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Table of Contents
ControlCenter4
Brother PC-FAXSoftware
Firewall settings (For Network users)
Printing and Faxing
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Scanning (For USB cable users)
Network Scanning
Index
Machine operation keys
Using the control panel
1 Using the control panel
Printer Emulation Support
Setting the Emulation mode
Menu
c Press Stop/Exit
Printing the Internal Font List
Black Start
Color Start
d Press Stop/Exit
Printing the Print Configuration List
Duplex
Output Color
Press Stop/Exit
Restoring default printer settings
Windows®
Printing
ControlCenter4
Brother PC-FAXSoftware
Firewall settings (For Network users)
2 Printing
http://solutions.brother.com
Brother
MFC-XXXX
Data
Page
Paper Size
Orientation
Copies
Media Type
Print Quality
Click Start, Settings and then Printers
Click Start, and then Printers and Faxes
button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers
Devices and Printers
Printer
Basic
Default
Paper Size
Orientation
Copies
Collate
Media Type
Plain Paper
Print Quality
Normal (600 x 600 dpi)
Fine (2400 dpi class)
Color/Mono
Auto
Settings Dialog
Settings
Color Mode
•Normal
•Vivid
Improve Thin Line
Improve Pattern Printing
Settings
•Brightness (1)
•Contrast (2)
•Print (8)
Multiple Page
Page Order
Border Line
Print cut-outline
Booklet / Booklet (Manual)
• Booklet
•Booklet (Manual)
•Booklet Printing Method
Divide into Sets
Page
Scaling
Reverse Print
Use Watermark
Settings
Watermark Settings
Transparent
Transparent
In Outline Text
In Outline Text
Custom Settings
Add
Use Text
Use Bitmap File
Watermark Style
Header-FooterPrint
ID Print
Login User Name
Custom
Toner Save Mode
Administrator
Password
Set Password
Copies Lock
Multiple Page & Scaling Lock
User Authentication
User Authentication Settings
Use PC Login
Name
Check Print Status
Use Calibration Data
Get Device Data Automatically
Start Color Calibration
Improve Print Output
Reduce Paper Curl
Improve Toner Fixing
Skip Blank Page
•Use Watermark
Available Options / Installed Options (1)
Paper Source Setting (2)
Auto Detect
Serial No. (3)
Auto Detect (4)
Remove
Click Support... in the Printing Preferences dialog box
Brother Solutions Center (1)
Genuine Supplies Website (2)
Brother CreativeCenter (3)
Print Settings (4)
Check Setting (5)
About (6)
Printing Preferences
Layout tab
Print on Both Sides
Pages Per Sheet
•Orientation
•Pages Per Sheet
Paper/Quality tab
Choose the Paper Source and Color
•Paper Source
Automatically Select
Advanced options
Advanced options
Advanced
Paper/Quality
a Choose the Paper Size and Copy Count (1)
Copy Count
Printer Features
•Normal (600 x 600 dpi)
•Fine (2400 dpi class)
Job Name
Job Name
Toner Save
•Mono
Halftone Screen Lock
High Quality Image Printing
•Reduce Paper Curl
•Improve Toner Fixing
Ports tab
start
All
Programs
Enable Status Monitor on startup
Troubleshooting
Monitoring the machine’s status
3 Scanning
Available Scanners
Choose TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX or TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXXLAN
f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel
Scan
Scanner Setup
PreScan
Pre-Scanningto crop a portion you want to scan
(two-sided)
1Scanning area Note
Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box
Scan (Image Type)
Photo
Web
Black & White
Gray (Error Diffusion)
True Gray
256 Color
24bit Color
Reduce Noise
Brightness
Contrast
Business Card
Custom Document Size
Enter the Custom Document Size Name, Width and Height for the document
Width
Height
Data Size
WIA compliant
Choose WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA: Brother MFC-XXXXLAN
Paper source (1)
Picture type (2)
Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3)
Page size (4)
Document Feeder
Preview
Flatbed
Scanning area (4)
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Scanner Utility
Scanner Utility
User Account Control
Allow
Source
Import from Camera or Scanner
New
Scanning a document into the PC
Profile (1)
Source (2)
Paper size (3)
Color format (4)
File type (5)
Color format (3)
File type (4)
Resolution (DPI) (5)
Brightness (6)
Contrast (7)
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Getting Started Guide
All Programs
Nuance PaperPort
Viewing items
ImageView
Open with Image View
Organizing your items in folders
Quick links to other applications
New Link
Tools
Copy Text
Item
Exporting items into other formats
Exporting an image file
Save As
Save
Uninstalling ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE with OCR
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PC-FAX
Model
