 3.1x Only: The installer automatically updates your SYSTEM.INI Windows® file by adding DEVICE=bi-di.386 under the [386Enh] section.
3 Using the Windows®-Based Brother Control Center (For Windows® 95/98 and NT® 4.0 Only) Brother Control Center The Brother Control Center is a software utility that pops up on the PC screen whenever paper is placed in the automatic document feeder. This allows you to quite easily, with very few mouse clicks, access the most frequently used scanning applications. Using the Control Center eliminates the need to manually launch the specific applications.
AutoLoad the Brother Control Center The Control Center is initially configured to automatically load each time Windows ® is started. When the Control Center is loaded the Control Center icon will appear in the task bar. If you don’t want the Control Center to load automatically, you can turn AutoLoad off. How to Turn Off AutoLoad 1 Left click the Control Center icon and click Show. 2 When the Control Center icon appears, left click on the Smart Click Control Center button.
Brother Control Center Features Auto Configuration During the installation process the Control Center checks your system to determine the default applications for E-mail, word processing and graphics viewer/editor. For example, if you are using Outlook as your default E-mail application, the Control Center automatically will create a link and a scanning application button for Outlook.
Scan to Graphic Application—allows you to scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can select the destination application, such as MS Paint or Corel PhotoPaint. Copy Operations Copy—allows you to use the PC and any Windows® printer driver for enhanced copy functions.
Global Settings AutoLoad Pop-Up—Click this checkbox if you want Brother MFL Control Center to load when you boot your computer. Setting Up the Scanner Configurations The Pop-Up application stores eight different scanning modes. Each time you scan a document, you will choose the most appropriate scanning mode from the following: Faxing, Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos (High Quality) Photos (Quick Scan) Custom Draft Copy Fine Copy Each mode has its own set of stored settings.
Perform an Operation from the Control Center Screen If you see this screen it means you left-clicked a button in the Control Center window without first placing a document in the feeder. Place a document in the Brother machine’s feeder, then click OK to return to the Control Center screen.
File—If you selected Other Folder, from the pull-down list select the type of file: PaperPort Files (*.MAX) Self Viewing Files (*.EXE) PaperPort 5.0 Files (*.MAX) PaperPort 4.0 Files (*.MAX) PaperPort 3.0 Files (*.MAX) Windows Bitmap (*.BMP) PC Paintbrush (*.PCX) Multi-page PCX (*.DCX) JPEG Image Files (*.JPG) TIFF-Uncompressed (*.TIF) TIFF Group 4 (*.TIF) TIFF Class F (*.TIF) Multi-Page TIFF-Uncompressed (*.TIF) Multi-Page TIFF Group 4 (*.TIF) Multi-Page TIFF Class F (*.TIF) PDF Files (*.
Send Scan to E-mail Scanner Settings From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file: Faxing, Filing and Copying; Text for OCR; Photos; Photos (High Quality); Photos (Quick Scan); Custom; Draft Copy or Fine Copy. To change any of the settings for that mode, click the Modify Settings… button. Email Application Email Package—From the pull-down list, select your E-mail application. Email Settings—Click the EMail Settings… button to set up links.
File Attachments Do not convert files—Click this checkbox if you do not want to change the file type of attachments. The Conversion Options will not be available (grayed). Convert MAX files only—Click this checkbox if you want to convert only attachments that are PaperPort files. Convert all files when possible—Click this checkbox if you want to change the file type of all attachments.
Highlight the name(s) you want to add to your list, click the User button, then click OK to return to the Link Preference window. From the Link Preference window, you can remove a name from the QuickSend list, highlight the name and clicking the Delete button.
Word Processor Word Processor—From the pull-down list, select the word processor you want to use. Click the Link Settings… button to display a screen to set up a link to the version of OCR and document format that you want to use: OCR Package—From the pull-down list, select TextBridge Classic OCR if you want to use the OCR package that was installed with the Brother software. Click the OCR Settings… button to choose how the OCR application will read the pages you scan into your word processor application.
