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1
Using the machine as a
printer
Using the Brother printer driver
A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used
by a computer into the format required by a particular printer, using
a printer command language or page description language.
The printer drivers are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the
drivers first by following the Quick Setup Guide. Also, the latest printer
driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at:
http://solutions.brother.com
or visit the support site at:
http://www.brother-uk.com
Windows
The dedicated printer driver and TrueType
Microsoft
Windows NT
supplied with your machine. You can install them easily into your
Windows
our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in
Windows
settings, including economy printing mode and custom paper size.
Popular Printer Emulation Support
The machine supports HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
software, you can use HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
®
Printing
™
®
Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and
®
workstation 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM
®
system using our installer program. The driver supports
®
applications, and allows you to set various printer
®3™
) printer emulation mode. If you use DOS application
®3™
) emulation mode for printer operations.
compatible fonts for
1 - 1 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
How to print your document
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.
1
From your computer select the Print command.
If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select
Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX (USB) Printer (Where
XXXX is your model name) as your printer driver from the Print
or Print Settings menu in your software application, and then
click on OK to begin printing.
2
Your computer sends a print command and data to the machine.
3
The LED blinks in yellow and the machine starts to print.
You can select the paper size and orientation in your application
software.
If your application software does not support your custom paper size,
select the next largest paper size.
Then adjust the print area by changing the right and left margins in
your application software.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 2
Simultaneous printing and faxing
Your machine can print from your computer while scanning the
document into the computer, or while sending/receiving a fax in
memory (MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only). Fax sending will not be
stopped during PC printing.
Two-sided printing (Duplex Printing)
The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. (For more
information, see Duplex Printing on page 2-6.)
Automatic Duplex Printing
(For MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D)
In this mode, the machine prints on both sides of A4,
Legal
paper automatically.
1
Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver.
2
Select Duplex Printing mode in the Advanced tab, make sure
that ‘Use Duplex Unit’ has been selected, and then click the OK
button. (See
on both sides of the paper automatically.
■
When you select Use Duplex Unit, HQ 1200 is not
available.
■
If you also want to use Duplex Printing for fax and copy
operations, see
and print operations (For MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D)
Duplex Printing
To use Automatic Duplexing for fax, copy
on page 2-6.) The printer will print
Letter
or
.
1 - 3 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
Manual Duplex Printing
The machine prints all the
even-numbered pages on one side of
the paper first.
Then, the Windows
you (with a pop-up message) to
reinsert the paper. Before reinserting
the paper, straighten it well, or you
may get a paper jam. Very thin or very
thick paper is not recommended.
®
driver instructs
We recommend 75 to 90 g/m
2
paper.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 4
Face-down output tray
The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the
output tray in the front of the machine. Unfold the support flap to
support the printed pages.
When printing transparencies, remove each one from the
support flap after it exits the machine.
Support Flap
with Extension
Printing on plain paper
The manual feed tray (For MFC-8440 and DCP-8040)
The machine automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode
when you put paper in the manual feed tray.
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Plain Paper
Paper Source: Manual
2
Send the print data to the machine.
3
Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the
paper size.
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4
Using both hands put paper in the manual feed tray until the
front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller and the
machine grips the paper.
■
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper
position on the manual feed tray. If it is not, the paper may
not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper
jam.
■
Do not put more than one piece of paper in the manual feed
tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam.
5
After the printed page comes out of the machine, put in the next
sheet of paper as in Step 4 above. Repeat for each page that
you want to print.
The MP tray (For MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D)
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Plain Paper
Paper Source: MP Tray
2
Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
3
Pull out the MP tray support flap.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 6
4
When loading paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the
back of the tray.
Paper-guide
Release Lever
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position
on the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly,
resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
5
While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper
guide to fit the paper size.
When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the
following:
■
The side to be printed on must be face up.
■
During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the
machine.
■
Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it
gently into the tray.
6
Send the print data to the machine.
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Printing on thicker paper and card stock
When the back output tray is pulled down, the machine has a straight
paper path from the manual feed tray or the MP tray through to the
back of the machine. Use this paper feed and output method when
you want to print on thicker (106 - 161 g/m
The manual feed tray (For MFC-8440 and DCP-8040)
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper
Paper Source: Manual
2
Open the back output tray.
2
) paper or card stock.
3
Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the
paper size.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 8
4
Using both hands put the paper in the manual feed tray until the
front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller and the
machine grips the paper.
■
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper
position in the manual feed tray. If it is not, the paper may not
be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper
jam.
■
Do not put more than one piece of paper in the manual feed
tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam.
5
Send the print data to the machine.
6
After the printed page comes out of the machine, put in the next
sheet of paper as in Step 4 above. Repeat for each page that
you want to print.
7
When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray.
Caution
Remove each sheet immediately after printing. If you allow the
sheets to stack, you may cause the machine to jam or curl the paper.
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The multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For MFC-8840D and
DCP-8045D)
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper
Paper Source: MP Tray
2
Open the back output tray, and then pull out the face-up output
tray support if necessary.
3
Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
4
Pull out the MP tray support flap.
5
When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the
back of the tray.
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in
the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly,
resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 10
6
While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper
guide to fit the paper size.
When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the
following;
■
During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the
machine.
■
The side to be printed on must be face up.
■
Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it
gently into the tray.
7
Send the print data to the machine.
8
When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray.
Caution
Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets
may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl.
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Printing on envelopes
To print on envelopes use manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray.
■
The machine automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode
when you put paper in the manual feed tray.
■
All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or
creases.
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Envelope, Env.thin or Env.thick
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 12
For MFC-8440 and DCP-8040:
2
Open the back output tray.
3
Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the
envelope size.
If envelopes are creased after they have been printed:
At the back of the machine, open the back output tray and push
down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides (as shown in
the figure on the next page). When you have finished printing
your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue
tabs back to their original position.
1 - 13 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
4
Using both hands put the envelope in the manual feed tray until
the front edge of the envelope touches the paper feed roller and
the machine will grip the envelope.
■
Make sure the envelope is straight as you insert it in the
manual feed tray. If it is not, the envelope may not be fed
properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
■
Do not put more than one envelope in the manual feed tray
at any one time, or it may cause a jam.
■
Put the envelope in the manual feed tray, making sure that
the side to be printed on is face up in the tray.
5
After the printed envelope comes out of the machine, the
machine will wait until you put in the next envelope. Repeat Step
4 for each envelope you want to print.
6
Send the print data to the machine.
7
After you finish the print job, close the back output tray.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 14
For MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D:
2
Open the back output tray, and then unfold the face-up output
tray support if necessary.
3
Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
4
Pull out the MP tray support flap.
