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Table of Contents

Setting Up the Brother Machine and Computer to

Work Together

Using the Multi-Function

Software

Link

Before You Install Multi-Function Link

Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 1

PC Configuration Requirements ................................................................................. 2

Connecting the Brother Machine to PC ...................................................................... 2

A vailable Options......................................................................................................... 3

Install Multi-Function Link

On-Line Documentation ....................................................................................... 3

Product Support .................................................................................................... 3

Brother Web Link ................................................................................................. 3

Installing the Multi-Function Link

Overview of Basic Steps ............................................................................................. 4

Accessing the Software Installation Window ............................................................. 4

Installing the Brother Software................................................................................... 4

Viewing On-Line Documentation ............................................................................ 5

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 7

Running the Brother Software ................................................................................. 7

Multi-Function Link

Visioneer® PaperPort® LE..................................................................................... 8

Sending a Fax from Your PC .................................................................................... 9

Sending a Quick Fax ................................................................................................... 9

Sending a Fax from the Main Menu ......................................................................... 10

Sending a Fax from a Windows

Receiving Faxes into the PC .................................................................................... 12

Before Y ou Begin ...................................................................................................... 12

Checklist for the Brother Machine: .................................................................... 12

On your PC: ........................................................................................................ 12

Viewing Received Faxes ........................................................................................... 13

Scanning a Document ............................................................................................... 13

Scanning Options ...................................................................................................... 14

Resolution........................................................................................................... 14

Contrast............................................................................................................... 15

Image T ype ......................................................................................................... 15

Scanning into the PaperPort

Windows® Printing .................................................................................................... 15

Software ................................................................. 3

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Application........................................................... 11

Viewer........................................................................ 15

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Software...................................................... 4

Using Brother Machine as a Printer.......................................................................... 15

Printing From Any Windows® Application........................................................ 15

Printing a Received Fax..................................................................................... 16

Printing from the Log Manager ................................................................ 16

Compilation and Publication Notice......................................................................... 16

Trademarks ............................................................................................................... 17

Notice – Disclaimer of Warranties

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Setting Up the Brother Machine and Computer to

Work Together

Before You Install Multi-Function Link

This chapter takes you through each step of the installation process. Read it carefully to ensure a problem-free installation.

Package Contents

Before you begin the Multi-Function Link contents of your package:

■

Brother CD-ROM

■

Multi-Function Link Cable and PC I/F Box

■

Warranty, Upgrade and Licensing Materials

installation, please check the

PC Configuration Requirements

Your PC must meet or exceed the following minimum system configuration requirements for you to install and use Multi-Function Link

CPU 80486/66 or higher RAM 8MB or greater for Windows® 3.1x

8MB or greater for Windows® 95/98 (16MB recommended)

16MB or greater for Windows NT® Workstation

Version 4.0 (32MB recommended) Hard Disk Drive 50MB Operating System Windows® 3.1x, 95/98 or NT® Workstation Version 4.0 Port Available Serial port CD-ROM Drive

Connecting the Brother Machine to PC

Follow the instructions below to hook up the Multi-Function Link

Position your Brother machine near your personal computer CPU

(maximum distance of approximately 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 m)). Make sure the power to the PC is switched off and the Brother machine

is unplugged. Connect the RJ-8 connector of the Multi-Function Link

back of your Brother machine in the jack labeled PC I/F. Connect the 25-pin female RS-232 connector of the Multi-Function

Link® Cable to your PC in the available male serial communications port. Use the 9-pin adapter if your PC requires it. (See your PC owner’s manual for the correct interface port for connection.) NOTE:

If your PC is an IBM Aptiva, an MWAVE card is using COM1. You must connect the Multi-Function Link

Cable to another COM

serial port that is available.

Cable:

Cable to the

A vailable Options

Install Multi-Function Link

Click on Install Multi-Function Link Installation window.

On-Line Documentation

On-Line Documentation includes all online documentation. To view the On-Line Documentation, you must first install the Acrobat Reader software from the CD-ROM, by clicking on the Install Acrobat Reader button.

Product Support

This is a page of all Brother support numbers.

Brother Web Link

Brother WEB Link visits the Internet Brother Home Page on the World Wide Web. You can find more information about Brother products, from product specifications sheets to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s). You must have service with an Internet service provider.

Click Exit to exit the CD-ROM window, or click Return to return to the previous window.

Software

Software to access the Software

Installing the Multi-Function Link Software

Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your PC as described earlier and that both machines are plugged in and switched on.

Overview of Basic Steps

Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and access the

Installation Window. Enter the command for your version of Windows®, if needed.

Select the option “Install Multi-Function Link Software”.

Follow the installation instructions.

Accessing the Software Installation Window

If you are using Windows® 95/98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0:

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When you insert the CD-ROM into the PC with Windows® 95/98 or Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0, the screen appears automatically.

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You can also run: x:SETUP.EXE for Windows® 95/98 from Explorer on the root directory of the CD-ROM.

