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Setting Up the Brother MFC and PC  to

Work Together ............................................................................ 12-1

Using the Brother Machine with Your PC ..................................... 12-1
Before You Install Multi-Function Link

®

 Pro ............................... 12-1

If You Don’t Have a CD-ROM Drive ....................................... 12-1
Computer Requirements ........................................................... 12-2

Using a USB Cable to Connect the MFC to the PC

(Using Windows

®

 98 Only) ......................................................... 12-2

Installing Brother Software Using a USB Cable ...................... 12-4

Using the Bundled Parallel Cable to Connect the

MFC to the PC .......................................................................... 12-10

Choosing the Software to Install .................................................. 12-11

Install Multi-Function Link

®

 Pro ...................................... 12-11

Install Printer and Scanner Drivers Only .......................... 12-11
Install NetCentric™ FaxStorm ......................................... 12-11
Install Automatic E-Mail Printing .................................... 12-11
View Online Documentation ............................................ 12-11
View Product Support Information ................................... 12-11
Brother Web Link ............................................................. 12-11
Exit .................................................................................... 12-11

Installing the Brother Software (For Parallel Interface) ........... 12-12

Overview of Basic Steps ......................................................... 12-12
Helpful Hints for Windows

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 3.1x or Windows

®

 95/98 ........... 12-14

Receiving Messages into the PC ................................................... 12-15

Multi-Function Link

®

 Pro Mode ............................................. 12-15

For DOS Users ................................................................................. 13-1

How to Use Brother Machine with Your DOS Application

Software ................................................................................ 13-1

What Does the Remote Printer Console Do? ............................ 13-1

Remote Printer Console Main Program .............................. 13-1
Printer Status Monitor Program .......................................... 13-2

Installing the Remote Printer Console ...................................... 13-2
Using the Remote Printer Console Main Program ................... 13-3
Remote Printer Console ............................................................ 13-4

Current Printer Status Information ..................................... 13-4

Printer Setup Category .............................................................. 13-4

Print Setup Section ............................................................. 13-4
Page Setup Section ............................................................. 13-5
Font Configuration ............................................................. 13-5
Other Configuration ............................................................ 13-6
Console Configuration Category ........................................ 13-6

Using the Printer Status Monitor Program ............................... 13-7

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Summary of Contents for MFC 9600

Page 1: ...MFC 9600 OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...essing the Year 2000 related issues for all Brother fax machines and multi function centers Our focus is to ensure that our bundled third party software will continue to properly process date time data after January 1 2000 Brother fax machines and multi function centers will function properly after January 1 2000 provided that all non Brother hardware software and firmware used by our customers in...

Page 3: ...system and an index of fax back subjects USA 1 800 521 2846 From within Canada 1 800 681 9838 The Brother fax back system number USA Only has been preprogrammed on One Touch key 01 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs You can find more information about Brother products on the World Wide Web From product specification sheets to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs it is all there Visit us at http www brothe...

Page 4: ...e to print 3000 pages TN 460 Able to print 6000 pages Laser Fax Drum DR400 8 MB Expandable Memory Board ME8000 16 MB Expandable Memory Board ME16000 Telephone Line Cord UG3565001 IEEE 1284 Bi directional Cable F2A046 10 Multi purpose Paper Cassette 2 LT400 Power Protector for A C Power and Phone QPD120 Line Surges and Voltage Spikes Multi purpose Paper Cassette 2 LT400 Network LAN Board NC8000 Qui...

Page 5: ... THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BECAUSE SOME STATES IN THE USA AND SOME PROVINCES IN CANADA DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN ANY EVENT BROTHER S LICENSOR S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT INCLUDIN...

Page 6: ...your Brother Authorized Service Center call 1 800 521 2846 After contacting the Brother Authorized Service Center you may be required to deliver or send the Product properly packaged freight prepaid to the Authorized Service Center together with a photocopy of your bill of sale What Brother will do Brother or its Authorized Service Center will evaluate your report of a possible defect to determine...

Page 7: ...AWING MODEL OR SAMPLE ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THIS ONE WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED This Limited Warranty is the only warranty that Brother is giving for this Product It is the final expression and the exclusive and only statement of Brother s obligations to you It replaces all other ...

Page 8: ...rom packing without the ink cartridges will VOID your warranty Refer to your Operation Manual for proper packaging BROTHER DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW CANNOT BE VALIDLY WAIVED No oral or written information advice...

Page 9: ...table Paper 2 5 Paper Capacity of Paper Cassette 2 5 Paper Specification for the Cassette 2 6 Manual Feed Slot 2 6 Loading Paper in Multi purpose Paper Cassette 2 6 Manual Feed Slot 2 7 Connecting the MFC 2 8 Connections 2 9 Connecting an External Telephone 2 9 Connecting an External TAD Telephone Answering Device 2 9 Sequence 2 9 Connections 2 9 Recording Outgoing Message OGM 2 10 Special Line Co...

Page 10: ...g the Answer Mode 5 1 Setting Ring Delay 5 2 Easy Receive 5 2 Turning on Cassette 2 5 2 Printing a Reduced Incoming Document 5 3 Recommended Reductions 5 3 Setting Paper Size 5 3 Setting Cassette Usage 5 4 Setting the Print Density 5 4 Toner Save 5 4 Advanced Receiving Operations 5 5 Operation from Extension Telephones 5 5 Changing the Fax Receive Code 5 5 Printing a Fax in Memory 5 5 Polling 5 6 ...

Page 11: ...wn Comments 6 8 Cover Page for Next Fax Only 6 8 Always Send Cover Page 6 9 Using a Printed Cover Page 6 9 Advanced Sending Operations 6 10 Overseas Mode 6 10 Delayed Fax 6 10 Delayed Batch Transmission 6 11 Multiple Resolution Transmission 6 11 Setting Up for Polling Transmit 6 12 Auto Dial Numbers and Dialing Options 7 1 Storing Numbers for Easy Dialing 7 1 Storing One Touch Dial Numbers 7 1 Sto...

Page 12: ...on Xmit Report 9 2 Activity Report Interval 9 2 Making Copies 10 1 Basic Copy Operations 10 1 Copying One Page 10 1 Stacking Multiple Copies Using the ADF 10 1 Sorting Multiple Copies Using the ADF 10 1 Single or Multiple Copies Using the Scanner Glass 10 2 Memory Full Message 10 3 Copy Options Temporary Settings 10 3 Copy Contrast 10 3 Document type 10 4 Enlarged or Reduced Copies 10 4 Special Co...

Page 13: ...1 View Product Support Information 12 11 Brother Web Link 12 11 Exit 12 11 Installing the Brother Software For Parallel Interface 12 12 Overview of Basic Steps 12 12 Helpful Hints for Windows 3 1x or Windows 95 98 12 14 Receiving Messages into the PC 12 15 Multi Function Link Pro Mode 12 15 For DOS Users 13 1 How to Use Brother Machine with Your DOS Application Software 13 1 What Does the Remote P...

Page 14: ...nt Priority Key 14 7 Test Reset Key 14 7 Printing the Internal Font List 14 8 Printing the Print Configuration List 14 8 Restoring Factory Default Settings 14 8 Printing PC Data in Hexadecimal 14 8 Using the Windows Based Brother Control Center For Windows 95 98 and NT 4 0 Only 15 1 Brother Control Center 15 1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center 15 2 How to Turn Off AutoLoad 15 2 Brother Control C...

Page 15: ... a Quick Fax 16 3 Sending a Fax from the Main Menu 16 4 Sending a Fax from a Windows Application 16 4 Receiving Faxes into the PC 16 5 Checklist for the MFC 16 5 Checklist for Your PC 16 5 Viewing Received Faxes 16 6 Using ScanSoft PaperPort for Brother TextBridge 17 1 Using the Scan Keys 17 1 Using the Control Panel Keys For Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 Only 17 1 Scan Image 17 1 Scan OCR 17 2...

Page 16: ...mage 17 12 To capture a frame as an image 17 13 Using Internet Faxing with NetCentric FaxStorm 18 1 Internet Faxing For Windows 3 1 95 98 NT 4 0 Only 18 1 To Look for Software Updates at www brother com 18 2 To Access the On Line Documentation 18 2 Customer Support 18 2 Using Automatic E Mail Printing 19 1 For Windows 95 98 Only 19 1 Main Features 19 1 To Look for Software Updates at www brother c...

Page 17: ...ntenance 22 1 Troubleshooting 22 1 Brother fax back system 22 1 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 22 1 Brother Bulletin Board 22 1 Error Messages 22 1 Document Jams and Paper Jams 22 4 Document Jam in the Top of the ADF Unit 22 4 Document Jam Inside the ADF Unit 22 5 Printer Jam 22 5 Paper is jammed in the Multi purpose Paper Cassette 22 6 Paper is jammed near the Drum Unit 22 6 Paper is jammed in t...

Page 18: ...s in Other Formats 23 2 Accessing the Scanner 23 3 Scanning a Document into Your Macintosh G3 or iMac 23 3 Settings in the Scanner Window 23 4 Image 23 4 Scanning Area 23 5 Business Card Size 23 5 Miscellaneous 23 6 Contrast 23 6 PreScanning an Image 23 7 Glossary G 1 Specifications S 1 Product Description S 1 Fax Specifications S 1 Printer Specifications S 2 Parallel Interface Specifications S 3 ...

Page 19: ...e or function by checking the Index in the back of this manual Also throughout this manual you ll see special symbols alerting you to important information cautions to avoid damaging the machine and warnings to avoid hurting yourself Illustrations of some screen displays also help you choose the correct key presses Test Sheet Procedures For USA Only After programming your Station ID please fill ou...

