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Table of Contents Section I 1 Printing Windows® 2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Printing a document...................................................................................................................................3 Duplex printing...........................................................................................................................................
2 Scanning 33 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver........................................................................................33 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................33 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan..............................................................................35 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box..........................................................
4 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 84 Before using Network Scanning ..............................................................................................................84 Network licence .................................................................................................................................84 Configuring Network Scanning ..........................................................................................................85 Using the Scan key.....
Section II Apple Macintosh 8 Printing and Faxing 128 Printer operation keys............................................................................................................................128 Job Cancel.......................................................................................................................................128 Secure Key ......................................................................................................................................
Using the Scan key (For USB cable users) ...........................................................................................171 Scan to USB ....................................................................................................................................172 Scan to E-mail .................................................................................................................................175 Scan to Image ..................................................................
12 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 217 Remote Setup........................................................................................................................................
Section I ® Windows Printing Scanning ControlCenter3 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Remote Setup (MFC models only) Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Firewall settings (For Network users) I 2 33 59 84 102 104 122
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. (See Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 122.
Printing Printing a document 1 When the machine receives data from your computer, it begins printing by picking up paper from the paper tray. The paper tray can feed many types of paper and envelopes. (See the User’s Guide for information about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper.) a From your application, choose the Print command.
Printing Duplex printing 1 1 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1 If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. If paper is curled, turn over the stack, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray or the Manual Feed Slot. If the paper is not feeding properly, it may be curled. Remove the paper, straighten it and turn over the stack.
Printing Printer operation keys 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. You can clear the data that is left in the printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this key until the LCD shows Job Cancel (All). Secure Key 1 Secured data is password protected. Only those people who know the password will be able to print the secured data. The machine will not print secure data until the password is entered.
Printing Printer Emulation Support 1 1 Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems and applications will send the print commands in different languages. Your machine can receive print commands in a variety of emulations and has an automatic emulation selection feature. When the machine receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. The default setting is Auto. Your machine has the following emulation modes.
Printing Printing the Internal Font List 1 1 You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you choose it. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 2, 1. For DCP models, press Menu, 3, 2, 1. b c d Press a or b to choose 1.HP LaserJet or 2.BR-Script 3. Press OK. Press Start. The machine prints the list. Press Stop/Exit. Printing the Print Configuration List 1 You can print a list of current printer settings. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 2, 2.
Printing Duplex 1 1 You can choose whether you want to automatically print on both sides of the paper. The setting in the printer driver will take priority over the setting made on the control panel. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 3. For DCP models, press Menu, 3, 3. b c Press a or b to choose Off, On(Long Edge) or On(Short Edge). Press OK. Press Stop/Exit. Restoring default printer settings 1 You can return the machine’s printer settings to the factory settings.
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 or paper jam. 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 (or DCP-XXXX) on your PC. There is also a link to the Brother Original Supplies website.
Printing Printer driver settings 1 1 Note (Macintosh) See Printing and Faxing on page 128. You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer.
Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 1 1 For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note • The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your operating system. • You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties dialog box. Basic tab 1 You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab.
Printing Paper Size 1 1 From the drop-down menu choose the Paper Size you are using. Orientation 1 Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Copies 1 The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then reprinted according to the number of copies you choose.
Printing Resolution 1 1 You can change the resolution as follows: 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ 1200 1200 dpi Note If you use the high quality 1200 dpi setting (1200 x 1200 dpi) the print speed will be slower. Print Settings 1 You can manually change the print setting. General This is a printing mode for general printing of documents. Graphics This is the best mode for printing documents that contain graphics.
Printing Duplex / Booklet a b 1 1 Put paper in the paper tray or MP tray. (Windows printer driver) 1 Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. 2 From the General tab, click the Printing Preferences icon. 3 From the Duplex/Booklet dropdown list in the Basic tab, choose Duplex. 4 Click Duplex Settings.... 5 Make sure that Use Duplex Unit has been chosen. 6 Click OK. The printer will print on both sides of the paper automatically.
Printing Duplex When you want to do duplex printing, use this function. 1 If you choose Duplex and click Duplex Settings... button, you can set the following settings. • Duplex Mode • Use Duplex Unit In this mode, the printer prints on both sides of the paper automatically. • Manual Duplex In this mode, the printer prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the instructions required to re-install the paper.
Printing Booklet When you want to do print a booklet, use this function. To make a booklet, fold the printed pages down in the middle. 1 If you choose Booklet and click Duplex Settings... button, you can set the following settings. • Duplex Mode • Use Duplex Unit In this mode, the printer prints on both sides of the paper automatically. • Manual Duplex In this mode, the printer prints all the even numbered pages first.
Printing Advanced tab 1 1 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the appropriate icons: Scaling (1) Reverse Print (2) Use Watermark (3) Header-Footer Print (4) Toner Save Mode (5) Secure Print (6) Administrator (7) User Authentication (8) Other Print Options (9) Default (10) a Choose the Scaling setting (1). Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen.
Printing c You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark (3). You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap or text file that you have created. d You can print the date and time on your document from your computer's system clock. You can choose to restrict printing by PC login user name or ID number and name (4) (see Secure Function Lock 2.0 in the Network Users Guide). e f g You can save running costs by reducing the print density (5).
Printing Use Watermark 1 1 You can put a logo or text into your document as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file that you have created. Check Use Watermark and then click the Settings... button.
Printing Transparent 1 Check Transparent to print the watermarked image in the background of your document. If this feature is not checked then the watermark will be printed on top of your document. In Outline Text 1 1 Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark. It is available when you choose a text watermark. Print Watermark 1 You can print the watermark in any of the following ways.
Printing Header-Footer Print 1 1 When this feature is enabled, it will print the date and time on your document from your computer’s system clock and the PC login user name or the text you entered. By clicking Settings..., you can customize the information. ID Print If you select Login User Name, your PC login user name will be printed. If you select Custom and enter the text in the Custom edit box, the text you entered will be printed.
Printing Administrator 1 1 Administrators have the authority to limit access to functions such as scaling and watermark. Password Enter the password into this box. Set Password Click here to change the password. Copies Lock Set the copy pages selection to one to prevent multiple copy printing. Multiple Page & Scaling Lock Lock the scaling and multiple page setting to prevent changes being made. Watermark Lock Lock the current settings of the Watermark option to prevent changes being made.
