Brother MFC-7290 Software User’s Guide

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Note

This User’s Guide applies to the following models.

MFC-7290

Definitions of notes

We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide:

Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features.

Compilation and publication notice

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

IMPORTANT NOTE

 This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Do not use this product outside the

country of purchase as it may violate the power regulations of that country.

 Windows

Edition and Windows

 Windows Vista

 Windows

XP in this document represents Windows® XP Professional, Windows® XP Professional x64

XP Home Edition.

in this document represents all editions of Windows Vista®.

7 in this document represents all editions of Windows® 7.

Section I Machine operation keys

1 Using the control panel 2

Using the printer keys ................................................................................................................................2

Job Cancel...........................................................................................................................................2

Using the scan keys...................................................................................................................................3

Section II Windows

2Printing 5

Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................5

Printing a document...................................................................................................................................6

Manual duplex (two-sided) printing............................................................................................................7

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper ...............................................................................7

Manual duplex printing ........................................................................................................................7

Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing ..............................................................................................8

Printer driver settings.................................................................................................................................9

Accessing the printer driver settings........................................................................................................10

Basic tab ..................................................................................................................................................11

Paper Size .........................................................................................................................................11

Orientation .........................................................................................................................................11

Copies ...............................................................................................................................................12

Media Type........................................................................................................................................12

Resolution..........................................................................................................................................13

Print Settings .....................................................................................................................................13

Multiple Page.....................................................................................................................................13

Manual duplex (two-sided)/ Booklet ..................................................................................................14

Paper Source ....................................................................................................................................15

Advanced tab...........................................................................................................................................16

Scaling...............................................................................................................................................16

Reverse Print.....................................................................................................................................16

Use Watermark..................................................................................................................................17

Watermark Settings ...........................................................................................................................17

Header-Footer Print...........................................................................................................................19

Toner Save Mode ..............................................................................................................................19

Administrator .....................................................................................................................................19

Other Print Options............................................................................................................................20

Density Adjustment............................................................................................................................20

Improve Print Output .........................................................................................................................20

Skip Blank Page ................................................................................................................................21

Print Profiles tab ......................................................................................................................................22

Edit a Profile ......................................................................................................................................22

Support ....................................................................................................................................................24

Tray Settings tab......................................................................................................................................26

Status Monitor..........................................................................................................................................28

Monitoring the machine’s status ........................................................................................................28

3 Scanning 30

Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver........................................................................................30

Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................30

Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan..............................................................................31

Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box..........................................................................................33

Scanning a document using the WIA driver.............................................................................................36

WIA compliant ...................................................................................................................................36

Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................36

Scanning a document using the WIA driver

(Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan) ........................................................................40

Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................40

Using Presto! PageManager....................................................................................................................42

Features ............................................................................................................................................42

System requirements for Presto! PageManager ...............................................................................42

4 ControlCenter4 43

Overview..................................................................................................................................................43

Changing the user interface ..............................................................................................................43

Using ControlCenter4 in Home Mode......................................................................................................44

ControlCenter4 Features for Home Mode users ...............................................................................44

Scan tab ..................................................................................................................................................46

File types ...........................................................................................................................................46

Document Size ..................................................................................................................................47

Saving the scanned image ................................................................................................................47

Printing the scanned image ...............................................................................................................48

Opening the scanned image with an application ...............................................................................48

Attaching the scanned data to E-mail................................................................................................48

Using the OCR feature ......................................................................................................................49

PC-FAX tab..............................................................................................................................................50

Sending an image file from your computer........................................................................................50

Sending a scanned image .................................................................................................................51

Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data .....................................................................................51

Device Settings tab..................................................................................................................................52

Configuring Remote Setup ................................................................................................................52

Accessing Quick Dial.........................................................................................................................52

Configuring Scan key settings ...........................................................................................................53

Support tab ..............................................................................................................................................55

Opening ControlCenter Help .............................................................................................................55

Using Brother Solutions Center .........................................................................................................55

Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter ..............................................................................................55

Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode ...............................................................................................56

ControlCenter4 Features for Advanced Mode users .........................................................................56

Scan tab ..................................................................................................................................................58

File types ...........................................................................................................................................58

Document Size ..................................................................................................................................59

Opening the scanned image with an application ...............................................................................59

Using the OCR feature ......................................................................................................................59

Attaching the scanned data to E-mail................................................................................................60

Saving the scanned image ................................................................................................................60

iii

How to change the default settings of each button............................................................................60

PC-Copy tab ............................................................................................................................................62

Printing the scanned image ...............................................................................................................62

PC-FAX tab..............................................................................................................................................63

Sending an image file from your computer........................................................................................63

Sending a scanned image .................................................................................................................63

Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data .....................................................................................63

Device Settings tab..................................................................................................................................65

Configuring Remote Setup ................................................................................................................65

Accessing Quick Dial.........................................................................................................................65

Configuring Scan key settings ...........................................................................................................65

Support tab ..............................................................................................................................................68

Opening ControlCenter Help .............................................................................................................68

Using Brother Solutions Center .........................................................................................................68

Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter ..............................................................................................68

Custom tab ..............................................................................................................................................69

Creating a Custom tab.......................................................................................................................69

Creating a Custom button..................................................................................................................69

Quick reference for scanning operation...................................................................................................71

Changing the Scan key settings for Scan to PC menu............................................................................73

5Remote Setup 74

Remote Setup..........................................................................................................................................74

6 Brother PC-FAX Software 76

PC-FAX sending ......................................................................................................................................76

Sending a file as a PC-FAX...............................................................................................................76

Setting up user information................................................................................................................77

Sending setup....................................................................................................................................78

Setting up a cover page.....................................................................................................................78

Entering cover page information........................................................................................................79

Address Book ..........................................................................................................................................80

Brother Address Book .......................................................................................................................81

Setting up a member in the Address Book ........................................................................................81

Setting up a group for broadcasting ..................................................................................................82

Editing member information...............................................................................................................82

Deleting a member or group..............................................................................................................82

Exporting the Address Book ..............................................................................................................83

Importing to the Address Book ..........................................................................................................84

PC-FAX receiving ....................................................................................................................................86

Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine ...................................................................86

Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC.......................................................................87

Setting up your PC ............................................................................................................................87

Viewing new PC-FAX messages.......................................................................................................88

Section III Apple Macintosh

7 Printing and Faxing 90

Features in the printer driver (Macintosh)................................................................................................90

Manual duplex (two-sided) printing..........................................................................................................91

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper .............................................................................91

Manual duplex printing ......................................................................................................................91

Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing ............................................................................................92

Choosing page setup options ............................................................................................................92

Choosing printing options ..................................................................................................................94

Cover Page........................................................................................................................................94

Layout................................................................................................................................................95

Print Settings .....................................................................................................................................96

Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh ............................................................................................100

Status Monitor........................................................................................................................................101

Updating the machine’s status ........................................................................................................101

Hiding or showing the window .........................................................................................................101

Quitting the window .........................................................................................................................102

Sending a fax.........................................................................................................................................103

Using the Addresses panel..............................................................................................................106

8 Scanning 109

Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver......................................................................................109

Scanning an image into your Macintosh..........................................................................................109

Pre-Scanning an image ...................................................................................................................110

Settings in the Scanner window ......................................................................................................111

Scanning a document using the ICA driver

(Mac OS X 10.6.x - 10.7.x) .................................................................................................................114

Choosing your machine from Print & Fax or Print & Scan...............................................................116

Using Presto! PageManager..................................................................................................................117

Features ..........................................................................................................................................117