If envelopes are creased after they have been printed:
At the back of the machine, open the back output tray and push
down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides (as shown in
the figure on the next page). When you have finished printing
your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue
tabs back to their original position.
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5
Put the envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of
the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at any
one time, or it may cause a jam.
Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the
proper position in the MP tray. If they are not, the envelopes may
not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
6
Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
When you put envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the
following:
■
During printing, the inside tray rises to feed envelopes into
the machine.
■
The side to be printed on must be face up.
■
Put the leading edge (top of the envelope) in first and push
it gently into the tray.
7
Send the print data to the machine.
8
After you finish the print job, close the back output tray.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 16
Printer operation keys
Job Cancel
You can clear data from the memory.
Secure key
Secured data is protected by a password. Only those people that
know the password will be able to print the data. The machine will not
print secure data until the password is entered. After the document
is printed, the data will be cleared from the memory. To use this
function, you need to set your password in the printer driver dialog
box. (See Device Options on page 2-11.)
Secure
The
Brother BR-Script driver.
Key function is not available when using the
1
Press
—OR—
The LCD displays
memory.
2
Press or to select the
user name.
Press
selections.
3
Press or to select the
job.
Press
to enter your four-digit password.
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Secure
Set
Set
.
No Data !
. The LCD displays job
. The LCD prompts you
if there is no secured data in the
Secure Print
User?
▲
MIKE
▼
ANDY
▲▼
Select
Secure Print
Job?
▲
Test1
▼
Test2
Select ▲▼ & Set
& Set
4
Enter your password using the
control panel.
Press
5
Press or to select
Print
Press
—OR—
If you want to delete the secured data press or to
select
Press
■
■
Set
.
.
Set
. The machine prints the data.
Delete
Stop/Exit
If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in
memory will be cleared.
After you print the secured data it will be cleared from
memory.
.
.
Secure Print
Test1
Password:XXXX
Enter & Set Key
Setting the Emulation Selection
The LCD screen shown in this section is from MFC-8440 and
MFC-8840D.
This machine has an Automatic Emulation Selection function. When
the machine receives information from the PC, it automatically
chooses the emulation mode. This function has been set at the
factory to AUTO.
You can change the default emulation mode manually by using the
control panel.
1
Press
(For DCP-8040 and DCP-8045D,
press
2
Press or to select
HP LaserJet
Press
3
Press
Menu, 4, 1
Menu, 3, 1
or
Set
.
Stop/Exit
.
.)
Auto
BR-Script 3
.
41.Emulation
▲
▼
Select
,
.
Auto
HP LaserJet
BR-Script 3
▲▼
& Set
Try this function with your application software or network server.
If the function does not work properly, either select the required
emulation mode manually using the machine panel buttons or
use the emulation selection commands in your software.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 18
Printing the Internal Font List
You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see
how each font looks before you select it.
1
Press
(For DCP-8040 and DCP-8045D,
press
2
Press
the list.
3
Press
Menu, 4, 2, 1
Menu, 3, 2, 1
Start
. The machine prints
Stop/Exit
.
.
)
42.Print Options
1.Internal Font
Press Start
Printing the Print Configuration List
You can print a list of current printer settings.
1
Press
(For DCP-8040 and DCP-8045D,
press
2
Press
the settings.
3
Press
Menu, 4, 2, 2
Menu, 3, 2, 2
Start
. The machine prints
Stop/Exit
.
.
)
42.Print Options
2.Configuration
Press Start
Restoring factory default settings
You can return the machine to the original factory settings. Fonts and
macros in the temporary settings are cleared.
1
Press
(For DCP-8040 and DCP-8045D,
press
2
Press 1 to restore the factory
settings.
—OR—
Press
3
Press
■
■
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Menu, 4, 3
Menu, 3, 3
2
to exit without making a change.
Stop/Exit
Only the printer settings will be returned to the original
factory settings.
The LCD screens shown on this page are from MFC-8440
and MFC-8840D.
.
)
.
43.Reset Printer
▲
1.Reset
▼
2.Exit
▲▼
Select
& Set
2
Printer driver settings
(Windows® Only)
Printer driver settings
You can change the following printer settings when you print from
your computer:
Media Type
■
Multiple Page
■
Duplex
■
Watermark*
■
Scaling*
■
Print Date & Time*
■
Quick Print Setup*
■
Secure Print*
■
*1 These settings are not available with the BR-Script driver.
2
These settings are not available with the Universal printer driver.
*
1*2
2
1*2
1*2
1
How to access the printer driver
settings
1
Select Print from the File menu in your application software.
2
Select Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX (USB) Printer
(Where XXXX is your model name) as your printer and click
Properties (Preferences). The Printing Preferences dialog
box will appear.
■
The way you access the printer driver settings depends on
your operating system and software applications.
■
The screens shown in this chapter are from Windows® XP.
The screens on your computer may vary depending on your
Windows
■
Some descriptions in this chapter are based on the
MFC-8840D. These descriptions also apply to the
MFC-8440, DCP-8040 and DCP-8045D.
®
Operating System.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 1
Features in the Brother Native Driver
The Brother Native driver is a printer driver developed exclusively by
Brother. This driver includes more features than the Microsoft
Windows
®
Universal printer driver.
®
Basic tab
1
2
3
4
1
Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Border Line (if any) and
Orientation.
2
Select number of Copies and Media Type.
3
Select Paper Source (First Page and Other Pages).
Auto Select allows the printer driver to select a suitable tray for
Paper Size automatically.
You can set the paper size for each tray in the Accessories tab.
Accessories tab
(See
4
To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
on page 2-14.)
2 - 2 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Paper Size
From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using.
Multiple Page
The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page
allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or
enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of
paper.
Ex. 4 in 1Ex. 1 in 2 × 2 pages
Border Line
When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Multiple Page
feature you can select to have a solid border, dash border or no
border around each page on the sheet.
Orientation
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed
(Portrait or Landscape).
PortraitLandscape
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 3
Copies
The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed.
Collate
With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your
document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies
you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each
page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page
of the document is printed.
Collate box checked Collate box not checked
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 PaperTransparencies
Thin PaperEnvelopes
Thick PaperEnv. Thick
Thicker PaperEnv. Thin
Bond Paper
■
When using ordinary plain paper (70 to 95 g/m2), select
Plain Paper. When using heavier weight paper, or rough
paper select Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond
paper, select Bond Paper, for OHP transparencies, select
Transparencies.
■
When you use envelopes, select Envelopes. If the toner is
not fixed to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has
been selected, select Env. Thick. If the envelope is
crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, select
Env. Thin.