User Defined Button Scanner Settings From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file: Faxing, Filing and Copying; Text for OCR; Photos; Photos (High Quality); Photos (Quick Scan); Custom; Draft Copy or Fine Copy. To change any of the settings for that mode, click the Modify Settings… button. Target Application Application—From the pull-down list, select the application you want to add to this Pop-Up screen.
Scanner Settings From the pull-down list, select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file: Faxing, Filing and Copying; Text for OCR; Photos; Photos (High Quality); Photos (Quick Scan); Custom; Draft Copy or Fine Copy. To change any of the settings for that mode, click the Modify Settings… button. Copy Settings Brother MFL Pro Printer II Copies—Enter the number of copies you want to print. To change the copy options, click the Copy Options… button.
FAX Settings Brother MFL Pro Fax FAX Resolution—Click the pull-down arrow to choose the fax resolution you want: • Standard (200x100) • Fine (200x200) • SuperFine (200x400) To change the fax options, click the FAX Options… button. Click the OK button when you are ready to save your FAX settings. The MFL Pro Fax on COM1 Properties screen appears: Select the Paper Size, Orientation (Portrait or Landscape) and click OK. To return to the factory default settings, click the Restore Defaults button.
4 Using Multi-Function Link Pro ® Introduction This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother software, so you can get started using the Multi-Function Link® Pro (MFL Pro) software. Detailed installation and setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother CD-ROM. Check the online README.WRI file in the root directory of the CD-ROM for last-minute important information and troubleshooting tips that were not included in the On-Line Documentation.
Multi-Function Link® Pro Main Menu The Multi-Function Link ® Pro Main Menu is the application used for all fax sending and receiving operations. It also contains an electronic Phone Book program and a Log Manager that maintains a record of all PC fax transactions. The Main Menu can be accessed through the Brother Multi-Function Link ® Pro program group. PaperPort® for Brother PaperPort® for Brother is a document management application used to view incoming faxes and scanned documents.
MFC Remote Setup The MFC Remote Setup application allows you to quickly set up your MFC by taking advantage of the ease and speed of programming on your PC. When you access this application, the settings on your MFC will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your computer screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the MFC. Select the MFC Remote Setup icon from the Multi-Function Link® Pro program group.
Sending a Fax from Your PC Sending a Quick Fax A QuickFax is a cover page only fax with a message. This option is very useful when you want to fax a quick, short message from your PC. 1 From the Main Menu, select the QuickFax button—OR— Select QuickFax from the Start pull-down menu. The QuickFax screen will appear: 2 Enter the Fax number, Name, and Company information in the appropriate fields on the screen —OR—Select the Open Phone Book… button to choose someone from your phone book.
Sending a Fax from a Windows® Application You can send a fax directly from any Windows® application using the following steps: 1 Create the document in a Windows® application. 2 Select Brother MFL Pro Fax as your printer. 3 Select the Print command to begin the fax transmission. The Fax Sending dialog box will appear: 4 Enter the name and fax number of the recipient—OR—Select the Open Phone Book… button and choose a name. Select Close to return to the Send Fax dialog box.
Receiving Faxes into PC To receive faxes into your PC through the MFC, you must first have connected your Brother machine to your computer. Then, you can load the software. (See Chapter 2, Setting Up Brother Machine and PC to Work Together.) Before You Begin Use the following checklists for the Brother machine and PC, to make sure you have properly set up the machine and PC to work together. See Installing the Brother Software, page 2-12.
5 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort for Brother and ScanSoft™ TextBridge ® ® PaperPort® for Brother is a document management application. You will use PaperPort® to view incoming faxes and scanned documents. PaperPort® has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, filing system that will help you organize your documents. It allows you to combine or “stack” documents of different formats for printing, faxing or filing. PaperPort® can be accessed through the PaperPort® program group.
For Windows ® 3.1x: In the PaperPort ® program group, click the Uninstall icon and follow the instructions on the screen. Viewing Items in ScanSoft™ PaperPort ® for Brother PaperPort ® provides several ways to view items: Desktop View displays a thumbnail, a small graphic that represents each item in a Desktop or folder. Items in the selected folder appear on the PaperPort ® Desktop. You can see PaperPort ® items (MAX files) and non-PaperPort ® items (files created using other applications).