System requirements for Presto! PageManager .............................................................................117

9 ControlCenter2 118

Using ControlCenter2 ............................................................................................................................118

Turning the AutoLoad feature off.....................................................................................................118

SCAN.....................................................................................................................................................120

File types .........................................................................................................................................120

Document Size ................................................................................................................................121

Image (example: Apple Preview).....................................................................................................121

OCR (word processing application).................................................................................................123

E-mail ..............................................................................................................................................124

File...................................................................................................................................................125

CUSTOM SCAN ....................................................................................................................................127

File types .........................................................................................................................................127

Document Size ................................................................................................................................128

User-defined button .........................................................................................................................128

Scan to Image .................................................................................................................................128

Scan to OCR ...................................................................................................................................130

Scan to E-mail .................................................................................................................................131

Scan to File......................................................................................................................................132

COPY / PC-FAX (Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x)....................................................................................134

DEVICE SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................................136

Remote Setup..................................................................................................................................136

Quick-Dial ........................................................................................................................................137

Status Monitor .................................................................................................................................138

10 Remote Setup 139

Remote Setup........................................................................................................................................139

Section IV Using the Scan key

11 Scanning 142

Using the Scan key................................................................................................................................142

Scan to E-mail .................................................................................................................................142

Scan to Image .................................................................................................................................143

Scan to OCR ...................................................................................................................................143

Scan to File......................................................................................................................................144

A Index 145

Section I

Machine operation keys

Using the control panel 2

Using the control panel 1

Using the printer keys 1

You can access the following features from your machine’s control panel.

Job Cancel 1

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.

Using the control panel

Using the scan keys 1

You can use (SCAN) on the control panel to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer.

See Using the Scan key for details.

Section II

Windows

Printing 5 Scanning 30 ControlCenter4 43 Remote Setup 74 Brother PC-FAX Software 76

Note

Printing 2

The screens in this section are from Windows®XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system.

Using the Brother printer driver 2

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/

Printing

Note

Printing a document 2

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, see 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 90.

• 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.

Printing

Manual duplex (two-sided) printing 2

The supplied printer driver supports manual duplex printing.

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 2

 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 manual feed slot.

 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, see Basic User’s Guide: Error and maintenance messages. If you have a print quality problem, see Basic User’s Guide: Improving the print quality.

Manual duplex printing 2

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.

Printing

Note

Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 2

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.

Even if Toner Low or Toner Ended is displayed on the LCD, fax sending and scanning are available.

Printing

Note

Printer driver settings 2

For Macintosh users see Printing and Faxing uu page 90.

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

 Reverse Print

 Use Watermark

 Header-Footer Print

 Toner Save Mode

 Administrator

 Density Adjustment

 Improve Print Output

 Skip Blank Page

 Print Profiles

The following pages provide an overview of the printer driver settings. For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.

Printing

Note

Accessing the printer driver settings 2

a (For Windows

XP)

Click Start, and then Printers and Faxes.

(For Windows Vista

)

Click the button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers.

(For Windows

Click the button and then click Devices and Printers.

b (For Windows

XP and Windows Vista®)

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

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 and Windows Vista®)

Choose the General tab and then click Printing Preferences....

The printer driver dialog box appears.

(For Windows

Choose the General tab and then click Preferences....

The printer driver dialog box appears.

To configure the tray settings, choose the Tray Settings tab.

Printing

Basic tab 2

You can also change the Page Layout settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab.

(4)

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 Size 2

From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using.

Orientation 2

Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape).

Printing

Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal)

Copies 2

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.

Media Type 2

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

Printing

Note

• 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.

Resolution 2

You can choose the resolution as follows.

 300 dpi

 600 dpi

 HQ 1200

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 Settings 2

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 Page 2

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.

Printing

 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.

Manual duplex (two-sided)/ Booklet 2

When you want to print a booklet or do manual duplex printing, use this function.

 None

Disable duplex printing.

 Duplex (Manual)

When you want to do duplex printing, use this option.

• Duplex (Manual)

The machine prints all the even-numbered pages first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the odd-numbered pages will be printed.

When you choose 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 millimeters.

 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 center of the print output without having to change the order of the pages.

• Booklet (Manual)

The machine prints all the even-numbered sides first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the odd-numbered sides will be printed.

When you choose Booklet (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 two types of duplex binding directions available for each orientation.

• Booklet Printing Method

When Divide into Sets is selected:

This option allows you to print the whole booklet into smaller individual booklet sets, it still allows you to fold at the center of the smaller individual booklet sets without having to change the order of the pages. You can specify the number of sheets in each smaller booklet set, from 1 to 15. This option can help when folding the printed booklet that has a large number of pages.

• Binding Offset

When you check Binding Offset, you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimeters.

Printing

Paper Source 2

You can choose Auto Select, Tray1 or Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards.

Printing

Advanced tab 2

(1)

(2) (3)

(4)

(5) (6)

(7)

Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following selections:

 Scaling (1)

 Reverse Print (2)

 Use Watermark (3)

 Header-Footer Print (4)

 Toner Save Mode (5)

 Administrator (6)

 Other Print Options (7)

Scaling 2

You can change the print image scaling.

Reverse Print 2

Check Reverse Print to reverse the data to flip it upside down.

Printing

Use Watermark 2

You can put a logo or text into your document as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file that you have created. Check Use Watermark and then click the Settings... button.

Watermark Settings 2

Printing

Transparent 2

Check Transparent to print the watermarked image in the background of your document. If this feature is not checked then the watermark will be printed on top of your document.

In Outline Text 2

Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark. It is only available when you choose a text watermark.

Custom Settings 2

You can choose which watermark to print on the first page or on the other pages.

Click the Add button to add the watermark settings and then choose Use Text or Use Bitmap File in

Watermark Style.

You can change the additional watermark’s size and position on the page by selecting the watermark, and clicking the Settings button.

 Title

Enter a title you like in the field.

 Text

Enter your Watermark Text into the Text box, and then choose the Font, Style, Size and Darkness.

 Bitmap

Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File box, or click Browse to search for the file. You can also set the scaling size of the image.

 Position

Use this setting if you want to control the position of the watermark on the page.

Printing

Note

Header-Footer Print 2

When this feature is enabled, it will print the date and time on your document from your computer’s system clock and the PC login user name or the text you entered. By clicking Settings, you can customize the information.

 ID Print

If you select Login User Name, your PC login user name will be printed. If you select Custom and enter the text in the Custom edit box, the text you entered will be printed.

Toner Save Mode 2

You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set Toner Save Mode to On, prints appears lighter. The default setting is Off.

• We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing photo or grayscale images.

• Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution.

Administrator 2

Administrators have the authority to limit access to functions such as scaling and watermark.

 Password

Enter the password into this box.

Click Set Password... to change the password.

 Copies Lock

Lock the copy pages selection to prevent multiple copy printing.

 Multiple Page & Scaling Lock

Lock the scaling setting and multiple page setting to prevent changes being made.

Printing

Note

 Watermark Lock

Lock the current settings of the Watermark option to prevent changes being made.

 Header-Footer Print Lock

Lock the current settings of the Header-Footer Print option to prevent changes being made.

Other Print Options 2

You can set the following in Printer Function:

 Density Adjustment

 Improve Print Output

 Skip Blank Page

Density Adjustment 2

Increase or decrease the print density.

Improve Print Output 2

This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem.

 Reduce Paper Curl

If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced.

If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media Type to the thin setting.

This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine’s fusing process.

 Improve Toner Fixing

If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not provide enough improvement, change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thick setting.