2 - 4 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Advanced tab
12345
To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons:
1 Print Quality
2 Duplex
3 Watermark
4 Page Setting
5 Device Options
Print Quality
Resolution
You can select from the following resolutions:
■
HQ 1200
■
600 dpi
■
300 dpi
When you select Use Duplex Unit, HQ 1200 is not available.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 5
Toner Save Mode
You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode,
which reduces the print density.
Print Setting
For Windows
®
98/98SE/Me
Print Setting is used for optimizing your print quality for the type of
document being printed (Photos, Graphics or Scanned Images).
When you choose
Auto (Recommended)
, the printer automatically
prints with the most suitable print settings.
With the Print Setting set to Manual, you can change the Brightness,
Contrast and Graphics Quality options manually.
®
For Windows
■ Check
■ Check
system. To change the setting, press
■ If the halftone cannot be printed correctly, check
printing
2000/XP/NT® 4.0
Use Printer Halftone
Use System Halftone
.
to print using Halftone.
to print using Halftone of the
Setting
.
Improve gray
Duplex Printing
Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Duplex features
available.
2 - 6 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Use Duplex Unit(For MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D)
Check the Duplex box and then select Use Duplex Unit. In this
mode the machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically.
Manual Duplex
Check the Duplex box and then select Manual Duplex. In this mode,
the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the
printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to re-install
the paper. When you click OK the odd numbered pages are printed.
Duplex Type
You can select Duplex Type. There are six types of duplex
directions available for each orientation.
Flip on Left Edge
Flip on Right Edge
Flip on Top Edge
Flip on Bottom Edge
Flip on Top Edge (No Reverse)
Flip on Bottom Edge (No Reverse)
Binding Offset
Check the Binding Offset option, you can specify the offset value of
the binding side in inches or millimeters (0 - 8 inches) [0 - 203.2 mm].
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 7
Watermark
You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark.
You can select one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a
bitmap file or text file that you have created.
Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you want to
use.
In background
Check In background to print the watermark 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
(Windows
Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the
watermark.
®
2000 Professional/XP/NT® 4.0 Only)
2 - 8 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Print Watermark
The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices:
On all pages
■
On first page only
■
From second page
■
Custom
■
Apply from second copy (collate only)
■
(For Windows
®
2000/XP/Windows NT® 4.0)
Watermark Setting
You can change the Watermark’s size and position on the page by
selecting the Watermark, and clicking the Edit button. If you want to
add a new Watermark, click the New button, and then select Text or
Bitmap in the Watermark Style.
Title
■
You can select the CONFIDENTIAL, COPY or DRAFT as the
standard title or enter a title you like in the field.
Watermark Text
■
Enter your Watermark text into the Text Box, and then select the
Font, Size, Darkness and Style.
Watermark Bitmap
■
Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File
box, or Browse for the file location. You can also set the scaling
size of the image.
Position
■
This setting offers you the control for where the Watermark is to
be positioned on the page.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 9
Page Setting
You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling
feature.
■
Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your
screen.
■
Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size,
or if you have only the standard size paper.
■
Check the Free box if you want to manually reduce or enlarge the
output.
■
You can also use the Mirror Print or Reverse Print feature for
your page setting.
2 - 10 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Device Options
Lets you set the following Printer Functions:
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 use the control panel of the
machine (with the password) to print them.
To send a secured document:
1
Select Secure Print from Printer Function and check Secure
Print.
2
Enter your password, user name and job name and click OK.
3
You must print the secured documents from the control panel of
the machine. (See
To delete a secured document:
1
You need to use the control panel of the machine to delete a
secured document. (See
You can store up to 8 MB of secured data in the machine's
memory.
Secure key
Secure key
on page 1-17.)
on page 1-17.)
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 11
Quick Print Setup
The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to quickly select driver
settings. To view setting, simply click your mouse button on the task
tray icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device
Options section.
The factory setting is OFF
Administrator (For Windows
®
98/98SE/Me Users Only)
The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and
Watermark features to be locked and password protected.
Record your password and keep it in a safe place for future
reference. If you forget your password these settings can not be
accessed.
2 - 12 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Print Date & Time
When enabled the Print Date and Time feature will automatically
print the date and time from your computers system clock on your
document.
Click the Setting button to change the Date and Time Format. You
can change the Font by clicking the Font button or the Position. To
include a background with the Date and Time select Opaque. When
Opaque is selected you can set the Darkness of the Date and Time
background by changing the percentage.
The Date and Time indicated in the selection box represents the
format that will be printed. The actual Date and Time printed on
your document is automatically retrieved from the settings of
your computer.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 13
Accessories tab
The Accessories Tab includes the settings for configuring the
printer driver for the size of paper loaded in each paper source. This
tab also installs any additional options into the driver settings.
Paper Source Setting
To configure the paper size for each paper source, highlight the
source in the Paper Source Setting list. Select the Paper Size from
the pull-down box and click Update. When Auto Select (default
Paper Source) is set in the Basic tab of the printer driver (See Basic
tab on page 2-2), the printer driver will automatically use the Paper
Source Setting to select a tray which matches the Paper Size
setting in the printer driver.
Default Source
The Default Source allows you to choose the paper source that will
be used when the paper size of the document being sent does not
match the Paper Source settings.
2 - 14 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Available Options
In order to use the optional 2nd paper tray, you must install the option
in the driver. Highlight the model number from the Available
Options list and click Add. The optional tray will then be listed in the
Installed box, Paper Source Setting list and the screen illustration
will display the 2nd tray.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 15
Support tab
The Support tab provides driver version and setting information. In
addition there are links to the Brother Solutions Center and the
Driver Update Web sites.
Click the Support tab to display the following screen:
Brother Solutions Center
The Brother Solutions Center is a Web site offering information
about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked
Questions), User Guides, Driver Updates and Tips for using your
machine.
Web Update
Web Update checks the Brother web site for updated drivers, and
automatically downloads and updates the printer driver on your
computer.
Check Setting
The Check Setting selection displays a list of your current driver
settings.
2 - 16 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Features in the PS printer driver
(For Windows®)
The Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and Windows
®
NT
4.0 utilizes BR-Script 3 (PostScript® 3 language emulation)
driver.
To install the PS driver
If you have already installed the printer driver following the instruction
in the Quick Setup Guide, insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
on your PC and click Install MFL-Pro Suite and follow the on-screen
instructions. When the Select Components screen appears, check
PS Printer Driver, and then continue following the on-screen
instructions.
If you have not previously installed the driver and software, insert the
CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your PC and click Install
MFL-Pro Suite and follow the on-screen instructions. When the
Connection Type screen appears, select Custom Install and check
the PS Printer Driver. Then continue following on-screen
instructions.