Printing Other Print Options 1 1 You can set the following in Printer Function: Macro Density Adjustment Improve Print Output Macro 1 You can save a page of a document as a macro to printer memory. You can also execute the saved macro (you can use the saved macro as an overlay on any document). This will save time and increase printing speed for often used information such as forms, company logos, letterhead formats or invoices. Density Adjustment 1 Increase or decrease the print density.
Printing Accessories tab 1 1 Note From the Start menu, select Control Panel and then Printers and Faxes 1. Right-click the Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (Brother DCP-XXXX Printer) icon and select Properties to access the Accessories tab. 1 Printers for Windows® 2000 users. When you install optional accessories, you can add and choose their settings in the Accessories tab as follows.
Printing Auto Detect (4) The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed optional devices and shows the available settings in the printer driver. When you click Auto Detect, options that are installed on the printer will be listed in Available Options (1). You can manually add or remove the options by choosing an optional device you want to add or remove, and then clicking Add or Remove.
Printing Support 1 1 Click Support... in the Print Preferences dialog box. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brother Solutions Center (1) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/) 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 printer. Original Supplies website... (2) You can visit our web site for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this button.
Printing Print Settings (3) This will print pages showing the configuration of the printer’s internal settings. 1 Print Fonts (4) This will print pages showing all the internal fonts of the printer. Check Setting... (5) You can check the current driver settings. About... (6) This will show the list of the printer driver files and version information.
Printing Features in the BR-Script3 (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) printer driver 1 For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. Printing Preferences 1 Note You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences...
Printing • Page Order Specifies the order in which the pages of your document will be printed. Front to Back prints the document so that page 1 is on top of the stack. Back to Front prints the document so that page 1 is on the bottom of the stack. • Pages Per Sheet Choose how many pages will appear on each side of the paper. Paper/Quality tab Choose the Paper Source. • Paper Source You can choose Automatically Select, Auto Select, Tray1, Tray2 1 2, MP Tray or Manual Feed.
Printing Advanced options 1 1 You can access the Advanced options by clicking the Advanced... button on the Layout tab or Paper/Quality tab. a Choose the Paper Size and Copy Count (1). Paper Size From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using. Copy Count The copy selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. b Set the Scaling and TrueType Font settings (2). Scaling Specifies whether to reduce or enlarge documents, and by what percentage.
Printing c You can change settings by choosing the setting in the Printer Features list (3): 1 Print Quality Specifies the print resolution. Media Type You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies Envelopes Env. Thick Env.
Printing Halftone Screen Lock Stops other applications from modifying the Halftone settings. The default setting is on. 1 High Quality Image Printing You can increase the quality of image printing. If you set High Quality Image Printing to On, the printing speed will be slower. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced.
2 Scanning 2 The scanning operations and drivers will be different depending on your operating system. The machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver for scanning documents from your applications. 2 (Windows® XP/ Windows Vista®) Two scanner drivers are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver on page 33.) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver. (See Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP/Windows Vista®) on page 40.
Scanning e Choose the scanner you are using from the Available Scanners list. Note Choose TWAIN:TW-Brother MFC-XXXX (TWAIN:TW-Brother DCP-XXXX), TWAIN:TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LPT (TWAIN:TW-Brother DCP-XXXX LPT) or TWAIN:TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (TWAIN:TW-Brother DCP-XXXX LAN). f g h 2 Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel. Click Scan. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.
Scanning i Click Start. When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort™ 11SE window. Note • After you select a document size, you can adjust the scanning area further by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. This is required when you want to crop an image when scanning. (See Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan on page 35.) 2 • For models that support duplex scanning You cannot adjust the scanning area. You cannot use legal size paper for duplex scanning.
Scanning d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 2 1 1 Scanning area Note You can enlarge the image using the icon, and then use the icon to restore the image to its original size. e Load your document again. Note Skip this step if you loaded the document on the scanner glass in step a. f Click Start. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 11SE window (or your application window).
Scanning Resolution 2 You can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colours.
Scanning Brightness 2 Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average. 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. If the image is too dark, set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again.
Scanning Custom If you choose Custom as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears. 2 Enter the Name, Width and Height for 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 • Data Size: shows the rough data size in Bitmap format. The size will be different for other file formats such as JPEG.
Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP/Windows Vista®) 2 WIA compliant 2 For Windows® XP/Windows Vista® you can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning images from the machine. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort™ 11SE viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any other application that supports WIA or TWAIN scanning. Note • Windows® 2000/XP do not support Duplex Scan in the WIA driver.
Scanning h Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: 2 1 2 3 4 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture 4 Page size i j k l Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list (1). Choose the picture type (2). Choose the Page size from the drop-down list (4). If you need advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3).
Scanning Note The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi. For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Scanner Utility. (See Scanner Utility on page 43.) m 2 Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass 2 The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image.
Scanning e Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 2 f If you need 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. g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document.
Scanning Running the utility You can run the utility by choosing the Scanner Utility located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (or DCP-XXXX) (where XXXX is your model name)/ Scanner Settings/Scanner Utility. 2 Note If you scan the document at a resolution greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may be very large. Make sure that you have enough memory and hard disk space for the size of the file you are trying to scan.
Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan) 2 Scanning a document into the PC 2 There are two ways in which you can scan a whole page. You can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the scanner glass. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, you need to use the scanner glass. (See Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass on page 46.
Scanning f Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Paper size 4 Color format 5 File type 6 Resolution 7 Brightness 8 Contrast Note The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi. For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Scanner Utility. g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document.
Scanning c Choose Flatbed in the Source drop-down list. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. 2 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Color format 4 File type 5 Resolution 6 Brightness 7 Contrast 8 Scanning Area d Click Preview. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the scanning area (8). e Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.
Scanning Using the Scan key (For USB or Parallel cable users) 2 Note • Parallel interface is not supported for Windows Vista®. • If you use the Scan key when connected to a network, see Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) on page 84. • If the LCD shows error messages during scanning, see Troubleshooting in the User’s Guide or Error and maintenance messages in the User’s Guide.
