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SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE For DCP users; This documentation is for both MFC and DCP models. Where it says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please read 'MFC' as 'DCP'. Not all models are available in all countries. Version B...
Other Print Options..........................18 Support ..............................25 Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION..............27 Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On ............28 Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off ..........29 Printing an image..........................30 Smart Portrait ............................32 Red-eye Reduction..........................32 Print Expression List..........................33...
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Viewing items ............................52 Organizing your items in folders ......................53 Quick links to other applications ......................53 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE with OCR lets you convert image text into text you can edit.....53 Importing items from other applications.....................54 Exporting items into other formats.....................54 Uninstalling ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE with OCR...............54 ControlCenter3 Using ControlCenter3 ..........................55...
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Setting up a cover page........................90 Entering cover page information......................90 Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface..........91 Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface ............92 Address Book ............................94 Brother Address Book ........................95 Setting up a member in the Address Book ..................95...
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Other Print Options..........................130 Support ..............................131 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ......................132 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application (Mac OS X 10.4.11) ......135 Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel.................137 Scanning Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver..................139 Accessing the TWAIN driver......................139...
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Scan to Image ..........................180 Scan to OCR ...........................181 Scan to File............................182 Scan to Media..........................183 How to set a new default for Scan to Media ..................186 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Before using Network Scanning ......................187 ® Network license (Windows ) ......................187...
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Section I ® Windows Printing Scanning ControlCenter3 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) ® PhotoCapture Center Firewall settings (For Network users)
XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and you are unable to network print, network scan or PC Fax, you may ® need to configure the firewall settings. If you are using the Windows Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made.
Printing Choosing the right type of paper For high quality printing, it is important to choose the right type of paper. Be sure to read Loading paper in the Basic User’s Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer.
Printing Status Monitor 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, paper jam or ink replacement required.
Right-click the Brother Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on Startup to clear the check mark. Right-click again then click Exit. Note Even if the Status Monitor is off, you can check the machine’s status at any time by clicking Status Monitor from the Start menu on your PC.
Printing Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Settings Scaling Use Watermark Print Date & Time Accessing the printer driver settings Click File, then Print in your application.
Choose your settings for Slow Drying Paper, Media Type and Quality (1). Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. Choose Borderless, Paper Size, Color Mode, Orientation, number of Copies and the page order, Reverse Order, Page Layout, Page Order, Border Line (if any) (2).
Printing Media Type To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The machine changes the way it prints depending on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper ...
The Paper Size selection includes a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you want, you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5 5 in. (88.9 127.0 mm) to 8.5 14 in. (215.9 355.6 mm). You can also choose the borderless setting for specific paper sizes.
Page Layout The Page Layout option lets you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in N options. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of a document on 1 sheet of paper. The 1 in N options enlarges your print size and prints the document in poster print mode.
With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then reprinted according to the number of copies you choose. If Collate is unchecked, then each page will be printed according to the number of copies chosen before the next page of the document is printed.
Mirror Printing is not available when you choose Transparencies as the Media Type. You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark (5). You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created.
Printing Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to be printed in black and white using grayscale. Color Settings Click the Color Settings button to see options for enhanced print settings.
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PC. Color Density Adjusts the total amount of color in the image. You can increase or decrease the amount of color in an image to improve a washed out or weak looking picture. ...
Ink Save Mode: On Use Watermark You can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created.
Click the Watermark Settings button to change the watermark settings. You can choose a watermark and change its size and position on the page. If you want to add a new watermark, click the New button, and then choose Use Text or Use Bitmap File.
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Enter your watermark text into the Text Box, and then choose Font, Style, Size and Color. 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 or Transparency of the image.
Printing Other Print Options Click the Other Print Options button to set more Printer functions: Note The screen shown in this section may vary depending on your machine.
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Printing Print Date & Time When the Print Date & Time feature is enabled, the date and time will print on your document from your PC’s system clock. Check Print Date & Time check box to change the Date, Time, Font and position. To include a background with the Date and Time, choose Opaque.
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Printing Photo Bypass Tray Help (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) Set the Photo Bypass Tray Help to On to display help instructions on how to use the photo paper tray when you select Photo, Photo L or Postcard 1 paper.
