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  • Page 1 SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE Not all models are available in all countries. Version 0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Print Quality ............................8 Paper Size ............................9 Color Mode ............................10 Orientation ............................10 Copies ...............................10 Multiple Page.............................11 Duplex / Booklet ..........................11 Paper Source (Not available for MFC-J6510DW) ................12 Advanced tab............................13 Color/Grayscale ..........................14 Color Settings ............................15 Ink Save Mode...........................16 Use Watermark..........................16 Watermark Settings ...........................17 Header-Footer Print...........................19...
  • Page 3 Scanning Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver..................34 Scanning a document into the PC .....................34 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan................36 Auto Crop ............................37 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box..................38 ® ® ® Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows XP/Windows Vista /Windows 7) ....42...
  • Page 4 Device Settings tab..........................65 Configuring Remote Setup ........................65 Accessing Quick Dial.........................65 Configuring Scan button settings.......................66 Launching the BRAdmin utility......................66 Support tab ..............................67 Opening ControlCenter Help ......................67 Using Brother Solutions Center ......................67 Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter ....................67 Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode ....................68 ControlCenter4 Features for Advanced Mode users .................69 Scan tab ..............................70 File types ............................71...
  • Page 5 Brother PC-FAX Software PC-FAX sending ............................84 Setting up user information........................84 Sending setup............................85 Setting up a cover page........................86 Entering cover page information......................86 Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface..........87 Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface ............88 Address Book ............................90 Brother Address Book ........................91 Setting up a member in the Address Book ..................91...
  • Page 6 Choosing printing options ........................121 Print Settings ............................122 Media Type............................122 Print Quality .............................123 Color/Grayscale ..........................123 Paper Source (Not available for MFC-J6510DW) ................123 Advanced settings ...........................124 Color Settings ............................127 Advanced Color Settings .........................127 Sending a fax............................129 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application (Mac OS X 10.4.11) ......132 Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel.................134...
  • Page 7 CUSTOM SCAN ............................160 File types ............................161 Document Size ..........................161 User-defined button .........................161 Scan to Image ..........................162 Scan to OCR ...........................163 Scan to E-mail ..........................164 Scan to File............................165 COPY / PC-FAX ............................166 DEVICE SETTINGS ..........................168 Remote Setup..........................169 Quick-Dial ............................169 Ink Level ............................170 Remote Setup &...
  • Page 8 Section I ® Windows Printing Scanning ControlCenter4 Remote Setup Brother PC-FAX Software PhotoCapture Center™ Firewall settings (For Network users)

  • Page 9: Printing

    Printing Note ® • The screens in this section are from Windows XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and you are unable to network print, network scan or PC Fax, you may ®...

  • Page 10: Choosing The Right Type Of Paper

    Printing Choosing the right type of paper For high quality printing, it is important to choose the right type of paper. Be sure to read Loading paper and Loading documents in the Basic User’s Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer.

  • Page 11: Status Monitor

    Printing Status Monitor The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ink replacement required. You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on your PC.

  • Page 12: Turning Off The Status Monitor

    Printing Turning off the Status Monitor If you want to switch off the Status Monitor, follow these steps: Right-click the Brother Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on Startup to clear the check mark. Right-click again then click Exit. Note Even if the Status Monitor is off, you can check the machine’s status at any time by clicking Status Monitor from the Start menu on your PC.

  • Page 13: Printer Driver Settings

    Printing Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC:  Media Type  Print Quality  Paper Size  Orientation  Color/Grayscale  Ink Save Mode  Scaling Accessing the printer driver settings ®...

  • Page 14: Basic Tab

    11 Multiple Page drop-down list 12 Page Order drop-down list 13 Border Line drop-down list 14 Duplex / Booklet drop-down list 15 Duplex Settings button 16 Paper Source drop-down list (Not available for MFC-J6510DW) 17 Default button 18 OK button 19 Current settings view...

  • Page 15: Media Type

    Choose Paper Size, Borderless, Color Mode, Orientation, number of Copies and the page order, Collate, Reverse Order, Multiple Page, Page Order, Border Line, Duplex / Booklet and Paper Source (not available for MFC-J6510DW) (if any). Click OK to apply your chosen settings.

  • Page 16: Paper Size

    Printing Fast  The fastest print mode and the lowest amount of ink used. Use for printing large volume documents or documents for proofing. Media Type Color/Grayscale Print Quality Selection Plain Paper Color/Grayscale Fast, Normal, High, Best Inkjet Paper Color/Grayscale Normal, Photo Brother BP71 Photo Paper, Color/Grayscale...

  • Page 17: Color Mode

    Printing Color Mode Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor.  Natural: Use for photographic images. The color is adjusted to print more natural colors.  Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors.

  • Page 18: Multiple Page

    Printing Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document in the opposite order. Multiple Page The Multiple Page option lets you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in N options. The N in 1 options print 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages of a document on 1 sheet of paper.

  • Page 19: Paper Source (Not Available For Mfc-J6510Dw)

    When checking Binding Offset, you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimeters. Paper Source (Not available for MFC-J6510DW) You can choose Auto Select, Tray1 or Tray2 as Paper Source. If you put one sheet of paper in the manual feed slot, the paper from the slot is automatically chosen.

  • Page 20: Advanced Tab

    Printing Advanced tab 1 Color/Grayscale option 2 Color Settings button 3 Ink Save Mode check box 4 Scaling option 5 Mirror Print check box 6 Reverse Print check box 7 Use Watermark check box 8 Header-Footer Print check box 9 Other Print Options button 10 Default button 11 OK button Choose your setting for Color/Grayscale.

  • Page 21: Color/Grayscale

    Printing You can choose reverse printing options. Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right.   Check Reverse Print to reverse the data up to down. Note Mirror Print is not available when choosing Transparencies as a Media Type. You can print a logo or text onto your document as a watermark.

  • Page 22: Color Settings

    Printing Color Settings Click Color Settings on the Advanced tab to see options for enhanced print settings. Color Enhancement (True2Life) Checking the Color Enhancement (True2Life) option enables the True2Life feature. This feature analyzes your image to improve its sharpness, white balance and color density. This process may take several minutes depending on the size of the image and the specifications of your PC.

  • Page 23: Ink Save Mode

    Printing Green  Increases the intensity of Green in the image to make the image greener.  Blue Increases the intensity of Blue in the image to make the image bluer. Bi-Directional Printing When Bi-Directional Printing is checked, the print head prints in both directions offering faster print speeds. When unchecked, the print head will only print in one direction giving higher quality printouts, but slower printing speeds.