Page 20: ... Empty Indicator Blinks when toner cartridge is low and stays lit when toner is empty 7 Resolution Indicator Lights These LEDs show the resolution mode you selected 8 Resolution Sets the resolution when you send a fax 9 Programming Keys Function Lets you access the function and programing mode Left Arrow Right Arrow Moves the LCD cursor through text and options Set Stores a function setting in the...

Page 21: ... 125 141 150 200 400 AUTO ZOOM For more choices select ZOOM and use the dial pad to type any percentage between 25 and 400 Select AUTO to automatically fit the original on the selected paper size Contrast Lets you make a copy that is lighter or darker than the original Option You can sort multiple copies using the ADF OR change the layout of copies on the print media 4in1 Save paper by copying fou...

Page 22: ...with fax receiving tones Even if the other party hangs up your MFC continues to send the chirps for about 40 seconds and the screen continues to display RECEIVING The fax handshake is the time in which the sending machine s CNG tones and the receiving machines chirps overlap This must be for at least 2 to 4 seconds so the fax machines can understand how each is sending and receiving the fax The ha...

Page 23: ... 6464 from within Montreal See Ordering Accessories and Supplies on page ii for the correct item numbers Whenever you transport the MFC use the packing materials that came with your MFC If you do not pack the MFC correctly you may void your warranty Paper Cassette Owner s Manual Quick Reference Card CD ROM StartCard Bi directional Parallel Cable Telephone Line Cord Drum Unit Assembly With free Sta...

Page 24: ...ircuit as large appliances or other equipment that might disrupt the power supply Avoid interference sources such as speakers or the base units of cordless phones NO NO NO WARNING Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines Never touch telephone wires or terminals that are not insulated unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the wall jack Never install telephone wiring dur...

Page 25: ...g a telephone during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning Release the Scanner Lock Push the blue Scanner Lock Lever up to unlock the scanner This lever is located on the rear left underside of the scanner cover Caution If the message CHECK SCAN LOCK appears on the display unlock the scanner immediately and press Stop Caution If the message MACHINE ERROR A...

Page 26: ...embly including the toner cartridge and gently rock it from side to side five or six times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge To prevent damage to the drum do not expose it to light for longer than a few minutes 2 Open the front cover of the machine 3 Insert the drum unit assembly into the machine 4 Close the front cover ...

Page 27: ... 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm organizer Day Timer J K L 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm labels and 2 75 8 5 x 4 57 14 inches 70 216 x 116 356 mm transparencies We Recommend Cut sheet Xerox 4200 Labels Avery laser label or equivalent Transparencies 3M CG3300 for laser printers or equivalent Paper Capacity of Paper Cassette Multi purpose Max paper height is 1 06 inches...

Page 28: ...Envelopes Basis Weight 17 to 42 lb 20 to 24 lb 64 to 158 g m2 75 to 90 g m2 Caliper 0 003 to 0 008 inches 0 003 to 0 005 inches 0 08 to 0 2 mm 0 084 to 0 14 mm Moisture Content 4 to 6 by weight 4 to 6 by weight Fax messages can be received on Letter Legal and A4 size paper If you use legal or A4 change the Paper Size setting Function 1 2 6 Loading Paper in Multi purpose Paper Cassette 1 Pull the p...

Page 29: ...corners keeping the paper level below the guide The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of 20 lb 75g m2 paper 4 Slide the paper cassette into the machine until it locks into place Manual Feed Slot Use the manual feed slot to print or copy on envelopes labels transparencies card stock or thicker paper The manual feed slot is above the multi purpose paper cassette Load paper or envelopes one at a tim...

Page 30: ...rough the power outlet protect yourself from potentially hazardous electrical conditions on the telephone line by keeping the power to your MFC on when you connect it to a telephone line When you want to move your MFC protect yourself by disconnecting the telephone line first and then the power cord Lightning and power surges can damage this product We recommend that you use a quality surge protec...

Page 31: ...thin four rings the recommended setting is two rings The MFC cannot hear CNG tones until the TAD has answered the call and with four rings there are only 8 10 seconds of CNG tones left for the fax handshake Make sure you carefully follow the instructions in this manual for recording your outgoing message We do not recommend using the toll saver feature on your external answering machine if it exce...

Page 32: ... Recording Outgoing Message OGM Timing is important in recording this message The message sets up the ways to handle both manual and automatic fax reception 1 Record 5 seconds of silence at the beginning of your message This allows your MFC time to listen for the fax CNG tones of automatic transmissions before they stop 2 Limit your speaking to 20 seconds See Easy Receive page 5 2 3 End your 20 se...

Page 33: ...n separate jacks RJ11 or combined into one jack RJ14 Your MFC must be plugged into an RJ11 jack RJ11 and RJ14 jacks may be equal in size and appearance and both may contain four wires black red green yellow To test the type of jack plug in a two line phone and see if it can access both lines If it can you must separate the line for your MFC Converting Telephone Wall Outlets There are three ways to...

Page 34: ... the two line telephone next to your MFC 2 Plug one end of the telephone line cord for your MFC into the L2 jack of the triplex adapter Plug the other end into the LINE jack on the left side of the MFC 3 Plug one end of the first telephone line cord for your TAD into the L1 jack of the triplex adapter Plug the other end into the L1 or L1 L2 jack of the two line TAD 4 Plug one end of the second tel...

Page 35: ...time a telephone call is received As with all fax units this MFC must be connected to a two wire system If your line has more than two wires proper connection of the MFC cannot be made If you are installing the MFC to work with a PBX 1 It is not guaranteed that the unit will operate correctly under all circumstances with a PBX Any cases of difficulty should be reported first to the company that ha...

Page 36: ...A S S E M B L Y A N D C O N N E C T I O N S 2 14 ...

Page 37: ...the Function Mode by pressing Function The screen displays 1 FAX 2 PRINTER 3 VIDEO Then press 1 for Fax Functions OR press 2 for Printer Functions OR press 3 for Video Functions When you enter Function Mode your MFC scrolls a list of main menu options from which you can choose These menu options appear one after the other on the display Select a menu by pressing Set when the option appears on the ...

Page 38: ...mode TONE 4 1 2 DATE TIME Enter date and time for 4 1 LCD display and heading on transmissions 3 STATION ID Program name fax 4 2 number and telephone number to appear on each transmitted page 4 BEEPER Adjust volume level LOW 4 3 of beeper 5 SLEEP MODE Conserve power 00 MIN 4 4 6 DELAYED TIMER Sets the time of day for 00 00 4 5 delayed faxes You can accept it or enter another time when you scan eac...

Page 39: ...eive fax messages ON 5 2 without pressing the Start key 4 REMOTE CODE Enter code to activate the ON 51 5 5 MFC from a remote location 5 REDUCTION Reduces size of image AUTO 5 3 6 PAPER Selects size of paper for LETTER 5 3 receiving faxes 7 PRINT DENSITY Prints faxes darker or 5 4 lighter 8 POLLING RX Sets up your MFC to poll OFF 5 6 another fax machine 9 TONER SAVE Increases life of toner OFF 5 4 ...

Page 40: ...ctory Set Page 1 COVERPG SETUP Automatically sends a OFF 6 7 6 9 cover page you program 2 COVERPAGE MSG Program customized 6 8 message for fax cover page 3 CONTRAST Change lightness or AUTO 6 4 darkness of a fax you are sending 4 RESOLUTION Allows you to change STANDARD 6 11 resolutions page by page 5 OVERSEAS MODE Adjusts for sometimes OFF 6 10 difficult overseas transmissions 6 DELAYED FAX Send ...

Page 41: ...o call your pager 2 FAX STORAGE Store incoming fax in OFF 8 2 memory for remote retrieval 3 REMOTE ACCESS Set code for retrieving 159 8 3 faxes 4 PRINT FAX Print incoming faxes 5 5 stored in the memory 0 MISCELLANEOUS Function Description Factory Set Page 1 DISTINCTIVE Use with phone company s OFF 5 8 Distinctive Ring service to register the ring pattern with the MFC 2 CALLER ID View or print a li...

Page 42: ...ctory Set Page 1 INTERNAL FONT You can print resident fonts 14 8 to check and confirm font types 2 CONFIGURATION Printer settings and status 14 8 are listed here 2 RESET PRINTER Function Description Factory Set Page 1 FACTORY SET You can restore the printer 14 8 back to the factory default settings 2 HEX DUMP MODE If you set HEX DUMP 14 8 MODE all the PC data is printed in hexadecimal 4 LAN MENU F...

Page 43: ...ry fax you send In the event of a power failure you may have to reset the date and time All other settings remain unaffected 1 Press Function 1 1 2 2 Enter the last two digits of the year and YEAR XX ENTER SET press Set For example enter 00 for the year 2000 3 Enter two digits for the month and MONTH XX ENTER SET press Set For example enter 09 for September or 10 for October 4 Enter two digits for...

Page 44: ...our name NAME ENTER SET or your company name up to 20 characters and press Set See Entering Text below 6 Press Stop The screen returns to the date and time If your Station ID has already been programmed the screen prompts 1 to make a change or 2 to exit without changing Entering Text When you are setting certain functions such as the Station ID you may need to enter text into the MFC Most number k...

Page 45: ...unlawful for any person to use a computer or electronic device to send any message via a telephone MFC unless such messages clearly contain in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page of the transmission the date and time it is sent and an identification of the business or other entity or other individual sending the message and the telephone number of the sendin...

Page 46: ...TUP SETUP RECEIVE SET AUTO DIAL REMOTE FAX OPT plus the COVERPG SETUP and COVERPAGE MSG from SETUP SEND You may have to reset the date and time Sleep Mode Setting the Sleep Mode reduces power consumption while the machine is idle You can choose how long the machine is idle from 00 to 99 minutes before it drops into sleep mode The timer automatically resets when the machine receives a fax or PC dat...