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Device Settings
Support
4Print button
5Open with an Application button
6Send E-mail button
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
JPEG (*.jpg)
TIFF (*.tif)
TIFF Multi-Page(*.tif)
Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
Start Printing
Attaching the scanned data to E-mail
e Click Send E-mail
1Send Image File button
2Send Scanned Image button
3Received PC-FAX button
Sending an image file from your computer
Click Send Scanned Image
you must select the
Receive option from the control panel menu of your Brother machine
View
1Remote Setup button
2Quick Dial button
3Device Settings button
4BRAdmin button
Select the Device Settings tab
Accessing Quick Dial
Address Book
a Select the Device Settings tab
b Click Quick Dial
Click Device Scan Settings
Launching the BRAdmin utility
ControlCenter Help
b Click ControlCenter Help
Click Brother Solutions Center
PC-Copy
ControlCenter4 Features for Advanced Mode users
Image
2Image button
4E-mail button
Configuration
Pre Scan
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PC-Fax
c Click Send Scanned Image
Click Quick Dial
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Creating a Custom tab
a Click Configuration and then select Create custom tab
Creating a Custom button
a Click Configuration and then select Create custom button
5 Remote Setup
Print
6 Brother PC-FAXSoftware
Sending setup
Sending
Outside line access
Include header
User interface
Simple style
Facsimile style
Setting up a cover page
Cover Page Setup
Entering cover page information
To
From
Comment
Form
Speed Dial
Clear
Cover Page On
Stop
Redial
Sending a file as a PC-FAXusing the Simple style user interface
To:
Cover page On
Select Address Book
Outlook Express Address Book
Brother Address Book
Brother Address Book
Setting up a member in the Address Book
The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box appears:
Speed Dial setup
Add
Clearing a Speed Dial button
Setting up a group for broadcasting
The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears:
Group Name
Available Names
Group Members
Exporting the Address Book
Exporting Address Book entries
Save as type:
vCard (*.vcf)
vCard
Importing to the Address Book
Importing an ASCII text file
Open
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Enabling PC-FAXReceiving software on your machine
e Press Stop/Exit
Running the PC-FAXReceiving software on your PC
Save file to
File Format
.tif
.max
Setting up your PC
Configuring the Network PC-FAXReceiving Settings
Network Settings
Specify your machine by address
IP Address
Specify your machine by name
Viewing new PC-FAXmessages
7 Firewall settings (For Network users)
3In External Port number for this service: Enter “54925”
4In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “54925”
UDP
3In External Port number for this service: Enter “54926”
4In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “54926”
Windows Vista® users
button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click
Change settings
Continue
Windows Firewall Settings
Exceptions
Add port
2In Port number: Enter “54925”
2In Port number: Enter “54926”
File and Printer Sharing
Windows® 7 users
Choose UDP and enter “54925” in the Specific local ports:. Click Next
Choose UDP and enter “54926” in the Specific local ports:. Click Next
Choose Allow the connection and click Next
Name:
Finish
Outbound Rules
l Click New Rule
Choose UDP and enter “54925” in the Specific remote ports:. Click Next
Choose UDP and enter “54926” in the Specific remote ports:. Click Next
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Apple Macintosh
Printing and Faxing
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8 Printing and Faxing
Choosing page setup options
You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale
Page Setup
Format for
Scale
Page
Cover Page
Print Cover Page
Cover Page Type
Billing Info
Layout
Pages per Sheet
Layout Direction
Border
Two-Sided
Secure Print:
a Check Secure Print
Print Settings
Basic tab
•Plain Paper
•Thin Paper
•Thick Paper
Fine
• Mono
You can choose Auto Select, Tray 1, Tray 2 1, MP Tray or Manual
Support
Advanced tab
Page
Duplex Printing
Automatic Duplex Printing Select Layout
Choose Long-edgebinding or Short-edgebinding in Two-Sided
Manual duplex
Select Paper Handling
Even numbered pages
Odd numbered pages
Even Only
For Mac OS X
Printer Setup Utility
Applications
Utilities
Delete
Cover Page
Printer Features
Feature Sets: Set
• Normal (600 x 600 dpi)
Page
Color/Mono
• Color
Color Mode
Improve Gray Color
Enhance Black Printing
Halftone Screen Lock
High Quality Image Printing