If you are using Windows® 3.1x:

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From the File Manager run: x:SETUP.EXE (“x” is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive). This will start the Software Installation program.

Installing the Brother Software

Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

Enter the command: x:SETUP.EXE.

The Brother LOGO will be displayed on the screen.

The Brother software will run the appropriate install program.

The Brother software will identify your Windows® Operating System and automatically run the appropriate install program for your version of Windows®.

Click on the “Install Multi-Function Link

The Software Installation window will appear. The Software Installation screen automatically loads. Multi-Function

Link® includes Visioneer® PaperPort® applications.

Follow the installation instructions:

Follow the instructions on the screen. The last step will be to restart Windows®.

Software” option.

Viewing On-Line Documentation

This manual explains only Quick Start procedures. For detailed

explanations, see the Online Documentation on the CD-ROM. Make sure you have installed the Acrobat Reader software. (Click on the

Install Acrobat Reader button and follow the instructions on the screen.) After the Acrobat Reader is installed, click on the View

Multi-Function Link® Documentation button. When the Table of Contents appears, select a chapter by clicking on it.

Since the Multi-Function Link

Documentation only, you may wish to print a copy by selecting Print from the File pull- down menu.

manual is in CD-ROM On-line

Using the Multi-Function L ink

Introduction

This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother software, so you can get started using the Multi-Function Link setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother CD-ROM that is included with your Brother machine. Be sure to check the online ReadMe file for last-minute, important information that was not included in the On-Line Documentation.

Software

software. Detailed installation and

Running the Brother Software

The software included with your Brother machine consists of two parts, the Multi-Function Link® and Visioneer® PaperPort® LE for Brother.

Multi-Function Link

The Multi-Function Link

Main Menu is the application used for all fax sending and receiving operations. It also contains an electronic Phone Book program and a Log Manager that maintains a record of all PC fax transactions. The Main Menu can be accessed through the Brother Multi-Function Link® program group.

Visioneer® PaperPort® LE

Visioneer® PaperPort® LE for Brother is a document management application. You will use PaperPort® to view incoming faxes and scanned documents. PaperPort® has a sophisticated, yet easy to use filing system that will help you organize your documents. It allows you to combine or “stack” documents of different formats for printing, faxing, or filing. PaperPort® can be accessed through the PaperPort

program group.

Sending a Fax fr om Y our PC

Sending a Quick Fax

A QuickFax is a cover page only fax with a message. This option is very useful when you want to fax a quick, short message from your PC.

From the Main Menu, select the QuickFax button or select

QuickFax from the Start pull-down menu. The QuickFax screen will appear.

Enter the Fax number, Name, and Company information in these fields

on the screen––OR––Select the Open Phone Book... button to choose someone from your phone book.

Complete the Subject and QuickFax note fields.

Click the Send Fax button.

Sending a Fax from the Main Menu

You can send a fax from the Main Menu and attach multiple files. The “attachments” can even be in a different formats.

From the Main Menu window, select the Send Fax ––OR––Select

Send Fax from the Start pull-down menu. The Send Fax window will appear:

Enter the Fax number, Name, and Company information in these fields

––OR––Select the Open Phone Book button to choose someone from your phone book.

Complete the Subject and Cover page note fields.

Click on the Attachments... button to add any file(s) you want to fax

with it. Click the Send Fax button.

Sending a Fax from a Windows® Application

You can send a fax directly from any Windows® application using the following steps:

Create the document in a Windows® application.

Select Brother MFL Fax as your printer.

Select the Print command to begin the fax transmission.

The Fax Sending dialog box will appear :

Enter the name and fax number of the recipient or select the Open

Phone Book... button and choose a name. Select Close to return to the Send Fax dialog box.

Select the Send cover page check box to include a cover page.

Select the Send Fax button.

Receiving Faxes into the PC

See

Using the

Brother

Machine with

Your PC

To receive faxes into your PC through the Brother machine, you must first connect your Brother machine to your computer. Then, you can load the software.

Before Y ou Begin

Use the following checklists for the Brother machine and PC, to make sure you have properly set up the Brother machine and PC to work together.

Checklist for the Br other Mac hine:

The default setting for MF Link mode is PC PRIMARY. In this setting all faxes will be routed into the PC unless it is not turned on. If the PC is turned off, incoming faxes will be printed on the Brother machine.

To make sure the MF Link mode is set to PC PRIMARY, press

7, 8

Use or to select PC PRIMARY (or PC RECEIVE ONLY or

FAX RECEIVE ONLY) and press

Stop

Press

to exit.

Set

Function

On your PC:

In the Main Menu, select the Setup pull-down menu.

Select Preferences...

Under Answer Mode, select Fax only.

Click the OK button.

Make sure the Brother machine is connected to the PC.

Keep the PC and the Multi-Function Link

times.