Scanning Scan to USB 2 You can scan black and white and colour documents directly to a USB Flash memory drive. Black and white documents will be stored in the TIFF (*.TIF), PDF (*.PDF) or Secure PDF (*.PDF) file formats. Colour documents may be stored in JPEG (*.JPG), PDF (*.PDF), Secure PDF (*.PDF) or XPS (*.XPS) file formats. The default File names are based on the current date. You can change the colour, quality and file name.
Scanning h Press a or b to choose the file type you want. Press OK. Note • If you choose colour or grey in the resolution setting, you cannot choose TIFF. 2 • If you choose monochrome in the resolution setting, you cannot choose JPEG. • If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. i The file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the dial pad.
Scanning Changing the default resolution and file type a For MFC models, press Menu, 5, 2, 1. For DCP models, press Menu, 4, 2, 1. b Press a or b to choose Color 100 dpi, Color 200 dpi, Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi, Gray 100 dpi, Gray 200 dpi, Gray 300 dpi, B&W 200 dpi or B&W 200x100 dpi. Press OK. c Do one of the following: 2 2 For black and white file format: Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF. Press OK.
Scanning Scan to E-mail 2 You can scan either a black and white or colour document into your E-mail application as a file attachment. You can change the scan configuration. (See E-mail on page 66.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose E-mail. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge.
Scanning e Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. f Press Start. The machine starts the scanning process. 2 Note • If you want the scanned data in colour, choose colour in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration. If you want the scanned data in black and white, choose black and white in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration. (See SCAN on page 62.
Scanning Scan to File 2 You can scan a black and white or a colour document into your PC and save it as a file in a folder of your choice. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Scan to File screen of ControlCenter3. (See File on page 67.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose File. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f.
Scanning Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ 2 Note ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE supports Windows® 2000 (SP4 or greater), XP (SP2 or greater), XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Vista® only. 2 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE for Brother is a document management application. You can use PaperPort™ 11SE to view scanned documents. PaperPort™ 11SE has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use filing system that will help you organize your graphics and text documents.
Scanning Viewing items 2 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE gives several ways to view items: Desktop View displays the item in the chosen folder with a thumbnail (a small graphic that shows each item in a desktop or folder) or an icon. You can see both PaperPort™ 11SE items (MAX files) and non-PaperPort™ 11SE items (files created using other applications). All graphical files (PaperPort™ 11SE's *.
Scanning Organizing your items in folders 2 PaperPort™ 11SE has an easy-to-use filing system for organizing your items. The filing system consists of folders and items that you choose to view in Desktop View. An item can be a PaperPort™ 11SE item or a non-PaperPort™ 11SE item: 2 Folders are arranged in a ‘tree’ structure in the Folder View. You use this section to choose folders and view their items in Desktop View. You can simply drag and drop an item onto a folder.
Scanning Importing items from other applications 2 As well as scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort™ 11SE in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort™ 11SE (MAX) files in several different ways: Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft® Excel. 2 ® 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. • Duplex Scan is not supported by the DCP-8070D, MFC-8370DN and MFC-8480DN. 3 • Duplex Scan is not available for legal size paper. • If the LCD shows error messages during scanning, see Troubleshooting in the User’s Guide or Error and maintenance messages in the User’s Guide.
ControlCenter3 Modern 3 3 Classic 3 Note • To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe® Flash® Player 8 or greater. If you do not have Flash® Player 8 or greater, you will be prompted so you can download the latest Flash® Player.
ControlCenter3 Switching the user interface 3 You can choose the Modern or Classic user interface for ControlCenter3. a b To switch the user interface, click Configuration button and select SETUP then SKIN SELECT. From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your preferred user interface. 3 Turning the Auto Load 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 File type 3 You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) 3 TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) Secure PDF (*.pdf) XML Paper Specification (*.xps) Note • The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista® or when using applications which support XML Paper Specification files.
ControlCenter3 Change the other settings, if needed. To change the destination application, choose the correct application from the Target Application dropdown list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button. 3 Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and the Application Location. You can also find the application location by clicking the icon. Choose File Type from the drop-down list.
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, folder and file name, right-click the File button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. 3 You can change the File Name. Enter the file name you want to use for the document (up to 100 characters) in the File Name box.
ControlCenter3 CUSTOM SCAN 3 The Custom Scan option lets you create your own scan options. For Modern interface users, place the mouse pointer over the d and click Custom. To customize a button, right-click the appropriate button and click ControlCenter Configuration. There are four options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. 3 Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your PC.
ControlCenter3 Modern 3 3 Classic 3 File type 3 You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) Secure PDF (*.pdf) XML Paper Specification (*.xps) Note • The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista® or when using applications which support XML Paper Specification files.
ControlCenter3 Customizing a user-defined button 3 To customize a button, right-click the button, then click the ControlCenter Configuration button to see the configuration window. Scan to Image 3 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 If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, click the icon to open the Set PDF Password dialog box. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK. After the password is saved it will automatically be saved with your document the next time you scan to a Secure PDF. If you want to change it, click the icon and set the new password. 3 Note Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
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, Duplex(two-sided) Scanning (if necessary), 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, Duplex(two-sided) Scanning (if necessary), 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 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. The Copy1 to Copy4 buttons can be customized to let you use advanced copy functions such as N in 1 printing.
ControlCenter3 3 Note You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be used.
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. These buttons are for sending or receiving faxes using the Brother PC-FAX application. Send 3 Lets you scan a page or document and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 104.
ControlCenter3 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 104.) To change the Send settings, right-click the Send button and click ControlCenter Configuration. You can change the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
ControlCenter3 When the PC-FAX receiving software is running, you can open the viewer application with the View Received button. (PaperPort™ 11SE) 3 Note You can also activate the PC-FAX receiving software from the start menu. (See Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC on page 118.) Address Book 3 The Address Book button lets you add, amend or delete contacts from your address book. To edit this address book, click the Address Book button to open the dialog box.
ControlCenter3 DEVICE SETTING 3 You can configure or check the machine settings. Remote Setup (MFC models only) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup on page 102.) Quick-Dial (MFC models only) 3 Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 102.) Status Monitor Allows you to open the Status Monitor Utility. (See Status Monitor on page 9.) User's Guide Lets you view the User’s Guide, the Software User’s Guide and the Network User’s Guide.