Page 47: ...time in 24 hour format that SET TIME 12 34 ENTER SET you want delayed faxes to be sent and press Set 3 Press Stop to exit SET TIME 17 00 ENTER SET Turning On Automatic Daylight Savings Time You can set the machine to change automatically for Daylight Savings Time by resetting itself forward one hour in the Spring and backward one hour in the Fall 1 Press Function 1 1 9 9 AUTO DAYLIGHT 2 Press or t...

Page 48: ...I N I T I A L S E T U P 4 6 ...

Page 49: ...nsion telephone EXT TEL TAD If an external telephone is Use this mode if you 2 10 connected to the EXT receive very few faxes 2 11 jack you control the phone line and must answer every call yourself If an external TAD telephone Use this mode if you have answering device is connected an answering machine on to the EXT jack the TAD your phone line automatically answers every call Voice messages are ...

Page 50: ...l have to activate the MFC yourself by pressing Hook then Start to receive See Manual Transmission page 6 5 OR by pressing 5 1 if you are not at your MFC See Operation from Extension Telephones page 5 5 If Easy Receive is OFF and an original is in the ADF press Hook then Start then 2 to activate the MFC If you ve set the feature to ON but your MFC doesn t automatically connect a fax call when you ...

Page 51: ...xit Recommended Reductions If your paper is letter size 8 5 x 11 and the incoming fax is letter size select 93 A4 select 87 legal size select 75 If your paper is legal size 8 5 x 14 and the incoming fax is letter size select 100 A4 select 100 legal size select 93 Setting Paper Size You can use three sizes of paper for printing your faxes letter legal and A4 When you change the paper in the MFC you...

Page 52: ...TE 2 ONLY if you want to keep special paper in the other cassette and control when it is used 1 Press Function 1 2 6 2 Press or to select CASSETTE USAGE and press Set 3 Press or to select AUTO CASSETTE 1 ONLY or CASSETTE 2 ONLY and press Set 4 Press Stop to exit Setting the Print Density You can adjust print density making your printed documents darker or lighter 1 Press Function 1 2 7 2 Press to ...

Page 53: ...be disconnected the screen displays RECEIVING before you hang up Your caller will have to press Start to send the fax Changing the Fax Receive Code The preset Fax Receive Code 5 1 may not work with some telephone systems If you are always disconnected when accessing your external TAD remotely try changing the Fax Receive Code from 5 1 to 1 Press Function 1 2 4 2 Press or to select ON or OFF REMOTE...

Page 54: ...x from it 1 Press Function 1 2 8 2 Press or to choose ON POLLING RX OFF SELECT SET and press Set 3 Enter the fax number you re polling ENTER FAX NO PRESS START KEY 4 Press Start The screen displays DIALING Setting Up Sequential Polling Receive Your MFC can request documents from several fax units in a single operation Afterward a Sequential Polling Report will be printed 1 Press Function 1 2 8 2 P...

Page 55: ...tinctive Ring pattern so you ll know which phone number is ringing This is one way you can have a separate phone number for your MFC Your MFC has a Distinctive Ring function allowing you to dedicate one phone number just for receiving faxes You ll need to follow the directions below to register the new Distinctive Ring pattern that was assigned by the Telephone Company so your MFC can recognize it...

Page 56: ...Set when the screen displays DISTINCTIVE SET 5 Press or to select the prestored ring pattern you want to assign and press Set You will hear each pattern as you scroll through the four patterns Be sure to choose the pattern assigned by the Telephone Company Ring Pattern 1 2 3 4 Rings long long short long short short short long very long normal pattern 6 Press Stop to exit Once you ve registered the...

Page 57: ... are received the screen displays only the name You can print a list of received Caller ID information Caller ID service varies with different carriers Call your local phone company to determine the kind of service available in your area Viewing Caller ID List Caller ID memory stores information for up to thirty calls when the thirty first call comes in the first call is erased You can scroll thro...

Page 58: ... E C E I V E 5 10 Clearing a Caller ID Stored in Memory For effective use of the memory we recommend that you clear the Caller ID information from memory by pressing Clear when the display shows the number or name ...

Page 59: ...want to select additional settings The display returns to the SETUP SEND menu OR Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings and go to the next step Faxing from the ADF Automatic Document Feeder The ADF can hold up to 50 pages feeding each one individually through the MFC Use standard 20 lb 75g m2 paper when using the ADF Always fan the pages well before placing them in the feeder Temperature 68...

Page 60: ...must be from 5 8 to 8 5 inches wide and 5 to 14 inches long 1Insert originals face up top edge first 2Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your original 3Stagger the pages Then place them in the ADF until you feel the first page lightly touch the feed roller 4Pull up the document stopper ...

Page 61: ... is thick do not slam the cover or press on it 4 Dial the fax number then press Start The MFC starts scanning the first page 5 To send a single page go to Step 7 OR To send multiple pages go to MEMORY 01 100 Step 6 SET NEXT PAGE START TO DIAL 6 Place the next page on the scanner glass and press Set The MFC starts scanning Repeat Step 6 for each additional page 7 Press Start to begin dialing Press ...

Page 62: ...st If your document is very light or very dark you can set the contrast accordingly Use S LIGHT to send a very light originals Use S DARK to send a very dark original 1 Insert the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Press Function 1 3 3 3 Use or to select AUTO S LIGHT or S DARK and press Set 4 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings The display returns to the SETUP SEND menu OR...

Page 63: ...etry the number If you re sending a fax automatically and the line is busy the MFC will automatically redial up to three times at 5 minute intervals Dual Access If the ADF is empty you can place an original in the ADF and set temporary settings dial a number and begin scanning the fax into memory even when the MFC is receiving a fax sending a fax or printing a fax from memory The screen displays t...

Page 64: ...ly press or to select NEXT FAX ONLY and press Set 4 For the next fax only press or to select ON or OFF and press Set 5 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings The display returns to the SETUP SEND menu OR Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings and go to Step 6 6 Enter fax number and press Start Checking the Jobs Status Check memory for unsent jobs If no memory is clear the screen ...

Page 65: ...s Stop to exit If the fax machine is busy press Stop then follow Steps 2 through 4 to cancel a job Basic Sending Operations Composing Electronic Cover Page The cover page is generated at the receiving party s machine Your cover page includes the name stored in the One Touch or Speed Dial memory If you re dialing manually the name is left blank See One Touch Dialing and Speed Dialing page 7 4 The c...

Page 66: ... Use the dial pad to enter your customized comment and press Set See Entering Text page 4 2 4 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings The display returns to the SETUP SEND menu OR Press 2 to exit Cover Page for Next Fax Only Make sure the Station ID is set up See page 4 2 This feature does not work without the Station ID You can set the fax to send a cover page with a particular fax This...

Page 67: ...ress Function 1 3 1 2 Press or to select COVERPAGE OFF SELECT SET COVERPAGE ON and press Set COVERPAGE ON SELECT SET 3 If you selected ON press or to select one of the standard or custom comments and press Set 4 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings The display returns to the SETUP SEND menu OR Press 2 to exit if you are finished choosing settings Using a Printed Cover Page If you pref...

Page 68: ...f these messages will begin at the time of day you enter in Step 3 If you have set up a time of day in the Delayed Timer function page 4 5 you can accept it or enter another time for this fax 1 Insert the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Press Function 1 3 6 6 DELAYED FAX 3 Accept the displayed time or enter another time for this fax and press Set For example enter 19 45 for 7 45 PM 4...

Page 69: ... page of the fax you re sending This could be useful if you re sending a fax with photos and letters or some pages with small print and others with normal print Resolution settings return to STANDARD after the fax is sent 1 Insert original in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Press Function 1 3 4 3 Press or to select resolution for page 1 and press Set 4 Repeat Step 3 for subsequent pages 5 Press ...

Page 70: ...fax machine can retrieve it 1 Place original to be retrieved in the ADF 2 Press Function 1 3 7 POLLED TX OFF SELECT SET 3 Press or to choose ON and press Set 4 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings The display returns to the SETUP SEND menu OR Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings 5 Press Start and wait for the fax to be polled ...

Page 71: ...rol panel 1 Press Function 1 5 1 2 Press the One Touch key where you want to store a number One Touch key 01 has been pre programmed for the Brother fax back system USA only You can override it if you wish The screen displays the location you selected 3 Enter a number up to 20 digits and press Set See Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers page 7 2 If you want to enter a pause in the dialing se...

Page 72: ...x number TEL a telephone voice number FAX TEL both fax and telephone number 6 Return to Step 2 to store another Speed Dial number OR Press Stop to exit Even if you lose electrical power numbers stored in memory will not be lost Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers If you try to store a One Touch or Speed Dial number in a location where a number is already stored the screen displays the curren...

Page 73: ...s page 7 1 and Storing Speed Dial Numbers page 7 2 1 Press Function 1 5 3 2 Select a One Touch key where you SELECT ONE TOUCH wish to store the Group number For example press One Touch key 02 for Group 1 3 Use the dial pad to enter the Group number SETUP GROUP GO ENTER SET and press Set For example press 1 for Group 1 4 To include One Touch or Speed Dial numbers in the Group enter them as if you w...

Page 74: ... Dialing 1 Insert the original s in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Press the One Touch key of the location you want to call 3 Press Start If you try to use a One Touch or Speed Dial location with no number stored in it you hear a warning sound and screen displays NOT REGISTERED The display returns to normal after 2 seconds Speed Dialing 1 Insert the original s in the ADF or on the scanner glass...

Page 75: ...ng page 7 3 After the broadcast is completed a Broadcast Report will be printed automatically to let you know the results To stop the broadcasting in progress press Stop The LCD display asks if you want to cancel all locations or only the location that is being sent Enter the long dialing sequence numbers as you normally would but keep in mind that each key counts as one location so the number of ...