■
You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother
Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com
■
The screens in this section are from Windows® XP for
MFC-8840D.
■
The screens on your PC will vary depending on your
Operating System and machine.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 17
Ports tab
Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the
network printer you are using.
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Device Settings tab
Select the options you installed.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 19
Layout tab
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you
can access the Layout tab by clicking Printing Preferences...
in the General tab of the Brother BR-Script3 Properties
screen.
You can change the Layout setting by selecting the setting in the
Orientation, Page Order and Pages Per Sheet.
Booklet (For MFC-8840D and DCP-8045D)
(For Windows® 2000/XP)
You can print a booklet by selecting Booklet from Pages Per Sheet
list.
2 - 20 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Paper/Quality tab
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you
can access the Paper/Quality tab by clicking Printing
Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother BR-Script3
Properties screen.
Select the Paper Source.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 21
Advanced Options
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you
can access the Advanced Options tab by clicking Advanced...
button in the Layout tab or the Paper/Quality tab.
1
2
3
1
Select the Paper Size and Copy Count.
2
Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting.
3
You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer
Features list:
Media Type
■
Toner Save
■
BR-Script Level
■
2 - 22 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
3
How to scan using
Windows
■
The scanning operations and drivers will be different
depending on your operating system.
■
The screens shown in this chapter are from MFC-8840D.
For Windows
The machine uses Windows
scanning documents. (See
Windows
In addition to the WIA driver, there is also a TWAIN compliant
scanner driver installed. If you want to use it, you can switch
TWAIN on from the MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX (for advanced
user) located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro
Suite MFC-XXXX, or DCP-XXXX/Enable-Disable
TWAIN/MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX (for advanced user) on
your computer. (See TWAIN compliant on page 3-8.)
For Windows® 98/98SE/Me and 2000 Professional
The machine uses a TWAIN Compliant driver for scanning
documents from your applications. (See Scanning a document
on page 3-8.)
For Macintosh
Go to Using the Brother TWAIN scanner driver with your
Macintosh
®
XP
®
XP only) on page 3-2.)
®
®
on page 7-20.
®
®
Imaging Acquisition (WIA) for
Scanning a document (For
For ScanSoft®, PaperPort® 9.0SE and OmniPage® OCR
Using ScanSoft
Go to
on page 3-20
.
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE and OmniPage® OCR
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 1
Scanning a document
(For Windows® XP only)
WIA compliant
Windows® XP uses Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning
images from the scanner. You can scan images directly into the
PaperPort
you can scan images directly into any other software application that
supports WIA or TWAIN scanning.
How to access the scanner
1
®
9.0SE viewer that Brother included with your scanner or
Open your software application to scan a document.
The instructions for scanning in this guide are for when you use
ScanSoft
another application may vary.
2
Select Scan from the File drop-down menu or click the Scan
button.
The Scan pane appears in the left panel.
3
Select the scanner you are using from the Scanner drop-down
list box.
4
Click Scan.
The Scan dialog box will appear:
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE. The steps for scanning from
3 - 2 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS
®
Scanning a document into the PC
There are two ways in which you can scan a whole page. You can
either use the ADF or the Flatbed scanner glass.
If you would like to scan and then crop a portion of the page after
pre-scanning the document you will need to use the scanner glass
(Flatbed).
Scanning a document using the ADF
1
Place the document face up in the ADF (automatic document
feeder).
A
B
C
D
2
Select the Document Feeder from the Paper source
drop-down list box (A).
3
Select the picture type (B).
4
Select the Paper size from the drop-down list box (D).
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 3
5
If you require advanced settings, click on the tab Adjust the
quality of the scanned picture (C). You can select
Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture Type from the
Advanced Properties. Click the OK button after you choose
your settings.
■
The scanner resolution you can select is up to 1200 × 1200
dpi.
■
For resolutions greater than 1200dpi, use the Brother
Scanner Utility. (See
6
To start scanning your document, click the Scan button in the
Scan dialog box.
Brother Scanner Utility
on page 3-7.)
3 - 4 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS
®
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the
scanner glass
The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any
unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the
preview, click the Scan button from the scanner window to scan the
image.
1
Place the document face down on the scanner glass.
2
Make sure you selected Flatbed in the Paper source pull-down
box (A).
A
B
3
Select the picture type (B).
4
In the Scan dialog box, click the Preview button. The entire
document will be scanned into the PC and will appear in the
scanning area.
Scanning area
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 5
5
Select the portion you want to scan by clicking the left mouse
button and dragging it over the area.
Scanning area
6
If you require advanced settings, click
Adjust the quality of the scanned picture
Brightness, Contrast, Resolution
Click the OK button after you choose your settings.
C
Picture Type
Advanced Properties
and
from the
(C). You can select
.
7
To start scanning your document, click the
Scan dialog box.
This time only the selected area of the document will appear in
the PaperPort
window).
3 - 6 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS
®
9.0SE window (or your software application
®
Scan
button in the
Brother Scanner Utility
The Brother Scanner Utility is used for configuring the scanner driver
for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi and for changing the paper size.
If you want to set Legal size as the default size, change the setting
using this utility. You must restart your PC for the new settings to take
effect.
To run the utility:
You can run the utility by selecting the Scanner Utility located in the
Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-8840D or
DCP-8045D menu.
If you scan the original at resolution of greater than 1200 dpi, the
file size maybe very large. Please make sure that you have
sufficient memory and hard disk space for the size of the file you
are trying to scan. If you do not have enough memory or hard
disk space then your computer may freeze and you could lose
your file.
TWAIN compliant scanner driver for Windows® XP
If you have chosen to use the optional TWAIN Driver supplied for
Windows
2000 Professional. (See
for instructions on how to turn the Windows
®
XP, follow the description for Windows® 98/98SE/Me and
How to scan using Windows
®
XP TWAIN driver ON.)
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 7
®
on page 3-1
Scanning a document
TWAIN compliant
The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant
scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol
for communicating between scanners and software applications.
This means that not only can you scan images directly into the
PaperPort
but you can also scan images directly into hundreds of other software
applications that support TWAIN scanning. These applications
include popular programs like Adobe
PageMaker
®
9.0SE viewer that Brother included with your machine,
®
®
, CorelDraw® and many more.
Photoshop®, Adobe®
3 - 8 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS
®
How to access the Scanner
The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use
ScanSoft
1
Open the software application (ScanSoft® PaperPort® 9.0SE) to
scan a document.
2
Select Scan from the File drop-down menu or select the Scan
button. The Scan pane appears in the left panel.
3
Select the scanner you are using from the Scanner drop-down
list box.
