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Table of Contents
Section IWindows
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1Printing2
Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2
Printing a document...................................................................................................................................3
Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) ............................................................6
Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) .......................................................7
Printing the Print Configuration List (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) .............................................7
Test Print (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only)......................................................................................7
Restoring default printer settings (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) .................................................7
Status Monitor............................................................................................................................................8
Monitoring the machine’s status..........................................................................................................8
Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................37
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass .......................................39
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XP/ Windows Vista®).................................37
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Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax
and Scan users) ...................................................................................................................................43
Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................43
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass .......................................45
Using the Scan key (For USB users).......................................................................................................47
Scan to E-mail ...................................................................................................................................47
Scan to Image ...................................................................................................................................48
Scan to OCR .....................................................................................................................................48
Scan to File........................................................................................................................................49
Using Presto!
Features ............................................................................................................................................50
File type .............................................................................................................................................55
File type .............................................................................................................................................61
Customizing a user-defined button....................................................................................................61
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface................................................92
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface ....................................................93
Address Book ..........................................................................................................................................95
Brother Address Book .......................................................................................................................96
Setting up a member in the Address Book........................................................................................96
Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) ........................................................114
Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) ...................................................115
Printing the Print Configuration List (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) .........................................115
Test Print (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only)..................................................................................115
Restoring default printer settings (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only) .............................................116
Status Monitor........................................................................................................................................117
Updating the machine’s status ........................................................................................................117
Hiding or showing the window.........................................................................................................117
Quitting the window .........................................................................................................................117
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Web Based Management (Network Connection Only)....................................................................117
• The screens in this section are from Windows
operating system.
• If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to print, you may need to configure the firewall settings
to allow communication through port number 137. See Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 107.
Printing1
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XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your
Using the Brother printer driver1
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 CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the drivers by following the Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at:
http://solutions.brother.com
Windows® Printing
The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft
on the CD-ROM supplied with your Brother device. You can install them easily into your Windows
using our installer program. The drivers support our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in
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Windows
custom paper size.
applications, and allows you to set various printer settings, including economy printing mode and
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Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/Windows Vista® are available
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system
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Printing
Printing a document1
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. (See the User’s Guide for information
about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper.)
a From your application, choose the Print command.
If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX or DCP-XXXX
Printer* 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. If you are using a LAN cable to connect your machine then LAN will
be in the printer driver name.)
Note
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For Macintosh
b Your computer sends the data to the machine.
c When the machine finishes printing all the data, the LCD shows the machine status.
users, see Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) on page 118.
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Note
You can choose the paper size and orientation in your application software.
If your application software does not support your custom paper size, choose the next largest paper size.
Then adjust the print area by changing the right and left margins in your application software.
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Printing
Duplex printing1
The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing.
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper1
If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
If paper is curled, turn over the stack, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray or the 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 Paper jams in the User’s Guide. If you have a print quality problem, see
Improving the print quality in the User’s Guide.
Manual duplex printing1
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The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. Then, the Windows® driver
instructs you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well,
or you may get a paper jam. Very thin or thick paper is not recommended.
Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing1
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 PC printing. However, when the machine
is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when
copying or fax receiving has finished.
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Printing
Printer operation keys1
Job Cancel1
To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. You can clear the data that is left in the printer memory
by pressing Job Cancel. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this key until the LCD shows Job Cancel (All).
Secure Key1
Secured data is password protected. Only those people who know the password will be able to print the
secured data. The machine will not print secure data until the password is entered. After the document is
printed, the data will be cleared from the memory. To use this function, you need to set your password in the
printer driver dialog box. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in memory will be cleared.
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a Press Secure.
Note
If the LCD displays No Data !, there is no secured data in the memory.
b Press a or b to choose the user name. Press OK. The LCD displays the secured jobs list for that name.
c Press a or b to choose the job. Press OK. Enter your four-digit password and press OK.
d To print the data, press a or b to choose Print. Press OK.
The machine prints the data.
To delete the secured data, press a or b to choose Delete.
Press OK.
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Printing
Printer Emulation Support (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only)1
Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems
and applications will send the print commands in different languages. Your machine can receive print
commands in a variety of emulations and has an automatic emulation selection feature. When the machine
receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. The default setting is Auto.
Your machine has the following emulation modes. You can change the setting by using the control panel or
a web browser.
HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL6
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language of a Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser printer.
Using this mode will allow your printer to run at its best with those applications.
