User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Software User’s Guide
- Applicable models
- Definitions of notes
- Compilation and publication notice
- IMPORTANT NOTE
- Table of Contents
- Section I: Machine operation keys
- Section II: Windows®
- 2 Printing
- Using the Brother printer driver
- Printing a document
- Duplex (two-sided) printing
- Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing
- Printer driver settings
- Accessing the printer driver settings
- Basic tab
- Advanced tab
- Print Profiles tab
- Support
- Accessories tab
- Ports tab
- Features in the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation)
- Status Monitor
- 3 Scanning
- 4 ControlCenter4
- Overview
- Using ControlCenter4 in Home Mode
- Scan tab
- PC-FAX tab (For MFC models)
- Device Settings tab
- Support tab
- Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode
- Scan tab
- PC-Copy tab
- PC-FAX tab (For MFC models)
- Device Settings tab
- Support tab
- Custom tab
- Quick reference for scanning operation
- Changing the Scan key settings for Scan to PC menu
- 5 Remote Setup (For MFC models)
- 6 Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models)
- 7 Firewall settings
- 2 Printing
- Section III: Apple Macintosh
- 8 Printing and Faxing
- 9 Scanning
- 10 ControlCenter2
- 11 Remote Setup (For MFC models)
- Section IV: Using the Scan key
- 12 Scanning (For USB cable users)
- 13 Network Scanning
- Before using Network Scanning
- Using the Scan key on your network
- Scan to E-mail
- Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, available as a download)
- Scan to Image
- Scan to OCR
- Scan to File
- Scan to FTP
- Scan to Network (Windows®)
- How to set a new default for the file size (Scan to E-mail (E-mail server), FTP and Network)
- Using Web Services for scanning on your network (Windows Vista® SP2 or greater and Windows® 7)
- Index
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Printing and Faxing
8
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. You can check the device status by launching Brother Status Monitor. Follow these
steps:
For Mac OS X 10.5.8
a Run the System Preferences, select Print & Fax, then choose the machine.
b Click the Open Print Queue..., then click Utility. Status Monitor will start up.
For Mac OS X 10.6.x to 10.7.x
a Run the System Preferences, select Print & Fax or Print & Scan, then choose the machine.
b Click the Open Print Queue..., then click Printer Setup. Select the Utility tab then click
Open Printer Utility. Status Monitor will start up.
Updating the machine’s status 8
If you want the latest machine status while the Status Monitor window is open, click the icon. You can
set the interval at which the software will update the machine status information. Go to the menu bar, Brother
Status Monitor and choose Preferences.