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Feature Sets: General
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Secure Print (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x)
DEVICE SETTINGS
Utility
Open Print Queue
Printer Setup
Open Printer Utility
Hiding or showing the window
Hide Status Monitor
Quitting the window
Quit Status Monitor
Web Based Management (Network Connection Only)
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Send Fax
Facsimile
Output
Input Fax Number
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Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application (Mac OS X 10.4.11)
Click Address Book
Destination Fax Numbers
work fax
home fax
Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel
Addresses
a Click Addresses
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9 Scanning
Scanning an image into your Macintosh
Scanning a whole page
Resolution
Scan Type
Document Size
Pre-Scanningan image
Scanning Area
Settings in the Scanner window
Width:
Height:
Adjusting the Image
Brightness
Contrast
Reduce Noise
Using Image Capture
Image Capture
DEVICES
SHARED
Mode
Scan Size
Detect Separate Items
Show Details
Scan To
Scan Mode
Kind
Rotation Angle
Format
Scanning directly from the “Print & Fax” section
Open Print Queue
Scanner
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Features
System requirements for Presto! PageManager
NewSoft Technical Support
For USA
For Canada
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
Other countries
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Turning the AutoLoad feature off
Uncheck Start ControlCenter on computer startup
Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/ControlCenter
File
Ctrl
Software Button
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
JPEG (*.jpg)
TIFF (*.tif)
TIFF Multi-Page(*.tif)
Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
Image (example: Apple Preview)
Show Scanner Interface
Long-edge
binding
Short-edge
Application Name
File Type
Scan to
Secure PDF
Set PDF Password
OCR (word processing application)
Show
Scanner Interface box
E-mail
Application
File
Scan to File
File Name
Show Folder
Show Save As Window
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to E-mail
Scan to File
User-definedbutton
General tab
Name for Custom
Scan Action
Settings tab
Settings tab
Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings
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General tab
Page
Copy1
Copy4
Copy
Name for Copy
Presets
Copies & Pages
Remote Setup
Quick-Dial
Status Monitor
Remote Setup
Quick-Dial
Status Monitor
11 Remote Setup
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Using The Scan key
Scanning (For USB cable users)
Network Scanning
12 Scanning (For USB cable users)
Document Layout Table
Scan to USB
b Click Administrator Settings
admin
access
d Choose Configure Signed PDF Settings for a configuration
(SCAN)
Changing the default file size
Changing the default resolution and file type
Changing the default file name
Understanding the Error Messages
f Press Black Start or Color Start
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(Windows®)
(Macintosh)
Device Scan
Scan To File
13 Network Scanning
Configuring Network Scanning (Windows®)
Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel, then Scanners and Cameras
button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then Scanner and Cameras
button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-xxxxLAN, Scanner Settings, then Scanners
and Cameras
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Network Setting
Scan To Button
Display Name (Max 15 characters)
Pin number
Retype Pin number
Configuring Network Scanning (Macintosh)
Register your computer with the "Scan To" functions at the machine
PIN number
Retype PIN number
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g Press Black Start or Color Start
Scan to E-mail (E-mailServer, For MFC-9460CDNand MFC-9560CDW)
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Scan to FTP
FTP/Network Scan Profile
Administrator Settings
FTP/Network Scan Settings
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Configuring the FTP Default Settings
B&W
Gray
User Select
PDF
PDF/A
Signed PDF
XPS
JPEG
Scan to Network
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Configuring the Scan to Network Default Settings
Use PIN for authentication
PIN Code
Scan to Network using Scan to Network Profiles
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How to set a new default for the file size (For Scan to FTP and Network)
A Index
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