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Printing Change Data Transfer Mode The Change Data Transfer Mode feature lets you choose print data transfer mode to improve print quality or print speed. Recommended Setting Choose Recommended Setting for general use. Improved Print Quality Choose Improved Print Quality for better print quality. Print speed may be reduced slightly, depending on the print data.
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You can set the Halftone Pattern and Match Monitor for more color adjustment. Halftone Pattern The machine can use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange dots to express halftones. There are some predefined patterns and you can choose which one to use for your document. • Diffusion Dots are put at random to create the halftones.
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Lets you print the even-numbered pages only. Note • The print speed of the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings is slower than the other printer driver settings. • When you choose the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings, you may see a printing error message on your computer, as the machine pauses during the printing process.
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Print Even Pages settings. If you want to print a 10 page document on 5 sheets of paper, you must set the printer driver options to print all odd-numbered pages in reverse order (page 9, 7, 5, 3, 1) first and then even-numbered pages in normal order (page 2, 4, 6, 8, 10).
Printing Support The Support window shows the driver version and settings information. There are also links to the Brother Solutions Center and Genuine Supplies Website. Click the Support button to display the Support window:...
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The Genuine Supplies Website offers information about your Brother genuine supplies. Brother CreativeCenter The Brother CreativeCenter is a FREE web site where you can access many ideas and resources for personal and professional use. Check Setting You can check current driver settings.
(See PHOTOCAPTURE on page 73.) Before you start FaceFilter Studio for the first time, you must make sure your Brother machine is turned On, and connected to your computer. This will allow you to access all the functions of FaceFilter Studio.
When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, this screen will appear, if your Brother machine is turned On, and connected to your computer, the FaceFilter Studio will detect your Brother machine. After you click Continue in step a, this screen will appear. FaceFilter Studio is ready to use with full functionality.
Printing Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, if your Brother machine is turned Off or not connected to your computer, this screen will appear. Click Detect in step a, and this screen will appear.
Printing After you click the check mark in step d, FaceFilter Studio will start with limited functionality. The Print icon on the top menu will be grayed out and you will not be able to use the Print function. Note •...
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Click the Print icon on the left to open the print settings dialog box. Choose Paper Size, Paper Source, Orientation, number of Copies, Scaling and Printing Area. Note If you want to print a borderless photo, choose Full Page Photo in Scaling and borderless paper in Paper Size.
Click Print Setting and choose your Brother machine. Click OK. Note If you want to use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Quality in the printer driver dialog. Click Print in the Print settings dialog box and your photo will print.
Print Expression List FaceFilter Studio lets you modify a facial expression by applying an expression template or by manual adjustment. In the Select Expression step, you can preview or print the expression list of your choice. Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio To uninstall FaceFilter Studio, choose...
• For ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE, see Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ on page 51. • If your PC is protected by a firewall and is unable to network scan, you may need to configure the firewall ® settings to allow communication through port number 54925 and 137. If you are using Windows...
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When scanning is finished, click Cancel to return to the PaperPort™11SE window. Note 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.
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan 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.
Scanning Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 1 Scanning area Note You can enlarge the image using the icon, and then use the icon to restore the image to its original size.
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Although using 24bit Color creates an image with the most accurate color reproduction, the image file size will be about three times larger than a file created using the 256 Color option. It requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time.
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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.
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Custom For Models without a scanner ADF User adjustable from 0.35 0.35 in. (8.9 8.9 mm) to 8.5 11.7 in. (215.9 297 mm) For Letter scanning models with ADF User adjustable from 0.35 0.35 in. (8.9 8.9 mm) to 8.5 14 in. (215.9 355.6 mm) If you choose Custom as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog box appears.
Flatbed scanner glass. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, you must scan using the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass on page 44.) Load your document.
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Choose Document Feeder or Flatbed from the Paper source drop-down list (1). Note If your machine has no Auto Document Feeder (ADF), you cannot choose Document Feeder. Choose the picture type (2). Choose the Page size from the drop-down list (4).
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By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi. If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Scanner Utility. (See Scanner Utility on page 45.) Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.
The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box to scan the image. Follow the steps from a to g of Scanning a document into the PC on page 41.
If you scan the document at a resolution of 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...
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Windows When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow or Yes. • For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK or Yes.