Page 76: ...any combination You can even include manual dialing using the dial pad The combined number will be dialed in the order you entered it as soon as you press Start See Storing One Touch Dial Numbers page 7 1 For example You store 555 on One Touch key 03 and 7000 on One Touch key 02 If you press One Touch 03 02 and Start you will dial 555 7000 To temporarily change a number you can substitute part of ...

Page 77: ...displays PAGING SELECT SET PAGING and press Set 3 Enter your pager phone number PAG ENTER SET up to 20 digits followed by and press Set Do not include the area code if it is the same as that of your MFC For example 1 8 0 0 5 5 5 1 2 3 4 4 If your pager requires a PIN enter the PIN press press Redial Pause enter your MFC telephone number followed by and press Set For example 1 2 3 4 5 Redial Pause ...

Page 78: ...ON you will be able to retrieve fax messages from another location using Fax Forwarding Paging or Remote Retrieval functions The screen will indicate when you have a fax stored in memory The memory can store up to 700 pages of faxes 1 Press Function 1 7 2 2 Press or to select ON or OFF FAX STORAGE OFF SELECT SET and press Set 3 Press Stop to exit If there are faxes in memory when you turn Fax Stor...

Page 79: ...not use the same digits that appear in your Fax Receive Code or Telephone Answer Code 3 Press Stop to exit Using Remote Retrieval Access Code 1 Dial your MFC phone number from a fax machine using touch tone 2 When your MFC answers immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code 1 5 9 3 The MFC signals the kinds of messages received 1 long beep Fax message s No beeps No messages 4 The MFC then ...

Page 80: ...o make sure that the Fax Forwarding number you registered is correct in the List You can turn FAX STORAGE to ON or OFF Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive the Memory Status List or stored fax message s See page 8 5 If you hear one long beep you can erase fax message s from the memory 97 Check the Receiving Status 1 Fax You can check whether your MFC has received any fax message s I...

Page 81: ... if you want to store a pause press 5 After you hear your MFC beep hang up and wait Your MFC calls the remote fax machine The remote fax machine prints the Memory Status List Retrieving Fax Messages 1 Dial your fax number 2 When your MFC answers immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code 1 5 9 3 As soon as you hear two short beeps use the dial pad to press 9 6 2 4 Using the dial pad enter...

Page 82: ...ou want your fax messages forwarded and then press You cannot use and as dial numbers However if you want to store a pause press 5 To retrieve the Memory Status List when you hear two short beeps use the dial pad to press 9 6 1 6 Use the dial pad to enter the number of the remote fax machine up to 20 digits and then press 7 After you hear your MFC beep hang up and wait Your MFC calls the remote fa...

Page 83: ...L Lists names and numbers stored in One Touch and Speed Dial memory in numerical order 4 TEL INDEX ALL DIAL list above alphabetically 5 USER SETTINGS Lists settings for INITIAL SETUP SETUP RECEIVE SETUP SEND PRINT REPORTS MISCELLANEOUS and REMOTE FAX OPT 6 MEMORY STATUS Lists summary information and amount of occupied memory To Print a Report 1 Press Function 1 6 2 Enter the number of the report y...

Page 84: ...ion You can select OFF IMAGE or ON IMAGE to print a portion of the first page of the fax message on the report 1 Press Function 1 6 1 2 Press or to select OFF OFF IMAGE ON or ON IMAGE and press Set 3 Press Stop to exit Activity Report Interval You can set the MFC to print activity reports at a specific interval 6 12 24 hours 2 4 or 7 days If you set the interval to OFF you can print the report by ...

Page 85: ...Copy again Do NOT pull on the paper while copying is in progress COPYING P 01 To stop copying and eject the original press Stop Stacking Multiple Copies Using the ADF Unless you select SORT multiple copies will be stacked all copies of page 1 then all copies of page 2 etc 1 Insert the original face up in the ADF 2 To stack the copies press Copy 3 Using the dial pad enter the number of copies you w...

Page 86: ...the Scanner Glass For details about using the Copy keys in Step 5 please see Copy Options Temporary Settings page 10 3 If you want to sort multiple copies use the ADF See Sorting Multiple Copies Using the ADF page 10 2 1 Lift the Document Cover Document Cover White Film Scanner Glass 2 Using the document guide on the left center the original face down on the scanner glass and close the Document co...

Page 87: ...age see page 8 2 OR Print fax messages in memory see page 5 5 Copy Options Temporary Settings You can improve your copies by using the Copy keys Contrast Document Type Enlarge Reduce Option These setting are temporary and the MFC returns to its default settings when you finish copying You can try different combinations of settings for best results Copy Contrast If an original is in the ADF or the ...

Page 88: ...pies 6 Wait five seconds OR Press Copy again Enlarged or Reduced Copies 1 Place the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Press Enlarge Reduce 3 Press or to choose an enlargement ELG RDC 100 SELECT SET or reduction ratio You can reduce to AUTO 93 87 75 50 or 25 of the original size OR You can enlarge to 120 125 141 150 200 or 400 OR For more choices select ZOOM and press Set Use the dial p...

Page 89: ...uction ratio is LETTER DOCUMENT LETTER 100 LEGAL 100 A4 DOCUMENT LETTER 87 LEGAL DOCUMENT LETTER 75 LEGAL 100 You cannot use Legal size paper on the scanner glass Special Copy Options You can sort multiple pages copy either two or four pages onto one page and create a poster size copy of a photograph 4in1 2in1 ...

Page 90: ...are copying onto paper that is not the same size as the original You must use a pre set ratio 1 Insert the original in the ADF OPTIONS SORT SELECT SET or on the scanner glass 2 Press Option 3 Press or to select SORT 2in1 4in1 or POSTER and press Set 4 Press Copy 5 Using the dial pad enter the number of copies 6 Wait five seconds OR Press Copy again ...

Page 91: ...vision System Committee This is not compatible with any other standard With no originals in the ADF plug the cable from you video camera s Video Out jack into the MFC s RCA pin jack Play the video Some camcorders digital cameras video games or VCRs do not correctly conform with NTSC standards Then you would not be able to capture video signals You can do video printing only on Letter Legal and A4 ...

Page 92: ...o Printing 1 With no originals in the ADF plug the cable from your video camera s Video Out jack into the Brother machine s RCA pin jack 2 Play the video When the Brother machine begins receiving the video signals the machine s screen displays VIDEO PRESS COPY CAPTURE READY 3 Press Copy when you see the picture you want to capture and print 4 If you want to print multiple pages use the dial pad to...

Page 93: ...rinting settings as shown in the following chart Press or to move through the selection for each setting Press Set to save your selection Press and QUALITY NORMAL SIZE 5 75 X4 25 SIZE 4 X3 SIZE 4 X3 X6 1 QUALITY VIDEO STILL VIDEO MOVING 2 VIDEO TYPE 3 PRINT SIZE Function 3 is default QUALITY HIGH Setting Video Printing Quality 1 Press Function 3 1 The screen displays 1 QUALITY 2 Press or to select...

Page 94: ...ou can press Clear in Step 2 to return to the previous step If you don t have enough memory to process the selected video image the print quality may be poor even for a still frame Setting Print Size Printed Position 5 75 x 4 25 4 x 3 4 x 3 x 6 5 75 4 4 4 25 3 3 1 Press Function 3 3 2 Press or to select print size and press Set SIZE 5 75 X4 25 SIZE 4 X3 SIZE 4 X3 X6 3 Press Stop to exit Video Capt...

Page 95: ...or important last minute installation information and troubleshooting tips Before You Install Multi Function Link Pro If you have a USB cable For Windows 98 users only see Using a USB Cable to Connect the Brother Machine to the PC page 12 2 If you don t have a USB cable see Using the Bundled Parallel Cable to Connect the MFC to the PC page 12 10 If You Don t Have a CD ROM Drive All software is sup...

Page 96: ...1x 95 98 or NT Workstation Version 4 0 DOS environment compatible with your Windows version Use only a shield interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and that is less than 6 feet long 1 8 meters or a USB cable Using a USB Cable to Connect the MFC to the PC Using Windows 98 Only Please find your Windows 98 CD ROM before you begin A USB cable is not included with your Brother machine Before you ...

Page 97: ... B R O T H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 3 2 Connect the USB cable to both the MFC and the PC 3 Turn on your PC 4 When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears click Next 5 Select Recommended and click Next ...

Page 98: ...USB Cable 1 Insert the MFL Pro CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Select Specify a location and remove the other check marks then click Browse to locate the file 3 Double click on the CD icon and click on the Win98usb folder then click OK 4 Make sure Specify a location is selected and click Next ...

Page 99: ...rm the choice is Brother MFC USB Composite Device and click Next If the Insert Disk Wizard appears remove the MFL CD ROM and insert the Windows 98 CD ROM to get the Windows standard driver and click OK 7 If you inserted the Windows 98 CD ROM remove the CD ROM and reinsert the MFL CD ROM Click Finish ...

Page 100: ...H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 6 8 After the MFC USB Composite Device is installed and the Add New Hardware Wizard reappears click Next 9 Select Recommended and click Next 10 Select Specify a location and click Next ...

Page 101: ...Hardware Wizard displays the message that installation of the FaxModem and its USB driver is completed click Finish Repeat Steps 8 12 two more times for the Scanner Driver then Printer Driver 13 After the USB Composite Device Fax Modem Scanner and Printer Driver have been installed select BRUSB USB Printer Port as the printer port and click Next ...

Page 102: ...H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 8 14 Type Brother MFL Pro Printer II as the name of Printer name and click Next 15 Select Yes Recommended to print a Test Page and click Finish 16 After test page has printed click Yes ...

Page 103: ...rd appears Click NO if you are not going to use the MFC with a Parallel Cable After you install the Multi Function Link Pro Software and restart your PC the MFC Remote Setup dialog box will be displayed on your PC screen MFC Remote Setup allows you to quickly set up your MFC by taking advantage of the ease and speed of programming on your PC When you access this application the settings on the MFC...