This operation will increase the temperature of the machine’s fusing process.

 Reduce Ghosting

If you are using the machine in a high humidity environment this setting may reduce ghosting on the paper. Do not use this setting if the ambient humidity is below 30% or ghosting may increase.

This feature may not reduce ghosting for all types of paper. Before you buy a lot of paper, test a small quantity to make sure that the paper is suitable.

Printing

Note

Skip Blank Page 2

If Skip Blank Page is checked, the printer driver automatically detects blank pages and excludes them from printing.

This option does not work when you choose the following options:

• Use Watermark

• Header-Footer Print

• Nin1 or 1 in NxN Pages in Multiple Page

• Duplex (Manual) or Booklet (Manual)

Printing

Print Profiles tab 2

Print Profiles are editable presets designed to give you quick access to frequently used printing

configurations.

 Print profile list box (1)

 Edit a profile (2)

You can edit and save a new print profile.

 Restore default profiles (3)

Click to restore all the default print profiles.

 Always show Print Profiles tab first. (4)

 Current print profile view (5)

a Choose your profile from the print profile list box. b If you want to display the Print Profiles tab at the front of the window from the next time you print, check

Always show Print Profiles tab first.

c Click OK to apply your chosen profile.

Edit a Profile 2

The Save your profile changes dialog box appears by clicking Edit a profile.

a Choose an icon you want to use from the Icon list.

Printing

Note

b Enter the desired title in Name. c Choose the print profile you want to overwrite, then click OK.

You can overwrite the preset print profiles.

Printing

Support 2

Click Support... in the Printing Preferences dialog box.

 Brother Solutions Center (1)

The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/

) is a Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine.

Printing

 Genuine Supplies Website (2)

You can visit our Web site for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this button.

 Brother CreativeCenter (3)

You can visit our Web site for free and easy online solutions for business and home users by clicking this button.

 Check Setting (4)

You can check the current driver settings.

 About (5)

This will show the list of the printer driver files and version information.

Printing

Note

Tray Settings tab 2

To access the Tray Settings tab, see Accessing the printer driver settings uu page 10.

You can define the paper size for each paper tray and auto detect the serial number in the Tray Settings tab as follows.

(5)

(6)

(2)

(1)

(4)

(3)

 Paper Source Setting (1)

This feature lists the paper size assigned to each tray. The settings applied in Paper Size (2) and Update (4) are displayed.

 Paper Size (2)

This setting allows you to define which paper size is used for the tray and manual feed slot. Highlight the paper source you want to define and then choose the paper size from the drop-down list. Click Update (4) to apply the setting to the tray.

 Default Source (3)

This setting allows you to choose the default paper source that your document will be printed from. Choose the Default Source from the drop-down list and click Update (4) to save your setting. The Auto Select setting will automatically pull paper from any paper source (tray or manual feed slot) that has a defined paper size that matches your document.

 Update (4)

The Update function reflects the Paper Size (2) setting in Paper Source Setting (1).

Printing

Note

 Serial No. (5)

By clicking Auto Detect (6), the printer driver will query the machine and display its serial number. If it fails to receive the information, the screen will display “---------------”.

 Auto Detect (6)

The Auto Detect function obtains the machine’s serial number by initiating communication between the PC and the machine.

The Auto Detect function is not available under the following machine conditions:

• The machine’s power switch is Off.

• The cable is not connected to the machine correctly.

Printing

Note

Status Monitor 2

The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages such as paper empty or paper jam.

You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on your PC.

(Windows

If you have set the Enable Status Monitor on startup during installation, you will find the button or the Brother Status Monitor icon on the taskbar.

To show the Brother Status Monitor icon on your taskbar, click the button. The Brother Status Monitor icon will appear in the small window. Then drag the icon to the taskbar.

There is also a link to the Troubleshooting and Brother Genuine Supplies Web site. Click Visit the Genuine Supplies website button for more information on Brother genuine supplies.

• For more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Brother Status Monitor icon and choose Help.

• The automatic software update feature is active when the status monitor feature is active. With the update feature you can receive both Brother applications and machine firmware updates automatically.

Monitoring the machine’s status 2

The Status Monitor icon will change color depending on the machine’s status.

 A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition.

Printing

 A yellow icon indicates a warning.

 A red icon indicates a printing error has occurred.

There are two locations where you can display the Brother Status Monitor on your PC - in the tasktray or on the desktop.

Note

The scanning operations and drivers will be different depending on your operating system. The machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver for scanning documents from your applications.

Two scanner drivers are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See Scanning a document using the

TWAIN driver uu page 30) and a Windows using the WIA driver uu page 36).

You can choose either one of the two when you scan documents.

For Presto! PageManager, see Using Presto! PageManager uu page 42.

Scanning 3

Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document

Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 3

The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between scanners and applications. This means that you can not only scan images directly into the Presto! PageManager viewer that Brother included with your 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 more.

Photoshop®, CorelDRAW® and many

Scanning a document into the PC 3

You can use the ADF (automatic document feeder) to scan a whole page.

a Load your document. b Start the Presto! PageManager software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan

a document.

The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use Presto! PageManager. The scanning steps may vary when using other software applications.

c Click File and click Select Source. d Choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX from the Select Source list and click OK. (Where XXXX is your model

name.)

e Click File and click Acquire Image Data.

The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.

f If necessary, adjust the following settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box:

 Scan (Image Type) (1)

 Resolution (2)

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 Scan Type (3)

 Brightness (4)

 Contrast (5)

 Document Size (6)

g Click Start.

When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the Presto! PageManager window.

After you select a document size, you can adjust the scanning area further by clicking the left mouse button and dragging it. This is required when you want to crop an image when scanning. (See Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan uu page 31.)

Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan 3

You can preview your image and crop unwanted portions before scanning by using the PreScan button.

When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box to scan the image.

a Follow the steps from a to e of Scanning a document into the PC uu page 30. b Choose the settings for Scan (Image Type), Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness, Contrast and

Document Size, as needed.

c Click PreScan.

The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the Scanning Area (1) of the Scanner Setup dialog box.

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d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan.

1 Scanning area

You can enlarge the image using the icon, and then use the icon to restore the image to its

original size.

e Load your document again. f Click Start.

When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the Presto! PageManager window. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the Presto! PageManager window (or your application window).

g In the Presto! PageManager window, use the options available to refine the image.

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Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box 3

Scan (Image Type) 3

Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for each default setting.

The default settings are listed in the table below:

Scan (Image Type) Resolution Scan Type

Photo Use for scanning photo images. 300 x 300 dpi True Gray

Web Use for attaching the scanned image to web pages. 100 x 100 dpi True Gray

Text Use for scanning text documents. 200 x 200 dpi Black & White

Resolution 3

You can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose.

Resolution Black & White/

Gray (Error Diffusion)/True Gray

100 x 100 dpi Yes

150 x 150 dpi Yes

200 x 200 dpi Yes

300 x 300 dpi Yes

400 x 400 dpi Yes

600 x 600 dpi Yes

1200 x 1200 dpi Yes

2400 x 2400 dpi Yes

4800 x 4800 dpi Yes

9600 x 9600 dpi Yes

19200 x 19200 dpi Yes

Scan Type 3

 Black & White

Use for text or line art.

 Gray (Error Diffusion)

Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give a gray appearance.)

 True Gray

Use for photographic images or graphics. This mode is more exact due to using up to 256 shades of gray.

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Brightness 3

Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average.

You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also enter a value in the box to set the level.

If the scanned image is too light, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again.

Contrast 3

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 enter a value in the box to set the Contrast.