Flatbed scanner glass. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, you must scan using the scanner glass (Flatbed). (See Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass on page 49.) Load your document.
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By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi. If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Scanner Utility. (See Scanner Utility on page 45.) Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box.
The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box to scan the image. Follow the steps from a to e of Scanning a document into the PC on page 47.
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Scanning Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in your application window.
PaperPort™11SE has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use filing system that will help you organize your graphics and text documents. It allows you to mix or ‘stack’ documents of different formats for printing, faxing or filing. This chapter only introduces the basic functions of the software. For more details, see the ScanSoft™...
Page View displays a close-up of a single page. You can open a PaperPort™11SE item by double-clicking its icon or the thumbnail in Desktop view. As long as you have the appropriate application on your PC to display it, you can also open a non- PaperPort™11SE item by double-clicking it.
PaperPort™11SE uses the optical character recognition software (OCR), which comes with PaperPort™11SE. PaperPort™11SE can use your preferred OCR application if it is already on your PC. You can convert the entire item, or by using the Copy Text command, you can choose only a portion of the text to convert.
Scanning Importing items from other applications As well as scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort™11SE in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort™11SE (MAX) files in several different ways: ® ® Print to the Desktop view from another application, such as Microsoft Excel ®...
• The features available to you in ControlCenter3 may vary depending on the model number of your machine. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use ControlCenter3 functions, you may need to ® configure the firewall settings. If you are using Windows Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made.
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ControlCenter3 Modern Classic Note • To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. ® ® • For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe Flash Player 8 or greater.
From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your preferred user interface. Turning the Auto Load feature off Once you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the task tray. You can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking the icon.
ControlCenter3 SCAN There are four scan options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. ® Image (Default: Microsoft Paint) Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination ®...
XML Paper Specification file. • Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”.
ControlCenter3 Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) You can scan multiple documents placed on the scanner glass by choosing the Auto Crop check box on the ControlCenter Configuration dialog. When you choose Auto Crop, the machine will scan each document and create separate files.
To change the default settings, right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box.
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Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK. After the password is saved it will be automatically be saved with your document the next time you scan to a Secure PDF. If you want to change it, click the icon and set the new password.
ControlCenter3 OCR (Word Processing program) Scan to OCR scans a document and converts it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite word processing software. To configure Scan to OCR, right-click the OCR button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab.
Delete button. When you first start ControlCenter3 a default list of compatible E-mail applications will appear in the drop-down list. If you are having trouble using a custom application with ControlCenter3 you should choose an application from the list.
File The Scan to 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. To configure the file type, folder and file name, right-click the File button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab.
E-mail addresses chosen from your E-mail address book. Scan to File Lets you save a scanned image to any folder on a local or network hard disk. You can also choose the file type to be used. Modern...
• If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”. Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) You can scan multiple documents placed on the scanner glass. If you want to use Auto Crop, see Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) on page 60.
Scan to Image General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
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Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK. After the password is saved it will be automatically be saved with your document the next time you scan to a Secure PDF. If you want to change it, click the icon and set the new password.
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Scan to OCR General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
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Scan to E-mail General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
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Scan to File General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 characters). Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field.
ControlCenter3 PHOTOCAPTURE These buttons can be used to open or copy files and folders from a memory card or a USB Flash memory drive installed in the machine. Open PCC Folder Lets you see the files and folders that are on the memory card or the USB Flash memory drive. (See Using ®...
Copy From PCC The Copy From PCC button lets you copy files on a memory card or USB Flash memory drive to a folder on your hard disk. To change the destination folder or other settings, right-click the button, click ControlCenter Configuration and choose your preferred settings for file copying.
Create a new folder based on the PCC files Date or Month The default setting is Date. A copy folder is created with a name based on the date that the original file was created. The copy is then saved into this folder. For example, the copy of an original file created on Oct.
ControlCenter3 FaceFilter Studio The FaceFilter Studio button lets you copy the files on a memory card or USB Flash memory drive and launch the FaceFilter Studio application. FaceFilter Studio gives you an easy-to-use borderless photo printing function. You can also add photo effects such as automatic red eye reduction or skin tone enhancement.