  • Page 24: Watermark Settings

    Printing Watermark Settings Choose a watermark you want to use or edit from Select Watermark. Transparent Check Transparent to print the watermark image in the background of your document. If this feature is unchecked, the watermark is printed at the front of your document. In Outline Text Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark.
  • Page 25 Printing You can change the watermark settings with this feature. If you want to add a new watermark, enter Title and then choose Use Text or Use Bitmap File in Watermark Style.  Title Enter a title you like in the field when adding a new watermark. Your chosen watermark is overwritten with this title.

  • Page 26: Header-Footer Print

    Printing Header-Footer Print You can print the date and time from your computer's system clock, and the PC login user name or your entered text on your document. To customize the settings, click Settings on the Advanced tab. ID Print You can choose your PC login user name or your entered text as a header or footer from the following ways: ...

  • Page 27: Other Print Options

    Printing Other Print Options Click Other Print Options on the Advanced tab to set more Printer functions: Note The screen shown in this section may vary depending on your machine. Change Data Transfer Mode The Change Data Transfer Mode feature lets you choose a print data transfer mode to improve print quality or print speed.
  • Page 28 Printing Advanced Color Settings You can set the Halftone Pattern and Match Monitor for more color adjustment.  Halftone Pattern The machine can use two methods (Diffusion or Dither) to arrange dots to express halftones. There are some predefined patterns and you can choose which one to use for your document. •...
  • Page 29 Printing Advanced Duplex Settings Some types of print media may need more drying time when using the duplex feature. Change Advanced Duplex Settings if you have problems with smudged duplex prints or paper jams. Normal  Choose Normal to print at normal speed, using a normal amount of ink. ...
  • Page 30 Printing Retrieve Printer’s Color Data This setting helps you to optimize print quality by acquiring the device information. Use this option when you have replaced the device or changed the network device of the destination network address.  Use Printer’s Color Data Check this box if you want to use the printer’s color data.

  • Page 31: Print Profiles Tab

    Printing Print Profiles tab Print Profiles are editable presets designed to give you quick access to frequently used printing configurations. 1 Print profile list box 2 Edit a profile button 3 Restore default profiles button 4 Always show Print Profiles tab first check box 5 OK button 6 Current print profile view Choose your profile from the print profile list box.

  • Page 32: Edit A Profile

    Printing Edit a profile The Save your profile changes dialog appears by clicking Edit a profile. You can overwrite any of the preset profiles with your preferred settings. 1 Icon drop-down list 2 Name text box 3 Print profile list box 4 OK button Choose an icon you want to use from the Icon list, then enter a title you like in Name.

  • Page 33: Support

    Printing Support The Support window shows the driver version and settings information. There are also links to the Brother Solutions Center and Genuine Supplies Website. Click Support on the printer driver window to display the Support window:  Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User’s Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine.

  • Page 34: Using Facefilter Studio For Photo Printing By Reallusion

    Printing Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION FaceFilter Studio is an easy-to-use borderless photo printing application. FaceFilter Studio also lets you edit your photo data. You can add photo effects such as red eye reduction or skin tone enhancement. To use FaceFilter Studio, you must install the FaceFilter Studio application from the CD-ROM supplied with your machine.

  • Page 35: Starting Facefilter Studio With Your Brother Machine Turned On

    Printing Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, this screen will appear, if your Brother machine is turned On, and connected to your computer, the FaceFilter Studio will detect your Brother machine. After you click Continue in step a, this screen will appear.

  • Page 36: Starting Facefilter Studio When Your Brother Machine Is Turned Off

    Printing Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off When you launch FaceFilter Studio for the first time, if your Brother machine is turned Off or not connected to your computer, this screen will appear. Click Detect in step a, and this screen will appear. Turn on your Brother machine and check that it is connected to your computer and then click Yes.

  • Page 37: Printing An Image

    Printing After you click the check mark in step d, FaceFilter Studio will start with limited functionality. The Print icon on the top menu will be grayed out and you will not be able to use the Print function. Note •...
  • Page 38 Printing Click the Print icon in the top menu bar to move to the print screen. Click the Print icon on the left to open the print settings dialog box. Choose Paper Size, Paper Source, Orientation, number of Copies, Scaling and Printing Area. Note If you want to print a borderless photo, choose Full Page Photo in Scaling and borderless paper in Paper Size.

  • Page 39: Smart Portrait

    Printing Click Print Setting and choose your Brother machine. Click OK. Note If you want to use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Print Quality in the printer driver dialog. Click Print in the Print settings dialog box and your photo will print. Smart Portrait The Smart Portrait function detects faces in the photo and adjust the brightness of the skin tone automatically.

  • Page 40: Print Expression List

    Printing Print Expression List FaceFilter Studio lets you modify a facial expression by applying an expression template or by manual adjustment. In the Select Expression step, you can preview or print the expression list of your choice. Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio To uninstall FaceFilter Studio, choose Start/All Programs/Reallusion/FaceFilter Studio/Uninstall FaceFilter Studio.

  • Page 41: Scanning

    Scanning The scanning operations and the drivers used will be different depending on your operating system. The machine uses a TWAIN compliant driver for scanning documents from your applications. ® ® ®  (Windows XP/Windows Vista /Windows Two scanner drivers are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See Scanning a document using ®...
  • Page 42 Scanning Choose TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX or TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from the Available Scanners list. (Where XXXX is your model name.) Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel. Click Scan. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: 1 Scan (Image Type) 2 Resolution...

  • Page 43: Pre-Scanning To Crop A Portion You Want To Scan

    Scanning Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan You can preview your image and crop unwanted portions before scanning by using the PreScan button. When you are satisfied with the preview, click Start on the Scanner Setup dialog box to scan the image. Follow the steps from a to g of Scanning a document into the PC on page 34.

  • Page 44: Auto Crop

    Scanning Auto Crop You can scan multiple documents placed on the scanner glass by checking Auto Crop. When using Auto Crop, the machine will scan each document and create separate files. For example, if you place three documents on the scanner glass, the machine will scan and create three separate files. If you want to create a three page file, scan the documents as PDF.

  • Page 45: Settings In The Scanner Setup Dialog Box

    Scanning Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box Scan (Image Type) Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be automatically altered for each of the default settings. The default settings are listed in the table below: Scan (Image Type) Resolution Scan Type...
  • Page 46 Scanning 256 Color  Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image.  24bit Color Uses up to 16.8 million colors to scan the image. Although using 24bit Color creates an image with the most accurate color reproduction, the image file size will be about three times larger than a file created using the 256 Color option.
  • Page 47 Scanning Document Size Choose one of the following sizes:  Auto Auto is shown as the default setting for Document Size (for the ADF, Letter or Ledger size paper only). You can scan a standard sized document without any further adjustments to Document Size. If you want to use Auto Crop, choose a Document Size other than Auto.
  • Page 48 Scanning Note You can see the actual paper size you chose on the screen. • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the approximate data size in Bitmap format. The size will vary depending on the type of file, resolution and number of colors used.