■ When you double-click a folder, its items (both PaperPort ® MAX files and other files) appear on the Desktop. ■ You can also use Windows ® Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop View. Links to Many Other Applications PaperPort® automatically recognizes many other applications on your computer and creates a “working link” to them. The Link Bar at the bottom of Desktop view shows icons of those linked applications.
Dragging an item onto a word-processing link icon starts PaperPort®’s built-in OCR application, or you can use your own OCR application. Importing Items from Other Applications In addition to scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort ® in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort® (MAX) files in several different ways: ■ Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft Excel.
Accessing the Scanner To choose the Brother Multi-Function Link ® Pro as your scanner driver, select it under the “Select scanner”—OR—“Select source” option in your software. From the PaperPort ® window, select Acquire from the File drop-down menu or select the TWAIN or Scan button. The Multi-Function Link® Pro Scanner Setup dialog box will appear: Scanning a Document into your PC 1 Insert document(s) face down in the document feeder of the machine.
Settings in the Scanner Window Image Resolution Resolution: Select the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but can achieve a finer scanned image. When the setting is True Gray, 200 x 100 dpi and 200 x 400 dpi is not available. Gray Scale Gray Scale: Set the image Type to Black & White for text or line art. For photographic images, set the image type to Gray (Error Diffusion) or True Gray.
Contrast The contrast setting is adjustable only when you have selected one of the gray scale settings, but it is not available when Black & White is selected as the gray Scale. Increasing the contrast level (by dragging the slidebar to the right) emphasizes dark and light areas of the Image, while decreasing the contrast level (by dragging the slidebar to the left) ravels more detail in gray areas. Instead of using the slidebar, you can type a value in the box to set the contrast.
PreScanning an Image PreScanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low resolution. A thumbnail version of the image will appear in the Scanning Area. This is only a preview of the image so you can see how it will look. The PreScan button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, select the Start button to scan the image. 1 Insert document face down in document feeder of the machine.
Video Capture from the PC Video Capture is the process of isolating a single frame (or picture) from media played on video equipment (such as a video camera or VCR) and then converting that frame into an image file on your PC. Once the frame is an image file, it can be saved, printed, faxed, and inserted into other files. Connecting Your Video Equipment Before you can begin to capture a video frame, you must first connect your video equipment to the MFC.
Capturing An Image Connect the video equipment to your Brother machine. (See page 4-9.) You can access Multi-Function Link ® Pro’s TWAIN dialog box from the PaperPort ® Viewer or from any application that is compatible with TWAIN scanning devices. To capture a frame as an image: 1 Connect your video equipment to the Brother machine. 2 From PaperPort ®, select Acquire from the File menu, or click on the Scan (TWAIN) icon.
4 Select the Source of the video: ■ Live Camera ■ Tape/VCR ■ Laser Disc® ■ Digital Camera 5 Select the Type of video: ■ Auto-is the most common choice, since the system will determine the Type for you. ■ Moving ■ Still ■ High Quality ■ Pro Quality-is the highest quality. 6 Select the Preview type: ■ B & W-Black and White displays approximately four frames per second. ■ Color-displays approximately one frame every two seconds because color images contain much more data.
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6 Using Automatic E-Mail Printing For Windows® 95/98 Only Main Features ■ You can use Automatic E-Mail Printing with other E-mail software: Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing has some extra functions that other Email software, such as Netscape NavigatorTM or MS Internet Mail, do not support.
To Look for Software Updates at www.brother.com 1 Select your country and click Go!! 2 Under Facsimile / Multi-Function / Phone System banner, click Software. 3 Click Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 / NT 4.0. 4 Select the application or product category you want. To Access the On-Line Documentation After you have installed the Brother driver(s) for your model and operating system, click View On-Line Documentation for operation instructions.