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Create a new folder based on the PCC files Date or Month The default setting is Date. A copy folder is created with a name based on the date that the original file was created. The copy is then saved into this folder. For example, the copy of an original file created on Oct.
COPY Lets you use the PC and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any of the features of the machine’s printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed on the PC including network printers.
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In the printer driver settings dialog box, you can choose advanced settings for printing. Note • You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be used. • The Print Options screen will vary depending on the model of printer you have chosen.
These buttons are for sending or receiving faxes using the Brother PC-FAX application. Send Lets you scan a page or document and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 88.) ...
ControlCenter3 Send The Send button lets you scan a document and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the Brother PC-FAX software. (See PC-FAX sending on page 88.) To change the Send settings, right-click the Send button and click ControlCenter Configuration. You can change the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
Receiving software on your PC on page 103.) Address Book The Address Book button lets you add, amend or delete contacts from your address book. To edit the Address Book, click the Address Book button to open the dialog box. (See Brother Address Book on page 95.)
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) on page 86.) ...
ControlCenter3 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure the machine setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W,...
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers from your PC.
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. ...
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• You can use the Export button to save Quick-Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use Remote Setup, you may need to configure the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137. For more information, see Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 110.
The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you use your PC to send a document file from an application as a standard fax. You can send a file created in any application on your PC as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover page.
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 on page 88. To add header information to the top of the fax pages, check Include header.
The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box appears: Entering cover page information Note If you are sending a fax to more than one recipient, the recipient information will not be printed on the cover page. Choose the recipient information you want to add to the cover page.
Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Facsimile style user interface appears: Note If the Simple style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup on page 89.) Enter a fax number using any of the following methods: ...
Note • If you want to cancel the fax, click Stop. • If you want to redial a number, click Redial to scroll through the last five fax numbers, choose a number, and then click Start. Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface Create a file in any application on your PC.
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Enter the fax number in the To: field. Click the To: button, and then choose destination fax numbers from the Address Book. If you make a mistake, click Clear to delete all the entries. To send a cover page and note, check Cover Page On.
Select Address Book pull-down which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are four types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail Address or Windows Contacts. For the address book file, you must enter the path and file name of the database file which contains the address book information.
In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a member. The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box appears: In the Member Setup dialog box, enter the member’s information. Name is a required field. Click OK to save the information.
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Speed Dial setup From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) You can register a member or group on each of the ten Speed Dial buttons.
Enter the name of the new group in the Group Name field. 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.
Exporting the Address Book 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...
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Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Click OK to save the data. Enter the name of the file, and then click Save.
From the Available Items column choose the data fields you want to import, and click Add >>. Note From the Available Items list choose the fields in the same order they are listed in the import text file. Choose Tab or Comma based on the file format you are importing from Divide Character.
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Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Enter the name of the file, and then click Open. Note If you chose Text in a, Files of type: will be Text files (*.txt;*.csv).
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: When you switch your PC on, the PC-FAX Receive Software automatically transfers your faxes to your PC.
Note If you select Backup Print: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.
The PC-Fax RX Setup dialog box appears: In Save file to, click the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files are saved. In File Format, choose .tif or .max as the received document format. The default format is .tif.
The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) If you are using a different machine than the one that was registered to your PC during the installation of the MFL-Pro Suite software, follow the steps below.
Double-click any new faxes to open and view them. Note The name 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 2-20-2010 16;40;21.tif’.
® PhotoCapture Center CAUTION DO NOT start your PC with a memory card or USB Flash memory drive installed in the media drive of the machine. You could lose your data or damage the media. Note ® • The PhotoCapture Center will read only the media that was put in first.
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USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card. If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, you must restart your computer at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive...
Start your browser software in which FTP is supported. Your browser software accesses the media using the FTP protocol and the network Host Name of the machine. You can also access the media by entering ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of your Brother machine) from your web browser.
Internal Port number 54925 54926 Add Port number 137 if you still have trouble with your network connection after you added port 54925 and 54926. Port number 137 also supports ® printing, PhotoCapture Center and Remote Setup over the network.
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Add port 54925 for network scanning by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”. 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter “Localhost”.
When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following: Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On.
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1 In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax”. 2 In Port number: Enter “54926”. 3 Make sure UDP is selected. Then, click OK. Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.
