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 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Features ....................................................................................................................................................2 Choosing the right type of paper................................................................................................................
Scan to Card (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C) ..........................................................36 Using ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE with OCR ............................................................................................40 Viewing items ....................................................................................................................................41 Organizing your items in folders ...............................................................................
Scan to Image ...................................................................................................................................72 Scan to OCR .....................................................................................................................................72 Scan to File........................................................................................................................................
Section II Apple® Macintosh® 8 Printing and Faxing Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh® ................................................................................98 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing ......................................................................................98 Clearing data from the memory .........................................................................................................98 Checking the print quality .................................
Scan to Image .................................................................................................................................131 Scan to OCR ...................................................................................................................................132 Scan to E-mail .................................................................................................................................133 Scan to File..........................................................
Section I ® Windows Printing Scanning ControlCenter3 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) I 2 22 44 68 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 74 76 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 94
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 is unable to print, you may need to configure the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137. Visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) for more information.
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 PC while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the PC. 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.
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 Basic tab 1 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. b Choose Paper Size, Page Layout, Page Order, Borderless, Border Line (if any), Orientation, number of Copies and the page order (2). c Select the Paper Source.
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. Color Enhancement (True2Life®) 1 Checking Color Enhancement (True2Life®) option enables the True2Life® feature.
Printing 1 Color Density Adjusts the total amount of color in the image. You can increase or decrease the amount of color 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 effect the appearance of white. The white areas of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other color. By adjusting the white balance you can adjust those white areas.
Printing Improve Pattern Printing (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 Select the Improve Pattern Printing option if the pattern of printed fills are different from the pattern of the fills you see on your PC. 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 3.5 × 5 in. (88.9 × 127.0 mm) to 8.5 × 14 in. (215.9 × 355.6 mm). You can also choose the borderless setting for specific paper sizes.
Printing Page Layout 1 1 The Page Layout option lets you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in N options. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of a document on 1 sheet of paper. The 1 in N options enlarges your print size and prints the document in poster print mode. Note If you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, the 4 in 1, 9 in 1 and 16 in 1 layout is not available. Page Order (Windows® 2000/XP only) 1 When N in 1 option is selected, the Page Order can be selected from the drop-down menu.
Printing Copies 1 1 The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999). Collate 1 With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then reprinted according to the number of copies you choose. If Collate is unchecked, then each page will be printed according to the number of copies chosen before the next page of the document is printed. Reverse Order 1 Reverse Order prints the pages of your document in the opposite order.
Printing Advanced tab 1 1 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: 1 2 3 4 Color (1) Scaling (2) Watermark (3) Device Options (4) Note To return to the default settings, click Default.
Printing Color 1 1 Color/Grayscale 1 This selection allows a color document to be printed in black and white using grayscale. Image Type 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable color 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.
Printing Custom Image Type 1 1 You can choose the color matching method manually. Choose the best one for your document. Match Monitor Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor. • Natural: Use for photographic images. The color is adjusted to print more natural colors. • Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors.
Printing Halftone Pattern 1 The machine can use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange dots to express halftones. There are some predefined patterns and you can choose which one to use for your document. • Diffusion: Dots are put at random to create the halftones. Use for printing photographs that have delicate shades and graphics. • Dither: Dots are arranged in a pre-defined pattern to make halftones.
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, Color 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 Color button to change the color 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.
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 driver update web sites. Click the Support tab to display the following screen: Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine.
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 Two scanner drivers are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 22) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) on page 29).
Scanning Accessing the Scanner a 2 Start the ScanSoft® PaperPort ® SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan a document. Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE. The scanning steps may vary when using other software applications. b Click File, then Scan. Or click the Scan button. The Scan panel appears in the left side of the screen. c Choose the scanner you are using from the Scanner drop-down list.
Scanning Scanning a document into the PC 2 You can scan a whole page, or a portion of the page by pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page a b 2 Load your document. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Scan (Image Type) Resolution Scan Type Brightness Contrast Document Size c Click Start. When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort ® SE window.
Scanning c Click PreScan. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the Scanning Area (1) of the Scanner Setup dialog box. 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.
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 colors.
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 Enter the Name, Width and Height of the document. 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.
Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP only) 2 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows® XP you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort® SE 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 Flatbed scanner glass. 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 (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning an image — to crop a portion you want to scan on page 24.) Scanning a document using the ADF (Available for ADF model) 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 33.) f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.
Scanning Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass 2 The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box to scan the image. a b 2 Put the document face down on the scanner glass. Choose Flatbed in the Paper source drop-down list (1). Note If your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you do not need to specify the Paper source.
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® SE window (or your application window).
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 71. 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 media 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 color picture into your graphics application for viewing and editing. You can change the (Scan) key configuration. (See Image (example: Microsoft ® Paint) on page 49.) a b c Load your document. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Press the 2 (Scan) key. Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK.
Scanning Scan to File 2 You can scan a black and white or a color 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 53.) a b c Load your document. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Press the 2 (Scan) key. Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK.
Scanning CAUTION DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove a CompactFlash®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ from the machine while it is reading the card (the PhotoCapture key is flashing). You could lose your data or damage the card. If you take out the media card while the PhotoCapture key is flashing, you must restart your PC at once before putting the media card back in.
Scanning Changing the default quality 2 (For MFC-5460CN and 5860CN) a b Press Menu, 4, 9, 1. c Press Stop/Eixt. 2 2 Press a or b to choose B/W 200x100 dpi, B/W 200 dpi, Color 150 dpi, Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi. Press OK. (For DCP-130C) 2 a b Press Menu. c Press a or b to choose 0.Scan to Card. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose 1.Quality. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose B/W 200x100 dpi, B/W 200 dpi, Color 150 dpi, Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit.
Scanning Changing the default color file format (For MFC-5460CN and 5860CN) a b Press Menu, 4, 9, 3. c Press Stop/Eixt. 2 2 2 Press a or b to choose PDF or JPEG. Press OK. (For DCP-130C) a b Press Menu. c Press a or b to choose 0.Scan to Card. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose 3.Color File Type. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose PDF or JPEG. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit. 2 Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK.
Scanning Using ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE with OCR 2 ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE for Brother is a document management application. You can use PaperPort® SE to view scanned documents. PaperPort® Not just viewing, SE has a sophisticated yet easy-to-use filing system that will help you organize your graphics and text documents. It lets you mix or ‘stack’ documents of different formats for printing, faxing or filing. This chapter only introduces the basic functions of the software.
Scanning Viewing items 2 ScanSoft® PaperPort® SE 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® SE items (MAX files) and non-PaperPort® SE items (files created using other applications). Non-PaperPort® SE 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® SE 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® SE item or a nonPaperPort® SE 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® SE in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort® SE (MAX) files in several different ways: Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft® 2 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 Using ControlCenter3 3 ControlCenter3 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using ControlCenter3 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. ControlCenter3 has the following operations: a b Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics application of your choice.
ControlCenter3 Modern 3 7 8 1, 2 3 4 3 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 Macromedia 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 SCAN 3 There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. Image (Default: Microsoft® Paint) Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination application, such as Microsoft® Paint, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Adobe® PhotoShop®, or any kind of image editing application on your PC.
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. 3 Image (example: Microsoft® Paint) 3 The Scan to Image feature lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing. To change the default settings, right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab.
ControlCenter3 Change the other settings, if needed. To change the destination application, choose the proper application from the Target Application drop-down 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.
ControlCenter3 OCR (Word Processing program) 3 Scan to OCR scans a document and converts it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite 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 Choose the file type for the saved image from the File Type drop-down list. You can save the file to the default folder shown in the Destination Folder, or choose your preferred folder by clicking the icon.
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 configure 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 configure a button, right-click the button, then click the ControlCenter Configuration button to see the configuration window. Scan to Image 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 (USB only) (Not available for MFC-3360C) 3 These buttons can be used to open or copy files and folders from a media card installed in the machine. 3 Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center®) 3 The Open PCC Folder button starts Windows® Explorer and displays files and folders on the media card. Copy From PCC 3 The Copy From PCC button lets you copy files on a media card to a folder on your hard disk.
ControlCenter3 Setting 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 media card on Oct.08, 2006 will be saved into a folder named 10082006. 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 COPY 3 The Copy1 to Copy4 buttons can be customized to let you use advanced copy functions such as N in 1 printing. 3 To use the Copy buttons, configure the printer driver by right-clicking the button and choosing the ControlCenter Configuration. 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.
ControlCenter3 3 Note • You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be used. • The Print Options screen will vary depending on the model of printer you have chosen.
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 76.) To change the Send settings, right-click the Send button and click ControlCenter Configuration.
ControlCenter3 Receive/View Received (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C) 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 receiving 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 82.) 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 77.
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 and MFC-240C) 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 74.
ControlCenter3 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 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 Professional 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) Configuring Network Scanning 4 If you are using a different machine than the one that was originally registered to your PC during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite software (see the Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below. a For Windows ® XP, click the Start button, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, then Scanners and Cameras (or Control Panel, Scanners and Cameras).
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Specify your machine by name 4 1 Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the proper device you want to use. 2 Click Apply. 4 d Click the Scan To Button tab and enter your PC name in the Display Name field. The machine’s LCD displays the name you enter. The default setting is your PC name. You can enter any name that you like.
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 34. 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 color 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. You can change the Scan configuration. (See Image (example: Microsoft® Paint) on page 49.) a b c Load your document. 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 File 4 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or color 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. You can change the Scan configuration. (See File on page 53.) a b c Load your document. 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 and MFC-240C) 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 and MFC-240C) Print Lets you print the chosen items on the machine. You cannot print the data until it is uploaded to the machine. Click Apply to upload the new data to the machine and then click Print. Export Lets you save the current configuration settings to a file. Import Lets you read the settings from a file. Note • You can use the Export and Import buttons to save several sets of settings for your machine.
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 send an application or document file as a standard fax. You can send a file created in any application on your PC as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover page.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Setting up user information 6 Note You can access User Information from the FAX Sending dialog box by clicking the icon. (See Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface on page 86.) a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Setup. The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box appears: 6 b c Enter this information to create the fax header and cover page.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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. This is sometimes required by local PBX telephone systems (for example, dialling 9 to get an outside line in your office). Include header To add header information to the top of the fax pages, check Include header.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Setting up a cover page From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the 6 icon to access the PC-Fax Cover Page setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box appears: 6 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 sender information you want to add to the cover page.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Address Book 6 If Outlook or Outlook Express is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Address Book which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are three types: Brother Address Book, Outlook or Outlook Express. 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) 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) 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) 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. Click 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) Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface a b 6 Create a file in any application on your PC. Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: 6 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 78.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) f Click Start to send the fax. Note • If you want to cancel the fax, click Stop. • If you want to redial a number, click Redial to scroll through the last five fax numbers, choose a number, and then click Start. Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface a b 6 Create a file in any application on your PC. Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: 6 c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) e To send a cover page and note, check Cover Page On. Note You can also click the f Click the send icon to create or edit a cover page. icon. Note If you want to cancel the fax, click the cancel icon.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-240C and MFC-3360C) 6 Note • For Windows® 2000, XP and XP Professional x64 Edition users, you must log on with Administrator rights to use PC-FAX receiving. • To use PC-FAX receiving with a Windows® XP 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) Enabling the PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine 6 You can optionally enable the Backup Print option. When enabled, the machine will print a copy of the fax before the fax is sent to the PC or the PC is switched off. a b Press Menu. c Press a or b to choose USB 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.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC 6 Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, PC-FAX Receiving and Receive. The PC-FAX icon appears in your PC tasktray. Setting up your PC a 6 Right-click the PC-FAX icon on your PC tasktray, and then click PC-Fax RX Setup. The PC-Fax RX Setup dialog box appears: 6 b c d In Save file to, click the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files are saved.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings 6 The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (See the Quick Setup Guide). If you are using a different machine than the one that was registered to your PC during the installation of the MFL-Pro Suite software, follow the steps below. a In the PC-FAX RX Setup dialogue box, click the Network Settings button.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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 PaperPort®. Open the Fax Received folder. Double-click any new faxes to open and view them.
7 PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 7 CAUTION DO NOT start your PC with a media 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 card that was put in first. • While the machine is printing from the PhotoCapture Center®, your PC cannot access the PhotoCapture Center® for any other operation.
PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) When you take out a media card, do the following to prevent damage to the media card: a b 7 In Windows® Explorer, right-click the removable disk icon and choose Eject. Wait until the (PhotoCapture) key stops blinking before taking out the media card.
PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) For network users (For models with built-in network support) a b 7 Put a CompactFlash® 1, Memory Stick® 2, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ 3 into your machine. 1 This product also supports CompactFlash® type1. 2 MagicGate Memory Stick® and Memory Stick Pro™ can be used, but any music data that is stored on the stick cannot be read. 3 This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M/Type H (Large Capacity).