7 Using Internet Faxing with NetCentric™ FaxStorm Internet Faxing (For Windows® 3.1 / 95/98 /NT® 4.0 Only) Internet faxing (NetCentric FaxStorm) brings together the power of the PC and the economy of the Internet. Outgoing faxes are relayed from your desktop to a network provider’s fax server over an IP connection.
To Look for Software Updates at www.brother.com 1 Select your country and click Go!! 2 Under Facsimile / Multi-Function / Phone System banner, click Software. 3 Click Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 / NT 4.0. 4 Select the application or product category you want. To Access the On-Line Documentation After you have installed the Brother driver(s) for your model and operating system, click View On-Line Documentation for operation instructions.
8 Troubleshooting Windows® Software Difficulties If You Are Having Difficulty Check the table below and follow the software troubleshooting tips. DIFFICULTY SUGGESTIONS Installation Error Message “New You can select “Do not install a driver (Windows® will not prompt you again)” and click OK, so Difficulties Hardware Found Brother MFC 8600” Windows will not display this box again. during startup. Error Message “Update Device Driver Wizard” or “Add New Hardware Wizard” appears during startup.
DIFFICULTY DOS I cannot print from Setup my application Printing software. Difficulties Check that the DOS application software interface settings match those of your printer: for example, if you are using a parallel printer cable, you would probably set your DOS software printer port to LPT1. Check for an error message on the LCD. Note: Some DOS applications do not print correctly through Windows ®. Restart in DOS mode to avoid conflicts with Windows ®.
DIFFICULTY Software “Unable to write to Difficulties LPT1” or “LPT1 already in use” error message appears. “MFC is Busy” or “MFC Connect Failure” error message appears. Paper How can I load Handling envelopes? Difficulties Video Capture SUGGESTIONS 1. Make sure the MFC is on (plugged into the AC outlet) and that is connected directly to the computer using the bundled IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel cable.
Difficulties Setting up the Software (For Windows® 3.1x Users) Problem Using the HP Pavilion PC and the “HP DEMO” Screen Saver If you select the “HP Demo” screen saver on your HP Pavilion PC after you have installed the Multi-Function Link ® Pro software, the System.ini file is overwritten and you cannot use the Brother machine to print, scan, or for Remote Setup. If you have used the HP Demo screen saver already, you must edit the System.ini file as follows: [boot] ;comm.drv=comm115.drv comm.drv=brmfcomm.
Machine Connect Failure or Bi-Directional Communication Error Recently, some printers have included a function to show the printer status on the PC display. Such printers use the bi-directional communication parallel port between the printer and the PC. Our machines have a bidirectional parallel port function. Since Windows® 3.
HP LaserJet series II, IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP: If Microsoft Windows ® Printing System is used for the above models, you must modify the “win.ini” file in the Windows ® directory to turn the machine’s bi-directional function off. We recommend that you do a back-up before you modify the WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI files, just in case. Open the “win.ini” file using the “Notepad” application. Look for the following statement in the [spooler] section: [spooler] QP.LPT1 = wpsljqp.
EPSON ActionLaser 1100 / 1400: Please remove the EPSON Action Laser 1100/1400 driver by running the EPDELETE.EXE file in the Windows ® Printer Driver for these models. Lexmark WinWriter 200: You must modify the “win.ini” and “system.ini” files in the Windows® directory to turn off the printer's bi-directional function. We recommend that you to backup the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files before you modify them. Open the “win.ini” file using the “Notepad” application.
Graphics or Text Is Missing When the Document Is Printed This could be caused by your Display Driver software. Contact your reseller and inquire about the latest Display Driver software. Another solution is to change your Windows® Setup Display selection from the current selection to the standard VGA or SVGA selection. Contact your reseller or Microsoft Support if you need help modifying your Windows ® Display selection or installing new Display Driver software.
9 Using the Brother Machine with a New Power Macintosh® G3 or iMac™ Connecting Your USB Equipped Apple Macintosh G3 or iMac with Mac OS 8.5/8.6 Connect your USB Equipped Apple Macintosh G3 or iMac with Mac OS 8.5/8.6 to your MFC 8600 or MFC 8700: 1 Set up your MFC 8600 or MFC 8700 and make sure that it is working properly. 2 Unplug the MFC’s AC power cord and turn off the AC power to your Macintosh G3 or iMac. 3 Connect a standard USB cable to both the MFC and the Macintosh G3 or iMac.