ControlCenter3 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 3 The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure most machine and network setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup on page 102.
ControlCenter3 Quick-Dial (MFC models only) 3 The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Address Book window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers from your PC. 3 Status Monitor 3 The Status Monitor button allows you to monitor the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors such as paper empty or paper jam. (See Status Monitor on page 9.
ControlCenter3 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) 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) 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 b (Windows® 2000) Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, then Scanners and Cameras.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Note (Windows Vista®) When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. 4 • For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. c Click the Network Setting tab and choose the appropriate connection method. Specify your machine by address Enter the IP address of the machine in IP Address, and then click Apply.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Specify your machine by name 4 1 Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the device you want to use. 2 Click OK. 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 (Max. 15 characters).
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Using the Scan key 4 Note • If you want to scan a document using the duplex scanning feature, you need to put the document in the ADF and then choose 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge depending on your document layout.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) d Press a or b to choose E-mail. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. f Press a or b to choose the destination PC you want to use for E-mailing your document. Press OK. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination PC on the control panel.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) f Press a or b to choose Color 100 dpi, Color 200 dpi, Color 300 dpi, Color 600 dpi, Gray 100 dpi, Gray 200 dpi, Gray 300 dpi, B&W 200 dpi or B&W 200x100 dpi. Press OK. If you choose Color 100 dpi, Color 200 dpi, Color 300 dpi, Color 600 dpi, Gray 100 dpi, Gray 200 dpi or Gray 300 dpi, go to step g. If you choose B&W 200 dpi or B&W 200x100 dpi, go to step h. g Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF, JPEG or XPS. Press OK and go to step i.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) 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. ControlCenter3 will activate the default graphics application on the designated PC. You can change the Scan configuration. (See Image (example: Microsoft ® Paint) on page 63.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Image. Press OK.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Scan to OCR 4 When you choose Scan to OCR, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the PC you designated on your network. ControlCenter3 will activate ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE OCR and convert your document into text for viewing and editing from a word processing application on the designated PC. You can change the Scan configuration. (See OCR (Word Processing program) on page 65.) a Load your document.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Scan to File 4 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or colour document and send it directly to a PC you designate on your network. The file will be saved in the folder and file format that you have configured in ControlCenter3. You can change the Scan configuration. (See File on page 67.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose File. Press OK.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Scan to FTP (Not available for DCP-8070D) 4 When you choose Scan to FTP, you can scan a black and white or colour document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet. The details required to use Scan to FTP can be entered by using Web Based Management to pre-configure and store the details in an FTP Profile. Note Scan to FTP is available when FTP profiles are configured by using Web Based Management.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Configuring the FTP Default Settings 4 4 You can set Passive Mode to OFF or ON depending on your FTP server and network firewall configuration. By default this setting is OFF. You can also change the port number used to access the FTP server. The default for this setting is port 21. In most cases these two settings can remain as default. a Enter the name that you want to use for the profile of the FTP server.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to FTP. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step e. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step d. d Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose one of the FTP server profiles listed. Press OK. 4 (Scan).
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Scan to Network (Not available for DCP-8070D) 4 When you choose Scan to Network, you can scan a black and white or colour document directly to a CIFS server on your local network or on the internet. (For more information about CIFS severs, see the Network User’s Guide.) The details required to use Scan to Network can be entered by using Web Based Management to preconfigure and store the details in a Scan to Network profile.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) Configuring the Scan to Network Default Settings 4 4 a b c Choose Network in FTP/Network Scan Settings from FTP/Network Scan Settings tab. Click Submit. d The Host Address is the domain name of the CIFS server. Enter the Host Address (for example ftp.example.com) (up to 60 characters) or the IP address (for example 192.23.56.189).
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) h Choose the file type for the document from the drop-down list. You can choose PDF, Secure PDF, XPS or JPEG for colour or grey scale documents and PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF for B/W document. Note If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. i If you want to protect the profile, check Use PIN for authentication and enter a 4-digit PIN number in PIN Code.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) i Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF. Press OK. Note If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. j Do one of the following: If you want to start scanning, press Start. If you want to change the file name, go to step k. k 4 Press a or b to choose a file name you want to use and press OK. Press Start.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network) How to set a new default for the Duplex Scan mode (For Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) only) 4 You can set your own default setting for the Duplex Scan mode. You can choose from two types of layout, long edge or short edge. a b c d e Press Menu, 1. Press a or b to choose Document Scan. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Duplex Scan. Press OK. 4 Press a or b to choose Long edge or Short edge. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
5 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 5 Remote Setup 5 The Remote Setup program lets you configure many machine and network 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 (or MFC-XXXX LAN/MFC-XXXX LPT) and Remote Setup.
Remote Setup (MFC models only) 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 button to save Quick Dial or all your settings for your machine.
6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 6 PC-FAX sending 6 The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you to use your PC to send a document from an application as a standard fax. You can even attach a cover page. All you have to do is set up the receiving parties as members or groups in your PC-FAX Address Book or simply enter the destination address or fax number into the user interface. You can use the Address Book Search feature to quickly find members to send to.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) c Click OK to save the User Information. Note You can set up the User Information separately for each Windows® account. Sending setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below. 6 Outside line access Enter a number to access an outside line here. This is sometimes required by local PBX telephone systems (for example, dialling 9 to get an outside line in your office).