The Contrast setting is only available when Gray (Error Diffusion) or True Gray is chosen.

When scanning photographs or other images for use in a word processor or other graphics application, try different settings for the contrast and resolution to see which setting best suits your needs.

Document Size 3

Choose one of the following sizes:

 A4 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in)

 JIS B5 182 x 257 mm (7.2 x 10.1 in)

 Letter 215.9 x 279.4 mm (8 1/2 x 11 in)

 Legal 215.9 x 355.6 mm (8 1/2 x 14 in)

 A5 148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8.3 in)

 JIS B6 128 x 182 mm (5 x 7.2 in)

 A6 105 x 148 mm (4.1 x 5.8 in)

 Executive 184.1 x 266.7 mm (7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in)

 10x15cm(4x6in)

 13x20cm(5x8in)

 9x13cm(3.5x5in)

 13x18cm(5x7in)

 Postcard1100x148mm(3.9x5.8in)

 Postcard 2 (Double) 148 x 200 mm (5.8 x 7.9 in)

 Custom

If you choose Custom as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears.

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Enter the Custom Document Size 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 chose on the screen.

• Width: shows the width of scanning area.

• Height: shows the height of scanning area.

• Data Size: shows the rough data size in Bitmap format. The size will be different for other file formats

such as JPEG.

• User adjustable from 8.9 x 8.9 mm to 215.9 x 355.6 mm.

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Scanning a document using the WIA driver 3

WIA compliant 3

You can choose Windows® Image Acquisition (WIA) for scanning images from the machine. You can scan images directly into the Presto! PageManager viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any other application that supports WIA or TWAIN scanning.

Scanning a document into the PC 3

You can use the ADF (automatic document feeder) to scan a whole page.

a Load your document. b Start the Presto! PageManager software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan

a document.

The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use Presto! PageManager. The scanning steps may vary when using other software applications.

c Click File and click Select Source. d Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX from the Select Source list and click OK. (Where XXXX is your model

name.)

e Click File and click Acquire Image Data.

The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.

f If necessary, adjust the following settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box:

 Paper source (1)

 Picture type (2)

 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3)

 Page size (4)

 Preview (5)

 Scan (6)

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5 6

g Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list (1). h Choose the picture type (2). i Choose the Page size from the drop-down list (4). j If you need advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3). You can choose

Brightness, Contrast, Resolution (DPI) and Picture type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after you have changed the settings.

• The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi.

• For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Scanner Utility. (See Scanner Utility uu page 38.)

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k Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box (6).

The machine starts scanning the document.

Scanner Utility 3

The Scanner Utility is used for configuring the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi. You must restart your PC for the new settings to take effect.

If you scan the document at a resolution greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may be very large. Make sure that you have enough memory and hard disk space for the size of the file you are trying to scan. If you do not have enough memory or hard disk space then your PC may freeze and you could lose your file.

 Running the utility

You can run the utility by choosing the Scanner Utility located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name)/ Scanner Settings/Scanner Utility.

Screens on your computer may vary depending on your operating system or the model of your machine.

(Windows Vista® and Windows®7)

When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following.

• For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow.

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• For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK.

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Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan) 3

Scanning a document into the PC 3

You can use the ADF (automatic document feeder) to scan a whole page.

a Load your document. b Open your software application to scan the document. c Do one of the following:

 (Windows Photo Gallery)

Click File, then Import from Camera or Scanner.

 (Windows Fax and Scan)

Click File, New, then Scan.

d Choose the scanner you want to use. e Click Import or OK.

The Scan dialog box appears.

f If necessary, adjust the following settings in the Scan dialog box:

 Scanner (1)

 Profile (2)

 Source (3)

 Paper size (4)

 Color format (5)

 File type (6)

 Resolution (DPI) (7)

 Brightness (8)

 Contrast (9)

 Scanning area (10)

 Scan (11)

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g Click Scan in the Scan dialog box.

The machine starts scanning the document.

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Using Presto! PageManager 3

Presto! PageManager is an application for managing the documents. Since it is compatible with most image editors and word processing programs, Presto! PageManager gives you unmatched control over your files. You can easily manage your documents, edit your E-mail and files and read documents with the OCR software built into Presto! PageManager.

The complete NewSoft Presto! PageManager User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help icon in NewSoft Presto! PageManager.

Features 3

 You can share files by converting them to portable file formats like PDF and Presto! Wrapper.

 You can easily organize files just like Windows

 You can easily stack related image and document files.

 You can aquire text out of an image with reliable and accurate OCR (Optional Character Recognition).

Explorer.

 You can add note without affecting the original file with handy annotation tools, such as text, stamp,

highlighter, straight line, freehand line, sticky note and bookmark.

 You can enhance images with a set of image tools such as crop, rotate, flip, invert color,

autoenhancement, bright and contrast and remove noise.

System requirements for Presto! PageManager 3

 Personal computer with Pentium® III, 800 MHz or higher processor for Windows® XP.

 Personal computer with Pentium

 Windows

XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7

 350MB free hard disk space for installation

 512 MB RAM

 CD-ROM drive

 SVGA (1024  768) or higher display card

 Microsoft

Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

Recommended: 3

 1GB RAM

4, 1.0 GHz or higher processor for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7.

 Outlook, Outlook Express, or other electronic mail software

ControlCenter4 4

Overview 4

ControlCenter4 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your most used applications. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications.

ControlCenter4 has two user interfaces: Home Mode and Advanced Mode.

ControlCenter4 also controls the settings for (SCAN) on the control panel of your Brother machine. For

information about how to configure the settings for (SCAN) on the machine, see Configuring Scan key

settings uu page 53 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 65 for Advanced Mode.

 Home Mode

The Home Mode gives you easy access to your machine’s main functions. This mode is recommended for most Home office users. See Using ControlCenter4 in Home Mode uu page 44.

 Advanced Mode

The Advanced Mode gives you more control over the details of your machine’s functions. You can add up to three customized tabs in your original settings. See Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode uu page 56.

Changing the user interface 4

a Click Configuration and then select Mode Select. b Select Home Mode or Advanced Mode in the mode dialog.

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Using ControlCenter4 in Home Mode 4

This section briefly introduces the ControlCenter4 functions in Home Mode. For more details on each function, click Help.

1 Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics application of your choice.

2 Access the PC-FAX applications available for your device.

3 Access the settings available to configure your device.

4 Link to Brother Solutions Center, Brother CreativeCenter and the ControlCenter Help file.

5 You can select which machine ControlCenter4 will connect with from the Model drop-down list.

6 You can change the user interface and the ControlCenter4 startup preferences.

7 Access the Help file.

8 Access Brother Status Monitor by clicking the Device Status button.

ControlCenter4 Features for Home Mode users 4

Scan (See Scan tab uu page 46.)

 See Saving the scanned image uu page 47.

 See Printing the scanned image uu page 48.

 See Opening the scanned image with an application uu page 48.

 See Attaching the scanned data to E-mail uu page 48.

 See Using the OCR feature uu page 49.

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PC-FAX (See PC-FAX tab uu page 50.)

 See Sending a scanned image uu page 51.

 See Sending an image file from your computer uu page 50.

 See Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data uu page 51.

Device Settings (See Device Settings tab uu page 52.)

 See Configuring Remote Setup uu page 52.

 See Accessing Quick Dial uu page 52.

 See Configuring Scan key settings uu page 53.

Support (See Support tab uu page 55.)

 See Opening ControlCenter Help uu page 55.

 See Using Brother Solutions Center uu page 55.

 See Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter uu page 55.