  • Page 49: Scanning A Document Using The Wia Driver (Windows ® Xp/Windows Vista ® /Windows ® 7)

    Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver ® ® ® (Windows XP/Windows Vista /Windows WIA compliant ® ® ® ® For Windows XP/Windows Vista /Windows 7 you can choose Windows Imaging Acquisition (WIA) when scanning images. You can scan images directly into the PaperPort™12SE viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any other applications that support WIA or TWAIN scanning.
  • Page 50 Scanning Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture 4 Page size 5 Preview 6 Scan Choose Document Feeder or Flatbed from the Paper source drop-down list. Choose the picture type.

  • Page 51: Pre-Scanning And Cropping A Portion Using The Scanner Glass

    Scanning If you want to change some advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after choosing the settings. Note By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi. If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Scanner Utility.

  • Page 52: Scanner Utility

    Scanning Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. If you need advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after choosing settings.
  • Page 53 Scanning Running the utility  You can run the utility by clicking the Scanner Utility located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is your model name)/Scanner Settings/Scanner Utility. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system or the model of your machine. Note ®...

  • Page 54: Scanning A Document Using The Wia Driver (Windows ® Photo Gallery And Windows ® Fax And Scan Users)

    Scanning Scanning a document using the WIA driver ® ® (Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) Scanning a document into the PC There are two ways to scan a whole page. You can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the Flatbed scanner glass.
  • Page 55 Scanning Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box: 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Paper size 4 Color format 5 File type 6 Resolution 7 Brightness 8 Contrast 9 Scanning area 10 Preview 11 Scan Note By default, the scanner resolution can be set to a maximum of 1200 dpi. If you want to scan at higher resolutions, use the Scanner Utility.

  • Page 56: Pre-Scanning And Cropping A Portion Using The Scanner Glass

    Scanning Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click Scan in the Scan dialog box to scan the image. Follow the steps from a to e of Scanning a document into the PC on page 47.

  • Page 57: Using Scansoft™ Paperport™12Se With Ocr By Nuance

    Scanning Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™12SE with OCR by NUANCE™ Note ® • ScanSoft™ PaperPort™12SE supports Windows XP (SP3 or higher), XP Professional x64 Edition (SP3 ® ® or greater), Windows Vista (SP2 or higher) and Windows 7 only. ® • For Windows 2000 (SP4 or higher) users, you can download ScanSoft™...

  • Page 58: Organizing Your Items In Folders

    Scanning Image View displays a close-up of a single page. You can open a PaperPort™12SE item by clicking the Open with Image View button on the Desktop ribbon. As long as you have the appropriate application on your PC to display it, you can also open a non- PaperPort™12SE item by double-clicking it.

  • Page 59: Scansoft™ Paperport™12Se With Ocr Lets You Convert Image Text Into Text You Can Edit

    Scanning To send an item from PaperPort™12SE to another program, simply drag and drop the item from the PaperPort™12SE desktop to the program icon on the Send To bar. PaperPort™12SE automatically converts the item to the preferred format. If PaperPort™12SE does not automatically recognize one of the applications on your PC, you can manually create a link using the New Link button on the Tools ribbon.

  • Page 60: Uninstalling Scansoft™ Paperport™12Se With Ocr

    Scanning Uninstalling ScanSoft™ PaperPort™12SE with OCR ® (Windows Click Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or Remove Programs icon. Choose Nuance PaperPort 12 from the list and click Change or Remove. ® ® (Windows Vista and Windows Click the button, Control Panel, Programs and Programs and Features.

  • Page 61: Controlcenter4

    ControlCenter4 Overview ControlCenter4 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. ControlCenter4 has two user interfaces: Home Mode and Advanced Mode.  Home Mode The Home Mode gives you easy access to your machine's main functions.

  • Page 62: Using Controlcenter4 In Home Mode

    ControlCenter4 Using ControlCenter4 in Home Mode This section briefly introduces the ControlCenter4 function in Home Mode. For more details of the each function, click Help. 1 Print or edit images, attach images to E-mail, open images with an application and copy images from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive.

  • Page 63: Controlcenter4 Features For Home Mode Users

    ControlCenter4 ControlCenter4 Features for Home Mode users Photo (See Photo tab on page 57.)  See Printing images on page 58.  See Editing images on page 58.  See Attaching images to E-mail on page 58.  See Opening images with an application on page 58. ...

  • Page 64: Photo Tab

    ControlCenter4 Photo tab There are five functions: Print, Edit, Open with an Application, Send E-mail and Photo Capture. This section briefly introduces the functions. For more details of each function, click Help. 1 Photo Capture button 2 My CC4 Folder button 3 Desktop button 4 Print button 5 Edit button...

  • Page 65: Opening The Folder Tree

    ControlCenter4 Opening the folder tree The Desktop button lets you open the folder tree from the desktop to choose images you want to print, edit, attach to a new Email and open with a specific application directly. Printing images The Print button lets you print images. Choose images you want to print by clicking the image from the image viewer, check the check box under the image, and then enter the number of copies you want to print (1-99).

  • Page 66: Scan Tab

    ControlCenter4 Scan tab There are five scan options: Save, Print, Open with an Application, Send E-mail and OCR. This section briefly introduces the Scan tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. 1 PC Scan setting area 2 Image viewer 3 Save button 4 Print button 5 Open with an Application button...

  • Page 67: File Types

    ControlCenter4 File types You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. ®  Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)  JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif)  TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)   Portable Network Graphics (*.png)  PDF (*.pdf) ...

  • Page 68: Printing The Scanned Image

    ControlCenter4 Printing the scanned image You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any of the features of the ControlCenter4 supported Brother machine’s printer driver. Select the Scan tab. Configure the settings in PC Scan setting area. Click Scan.

  • Page 69: Using The Ocr Feature

    ControlCenter4 Your default E-mail application will open and the image will be attached to a new, blank email. Using the OCR feature The OCR button lets you scan a document and converts it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite word processing software.

  • Page 70: Pc-Fax Tab

    ControlCenter4 PC-FAX tab This section briefly introduces the PC-FAX tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. Note The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents. 1 Send Image File button 2 Send Scanned Image button 3 Received PC-FAX button 4 PC Scan setting area 5 Scan Image area...