Page 104: ... printer port of the computer and secure with the two screws For the location of your computer s parallel printer port see the User s Guide for your computer 4 Before plugging in your computer and turning it on plug in the electrical cord of the Brother machine If you are using Windows 95 after you connect Brother machine to Computer you may see New Hardware Found Brother MFC9600 during startup Yo...

Page 105: ... Brother machine install Install NetCentric FaxStorm Install Automatic E Mail Printing If you want your e mail messages automatically to be retrieved from your POP3 server and printed on your Brother machine install Automatic E Mail Printing View Online Documentation All instructions are in the On Line Documentation and Help files on the CD ROM View Online Documentation View Product Support Inform...

Page 106: ...your needs 4 Follow the installation instructions 1 Insert the Brother CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Enter the command for your version of Windows if needed After you insert the Brother CD ROM you must type the appropriate command for your version of Windows If you are using Windows 3 1x from the Program Manager Click File then Run then type x SETUP EXE x is the drive letter for your CD ROM driv...

Page 107: ... on the screen The last step will be to restart Windows and access the Software Installation window again to install the next application 3 Click on Install Multi Function Link Pro Software and follow the prompts on the screen After you install the Multi Function Link Pro Software and restart your PC the MFC Remote Setup dialog box will be displayed on your PC screen MFC Remote Setup allows you to...

Page 108: ...ver then reinstall your previous driver However reinstalling the previous driver will make the Brother machine s driver inactive The installer makes the installed printer driver the Windows default The installer automatically sets the printer port to the parallel interface LPT1 for Windows 3 1x and BRMFC for Windows 95 98 and BMFC for Windows NT Workstation 4 0 During this installation changes hav...

Page 109: ...ware A Select Setup from the Preferences pull down menu in the Main Menu B Under Answer Mode select Fax only C Click the OK button 4 Check that the Multi Function Link Pro mode is ON see below Multi Function Link Pro Mode You can switch Multi Function Link Pro Mode on and off as needed If you want your fax messages to go directly into your PC make sure the MF Link setting is ON If you want faxes t...

Page 110: ...S E T U P B R O T H E R M A C H I N E W I T H P C 12 16 ...

Page 111: ...aserJet IIP emulation mode HP LaserJet II Auto emulation selection The best or recommended printer driver is indicated in bold Be sure to choose the proper printer driver in your application software Be sure the printing resolution is set to 300 dpi in your DOS application software What Does the Remote Printer Console Do The Remote Printer Console RPC is a utility program that can run in the DOS e...

Page 112: ... EGA VGA or compatible Option Mouse the mouse driver must be installed You can also operate the program with the keyboard Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program 1 Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your computer and it is set to Online 2 Start your computer and go to the DOS prompt If you are in Windows exit and return to the DOS prompt 3 Insert the Brother CD...

Page 113: ...its default settings If you want to change settings move the cursor to the item you want and select it using the Enter and Cursor keys Then press the Enter key to make the selected settings valid There are four sub menus See table below Select the sub menu you want by clicking on it with the mouse using the cursor keys and the Enter key or by pressing the hot key commands for that sub menu Menu Pr...

Page 114: ...er Letter Legal A4 Executive Monarch COM10 DL C5 B5 A5 A6 JIS B5 or A4 LONG Orientation 1 Portrait Selects the paper direction either Portrait or Landscape Quality 1 Normal Selects the print quality either Normal or Economy Copies 1 1 Sets the number of print copies from 1 to 200 pages 1 The items can be set in the current printer status information dialog box Printer Setup Category Print Setup Se...

Page 115: ... from 500 to 500 dots Yoffset 0 Sets the Yoffset horizontal value from 500 to 500 dots 1 These values except Yoffset and Xoffset are overidden by settings within your application software 2 These values depend on the paper size settings Font Configuration Item Default What This Item Does Font Source Internal Internal Font name Brogham10 Selects a font from any of the printer s internal fonts Broug...

Page 116: ... Auto CR On or Off Auto Wrap Off Selects Auto Wrap On or Off Auto Skip On Selects Auto Skip On or Off Console Configuration Category File Function Environment Sets the Buzzer on off Color for Remote Print Console Status Monitor Sets the hot key for waking up the RPC For more information on RPC see the Help Information within the program ...

Page 117: ...al communication between the Brother machine and computer the program works only in the PC to machine direction and cannot receive Brother machine status information The program does NOT work with Brother machines on a network If the RPC conflicts with some application software exit your application software and then run the RPC The RPC may work in the DOS compatible box screen mode of Windows How...

Page 118: ...13 8 F O R D O S U S E R S ...

Page 119: ... printer emulation Remote Printer Console Program for DOS The MFL Pro CD ROM supplied with your machine includes the utility program Remote Printer Console RPC When you operate your computer in the Disk Operating System DOS environment RPC lets you easily change the Brother machine s default settings such as fonts page setup emulations etc RPC also provides a status monitor Terminate and Stay Resi...

Page 120: ... paper source paper size and page orientation in your application software If your application software does not support your custom paper size select the next larger paper size Then adjust the print area by changing the right and left margins in your application software See Acceptable Paper page 2 5 Use the manual feed slot for envelopes labels transparencies card stock or thicker paper Two Side...

Page 121: ...nsion to support the printed pages To prevent the possibility of transparencies smudging as they stack in the output bin remove each transparency after it exits Manual Feed Slot Your machine has a manual feed slot above the paper cassette You can load envelopes and special print media one at a time into this slot You do not have to remove paper from the paper cassette For information about Accepta...

Page 122: ... Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to load the first page The machine starts printing automatically 2 After the first page is printed the screen MANUAL FEED PRESS FF CONT displays Insert the next sheet of paper to resume printing 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you have finished printing When you use manual feed slot it is best to first press Print Priority This allows you to print PC data without interrupt...

Page 123: ...chine 4 Adjust the manual feed paper guides to the width of the paper you are using 5 Insert a single sheet of paper into the manual feed slot until the front edge touches the paper feed rollers Let go of the paper as the machine pulls it into position 6 After the machine ejects the printed page return to Step 5 to insert the next sheet of paper The machine will wait until you insert the next shee...

Page 124: ...n the machine before purchasing large quantities Avoid feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed or your machine will be damaged Avoid using coated paper such as vinyl coated paper Avoid using preprinted or highly textured paper For optimum printing use a recommend type of paper especially plain paper and transparencies For more information on paper specifications consult your nearest authorized ...

Page 125: ...Cont to clear the error and continue operation If you press FF Cont while the screen displays MANUAL FEED the machine stops feeding paper from the manual feed slot and starts feeding paper from the paper cassette Print Priority Key When you press Print Priority the machine enters printer mode and will not print faxes on paper Instead faxes are stored in memory until you press Print Priority again ...

Page 126: ... the machine to original factory settings Permanent fonts are restored but macros are cleared You can change user settings using the Remote Printer Console program See page 14 1 1 Press Function 2 2 1 2 Press 1 to restore the factory settings 1 RESET 2 EXIT OR Press 2 to exit without making a change 3 Press Stop to exit Printing PC Data in Hexadecimal You can print data as hexadecimal values to ch...

Page 127: ...c document feeder This allows you to quite easily with very few mouse clicks access the most frequently used scanning applications Using the Control Center eliminates the need to manually launch the specific applications The Brother Control Center provides three categories of functions 1 Scan directly to a file E mail word processor or graphic application of choice 2 Enhanced copy functions such a...

Page 128: ...oaded the Control Center icon will appear in the task bar If you don t want the Control Center to load automatically you can turn off AutoLoad How to Turn Off AutoLoad 1 Left click the Control Center icon and click Show 2 When the Control Center icon appears left click on the Smart Click Control Center button A dialogue box with a check box labeled AutoLoad Pop up will appear 3 Uncheck the AutoLoa...

Page 129: ...can button from MS Word to MS Word Pad by changing the application that is listed for the Word Processor Scanning Operations Scan to File allows you to scan directly to a disk file with two mouse clicks You can change the file type destination directory and file name as needed Scan to E mail enables you with just two mouse clicks to scan a picture or text document directly into an E mail applicati...

Page 130: ...Windows printer driver installed on the PC Two on One Copy allows you to use the Two on One page feature of the Brother printer driver to copy two original pages onto a single output page This feature creates a thumbnail of each page and prints both images on a single page PC Fax Operation Send a Fax allows you to scan a picture or text original and automatically send the image as a fax from the P...

Page 131: ...hem at any time Resolution Select the scanning resolution you most frequently use Color Mode From the pull down list select Scan Size From the pull down list select Brightness Slide the adjuster from 0 to 100 Contrast Slide the adjuster from 0 to 100 Click OK to save your changes If you make a mistake or later decide to return to the original default setting just click the Restore Defaults button ...

Page 132: ...creen Scan to File Scanner Settings From the pull down list select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Destination Folder PaperPort Folder Select this checkbox to scan the original into...

Page 133: ...erPort 3 0 Files MAX Windows Bitmap BMP PC Paintbrush PCX Multi page PCX DCX JPEG Image Files JPG TIFF Uncompressed TIF TIFF Group 4 TIF TIFF Class F TIF Multi Page TIFF Uncompressed TIF Multi Page TIFF Group 4 TIF Multi Page TIFF Class F TIF PDF Files PDF Portable Network Graphics PNG FlashPix FPX HFX Fax Files HFX To Search your system for the directory and folder you want click the Browse butto...

Page 134: ... Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Email Application Email Package From the pull down list select your E mail application Email Settings Click the EMail Settings button to set up links The Links Preferences window will appear ...

Page 135: ...ant to change the file type of all attachments Conversion Options Format Combine all files into one file when possible Click this checkbox to combine all files of the same type into one file For Brother Color Models Only Convert non image files to color Click this checkbox to convert all files that have been processed through OCR to color Show QuickSend Menu Click this checkbox if you want the Sel...