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Scan tab 4

There are five scan options: Save, Print, Open with an Application, Send E-mail and OCR.

This section briefly introduces the Scan tab function. For more details of each function, click Help.

1 PC Scan setting area

2 Image viewer

3 Save button

4 Print button

5 Open with an Application button

6 Send E-mail button

7 OCR button

File types 4

You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder.

For Save and Send E-mail

 Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)

 JPEG (*.jpg) -Recommended for most users when Scanning pictures.

 TIFF (*.tif)

 TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)

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 Portable Network Graphics (*.png)

 PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents.

 Secure PDF (*.pdf)

 Searchable PDF (*.pdf)

 XML Paper Specification (*.xps)

For OCR

 Text (*.txt)

 HTML (*.htm)

 Searchable PDF (*.pdf)

 Rich Text Format (*.rtf)

• The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7, or when using applications that support XML Paper Specification files.

• If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.

• Searchable PDF is a file format that includes a text data layer over the scanned image. This layer allows you to search the text on the image data. The OCR language setting must be set to match the search language that you want to use for the searchable PDF.

• To choose Searchable PDF (*.pdf), you must install Presto! PageManager included on the installer CD-ROM. If you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the installer CD-ROM (see Quick Setup Guide), Presto! PageManager has been installed.

Document Size 4

You can choose the document size from the pull-down list. If you choose a “1 to 2” document size, such as

1to2(A4), the scanned image will be divided into two A5 size documents.

Saving the scanned image 4

The (Save) button lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in one of the file types shown

in the file types list.

a Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area.

b Click (Scan).

c Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer.

d Click (Save).

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e The Save dialog will appear. Select your Destination Folder and other settings. Click OK. f The image will be saved in your chosen folder.

Printing the scanned image 4

You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any of the features of ControlCenter4 supported by your Brother machine’s printer driver.

a Select the Scan tab. b Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area.

c Click (Scan).

d Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer.

e Click (Print).

f Configure the print settings and then click (Start Printing).

Opening the scanned image with an application 4

The (Open with an Application) button lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application

for image editing.

a Select the Scan tab. b Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area.

c Click (Scan).

d Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer.

e Click (Open with an Application).

f Select the application from the drop-down list and click OK. g The image will appear in the application you have chosen.

Attaching the scanned data to E-mail 4

The (Send E-mail) button lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment.

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a Select the Scan tab. b Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area.

c Click (Scan).

d Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer.

e Click (Send E-mail).

f Configure the attached file settings and click OK. g Your default E-mail application will open and the image will be attached to a new, blank E-mail.

Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail.

Using the OCR feature 4

The (OCR) button lets you scan a document and convert it into text. This text can be edited using your

favorite word processing software.

a Select the Scan tab. b Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area.

c Click (Scan) button.

d Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer.

e Click (OCR).

f Configure the OCR settings and click OK. g Your default word processing application will open and display the converted text data.

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PC-FAX tab 4

This section briefly introduces the PC-FAX tab function. For more details of each function, click Help.

The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents in A4 size.

1 Send Image File button

2 Send Scanned Image button

3 View Received PC-FAX button

4 PC Scan setting area

5 Scan Image area

6 Send button

Sending an image file from your computer 4

The Send Image File button lets you send an image file as a fax from your computer using the Brother PC-FAX software.

a Select the PC-FAX tab. b Click Send Image File. c Click on the folder tree to browse for the folder where the image you want to send is located. Then select

the file you want to send.

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d Click (Send).

e The PC-FAX sending dialog box will appear. Enter a fax number and then click Start.

Sending a scanned image 4

The Send Scanned Image button lets you scan a page or document and automatically send the image as a fax from your computer using the Brother PC-FAX software.

a Select the PC-FAX tab. b Click Send Scanned Image. c Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area.

d Click (Scan).

e Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer.

f Click (Send).

g The PC-FAX sending dialog box will appear. Enter a fax number and then click Start.

Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data 4

The View Received PC-FAX button lets you view and print received fax data using the Brother PC-FAX software. Before you use the PC-FAX Receive function, you must select the PC-FAX Receive option from

the control panel menu of your Brother machine. (See Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine uu page 86.)

a Select the PC-FAX tab. b Click View Received PC-FAX.

c The PC-FAX receiving function activates and starts to receive fax data from your machine. The received

data will appear. To view the data, click (View).

d If you want to print the received data, select the data and then click (Print).

e Configure the print settings and then click (Start Printing).

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Device Settings tab 4

This section briefly introduces the Device Settings tab function. For more details of each function, click

Help.

1 Remote Setup button

2 Quick Dial button

3 Device Scan Settings button

Configuring Remote Setup 4

The Remote Setup button opens the Remote Setup Program window; allowing you to configure the settings of the machine.

a Select the Device Settings tab. b Click Remote Setup. c The Remote Setup Program window will appear. For Remote Setup configuration, see Remote Setup

uu page 74.

Accessing Quick Dial 4

The Quick Dial button lets you open the Address Book window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick Dial numbers from your PC.

a Select the Device Settings tab.

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b Click Quick Dial. c The Address Book window will appear. For Address Book configuration, see Remote Setup uu page 74.

Configuring Scan key settings 4

The Device Scan Settings button lets you configure your machine’s SCAN key settings.

There are four scan functions which you can configure to fit your scanning needs.

To configure each scan function, select the Device Settings tab and then click Device Scan Settings. The

Device Scan Settings dialog will appear.

Image tab

Lets you configure settings for Scan to Image by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, Target Application, File size, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type drop-down list, click the (Set PDF Password) button. The Set PDF Password dialog box will appear. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password

boxes and then click OK.

• Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.

• You can change the data compression ratio of the scanned image with File size.

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OCR tab 4

Lets you configure settings for Scan to OCR by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, Target Application, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type,

Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

E-mail tab

Lets you configure settings for Scan to E-mail by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, File size, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

You can change the data compression ratio of the scanned image with File size.

File tab 4

Lets you configure settings for Scan to E-mail by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, File Name, Destination Folder, Show Folder, File size, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

• If Show Folder is checked, the destination of the scanned image will be shown after scanning.

• You can change the data compression ratio of the scanned image with File size.

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Support tab 4

This section briefly introduces the Support tab function. For more details of each function, click Help in ControlCenter4.

Opening ControlCenter Help 4

The ControlCenter Help lets you open the Help file for detailed information about ControlCenter.

a Select the Support tab. b Click ControlCenter Help. c The ControlCenter Help top page will appear.

Using Brother Solutions Center 4

The Brother Solutions Center button lets you open the Brother Solutions Center Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine.

a Select the Support tab. b Click Brother Solutions Center. c The Brother Solutions Center Web site will be shown in your web browser.

Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter 4

The Brother CreativeCenter button lets you access our Web site for free and easy online solutions for business and home users.

a Select the Support tab. b Click Brother CreativeCenter. ControlCenter4 will launch your web browser and then open the Brother

CreativeCenter Web site.

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Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode 4

This section briefly introduces the ControlCenter4 functions in Advanced Mode. For more details on each

function, click (Help).

1 Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics application of your choice.

2 Access the PC-Copy feature available via your PC.

3 Access the PC-FAX applications available for your device.

4 Access the settings available to configure your device.

5 Link to Brother Solutions Center, Brother CreativeCenter and the Help file.

6 You can configure your original settings tab by right clicking the tab area.

7 You can select which machine ControlCenter4 will connect with from the Model drop-down list.

8 You can open the configuration window for each scan function and change the user interface mode.

9 Access the Help file.

10 Access Brother Status Monitor by clicking the Device Status button.

ControlCenter4 Features for Advanced Mode users 4

Scan (See Scan tab uu page 58.)