  • Page 71: Sending An Image File From Your Computer

    ControlCenter4 Sending an image file from your computer The Send Image File button lets you send an image file as a fax from the PC using the Brother PC-FAX software. Select the PC-FAX tab. Click Send Image File. Click on the folder tree to browse for the folder where the image you want to send is located. Then select the file you want to send.

  • Page 72: Device Settings Tab

    ControlCenter4 Device Settings tab This section briefly introduces the Device Settings tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. 1 Remote Setup button 2 Quick Dial button 3 Device Scan Settings button 4 BRAdmin button Configuring Remote Setup The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure most machine and network setting menus.

  • Page 73: Configuring Scan Button Settings

    ControlCenter4 Configuring Scan button settings The Device Scan Settings button lets you configure your machine’s SCAN key settings. Select the Device Settings tab. Click Device Scan Settings. The Device Scan Settings dialog will appear. You can change settings of each Scan button function. Click OK.

  • Page 74: Support Tab

    ControlCenter4 Support tab This section briefly introduces the Support tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. Opening ControlCenter Help The ControlCenter Help lets you open the Help file for detailed information about ControlCenter. Select the Support tab. Click ControlCenter Help.

  • Page 75: Using Controlcenter4 In Advanced Mode

    ControlCenter4 Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode This section briefly introduces the ControlCenter4 function in Advanced Mode. For more details of the each function, click Help. 1 Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics application of your choice. 2 Access the PC-Copy feature available via your PC.

  • Page 76: Controlcenter4 Features For Advanced Mode Users

    ControlCenter4 ControlCenter4 Features for Advanced Mode users Scan (See Scan tab on page 70.)  See Opening the scanned image with application on page 71.  See Using the OCR feature on page 72.  See Attaching the scanned data to E-mail on page 72. ...

  • Page 77: Scan Tab

    ControlCenter4 Scan tab There are four scan options: Image, OCR, E-mail and File. This section briefly introduces the Scan tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. 1 PC Scan setting area 2 Image button 3 OCR button 4 E-mail button 5 File button Note...

  • Page 78: File Types

    ControlCenter4 File types You can choose from the following list of file types when saving to a folder. ®  Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)  JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif)  TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)   Portable Network Graphics (*.png)  PDF (*.pdf) ...

  • Page 79: Using The Ocr Feature

    ControlCenter4 Using the OCR feature The OCR button lets you scan a document and converts it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite word processing software. Select the Scan tab. If you want to change the scan settings, right-click OCR and then change settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check Pre Scan.

  • Page 80: Pc-Copy Tab

    ControlCenter4 PC-Copy tab Printing the scanned image You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any of the features of the ControlCenter4 supported Brother machine’s printer driver. Select the PC-Copy tab. If you want to change the scan settings, right-click the button you want to change and then change the settings.

  • Page 81: Photo Tab

    ControlCenter4 Photo tab There are four functions: Photo Print, Open PCC Folder, Copy from PCC and Copy to Application. This section briefly introduces the functions. For more details of each function, click Help. 1 Photo Print button 2 Open PCC Folder button 3 Copy from PCC button 4 Copy to Application button Printing/Editing images...

  • Page 82: Opening Pcc Folder (Pcc: Photocapture Center™)

    ControlCenter4 Editing images Click Photo Print, then the image viewer appears. Choose images you want to edit by clicking the image from the image viewer, check the check box under the image, and then enter the number of copies you want to print (1-99). Click Edit, then the Edit window appears.

  • Page 83: Pc-Fax Tab

    ControlCenter4 PC-FAX tab This section briefly introduces the PC-FAX tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. Note The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents. Sending an image file from your computer The Send Image File button lets you send an image file as a fax from the PC using the Brother PC-FAX software.

  • Page 84: Device Settings Tab

    ControlCenter4 Device Settings tab This section briefly introduces the Device Settings tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. Configuring Remote Setup The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure most machine and network setting menus.

  • Page 85: Configuring Scan Button Settings

    ControlCenter4 Configuring Scan button settings The Device Scan Settings button lets you configure your machine’s SCAN key settings. Select the Device Settings tab. Click Device Scan Settings. The Device Scan Settings dialog will appear. You can change settings of each Scan button function. Click OK.

  • Page 86: Support Tab

    ControlCenter4 Support tab This section briefly introduces the Support tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. Opening ControlCenter Help The ControlCenter Help lets you open the Help file for detailed information about ControlCenter. Select the Support tab. Click ControlCenter Help.

  • Page 87: Custom Tab

    ControlCenter4 Custom tab This section briefly introduces adding Custom tabs. For more details, click Help. Creating a Custom tab You can create up to three customized tabs including up to five customized buttons with your preferred settings. Click Configuration and then select Create custom tab. Creating a Custom button Click Configuration and then select Create custom button.
  • Page 88 ControlCenter4 Enter the button name and change the settings if necessary. Click OK. (The setting options vary depending on the created button.) Note You can change or remove the created tab, button or settings. Click Configuration and follow the menu.

  • Page 89: Remote Setup

    Remote Setup Remote Setup ® The Remote Setup program lets you configure many machine settings from a Windows application. When you start this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine. Click Start, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, and Remote Setup.
  • Page 90 Remote Setup Import  Lets you read the settings from a file. Note • You can use the Export button to save Quick-Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use Remote Setup, you may need to configure the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137.

  • Page 91: Brother Pc-Fax Software

    Brother PC-FAX Software PC-FAX sending The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you use your PC to send a document file from an application as a standard fax. You can send a file created in any application on your PC as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover page.

  • Page 92: Sending Setup

    Brother PC-FAX Software Sending setup From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, choose the Sending tab to display the screen below.  Outside line access Enter a number to access an outside line here. This is sometimes required by local PBX telephone systems (for example, dialling 9 to get an outside line in your office).

  • Page 93: Setting Up A Cover Page

    Brother PC-FAX Software Setting up a cover page From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the icon to access the Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box appears: Entering cover page information Note If you are sending a fax to more than one recipient, the recipient information will not be printed on the cover page.

  • Page 94: Sending A File As A Pc-Fax Using The Facsimile Style User Interface

    Brother PC-FAX Software Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface Create a file in any application on your PC. Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Facsimile style user interface appears: Note If the Simple style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting.

  • Page 95: Sending A File As A Pc-Fax Using The Simple Style User Interface

    Brother PC-FAX Software To include a cover page, click Cover Page On. Note You can also click the cover page icon to create or edit a cover page. Click Start to send the fax. Note • If you want to cancel the fax, click Stop. •...
  • Page 96 Brother PC-FAX Software Enter the fax number using any of the following methods: Enter the fax number in the To: field.   Click the To: button, and then choose destination fax numbers from the Address Book. If you make a mistake, click Clear to delete all the entries. To send a cover page and note, check Cover page On.