BR-Script 3 Mode
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BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a PostScript
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interpreter. This printer supports PostScript
3™. The BR-Script interpreter of this printer allows you to
language emulation
control text and graphics on the page.
For technical information about PostScript
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
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commands, see the following manuals:
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Language Reference, 3rd edition. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1999. ISBN: 0-201-37922-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
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Language Program Design. Addison-Wesley Professional,
1988. ISBN: 0-201-14396-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1985. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3
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Setting the Emulation mode1
a Press Menu, 4, 1.
b Press a or b to choose Auto, HP LaserJet or BR-Script 3. Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Note
We recommend that you set the emulation setting with your application software or network server. If the
setting does not work properly, choose the required emulation mode manually using the control panel
buttons of the machine.
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Printing
Printing the Internal Font List (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only)1
You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you choose it.
a Press Menu, 4, 2, 1.
b Press Start. The machine prints the list.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Printing the Print Configuration List (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only)1
You can print a list of current printer settings.
a Press Menu, 4, 2, 2.
b Pressr Start. The machine prints the settings.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Test Print (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only)1
If you are having problems with print quality, you can do a test print.
a Press Menu, 4, 2, 3.
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b Press Start.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Note
If the problem appears on the printout, see Improving the print quality in the User’s Guide.
Restoring default printer settings (MFC-7840N and MFC-7450 only)1
You can return the machine’s printer settings to the factory settings. Fonts and macros loaded to the
machine’s memory will be cleared.
a Press Menu, 4, 3.
b To restore the default settings, press 1.
To exit without making a change, press 2.
c Press Stop/Exit.
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Printing
Status Monitor1
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(or DCP-XXXX) on your PC.
There is also a link to the Brother Original Supplies website. Click Visit the Original Supplies website
button for more information on Brother original supplies.
Note
For more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Status Monitor icon and
choose Help.
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Monitoring the machine’s status1
The Status Monitor icon will change colour depending on the machine status.
A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition.
A yellow icon indicates a warning.
A red icon indicates a printing error has occurred.
There are two locations where you can display the Status Monitor on your PC - in the tasktray or on the
desktop.
Note
• You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or selecting the
Status Monitor located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX(or DCP-XXXX) on your computer.
• For more information about using the Status Monitor software, right click the Status Monitor icon and
choose Help.
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Printing
Printer driver settings1
Note
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For Macintosh
You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer.
Paper Size
Multiple Page
Orientation
Copies
Media Type
Paper Source
Resolution
Toner Save Mode
Print Setting
Manual Duplex printing
Watermark
Scaling
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Secure Print
Quick Print Setup
users, see Printing and Faxing on page 113.
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Macro
Header-Footer Print
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Density adjustment
Improve Print Output
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These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®.
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Printing
Features in the Windows® printer driver1
For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.
Note
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• The screens in this section are from Windows
operating system.
• You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General
tab of the Printer Properties dialog box.
Basic tab1
You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab.
XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your
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a Choose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies and Media Type (1).
b Choose the Paper Source (2).
c Click OK to apply your chosen settings.
To return to the default settings, click Default, then OK.
Paper Size1
From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using.
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Printing
Multiple Page1
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.
4 in 11 in 2 X 2 pages
Page Order1
When N in 1 option is selected, the page order can be selected from the drop-down list.
Border Line1
When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Multiple Page feature you can choose to have a solid
border, dash border or no border around each page on the sheet.
Orientation1
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape).
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PortraitLandscape
Copies1
The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed.
Collate1
With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated
for the number of copies you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page will be printed
for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed.
Collate box checkedCollate box not checked
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Printing
Media Type1
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
(Thick)
EnvelopesEnv. ThickEnv. ThinRecycled Paper
Plain Paper Thick PaperThicker PaperBond PaperTransparencies
Note
• When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or rough paper choose Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For
bond paper, choose Bond Paper.
• When you use 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.
Paper Source 1
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.
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Printing
Advanced tab1
Change the tab settings by clicking one of the appropriate icons:
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Print Quality (1)
Duplex (2)
Watermark (3)
Page Setting (4)
Device Options (5)
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Printing
Print Quality1
Resolution
You can change the resolution as follows:
• HQ 1200
• 600 dpi
• 300 dpi
Toner Save Mode
You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density (print
appears lighter).
Note
• We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing Photo or Grey Scale images.
• Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution.
Print Setting
You can manually change the print setting.
• General
This is a printing mode for general printing of documents.
• Graphics
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This is the best mode for printing documents that contain graphics.