If the machine is connected via:
Parallel-use Brother MFC-8840D or Brother DCP-8045D
USB-use Brother MFC-8840D USB or Brother DCP-8045D USB
LAN-use Brother MFC-8840D LAN or Brother DCP-8045D LAN
4
Click Scan.
The Scanner Setup dialog box will appear:
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 9
Scanning a document into the PC
You can scan a whole page
—OR—
Scan a portion of the page after pre-scanning the document.
Scanning a whole page
1
Place the document face up in the ADF (automatic document
feeder), or face down on the scanner glass.
2
Adjust the following settings, if required, in the Scanner window:
Image Type
■
Resolution
■
Scan Type
■
Brightness
■
Contrast
■
Document Size
■
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.
Settings in the Scanner window
See
3
Click the Start button in the scanner window.
When scanning is completed, click Cancel to return to the
PaperPort
3 - 10 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS
®
9.0SE window.
on page 3-13.
®
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan
The PreScan button is used to preview an image for cropping any
unwanted areas from the image. When you are satisfied with the
preview, click the Start button in the scanner window to scan the
image.
1
Place the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the
scanner glass.
Scanning area
2
Select the settings for Image Type, Resolution, Scan Type,
Brightness and Contrast, as needed.
3
In the Scanner Setup dialog box, click the PreScan button.
The entire document will be scanned into the PC and will appear
in the Scanning Area.
Scanning area
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 11
4
Select the portion you want to scan by clicking the left mouse
button and dragging it.
You can enlarge the portion you selected by pressing to
check it. If you want to select the different portion, use to
undo the image.
5
If you have used the ADF in Step 1, please place the document
face up in the ADF again.
6
Click Start.
This time only the selected area of the document will appear in
the PaperPort
window).
7
In the PaperPort® 9.0SE window, use the options available to
refine the image.
®
9.0SE window (or your software application
3 - 12 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS
®
Settings in the Scanner window
Image Type
Select the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution
and Scan Type will be altered for each default setting.
The default settings are:
Image TypeResolutionScan Type
PhotoSelect for scanning photo images.300 x 300 dpi24-bit color
WebSelect for attaching the scanned
image to web pages.
TextSelect for scanning text
documents.
Resolution
You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop
down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time,
but can achieve a finer scanned image. The following table shows
the resolution settings available for each color mode.
100 x 100 dpi24-bit color
200 x 200 dpiBlack & White
ResolutionBlack & White /
Gray
(Error Diffusion)
100 x 100 dpiYesYesYes
150 x 150 dpiYesYesYes
200 x 200 dpiYesYesYes
300 x 300 dpiYesYesYes
400 x 400 dpiYesYesYes
600 x 600 dpiYesYesYes
1200 x 1200 dpiYesNoYes
2400 x 2400 dpiYesNoYes
4800 x 4800 dpiYesNoYes
9600 x 9600 dpiYesNoYes
256 colorTrue Gray /
24 bit color
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 13
Scan Type
Black & White:
Set the Scan Type to Black & White for text or line
art.
Gray Scale:Set the Scan Type to Gray (Error Diffusion) or
True Gray for photographic images.
Colors:Set either:
256 Color, which scans up to 256 colors, or 24 bit
Color which scans up to 16.8 million colors.
Although using 24 bit Color creates an image with
the most accurate colors, the image file will be
approximately three times larger than a file
created with 256 Color.
Brightness
Adjust this settings (-50 to 50) to obtain the best image. The default
value is 0, representing an ‘average’.
You can set the level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to
lighten or darken the image. You can also type a value in the box for
the setting.
If the scanned image is too light, set a lower brightness value and
scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher
brightness value and scan the document again.
Contrast
This setting is adjustable only when you have selected one of the
gray scale settings. It is not available when Black & White and Color
settings are selected as the Scan Type.
You can increase or decrease the contrast level by moving the slide
bar to the left or right. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas
of the image, while a decrease reveals more detail in gray areas. You
can also type a value in the box for the setting.
3 - 14 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS
®
Document Size
Set the Size to one of the following:
■
Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in.)
■
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
■
Legal (8 1/2 x 14 in.)
■
A5 (148 x 210 mm)
■
B5 (182 x 257 mm)
■
Executive (7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
■
Business Card (90 x 60 mm)
■
Photo 3.5 x 5 in. (9 x 13 cm)
■
Photo 5 x 7 in. (13 x 18 cm)
■
APS C 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm)
■
Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 x 0.35 in. to 8.5 x 14 in or
8.9 x 8.9 mm to 215.9 x 355.6 mm.)
To scan photographs or business cards, select the document size,
and then place the document face down at the center of scanner
glass.
When scanning photographs or other images for use in a word
processor or other graphics application. You should try different
settings for the contrast and resolution modes to see which best suits
your needs.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 15
If you selected Custom as the size, The Custom Document Size
dialog box will appear.
Type the Name, Width and Height for the document.
You can choose “mm” or “inch” as the unit for Width and Height.
You can see the actual paper size you selected on the screen.
Width: shows the width of scanning area
■
Height: shows the height of scanning area
■
Data Size: shows the approximate data size calculated in a
■
Bitmap format. The size will be different for other file formats such
as JPEG.
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®
Using the scan key (For USB or
Parallel interface cable users)
If you use the Scan key on a network, please refer to
Scan key on page 8-5.
You can use
word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or your computer
folder. The advantage of using
clicks required to scan from your computer.
Before you can use
connected the machine to your Windows
loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your version of
Windows
For details about how to configure ControlCenter2.0 buttons to
launch the application of your choice using
appropriate chapter:
■
■
Scan
on the control panel to scan documents into your
Scan
is that you avoid the mouse
MFC-8440, MFC-8840DDCP-8040, DCP-8045D
Scan
on the control panel, you must have
®
.
For Windows®, see
For Macintosh®, see
X 10.2.1 or greater) on page 7-30.
Using ControlCenter2.0
Using ControlCenter2.0 (For Mac OS
®
based computer and
Scan
Using the
, go to the
on page 4-1.
®
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 17
Scan to E-mail
You can either scan a black and white or color document into your
E-mail application as a file attachment. You can change the
Scan
configuration. (See Scan to E-mail: on page 4-14.)
1
Place the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the
scanner glass.
2
Press
3
Press or to select
Scan to E-Mail
Press
The machine will scan the document, create a file attachment,
and launch your E-mail application, displaying the new message
waiting to be addressed.
Scan
Set
.
.
.
▲
Scan to E-Mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
▼
Scan to File
Select ▲▼ & Set
Scan to Image
You can scan a color picture into your graphics application for
viewing and editing. You can change the
Scan to Image:
(See
1
Place the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the
scanner glass.
