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Brother Intelli FAX-2820 User Manual

Brother Intelli FAX-2820 User Manual

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  • Page 1 PRINTER / PC-FAX USER’S GUIDE Intelli FAX-2820 Intelli FAX-2920...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Using the machine as a printer Using the Brother printer driver ...1-1 How to print your document...1-1 Printing from the manual feed slot...1-2 Manual Duplex Printing ...1-2 Simultaneous printing and faxing ...1-3 Printer driver settings (For Windows...
  • Page 3 Using your machine with a Macintosh Setting up your USB-equipped Apple Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple Choosing page setup options...3-2 Specific settings ...3-3 Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple ® (Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2)...3-4 Sending a fax from your Macintosh ®...

  • Page 4: Using The Machine As A Printer

    Windows Printing The dedicated printer driver for Microsoft workstation 4.0 are available for your Brother device. The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows economy printing mode and custom paper size. How to print your document When the machine receives data from your computer, it begins printing by picking up paper from the paper tray.

  • Page 5: Printing From The Manual Feed Slot

    Using the machine as a printer Printing from the manual feed slot Note The machine automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot. Set the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Set the Paper Source to Manual.

  • Page 6: Simultaneous Printing And Faxing

    Printer driver settings (For Windows Note ® For Macintosh users, see Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple 3-2 or Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer: ■...

  • Page 7: How To Access The Printer Driver Settings (For Windows ® )

    Select Print from the File menu in your application software. Select Brother FAX-XXXX (USB) Printer (Where XXXX is your model name and if you are connected USB then USB will be in the printer driver name) and click Properties or Preferences. The Printer dialog box will appear.
  • Page 8 Using the machine as a printer Paper Size From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using. Multiple Page The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper.
  • Page 9 Using the machine as a printer Media Type You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Plain Paper Thin Paper Transparencies Envelopes Note ■...

  • Page 10: Advanced Tab

    Using the machine as a printer Advanced tab Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Note To return to the default settings, click the Default button. 1 - 7...

  • Page 11: Print Quality

    Using the machine as a printer Print Quality Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: ■ 1200 x 600 ■ 600 dpi ■ 300 dpi Toner Save Mode You can conserve toner using this feature. When you set Toner Save to On, print appears lighter. The default setting is Off.

  • Page 12: Duplex

    Using the machine as a printer Duplex The printer driver supports manual duplex printing. Manual Duplex The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side ® of the paper first. Then, the Windows printer driver instructs you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well, or you may get a paper jam.

  • Page 13: Watermark

    Using the machine as a printer Watermark You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark. You can select one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you want to use.

  • Page 14: Page Setting

    Using the machine as a printer Page Setting Scaling You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature. ■ Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen. ■ Check Fit to Paper Size if your document has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard size paper.
  • Page 15 Using the machine as a printer Status Monitor This reports the machine status (any error that may happen with the machine) when printing. The default setting for the Status Monitor is off. If you would like to turn the Status Monitor on, go to the Advanced tab, select Device options and then select Status monitor.
  • Page 16 Using the machine as a printer Print Date & Time When enabled the Print Date & Time feature, will print the date and time on your document from your computer’s system clock. Click the Setting button to change the Date, Time, Position and Font.

  • Page 17: Support Tab

    Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, Driver Updates and Tips for using your machine. Web Update Web Update checks the Brother web site for updated drivers, and automatically downloads and updates the printer driver on your computer. Print Settings You can print a list of current printer settings.

  • Page 18: Status Monitor (Windows ® Only)

    Note ■ You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or selecting the Status Monitor located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite FAX-XXXX on your computer. ■ For more information about using the Status Monitor software, right click the Status Monitor icon and choose Help.

  • Page 19: Using Brother Pc-Fax Software

    PC-FAX sending The Brother PC-FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send any application or document file as a standard fax. You can create a file in any application on your PC, and then send it as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover page note.

  • Page 20: Sending Setup

    ® Using Brother PC-FAX software (For Windows Sending setup From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab. The user has the choice of two user interfaces: Simple style or Facsimile style. To change the user interface select the interface setting you want: Simple style or Facsimile style.

  • Page 21: User Interface

    ® Using Brother PC-FAX software (For Windows User interface In the Sending tab, select the user interface you wish to use. You can choose the Simple Style or the Facsimile Style. Simple style Facsimile style 2 - 3...

  • Page 22: Address Book

    Using Brother PC-FAX software (For Windows Address Book ® If Outlook Express is installed on your PC, you can select which address book to use for PC-FAX sending, Brother ® Address Book or Outlook Express from the Address Book tab.