• Office Document
This is the best mode for printing office documents.
• Manual
You can change the settings manually by choosing Manual and clicking the Setting... button. You can
set brightness, contrast and other settings.
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Printing
Duplex Printing1
Manual Duplex
Check Manual Duplex. In this mode, the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the
printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the odd
numbered pages are printed. There are six types of manual duplex binding directions available for each
orientation.
Booklet Printing
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When you want to print a booklet, use this function. To make the booklet, fold the printed pages down the
middle.
Binding Offset
If you check the Binding Offset option, you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimeters.
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Printing
Watermark1
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 choose the watermark
you want to use.
Transparent1
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.
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In Outline Text1
Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark.
Print Watermark1
You can print the watermark in any of the following ways.
On all pages
On first page only
From second page
Custom
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Printing
Watermark Setting1
You can change the watermark’s size and position on the page by selecting the watermark, and clicking the
Edit button. If you want to add a new watermark, click the New button, and then choose Text or Bitmap in
the Watermark Style.
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Title
You can choose CONFIDENTIAL, COPY or DRAFT as the standard title or enter a title you like in the field.
Watermark Text
Enter your Watermark Text into the Text box, and then choose the Font, Size and Style.
Watermark Bitmap
Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File box, or Browse for the file location. You
can also set the scaling size of the image.
Position
Use this setting if you want to control the position of the watermark on the page.
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Printing
Page Setting1
Scaling1
You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature.
Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen.
Check Fit to Paper Size if you want to enlarge or reduce the document to fit the paper size.
Check Free if you want to change the size.
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You can also use the Mirror Print or Reverse Print feature for your page setting.
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Printing
Device Options1
You can change the following printer functions:
Secure Print
Quick Print Setup
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Macro (MFC-7840N only)
Header-Footer Print
Density adjustment
Improve Print Output
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Secure Print
Printing
Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they are sent to the machine. Only
the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the
machine, you must enter the password using the control panel of the machine to print them.
To send a secured document:
a Select Secure Print from the Printer Function menu and check Secure Print.
b Enter your password, user name and job name and click OK.
c You must print the secured documents from the control panel of the machine. (See Secure Key
on page 5.)
To delete a secured document:
You need to use the control panel of the machine to delete a secured document. (See Secure Key
on page 5.)
Quick Print Setup
The feature allows you to quickly choose driver settings by clicking a tasktray icon.
You can turn the quick print setting on or off. By placing a check in the selection boxes for the following
functions you can choose which will be available in the quick print setting.
• Multiple Page
• Manual Duplex
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• Toner Save Mode
• Paper Source
• Media Type
Macro
You can save a page of a document as a macro to printer memory. You can also execute the saved macro
(you can use the saved macro as an overlay on any document). This will save time and increase printing
speed for often used information such as forms, company logos, letterhead formats or invoices.
Header-Footer Print
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 Setting, you can customize the
information.
•ID Print
If you select Login User Name, your PC login user name will print. If you select Custom and enter the
text in the Custom edit box, the text you entered will print.
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Density adjustment
Printing
Increase or decrease the print density.
Note
The Density adjustment is not available when you set the resolution to HQ 1200.
Improve Print Output
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 print only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. Change the printer driver setting
in Media Type to a thin setting.
• Improve Toner Fixing
If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not improve
the situation enough, select Thicker paper in Media type settings.
Support tab1
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Visit the Genuine Supplies website (1)
You can visit our web site for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking this button.
Brother Solutions Center (2)
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 printer.
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Print Settings (3)
Printing
This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured.
Print Fonts (4) (MFC-7840N only)
This will print the pages that show all the internal fonts of the printer.
Check Setting... (5)
You can check the current driver settings.
Tray Settings1
To access the Tray Settings tab, click the Start button and Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon
and click Properties.
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Paper Source Setting (1)
This feature identifies the paper size defined for each paper tray.
• Paper Size
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 pull-down menu. Click Update to apply the
setting to the paper source.
• Default Source
This setting allows you to choose the default paper source that your document will be printed from. Choose the
Default Source from the pull-down menu and click Update 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. If paper is in the Manual feed slot, the machine will automatically pull from this slot no
matter the size of paper.
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Serial No. (2)
Printing
By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will probe the printer and display its serial number. If it fails to
receive the information, the screen will display "---------".
Note
The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions:
• The printer power switch is off.
• The printer is in an error state.
• The printer is in a network shared environment.
• The cable is not connected to the printer correctly.
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