2
Press
3
Press or to select
Scan to Image
Press
The machine will start the scanning process.
Scan
Set
on page 4-12.)
.
.
.
Scan
configuration.
▲
Scan to E-Mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
▼
Scan to File
Select ▲▼ & Set
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®
Scan to OCR
If your document is text only, you can have it converted by ScanSoft®
OmniPage
in your word processing application for viewing and editing. You can
change the
1
2
3
®
to an editable text file and then have the result displayed
Scan
configuration. (See Scan to OCR: on page 4-13.)
Place the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the
scanner glass.
Press
Press or to select
Scan to OCR
Press
The machine will start the scanning process.
Scan
Set
.
.
.
▲
Scan to E-Mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
▼
Scan to File
Select ▲▼ & Set
Scan to File
You can scan a black and white or a color document into your
computer 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 ControlCenter2.0.
(See Scan to File: on page 4-15.)
1
Place the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the
scanner glass.
2
Press
3
Press or to select
Scan to File
Press
The machine will start the scanning process.
Scan
Set
.
.
.
▲
Scan to E-Mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
▼
Scan to File
Select ▲▼ & Set
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 19
Using ScanSoft® PaperPort® 9.0SE and
OmniPage® OCR
ScanSoft® PaperPort® 9.0SE for Brother is a document
management application. You will use PaperPort
®
9.0SE to view
scanned documents.
PaperPort
®
9.0SE has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, filing system
that will help you organize your graphics and text documents. It
allows you to combine or “stack” documents of different formats for
printing, faxing or filing.
ScanSoft
ScanSoft
See Documentation for ScanSoft
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE can be accessed through the
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE program group.
®
PaperPort
®
9.0SE on the
CD-ROM.
®
The complete ScanSoft
®
ScanSoft
OmniPage® OCR, is in the documentation on the
PaperPort® 9.0SE User’s Guide, including
CD-ROM.
This chapter is only an introduction to the basic operations.
When you install MFL-Pro Suite, ScanSoft
Brother and ScanSoft
®
OmniPage® OCR are installed with it
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE for
automatically.
If you are using Windows® XP, Windows NT® 4.0 or Windows
2000 Professional, we recommend that you are logged on with
administrator rights.
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®
®
Viewing items
ScanSoft® PaperPort® 9.0SE provides several ways to view items:
Desktop View displays a thumbnail (a small graphic that represents
each item in a Desktop or folder).
Items in the selected folder appear on the PaperPort
Desktop. You can see PaperPort
non-PaperPort
Non-PaperPort
®
9.0SE items (files created using other applications).
®
9.0SE items include an icon that indicates the
®
9.0SE items (MAX files) and
application that was used to create the item; a non-PaperPort
9.0SE item is represented by a small rectangular thumbnail and not
an actual image.
Desktop View displays items
as thumbnails
®
9.0SE
®
Page View displays a close-up of a single page. You can open a
PaperPort
®
9.0SE item by double-clicking on it.
As long as you have the appropriate application on your computer to
display it, you can also double-click a non-PaperPort
®
9.0SE item to
open it.
Page View displays each item
as a full page
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 21
Organizing your items in folders
PaperPort® 9.0SE has an easy-to-use filing system for organizing
your items. The filing system consists of folders and items that you
select to view in Desktop View. An item can be a PaperPort
®
item or a non-PaperPort
■
Folders are arranged in a “tree” structure in the Folder View.
9.0SE item:
®
9.0SE
You use this section to select folders and view their items in
Desktop View.
■
You can simply drag and drop an item onto a folder.
When the folder is highlighted, release the mouse button and the
item is stored in that folder.
■
Folders can be “nested”—that is, stored in other folders.
■
When you double-click a folder, its items (both PaperPort® 9.0SE
MAX files and non PaperPort
®
9.0SE files) appear on the
Desktop.
You can also use Windows® Explorer to manage the folders
■
and items shown in Desktop View.
Quick links to other applications
ScanSoft® PaperPort® 9.0SE automatically recognizes many other
applications on your computer and creates a “working link” to them.
The Send To Bar at the bottom of the Desktop view shows icons of
those linked applications.
To use a link, drag an item onto one of the icons to start the
application represented by the icon. A typical use of the Send To Bar
is to select an item and then fax it.
This sample Send To Bar shows several applications with links to
PaperPort
®
9.0SE.
®
If PaperPort
9.0SE does not automatically recognize one of the
applications on your computer, you can manually create a link using
the New Program Link... command.
(See PaperPort
®
9.0SE in the Documentation section on the
CD-ROM for more information about creating new links.)
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®
ScanSoft® OmniPage® OCR lets you convert
image text into text you can edit
Software by:
ScanSoft® OmniPage® OCR is installed automatically with
PaperPort
ScanSoft
ScanSoft
®
9.0SE when you install MFL-Pro Suite on your computer.
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE can quickly convert the text on a
®
PaperPort® 9.0SE item (which is really just a picture of the
text) into text that you can edit with a word processing application.
®
PaperPort
ScanSoft
—OR—
9.0SE uses the optical character recognition application
®
OmniPage®, which comes with PaperPort® 9.0SE
PaperPort® 9.0SE can use your prefered OCR application if it is
already on your computer. You can convert the entire item, or by
using the Copy Text command, you can select only a portion of the
text to convert.
Dragging an item onto a word-processing link icon starts
PaperPort
®
9.0SE’s built-in OCR application, or you can use your
own OCR application.
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 23
You can Import items from other applications
In addition to scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort®
9.0SE in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort
(MAX) files in several different ways:
■
Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as
Microsoft
■
Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows® Bitmap
(BMP) or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).
®
Excel.
®
9.0SE
You can Export items in other formats
You can export or save PaperPort® 9.0SE items in several popular
file formats, such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF or self-viewing.
For example, to create a file for an Internet Web site, export it as a
JPEG file. Web pages often use JPEG files for displaying images.
Exporting an image file
1
Select the Save As command from the File pull-down menu in
the PaperPort
will be displayed.
2
Select the drive and directory where you want to store the file.
3
Enter the new file name and choose the file type or select a
name from the File Name text box. (You can scroll through the
Directories and File Name listing for prompting.)
4
Select the Save button to save your file, or Cancel to return to
the PaperPort
®
9.0SE window. The Save ‘XXXXX’ as dialog box
®
9.0SE without saving it.
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®
How to Uninstall PaperPort® 9.0SE and ScanSoft®
OmniPage® OCR
For Windows® 98/98SE, Windows® Me and Windows NT® 4.0:
Select Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs
and the Install/Uninstall tab.