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Simple style Facsimile style 6 6 6 Setting up a cover page From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the 6 icon to access the PC-Fax Cover Page setup screen.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Entering cover page information 6 Note If you are sending a fax to more than one recipient, the recipient information will not be printed on the cover page. To Choose the recipient information you want to add to the cover page. From Choose the sender information you want to add to the cover page. Comment Enter the comment you want to add to the cover page. 6 Form Choose the cover page format you want to use.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) c Choose Brother PC-FAX v.2 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 105.) d 6 Enter a fax number using any of the following methods: Use the dial pad to enter the number. Click any of the 10 Speed Dial buttons.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: c Choose Brother PC-FAX v.2 as your printer, and then click Print. The Simple style user interface appears: 6 Note If the Facsimile style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup on page 105.) d Enter the fax number using any of the following methods: Enter the fax number in the To: field.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Address Book 6 If Outlook or Outlook Express is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Address Book tab which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are four types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail Address. For the address book file, you must enter the path and file name of the database file which contains the address book information. Click the Browse button to choose the database file.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Brother Address Book a 6 Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX or MFC-XXXX LAN/LPT (where XXXX is your model name), PC-FAX sending, then PC-FAX Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box appears: 6 Setting up a member in the Address Book 6 In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add, edit and delete members and groups. a In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a member.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Speed Dial setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) 6 You can register a member or group on each of the ten Speed Dial buttons. Registering an address in a Speed Dial button a b c Click the Speed Dial button you want to program. Click the member or group you want to store on the Speed Dial button. Click Add >>.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Setting up a group for broadcasting 6 You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time. a In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: 6 b c Enter the name of the new group in the Group Name field. d After all the members you want have been added, click OK.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Exporting the Address Book 6 You can export the whole Address Book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). You can also create a vCard for an address book member that can be attached to an outgoing E-mail (a vCard is an electronic business card that contains the sender’s contact information.) You can also export the Address Book as Remote Setup Dial Data that can be used by the Remote Setup application of your machine. (See Remote Setup on page 102.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) e Enter the name of the file, and then click Save. Importing to the Address Book 6 6 You can import ASCII text files (*.csv), vCards (electronic business cards) or Remote Setup Dial Data into your Address Book. Importing an ASCII text file a 6 Do one of the following: From the Address Book, click File, Import, then Text. From the Address Book, click File, Import, then vCard and go to step e.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) e Enter the name of the file, and then click Open. Note If you chose a text file in step a, Files of type: will be Text file (*.txt, *.csv).
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) PC-FAX receiving 6 Note • The PC-FAX software can only receive Black & White fax documents. • If your PC is protected by a firewall and is unable to use PC-FAX receive, you may need to configure the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 54926 and 137. (See Before using the Brother software on page 122.) Depending on the operating system you are using, you may get a Security Alert message when you start the PC-FAX receiving feature.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Enabling 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, 2, 5, 1. c Press a or b to choose , or your PC name if connected on a network. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Backup Print:On or Backup Print:Off. Press OK. e Press Stop/Exit.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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. e To automatically start the PC-FAX receiving software when you start Windows ®, check Add to Startup folder.
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 Double-click b c Open the Fax Received folder. to run PaperPort™. Double-click any new faxes to open and view them.
7 Firewall settings (For Network users) 7 Before using the Brother software 7 Firewall settings on your PC may reject the necessary network connection for network printing, network scanning and PC Fax. If you are using the Windows® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. If you did not install from the CD-ROM follow the instructions below to configure your Windows Firewall.
Firewall settings (For Network users) 3 In External Port number for this service: Enter "54925". 4 In Internal Port number for this service: Enter "54925". 5 Make sure UDP is selected. 6 Click OK. 7 e f Click the Add button. Add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother PC-Fax". 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: - Enter "Localhost".
Firewall settings (For Network users) Windows Vista® a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change settings. b When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. 7 For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. 7 For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. c Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On.
Firewall settings (For Network users) d Click the Exceptions tab. e f Click the Add port... button. 7 To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1 In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”. 2 In Port number: Enter “54925”. 3 Make sure UDP is selected. Then, click OK. g h Click the Add port... button. To add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax, enter the information below: 1 In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax“.
Firewall settings (For Network users) i j Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK. If you still have trouble with your network connection such as Network Scanning or Printing, check File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click OK.
Section II Apple Macintosh Printing and Faxing Scanning ControlCenter2 Network Scanning Remote Setup (MFC models only) II 128 165 181 200 217
8 Printing and Faxing 8 Note The screens are from Mac OS X 10.4.x. Screens on your Macintosh may vary depending on your operating system. Printer operation keys 8 Job Cancel 8 To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. You can clear the data that is left in the memory by pressing Job Cancel. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this key until the LCD shows Job Cancel (All). 8 Secure Key 8 Secured data is password protected.
Printing and Faxing Printer Emulation Support 8 Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems and applications will send the print commands in different languages. Your machine can receive print commands in a variety of emulations and has an automatic emulation selection feature. When the machine receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. The default setting is Auto.
Printing and Faxing Printing the Internal Font List 8 You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you choose it. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 2, 1. For DCP models, press Menu, 3, 2, 1. b c d Press a or b to choose 1.HP LaserJet or 2.BR-Script 3. Press OK. Press Start. The machine prints the list. Press Stop/Exit. Printing the Print Configuration List 8 You can print a list of current printer settings.
Printing and Faxing Duplex 8 You can choose whether you want to automatically print on both sides of the paper. The setting in the printer driver will take priority over the setting made on the control panel. a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 3. For DCP models, press Menu, 3, 3. b c Press a or b to choose Off, On(Long Edge) or On(Short Edge). Press OK. Press Stop/Exit. Restoring default printer settings 8 You can return the machine’s printer settings to the default settings.
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 or paper jam at pre-set update intervals. You can also access the web based management. Before you can use the tool you must choose your machine in the Model pop-up menu in ControlCenter2.
Printing and Faxing Quitting the window 8 Click Brother Status Monitor in the menu bar and then choose Quit Brother Status Monitor from the popup menu. Web Based Management (Network Connection Only) 8 You can access the Web Based Management System by clicking the machine icon on the Status Monitor screen. A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).
Printing and Faxing Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) 8 This printer supports Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater. Note The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5. The screens on your Macintosh will vary depending on your operating system version. Choosing page setup options 8 You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale. a From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure MFC-XXXX (or DCP-XXXX) (where XXXX is your model name.
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 8 Choosing printing options 8 To control special printing features, choose Print Settings from the Print dialog box.
Printing and Faxing Cover Page (Mac OS X 10.4.x or greater) 8 You can make the following cover page settings: Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to your document, use this function. Cover Page Type Choose a template for the cover page. Billing Info If you want to add the billing information to the cover page, enter text in the Billing Info box.
Printing and Faxing Layout 8 Pages per Sheet 8 Choose how many pages will appear on each side of the paper. Layout Direction When you specify the pages per sheet, you can also specify the direction of the layout. Border If you want to add a border, use this function. Two-Sided See Duplex Printing on page 141. Reverse Page Orientation (Mac OS X 10.5.x) Check Reverse Page Orientation to reverse the data from up to down.
