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Table of Contents

Only) .................................... 1-1

Using the Brother FAX-1800C Printer Driver ........................... 1-1
Paper Tab.................................................................................... 1-1

Paper Size ............................................................................ 1-2
Orientation........................................................................... 1-2
Copy/Page Order ................................................................. 1-2

Copies ............................................................................. 1-2
Collate ............................................................................. 1-2
Reverse Order ................................................................. 1-2

Paper Thickness................................................................... 1-3
Scaling ................................................................................. 1-3
Paper Source........................................................................ 1-3

Quality/Color Tab ...................................................................... 1-4

Quality ................................................................................. 1-4
Media................................................................................... 1-5
Document ............................................................................ 1-5
Color Matching.................................................................... 1-6
Custom Setting .................................................................... 1-6

Halftone Pattern .............................................................. 1-6
Color Enhance................................................................. 1-7

Color/Mono ......................................................................... 1-8
Bi-Directional Printing ........................................................ 1-8
Fast Draft Mode................................................................... 1-8

Advanced Tab ............................................................................ 1-8

Watermark ........................................................................... 1-8

Print Watermark.............................................................. 1-9
In Background................................................................. 1-9

Watermark Style.................................................................. 1-9

Watermark Text .............................................................. 1-9
Watermark Bitmap.......................................................... 1-9
Position ........................................................................... 1-9

Device Options .................................................................. 1-10
Print Date & Time ............................................................. 1-10

Support ..................................................................................... 1-11

Web Update .................................................................. 1-11
Brother Solutions Center............................................... 1-11

Summary of Contents for FAX-1800C

Page 1: ...FAX 1800C Printer PC FAX Manual ...

Page 2: ...er Source 1 3 Quality Color Tab 1 4 Quality 1 4 Media 1 5 Document 1 5 Color Matching 1 6 Custom Setting 1 6 Halftone Pattern 1 6 Color Enhance 1 7 Color Mono 1 8 Bi Directional Printing 1 8 Fast Draft Mode 1 8 Advanced Tab 1 8 Watermark 1 8 Print Watermark 1 9 In Background 1 9 Watermark Style 1 9 Watermark Text 1 9 Watermark Bitmap 1 9 Position 1 9 Device Options 1 10 Print Date Time 1 10 Suppor...

Page 3: ... Header 3 2 Address Book File 3 2 User Interface 3 3 Simple Style 3 3 Facsimile Style 3 3 Setting Up Speed Dial 3 4 The Address Book 3 5 Setting Up a Member in the Address Book 3 6 Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting 3 7 Editing Member Information 3 7 Deleting a Member or Group 3 8 Exporting the Address Book 3 8 Importing to the Address Book 3 9 Setting Up a Cover Page 3 10 To 3 11 From 3 11 Comme...

Page 4: ...ur USB Equipped Apple Macintosh G3 G4 or iMac or iBook with Mac OS 8 5 8 5 1 8 6 9 0 9 0 4 9 1 9 2 1 4 1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple Macintosh 4 1 Sending a Fax from Your Macintosh Application 4 3 Setting Up Your Address Book 4 5 Adding a New Member 4 5 Adding a New Group 4 6 ...

Page 5: ...Pentium 75MHz Pentium 150MHz Pentium 133MHz Pentium 233MHz 24MB 32MB 64MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 30MB 30MB You may need more hard disk space depending on what you want to do Printer Driver and PC FAX Driver can be downloaded from http solutions brother com Note All registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies 32MB 128MB 64MB 160MB All base models meet minimun req...

Page 6: ...Thickness Orientation Scaling and Copy Page Order To access the Brother printer driver select Print from the File menu In the Print dialog box select Brother FAX1800C from the Name drop down list Click the Properties button The Brother FAX1800C on BRUSB Properties dialog box will appear Select the Apply button to apply your selected settings To return to the default settings click the Default butt...

Page 7: ...your document on the printed page Portrait or Landscape Copy Page Order Copies Select the number of copies that will be printed Collate With the collate check box selected one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected If the collate check box is not selected then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page ...

Page 8: ...e printing on thin paper select Thin as the Paper Thickness to get the best paper handling and output for that paper type Scaling The Scaling feature reduces or enlarges your document from 50 to 200 From the pull down box select from the preset settings or type a percentage setting You can also select 2 in 1 printing for printing two pages on one sheet of paper Paper Source From the Paper Source p...

Page 9: ...allows you to 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 available will vary depending on the media selection Draft The fastest print mode and the lowest ink consumption Use this mode to print large volume documents or a document for proofing Normal Recommende...

Page 10: ...ent type Photo Use this mode for photographic images Graphics This mode is for documents that contain text or business graphics charts or clip art Custom Select this mode if you want to manually select the color matching method and halftone method Paper Type Recommended Print Quality Plain Paper Normal Inkjet Paper Fine Glossy Paper 4 color Super Fine Glossy Paper 3 color Super Fine Transparencies...

Page 11: ...lor For Windows 98 98SE Me For Windows 2000 Professional Custom Setting You can customize your settings by selecting the type of Halftone or Color Enhance True2Life Halftone Pattern The Brother machine can use several methods to arrange where to place dots to express halftones There are some predefined patterns for placement of dots and you can select which one is used for your document Select the...

Page 12: ...ou can increase or decrease the amount of color in an image to improve a picture that may appear washed out or weak White Balance This adjusts the hue of the white sections of an image Lighting camera settings and other influences will effect the appearance of white The white parts of a picture may appear to be slightly pink yellow or some other color By using this adjustment you can correct this ...

Page 13: ...y and provides higher print quality Fast Draft Mode You can print much more quickly than mono draft mode by using both black and cyan ink Advanced Tab Select the Apply button to apply your selected settings To return to the default settings click the Default button and then click the Apply button Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons Watermark Device Options Watermark To ...

Page 14: ... Style 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 select Text or Bitmap in the Watermark Style Watermark Text Enter your Watermark text into the Text box and then select the Font Size Color and Style Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of your bit...

Page 15: ...tem clock on your document Click the Setting button to change the Date and Time Format Position and Font To include a background with the Date and Time select Opaque When Opaque is selected you can click the Color button to change the color of the background Note The Date and Time in the selection box shows the format that will be printed The actual Date and Time printed on your document will be r...

Page 16: ...river Update Web sites Click the Support tab to display the following screen Web Update Web Update checks the Brother web site for updated drivers and then it downloads and updates the printer driver on your computer Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs User Guides Driver Updates and Tips for using your m...

Page 17: ...ther features for making beautiful outputs Low Running Cost Whenever you run out of a color ink you ll replace only the cartridge that is empty USB Universal Serial Bus Interface allows for fast comunication with your computer Straight Paper Path The machine can use various types of paper plain paper Ink Jet Paper glossy paper transparencies and envelopes Using the appropriate paper reduces the oc...

Page 18: ...begins the print process by feeding paper from the multi purpose sheet feeder After you select the print command from your PC the print process begins 1 Your PC sends a print command and data to the machine the LCD shows RECEIVING DATA 2 If there are more pages the machine begins to print the next page automatically 3 When the machine finishes printing all data it returns to display the date and t...

Page 19: ...en you press Ink the LCD shows If you are having trouble with one of the ink colors you may need to clean the print head See Cleaning the Print Head in the Owner s Manual page 15 9 If you got the error message NEAR EMPTY or INK EMPTY you will need to replace the ink cartridge for the appropriate color See Error Messages in the Owner s Manual page 15 1 Stop Exit Key If the LCD shows REMAINED DATA y...

Page 20: ...on the Printer Driver The above figures are approximate and the print area may vary depending on the kind of paper you are using Do not use the following types of paper and envelopes Damaged curled wrinkled or irregularly shaped paper and envelopes Extremely shiny or highly textured paper and envelopes Envelopes with clasps Envelopes of baggy construction Envelopes not sharply creased Embossed env...

Page 21: ...u can use the Address Book Search feature to quickly find them to address your faxes Setting Up the User Information 1 From the Start menu select Programs Brother Brother MFL Pro Suite and then select PC FAX Setup The Brother PC FAX Setup dialog box will appear 2 This information is required to create the Fax Header and Cover Page so you must enter it 3 To save the User Information click OK PC FAX...

Page 22: ...o access an outside line enter it here This is sometimes required by the local PBX telephone system Include Header To add header information to the top of the fax pages you send check the Header box Address Book File You can select different database files to use with the Address Book You must enter the path and file name of the database file or use the Browse button to find the file so you can se...

Page 23: ...3 3 U S I N G P C F A X W I N D O W S O N L Y User Interface Select the User Interface in the Sending tab You can choose the Simple Style or the Facsimile Style Simple Style Facsimile Style ...

Page 24: ...le Style user interface You can register any address or group on one of the ten Speed Dial buttons To register an address in a Speed Dial location 1 Click the Speed Dial location you want to program 2 Click the person or group you wish to assign to the Speed Dial location 3 Click Add to program the Speed Dial location To clear a Speed Dial location 1 Click the Speed Dial location you want to clear...

Page 25: ... 5 U S I N G P C F A X W I N D O W S O N L Y The Address Book From the Start menu select Programs Brother Brother MFL Pro Suite and then click Address Book The Brother Address Book dialog box will appear ...

Page 26: ...dit and delete stored information for members and groups 1 In the Address Book dialog box click the icon to add a member The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box will appear 2 In the Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box type the member s information Name and Fax are required fields Click OK to save the member s information ...