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Firewall settings (For Network users) If you still have trouble with your network connection such as Network Scanning or Printing, check the File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click OK. ® Windows 7 users Click the button, Control Panel, System and Security and then Windows Firewall.
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Choose Port and click Next. To add port enter the information below: For network scanning Choose UDP and enter “54925” in the Specific local ports. Click Next. For Network PC-Fax Choose UDP and enter “54926” in the Specific local ports.
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Firewall settings (For Network users) Check the applicable items and click Next. Enter any description in Name: (for example “Brother Scanner” or “Brother PC-Fax”) and click Finish. Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked. Click the Outbound Rules.
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Choose Port and click Next. To add port enter the information below: For network scanning Choose UDP and enter “54925” in the Specific remote ports. Click Next. For Network PC-Fax Choose UDP and enter “54926” in the Specific remote ports.
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Firewall settings (For Network users) Check the applicable items and click Next. Enter any description in Name: (for example “Brother Scanner” or “Brother PC-Fax”) and click Finish. Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked.
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Section II Apple Macintosh Printing and Faxing Scanning ControlCenter2 ® Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center...
DO NOT connect the machine to a USB port on a keyboard or a non-powered USB hub. Choosing the right type of paper For high quality printing, it is important to choose the right type of paper. Be sure to read Loading paper in the Basic User’s Guide before buying paper.
Hiding or showing the window After starting the Status Monitor, you can hide or show the window. To hide the window, go to the menu bar, Brother Status Monitor and choose Hide Status Monitor. To show the window, click the Status Monitor icon in the dock or click the Ink Level button in the DEVICE SETTINGS tab of ControlCenter2.
From an application such as Apple 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.
Printing and Faxing To do borderless printing From the Paper Size pop-up menu, choose the size of paper you want to print such as Letter (Borderless). Choosing printing options To control special printing features, choose Print Settings in the Print dialog box.
Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. Media Type To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The machine changes the way it prints depending on the selected media type. ...
The quality selection lets you choose the print resolution you want for your document. Print quality and speed are related. The higher the quality, the longer it will take to print the document. The quality selections that are available will vary depending on the media type you choose. (See Resolution in the Specifications of the Basic User’s Guide.)
Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the Macintosh monitor. Natural: Use for photographic images. The color is adjusted to print more natural colors. Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors. None...
You can choose the Color/Grayscale, Mirror Printing, Reverse Printing and Bi-Directional Printing settings. Color/Grayscale This selection allows a color document to be printed in black and white using grayscale. Color Settings Click the Color Settings button to see options for enhanced print settings.
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Printing and Faxing Color Enhancement Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the whole image. To lighten or darken the image, move the scroll bar to the right or left. Contrast Adjusts the contrast of an image. This will make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. Increase the contrast when you want an image to be clearer.
Reverse Printing Check Reverse Printing to reverse the data up to down. Note (For Mac OS X 10.6.x users) Mirror Printing and Reverse Printing are shown as Flip horizontally and Reverse page orientation in the Layout dialog. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in both directions offering faster print speeds.
Click the Other Print Options triangle to set more Printer functions. You can choose the Paper Thickness, Data Transfer Mode and Halftone Pattern settings. Data Transfer Mode The Data Transfer Mode feature lets you choose print data transfer mode to improve print quality or print speed. ...
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. Genuine Supplies Website The Genuine Supplies Website offers information about your Brother genuine supplies. Brother CreativeCenter The Brother CreativeCenter is a FREE web site where you can access many ideas and resources for personal and professional use.
Sending a fax (MFC models only) You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh application. Create a document in a Macintosh application. From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Print. (Mac OS X 10.4.11) ...
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Printing and Faxing Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. Choose Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu. Enter a fax number in the Input Fax Number box, and then click Print to send the fax.
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Printing and Faxing Note If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destination fax numbers will be listed in the Destination Fax Numbers field.
Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application to the Destination Fax Numbers field. Note If both work and home fax numbers are stored in the Mac OS X Address Book, choose work fax or home fax from the Stored Fax Numbers pop-up menu, and then drag a vCard.
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Printing and Faxing When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax. Note The vCard used must contain a work fax or home fax number.