Section II ® ® Apple Macintosh Printing and Faxing Scanning ControlCenter2 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® II 98 107 122 138 143
8 Printing and Faxing 8 Note The screens shown in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.2.4. Screens on your Macintosh ® may vary depending on your operating system. Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh® 8 Note Before you can connect the machine to your Macintosh®, you must buy a USB cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters). Improper Setup DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub.
Printing and Faxing Status Monitor 8 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 Choosing page setup options a 8 8 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. 8 b From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Print to start printing.
Printing and Faxing Choosing printing options 8 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, Paper Feed (MFC5860CN only), Bi-Directional Printing and Mirror Printing settings. 8 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 and Faxing Quality 8 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. The quality selections that are available will vary depending on the media type you choose. Highest Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi. (See Resolution in Specifications of the User’s Guide.) Use for printing precise images such as photographs. This is the highest resolution and slowest speed.
Printing and Faxing Paper Feed (MFC-5860CN only) 8 The Paper Feed selection sets the paper tray from which the machine will feed the paper when printing. If you choose Auto Select, the machine will take paper from Tray 1. When Tray 1 is empty, Auto Select allows the machine take paper from Tray 2 if both trays are using paper that is the same type and size. Note • You can only use Plain Paper for Media Type, and Letter, Legal, A4, Executive or B5 for Paper Size in Tray 2.
Printing and Faxing Sending a fax (MFC models only) 8 You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh® application. a b Create a document in a Macintosh® application. Click File, then Print. The Printer dialog box appears: 8 c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. d Choose Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu.
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.
Printing and Faxing Drag a vCard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application 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. Drag a vCard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application to the Destination Fax Numbers field. 8 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.
9 Scanning 9 Scanning from a Macintosh® 9 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. Note If you want to scan from a machine on a network, choose the networked machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities or from the Model pop-up menu of ControlCenter2.
Scanning Scanning an image into your Macintosh® 9 You can scan a whole page, or a portion by pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page a 9 Load your document in the ADF. Note If your model is a flatbed type, you can also put your document on the scanner glass. 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.
Scanning d Put the document in the ADF again. Note If your model is a flatbed type, and you put the document on the scanner glass in a, skip this step. e Adjust the settings for Resolution, Scan Type (Grayscale), Brightness, Contrast, and Size in the Scanner Setup dialog box as needed. f Click Start. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the application window. g You can refine the image in your editing software.
Scanning Scan Type 9 Black & White Use for text or line art images. Gray (Error Diffusion) Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give the gray appearance.) True Gray Use for photographic images or graphics. This mode is more exact because it uses up to 256 shades of gray. 8 Bit Color Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image. 24 Bit Color Uses up to 16.
Scanning Scanning Area 9 Choose one of the following sizes: A4 210 × 297 mm 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 9 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) 9 Note If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using the Scan key on page 140. 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 9 You can scan a color picture into your graphics application for viewing and editing. You can change the (Scan) configuration. (See Image (example: Apple® PreView) on page 125.) a b c Load your document. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Press the (Scan) key. Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK.
Scanning Scan to File 9 You can scan a black and white or a color 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 129.) a b c Load your document. d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Press the (Scan) key. Press a or b to choose Scan to File. Press OK.
Scanning CAUTION DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove a CompactFlash®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ from the machine while it is reading the card (the PhotoCapture key is flashing). You could lose your data or damage the card. If you take out the media card while the PhotoCapture key is flashing, you must restart your PC at once before putting the media card back in.
Scanning Changing the default quality 9 (For MFC-5460CN and 5860CN) a b Press Menu, 4, 9, 1. c Press Stop/Eixt. 9 Press a or b to choose B/W 200x100 dpi, B/W 200 dpi, Color 150 dpi, Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi. Press OK. (For DCP-130C) 9 a b Press Menu. c Press a or b to choose 0.Scan to Card. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose 1.Quality. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose B/W 200x100 dpi, B/W 200 dpi, Color 150 dpi, Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi. Press OK.
Scanning Changing the default color file format (For MFC-5460CN and 5860CN) a b Press Menu, 4, 9, 3. c Press Stop/Eixt. 9 Press a or b to choose PDF or JPEG. Press OK. (For MFC-130C) a b Press Menu. c Press a or b to choose 0.Scan to Card. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose 3.ColorFile Type. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose PDF or JPEG. Press OK. f 9 9 Press a or b to choose 2.PhotoCapture. Press OK. 9 Press Stop/Exit.
