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guide, please read ‘MFC-xxxx’ as ‘DCP-xxxx’.
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Applicable models
CAUTION
Note
This User’s Guide applies to the following models.
5-line LCD models: DCP-8110D/8110DN/8155DN/MFC-8510DN/8520DN/8910DW
Touchscreen models: DCP-8250DN/MFC-8950DW(T)
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Windows
Edition and Windows
Windows Server
Edition, Windows Server
Windows Server
R2.
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XP in this document represents Windows® XP Professional, Windows® XP Professional x64
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XP Home Edition.
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2003 in this document represents Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server® 2003 x64
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2003 R2 and Windows Server® 2003 R2 x64 Edition.
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Table of Contents
Section IMachine operation keys
1Using the control panel2
Using the printer keys................................................................................................................................2
Printer Emulation Support ...................................................................................................................4
Printing the Internal Font List...............................................................................................................6
Printing the Print Configuration List.....................................................................................................7
Test Print.............................................................................................................................................8
Support ....................................................................................................................................................34
Status Monitor..........................................................................................................................................46
Monitoring the machine’s status........................................................................................................47
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3™ language emulation) ....................................38
3Scanning48
Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver........................................................................................48
Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................48
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan..............................................................................50
Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box..........................................................................................51
Scanning a document using the WIA driver.............................................................................................56
Launching the BRAdmin utility...........................................................................................................84
Support tab ..............................................................................................................................................85
Opening ControlCenter Help .............................................................................................................85
Using Brother Solutions Center.........................................................................................................85
Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter ..............................................................................................85
Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode ...............................................................................................86
ControlCenter4 Features for Advanced Mode users .........................................................................87
Launching the BRAdmin utility...........................................................................................................97
Support tab ..............................................................................................................................................98
Opening ControlCenter Help .............................................................................................................98
Using Brother Solutions Center.........................................................................................................98
Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter ..............................................................................................98
Address Book ........................................................................................................................................112
Brother Address Book .....................................................................................................................113
Setting up a member in the Address Book......................................................................................113
Setting up a group for broadcasting ................................................................................................114
Editing member information.............................................................................................................115
Deleting a member or group............................................................................................................115
Exporting the Address Book............................................................................................................116
Importing to the Address Book ........................................................................................................117
3™ language emulation) .................................149
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Status Monitor........................................................................................................................................154
Updating the machine’s status ........................................................................................................154
Hiding or showing the window.........................................................................................................155
Quitting the window .........................................................................................................................155
Web Based Management (Network Connection Only)....................................................................155
Sending a fax (For MFC models)...........................................................................................................156
Using the Addresses panel..............................................................................................................160
9Scanning162
Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver......................................................................................162
Scanning an image into your Macintosh..........................................................................................163
Scanning a duplex document
(For DCP-8155DN, DCP-8250DN, MFC-8520DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) .........164
Pre-Scanning an image...................................................................................................................165
Settings in the Scanner window ......................................................................................................166
Scanning a document using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x or greater) ............................................169
Choosing your machine from Print & Fax or Print & Scan...............................................................174
Using Presto! PageManager..................................................................................................................175
Features ..........................................................................................................................................175
System requirements for Presto! PageManager .............................................................................175
NewSoft Technical Support .............................................................................................................176
10ControlCenter2178
Using ControlCenter2............................................................................................................................178
Turning the AutoLoad feature off.....................................................................................................179
You can access the following features from your machine’s control panel.
Job Cancel1
To cancel the current print job, press Stop/Exit. You can clear the data that is left in the machine’s memory
by pressing Stop/Exit.
Secure Print Key1
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. 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. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in memory will be cleared.
For 5-line LCD models1
a Press Secure Print.
If the LCD displays No Data Stored, there is no secured data in the memory.
b Press a or b to choose the user name. Press OK. The LCD displays the secured jobs list for that name.
c Press a or b to choose the job. Press OK. Enter your four-digit password and press OK.
d To print the data, press a or b to choose Print, press OK and then enter the number of copies you want.