Main Menu running at all

Viewing Received Faxes

Faxes that are received into the PC will appear in the InBox of the Log Manager. To access the Log Manager, from the Main Menu click the Log Manager button .

––OR––From the Start pull-down menu, select Mail/Log.

In the Log Manager, select the Fax folder.

Then select the InBox folder. A listing of your incoming messages will

appear on the right side of the window. Double-click on the fax you wish to view.

The Visioneer® PaperPort® Viewer will run automatically and the fax you selected from the list will be displayed.

Scanning a Document

The Brother Multi-Function Link 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 Brother included with your Brother machine, but you can also scan images directly into hundreds of other software applications that support TWAIN scanning. These applications include popular programs like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, Corel Draw and many more.

software includes a TWAIN compliant

viewer that

To choose the Brother Multi-Function Link under the “Select scanner” or “Select source” option in your software.

as your scanner driver, select it

Brother Serial MFC

Scan

Cancel

Status:

Ready

User Defaults

Image Type

Text Photo

200 DPI STD

200 DPI FINE

400 DPI S.FINE

Resolution

Light

Auto

Dark

Contrast

Scanning Options

When you scan using the Brother Multi-Function Link scanning options dialog box will appear:

Scanner driver, a

Set the following options based on each document to be scanned, then click the SCAN button to start scanning.

Resolution

You can choose one of three resolutions, 200 DPI STD, 200 DPI FINE, or 400 DPI S.FINE. The higher the number of dpi (dots per inch), the clearer the image will appear on your PC. However, the size of the image file increases with the dpi. Try scanning at different resolutions to determine the best resolution for your needs.

Contrast

To have the scanner adjust the contrast automatically, choose Auto. If your original is too light, set the contrast to Light. If the original is too dark, set the contrast to dark.

Image T ype

If you are scanning text or black and white line art, choose Text as the image type. If you’re scanning a photo or detailed picture with many different colors, choose Photo as the image type.

Scanning into the PaperPort® Viewer

To scan into the PaperPort machine, run the PaperPort viewer program and then select the SCAN button on the top of the screen or select ACQUIRE from the File pull-down menu.

viewer that was provided with your Brother

Windows® Printing

Using Brother Machine as a Printer

Your Brother machine can be used as a printer. You can print scanned images or received faxes after viewing them, and you can print a document from any Windows® application such as WordPerfect, Word, Excel, PageMaker, etc.

Your MFC 1780 model prints at 200x400 dpi class printing.

Printing From Any Windows® Application

Your Brother machine will allow you to print from any Windows application. Printing is conveniently done in the background, so you can work on other tasks on your Personal Computer while the document is printing.

• To select Brother MFL II Printer as your printer from any Windows

application, choose Print Setup or Select Printer from the File menu of your application.

Printing a Received Fax

When a fax is received into the PC, it automatically goes into the Multi-Function Link® Log Manager. Click on the Log Manager button, in either the Main Menu or Status Monitor window, to view the Log Manager Receive window.

Printing from the Log Manager

Double-click to open the fax(es) you want to print.

Select Print File from the File menu to begin printing.

The Print dialog box will be displayed for you to select printing options.

Compilation and Publication Notice

Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

Trademarks

The brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Mulit-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. © Copyright 1999 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved. © Copyright 1999 Smith Micro Software, Inc. All rights reserved. © Copyright 1999 Visioneer, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows, Windows NT, and Microsoft are registered trademarks of

Microsoft in the U.S. and other countries. Visioneer PaperPort LE is a registered trademark of Visioneer, Inc. TextBridge is a trademark of Xerox Imaging Systems, Inc. Excel and Word are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Each company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a

Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs. IBM and IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business

Machines Corporation.

All other brand and product names mentioned in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Brother Numbers

Fax-Back System

Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use Fax-Back System, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send faxes to any fax machine, not just the one from which you are calling.

If you can’t resolve a difficulty with your Brother machine using this manual, call our Fax-Back System, and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions about using the system and an index of Fax-Back subjects.

USA: 1-800-521-2846 From within Canada: 1-800-681-9838

The Brother Fax-Back System number (USA only) has been preprogrammed on One Touch key 01.

Brother on the World Wide Web

You can find more information about Brother products, from product specification sheets to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), on the World Wide Web. Visit us at

http://www.brother.com

Brother Bulletin Board

Brother’s Bulletin Board Numbers are

USA: 1-888-298-3616 From within Canada: 1-514-685-2040

For Customer Service

USA: 1-800-284-4329 (voice)

1-908-575-8790 (fax)

From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 (voice)

1-514-685-4898 (fax)

From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 (voice)

Brother International Corporation

100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard

Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA

Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd.

Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CANADA H9B 3H6

P.O. Box 6911

1 rue Hôtel de Ville,

Visit us on the World Wide Web

http://www.brother.com

These machines are made for use in the USA or CANADA only. We can not recommend using them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your fax machine may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries. Using USA or CANADA models overseas is at your

own risk and will void your warranty.

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