  • Page 97: Address Book

    Brother PC-FAX Software Address Book If Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Select Address Book drop-down list which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are four types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail Address or Windows Contacts. For the address book file, you must enter the path and file name of the database file which contains the address book information.

  • Page 98: Brother Address Book

    Brother PC-FAX Software Brother Address Book Click Start, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box appears: Setting up a member in the Address Book In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add, edit and delete members and groups. In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to add a member.

  • Page 99: Speed Dial Setup

    Brother PC-FAX Software Speed Dial setup From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, choose the Speed Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) You can register a member or group on each of the ten Speed Dial buttons. Registering an address in a Speed Dial button Click the Speed Dial button you want to program.

  • Page 100: Setting Up A Group For Broadcasting

    Brother PC-FAX Software Setting up a group for broadcasting You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time. In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: Enter the name of the new group in the Group Name field.

  • Page 101: Deleting A Member Or Group

    Brother PC-FAX Software Deleting a member or group Choose the member or group you want to delete. Click the delete icon. When the confirmation dialog box appears, click OK. Exporting the Address Book You can export the whole Address Book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). You can also create a vCard for an address book member that can be attached to an outgoing E-mail (a vCard is an electronic business card that contains the sender’s contact information.) You can also export the Address Book as Remote Setup Dial Data that can be used by the Remote Setup application of your machine.

  • Page 102: Importing To The Address Book

    Brother PC-FAX Software Click OK to save the data. Enter the file name, and then click Save. Importing to the Address Book You can import ASCII text files (*.csv), vCards (electronic business cards) or Remote Setup Dial Data into your Address Book. Do one of the following: From the Address Book, click File, Import, then Text.
  • Page 103 Brother PC-FAX Software From the Available Items column choose the data fields you want to import, and click Add >>. Note From the Available Items list choose the fields in the same order they are listed in the import text file. Choose Tab or Comma based on the file format you are importing from Divide Character.

  • Page 104: Pc-Fax Receiving

    Brother PC-FAX Software PC-FAX receiving The Brother PC-FAX Receive Software lets you view and store faxes on your PC. It is automatically installed when you install the MFL-Pro Suite and works on locally or network connected machines. When enabled, your machine will receive faxes in its memory. Once it has received the fax, it will automatically be sent to your PC.

  • Page 105: Enabling The Pc-Fax Receiving Software On Your Machine

    Brother PC-FAX Software Enabling the PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine You can optionally enable the Backup Print option. When enabled, the machine will print a copy of the fax before the fax is sent to the PC or the PC is switched off. Press Menu.

  • Page 106: Setting Up Your Pc

    Brother PC-FAX Software Setting up your PC Right-click the PC-FAX icon on your PC tasktray, and then click PC-Fax Rx Setup. The PC-Fax Rx Setup dialog box appears: In Save file to, click Browse if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files are saved. In File Format, choose .tif or .max as the received document format.

  • Page 107: Configuring The Network Pc-Fax Receiving Settings

    Brother PC-FAX Software Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) If you are using a different machine than the one that was registered to your PC during the installation of the MFL-Pro Suite software, follow the steps below.

  • Page 108: Viewing New Pc-Fax Messages

    Brother PC-FAX Software Viewing new PC-FAX messages Each time your PC is receiving a PC-FAX, the icon will alternate between . Once the fax has been received, the icon will change to . The icon will change to once the received fax has been viewed.

  • Page 109: Photocapture Center

    PhotoCapture Center™ CAUTION DO NOT start your PC with a memory card or USB Flash memory drive installed in the media drive of the machine. You could lose your data or damage the media. Note • The PhotoCapture Center™ will read only the media that was put in first. •...
  • Page 110 PhotoCapture Center™ When you take out a memory card or USB Flash memory drive, do the following to prevent damage to the memory card or USB Flash memory drive: ® In Windows Explorer, right-click the removable disk icon and choose Eject. Wait until the (PHOTO CAPTURE) key stops blinking before taking out the media.

  • Page 111: For Network Users

    PhotoCapture Center™ For Network Users Put a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into your machine. Start your browser software in which FTP is supported. Your browser software accesses the media using the FTP protocol and the network Host Name of the machine. You can also access the media by entering ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of your Brother machine) from your web browser.

  • Page 112: Firewall Settings (For Network Users)

    Firewall settings (For Network users) Before using the Brother software Firewall settings on your PC may reject the necessary network connection for network printing, network ® scanning and PC Fax. If you are using Windows Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made.
  • Page 113 Firewall settings (For Network users) Add port 54925 for network scanning by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”. 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter “Localhost”.

  • Page 114: Windows Vista ® Users

    Firewall settings (For Network users) ® Windows Vista users Click the button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change settings. When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following: Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. ...
  • Page 115 Firewall settings (For Network users) Choose the Exceptions tab. Click Add port... To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1 In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”. 2 In Port number: Enter “54925”. 3 Make sure UDP is selected. Then, click OK.
  • Page 116 Firewall settings (For Network users) If you still have trouble with your network connection such as Network Scanning or Printing, check the File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click OK. ® Windows 7 users Click the button, Control Panel, System and Security and then Windows Firewall.
  • Page 117 Firewall settings (For Network users) Click New Rule. Choose Port and click Next. To add port enter the information below:  For network scanning Choose UDP and enter “54925” in the Specific local ports. Click Next.  For Network PC-Fax Choose UDP and enter “54926”...
  • Page 118 Firewall settings (For Network users) Check the applicable items and click Next. Enter any description in Name: (for example “Brother Scanner” or “Brother PC-Fax”) and click Finish. Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked. Click Outbound Rules.
  • Page 119 Firewall settings (For Network users) Click New Rule. Choose Port and click Next. To add port enter the information below:  For network scanning Choose UDP and enter “54925” in the Specific remote ports. Click Next.  For Network PC-Fax Choose UDP and enter “54926”...
  • Page 120 Firewall settings (For Network users) Check the applicable items and click Next. Enter any description in Name: (for example “Brother Scanner” or “Brother PC-Fax”) and click Finish. Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked.
  • Page 121 Section II Apple Macintosh Printing and Faxing Scanning ControlCenter2 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™...

  • Page 122: Printing And Faxing

    Printing and Faxing Setting up your Macintosh Note • The screens shown in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5.x. Screens on your Macintosh may vary depending on your operating system and application. • Before you can connect the machine to your Macintosh, you need to purchase a USB cable (type A/B) that is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters).