Printing and Faxing Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel You can address a fax number using Addresses button. Click Addresses. Choose fax number from Addresses panel and then click To.
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Printing and Faxing When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax.
Basic User’s Guide. Note If you want to scan from a machine on a network, choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu of ControlCenter2.
The PreScan button is used to preview and also lets you crop any unwanted areas from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box to scan the image. Load your document.
Resolution You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution pop-up menu. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colors. Resolution Black &...
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Although using 24 Bit Color creates an image with the most accurate color reproduction, the image file size will be about three times larger than a file created using the 8 Bit Color option. It requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time.
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Custom For Models without a scanner ADF User adjustable from 0.35 0.35 in. (8.9 8.9 mm) to 8.5 11.7 in. (215.9 297 mm) For Letter scanning models with ADF User adjustable from 0.35 0.35 in. (8.9 8.9 mm) to 8.5 14 in. (215.9 355.6 mm) After you choose a custom size, you can adjust the scanning area.
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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.
Using Image Capture In order to use Image Capture included with Mac OS X 10.6.x, the ICA Scanner Driver is required. The Brother CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.6.x contains the ICA Scanner Driver. To install the ICA Scanner Driver, please install the CUPS Printer Driver, which can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/).
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If the program does not automatically crop the document as you want, you can do it manually by dragging the mouse pointer over the portion you want to scan from the dialog box that can be accessed by clicking on Show Details.
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Select the destination folder or destination application for Scan To. You can adjust the following settings, if needed, in the dialog box accessed by clicking on Show Details. Please note that the item name and assignable value may vary depending on the machine.
Scanning Scanning directly from the “Print & Fax” section If you already added your Brother machine in the Print & Fax section, you can scan directly from there. Please follow the steps below: Connect your Brother machine to the Macintosh using a USB cable. Or connect your Brother machine to the same LAN (if you are using a network model) where the Macintosh is connected.
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If the program does not automatically crop the document as you want, you can do it manually by dragging the mouse pointer over the portion you want to scan from the dialog box that can be accessed by clicking on Show Details.
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Select the destination folder or destination application for Scan To. You can adjust the following settings, if needed, in the dialog box accessed by clicking on Show Details. Please note that the item name and assignable value may vary depending on the machine.
NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7. Features OCR: In one step you can scan an image, recognize the text, and edit it with a word processor. Image Editing: Enhance, crop and rotate images, or open them with an image-editing program of your choice.
ControlCenter2 Note • The screens shown in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5.x. Screens on your Macintosh may vary depending on your operating system and application. • The features available to you in ControlCenter2 may vary depending on the model number of your machine.
ControlCenter2 Turning the AutoLoad feature off If you do not want ControlCenter2 to run automatically each time you start your Macintosh, do the following. Click the ControlCenter2 icon in the menu bar and choose PREFERENCES. The ControlCenter2 preference window appears.
ControlCenter2 SCAN There are four scan buttons for the Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File applications. Image (Default: Apple Preview) Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination ®...
To change the default settings, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box.
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Note This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The window may vary depending on the function. If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog box appears. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK.
ControlCenter2 OCR (word processing application) Scan To OCR converts the graphic page image data into text which can be edited by any word processing application. You can change the default word processing application. To configure Scan To OCR, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button.
Delete button. When you first start ControlCenter2 a default list of compatible E-mail applications will appear in the pop-up menu. If you are having trouble using a custom application with ControlCenter2 you should choose an application from the list.
File The Scan To File button lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in any file format. This lets you easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and folder, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button.
E-mail addresses chosen from your E-mail address book. Scan to File Lets you save a scanned image to any folder on a local or network hard disk. You can also choose the file type to be used.
Secure PDF (*.pdf) Note • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose “Uncompressed” or “Compressed”. • Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. User-defined button To customize a button, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window appears.
Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog box appears. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password box and then click OK.
ControlCenter2 Scan to OCR General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type,...
ControlCenter2 Scan to E-mail General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size,...
Settings tab Choose the file format from the File Type pop-up menu. Save the file to the default folder or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse button. Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.
COPY - Lets you use your Macintosh and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print the copies using any of the features of the machine’s printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed on your Macintosh including network printers.
