Chapter 3 Using The Machine As A Printer; Special Printing Features; Printing From Your Pc - Brother MFC-9160 Owner's Manual

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Using the machine as a Printer

Special Printing Features

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Windows Printing
The dedicated printer driver for Microsoft
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Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM supplied with the MFC. You
can easily install them into your Windows
Guide). The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows
applications, and allows you to set various printer settings including economy printing mode and
custom paper size.
Brother Resource Manager
The Brother Resource Manager application must be running for you to use the machine with your
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Windows computer. MFC Software Suite and the Printer Driver automatically load the Resource
Manager, as needed. The Resource Manager allows the single bi-directional Parallel port on the
machine to simulate a Communications port for scanning and to simulate a Parallel port for
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Windows GDI printing.
Enhanced Memory Management
The machine has its own Data Compression Technology, which automatically compresses graphic
data and downloads font data efficiently into the MFC's memory. You can avoid memory errors and
print most full-page, 600 dpi graphic and text data, including larger fonts, with the machine's
standard memory.

Printing From Your PC

Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder
The machine's multi-purpose sheet feeder can feed plain paper, envelopes, transparencies, post card,
label and organizer paper. When the machine receives data from your computer, it begins the print
process by loading paper from the multi-purpose sheet feeder.
Select the print command from your PC.
Your PC sends a print command and data to the machine. If there are more pages, the machine begins
to print the next page automatically.
You may select the proper paper source, paper size, and 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.
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Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 Professional and
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system using our installer program (See Quick Setup
Using the machine as a Printer
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