6 Click Install MFC Scanner Driver to begin the installation. 7 After you have installed the Drivers, click View On-Line Documentation for operation instructions. Restart your Macintosh G3 or iMac so it can recognize the new drivers. Using Brother TWAIN Scanner Driver with Your Apple Macintosh G3 or iMac The Brother MFC software includes an Apple TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh G3 or iMac. This Macintosh TWAIN Scanner driver can be used with any application that supports the TWAIN specification.
Accessing the Scanner Run your image editing application, such as Photoshop, Kai’s Photo Soap. The first time you use the Brother TWAIN driver, set it as the default by choosing the “Select TWAIN Source” menu option. Afferward, for each original you scan choose “TWAIN Acquire” (for example: File>Import>TWAIN>Acquire). The Scanner setup dialog box will appear. Scanning a Document into Your Macintosh G3 or iMac 1 Insert the document(s) face down in the document feeder of the MFC.
Settings in the Scanner Window Image Resolution Resolution—Choose the scanning resolution from the Resolution pop-up menu. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but can achieve a finer scanned image. Color Type Black & White—Set the image Type to Black&White for text or line art. For photographic images, set the image type to Gray (Error diffusion) or True Gray. Gray (Error Diffusion)—is used for documents that contain photographic images or graphics.
Scanning Area Set the Size to one of the following: • Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) • A4 (210 x 297 mm) • Legal (8.5 x 14 inches) • A5 (148 x 210 mm) • B5 (182 x 257 mm) • Executive (7.25 x 10.5 inches) • Business Card (90 x 60 mm) • Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 x 0.35 inches to 8.5 x 14 inches) After you choose a custom size, you can adjust the scanning area. Click and hold the mouse button as you drag the mouse to crop the image. Width : Enter the width of the custom size.
Miscellaneous Brightness Brightness—Adjust the brightness settings to obtain the best image. The Brother TWAIN Scanner driver offers 100 brightness settings (-50 to 50). The default value is 0, representing an “average” setting. You can set the brightness level by dragging the slidebar to the right to lighten the image or to the left to darken the image. You can also type a value in the box to set the setting. Click OK.
PreScanning an Image PreScanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low resolution. A thumbnail version will appear in the Scanning Area. This is only a preview of the image, so you can see how it will look. The PreScan button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click Start to scan the image. 1 Insert document face down in document feeder of the Brother machine. 2 Click PreScan.
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Glossary Automatic E-Mail printing Software application that automatically prints incoming e-mail messages on the MFC (on CD-ROM). Brother Control Center A window that enables you to click on a button to choose the type of scanning operation you want to perform. If you set up the Control Center window to load each time you boot your PC, this window will appear each time you place a document in the document feeder.
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Index A accessories and supplies ii Apple connecting 9-1 installing drivers 9-1 scanning 9-2 to 9-7 B bi-directional parallel cable 2-10 Brother accessories and supplies ii Bulletin Board i contact numbers i Customer Service i Disclaimer—User Installation of Memory Board(s) iii fax-back system i Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) i Notice-Disclaimer of Warranties iii Brother Control Center 3-1 using and configurating 3-2 to 3-14 Brother Resource Manager 4-1 C computer requirements 2-2 Connecting Parallel
P PaperPort® for Brother exporting an image file 5-4 installing 2-11 prescanning an image 5-8 scanning into PC accessing 5-5 settings 5-6 uninstall 5-1 video capture to PC capturing an image 5-9 connecting video equipment 1-1 NTSC National 1-1 viewing faxes and files 5-2 parallel interface cable 2-10 printer drivers, installing iMac USB 9-1 Windows® Parallel 2-11 to 2-12 Windows® USB 2-4 Q questions i.
® Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807–0911 USA Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CANADA H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com These machines are made for use in the USA and CANADA only.