  • Page 123: Status Monitor

    Printing and Faxing Status Monitor The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you see error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ink replacement required at pre-set update intervals. Before you can use the tool you must choose your machine in the Model drop-down list in ControlCenter2.
  • Page 124 Printing and Faxing Hiding or showing the window  After starting the Status Monitor, you can hide or show the window. To hide the window, go to the menu bar, Brother Status Monitor and choose Hide Status Monitor. To show the window, click the Status Monitor icon in the dock or click the Ink Level button in the DEVICE SETTINGS tab of ControlCenter2.

  • Page 125: Using The Brother Printer Driver

    Printing and Faxing Using the Brother printer driver Note The printer driver does not support Watermark printing. Choosing page setup options From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure Brother MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) is chosen in the Format for drop-down list. You can change the settings for Paper Size, Orientation and Scale, then click OK.
  • Page 126 Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x)  For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer drop-down list. To do borderless printing From the Paper Size drop-down list, choose the size of paper you want to print such as Letter (Borderless).

  • Page 127: Duplex Printing

    Printing and Faxing Duplex Printing  Automatic Duplex Printing Select Layout. Choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding in Two-Sided. Note (For Mac OS X 10.4.11 to 10.5.x) When printing on Ledger or B4 paper, duplex prints will be 0.8 in. smaller at the top and bottom of the original.

  • Page 128: Choosing Printing Options

    Printing and Faxing Choosing printing options To use special printing features, choose Print Settings or Color Settings in the Print dialog box.

  • Page 129: Print Settings

    Printing and Faxing Print Settings You can choose the Media Type, Slow Drying Paper, Print Quality, Color/Grayscale and Paper Source settings. Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. Media Type To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver.

  • Page 130: Print Quality

    This function can be used to print color documents in black and white using grayscale. Paper Source (Not available for MFC-J6510DW) You can choose Auto Select, Tray1 or Tray2 as Paper Source. If you put one sheet of paper in the manual feed slot, the paper from the slot is automatically chosen.

  • Page 131: Advanced Settings

    Printing and Faxing Advanced settings Click Advanced to configure Layout, Change Data Transfer Mode, Advanced Duplex Settings and Other Print Options settings. Mirror Print Check Mirror Print to reverse the data from left to right. Note Mirror Print is not available when choosing Transparencies as the Media Type.
  • Page 132 Printing and Faxing Reverse Print Check Reverse Print to reverse the data up to down. Note (For Mac OS X 10.5.x users) Reverse Print is shown as Reverse page orientation in Layout pop-up menu. (For Mac OS X 10.6.x users) Mirror Print and Reverse Print are shown as Flip horizontally and Reverse page orientation in Layout pop-up menu.
  • Page 133 Printing and Faxing Advanced Duplex Settings Some types of print media may need more drying time when using the duplex feature. Change Advanced Duplex Settings if you have problems with smudged duplex prints or paper jams. Normal  Choose Normal to print at normal speed, using a normal amount of ink. ...

  • Page 134: Color Settings

    Printing and Faxing Color Settings Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the Macintosh monitor.  Natural: Use for photographic images. The color is adjusted to print more natural colors.  Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid colors.
  • Page 135 Printing and Faxing Contrast  Adjusts the contrast of an image. This will make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. Increase the contrast when you want an image to be clearer. Decrease the contrast when you want an image to be more subdued.

  • Page 136: Sending A Fax

    Printing and Faxing Sending a fax You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh application. Create a document in a Macintosh application. From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Print. (Mac OS X 10.4.11)   (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) Click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer drop-down list.
  • Page 137 Printing and Faxing Choose Send Fax from the drop-down list. Choose Facsimile from the Output drop-down list. Enter a fax number in the Input Fax Number box, and then click Print to send the fax.
  • Page 138 Printing and Faxing Note If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destination fax numbers will be listed in the Destination Fax Numbers field.

  • Page 139: Drag A Vcard From The Mac Os X Address Book Application (Mac Os X 10.4.11)

    Printing and Faxing Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application (Mac OS X 10.4.11) You can address a fax number using a vCard (an electronic business card) from the Mac OS X Address Book application. Click Address Book. Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application to the Destination Fax Numbers field.
  • Page 140 Printing and Faxing When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax. Note The vCard used must contain a work fax or home fax number.

  • Page 141: Using Mac Os X 10.5.X To 10.6.X Addresses Panel

    Printing and Faxing Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel You can address a fax number using the Addresses button. Click Addresses. Choose the fax number from the Addresses panel and then click To.
  • Page 142 Printing and Faxing When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax.

  • Page 143: Scanning

    Scanning Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver The Brother machine software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh. You can use this Macintosh TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support TWAIN specifications. When you scan a document, you can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the Flatbed scanner glass.

  • Page 144: Scanning An Image Into Your Macintosh

    Scanning Scanning an image into your Macintosh You can scan a whole page, or a portion by pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page Load your document. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the scanner setup dialog box:  Resolution ...
  • Page 145 Scanning Load your document again. Note Skip this step if you loaded the document on the scanner glass in step a. Adjust the settings for Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness and Contrast in the Scanner Setup dialog box as needed. Click Start. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the application window.

  • Page 146: Settings In The Scanner Window

    Scanning Settings in the Scanner window Resolution You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colors. Resolution Black &...
  • Page 147 Scanning Scan Type  Black & White Use for text or line art images.  Gray (Error Diffusion) Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give the gray appearance.) ...
  • Page 148 Scanning Document Size Choose one of the following sizes:  Auto Auto is shown as the default setting for Document Size (for the ADF, Letter or Ledger size paper only). You can scan a standard sized document without any further adjustments to Document Size. If you want to use Auto Crop, choose a Document Size other than Auto.
  • Page 149 Scanning Adjusting the Image  Brightness Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average, and is usually suitable for most images. You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also enter a value in the box to set the level.

  • Page 150: Scanning A Document Using The Ica Driver (Mac Os X 10.6.X)

    Scanning Scanning a document using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x) You can scan a document using one of the following methods:  Using the Image Capture application  Scanning directly from the “Print & Fax” section Using Image Capture In order to use Image Capture included with Mac OS X 10.6.x, the ICA Scanner Driver is required.
  • Page 151 Scanning Place your document in the ADF or on the scanner glass. If you place the document in the ADF, select “Document Feeder” for Mode and the size of your document for Scan Size. If you place the document on the scanner glass, select “Flatbed” for Mode. Note When the Detect Separate Items box is unchecked, the document will be scanned as one item and saved as one file.
  • Page 152 Scanning Select the destination folder or destination application for Scan To. You can adjust the following settings, if needed, in the dialog box accessed by clicking on Show Details. Please note that the item name and assignable value may vary depending on the machine. ...