Page 136: ...ame s to your QuickSend list Your Email phone book listing is displayed so you can select stored names or create new ones Highlight the name s you want to add to your list click the User button then click OK to return to the Link Preference window From the Link Preference window you can remove a name from the QuickSend list highlight the name and clicking the Delete button ...

Page 137: ... and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Word Processor Word Processor From the pull down list select the word processor you want to use Click the Link Settings button to display a screen to set up a link to the version of OCR and document format that you want t...

Page 138: ...es you scan into your word processor application The Preferences window will appear Select your setting and click OK Auto Orientation Check this checkbox if you want your word processor application to read the page as it is set up Decolumnized Output Check this checkbox if you want your word processor application to read across the entire page from left to right Document Format From the pull down ...

Page 139: ...g Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Target Application Application From the pull down list select the application you want to add to this Pop Up screen Click the Custom Link Settings button to set up links for your user defined application ...

Page 140: ...axing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Copy Settings Brother MFL Pro Printer II Copies Enter the number of copies you want to print To change the copy options click the Copy Options button Click the OK button to save your Copy settings ...

Page 141: ...s From the pull down list select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button ...

Page 142: ...ant Standard 200x100 Fine 200x200 SuperFine 200x400 To change the fax options click the FAX Options button Click the OK button when you are ready to save your FAX settings The MFL Pro Fax on COM1 Properties screen appears Select the Paper Size Orientation Portrait or Landscape and click OK To return to the factory default settings click the Restore Defaults button ...

Page 143: ...On Line Documentation Multi Function Link Pro software for your MFC includes PaperPort for Brother and ScanSoft TextBridge See Chapter 17 Using ScanSoft PaperPort for Brother TextBridge Software by Brother Resource Manager The Brother Resource Manager application must be running for you to use your MFC with your Windows computer Multi Function Link Pro software and the MFL Pro Printer Driver autom...

Page 144: ...tage of the ease and speed of programming on your PC When you access this application the settings on your MFC will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your computer screen If you change the settings you can upload them directly to the MFC Select the MFC Remote Setup icon from the Multi Function Link Pro program group The Remote Setup screen will appear ...

Page 145: ...i Function Link Pro program group Sending a Fax from Your PC Sending a Quick Fax A QuickFax is a cover page only fax with a message This option is very useful when you want to fax a quick short message from your PC 1 From the Main Menu select the QuickFax button OR Select QuickFax from the Start pull down menu The QuickFax screen will appear 2 Enter the Fax number Name and Company information in t...

Page 146: ...lete the Subject and Cover page note fields 4 Click on the Attachments button to add any file s you want to fax with it 5 Click the Send Fax button Sending a Fax from a Windows Application You can send a fax directly from any Windows application using the following steps 1 Create the document in a Windows application 2 Select Brother MFL Pro Fax as your printer 3 Select the Print command to begin ...

Page 147: ...d PC to make sure you have properly set up the MFC and PC to work together Checklist for the MFC 1 To make sure the MF Link mode is active press Function 1 2 0 2 Use or to select ON not OFF 3 Press Set Set MF Link mode to OFF only if you want all incoming faxes to be printed at the MFC Checklist for Your PC 1 Make sure the MFC is connected to the PC 2 In the Main Menu select the Setup pull down me...

Page 148: ... Manager button OR From the Start pull down menu select Mail Log 1 In the Log Manager select the Fax folder 2 Then select the InBox folder A listing of your incoming messages will appear on the right side of the window 3 Double click on the fax you wish to view The ScanSoft PaperPort Viewer will run automatically and the fax you selected from the list will be displayed See Using ScanSoft PaperPort...

Page 149: ... 3 1x Before you can use the Scan keys on the control panel you must have connected the MFC to your Windows based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your version of Windows When you are ready to use the Scan keys make sure the Brother Control Center application is running on your PC For details about how to configure the Brother Control Center buttons to launch the application of yo...

Page 150: ...ur word processing application for viewing and editing Scan to E mail You can scan either a black and white or a color original into your E mail application as a file attachment Although the Brother Control Center can be configured to send only black and white or color file attachments at one time you can easily change this setting For details see Chapter 15 Using the Windows Based Brother Control...

Page 151: ...em that will help you organize your graphics and text documents It allows you to combine or stack documents of different formats for printing faxing or filing ScanSoft PaperPort can be accessed through the ScanSoft PaperPort program group See On Line Documentation for Multi Function Link Pro on the CD ROM The complete ScanSoft PaperPort Owner s Manual including ScanSoft TextBridge OCR is in the On...

Page 152: ...ication on your computer to display it you can also double click a non PaperPort item to open it Destop View displays items Page View displays each item as thumbnails as a full page Organizing Your Items in Folders PaperPort has an easy to use filing system for organizing your items The filing system consists of folders and items that you select to view in Desktop View An item can be a PaperPort i...

Page 153: ...in the On Line Documentation on the CD ROM for more information about creating new links Using ScanSoft TextBridge OCR Converting Image Text to Text You Can Edit Software by ScanSoft ScanSoft TextBridge OCR is automatically installed when you install ScanSoft PaperPort on your computer ScanSoft PaperPort can quickly convert the text on a ScanSoft PaperPort item which is really just a picture of th...

Page 154: ...Internet Web site export it as a JPEG file Web pages often use JPEG files for displaying images Scanning a Document TWAIN COMPLIANT The Brother Multi Function Link Pro software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between scanners and software applications This means that not only can you scan images directly into the PaperP...

Page 155: ...AIN dialog box will appear Scanning a Document into the PC 1 Place the original in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Adjust the following settings if needed in the Scanner window Resolution Color Type Black White Gray Error Diffusion True Gray 256 Color 24 bit color or 24 bit color Fast Size 3 Select the Start button from the scanner window When scanning is completed press Cancel to return to the ...

Page 156: ...Black white Gray Error Diffusion True Gray 24 bit color and 24 bit color Fast only Color Type Black White Set the Color Type to Black White for text or line art Gray Scale For photographic images set the Color Type to Gray Error Diffusion or True Gray Colors Choose either 256 Color which scans up to 256 colors 24 bit color 24 bit color Fast which scans up to 16 8 million colors Although using 24 b...

Page 157: ... center of a carrier sheet Carrier sheets are available from your Dealer When scanning photographs or other images for use in a word processor or other graphics application you should try different settings for the contrast mode and resolution to see which settings best suit your needs Custom This section displays the size you selected To adjust the scanning area size to business card size automat...

Page 158: ...e scanner window to scan the image How to use PreScan to adjust an image 1 Insert the original face down in the ADF of your MFC 2 Select the PreScan button The entire original will be scanned into the PC and will appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner window 3 To crop a portion of the original to be scanned drag any side or corner of the dotted outline in the Scanning Area with the left mouse ...

Page 159: ... E 6 Select the Start button This time only the selected area of the original will appear in the PaperPort window 7 In the PaperPort window use the options available to refine the image See PaperPort for Brother Online Documentation on the CD ROM for details ...

Page 160: ...other files Connecting Your Video Equipment Before you can begin to capture a video frame you must first connect your video equipment to the MFC To connect your video equipment 1 Connect your video cable to the jack on your video equipment labeled VIDEO OUT 2 Connect the RCA male plug on the other end of the video cable to the RCA female jack on the front of the MFC Capturing An Image You can acce...

Page 161: ...ct your video equipment to the MFC 2 From PaperPort select Acquire from the File menu or click on the Scan TWAIN icon Multi Function Link Pro s TWAIN dialog box will appear 3 In the Multi Function Link Pro Setup TWAIN dialog box click the Video Capture button The Video Capture dialog box will appear ...

Page 162: ...t quality The image file will be large and take more space on your PC 750 x 562 640 x 480 is suitable for most images 320 x 240 9 Turn on your video equipment and start running the video 10 When you see the frame you want to capture click the Pause button The frame will be displayed in the viewer screen section of Multi Function Link Pro s TWAIN dialog box 11 If you wish to capture the displayed f...

Page 163: ...tracks your faxes to their destinations and informs you of their status When servers are down due to Internet outages NetCentric FaxStorm re routes your fax jobs and requests for account status You can access incoming faxes from any web connected desktop and even forward them to others directly from the Inbox account Before You Use this Software Please read Using Internet Faxing with NetCentricTM ...

Page 164: ... for your model and operating system click View On Line Documentation for operation instructions Customer Support You can select Web Problem Reports from the Utilities menu of the NetCentric FaxStorm window Your web browser will open the problem report page of NetCentric Corporation Use this to send your problem directly to Customer Support at NetCentric Corporation or Contact NetCentric Corporati...

Page 165: ...ecify the time when the Brother Automatic E Mail Printing automatically accesses the server to check for new mail Provides an In Memory printer driver You can receive and print e mail data at the same time by searching for a specified character string in the mail header It allows you to see the sender subject and relevant part of the mail content Before You Use this Software Please read Using Auto...

Page 166: ...ck Go 2 Under Facsimile Multi Function Phone System banner click Software 3 Click Windows 3 1 95 98 NT 4 0 4 Select the application or product category you want To Access the On Line Documentation After you have installed the Brother driver s for your model and operating system click View On Line Documentation for operation instructions ...

Page 167: ...B ME16000 of Optional Memory Be careful to purchase the appropriate memory board for your needs For the Printer Additional memory is useful and may be necessary if you want to download many different fonts or want to print a very complex document For the Fax Additional memory is available and will expand the memory used for sending and receiving faxes Optional Memory Total 7 MB 8 MB 15 MB up to 70...