Printing and Faxing Secure Print 8 Secure Print: Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they are sent to the machine. Only the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the machine, you must enter the password using the control panel of the machine to print them. To send a secured document: a b c Check Secure Print. Enter your password, user name and job name and click Print.
Printing and Faxing Print Settings 8 You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Print Settings list: Basic tab Media Type 8 You can change the media type to one of the following: • Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • Bond Paper • Transparencies • Envelopes • Env. Thick • Env. Thin • Recycled Paper Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 • 1200 dpi Toner Save Mode You can conserve toner using this feature.
Printing and Faxing Note • We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing photo or greyscale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for 1200 dpi or HQ 1200 resolution. Reverse Print (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x) Check Reverse Print to reverse the data from up to down. Support You can visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/) and our web site for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking the Support button.
Printing and Faxing Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. Change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved.
Printing and Faxing Manual duplex Select Paper Handling. • (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x) Choose Even numbered pages and print, and then choose Odd numbered pages and print. • (Mac OS X 10.5.x) Choose Even Only and print, and then choose Odd Only and print. 8 Status Monitor 8 This reports the printer status (any errors that may happen with the printer) when printing.
Printing and Faxing Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 8 (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x) a (USB cable users) If you are using a USB cable, disconnect it from your machine. (Network users) Go to step b. b c d Restart the Macintosh. e Restart the Macintosh. 8 Log in as an ‘Administrator’. Run the Printer Setup Utility (from the Go menu, choose Applications, Utilities), then choose the printer you want to remove and remove it by clicking the Delete button. (Mac OS X 10.5.
Printing and Faxing Using the BR-Script3 Driver (Post Script® 3™ language emulation printer driver) 8 Note • To use the BR-Script3 printer driver, you need to set the Emulation to BR-Script 3 by using the control panel before connecting the interface cable. (See Printer Emulation Support on page 129.) • The BR-Script3 printer driver does not support the PC-Fax Sending. • For network users, see the Network User’s Guide for installation steps.
Printing and Faxing c Open the Printer Setup Utility icon. d Click Add. 8 (Mac OS X 10.3.9) Go to step e. (Mac OS X 10.4.x) Go to step f. e Choose USB.
Printing and Faxing f Choose the printer name and make sure that Brother is shown in Printer Model (Print Using). Select the printer name that shows BR-Script in the Model Name (Model), and then click Add. (Mac OS X 10.3.9) (Mac OS X 10.4.x) 8 g Choose Quit Printer Setup Utility from the Printer Setup Utility menu.
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x) a Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. b Click the Print & Fax icon. 8 c Click the + button which is located below the Printers section.
Printing and Faxing d Click the Default icon which is located at the top of the dialog box. e Choose your machine from the Printer Name list and Select a driver to use... in Print Using. 8 f Choose the model name which shows BR-Script in Print Using, and then click Add.
Printing and Faxing g Choose Quit System Preferences from the System Preferences menu.
Printing and Faxing Features in the BR-Script3 (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) printer driver Page Setup 8 8 You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale. Choosing page setup options 8 From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Print to start printing. (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 8 Note To control special printing features, choose Printer Features from the Print dialog box.
Printing and Faxing Cover Page (Mac OS X 10.4.x or greater) 8 You can make the following cover page settings: Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to your document, use this function. Cover Page Type Choose a template for the cover page. 8 Billing Info If you want to add the billing information to the cover page, enter text in the Billing Info box. Layout 8 Pages per Sheet Choose how many pages will appear on each side of the paper.
Printing and Faxing Border If you want to add a border, use this function. Two-Sided See Duplex Printing on page 141. Reverse Page Orientation (Mac OS X 10.5.x) Check Reverse Page Orientation to reverse the data from up to down. Duplex Printing 8 Use duplex unit Select Layout. Choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding in Two-Sided. 8 Manual duplex Select Paper Handling. • (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x) Choose Even numbered pages and print, and then choose Odd numbered pages and print.
Printing and Faxing • (Mac OS X 10.5.x) Choose Even Only and print, and then choose Odd Only and print. Secure Print (Mac OS X 10.5.x only) 8 Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they are sent to the machine. Only the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the machine, you must enter the password using the control panel of the machine to print them. If you want to create a secure print job, click Settings...
Printing and Faxing Printer Features 8 (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x) Feature Sets: Set 1 Print Quality You can change the resolution as follows: • 300 dpi 8 • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 • 1200 dpi Media Type You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies Envelopes Env. Thick Env.
Printing and Faxing Toner Save You can conserve toner using this feature. When you check Toner Save, your prints appear lighter. The default setting is Off. Note We do not recommend Toner Save for printing photo or greyscale images. Feature Sets: Set 2 8 Halftone Screen Lock Stops other applications from modifying the Halftone settings. The default setting is on. High Quality Image Printing You can increase the quality of image printing.
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x) Feature Sets: General 1 Print Quality You can change the resolution as follows: 8 • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 • 1200 dpi Media Type You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies Envelopes Env. Thick Env. Thin Recycled Paper Toner Save You can conserve toner using this feature.
Printing and Faxing Improve Print Output • Reduce Paper Curl If you check this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. Change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing If you check this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not improve the situation enough, select Thicker paper in Media type settings.
Printing and Faxing Sending a fax (MFC models only) Macintosh 8 8 You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh application. Note Fax documents will be sent in Black and White only. a b Create a document in a Macintosh application. From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Print. (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 8 c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu.
Printing and Faxing d Choose Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu. 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 (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x) 8 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.
Printing and Faxing c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print. Note The vCard used must contain a work fax or home fax number. Using Mac OS X 10.5.x Addresses panel 8 You can address a fax number using Addresses button. a Click Addresses.
Printing and Faxing b Choose the fax number from Addresses panel and then click To:. c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print.
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 Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Device Selector or from the Model pop-up menu of ControlCenter2.