  • Page 23: Setting Up A Cover Page

    Using Brother PC-FAX software (For Windows Setting up a Cover Page From the PC-FAX dialog box, click to access the PC-Fax Cover page setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box will appear: Entering Cover Page Information From Comment Type the comment you want to add to the cover page.

  • Page 24: Speed-Dial Setup

    Click the Speed-Dial button you want to clear. Click Clear to erase it. Brother Address Book From the Start menu, select Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite FAX-XXXX (Where XXXX is your model name), and then click PC-FAX Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box will appear: ®...

  • Page 25: Setting Up A Member In The Address Book

    Using Brother PC-FAX software (For Windows Setting up a Member in the Address Book In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add, edit and delete stored information of Members and Groups. In the Address Book dialog box, click the...

  • Page 26: Deleting A Member Or Group

    Using Brother PC-FAX software (For Windows Deleting a Member or Group Select the Member or Group you want to delete. Click the delete icon. When the Confirm Item Delete dialog box appears, click OK. Exporting the Address Book You can export the whole Address Book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). Or if you wish, you can select and create a Vcard that will be attached to that Member’s outgoing E-mail.

  • Page 27: Importing To The Address Book

    Using Brother PC-FAX software (For Windows Importing to the Address Book You can import ASCII text files (*.csv) or Vcards (electronic business cards) into your Address Book. To import an ASCII text file: From the Address Book select File, point to Import, and then click Text.

  • Page 28: Sending A File As A Pc-Fax Using The Facsimile Style User Interface

    Create a file in Word, Excel, Paint, Draw or any other application on your PC. From the File menu, select Print. The Print dialog box will appear: Select Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Facsimile style user interface will appear, if it does not check the user interface selection setting as detailed on page 2-2.

  • Page 29: Sending A File As A Pc-Fax Using The Simple Style User Interface

    From the File menu, select Print. The Print dialog box will appear: Select Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Simple style user interface will appear; if it does not check the user interface selection setting as detailed on page 2-2.

  • Page 30: Using Your Machine With A Macintosh

    ® *1 For Mac OS X 10.2.0 to 10.2.3 user, please upgrade to Mac OS ® information for Mac OS X, please visit at: http://solutions.brother.com) ® Macintosh ® , you must buy a USB cable that is not longer than ®...

  • Page 31: Using The Brother Printer Driver With Your Apple ® Macintosh ® (Mac Os ® X)

    ® Using your machine with a Macintosh Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple ® (Mac OS Choosing page setup options From application software such as TextEdit, click the File menu and select Page Setup. Make sure FAX-XXXX (Where XXXX is your model name) is selected in the Format for pop-up menu.

  • Page 32: Specific Settings

    ® Using your machine with a Macintosh Specific settings You can set the Media Type, Quality, Toner Save, and other settings. Press Copies & Pages dropdown to select settings you want to change. Print settings Select the Quality and Media Type, and if you want to use Toner Save Mode.

  • Page 33: Using The Brother Printer Driver With Your Apple ® Macintosh ® (Mac Os ® 9.1 To 9.2)

    9.1 to 9.2) To select a Printer: Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. Click the Brother Laser icon. On the right side of the Chooser window, click the printer you want to print to. Close the Chooser. To print a document: From the application software such as Presto! ®...

  • Page 34: Sending A Fax From Your Macintosh ® Application

    ® Using your machine with a Macintosh Sending a fax from your Macintosh ® For Mac OS X users You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh Create a document in a Macintosh To send a fax, select Print from the File menu. The Printer dialog box will appear: Select Send Fax from the pull-down menu.
  • Page 35 ® Using your machine with a Macintosh To address the fax, type a fax number in the Input Fax Number box, and then click Print. Note If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destination fax numbers will be listed in the dialog box.

  • Page 36: Drag A Vcard From The Mac Os

    ® Using your machine with a Macintosh Drag a vCard from the Mac OS You can address the fax number using a vCard (an electronic business card) from Mac OS the destination fax number field. Click Address Book button. Drag a vCard from the Mac OS application to the Destination Fax Numbers field.

  • Page 37: 9.1 To 9.2 Users

    ® Using your machine with a Macintosh ® For Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2 users You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh Create a document in a Macintosh To send a fax, select Print from the File menu. The Printer dialog box will appear: When Printer is selected, the top button shows Print and the Address button is grayed out.
  • Page 38 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 the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com These machines are made for use in the USA and CANADA only. We cannot recommend...

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