 See Opening the scanned image with an application uu page 59.

 See Using the OCR feature uu page 59.

 See Attaching the scanned data to E-mail uu page 60.

 See Saving the scanned image uu page 60.

 See How to change the default settings of each button uu page 60.

PC-Copy (See PC-Copy tab uu page 62.)

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 See Printing the scanned image uu page 62.

PC-FAX (See PC-FAX tab uu page 63.)

 See Sending an image file from your computer uu page 63.

 See Sending a scanned image uu page 63.

 See Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data uu page 63.

Device Settings (See Device Settings tab uu page 65.)

 See Configuring Remote Setup uu page 65.

 See Accessing Quick Dial uu page 65.

 See Configuring Scan key settings uu page 65.

Support (See Support tab uu page 68.)

 See Using Brother Solutions Center uu page 68.

 See Opening ControlCenter Help uu page 68.

 See Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter uu page 68.

Custom (See Custom tab uu page 69.)

 See Creating a Custom tab uu page 69.

 See Creating a Custom button uu page 69.

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Scan tab 4

There are four scan options: Image, OCR, E-mail and File.

This section briefly introduces the Scan tab function. For more details of each function, click (Help).

1 PC Scan setting area

2 Image button

3 OCR button

4 E-mail button

5 File button

File types 4

You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder.

For Image, E-mail and File

 Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)

 JPEG (*.jpg) -Recommended for most users when Scanning pictures.

 TIFF (*.tif)

 TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)

 Portable Network Graphics (*.png)

 PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents.

 Secure PDF (*.pdf)

 Searchable PDF (*.pdf)

 XML Paper Specification (*.xps)

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For OCR 4

 Text (*.txt)

 HTML (*.htm)

 Searchable PDF (*.pdf)

 Rich Text Format (*.rtf)

• The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7, or when using applications that support XML Paper Specification files.

• If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.

Document Size 4

You can choose the document size from the pull-down list. If you choose a “1 to 2” document size, such as

1to2(A4), the scanned image will be divided into two A5 size documents.

Opening the scanned image with an application 4

The (Image) button lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing.

a Select the Scan tab.

b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click (Image) and then change your settings. If you

want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK.

c Click (Image).

d The image will appear in the application you have chosen.

Using the OCR feature 4

The (OCR) button lets you scan a document and convert it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite word processing software.

a Select the Scan tab.

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b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click (OCR) and then change your settings. If you want

to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK.

c Click (OCR).

d Your default word processing application will open and display the converted text data.

Attaching the scanned data to E-mail 4

The (E-mail) button lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment.

a Select the Scan tab.

b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click (E-mail) and then change your settings. If you

want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK.

c Click (E-mail).

d Your default E-mail application will open and the image will be attached to a new, blank E-mail.

Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail.

Saving the scanned image 4

The (File) button lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in one of the file types shown in the file attachment list.

a Select the Scan tab.

b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click (File) and then change your settings. If you want

to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK.

c Click (File).

d The image will be saved in the folder you have chosen.

How to change the default settings of each button 4

You can change the default settings of the (Image), (OCR), (E-mail) and (File) buttons.

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a Right-click the button that you want to configure and click Button settings. The settings dialog will

appear.

b Choose the settings for File Type, PreScan, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness,

Contrast and Continuous Scanning as needed.

c Click OK. The new settings will be used as the default settings.

To preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan in the settings dialog.

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PC-Copy tab 4

Printing the scanned image 4

You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any of the features of ControlCenter4 supported by your Brother machine’s printer driver.

a Select the PC-Copy tab. b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click the button you want to change and then change your

settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK.

c Click Monochrome Copy, 2in1Copy or 4in1Copy.

You can customize each button with your custom settings.

d The scanned image will be printed.

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PC-FAX tab 4

This section briefly introduces the PC-FAX tab function. For more details of each function, click (Help).

The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents in A4 size.

Sending an image file from your computer 4

The (Send Image File) button lets you send an image file as a fax from your computer using the Brother PC-FAX software.

a Select the PC-FAX tab.

b Click (Send Image File).

c Click on the folder tree to browse for the folder where the image you want to send is located. Then select

the file you want to send.

d Click (Send).

e The PC-FAX sending dialog box will appear. Enter a fax number and then click Start.

Sending a scanned image 4

The (Send Scanned Image) button lets you scan a page or document and automatically send the image as a fax from your computer using the Brother PC-FAX software.

a Select the PC-FAX tab.

b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click (Send Scanned Image) and then change your

settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK.

c Click (Send Scanned Image).

d The PC-FAX sending dialog box will appear. Enter a fax number and then click Start.

Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data 4

The (View Received PC-FAX) button lets you view and print received fax data using the Brother PC-FAX software. Before you use the PC-FAX Receive function, you must select the PC-FAX Receive

option from the control panel menu of your Brother machine. (See Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine uu page 86.)

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a Select the PC-FAX tab.

b Click (View Received PC-FAX).

c The PC-FAX receiving function activates and starts to receive fax data from your machine. The received

data will appear. To view the data, click (View).

d If you want to print the received data, select the data and then click (Print).

e Configure the print settings and then click (Start Printing).

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Device Settings tab 4

This section briefly introduces the Device Settings tab function. For more details of each function, click

(Help).

Configuring Remote Setup 4

The (Remote Setup) button opens the Remote Setup Program window; allowing you to configure the settings of the machine.

a Select the Device Settings tab.

b Click (Remote Setup).

c The Remote Setup Program window will appear. For Remote Setup configuration, see Remote Setup

uu page 74.

Accessing Quick Dial 4

The (Quick Dial) button lets you open the Address Book window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick Dial numbers from your PC.

a Select the Device Settings tab.

b Click (Quick Dial).

c The Address Book window will appear. For Address Book configuration, see Remote Setup

uu page 74.

Configuring Scan key settings 4

The (Device Scan Settings) button lets you configure your machine’s SCAN key settings.

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There are four scan functions which you can configure to fit your scanning needs.

To configure each scan function, select the Device Settings tab and then click Device Scan Settings. The

Device Scan Settings dialog will appear.

Image tab

Lets you configure settings for Scan to Image by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, Target Application, File size, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type drop-down list, click the (Set PDF Password) button. The Set PDF Password dialog box will appear. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password

boxes and then click OK.

• Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File.

• You can change the data compression ratio of the scanned image with File size.

OCR tab 4

Lets you configure settings for Scan to OCR by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, Target Application, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type,

Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

E-mail tab

Lets you configure settings for Scan to E-mail by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, File size, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

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You can change the data compression ratio of the scanned image with File size.

File tab 4

Lets you configure settings for Scan to E-mail by pressing the SCAN key on your Brother machine.

Choose the settings for File Type, File Name, Destination Folder, Show Folder, File size, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK.

• If Show Folder is checked, the destination of the scanned image will be shown after scanning.

• You can change the data compression ratio of the scanned image with File size.

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Support tab 4

This section briefly introduces the Support tab function. For more details of each function, click the (Help) button in ControlCenter4.

Opening ControlCenter Help 4

The (ControlCenter Help) lets you open the Help file for detailed information about ControlCenter.

a Select the Support tab.

b Click (ControlCenter Help).

c The ControlCenter Help top page will appear.

Using Brother Solutions Center 4

The (Brother Solutions Center) button lets you open the Brother Solutions Center Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, driver

updates and tips for using your machine.

a Select the Support tab.

b Click (Brother Solutions Center).

c The Brother Solutions Center Web site will be shown in your web browser.

Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter 4

The (Brother CreativeCenter) button lets you access our Web site for free and easy online solutions for business and home users.

a Select the Support tab.

b Click (Brother CreativeCenter). ControlCenter4 will launch your web browser and then open the

Brother CreativeCenter Web site.

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Custom tab 4

This section briefly introduces adding a Custom tab. For more details, click (Help) .

Creating a Custom tab 4

You can create up to three customized tabs including up to five customized buttons with your custom settings.

a Click Configuration and then select Create custom tab.

Creating a Custom button 4

a Click Configuration and then select Create custom button.

Select a button you want to create from the menu. The settings dialog will appear.

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b Enter the button name and change the settings if necessary. Click OK. (The setting options vary

depending on the created button.)

You can change or remove the created tab, button or settings. Click Configuration and follow the menu.

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Quick reference for scanning operation 4

This section introduces an example operation of scanning a PDF file using (File) in Advanced Mode. If you want to change your machine’s SCAN key for Scan to PC settings using ControlCenter4, see Changing

the Scan key settings for Scan to PC menu uu page 73.

The screens on your PC may vary depending on your model.

a Load your document. b Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (where MFC-XXXX is your

model name)/ControlCenter4. The ControlCenter4 application will open.

c Choose Advanced Mode before you use ControlCenter4.

d Make sure the machine you want to use is selected from the Model pull-down list. e Set the file type for saving to a folder. Click Configuration, and then select Button settings, Scan and

File.

The configuration dialog box appears. You can change the default settings.

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1 Choose PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type pull-down list.

2 You can enter the file name you want to use for the document.

3 You can save the file to the default folder, or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse

button.

4 You can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution pull-down list.

5 You can choose the document size from the pull-down list.

f Click OK. g Click File.

The machine starts the scanning process. The folder where the scanned data is saved will open automatically.

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Changing the Scan key settings for Scan to PC menu 4

You can change your machine’s SCAN key for Scan to PC settings using ControlCenter4.

a Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (where MFC-XXXX is your

model name)/ControlCenter4. The ControlCenter4 application will open.

b Make sure the machine you want to use is selected from the Model pull-down list. c Click the Device Settings tab. d Click Device Scan Settings. e Choose the File tab. You can change the default settings.

1 You can choose the file type from the pull-down list.

2 You can enter the file name you want to use for the document.

3 You can save the file to the default folder, or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse

button.

4 You can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution pull-down list.

5 You can choose the document size from the pull-down list.

f Click OK.

Remote Setup 5

The Remote Setup program lets you configure many machine settings from a Windows® application. When you start this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine.

Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX and Remote Setup.

 OK

Lets you start uploading data to the machine and exit the Remote Setup application. If an error message is displayed, enter the correct data again and then click OK.

 Cancel

Lets you exit the Remote Setup application without uploading data to the machine.

 Apply

Lets you upload data to the machine without exiting the Remote Setup application.

 Print

Lets you print the chosen items on the machine. You cannot print the data until it is uploaded to the machine. Click Apply to upload the new data to the machine and then click Print.

 Export

Lets you save the current configuration settings to a file.

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 Import

Lets you read the settings from a file.

You can use the Export button to save Quick Dial or all your settings for your machine.

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PC-FAX sending 6

The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you use your PC to send a document from an application as a standard fax. All you have to do is set up the receiving parties as members or groups in your PC-FAX Address Book or simply enter the destination address or fax number into the user interface. You can use the Address Book Search feature to quickly find members to send to.

For the latest information and updates on the Brother PC-FAX feature, visit http://solutions.brother.com/

The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents in A4 size.

Sending a file as a PC-FAX 6

a Create a file in any application on your PC. b Click File, then Print.

The Print dialog box appears:

c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print.

The PC-FAX sending dialog box appears:

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d Enter a fax number using any of the following methods:

 Use the dial pad to enter the number.

 Click the Address Book button, and then choose a member or group from the Address Book.

If you make a mistake, click All Clear to delete all the entries.

e To include a cover page, check Add Cover Page.

You can click the icon to edit a cover page.

f Click Start to send the fax.

• If you want to cancel the fax, click Cancel.

• If you want to redial a number, click Redial to scroll through the last five fax numbers, choose a number, and then click Start.

Setting up user information 6

You can access User Information from the PC-FAX sending dialog box by clicking the icon.

(See Sending a file as a PC-FAX uu page 76.)

a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Setup.

The PC-FAX Setup dialog box appears:

b Enter this information to create the fax header and cover page.

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c Click OK to save the User Information.

You can set up the User Information separately for each Windows® account.

Sending setup 6

From the PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below.

 Outside line access

Enter a number to access an outside line here. This is sometimes required by local PBX telephone systems (for example, dialing 9 to get an outside line in your office). For PC-Fax send, this number will be applied and the Dial Prefix set in the function menu will be ignored.

 Include header

To add the header information you entered in the User Information tab to the top of your sent faxes, check the Include header box. (See Setting up user information uu page 77.)

Setting up a cover page 6

From the PC-FAX sending dialog box, click the icon to access the Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup

screen.

The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box appears:

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Entering cover page information 6

If you are sending a fax to more than one recipient, the recipient information will not be printed on the cover page.

 To

Choose the recipient information you want to add to the cover page.

 From

Choose the sender information you want to add to the cover page.

 Comment

Enter the comment you want to add to the cover page.

 Form

Choose the cover page format you want to use.

 Cover page title

If you choose Custom, you can put a bitmap file, such as your company logo, on the cover page.

Use the Browse button to choose the BMP file, and then choose the alignment style.

 Count cover page

Check Count cover page to include the cover page in the page numbering.

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Address Book 6

If Outlook or Outlook Express is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Select Address Book dropdown list which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are five types: PC-FAX Address Book,

Outlook, Outlook Express (Windows

Windows Contacts (Windows

7 only).

Click the Browse button to choose the database file.

XP only), Windows Mail Address Book (Windows Vista® only) or

You can use the address book you have chosen in the Select Address Book drop-down list by clicking the Address Book button in the PC-FAX Sending dialog box.

Outlook Express Address Book

• To use your Outlook Address Book, you must select Microsoft® Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 or 2010 as your default E-mail application.

• For Microsoft

Outlook 2010, the 64-bit version is not supported.

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a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name),

PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Address Book. The Address Book dialog box appears:

Setting up a member in the Address Book 6

In the Address Book dialog box you can add, edit and delete members and groups.

a In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a member.

The Address Book Member Setup dialog box appears:

b In the Member Setup dialog box, enter the member’s information. Name is a required field. Click OK to

save the information.

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Setting up a group for broadcasting 6

You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time.

a In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group.

The Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears:

b Enter the name of the new group in the Group Name field. c In the Available Names box, choose each member to be included in the group, and then click Add >>.

Members added to the group appear in the Group Members box.

d After all the members you want have been added, click OK.

You can have up to 50 members in a group.

Editing member information 6

a Choose the member or group you want to edit.

b Click the icon.

c Change the member or group information. d Click OK.

Deleting a member or group 6

a Choose the member or group you want to delete.

b Click the icon.

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c When the confirmation dialog box appears, click OK.

Exporting the Address Book 6

You can export the whole Address Book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). You can also create a vCard for an address book member that can be attached to an outgoing E-mail (A vCard is an electronic business card that contains the sender’s contact information). You can also export the Address Book as Remote Setup Dial Data that can be used by the Remote Setup application of your machine. (See Remote Setup uu page 74.) If you are creating a vCard, you must first click on the address book member you want to create the vCard for.