Scanning Adjust Image • Brightness • Contrast c Click Start. When scanning has finished, the image appears in your graphics application. Scanning a duplex document a b 9 Load your document. Check Duplex (two-sided) Scanning and choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding. 9 c Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Resolution Scan Type Document Size Adjust Image • Brightness • Contrast d Click Start. Note • You cannot adjust the scanning area.
Scanning Pre-Scanning an image 9 The PreScan button is used to preview and also lets you crop any unwanted areas from the image. When you are satisfied you are scanning the correct area, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box to scan the image. a b Load your document. c Drag the mouse pointer over the portion you want to scan. d Put the document in the ADF again. Click PreScan. The whole image is scanned into your Macintosh and appears in the Scanning Area.
Scanning Settings in the Scanner window 9 Resolution 9 You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution pop-up menu. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colours.
Scanning 24 Bit Colour Uses up to 16.8 million colours to scan the image. Although using 24 Bit Colour creates an image with the most accurate colours reproduction, the image file size will be about three times larger than a file created using the 8 Bit Colour option. It requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time.
Scanning Note User adjustable from 8.9 x 8.9 mm to 215.9 x 355.6 mm 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 Scan on a network, see Using the Scan key on page 202. • If the LCD shows error messages during scanning, see Troubleshooting in the User’s Guide or Error and maintenance messages in the User’s Guide. You can use (Scan) on the control panel to scan documents directly into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or to a folder on your Macintosh.
Scanning Scan to USB 9 You can scan black and white and colour documents directly to a USB Flash memory drive. Black and white documents will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF), Secure PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF (*.TIF) file formats. Colour documents may be stored in PDF (*.PDF), Secure PDF(*.PDF), XPS(*.XPS) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. The default File names are based on the current date. You can change the colour, quality and file name.
Scanning h Press a or b to choose the file type you want. Press OK. Note • If you choose colour or grey in the resolution setting, you cannot choose TIFF. • If you choose monochrome in the resolution setting, you cannot choose JPEG. • If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. i The file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the dial pad.
Scanning Changing the default resolution and file type a For MFC models, press Menu, 5, 2, 1. For DCP models, press Menu, 4, 2, 1. b Press a or b to choose Color 100 dpi, Color 200 dpi, Color 300 dpi, Color 600 dpi, Gray 100 dpi, Gray 200 dpi, Gray 300 dpi, B&W 200 dpi or B&W 200x100 dpi. Press OK. c Do one of the following: 9 For black and white file format: Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF. Press OK.
Scanning Scan to E-mail 9 You can scan either a black and white or colour document into your E-mail application as a file attachment. You can change Scan configuration. (See E-mail on page 187.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose E-mail. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge.
Scanning e Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. f Press Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note • If you want the scanned data in colour, choose colour in the scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration. If you want the scanned data in black and white, choose black and white in the scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration. (See Image (example: Apple Preview) on page 184.
Scanning Scan to File 9 You can scan a black and white or a colour document into your Macintosh and save it as a file in the folder you choose. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Scan to File screen of the ControlCenter2. (See File on page 188.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose File. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f.
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. If you use the machine as a scanner, we recommend that you install Presto! PageManager.
Scanning For Canada E-mail Address: 9 contactus@newsoftinc.com (English) Germany 9 Company name: SoftBay GmbH Postal Address: Carlstraße 50, D-52531, Übach-Palenberg Telephone: 0900 1 409640 (For callers from within Germany, this is not a toll-free call, Callers will be charged at Euro 0.59 per minute) E-mail Address: de.nsc@newsoft.eu.com URL: http://de.newsoft.eu.
Scanning Spain 9 Company name: 5CA Postal Address: Not Open Telephone: 0807505598 (For callers from within Spain only, this is not a toll-free call, Callers will be charged at Euro 0.94 per minute) E-mail Address: sp.nsc@newsoft.eu.com Other countries E-mail Address: 9 tech@newsoft.eu.
10 ControlCenter2 10 Note • The features available to you in ControlCenter2 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. • Duplex Scan is not supported by the DCP-8070D, MFC-8370DN and MFC-8480DN. • If the LCD shows error messages during scanning, see Troubleshooting in the User’s Guide or Error and maintenance messages in the User’s Guide. Using ControlCenter2 10 ControlCenter2 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications.
ControlCenter2 c Click OK to close the window. Note The ControlCenter2 application icon is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/ControlCenter.
ControlCenter2 SCAN 10 There are four scan buttons for the Scan To Image, Scan To OCR, Scan To E-mail and Scan To File applications. Image (Default: Apple Preview) Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination application, such as Adobe® Photoshop® or any kind of image editing application on your Macintosh.
ControlCenter2 File types 10 You can choose from the following list of file types for attachments or for saving to a folder. Choose from the pop-up menu the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) Secure PDF (*.pdf) Note • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.
ControlCenter2 Change the other settings, if needed. To change the destination application, choose the destination application from the Target Application popup menu. You can add an application to the lists by clicking the Add button. Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and choose your preferred application by clicking the Browse button. Also choose the File Type from the pop-up menu. You can delete an application that you have added.
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. You can change the File Name. Enter the file name you want to use for the document (up to 100 characters) in the File Name box. File name will be the file name you registered, current date and sequential number.
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 File types 10 You can choose from the following list of file types for attachments or for saving to a folder. Choose from the pop-up menu the type of file you want the scanned images to be saved in. Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) Secure PDF (*.pdf) Note • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.
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.
ControlCenter2 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Duplex (two-sided) Scanning (if necessary), Brightness and Contrast settings. If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog box appears. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK. Note • Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. 10 • Secure PDF is available for Mac OS X 10.4.x or greater.
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. Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Duplex (two-sided) Scanning (if necessary), 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, Duplex (two-sided) Scanning (if necessary), 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.
ControlCenter2 COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is on MFC models only) 10 COPY - Lets you use your Macintosh and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print the 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 your Macintosh including network printers. PC-FAX - Lets you scan a page or document and automatically send the image as a fax from the Macintosh.
ControlCenter2 (Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x) To copy, choose Copies & Pages from the pop-up menu. To fax, choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. (See Sending a fax (MFC models only) on page 159.) (Mac OS X 10.5.x) For more options click the triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. To copy, click the Print button. To fax, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu and then choose Send Fax from the popup menu. (See Sending a fax (MFC models only) on page 159.