Page 168: ...Letter A4 paper 10 transparencies Basis Weight 17 to 28 lb 64 to 105 g m2 Caliper 0 003 to 0 005 inches 0 08 to 0 13 mm Moisture Content 4 to 6 by weight Smoothness 100 to 250 Sheffield We Recommend Cut sheet Xerox 4200 Label Avery laser label or equivalent Transparency 3M CG3300 for laser printers or equivalent Network LAN Board When you add the Network LAN Board NC 8000 you can connect your MFC ...

Page 169: ...t telephone cord with a modular plug is provided with this equipment This equipment is designed to be connected to the telephone line or premise s wiring using a compatible modular jack that is Part 68 compliant See the Installation section of this manual for details The REN is useful in determining the quantity of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have those devices ring wh...

Page 170: ...otect against risk of electrical shock always disconnect all cables from wall outlets before servicing modifying or installing the equipment Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous invisible radiation exposure This equipment may not be used on coin service lines provided by the telephone company or connected to part...

Page 171: ...dard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the equipment does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since radiation emitted inside the equipment is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation FDA Regulations U S Food and Drug Administration FDA has ...

Page 172: ...only the power cord supplied with this machine 9 This product is equipped with a 3 wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin This plug will fit into only a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding type plug by using ...

Page 173: ...points and or other risks and may void your warranty Refer all servicing to a Brother Authorized Service Center A list of Brother Authorized Service Centers has been included for your convenience or you may contact the following Brother Customer Service numbers for your nearest Brother Authorized Service Center USA 1 800 284 4329 voice 1 908 575 8790 fax 1 800 521 2846 fax back system From within ...

Page 174: ...r Industries Ltd Copyright 1996 2000 Brother Industries Ltd All rights reserved Copyright 1996 2000 Smith Micro Software Inc All rights reserved Copyright 1996 2000 ScanSoft All rights reserved TextBridge and PaperPort are registered trademarks of ScanSoft Inc Windows Microsoft MS DOS Excel and Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft in the U S and other countries NetCentric and FaxStorm are r...

Page 175: ...of fax back subjects USA 1 800 521 2846 From within Canada 1 800 681 9838 The Brother fax back system number USA only has been preprogrammed on One Touch key 01 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs You can find more information about Brother products on the World Wide Web from product specification sheets to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs it is all there Visit us at http www brother com Brother Bullet...

Page 176: ...p If you see MACHINE ERROR AF or AE stop operation and call Customer Service for assistance USA 1 800 284 4329 From within Canada 1 800 853 6660 From within Montreal 1 514 685 6464 COMM ERROR Poor phone line quality Try the call again If problem caused communication error continues call Telephone Company to check your phone line CONNECTION FAIL You tried to poll a fax Verify the other party s mach...

Page 177: ...y not answer or is busy again NOT REGISTERED You tried to access a Set up the One Touch or One Touch or Speed Dial Speed Dial number number that is not See pages 7 1 7 2 programmed PLS CLEAN DRUM The primary corona wire of Clean the primary corona drum unit is dirty wire of drum unit See page 22 22 PLS OPEN COVER A page piece of paper or Open the front cover paper clip etc may be If you see any ja...

Page 178: ...r Empty now LED on the control panel is blinking you can still print But the toner is depleted and the machine is telling you that the toner will soon run out WARMING UP The print head detects low Wait until the MFC warms temperature up Document Jams and Paper Jams Based upon where the original document or printed sheet is jammed follow the appropriate set of instructions to remove it Document Jam...

Page 179: ...Press Stop Printer Jam Before you can clear a printer jam error you must find out where the paper is stuck See the following three types of paper jams WARNING Do not use force to pull the jammed paper from the paper tray because you may damage the machine and cause toner to scatter on the next printed pages After you use the machine some internal parts are extremely HOT When you open the front nev...

Page 180: ...en the front cover 2 Remove the drum unit but do not force it if it cannot be removed easily Instead pull the edge of the jammed paper from the paper cassette 3 Gently pull out the jammed paper 4 Reinstall the drum unit 5 Close the front cover Paper is Jammed in the Fuser Unit 1 Open the rear cover 2 Pull out jammed paper When you have to pull paper out the back of the machine the fuser may get di...

Page 181: ... is with the sending machine Try receiving from another fax machine If the problem continues call Brother Customer Service at 1 800 284 4329 USA 1 800 853 6660 from within Canada or 1 514 685 6464 from within Montreal MFC Does Not Answer Make sure the MFC is not in MANUAL mode When Called Check for dial tone If possible call your MFC to hear it answer If there is still no answer check the telephon...

Page 182: ...following print The machine is plugged in See page 2 8 The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly See page 2 4 The interface cable is securely connected between the machine and computer See page 12 2 to 12 3 or 12 10 Check to see if LCD is showing an error message See page 22 2 The machine prints Reset the machine or unplug the electrical cord unexpectedely or it and plug it back in ...

Page 183: ... but do not show up when show up when I print top and bottom margins in your document to them allow for this TWAIN Errors appear Make sure the Brother TWAIN Driver is while scanning selected as the primary source In PaperPort click File Select Source highlight the Brother TWAIN Driver and click Select You see the New Click on Do not install a driver Windows Hardware Found will not prompt you again...

Page 184: ...tional machine i e Parallel Port Mode ECP LCD does not show Check the video cable connection to the MFC s Video Press Copy RCA pin jack Check that the video equipment Capture Ready is sending a signal video equipment is turned on and set to the correct setting I cannot print from my Check that the DOS application software application software interface settings match those of your printer for exam...

Page 185: ...the feeder If there is paper in the multi purpose paper cassette make sure it is straight If the paper is curled you should straighten it Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper turn the stack over and put it back into the multi purpose paper cassette Reduce the amount of paper in the multi purpose paper cassette then try again Check the manual feed mode is not selected in the printer driver T...

Page 186: ...t meets the white spots in black specifications Rough surface or thick media can text and graphic areas cause the problem If you still see white spots and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON replace the drum unit with a new one Check the machine s environment conditions such as high humidity may cause this situation to occur Toner scatters and Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print stains...

Page 187: ...m unit with a new one Printed pages are Certain environmental conditions such as blurred at the center humidity high temperatures etc may cause or at either edge this condition to occur Make sure the machine is placed on a flat horizontal surface Remove the drum unit with the toner cartridge installed Try rocking them from side to side You may clear a blurred page by wiping the scanner windows wit...

Page 188: ... Scanner Lock Unlock Scanner Lock Lever Lock Lever up to unlock the scanner This lever is located on the rear left underside of the scanner cover Caution If the message CHECK SCAN LOCK appears on the display unlock the scanner immediately and press Stop Caution If the message MACHINE ERROR AF or MACHINE ERROR AE appears on the display do not attempt to operate the machine Call Customer Service for...

Page 189: ...the toner cartridge installed in the drum unit 6 Place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the plastic bag and seal the bag 7 Close the front cover Fold down the front output bin extension Remove the telephone line cord 8 Wrap the machine in the plastic bag and place it in the original carton box with the original packing material ...

Page 190: ... I N G A N D R O U T I N E M A I N T E N A N C E 22 16 9 Place documents manual and printed material and the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the original carton as shown below 10 Close the carton and tape it shut ...

Page 191: ...th isopropyl alcohol on a lint free cloth Document Cover White Film Lift the ADF unit Clean the white roller and the glass strip under the roller with isopropyl alcohol on a lint free cloth White Roller Glass Strip ADF Unit If the screen still displays a scanner error call Brother Customer Service for assistance at 1 800 284 4329 USA 1 800 853 6660 from within Canada or 1 514 685 6464 from within ...

Page 192: ...rum unit contains toner so handle it carefully If toner scatters and your hands or clothes get dirty immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water 1 Open the front cover 2 Remove the drum unit assembly WARNING Just after you have used the machine some internal parts of the machine are extremely HOT When you open the front cover of the machine never touch the shaded parts as shown in the diagram ...

Page 193: ...eplacing the Toner Cartridge The machine can print up to 6 000 pages using a high yield toner cartridge When the toner cartridge is running low the display shows TONER LOW The machine is supplied with a standard toner cartridge that must be replaced after approximately 3 000 pages Actual page count will vary depending on your average document type i e standard letter detailed graphics It is a good...

Page 194: ...isplay Toner Empty Icon When the toner cartridge is empty the Toner Empty icon appears and the display shows TONER EMPTY Once this icon appears your machine will not resume printing until you install a new toner cartridge How to Replace the Toner Cartridge WARNING Just after you use the machine some internal parts of the machine will be extremely HOT So never touch the shaded parts shown in the il...

Page 195: ...w toner cartridge Place the used toner cartridge into the aluminum bag and discard it according to local regulations Caution Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it into the machine If a toner cartridge is left unpacked for a long period of time the toner life is shortened You can use only a genuine Brother toner cartridge TN 430 or TN 460 which is specially form...

Page 196: ...s a drum unit to create print images on paper If the screen displays CHANGE DRUM SOON the drum unit is near the end of its life and it is time to purchase a new one Even if the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON you may be able to continue printing without having to replace the drum unit for a while However if there is a noticeable deterioration in the output print quality even before CHANGE DRUM SOON...

Page 197: ...e are extremely HOT So please be careful Follow these steps to replace the drum unit 1 Open the front cover 2 Remove the old drum unit Place the drum unit on a drop cloth or disposable paper to avoid scattering toner 3 Hold down the lock lever on the Lock Lever right and pull the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly See Replacing the Toner Cartridge page 22 19 Discard the used drum unit a...

Page 198: ...pe off or wash with cold water Checking the Drum Life You can see the percentage of the drum s life that remains available 1 Press Function 1 0 3 2 For five seconds the screen displays the DRUM LIFE REMAINING 70 available percentage of drum life Even if the remaining drum life is 0 you may continue to use the drum unit until you have a print quality problem For Customer Service USA 1 800 284 4329 ...