Select PaperPort from the list and click the Add/Remove button.
For Windows
Select Start, Settings, Control Panel and Add/Remove
Programs.
Select PaperPort from the list and click the Change button.
For Windows
Select Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs and the
Change or Remove Programs icon.
Select PaperPort from the list and click the Change/Remove
button.
®
2000 Professional:
®
XP:
HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS® 3 - 25
4
Using ControlCenter2.0
(For Windows®)
■
The screens shown in this chapter are from MFC-8440 and
MFC-8840D.
■
The functions that can be used in ControlCenter2.0 may
vary depending upon the model.
ControlCenter2.0
ControlCenter2.0 is a software utility that allows you to quickly and
easily access your frequently used applications. Using
ControlCenter2.0 eliminates the need to manually launch the specific
applications. ControlCenter2.0 provides the following five categories
of operations:
1
Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics
application of your choice.
2
Custom Scan buttons allow you to configure a button to meet
your own application requirements.
3
Access the Copy features available via your computer.
4
Access the “PC-FAX” applications available for your device.
(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only)
5
Access the settings available to configure your device.
You can select which machine ControlCenter2.0 will connect with
from the Model pull-down list.
Also you can open the configuration window for each function by
clicking the Configuration button.
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How to turn off the AutoLoad feature in
ControlCenter2.0
Once you start ControlCenter2.0 from the Start menu, the icon will
appear on the task tray. You can open ControlCenter2.0 window by
double-clicking on the icon.
If you do not want ControlCenter2.0 to run automatically each time
the computer is started;
1
Right-click on ControlCenter2.0 icon in
the Task Tray, and select Preferences.
2
ControlCenter2.0 preference window appears, then uncheck
the Start ControlCenter on computer startup check box.
3
Click OK to close the window.
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SCAN
This section contains four buttons for Scan to Image, Scan to OCR,
Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications.
Image (Default: Microsoft Paint)
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directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can select
the destination application, such as MS Paint, Corel PhotoPaint,
Adobe PhotoShop, or any kind of image editing application you
have installed on your computer.
OCR (Default: MS WordPad)
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document, automatically run the OCR application and insert the
text (not a graphic image) into a word processing application. You
have the option of selecting the target word processing
application, such as WordPad, MS Word, Word Perfect or
whichever word processing application is installed on your
computer.
E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) — enables you to
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scan a page or document directly into an E-mail application as a
standard attachment. You have the option of selecting the file
type and resolution for the attachment.
File — enables you to scan directly to a disk file. You can change
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the file type and destination folder, as needed.
ControlCenter2.0 gives you the ability to configure the hardware
Scan key on your machine for each scan feature. Select the Device
Button in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons.
— enables you to scan a page
— enables you to scan a page or
CUSTOM SCAN
You can configure the button name and settings for each of these
buttons to meet your specific requirements by right-clicking on a
button and following the configuration menus.
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COPY
Copy — allows you to use the PC and any printer driver for
enhanced copy operations. You can scan the page on the machine
and print the copies using any of the features of the machine 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.
PC-FAX
(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only)
These buttons are for sending or receiving faxes using the Brother
PC-FAX application.
Send — enables you to scan a page or document and
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automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the
Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 6-1.)
Receive — enables you to receive a PC-FAX by clicking this
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button. After running the PC-FAX receive software, this button
changes to View Received to open the application and see the
received fax. (See Setting up PC-FAX receiving on page 6-19.)
When the machine is connected to a network, you cannot use
this function.
Address Book — enables you to open Brother PC-FAX address
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book. (See
Setup — enables you to configure the PC-FAX sending settings.
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(See
Brother Address Book
Sending setup
on page 6-7.)
on page 6-3.)
DEVICE SETTING
(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only)
You can configure the machine setting.
Remote Setup — enables you to open the Remote Setup
■
Program. (See
When the machine is connected to a network, you cannot use
this function.
MFC Remote Setup
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on page 5-1.)
SCAN
This section contains four buttons for Scan to Image, Scan to OCR,
Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications.
Image (example: Microsoft Paint)
Scan to Image feature allows you to scan an image directly into your
graphics application for image editing. To change the default
settings, right-click on the button and select Software Button.
Change the other settings, if needed.
By selecting Device Button at each Scan button, you can
configure the Scan key on your machine for each scan feature.
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To change the destination application, select the appropriate
application from the Target Application pull down list. You can add
an application to the list by clicking the Add button.
Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and the Application Location. You can also find the application location by
clicking button. Choose the File Type from the pull-down list.
If you want to delete applications you have added, select
Application Name from the pull down list.
This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to
OCR. The window may vary depending upon the function.
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OCR (Word Processing program)
Scan to OCR converts the graphic page image data into text which
can be edited by any word processor program. You can change the
default word processor program.
To configure Scan to OCR, right-click on the button and select
Software Button.
To change the word processing application, select the destination
word processing application from the Target Application pull down
list. You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button.
An application can be deleted by clicking on the Delete button.
You can also configure the other settings for this selection.
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E-mail
Scan to E-mail feature allows you to 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 on the button and select Software Button.
To change the E-mail application, select your preferred E-mail
application from the E-mail Application pull down list. You can add
an application to the list by clicking the Add button. An application
can be deleted by clicking on the Delete button.
You can also change the other settings used to create the file
attachments.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 8
File attachments
You can choose from the following list of file types for attachment to
your E-mail or for saving to a folder.
File Type — Select from the pull-down list the type of file you want
the scanned images to be saved in.
Additional file format support is available by scanning to
®
PaperPort
choose the file format. (See Using ScanSoft
and OmniPage
9.0SE and then use the save as function and
®
®
OCR on page 3-20.)
PaperPort® 9.0SE
The additional file types supported are:
TIFF - Group 4 (*.tif)
TIFF - Class F (*.tif)
TIFF Multi Page - Group 4 (*.tif)
TIFF Multi Page - Class F (*.tif)
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File
Scan to File button allows you to scan an image and save it in a
specific file type to any directory on your PC. This allows you to easily
archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and save to
directory, right-click on the button and select Software Button.
Select the file type for the saved image by selecting from the File Type pull-down list. You can save the file to the default folder which
is shown currently in the Destination Folder box, or you can select
another folder/directory by clicking button.
For the supported file types, please refer to the File attachments
on page 4-9.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 10
CUSTOM SCAN
There are four buttons from which you can set your own preferences
and configuration to fit your required usage for scanning.
To configure a button, right-click on the button, and the configuration
window will appear. You have four function choices of scan action,
Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.
Scan to Image: This setting allows you to scan a page directly into
any graphic viewer/editor software. You can select any kind of image
editor application you have installed on your computer as a
destination application.
Scan to OCR: Scanned documents will be converted into editable
text files. If you have a third party OCR software package installed
on your PC you can select it. You can also select the destination
application for the editable text.
Scan to E-mail: Scanned images will be attached to an E-mail
message. You can choose which E-mail application to use if you
have more than one installed on your system. You can also select
the file type for the attachment and create a quick send list of E-mail
addresses chosen from your default E-mail address book.
Scan to File: This setting allows you to save a scanned image to
any directory on a local or network hard disk. You can also select the
file type to be used.
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Customizing a user-defined button
To configure a button, right-click on the button, and the configuration
window will appear. Please read the following guide lines for the
button configuration.
Scan to Image:
In the General tab
You can enter up to 30 characters in the Name for Custom field.
This name will appear as the button name.
Select the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
In the Settings tab
You can select Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan
Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast settings.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 12
Scan to OCR:
In the General tab
You can enter up to 30 characters in the Name for Custom field.
This name will appear as the button name.
Select the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
In the Settings tab
You can select Target Application, File Type, OCR Software,
Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and
Contrast settings.
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Scan to E-mail:
In the General tab
You can enter up to 30 characters in the Name for Custom field.
This name will appear as the button name.
Select the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
In the Settings tab
You can select E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan
Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast settings.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 14
Scan to File:
In the General tab
You can enter up to 30 characters in the Name for Custom field.
This name will appear as the button name.
Select the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
In the Settings tab
Select the file format from the File Type pull down list. You can either
send the file to the default folder which is shown currently in the
Destination Folder box or select your preferred folder by using
button.
You can also select Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size,
Brightness and Contrast settings.
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COPY
The Copy buttons (1-4) can be customized to allow you to take
advantage of the features built into the Brother printer drivers to do
advanced copy functions such as N-in-1 printing.
Before you can use the Copy buttons you must first configure the
printer driver by right-clicking on the button.
You can enter up to 30 characters in the Name for Copy field and
select Copy Ratio.
In the Scan setting field you can select the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast settings to be used.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 16
Before finishing the Copy button configuration, you must set the
Printer Name. Then click the Print options button to display the
printer driver settings.
The Print options screen will vary depending upon which
model printer you have selected.
In the printer driver settings window you can choose advanced
settings for printing.
You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be
used.
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PC-FAX
(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only)
This section allows you to easily open the software for sending or
receiving a PC-FAX or edit the address book by clicking the
appropriate button.
Send
The Send button allows you to 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 6-1.)
To change the Send settings, right-click on the button to open the
configuration window. You can change Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast settings.
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 18
Receive / View Received
The Receive button allows you to start receiving PC-FAXes to your
computer. By clicking this button, the PC-FAX receiving software is
activated and starts receiving fax data. (See Running PC-FAX Receiving on page 6-19.)
When the machine is connected to the network, you cannot use
this function.
.)
When the PC-FAX receiving software is running, the View Received
button will appear. Clicking this button will open the viewer
application. (PaperPort
®
9.0SE)
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Address Book
The Address Book button allows you to configure, add, amend or
delete contacts from your address book. By clicking the button, the
address book window will open for your editing. (See Brother Address Book on page 6-7.)
Setup
By clicking the Setup button, you can configure the user settings
used by the PC-FAX application.
(See Setting up user information on page 6-2.)
USING CONTROLCENTER2.0 4 - 20
DEVICE SETTING
(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only)
In this section you can configure the machine setting by clicking the
button.
When the machine is connected to a network, you cannot use
this function.
Remote Setup
The Remote Setup button allows you to open the Remote Setup
Program window with which you can configure the machine setting
menus.
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5
Using MFC Remote Setup
(For Windows®)
(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only)
MFC Remote Setup
The MFC Remote Setup application lets you quickly and easily set
up your MFC directly from your PC screen. When you access this
application, the settings on your MFC will be downloaded to your PC
and displayed on your computer screen. If you change the settings,
you can upload them directly to the MFC.
You can't use the MFC Remote Setup application if your MFC is
only connected to a Network with the optional Network LAN
board (NC-9100h). (See Web Based Management in the
NC-9100h Network User’s Guide.)
OK button
When you click OK, the process of uploading the data to the MFC
begins. The MFC Remote Setup program is closed if an error
message is displayed, enter the correct data again and then click
OK.
Cancel button
The Cancel button clears your changes and exits the MFC Remote
Setup application without uploading any data to the MFC.
USING MFC REMOTE SETUP 5 - 1
Apply button
The Apply button uploads the data to the MFC, but stays in the
Remote Setup application so you can make more changes.
Print button
The Print button prints the selected items on the MFC. You cannot
print the MFC Remote Setup changes until you click the Apply
button to upload the new data to the MFC. Then you can click the
Print button to get an up-to-date printout.
Export button
Click the Export button to save your current settings to a file.
Import button
Click the Import button to read the settings from your saved file into
the MFC Remote Setup screen.
You can use the Export and Import buttons to save and use
several sets of settings for your MFC.
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6
Using Brother PC-FAX
software
(For Windows®)
(For MFC-8440 and MFC-8840D only)
PC-FAX sending
The Brother PC-FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send any
application or document file as a standard fax. You can create a file
in any application on your PC, and then send it as a PC-FAX. You
can even attach a cover page note. 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 your fax to.
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PC-FAX is available in Black & White only.
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If you are using Windows® XP, Windows NT® 4.0 or
Windows
logged on with administrator rights.
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Please check Brother Solutions Center for the latest updates
available for Brother PC-FAX. Visit
http://solutions.brother.com/
®
2000 Professional, we recommend that you are
USING BROTHER PC-FAX SOFTWARE 6 - 1
Setting up user information
You can access the User Information from the FAX Sending
dialog box by clicking .
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user
(See
interface
1
From the Start menu, select Programs, Brother,
MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX (Where XXXX is your model name),
and then select PC-FAX Setup.
The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box will appear:
2
You must enter this information to create the Fax Header and
Cover Page.
3
Click OK to save the User Information.
on page 6-16.)
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Sending setup
From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab
to display the screen below.
The user has the choice of two user interfaces: Simple style or
Facsimile style. To change the user interface select the interface
setting you want: Simple style or Facsimile style. (See
on page 6-4.)
User interface
Outside line access
If you need to enter a number to access an outside line, enter it here.
This is sometimes required by a local PBX telephone system (for
example, if you must dial 9, to get an outside line in your office).
Include header
To add header information to the top of the fax pages you send,
check the Include header box.
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User interface
In the Sending tab, select the user interface you wish to use.
You can choose the Simple Style or the Facsimile Style.
Simple style
Facsimile style
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