Page 27: ...ss Book Group Setup dialog box appears 2 Type the name of the new group in the Group Name field 3 In the Available Names box select each member to be included in the Group and then click Add Members you add to the group will be listed in the Group Members box 4 After all the members have been added click OK Editing Member Information 1 Select the Member or Group you want to edit 2 Click the edit i...

Page 28: ...ectronic business card that contains the sender s contact information To export the current telephone book 1 From the Address Book select File point to Export and then click Text OR Click Vcard and go to Step 5 2 Select the data fields you wish to Export from the Available Items column and then click Add 3 If you are exporting to an ASCII file select Divide Character Tab or Comma This selection in...

Page 29: ... Address Book select File point to Import and then click Text OR Click Vcard and go to Step 5 2 Select the data fields you wish to Import from the Available Items column and then click Add 3 Select Divide Character Tab or Comma based on the file format you are importing Note If you selected Vcard in Step 1 the Save as type will be Vcard vcf Note Select the fields from the Available Items list in t...

Page 30: ...Open Setting Up a Cover Page Access the Brother PC FAX Cover Page Setup from the FAX Sending dialog box by clicking See Sending a File as a PC FAX Using the Facsimile Style page 3 12 The Brother PC FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box will appear Note If you selected a text file in Step 1 the Files of type will be Text file csv ...

Page 31: ...t BMP File You can insert a bitmap file such as your company logo in the cover page Select the BMP file by using the browse button and then select the alignment style Count Cover Page When the Count Cover Page box is checked the Cover Page will be included in the page numbering When this box is not checked the Cover Page will not be included Note If you are sending a fax to multiple recipients the...

Page 32: ... FAX Using the Facsimile Style 1 Create a file in Word Excel Paint Draw or any other application on your PC 2 From the File menu select Print The Print dialog box will appear 3 Select Brother PC FAX as your printer and then click OK The FAX Sending dialog box will appear ...

Page 33: ...then click the Cover Page icon to enter or edit the cover page information 6 Click Start to send the fax Redial If you want to redial a number click Redial to scroll through the last five fax numbers and then click Start Sending a File as a PC FAX Using the Simple Style 1 Create a file in Word Excel Paint Draw or any other application on your PC 2 From the File menu select Print The Print dialog b...

Page 34: ...ing party You can also use the Address Book to select destination fax numbers If you made a mistake entering a number click the Clear button to clear all entries 5 To send a Cover Page and note check the Cover Page On check box 6 When you are ready to send your fax click the Send icon 7 If you wish to cancel the fax click the icon Note You can also click the icon to create or edit a cover page ...

Page 35: ... work with your machine your USB Equipped Apple Macintosh must be set up with Mac OS 8 5 8 5 1 8 6 9 0 9 0 4 9 1 9 2 1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple Macintosh To select the Printer 1 From the Apple menu open the Chooser 2 Click the MFL Pro Color icon On the right side of the Chooser click the printer you want to print to Close the Chooser Note Before you can connect the machine to y...

Page 36: ...Setup Change the settings for Paper Size Paper Thickness Paper Source Orientation and Scaling and then click OK 4 From application software such as PaperPort click File menu and select Print Click Print to start printing Note If you want to change Copies Pages Quality Media Type and Color Mono select your settings before clicking Print Option Setup allows you to change Document and Printing Option...

Page 37: ...tion using the following steps 1 Create a document in a Macintosh application 2 To begin the fax transmission select Print from the File menu The Printer dialog box appears When Printer is selected the top button shows Print and the Address button is grayed 3 From the Output pull down menu select Facsimile When Facsimile is selected the top button shows Send Fax and the Address button is available...

Page 38: ...k Your recipient will appear in the Destination Fax Numbers box 6 If you want to you can add your new recipients to the Stored Fax Numbers at this time by clicking New See Adding a New Member page 4 5 OR You can add a new group by clicking Group See Adding a New Group page 4 6 7 If you are finished addressing your fax click Send Fax Click OK to return to the Send Fax dialog box Note You can select...

Page 39: ... even while you are addressing a fax Adding a New Member 1 To add a new member to the Address Book in the Facsimile dialog box click Address The Address Book dialog box appears 2 Click New The following dialog box appears 3 Type the name and fax number 4 If you want to you can store a comment in the Memo field up to 15 characters 5 Click OK to return to the Address Book dialog box ...

Page 40: ...appears 2 In the Group Name field type a name for your Group 3 From the Stored Fax Numbers box select the recipients for your Group and then click Your selection will appear in the box under the Group Name field 4 Click OK The Address Book dialog box reappears 5 Click OK The Print Facsimile dialog box reappears 6 If you are ready to send your fax click Send Fax Follow the steps on page 4 3 for sen...

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