Page 199: ...3 Connect a standard USB cable to both the MFC and the Macintosh G3 or iMac Installing the Brother Printer and Scanner Drivers 1 Turn on the power to your Macintosh G3 or iMac and Wait for the startup process to be completed 2 Plug in the MFC power cord to turn it on 3 Insert the Brother CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The CD ROM icon will appear on the desktop 4 Double click the Start Here icon in ...

Page 200: ...hough Brother does not bundle OCR software for the Macintosh G3 iMac many editing and OCR software products are available for Macintosh G3 iMac Make sure your OCR application supports the TWAIN specification Then you can choose the Brother TWAIN Scanner driver from that application Importing images is independent of the Brother MFC Macintosh G3 iMac software The file formats that are supported dep...

Page 201: ...ard for each original you scan choose TWAIN Acquire for example File Import TWAIN Acquire The Scanner setup dialog box will appear Scanning a Document into Your Macintosh G3 or iMac 1 Insert the document s in the ADF of the MFC 2 Adjust the following settings if needed in the scanner setup dialog box Resolution Gray Scale Black White Gray Error Diffusion True Gray Brightness Contrast Size 3 Click ...

Page 202: ...lack White for text or line art For photographic images set the image type to Gray Error diffusion or True Gray Gray Error Diffusion is used for documents that contain photographic images or graphics Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images by placing black dots in a specific matrix instead of true gray dots True Gray also is used for documents containing photographic images ...

Page 203: ...nning area Click and hold the mouse button as you drag the mouse to crop the image Width Enter the width of the custom size Length Enter the length of the custom size Business Card Size To scan business cards select the Business Card size setting 90 x 60 mm and place the business card at the top center of a carrier sheet Carrier sheets are available from your Dealer When scanning photographs or ot...

Page 204: ...ng Click OK If the scanned image is too light set a lower brightness value and scan the document again If the image is too dark set a higher brightness value and scan the document again Contrast The contrast setting is adjustable only when you have selected one of the gray scale settings but it is not available when Black White is selected as the Gray Scale Increasing the contrast level by draggin...

Page 205: ...an the image 1 Insert original in ADF feeder of the Brother MFC 2 Click PreScan The entire original will be scanned into your Macintosh G3 or iMac and will appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner dialog box 3 To scan a portion of the prescanned image click and drag the mouse to crop it 4 Insert original in the ADF of the Brother MFC again 5 Adjust the settings for Resolution Color Type Gray Sca...

Page 206: ...USING YOUR BROTHER MACHINE WITH YOUR APPLE MACINTOSH G3 OR IMAC 23 8 ...

Page 207: ...or broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message to more than one location Brother Control Center A window that enables you to click on a button to choose the type of scanning operation you want to perform If you set up the Control Center window to load each time you boot your PC this window will appear each time you place a original in the ADF Caller ID A service purchased from the Teleph...

Page 208: ... scheduled jobs into memory at the same time it is sending a fax or receiving or printing an incoming fax Easy Receive Enables your MFC to respond to CNG tones if you interrupt a fax call by answering it ECM Error Correction Mode Detects errors during fax transmission and automatically resends the page s of the original that had an error Electronic Cover Page A preprogrammed cover page that is tra...

Page 209: ...rings together the power of the Internet and the reliability of fax using Internet faxing from your desktop OCR optical character recognition The bundled TextBridge software application converts an image of text to text you can edit One Touch Keys on the MFC control panel where you can store numbers for easy dialing You must use a separate key for each number Out of Paper Reception Receives faxes ...

Page 210: ...peed dial button and then two digit code to start the dialing process Standard resolution 98 x 203 dpi It is used for regular size text and quickest transmission Station ID The stored information that appears on the top of faxed pages It includes the sender s name and fax number super fine resolution 392 x 203 dpi Best for very small print and line art TAD telephone answering device You can connec...

Page 211: ...canner Length Max 11 7 297 mm Scanning Printing Width 8 2 inches 208 mm Paper Cassette 250 Sheets 20 lbs Gray Scale 64 levels Display LCD 16 characters x 2 Polling Types Standard Sequential Contrast Control Automatic Super Light Super Dark manual setting Resolution Horizontal 203 dot inch 8 dot mm Vertical Standard 98 line inch 3 85 line mm Fine Photo 196 line inch 7 7 line mm Superfine Photo 392 ...

Page 212: ...s refers to the Brother Standard Chart No 1 a typical business letter Standard resolution Specifications and printed materials are subject to change for improvement without prior notice Printer Specifications Emulation Brother Printing System for Windows and emulation mode of HP LaserJet IIP PCL level 4 Printer Driver Windows 3 1x Windows 95 98 and Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 driver support...

Page 213: ...ueType compatible soft fonts for Windows on the on CD ROM bundled CD ROM Parallel Interface Specifications Interface Connector Printer Side Amphenol FCN 685J036 L X or equivalent A shielded cable should be used Pin Assignment Pin No Signal Direction Pin No Signal Direction 1 DATA STROBE Input 19 0V S G 2 DATA 1 Input 20 0V S G 3 DTAT 2 Input 21 0V S G 4 DATA 3 Input 22 0V S G 5 DATA 4 Input 23 0V ...

Page 214: ...e for the above Symbol Sets Character Sets HP mode ISO14 JIS ASCII Roman 8 ISO57 Chinese ISO Latin 1 ISO11 Swedish ECMA 94 HP Spanish ISO60 Norwegian 1 ISO17 Spanish ISO61 Norwegian 2 ISO10 Swedish ISO4 UK ISO16 Portuguese ISO25 French ISO84 Portuguese ISO69 French ISO85 Spanish HP German PC 8 ISO21 German PC 8 D N ISO15 Italian PC 8 Turkish ISO6 ASCII PC 850 Legal PC 852 ISO2 IRV PC 860 PC 863 PC...

Page 215: ...g table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set For other characters see character set of Roman 8 ...

Page 216: ...S P E C I F I C A T I O N S S 6 ...

Page 217: ...trast 10 3 quality 22 8 reducing 10 4 single 10 1 using ADF 10 1 using scanner glass 10 2 A access codes storing 7 6 accessories and supplies ii ADF automatic document feeder 6 1 answer mode EXT TEL TAD 5 1 FAX 5 1 manual 5 1 answering machine See TAD telephone answering device Apple iMac and Macintosh 6 3 connecting 23 1 installing drivers 23 1 scanning 23 2 to 23 7 assembly 2 4 drum unit assembl...

Page 218: ...maining 22 24 replacing 22 22 dual access 6 5 E Easy Receive 5 2 ECM Error Correction Mode 1 4 emergency numbers 21 1 enlarging 10 4 entering text 4 2 envelopes sizes 2 5 error messages on LCD 22 2 to 22 4 CHECK PAPER 22 2 COMM ERROR 22 2 MEMORY FULL 10 3 NOT REGISTERED 22 3 extension telephones using 5 5 external TAD See TAD telephone answering device external telephone 2 9 F fax codes changing 5...

Page 219: ... iMac See Apple inserting space 4 3 installing Multi Function Link Pro See Chapter 12 J jack s converting wall jacks See triplex adapter EXT jack on MFC external telephone 2 9 TAD answering machine 2 9 L LCD Liquid Crystal Display 3 1 location for MFC choosing 2 2 M Macintosh G3 See Apple maintenance routine cartridge See cartridge cleaning See cleaning manual mode receive 5 1 transmission 6 5 man...

Page 220: ... exporting an image file 17 6 importing from other applications 17 6 installing 12 11 prescanning an image 17 10 scanning into PC 17 7 accessing 17 7 settings 17 8 TWAIN compliant driver 17 6 video capture to PC 17 12 capturing an image 17 12 connecting video equipment 17 12 parallel interface cable 12 10 pause 7 4 PBX 2 13 phone line difficulties 22 7 Photo See resolution polling receiving 5 6 se...

Page 221: ...canner cleaning 22 17 Scanner drivers See drivers Scanner Lock 2 3 22 14 scanning into PC 17 1 to 17 3 See PaperPort and PaperPort and ScanSoft TextBridge from Control Panel Keys 17 1 Scan Image 17 1 Scan to E mail 17 2 Scan OCR 17 2 sending faxes 16 3 to 16 4 See also fax es stand alone sending to Groups See Broadcasting setup assembly See assembly of MFC date and time 4 1 Daylight Savings Time 4...

Page 222: ...inter difficulties 22 8 printing or receiving faxes 22 7 scanning difficulties 22 9 sending faxes 22 7 software difficulties 22 9 video capture 22 10 paper jam 22 4 to 22 6 two line phone system 2 11 2 12 converting wall jacks 2 11 U User Settings 9 1 V video capture from PC capturing an image 17 12 connecting to video equipment 17 12 difficulty 22 10 video printing walk up 11 1 changing default s...

Page 223: ...message s 3 short beeps No messages C HANGE A NSWER M ODE Press 9 8 then for EXT TEL TAD press 1 FAX press 2 E XIT R EMOTE O PERATION Press 9 0 C HECK R ECEIVING S TATUS R EMOTE R ETRIEVAL A CCESS C ARD Fold Fold Remote Retrieval Access Card If you plan to receive fax messages while away from your machine carrying the Remote Retrieval Access Card printed below will serve as a convenient reminder o...

Page 224: ...to Print a Memory Status List press 1 then enter the number of the remote fax machine and press After the beep hang up and wait Retrieve all faxes press 2 then enter the number of the remote fax machine and press After the beep hang up and wait Erase all fax messages press 3 Changing Remote Retrieval Access Code 1 Function 1 7 3 2 Enter a three digit number from 000 to 999 The cannot be changed 3 ...

Page 225: ...ulti Function Center may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries Using USA or CANADA models overseas is at your own risk and will void your warranty Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P O Box 6911 Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 USA Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd 1 rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux QC CANADA H9B 3H6 Visit us on t...

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