Press OK.
The machine prints the data.
To delete the secured data, press a or b to choose Delete. Press OK.
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For Touchscreen models1
a Press Secure Print.
b Press a or b to display the user name. Press the user name.
The LCD displays the secured job list for that name.
c Press a or b to display the job. Press the print job.
Enter the four-digit password and press OK.
d To print the data, press Print.
To delete the secured data, press Delete.
e Enter the number of copies you want. Press OK.
f Press Start.
The machine prints the data.
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Using the control panel
1
Printer Emulation Support1
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. You can change the setting by using the control panel or
a web browser.
HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL6
language of a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser printer.
Using this mode will allow your machine to run at its best with those applications.
BR-Script3 Mode
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BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a PostScript
®
interpreter. This machine supports PostScript
3™. The BR-Script interpreter of this machine allows you
to control text and graphics on the page.
For technical information about PostScript
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
commands, see the following manuals:
®
Language Reference, 3rd edition. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1999. ISBN: 0-201-37922-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Program Design. Addison-Wesley Professional,
1988. ISBN: 0-201-14396-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1985. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3
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EPSON FX-850 and IBM
Proprinter XL Mode
language emulation
The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modes that this printer supports to
meet the industry-standard for dot matrix printers. Some applications support these dot matrix printer
emulations. Use these emulation modes so your printer will work well when printing from those types of
applications.
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Using the control panel
1
Note
Setting the Emulation mode1
For 5-line LCD models1
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Emulation. Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Auto(EPSON), Auto(IBM), HP LaserJet, BR-Script 3, Epson FX-850
or IBM Proprinter. Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
For Touchscreen models1
a Press Menu.
b Press Printer.
c Press a or b to display Emulation. Press Emulation.
d Press to choose Auto (EPSON), Auto (IBM), HP LaserJet, BR-Script 3, Epson FX-850 or
IBM Proprinter.
e Press Stop/Exit.
We recommend that you set the emulation setting with your application software or network server. If the
setting does not work properly, choose the required emulation mode manually using the control panel
buttons of the machine.
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Using the control panel
1
Printing the Internal Font List1
You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you choose
it.
For 5-line LCD models1
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Print Options. Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Internal Font. Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose HP LaserJet or BR-Script 3. Press OK.
f Press Start. The machine prints the list.
g Press Stop/Exit.
For Touchscreen models
a Press Menu.
b Press Printer.
c Press a or b to display Print Options. Press Print Options.
d Press Internal Font.
e Press to choose HP LaserJet or BR-Script 3.
f Press Start. The machine prints the list.
g Press Stop/Exit.
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Using the control panel
1
Printing the Print Configuration List1
You can print a list of current printer settings.
For 5-line LCD models1
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Print Options. Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Configuration. Press OK.
e Press Start. The machine prints the settings.
f Press Stop/Exit.
For Touchscreen models
a Press Menu.
b Press Printer.
c Press a or b to display Print Options. Press Print Options.
d Press Configuration.
e Press Start. The machine prints the settings.
f Press Stop/Exit.
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1
Note
Test Print1
If you are having problems with print quality, you can do a test print.
For 5-line LCD models1
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Print Options. Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Test Print. Press OK.
e Press Start.
f Press Stop/Exit.
For Touchscreen models
a Press Menu.
b Press Printer.
c Press a or b to display Print Options. Press Print Options.
d Press Test Print.
e Press Start.
f Press Stop/Exit.
If the problem appears on the printout: uu Basic User's Guide: Improving the print quality.
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Using the control panel
1
Duplex (two-sided) Print1
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.
For 5-line LCD models1
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Duplex. Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Off, On(Long Edge) or On(Short Edge). Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
For Touchscreen models1
a Press Menu.
b Press Printer.
c Press a or b to display Duplex. Press Duplex.
d Press to choose Off, Long Edge or Short Edge.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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Using the control panel
1
Auto Continue1
If this setting is enabled the machine will automatically clear a paper size error, and will use any compatible
paper from other paper trays.
For 5-line LCD models1
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Auto Continue. Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose On or Off. Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
For Touchscreen models1
a Press Menu.
b Press Printer.
c Press a or b to display Auto Continue. Press Auto Continue.
d Press to choose On or Off.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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Using the control panel
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Restoring default printer settings1
You can return the machine’s printer settings to the factory settings.
This will not reset the network settings. To reset the machine’s network settings to the factory settings:
uu Network User's Guide.
For 5-line LCD models
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Reset Printer. Press OK.
d To restore the default settings, press 1 to choose 1.Reset.
To exit without making a change, press 2 to choose 2.Exit.
e Press Stop/Exit.
For Touchscreen models1
a Press Menu.
b Press Printer.
c Press a or b to display Reset Printer. Press Reset Printer.
d To restore the default settings, press Yes.
To exit without making a change, press No.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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Using the scan keys1
You can use (SCAN) on the control panel or Scan on the touchscreen to scan documents into your
word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer.
• 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 you are unable to network print, network scan or PC Fax, you may
need to configure the firewall settings. If you are using the Windows
Suite from the installer CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. If you did not
install from the installer CD-ROM, see Firewall settings (For Network users) uu page 125 to configure
your Windows
your software or contact the software manufacturer.
Printing2
®
Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro
®
Firewall. If you are using any other personal Firewall software, see the User’s Guide for
Using the Brother printer driver2
A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a PC into the format needed by a
particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language.
The printer drivers are on the installer CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the drivers by following the Quick
Setup Guide. The latest printer drivers can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at:
http://solutions.brother.com/
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Printing
2
Note
Note
Printing a document2
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. (For information about the Paper Tray and
Recommended paper: uu Basic User's Guide)
a From your application, choose the Print command.
If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX* as your printer
driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your software application, and then click OK to begin
printing.
*(Where XXXX is your model name.)
(Macintosh) See Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) uu page 136.
b Your computer sends the data to the machine and the Data LED will blink.
c When the machine finishes printing all the data, the Data LED finishes blinking.
You can choose the paper size and orientation in your application software.
If your application software does not support your custom paper size, choose the next largest paper size.
Then adjust the print area by changing the right and left margins in your application software.
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Printing
2
Duplex (two-sided) printing2
The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing.
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper2
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 MP Tray.
If the paper is not feeding properly, it may be curled. Remove the paper, straighten it and turn over the
stack.
When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor print quality.
If there is a paper jam: uu Basic User's Guide: Error and maintenance messages. If you have a print
quality problem: uu Basic User's Guide: Improving the print quality.
Automatic duplex printing2
Use A4 size paper when you use the automatic duplex printing function.
Make sure that the back cover is closed.
If paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray.
Use regular paper or thin paper. DO NOT use bond paper.
Manual duplex printing2
The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. Then, the printer driver
instructs 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 thick paper is not recommended.
Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing2
Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a
document into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during the computer printing. However, when
the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it pauses the computer printing operation, and then
continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished.
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Printing
2
Note
Printer driver settings2
(Macintosh) See Printing and Faxing uu page 136.
You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer:
Paper Size
Orientation
Copies
Media Type
Resolution
Print Settings
Multiple Page
Duplex / Booklet
Paper Source
Scaling
1
2
Reverse Print
Use Watermark
Header-Footer Print
1
1
Toner Save Mode
Secure Print
Administrator
User Authentication
Macro
1
1
1
Density Adjustment
Improve Print Output
Skip Blank Page
Print Profiles
1
These settings are not available with the BR-Script3 printer driver for Windows®.
2
Manual duplex printing / Manual booklet printing are not available with the BR-Script3 printer driver for Windows®.
1
1
The following pages provide an overview of the printer driver settings. For more information, see the Help text
in the printer driver.
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Printing
2
Note
Accessing the printer driver settings2
a (For Windows
®
XP and Windows Server®)
Click Start, and then Printers and Faxes.
®
(For Windows Vista
)
Click the button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers.
(For Windows
®
7)
Click the button, and then click Devices and Printers.
b (For Windows
®
XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server®)
Right-click the Brother MFC-XXXX Printer icon (where XXXX is your model name) and select
Properties. The printer properties dialog box appears.
®
(For Windows
7)
Right-click the Brother MFC-XXXX Printer icon (where XXXX is your model name) and select
Printer properties. The printer properties dialog box appears.
c (For Windows
®
XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server®)
Choose the General tab and then click Printing Preferences....
The printer driver dialog appears.
®
(For Windows
7)
Choose the General tab and then click Preferences....
The printer driver dialog appears.
• To configure the tray settings, choose the Accessories tab.
• To change the printer port, choose the Ports tab.
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Printing
2
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Basic tab2
You can also change the Page Layout settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab.
a Choose Paper Size, Orientation, Copies, Media Type, Resolution and Print Settings (1).
b Choose Multiple Page and Duplex / Booklet (2).
c Choose Paper Source (3).
d Confirm your current settings in the window (4).
e Click OK to apply your chosen settings.
To return to the default settings, click Default, then OK.
Paper Size2
From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using.
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Printing
2
Orientation2
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape).
Portrait (Vertical)Landscape (Horizontal)
Copies2
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.
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Printing
2
Note
Media Type2
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
Envelopes
Env. Thick
Env. Thin
Recycled Paper
Label
• When using ordinary plain paper (60 to 105 g/m2, 16 to 28 lb) choose Plain Paper. When using heavier
weight paper or rough paper choose Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond paper, choose
Bond Paper.
• When printing on envelopes choose Envelopes. If the toner is not fixed to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env. Thick. If the envelope is crumpled when Envelopes has
been selected, choose Env. Thin. For more information: uu Basic User's Guide.
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Printing
2
Note
Resolution2
You can choose the resolution as follows.
300 dpi
600 dpi
HQ 1200
1200 dpi
The print speed will change depending on what print quality setting you choose. Higher print quality takes
longer to print, while lower print quality takes less time to print.
Print Settings2
You can change the print settings as follows:
Graphics
This is the best mode for printing documents that contain graphics.
Text
This is the best mode for printing text documents.
Manual
You can change the settings manually by choosing Manual and clicking the Manual Settings... button.
You can set brightness, contrast and other settings.
Multiple Page2
The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on
one sheet of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper.
Page Order
When N in 1 option is selected, the page order can be selected from the drop-down list.
Border Line
When printing multiple pages onto one sheet, with the Multiple Page feature, you can choose to have a
solid border, dashed border or no border around each page on the sheet.
Print cut-out line
When 1 in NxN pages option is selected, the Print cut-out line option can be selected. This option allows
you to print a faint cut-out line around the printable area.
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Printing
2
Duplex (two-sided)/ Booklet2
When you want to print a booklet or do duplex printing, use this function.
None
Disable duplex printing.
Duplex / Duplex (Manual)
When you want to do duplex printing, use these options.
• Duplex
The machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically.
• Duplex (Manual)
The machine prints all the even-numbered pages first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the
instructions required to re-insert the paper. When you click OK the odd-numbered pages will be printed.
When you choose Duplex or Duplex (Manual), the Duplex Settings... button becomes available to
select. You can set the following settings in the Duplex Settings dialog box.
• Duplex Type
There are four types of duplex binding directions available for each orientation.
• Binding Offset
When you check Binding Offset, you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimetres.
Booklet / Booklet (Manual)
Use this option to print a document in booklet format using duplex printing; it will arrange the document
according to the correct page numbers and allows you to fold at the centre of the print output without
having to change the order of the pages.
• Booklet
The machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically.
• Booklet (Manual)
The machine prints all the even-numbered sides first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the
instructions required to re-insert the paper. When you click OK the odd-numbered sides will be printed.
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