  • Page 153: Scanning Directly From The "Print & Fax" Section

    Scanning Scanning directly from the “Print & Fax” section If you already added your Brother machine in the Print & Fax section, you can scan directly from there. Please follow the steps below: Connect your Brother machine to the Macintosh using a USB cable. Or connect your Brother machine to the same LAN (if you are using a network model) where the Macintosh is connected.
  • Page 154 Scanning Place your document in the ADF or on the scanner glass. If you place the document in the ADF, select “Document Feeder” for Mode and the size of your document for Scan Size. If you place the document on the scanner glass, select “Flatbed” for Mode. Note When the Detect Separate Items box is unchecked, the document will be scanned as one item and saved as one file.
  • Page 155 Scanning Select the destination folder or destination application for Scan To. You can adjust the following settings, if needed, in the dialog box accessed by clicking on Show Details. Please note that the item name and assignable value may vary depending on the machine. ...

  • Page 156: Using Presto! Pagemanager

    Scanning Using Presto! PageManager Presto! PageManager is an application for managing the documents in your Macintosh. Since it is compatible with most image editors and word processing programs, Presto! PageManager gives you unmatched control over your Macintosh files. You can easily manage your documents, edit your E-mail and files and read documents with the OCR software built into Presto! PageManager.

  • Page 157: Technical Support

    Scanning Technical support For USA Company name: NewSoft America Inc. Postal Address: 47102 Mission Falls Court, Suite 202 Fremont CA 94539 Telephone: 510-770-8900 Fax: 510-770-8980 E-mail Address: contactus@newsoftinc.com URL: http://www.newsoftinc.com/ For Canada E-mail Address: contactus@newsoftinc.com Germany Company name: SoftBay GmbH Postal Address: Carlstraße 50, D-52531, Übach-Palenberg, Germany Telephone:...
  • Page 158 Scanning Italy Company name: Telephone: 0899399878 E-mail Address: it.nsc@newsoft.eu.com URL: http://it.newsoft.eu.com/ Spain Company name: Telephone: 0807505598 E-mail Address: sp.nsc@newsoft.eu.com Other countries E-mail Address: tech@newsoft.eu.com...

  • Page 159: Controlcenter2

    ControlCenter2 Note • The screens shown in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5.x. Screens on your Macintosh may vary depending on your operating system and application. • The features available to you in ControlCenter2 may vary depending on the model number of your machine.

  • Page 160: Turning The Autoload Feature Off

    ControlCenter2 Turning the AutoLoad feature off If you do not want ControlCenter2 to run automatically each time you start your Macintosh, do the following. Click the ControlCenter2 icon in the menu bar and choose Preference. The ControlCenter2 preference window appears. Uncheck Start ControlCenter on computer startup.

  • Page 161: Scan

    ControlCenter2 SCAN There are four scan buttons for the Scan To Image, Scan To OCR, Scan To E-mail and Scan To File applications.  Image (Default: Apple Preview) Lets you scan a page directly into any graphic viewer/editor application. You can choose the destination ®...

  • Page 162: File Types

    ControlCenter2 File types Choose the type of file to save the scanned images as from the drop-down list. ®  Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)  JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif)   TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png)   PDF (*.pdf) ...
  • Page 163 ControlCenter2 Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and choose your preferred application by clicking the Browse button. Also choose the File Type from the drop-down list. You can delete an application that you have added. Just choose the Application Name and click the Delete button.

  • Page 164: Ocr (Word Processing Application)

    ControlCenter2 OCR (word processing application) Scan To OCR converts the graphic page image data into text which can be edited by any word processing application. You can change the default word processing application. To configure Scan To OCR, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose Software Button. To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application from the Target Application drop-down list.

  • Page 165: E-Mail

    ControlCenter2 E-mail The Scan To E-mail feature lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button. To change the E-mail application, choose your preferred E-mail application from the E-mail Application drop-down list.

  • Page 166: File

    ControlCenter2 File The Scan To File button lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in any file format. This lets you easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and folder, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose the Software Button.

  • Page 167: Custom Scan

    ControlCenter2 CUSTOM SCAN There are four buttons which you can configure to fit your scanning needs. To customize a button, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window appears. There are four scan functions: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. ...

  • Page 168: File Types

    ControlCenter2 File types Choose the type of file to save the scanned images as from the drop-down list. ®  Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)  JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif)  TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)   Portable Network Graphics (*.png)  PDF (*.pdf) ...

  • Page 169: Scan To Image

    ControlCenter2 Scan to Image  General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab  Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.

  • Page 170: Scan To Ocr

    ControlCenter2 Scan to OCR  General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab  Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.

  • Page 171: Scan To E-Mail

    ControlCenter2 Scan to E-mail  General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab  Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings.

  • Page 172: Scan To File

    ControlCenter2 Scan to File  General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab  Choose the file format from the File Type drop-down list. Save the file to the default folder or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse button.

  • Page 173: Copy / Pc-Fax

    ControlCenter2 COPY / PC-FAX COPY - Lets you use your Macintosh and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print the copies using any of the features of the machine’s printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed on your Macintosh including network printers.
  • Page 174 ControlCenter2 (Mac OS X 10.4.11) To copy, choose Copies & Pages from the drop-down list. To fax, choose Send Fax from the drop-down list. (See Sending a fax on page 129.) (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more options click the triangle beside the Printer drop-down list. To copy, click Print.

  • Page 175: Device Settings

    ControlCenter2 DEVICE SETTINGS You can configure the machine settings or check ink levels by clicking a button.  Remote Setup Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup on page 171.)  Quick-Dial Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of the Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 171.) ...

  • Page 176: Remote Setup

    ControlCenter2 Remote Setup The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure the machine setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup on page 171. Quick-Dial The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick Dial window in the Remote Setup Program, so you can easily register or change the dial numbers from your Macintosh.

  • Page 177: Ink Level

    ControlCenter2 Ink Level The Ink Level button opens the Status Monitor window, which displays the ink level for each cartridge. Note The Brother Status Monitor application is located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities.

  • Page 178: Remote Setup & Photocapture Center

    Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ Remote Setup The Remote Setup application lets you configure many machine settings from a Macintosh application. When you access this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your Macintosh and displayed on your Macintosh screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine.
  • Page 179 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ Note • You can use the Export button to save Quick-Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If you need to change the machine that was registered to your Macintosh during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the Quick Setup Guide), or if the network environment was changed, you need to specify the new machine.

  • Page 180: Photocapture Center

    Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ PhotoCapture Center™ You can access a memory card or a USB Flash memory drive installed in the machine from a Macintosh. CAUTION DO NOT start your Macintosh with a memory card or a USB Flash memory drive installed in the media drive of the machine.