Scanning Using Presto!® PageManager® 9 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 9 For USA Company name: Newsoft America Inc. Postal Address: 4113 Clipper Court Fremont CA 94538, USA Telephone: 510-4458600 Fax: 510-4458601 E-mail Address: contactus@newsoftinc.com URL: http://www.newsoft.com For Canada E-mail Address: contactus@newsoftinc.com Germany Company name: NewSoft Europe Postal Address: Regus Center Fleethof Stadthausbrucke 3 20355 Hamburg, Germany Telephone: 49-40-37644530 Fax: 49-40-37644500 E-mail Address: contact@newsoft.
Scanning France Company name: Partners in Europe Postal Address: Unit 14, Distribution Centre, Shannon Ind. Est Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland Telephone: 0800-917171 E-mail Address: Newsoft@pie.ie Italy Company name: V.I.P Postal Address: Not Open Telephone: 166821700 Fax: 532786999 E-mail Address: supporto@gensoftonline.
10 ControlCenter2 10 Note The features available to you in ControlCenter2 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. Using ControlCenter2 10 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 10 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 ControlCenter2 gives you the ability to configure the hardware Scan key on your machine and the ControlCenter2 Software button for each scan feature. To configure the hardware Scan key on your machine choose the Device Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. To configure the Software button in ControlCenter2 choose the Software Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons.
ControlCenter2 SCAN 10 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. Image (example: Apple® PreView) 10 The Scan to Image feature lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing. To change the default settings, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose Software Button.
ControlCenter2 If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. Change the other settings, if needed. To change the destination application, choose the proper application from the Target Application pop-up 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.
ControlCenter2 OCR (word processing application) 10 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 Software Button. To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the Target Application pop-up menu.
ControlCenter2 E-mail 10 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 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 10 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 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 10 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 10 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. 10 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter2 Scan to OCR 10 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. 10 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 10 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. 10 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 10 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) 10 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. 10 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 10 You can configure the machine settings or check ink levels by clicking a button. Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 10 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 and MFC-240C) on page 143.
ControlCenter2 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 10 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 10 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.
11 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 11 If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities or from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you already installed the MFL-Pro 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) b Specify your machine by IP address or node name. To change the IP address, enter the new IP address. To change the node name of your machine, enter the new node name. Each node (machine) has its own node name. You can find the node name by printing out the machine configuration page. (See Printing the Network Configuration List in the Network User’s Guide.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Using the Scan key 11 Note If you are connected using USB, see Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) on page 113. Scan to E-mail 11 When you choose Scan to E-mail (Macintosh®), 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 11 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 125.) a b c Load your document. d Press a or b to choose the destination Macintosh® you want to send to. Press OK.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Scan to File 11 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or color 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 129.) a b c Load your document.
12 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® 12 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models and MFC-240C) 12 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 DeviceSelector and choose the new machine.
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® PhotoCapture Center® (Not available for MFC-3360C) 12 You can access a Media Card installed in the machine from a Macintosh®. CAUTION DO NOT start your Macintosh® with a media card installed in the media drive of the machine. You could lose your data or damage the card. For USB cable users a 12 Put a CompactFlash®, Memory Stick ® 1, Memory Stick Pro™ 2, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ 3 into your machine.
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® CAUTION DO NOT unplug the power cord, USB cable or remove a CompactFlash®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ from the machine while it is reading the card (when the (PhotoCapture) key is flashing). You could lose your data or damage the card. If you take out the media card while the PhotoCapture key is flashing, you must restart your Macintosh® at once before putting the same media card back into the machine.
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® For network users (For models with built-in network support) a 12 Put a CompactFlash® 1, Memory Stick® 2, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard™, SecureDigital™ or xD-Picture Card™ 3 into your machine. 1 This product also supports CompactFlash® type1. 2 MagicGate Memory Stick® and Memory Stick Pro™ can be used, but any music data that is stored on the stick cannot be read. 3 This product supports xD-Picture Card™ Type M/Type H (Large Capacity).
I Index C R ControlCenter2 Macintosh ® .......................................................... 122 ControlCenter3 Windows® .............................................................. 44 Remote Setup Macintosh ® .......................................................... 143 Windows® .............................................................. 74 D DeviceSelector ....................................... 107, 138, 144 Drivers Macintosh ® Brother Ink driver .........................................
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