ControlCenter2 DEVICE SETTINGS 10 You can configure or check the machine settings. Remote Setup (MFC models only) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup (MFC models only) on page 217.) Quick-Dial (MFC models only) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup (MFC models only) on page 217.) Status Monitor Allows you to open the Status Monitor Utility.
ControlCenter2 Quick-Dial (MFC models only) 10 The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Address Book window in the Remote Setup Program, so you can easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers on your Macintosh. 10 Status Monitor 10 The Status Monitor button allows you to monitor the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors such as a paper jam. (See Status Monitor on page 132.
11 Network Scanning 11 If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you 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 Note • To use ‘Scan To’ button features on the machine, click the check box for Register your computer with the “Scan To” functions at the machine. Then enter the name you want to be displayed on the machines LCD for your Macintosh. You can use up to 15 characters. • You can avoid receiving unwanted documents by setting a 4-digit PIN number. Enter your PIN number in the PIN number and Retype PIN number field.
Network Scanning Using the Scan key 11 Note • If you want to scan a document using the duplex scanning feature, you need to put the document in the ADF and then choose 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge depending on your document layout. • Choose your document layout from following table: Portrait Front Landscape Back Front LCD Message Back (L)edge (Long edge) Front Back Front Back (S)edge (Short edge) Document Layout Table • Duplex scan is not supported by the DCP-8070D, MFC-8370DN and MFC-8480DN.
Network Scanning d Press a or b to choose E-mail. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. f Press a or b to choose the destination Macintosh you want to use for E-mailing your document. Press OK. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination Macintosh on the control panel. Press OK.
Network Scanning f Press a or b to choose Color 100 dpi, Color 200 dpi, Color 300 dpi, Color 600 dpi, Gray 100 dpi, Gray 200 dpi, Gray 300 dpi, B&W 200 dpi or B&W 200x100 dpi. Press OK. If you choose Color 100 dpi, Color 200 dpi, Color 300 dpi, Color 600 dpi, Gray 100 dpi, Gray 200 dpi or Gray 300 dpi, go to step g. If you choose B&W 200 dpi or B&W 200x100 dpi, go to step h. g Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or JPEG. Press OK and go to step i. h Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF.
Network Scanning 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 184.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Image. Press OK.
Network Scanning Scan to OCR 11 When you choose Scan to OCR, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the Macintosh you designated on your network. ControlCenter2 will activate Presto! PageManager and convert your document into text for viewing and editing from a word processing application on the designated PC. You can change the Scan configuration. (See OCR (word processing application) on page 186.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK.
Network Scanning Scan to File 11 When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or colour document and send it directly to a 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 188.) a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose File. Press OK.
Network Scanning Scan to FTP (Not available for DCP-8070D) 11 When you choose Scan to FTP, you can scan a black and white or colour document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet. The details required to use Scan to FTP can be entered by using Web Based Management to pre-configure and store the details in an FTP Profile. Note Scan to FTP is available when FTP profiles are configured by using Web Based Management. To use Web Based Management, type http://xxx.xxx.xxx.
Network Scanning Configuring the FTP Default Settings 11 You can set Passive Mode to OFF or ON depending on your FTP server and network firewall configuration. By default this setting is OFF. You can also change the port number used to access the FTP server. The default for this setting is port 21. In most cases these two settings can remain as default. a Enter the name that you want to use for the profile of the FTP server.
Network Scanning Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles a Load your document. b Press c Press a or b to choose Scan to FTP. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step e. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step d. d Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose one of the FTP server profiles listed. Press OK. 11 (Scan). If the Scan to FTP profile is complete, you will automatically go to step i.
Network Scanning k Press a or b to choose . Press OK. Enter the file name you want to use (up to 32 characters) and press OK. Press Start. l The LCD shows Connecting. When the connection to the FTP server is successful the machine starts the scanning process.
Network Scanning Scan to Network (Not available for DCP-8070D) 11 When you choose Scan to Network, you can scan a black and white or colour document directly to a CIFS server on your local network or on the internet. (For more information about CIFS severs, see the Network User’s Guide.) The details required to use Scan to Network can be entered by using Web Based Management to preconfigure and store the details in a Scan to Network profile.
Network Scanning Configuring the Scan to Network Default Settings 11 a b c Choose Network in FTP/Network Scan Settings from FTP/Network Scan Settings tab. Click Submit. d The Host Address is the domain name of the CIFS server. Enter the Host Address (for example ftp.example.com) (up to 60 characters) or the IP address (for example 192.23.56.189). e Enter the destination folder where your document will be stored on the CIFS server (for example /brother/abc/) (up to 60 characters).
Network Scanning h Choose the file type for the document from the pull-down list. You can choose PDF, Secure PDF or JPEG for colour or greyscale documents and PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF for B/W documents. Note If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. i If you want to protect the profile, check Use PIN for authentication and enter a 4-digit PIN number in PIN Code. j Choose the authentication method.
Network Scanning h Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or JPEG. Press OK, and go to step j. i Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF. Press OK. Note If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. j Do one of the following: If you want to start scanning, press Start. If you want to change the file name, go to step k. k Press a or b to choose a file name you want to use and press OK. Press Start.
Network Scanning How to set a new default for the Duplex Scan mode (For Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) only) 11 You can set your own default setting for the Duplex Scan mode. You can choose from two types of layout, long edge or short edge. a b c d e Press Menu, 1. Press a or b to choose Document Scan. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Duplex Scan. Press OK. Press a or b to choose Long edge or Short edge. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
12 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 12 Remote Setup 12 The Remote Setup application lets you configure many machine and network 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. Note The Remote Setup application icon is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities.
Remote Setup (MFC models only) Import Lets you read the setting from a file. Note • You can use the Export button to save Quick Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If you need to change the machine that was registered to your Macintosh during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the Quick Setup Guide), or if the network environment was changed, you need to specify the new machine. Open the Device Selector and choose the new machine.
A Index B P BR-Script 3 mode ................................................6, 129 PaperPort™ 11SE (Windows®) importing ................................................................ 58 OCR ....................................................................... 57 Presto! PageManager (Macintosh) .................176, 178 Printer driver Macintosh ............................................................. 134 Windows® ..............................................................
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