  • Page 181: For Network Users

    Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ CAUTION DO NOT take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to avoid damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card. If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, you must restart your Macintosh at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive into the machine.
  • Page 182 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™ CAUTION DO NOT take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to avoid damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card. If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, you must restart your Macintosh at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive into the machine.

  • Page 183: Section Iii Using The Scan Key

    Section III Using the Scan key USB cable scanning Network Scanning...

  • Page 184: Usb Cable Scanning

    USB cable scanning Using the Scan key over a USB cable connection Note If you use the SCAN key on a network, see Network Scanning on page 183. You can use the (SCAN) key on the control panel to scan documents directly into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications, to a folder on your computer, to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive.

  • Page 185: Scan To Image

    USB cable scanning Scan to Image You can scan a black and white or color document into your graphics application for viewing and editing. Load your document. Press (SCAN). Press a or b to choose Scan to Image. Press OK. Press Black Start or Color Start.

  • Page 186: Scan To Media

    USB cable scanning Scan to Media You can scan black and white and color documents directly to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive. Black and white documents will be stored in the PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF file formats (*.TIF). Color documents may be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats.
  • Page 187 USB cable scanning Guidelines for Auto Crop This setting is only available for documents that are rectangular or square.   If your document is too long or wide, this setting does not work properly.  You must place the documents away from the edges of the scanner glass as shown in the illustration. ...
  • Page 188 USB cable scanning Press a or b to choose Glass Scan Size. Press a or b to choose the glass scan size you want. Press OK. Do one of the following:  If you want to change the file name, go to h. ...

  • Page 189: How To Set A New Default For Scan To Media

    USB cable scanning How to set a new default for Scan to Media You can set your own default settings. Setting the new default Press (SCAN). Press a or b to choose Scan to Media. Press OK. Press and choose your new setting. Repeat this step for each setting you want to change. After changing the last setting, press a or b to choose Set New Default.

  • Page 190: Network Scanning

    Network Scanning To use the machine as a network scanner, the machine must be configured with a TCP/IP address. You can set or change the address settings from the control panel (See Control Panel Setup in the Network User’s Guide) or by using the BRAdmin Light software. If you installed the machine following the instructions for a network user in the Quick Setup Guide then the machine should already be configured for your network.

  • Page 191: Configuring Network Scanning For Windows

    Network Scanning ® Configuring Network Scanning for Windows If you are using a different machine than the one that was originally registered to your PC during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite software (see the Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below. ®...
  • Page 192 Network Scanning Note ® ® (Windows Vista and Windows If the User Account Control screen appears, do the following: • For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue or Yes. • For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK or Yes. Click the Network Setting tab and choose the appropriate connection method.
  • Page 193 Network Scanning Specify your machine by name Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click Browse and choose the machine you want to use. Click OK. Click the Scan To Button tab and enter your PC name in the Display Name field. The machine’s LCD displays the name you enter.

  • Page 194: Configuring Network Scanning For Macintosh

    Network Scanning Configuring network scanning for Macintosh If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model drop-down list in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you have already installed the MFL-Pro Suite Software following the network installation steps in the Quick Setup Guide then this selection should already be made.
  • Page 195 Network Scanning Note • To use the SCAN key features on the machine, click the check box for Register your computer with the "Scan To" functions at the machine. Then enter the name you want to be displayed on the machine’s LCD for your Macintosh. You can use up to 15 characters. •...

  • Page 196: Using The Scan Key On Your Network

    Network Scanning Using the Scan key on your network Note If you are connected using USB, see USB cable scanning on page 177. Scan to E-mail (PC) When you choose Scan to E-mail (PC) your document will be scanned and sent directly to the computer you designated on your network.

  • Page 197: Scan To Image

    Network Scanning Scan to Image When you choose Scan to Image, your document will be scanned and sent directly to the computer you designated on your network. The ControlCenter software will launch the default graphics application on the designated computer. Load your document.

  • Page 198: Scan To File

    Network Scanning Scan to File When you choose Scan to File, you can scan a black and white or color document and send it directly to a computer you designate on your network. The file will be saved in the folder and file format that you have configured in ControlCenter.
  • Page 199 Network Scanning In addition to the seven preset file names you can store two user defined file names that can be used for creating an FTP Server Profile. Choose Scan to FTP/Network in Web Based Management. In Create a User Defined File Name, enter a file name in one of the two user defined fields and click Submit.

  • Page 200: Scan To Ftp Using Ftp Server Profiles

    Network Scanning The Host Address is the domain name of the FTP server. Enter the Host Address (for example ftp.example.com) (up to 64 characters) or the IP address (for example 192.23.56.189). Enter the Username that has been registered with the FTP server for the machine (up to 32 characters). Enter the Password for access to the FTP server (up to 32 characters).
  • Page 201 Network Scanning Enter the username. Press OK. Enter the password. Press OK. Press Black Start or Color Start. The LCD shows Connecting. When the connection to the FTP server is successful the machine starts the scanning process. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press 1 for Yes or press 2 for No.

  • Page 202: Scan To Network

    Network Scanning Scan to Network When you choose Scan to Network, you can scan documents directly to a shared folder on a CIFS server located on your local network or the internet. (For more information about CIFS severs, see the Network Glossary.) The Scan to Network feature supports NTLMv2 authentication.
  • Page 203 Network Scanning Configuring the Scan to Network Default Settings Choose Network in Scan to FTP/Network from the Scan tab. Press Submit. Choose the Profile you want to configure in Scan to FTP/Network Profile. Enter the name that you want to use for the Scan to Network profile. This name will be displayed on the LCD of the machine and can be up to 15 characters.

  • Page 204: Scan To Network Using Scan To Network Profiles

    Network Scanning Enter the destination folder where your document will be stored on the CIFS server (for example \brother\abc) (up to 60 characters). Choose the file name you want to use for the scanned document. You can choose from seven preset and two user defined file names.
  • Page 205 Network Scanning Press a or b to choose PDF or TIFF for B/W documents. Press OK and go to i. Press a or b to choose Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4 or A3. Press OK. Enter the username. Press OK. Enter the password. Press OK. Press Black Start or Color Start.

  • Page 206: Index

    Index ControlCenter2 Remote Setup Macintosh ............152 Macintosh ............. 171 ® ControlCenter4 Windows .............. 82 ® Windows .............. 54 Scan Device Selector ........136 Macintosh Drivers OCR ..............149 Macintosh Presto! PageManager ........149 Brother printer driver ......... 118 Resolution ............139 TWAIN ..............
  • Page 207 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/ This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support...

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