Exporting Address Book entries 6

• If you are creating a vCard, you must first choose the member.

• If you choose vCard in step a, Save as type: will be vCard {*.vcf}.

a Do one of the following:

 From the Address Book, click File, Export, then Text.

 From the Address Book, click File, Export, then vCard and go to step e.

 From the Address Book, click File, Export, then Remote Setup Dial Data and go to step e.

b From the Available Items column, choose the data fields you want to export and then click Add >>.

Choose the items in the order you want them listed.

c If you are exporting to an ASCII file, choose Tab or Comma from Divide Character. This chooses Tab

or Comma to separate the data fields.

d Click OK to save the data.

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e Enter the name of the file, and then click Save.

Importing to the Address Book 6

You can import ASCII text files (*.csv), vCards (electronic business cards) or Remote Setup Dial Data into your Address Book.

Importing an ASCII text file 6

a Do one of the following:

 From the Address Book, click File, Import, then Text.

 From the Address Book, click File, Import, then vCard and go to step e.

 From the Address Book, click File, Import, then Remote Setup Dial Data and go to step e.

b From the Available Items column, choose the data fields you want to import, and click Add >>.

From the Available Items list choose the fields in the same order they are listed in the imported text file.

c Choose Tab or Comma based on the file format you are importing from Divide Character. d Click OK to import the data.

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e Enter the name of the file, and then click Open.

If you chose Text file in step a, Files of type: will be Text files {*.txt; *.csv}.

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PC-FAX receiving 6

The Brother PC-FAX Receive Software lets you view and store faxes on your PC. It is automatically installed when you install the MFL-Pro Suite and works on locally connected machines.

When enabled, your machine will receive faxes in its memory. Once it has received the fax, it will automatically be sent to your PC.

If you turn your PC off, your machine will continue to receive and store your faxes in its memory. The machine LCD will display the number of stored faxes received, for example:

PC Fax Msg:001

When you switch your PC on, the PC-FAX Receive Software automatically transfers your faxes to your PC.

To enable the PC-FAX Receive Software, do the following:

 BEFORE YOU USE THE PC-FAX RECEIVE FUNCTION, YOU MUST CHOOSE PC-FAX RECEIVE

FROM THE MENU ON THE MACHINE.

 Run the Brother PC-FAX Receive software on your PC. (We recommend you select the Add to Startup

folder check box, so that the software automatically runs and can transfer any faxes on PC startup.)

The PC-FAX software can only receive Black & White fax documents.

Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine 6

You can optionally enable the Backup Print option. When enabled, the machine will print a copy of the fax before the fax is sent to the PC or the PC is switched off.

a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Fax.

Press OK.

c Press a or b to choose Remote Fax Opt.

Press OK.

d Press a or b to choose Fwd/Page/Store.

Press OK.

e Press a or b to choose PC Fax Receive.

Press OK.

f Confirm the message.

Press OK.

g Press a or b to choose On or Off.

Press OK.

h Press Stop/Exit.

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If you choose On, the machine will print the fax, so you will have a copy if there is a power failure before it is sent to the PC. The fax messages are automatically erased from your machine’s memory when they have been successfully printed and sent to your PC. When Backup Print is off, your fax messages are automatically erased from your machine’s memory when they have been successfully sent to your PC.

Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC 6

Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, PC-FAX Receiving and Receive.

The PC-FAX icon appears in your PC tasktray.

Setting up your PC 6

a Right-click the PC-FAX icon on your PC tasktray, and then click PC-Fax Rx Setup.

The PC-Fax Rx Setup dialog box appears:

b In Save file to, click the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files are saved. c In File Format, choose .tif or .pdf as the received document format. The default format is .tif. d To play wave files (.wav sound files) when receiving a fax, check Play wave file when receiving FAX,

and enter the path of the wave file.

e To automatically start the PC-FAX receiving software when you start Windows

folder.

, check Add to Startup

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Viewing new PC-FAX messages 6

Each time your PC is receiving a PC-FAX, the icon will alternate between and . Once the fax has

been received, the icon will change to . The icon will change to once the received fax has

been viewed.

a Double-click to run Presto! PageManager.

b Open the Fax Received folder. c Double-click any new faxes to open and view them.

The subject of your unread PC message will be based on the date and time that the messages were received until you assign a file name. For example ‘Fax 2-20-2011 16:40:21.tif’.

Section III

Apple Macintosh III

Printing and Faxing 90 Scanning 109 ControlCenter2 118 Remote Setup 139

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Printing and Faxing 7

Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) 7

This machine supports Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.6.x - 10.7.x.

The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5. The screens on your Macintosh will vary depending on your operating system version.

Printing and Faxing

Manual duplex (two-sided) printing 7

The supplied printer driver supports manual duplex printing.

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 7

 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 manual feed slot.

 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, see Basic User’s Guide: Error and maintenance messages. If you have a print quality problem, see Basic User’s Guide: Improving the print quality.

Manual duplex printing 7

The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well, or you may get a paper jam. Very thin or thick paper is not recommended.

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Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 7

Even if Toner Low or Toner Ended is displayed on the LCD, fax sending and scanning are available.

Choosing page setup options 7

You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale.

a From an application such as TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure Brother MFC-XXXX

(where XXXX is your model name.) is chosen in the Format for pop-up menu. You can change the settings for Paper Size, Orientation and Scale, then click OK.

b From an application such as TextEdit, click File, then Print to start printing.

 (Mac OS X 10.5.8 to 10.6.x)

For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu.

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You can save the current settings as a preset by choosing Save As from the Presets pop-up menu.

 (For Mac OS X 10.7.x)

For more page setup options, click Show Details.

Brother MFC-7290 Software User’s Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Applicable models

Definitions of notes

Compilation and publication notice

IMPORTANT NOTE

Table of Contents

Using the control panel 1

Using the printer keys 1

Job Cancel 1

Using the scan keys 1

Printing 2

Using the Brother printer driver 2

Printing a document 2

Manual duplex (two-sided) printing 2

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 2

Manual duplex printing 2

Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 2

Printer driver settings 2

Accessing the printer driver settings 2

Basic tab 2

Paper Size 2

Orientation 2

Copies 2

Media Type 2

Resolution 2

Print Settings 2

Multiple Page 2

Manual duplex (two-sided)/ Booklet 2

Paper Source 2

Advanced tab 2

 Scaling (1)

 Reverse Print (2)

Use Watermark 2

Watermark Settings 2

Transparent 2

In Outline Text 2

Custom Settings 2

Header-Footer Print 2

Toner Save Mode 2

Administrator 2

Other Print Options 2

 Density Adjustment

 Improve Print Output

Skip Blank Page 2

Print Profiles tab 2

 Edit a profile (2)

Support 2

Tray Settings tab 2

Status Monitor 2

Monitoring the machine’s status 2

Scanning 3

Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 3

Scanning a document into the PC 3

Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan 3

Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box 3

Scan (Image Type) 3

Resolution 3

Scan Type 3

Brightness 3

Contrast 3

Document Size 3

Scanning a document using the WIA driver 3

WIA compliant 3

Scanning a document into the PC 3

Scanner Utility 3

Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan) 3

Scanning a document into the PC 3

Using Presto! PageManager 3

Features 3

System requirements for Presto! PageManager 3

Recommended: 3

ControlCenter4 4

Overview 4

Changing the user interface 4

Using ControlCenter4 in Home Mode 4

ControlCenter4 Features for Home Mode users 4

Scan tab 4