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(Mac OS X 10.4.11) To copy, choose Copies & Pages from the pop-up menu. To fax, choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. (See Sending a fax (MFC models only) on page 132.) (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more options click the triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu.
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of the Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) on page 173.) ...
ControlCenter2 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure the machine setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W,...
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick Dial window in the Remote Setup Program, so you can easily register or change the dial numbers from your Macintosh.
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. ...
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• You can use the Export button to save Quick-Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If you need to change the machine that was registered to your Macintosh during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the Quick Setup Guide), or if the network environment was changed, you need to specify the...
You can access a memory card or a USB Flash memory drive installed in the machine from a Macintosh. CAUTION DO NOT start your Macintosh with a memory card or a USB Flash memory drive installed in the media drive of the machine. You could lose your data or damage the media.
USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card. If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, you must restart your Macintosh at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive into the machine.
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USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card. If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, you must restart your Macintosh at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive...
USB cable scanning Using the Scan key over a USB cable connection Note If you use the SCAN key on a network, see Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) on page 187. You can use the (SCAN) key on the control panel to scan documents directly into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications, to a folder on your computer, to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive.
• Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Button tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change the settings. • If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the ®...
Scan to OCR If your original document is text, you can use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE or Presto! PageManager to scan the document and convert it into a text file which can then be edited in your favorite word processing software. Load your document.
Scan to File You can scan a black and white or a color document into your computer and save it as a file in the folder you choose. The file type and specific folder are based on the settings you have chosen in the Scan to File ®...
Black and white documents will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Color documents may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats. File names are based on the current date. For example, the fifth image scanned on July 1, 2010 would be named 07011005.PDF. You can change the color, quality and file name.
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You must place the documents at least 0.4 in. (10 mm) apart from each other. Auto Crop adjusts the skew of the document on the scanner glass, but if your document is skewed more than 10 degrees, this setting will not work.
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• For MFC models, using the dial pad to entered the letters. • For DCP models, press a, b, d or c to select the first letter. Press OK to move the cursor, then use a, b, d or c to select the second letter. Repeat until you have entered all letters.
Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. Press OK. Press and choose your new setting. Repeat this step for each setting you want to change. After changing the last setting, press a or b to choose Set New Default.
• For network scanning, a maximum of 25 clients can be connected to one machine on a network. For example, if 30 clients try to connect at a time, 5 of those clients will not be shown on the LCD.
® Configuring Network Scanning for Windows If you are using a different machine than the one that was originally registered to your PC during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite software (see the Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below. ®...
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7) For users who have administrator rights: Click Yes. ® • (Windows Vista ) For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. ® • (Windows 7) For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click Yes.
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Enter the IP address of the machine in IP Address, and then click Apply. Specify your machine by name Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the machine you want to use. Click OK.
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Click the Scan To Button tab and enter your PC name in the Display Name field. The machine’s LCD displays the name you enter. The default setting is your PC name. You can enter any name that you like. If you want to avoid receiving unwanted documents, enter a 4-digit PIN number in the Pin number and Retype Pin number field.
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) Configuring network scanning for Macintosh If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2.
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• You can avoid receiving unwanted documents by setting a 4-digit PIN number. Enter your PIN number in the PIN number and Retype PIN number field. To send data to a computer protected by a PIN number, the LCD prompts you to enter the PIN number before the document can be scanned and sent to the...
Note For DCP models, press a, b, d or c to select the first digit of the PIN number. Press OK to move the cursor, then use a, b, d or c to select the second digit. Repeat until you have entered all four digits of the PIN number.
Note For DCP models, press a, b, d or c to select the first digit of the PIN number. Press OK to move the cursor, then use a, b, d or c to select the second digit. Repeat until you have entered all four digits of the PIN number.
Note For DCP models, press a, b, d or c to select the first digit of the PIN number. Press OK to move the cursor, then use a, b, d or c to select the second digit. Repeat until you have entered all four digits of the PIN number.
Note For DCP models, press a, b, d or c to select the first digit of the PIN number. Press OK to move the cursor, then use a, b, d or c to select the second digit. Repeat until you have entered all four digits of the PIN number.
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These machines are made for use in the USA and CANADA only. We cannot recommend using them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your multi-function center may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries.